"I shouldn't be surprised, but I kind of was, that The Women was No. 1 yet again," says Harold Escalante, the assistant director of collections and access for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in ...

Childlore thrives when two conditions are met. One is a murkiness of origins. Nobody knows who first folded a cootie catcher or drew a “cool S.” Some childlore feels like it has always existed, ...

2025 gave us the hero with a hero, bloated Vance, and who could forget the Coldplay couple? (edit Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic) As the year comes to an end, I’m really at a loss for where to ...

Two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday; a tragedy that immediately spurred a deluge of prominent liberal commentators and activists on social media blaming President ...

TikTok users spent much of 2025 complaining that memes had slipped into pure nonsense. Consequently, a growing crowd is pushing for a full cultural refresh, dubbed the Great Meme Reset of 2026, set to ...

Not since 69 has a number caused this much disruption. “6-7,” pronounced “six-seveeeeen,” is haunting school halls across the country (including South Park Elementary), making it the Gen Alpha ...

A digital illustration featuring the White Rabbit of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ has gone viral, signaling that time is running out—what does the meme mean, and where did it come from? The clock is ...

You hear it everywhere: SIX SEVEN! And it's accompanied by a couple of hand motions as if you're juggling. If you have a teen or tween or you're on TikTok, chances are you've heard "six-seven" A LOT ...

The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy. For one, it will pause federal programs and slow support for services that many ...

I first heard of Charlie Kirk from author Tim Alberta, in his book "The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." Alberta, a Christian and son of a pastor, ...