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Morning Meme: 007's Cute New Q, Kelly Clarkson is a Republican for Obama
In this new clip from Skyfall, James Bond meets his new quartermaster, played by the young Ben Whishaw. The seasoned spy doesn't appear to be immediately impressed with his young Q, but Whishaw is confident without seeming cocky, and may yet win ...
(Oct 23, 2012, AfterElton.com)
The debate's biggest loser: Memes
For the final, foreign-policy-themed sparring match between the two men who would be commander-in-chief, expectations were high. Fake Twitter accounts and Tumblrs and gifs were all at the ready. Why, then, did Monday's testy confrontation between ...
(Oct 23, 2012, Salon)
Romney saddled with 'Horses and Bayonets' meme
The Romney memes have come full-circle: Four months ago, everyone was talking about Rafalca, Romney's dancing dressage horse. Today, thanks to an exchange between the candidates about military spending, it's war horses. When Romney said that the ...
(Oct 23, 2012, Washington Post (blog))
Meme Churton was a 'curiosity'
Meme Churton has had an extraordinary life. The 86-year-old half-Italian half-Chinese woman grew up in Trieste, Italy, during turbulent times. There was the rise of fascism then the devastation of WWII, followed by a move to China where she witnessed ...
(Oct 23, 2012, Auckland stuff.co.nz)
Top 5 final-debate memes: 'Horses and Bayonets,' and more
In a debate season that's brought us Unemployed Big Bird, Binders Full of Women, and Laughing Joe Biden, it would have been anticlimactic had some word or phrase from the final debate not acquired instant meme status. The foreign-policy debate didn't ...
(Oct 23, 2012, The Week Magazine)
Binders full of Big Bird: The risk & benefits of reporting on memes
Forty-eight hours after the birth of the meme, De Souza sat in front of CNN's cameras with Soledad O'Brien and former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to discuss her role in the electoral news cycle. “I really didn't make this for any political reason,” she ...
(Oct 23, 2012, Poynter.org)
Even Slate's Feminist Blog Finds The 'Binders' Meme Stupid
Even Slate Magazine's feminist blog, Double X, which was co-founded by Hanna Rosin, who recently authored The End of Men, thinks the “binders full of women” meme is stupid. Amanda Hess wrote on October 17 that she “agree[s] that Romney's positions ...
(Oct 23, 2012, Hot Air)
Memes and the Vice-Presidential Debate
And why isn't Mitt Romney meme-able? He has the despicable rich guy persona, but even I have to admit drawing a blank on the specificities of his personal character. Both Romney and Obama don't have enough outlying characteristics that might give their ...
(Oct 24, 2012, The New School Free Press)
Jill Stein to America: Go Ahead, Make My Meme
On Tuesday afternoon, @JillStein2012 tweeted "Let the world know you're voting for @JillStein2012 Make a meme using our handy-dandy tool! http://ow.ly/e8AcY PLS RT". That link leads to a Facebook page with a bundle of shareable memes like this one ...
(Oct 24, 2012, Patch.com)
Morning Meme: Zachary Quinto Isn't Fond Of Mitt Romney, Jerry O'Connell ...
Morning Meme: Zachary Quinto Isn't Fond Of Mitt Romney, Jerry O'Connell ...
(Oct 24, 2012, AfterElton.com)
Obama - history's first meme president
Obama - history's first meme president. Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2012. President Obama's first term in office coincided with the growth of online memes — photoshopped images and jokes that are passed around the Internet. Here's a history of ...
(Oct 24, 2012, New Haven Register)
Obama: The first meme president
Obama: The first meme president. Ryan Teague Beckwith. Posted: 10/24/2012 06:25:58 AM PDT. Updated: 10/24/2012 06:31:36 AM PDT. A photo of President Barack Obama was modified by anonymous Internet users to turn it into a "meme" celebrating the ...
(Oct 24, 2012, San Jose Mercury News)
In 2012 election, the meme factory hones its assembly line
About 100 people had gathered for a generously-catered, open bar party in the West Village offices of Livestream, which was co-hosting a viewing of the third presidential debate with Tumblr. The night's official theme was "Live-GIFing the 2012 Debates ...
(Oct 24, 2012, The Verge)
Scandinavians to Experiment with Internet Meme-Based Political System
Scandinavians to Experiment with Internet Meme-Based Political System. October 24, 2012 • By Marc Herman • Leave a Comment. Via Singularity Hub: 49,999 signatures to go. The ever-experimental and -entertaining Finns are about to consider the first laws ...
(Oct 24, 2012, Pacific Standard (blog))
Political Memes: Fast, Cheap And Out Of Control?
The words were barely out the candidates' mouths before Internet memes — snarky punch lines slapped across images that, in this case, served as a takedown of a candidate or issue — began appearing on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr feeds, where they ...
(Oct 24, 2012, NPR (blog))
Justin Timberlake's Wedding Photo With Jessica Biel Jumps on the Meme Train ...
Justin Timberlake's Wedding Photo With Jessica Biel Jumps on the Meme Train ...
(Oct 24, 2012, E! Online)
Morning Meme: Evan Peters Exposed On "American Horror Story: Asylum," Chris ...
Morning Meme: Evan Peters Exposed On "American Horror Story: Asylum," Chris ...
(Oct 25, 2012, AfterElton.com)
Hometown News by Jency Long
This week I got a letter in the mail from my granddaughter Jamie with the envelope addressed to MeMe then on the back of the envelope she wrote MeMe's Christmas and Birthday List. I got my first wish list for this Christmas and since her birthday is ...
(Oct 25, 2012, Longview News-Journal)
'Sherlock' Star Benedict Cumberbatch's Polarizing 'Cumberbitches'
Cumberbitches memes have even begun mating with past popular memes, spawning ostensible meme mash-ups. Take this riff on “First World Problems,” aptly titled “Cumberbitch Problems.” A sample grievance: “Cumberbitch Problem #99: “Having to rewind ...
(Oct 25, 2012, Daily Beast)
Meme Watch: Everybody Loves Pablo Sandoval
Riding high after their come-from-behind NCLS victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco Giants were not supposed to be able to defeat Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the World Series. In fact, there were many sports ...
(Oct 25, 2012, With Leather)