Once the preserve of gym bros and shake bottles, protein has become a full-blown internet joke – but beneath the memes is a darker obsession with optimisation
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From Italian brainrot to NPC streams, the artist duo’s new show in Venice plumbs the depths of the internet and shines a light on its uncanny contradictions
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Jet2 holidays, merkin thongs, and a high-profile jewellery heist – here’s our round-up of the all the weird and wonderful moments from the past year
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Louis Ravens went viral for impersonating Iris Law eating fruit. Now, he’s turning his hand to creating hypnotic, jangly pop music alongside an anonymous collaborator
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The Cambridge Dictionary has added thousands of new words in 2025, with an emphasis on how internet culture is changing the English language
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As he releases his new album Where Is My Head?, the Indonesian internet-celebrity-turned-rap star breaks down five of his online obsessions, from ‘oldhead’ memes to the underrated dangdut-breakbeat scene
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The anonymous creator of the viral AI video speaks to Dazed about tapping into the internet’s psyche, receiving death threats, and trialling his disturbing AI content on his grandma
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The viral TikTok meme is coming to the big screen – but who will play the titular toilets bent on world domination?
May 21, 2025
Seagulls, smoke, and yearning for a woke pope: here’s our rundown of the funniest internet reactions to the ongoing conclave
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From China to Denmark, and from Skrillex to AG Cook, today’s youth are turning away from straight-faced techno and towards wackier and more chaotic sonics. But why?
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Advocates think liberals need to be meaner and more aggressive to win back power... but do they just want to say slurs on the internet?
Feb 07, 2025
Edinburgh Zoo recently welcomed a new baby pygmy hippo named Haggis – and she’s coming for Moo Deng’s crown. Here are all the best memes about Haggis’s newfound fame
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I would take a bullet for Moo Deng
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Moo Deng – a two-month-old baby hippo – has become a symbol of righteous anger against capitalism
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