10th anniversary of the dress that stopped the internet

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 17 February 2025

Ten years ago, Cates Holderness was working at BuzzFeed on their Tumblr page and she made a post titled "What Colors Are This Dress?" The post sparked an international debate over the color scheme of a particular dress. For some that day represents the last day the internet was officially fun. Jesse talks to Cates about that day and how it went viral and what it tells about internet and society both then and now.