Today, memes as a social and linguistic currency are so essential to the way we communicate, we may not always notice what we’re doing. But every time we parrot a TikTok sound or even parody a ...

First coined by the biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book, The Selfish Gene, memes are now thought of mostly as images online with a bit of text over them. These are a specific type ...

As we reflect on the memes and viral moments that defined this year, it’s clear there were a few notable main characters who popped up frequently, like Kamala Harris and Charli XCX. But there ...