Net Positive

Close-up shots of beef tallow in the process of rendering.

Hot, Bubbling, Gelatinous Chunks: The Hypnotic Appeal of “Tallowtok”

The art of turning animal fat into... that

Beefcakes
Giulia Alvarez-Katz
plastic tags on bread bag use to tell you which day of the week bread was baked on.

Welcome to Occlupanid Land

An online community has formed around classifying bread clips

Macrobiology
Jeremy Glass
Whiteboard with "Tyleam," "Tylenol," "Ty Bye," and "Typhoon" written on it.

Nicknames So Good They Could Only Be the Work of this TikToker

From “Olivia” to “Trivia”? Her mind…

30 under 30
Fran Hoepfner

TMZ Is Home to the Last Good Computer Game

Celebrity Scramble, of course

Scramble Me This
Olivia Craighead

The Euphoria of Stumbling Upon Weird Spotify Cover Songs

It’s like scrolling through the trenches of Limewire all over again

Danger Zone
Luke Winkie

These Grandma Memes Are the Only Thing I Look Forward to Now

"Hugs and giggles out loud"

Everyone's welcome
Sarah Hagi

A Eulogy for the CAPTCHA

Gone but not forgotten

REST IN PUZZLE
Tarpley Hitt

Our Beautiful Raccoons

How to make your Instagram more habitable with our primarily nocturnal friends.

net positive
Kelly Conaboy

Aching With Strangers in the Comments of a Jackson Browne Song

The 1974 anthem "Fountain of Sorrow" seems to elicit a universal pang

Net Positive
Claire Carusillo

Speedrunning: It’s Cool When Little Guys Go Fast

Even if you aren’t an avid gamer you can enjoy these videos

beep beep zoom zoom
Fran Hoepfner

Net Positive: Where Elvis Hangs His Tiny Hat

Behold, the King's larger-than-life Graceland mansion in 1:24 scale

net positive
Claire Carusillo

A Place For Funny Stories That Don’t Matter

I gravitate to wire service oddities

Net Positive
Tarpley Hitt

This is Chef John, from Food Wishes

The wholesome Youtube chef should be your go-to online cooking resource

net positive
Fran Hoepfner