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

Let’s face it: sometimes, you just need a good laugh to get through the day. Whether you’ve had a rough day at work, a ...

In a study, memes created by OpenAI's GPT-4o model were, on average, rated funnier, more creative and more shareable than those created by humans.

How far-right groups use memes to radicalize people NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Harvard disinformation expert Joan Donovan about memes and how they've come to play, at times, a dangerous role in ...

In fact, we’re pretty sure that memes take a good chunk of internet traffic. ... In fact, some people might argue they are even cuter. You know, the never-ending debate of cat vs dog people.

On the surface, internet memes are a ubiquitous source of light entertainment – a way for people to express themselves through cleverly remixed templates of text, images and videos.

The meme spread because it's easy to do, and it's funny, but it's partly based on a photo taken of the boots of John Edward Jones, who wriggled into a tiny crack in Nutty Putty Cave in 2009 and ...

The meme, which first came up by way of TikTok last year and migrated over to Twitter last week, is a fairly simple one: Many friend groups have at least one person taking the lead—and their ...

“If people are less confident about the future, they’re going to cut back in some shape or form,” Vogel said. “They’re going to either stop certain types of spending … or they are going to substitute ...

Zach Sweat braces himself when anyone asks what he does for a living. “I start by saying, ‘OK, do you know what a meme is?’” he says. He's the managing editor of the website KnowYourMeme ...

Internet memes offer commentary on everything from Kate Middleton to the Dune popcorn bucket—and their humor helps us cope with stress, anxiety, and disappointment.