Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about digital culture, memes, and visual media trends. If there were a single word to describe memes in 2020, it would be ...

You don’t need us to tell you that 2020 was a rollercoaster of intense emotions, from frustration to boredom to sadness to anger. You also don’t need us to tell you that memes helped many cope with ...

Sometimes, memes are just joke competitions about whatever just happened. Sometimes, they’re much more. Not to discount other common coping mechanisms—wine, weed, and Animal Crossing—but memes proved ...

What with the pandemic, the global protests against racism and the presidential election, 2020 was marked in many ways by fear and polarizing conflict. But one silver lining emerged during what many ...

It's hard to believe (what seemed like) the longest year ever is almost over, but before you say goodbye to 2020, you can look back at some of the most LOL-worthy moments from the year. From the ...

Yes, we know 2020 was mostly awful. But we did have some really good memes that kept us amused and gave us laughs when we needed them. https://twitter.com/Rachel ...

This year was no joke — but thanks to the internet, we still had some laughs. The madness began relatively early in 2020, with a global pandemic, the death of George Floyd, and a wild presidential ...

Honestly, coming up with a list of the best memes of 2020 (so far) felt like a more difficult undertaking in years past. That's why we need memes; they give us ways to explain the world without having ...

Being tasked to rank anything in 2020 is hard, primarily because of how terrible this year has been. You know what makes things a bit easier? Being tasked to showcase the best memes to hit your ...

When the world shut down at the start of 2020, no one could have guessed what we were in for in the months ahead. We’ve been shut inside, socially distanced from one another, and many of us have been ...

The year 2020 was one that many people were happy to see the back off, but people on Twitter were torn over 2021. Some were saying Happy New Year to what they were hoping would be a better year where ...

Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. In addition to her current role, she's worked for CNET's video, ...