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Internet Culture Archive

Archives for June 2018

Culture
This 1943 anti-Nazi film keeps going viral. It may be less effective than it seems.This 1943 anti-Nazi film keeps going viral. It may be less effective than it seems.
Culture

A study of the short film Don’t Be a Sucker suggests old attitudes about fascism in America have never gone away.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
How Big Dick Energy explains modern masculinityHow Big Dick Energy explains modern masculinity
Culture

Big Dick Energy is the meme we need in 2018.

By Constance Grady and Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
What a woman-led incel support group can teach us about men and mental healthWhat a woman-led incel support group can teach us about men and mental health
Culture

I thought incels were easy to demonize. Then I talked to an incel support group.

By Aja Romano
Culture
The “homophobic Millie Bobby Brown” meme made the actress quit TwitterThe “homophobic Millie Bobby Brown” meme made the actress quit Twitter
Culture

The meme is absurd, but that doesn’t mean it’s harmless.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
How an anxious, lost raccoon conquered a Minnesota skyscraper — and our heartsHow an anxious, lost raccoon conquered a Minnesota skyscraper — and our hearts
Culture

The internet sensation of the past 24 hours, explained.

By Jen Kirby
Explainers
The fight to save net neutrality, explainedThe fight to save net neutrality, explained
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Explainers

Congress or the courts could still save net neutrality — but don’t get your hopes up.

By Aja Romano
Culture
How Fortnite leveled up, broke records, and changed gamingHow Fortnite leveled up, broke records, and changed gaming
Culture

It’s a shooter game for people who hate shooter games.

By Aja Romano
The kids are writing school shooting fiction
Culture

Wattpad is a popular writing platform for teen self-expression. Now it’s full of stories about the terror of school shootings.

By Aja Romano
Technology
Net neutrality is officially repealed. Here’s what happens next.Net neutrality is officially repealed. Here’s what happens next.
Technology

Net neutrality can still be saved, but the window of opportunity just got smaller.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Star Wars fans harassed Kelly Marie Tran for months. She just deleted her Instagram posts.Star Wars fans harassed Kelly Marie Tran for months. She just deleted her Instagram posts.
Culture

Tran is one the first lead actresses of color in the Star Wars franchise.

By Constance Grady
The religious hunger that drives Jordan Peterson’s fandom
Culture

Jordan Peterson, the alt-right, and the reactionary allure of mythology.

By Tara Isabella Burton