Once upon a time—way back in the twentieth century—people got their laughs from reading comics in the newspaper. Today, many ...

If you're feeling totally lost online (or eavesdropping on your tweens) these days, 'Algospeak' author Adam Aleksic can help ...

Aleksic has been fascinated by words and their meanings since he was in ninth grade. “I got into it for the fun facts, if I’m ...

Adam Aleksic, known to his many online followers as Etymology Nerd, writes about the ways social media is changing language.

One Piece's newest episode snuck in a hilarious shout out to the popular Willem Dafoe meme ...

Wicked's infamous "holding space" meme resurfaced at the 2025 Tony Awards in a hilarious moment between Cynthia Erivo and Oprah.

GameStop’s stock is in play again. This time it’s not a meme thing. Shares of videogame retailer and original meme stock GameStop are riding the bitcoin wave ...

The surging shares of CoreWeave Inc. and Palantir Technologies Inc. are drawing comparisons to meme stocks — whose rapid gains are fueled by retail trader fervor more than financial performance.

Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on a futuristic industry.

World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture launched by President Trump and his sons, plans to invest in the president’s meme coin, seemingly resolving a dispute between the two crypto firms tied ...

Elon Musk is calling on Americans to urge their senators and representatives to “kill" the “big, beautiful" budget bill backed by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Often you may recognize the star, or the movie or TV show, the memes come from, but the original context is completely lost on you. With this list we are going to help explain what the original ...