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1 month ago | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
Hello fellow web crawlers! Whitney here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. Here’s the latest trending internet culture stories today: film lovers and Criterion Collection bros alike are lamenting Donald Trump’s international film tariffs, the Internet reacts to the 2025 Met Gala looks, and an old favorite chain restaurant is coming out of retirement after twenty years. Film lovers are giving President Donald Trump’s plan to impose two thumbs down, in meme form.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
READ MORE: Why Elon Musk and Conservatives Are Attacking Sam Altman on X
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
READ MORE: Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams blast Meta for automatically refollowing Trump and Vance
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
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Jul 20, 2024 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
This weekend, My Spy The Eternal City will premiere on screens across America when it hits Amazon Prime. A follow-up to 2020’s My Spy, the sequel takes place in Italy during a school choir trip that Sophie (Chloe Coleman) has been selected to join—and JJ (Dave Bautista) decides to come along as a chaperone. Lucky for us, JJ’s boss, David (Ken Jeong), and colleague Bobbi (Kristen Schaal) return for this new film and follow the crew to Europe for some action-packed shenanigans.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson |Kyle Calise
Drive Away Dolls marks Ethan Coen’s first feature film he’s done without his brother in tow—and the first he’s written alongside his wife, Tricia Cooke. The movie, set in 1999, features an all-star cast of Geraldine Viswanathan, Margaret Qualley, Beanie Feldstein, Matt Damon, Colman Domingo, and Pedro Pascal. So, what can viewers expect from the film? I would describe it as a female-led road trip movie with many unexpected twists and turns along the way.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
dailydot.com | Allie Hayes |Whitney Jefferson
He may just be Ken, but Ryan Gosling is also the dream meme machine that keeps on giving this awards season. ICYMI, Gosling hasn’t been holding back when it comes to his hilarious facial reactions at recent awards shows. Whether it be his non-reaction to unfunny jokes about Barbie, or—as I’ll be discussing here—his lowkey horrified reaction to winning an award for his iconic tune, “I’m Just Ken,” his face has made for the absolute perfect meme time and time again.
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Nov 11, 2023 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
Today marks the launch of our new YouTube series ‘Meme History,’ celebrating the most iconic memes that have graced the internet since its inception. Why focus on memes? They’ve been a core element of the Daily Dot’s content from the beginning. Our extensive archive, built over a decade of meticulous meme coverage, has been instrumental in the creation of this series. And why choose memes from the vast expanse of human history to spotlight? The answer is simple: memes matter.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
With each of Apple’s newest iPhone releases comes updated apps, additional features, and brand-new ways of using your phone. The new batch of features in iOS 17 has a little bit of something for everyone: bright new contact posters, live transcriptions, and big improvements to the Health app in tracking personal mental health. So, what are the best new features in iOS 17? Read on to find out.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
dailydot.com | Whitney Jefferson
Now Streaming is a weekly column that reviews and analyzes the latest streaming content for you and runs on Wednesdays in the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this column a day before we publish it, subscribe to web_crawlr, where you’ll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox. Over the weekend, during the third day of rain in a row, I settled into the latest Apple TV+‘s documentary, The Super Models.
