2026 New Year's glasses are an eyesore. Why does this always happen?
Plus: MAGA comes for Dolly Parton, of all people.
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Diving into the incredibly sad state of New Year’s Eve glasses for 2026.
The internet came to Dolly Parton’s defense after some MAGA trolls spun up some conspiracy theories about her career.
An image of Donald Trump in Minecraft shared by the official White House social channels has gamers all riled up.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“Worse than ever”: The 2026 New Year’s glasses are confusingly hideous for no reason
The 2026 New Year’s glasses may have bested all others in terms of the worst, most baffling design possible, and drawing the most hate. The most popular design by whoever makes these glasses this time around incorporated an extra zero while propping the “26” on top for reasons unknowable by mortal minds.
MAGA supporters pick a new target: Dolly Parton
A handful of MAGA users tried to smear Dolly Parton this week after a clip of the country music icon promoting her new book at Costco went viral on X.
Calling her a “creepy creature” and a “witch,” the original poster spiraled into conspiracy theories about Parton’s fame, only to be swiftly drowned out by thousands of users defending the 79-year-old legend.
A “Minecraft” world record holder is boycotting the brand over White House post: “This image confuses me”
Minecraft speedrunner and world record holder Couriway said he would boycott all Minecraft products after a recent White House post.
He posted his statement on X after the official @WhiteHouse account shared an image of President Donald Trump rendered as a Minecraft-style character. The image showed Trump holding a black briefcase with the caption, written in all caps, “AMERICA’S MOST PRO-GAMER PRESIDENT.”
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
🚘 Black woman tracks down man who left racist comments, then gives an absolutely brutal ultimatum
🎂 Influencer hides boyfriend’s birthday gift inside a cake. The reveal leaves the internet speechless
🐖 Goodwill shopper buys a retro piggy bank. Then she looks inside and can’t stop counting
🔴 Confused by TikTok’s red person icon? Here’s why it appears next to names
🥺 TikTokers are entering their Disney Channel bully era, and it’s hilarious
🤖 Sam Altman said he “cannot imagine” raising a kid without ChatGPT
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