Mariam Sharia

Austin

Culture Editor at The Daily Dot

aspiring grass toucher

Featured in: Favicon

dailydot.com Favicon

msn.com

businessinsider.com Favicon

independent.co.uk Favicon

insider.com Favicon

stuff.co.nz Favicon

businessinsider.com.au Favicon

distractify.com Favicon

yourtango.com Favicon

iheart.com + 4 more

Articles

Laura Loomer's 'WOKE MARXIST POPE' tweet is becoming a meme

5 days ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

Right-wing personalities across social media almost immediately began crashing out upon the election of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV.
From sacred to stan culture: the Vatican conclave is now meme canon

1 week ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

Day one of the 2025 papal conclave may be over, but the memes—and the strange flattening of reality and fiction—are only intensifying. Some Catholic cardinals reportedly watched Conclave, the Edward Berger 2024 film, to prepare for the actual event. And thanks to Pope Crave, a parody fan account on X originally dedicated to the film, social media has been pulled into the process in ways no one could have predicted.
The 'hat of the summer' is a luxury bonnet—and it's sparking 'Handmaids Tale' comparisons

1 week ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

Lampshade hats—or sun bonnets—are being called “the hat of the summer.” They are also becoming associated with conservative fashion across TikTok, with some going so far as to label them “fascist” and “MAGA coded,” and others just straight up trolling the aesthetic by slapping literal lampshades on their skulls.
'It's like a Sims world': Edge of Las Vegas videos are TikTok's latest obsession

2 weeks ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

If you’ve been on TikTok lately, you might have noticed a new unexpected fascination taking over your feed: the “Edge Of Las Vegas.” It all started with a viral video showing how abruptly the city gives way to open desert, prompting comparisons to video games like The Sims, or movies like The Truman Show.
Bryan Johnson Is Playing the Internet Like an Improv Stage

2 months ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

Bryan Johnson doesn’t just want to live forever—he wants you to dunk on him while he does it. The tech billionaire and biohacker, known for spending millions on an anti-aging regimen that once notoriously included infusing himself with a liter of his son’s plasma, has spent the past few years morphing into something stranger: a Good Poster. Before 2022, Johnson’s social media presence consisted mainly of longevity updates and somewhat dry explainers about his health regimen, Project Blueprint.
Tim Walz surprises SXSW crowd: 'I agree with Trump on two things'

2 months ago | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz isn’t one to agree with President Donald Trump on much. But at the 2025 South By Southwest (SXSW) conference on Saturday, he admitted there were two exceptions: daylight saving time and the penny. Speaking with Vox’s Today, Explained podcast host Sean Rameswaram in Austin, Texas, Walz made it clear he doesn’t see eye to eye with Trump on most issues.
The world's first babygirl-edgelord: Jack Schlossberg responds to backlash after calling his grandmother 'hot' with 'I'm a literal pervert'

Jan 21, 2025 | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

In keeping with his commitment to bipartisan trolling, internet babygirl Jack Schlossberg took to X during President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday afternoon to ask his 140K followers whether Vice President JD Vance‘s wife, Usha Vance, is more attractive than his grandmother, Jackie Kennedy Onassis. “True or false: Usha Vance is way hotter than Jackie O,” wrote the only grandson of the 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
'Will Smith Eating Spaghetti' Is The first AI Benchmark Meme

Jan 13, 2025 | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

AI video generators have come a long way in their relatively short existence, and the unlikely yardstick by which many of us have come to measure this progress has—for one reason or another—taken the form of Will Smith eating spaghetti videos. As one user pointed out on flight simulation forum AVSIM in late September 2024, these videos have become an AI benchmark.
‘Will Smith eating spaghetti’ is the first AI benchmark meme

Jan 13, 2025 | flipboard.com | Mariam Sharia

6 hours agoMexico, Portugal, Israel, and Switzerland are among the nations that could have limited access to existing chips used for data centers and AI products. The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an …
'The boys in jail said We Gotchu'—Woman says Luigi Mangione's taper fade is a 'signal' to prison guards

Dec 23, 2024 | dailydot.com | Mariam Sharia

“Love to see community in action” Posted on December 23 2024 4:07 pm CST When the New York Police Department (NYPD) dropped photos of Luigi Mangione’s perp walk last Thursday, social media instantly exploded with questions. Featured Video First of all, why is a man indicted on federal charges including bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, and soliciting illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals walking behind Mangione?