internet culture
Cambridge Dictionary Names 'Parasocial' as Word of the Year 2025: Understanding Our Virtual Connections
Nov 18, 2025 10:15 am CST
Cambridge Dictionary has named 'parasocial' as its Word of the Year 2025, highlighting the growing phenomenon of one-sided relationships people form with celebrities, influencers, and AI. This trend reflects how modern technology and social media are reshaping human connections, with new terms like "skibidi," "delulu," and "tradwife" also entering the lexicon as internet culture continues to transform language.
The Mountain Icon Mystery: How Two Peaks Became the Internet's Universal Missing Image Symbol
Nov 15, 2025 12:51 am CST
Explore the fascinating evolution of the ubiquitous mountain peak placeholder icon that appears when images fail to load online. From its mysterious origins in early web browsers to its connections with Japanese photography symbols and cultural representations of mountains, discover how this simple graphic became one of the internet's most recognizable symbols, representing both possibility and absence in our digital world.
Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect Tyler Robinson Linked To 'Furry Subculture': All You Need To Know
Sep 15, 2025 09:52 pm CST
Tyler Robinson was arrested on Thursday night after relatives and a family friend alerted authorities that he had implicated himself in the crime.