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Topic: Internet Culture

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50's Housewife holding a mixing bowl

The "tradwife" trend isn't real

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump; Mary Formanek; Dark UX

How Trump's website manipulates visitors

Nicole Karlis
A collage of memes

What's in a meme?

Keith A. Spencer
Professional photographer, shooting food

Restaurants, stop using stock photos!

Ashlie D. Stevens
Close up of womans hand wearing an engagement ring.

Shame. The. Ring!

Ashlie D. Stevens
Teen in a Dark Room

Why being online makes you cynical

Keith A. Spencer
Husbands; Wives; Internet

The wives of the Internet don’t approve

Keith A. Spencer
Computer on Fire

Greed: A bigger threat than racism

Jim Sleeper
Feral Pig

How 30-50 feral hogs invaded Twitter

Ashlie D. Stevens
YouTube

Parent's ultimate guide to Youtube

Caroline Knorr - Common Sense Media
Young chemist looking at flask

#ScientistsWhoSelfie defy stereotypes

Farah Qaiser - Massive Science
John Oliver interviews Monica Lewinsky on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

John Oliver: Right about public shaming

Rachel Leah
Make America Great Again Hats on Ground

MAGA space? There's an app for that

Igor Derysh
Anti-vax Tweet

Who is "Anti-Vax Mom"?

Keith A. Spencer
Teen in a Dark Room

"Help! My parents never vaccinated me"

Nicole Karlis
"A People's History of Silicon Valley" by Keith A. Spencer

A "people's history" of Silicon Valley

Andrew O'Hehir
Stress Older Woman

Confessions of a "Failmom"

Lori Barrett
Open Padlock

Location data can reveal your identity

Nicole Karlis
Basket of French Fries

French fry moderation plea stokes anger

Nicole Karlis
Andrew Wheeler

EPA chief "liked" racist meme

Nicole Karlis
Split Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook and the "two-feed solution"

Rick Gell
Woman Staring At Computer

Google measures "digital wellbeing"

Alistair Charlton - GearBrain
Meme Photos

How one mom learned to love the meme

Lori Barrett
Screengrab from movie

Trump's artless propaganda video

Nicole Karlis

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