Documentary footage of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking toward certain death has gone viral—where did it come from and what does it mean?

Part of a good joke is people getting it. If nobody does, who is going to laugh at it? The same applies to memes. However, some of them are so niche, you need to have a Ph.D. in internet culture to ...

A viral TikTok exchange about a New Year’s resolution involving 365 buttons has confused the internet — and birthed an iconic catchphrase TikTok user “Tamara” mysteriously said she was “getting 365 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Callum Booth covers the intersection of art and internet culture. Since entering the final quarter of the year, a curious trend ...

Idealising the past is nothing new, but there is something peculiarly revealing about the way a certain generation of Facebook users look back fondly on tougher times ...

2026’s first viral meme has birthed an iconic catchphrase for nonchalance in the new year A viral TikTok exchange about a New Year’s resolution involving 365 buttons has confused the internet — and ...