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Kate Lindsay is a freelance writer and author of the internet culture newsletter Embedded. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, GQ, and Bustle.

  1. best of 2024
    All the Internet Words We Added to Our Dictionaries in 2024The year English went full brain rot.
  2. right!
    How Much Space Did You Hold for Memes in November?I’ve seen a couple posts …
  3. extremely online
    Can We Please Not Politicize Peanut’s Death?How a euthanized Instagram-famous squirrel became a right-wing rallying cry.
  4. extremely online
    Mama, a Meme Behind YouHow online were you in October?
  5. extremely online
    Moo Deng All the Way DownHow online were you in September?
  6. extremely online
    How Demure Were You in August?See how we round up memes? Very cutesy, very mindful.
  7. the sims 4 lovestruck
    Love Island USA - Season 6
    Love Island USA Season 6 Power RankingWho’s destined for their own spinoff, and who will languish on Reels?
  8. punching the air
    There Will Never Be Another Molly-Mae and Tommy FuryThe breakup marks the end of a Love Island era.
  9. extremely online
    How Brat Was Your July?All the memes that fell out of the coconut tree this month.
  10. athletically online
    Meet This Year’s Team of TikTok OlympiansVlogging just as they did in ancient Greece.
  11. extremely online
    This Is Going to Ruin the TourDo the internet’s biggest moments from last month deserve that hawk tuah or nah?
  12. extremely online
    Show Me to Me, Please: How Online Were You in May?Send it to me, Rachel.
  13. on the record
    Every Time Josh O’Connor Has Brought Up RatatouilleIf you think about it, Linguini is also in a love triangle.
  14. scrootnoo
    Us: How Online Were You in April?Carrie: Big is moving to Paris.
  15. extremely online
    Yapping and Yearning: How Online Were You in March?Mama, kudos for saying that. For spilling.
  16. extremely online
    Are You an Elite Employee?How online were you in February? You should know this, too …
  17. r.i.p.
    ‘The Icon, the Diva’ Teresa Smith, TikTok’s @Queenzziel0cthevoice, Has Died@Queenzziel0cthevoice gained online fame in August 2023 when her playful and eccentric TikTok duets of pop songs began going viral.
  18. extremely online
    The Memes Were Looking Absolutely Fire in JanuaryWe’re Vulture. Of course we’re going to tell you how online you are.
  19. extremely online
    Put a Bow on 2023: How Online Were You in December?Three tweet threads, two Grok AIs, and a Deux Moi vs. a rare Tree.
  20. 25 days of reality
    A Recipe for DIY Reality TVOn TikTok, Pamela Wurst Vetrini created the cooking show she wanted to see in the world.
  21. best of 2023
    2023 Had an Era for EverythingOnline trends that marked the passage of time.
  22. extremely online
    It’s Giving Thanks: How Online Were You in November?And do you know where your boyfriend’s hoodie is?
  23. the boy who lived
    ‘You Call It Handicapped. I Call Myself Handicapable.’David Holmes, Dan Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double, suffered a life-altering injury on set. But that’s not the most remarkable thing about him.
  24. extremely online
    So Skibidi: How Online Were You In October?Things are not looking very Christian Girl Autumn.
  25. chat room
    Love Is Blind’s Lydia Sets the Record Straight“I went through hell.†[Laughs.]
  26. celebrity memoirs
    Everything Julia Fox Says About ‘The Artist’ in Her MemoirYou have one guess who he is.
  27. bjaeu
    The Brian Jordan Alvarez Extended UniverseFrom TJ Mack to the Studempt and all the sometimes-overlapping drama in between.
  28. the algorithm
    In Defense of Lydia’s Instagram BehaviorI support women’s rights, but I also support women’s wrongs.
  29. extremely online
    When in (Ancient) Rome: How Online Were You in September?Keep your friends close and your Tabis closer.
  30. chat room
    Tube Girl Doesn’t Mind the GaspsSabrina Bahsoon, the fearless commuter, is riding TikTok virality to a modeling career.
  31. extremely online
    Cyber System Overload: How Online Were You in August?Girl dinner is over. It’s time for some girl math.
  32. extremely online
    Attenzione, Pickpocket! How Online Were You in July?You’ll never look at Nair the same way again.
  33. extremely online
    All Hail The New Drip King: How Online Were You In June?Featuring not one, but two different kinds of sub implosions.
  34. extremely online
    Serving Memes in a God-Honoring Way: How Online Were You in May?Ever wondered what the rest of that fox tattoo looked like?
  35. extremely online
    How Online Were You in April?From Bud Light bullies to DIY water.
  36. time to log off
    This is a Gay Test: How Online Were You in March?Score yourself on a scale from “Representative Richard Hudson’s home Wi-Fi network†to “JasperTok.â€
  37. love island u.k.
    This Season’s Love Island Winners Flipped the Show’s Stale ScriptIt’s time to toss out the old playbook.
  38. rapid descent
    Let’s Do the Thing: How Online Were You in February 2023?On a scale of laminated-eyebrow drama to Lemon Lady Secrets.
  39. rabbitholes
    What Did Being Online Look Like for You in 2022?The internet is a bottomless pit … Let’s see how deep you went this year.
  40. extremely online
    The Internet Did Too Much, Even for 2021Can’t talk about the past year without these main characters.