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One Meme To Rule Them All — And Maybe Get A Man Tossed In Prison?
A man in Turkey is on trial for creating a meme that compares the character Gollum to Turkey's president. Michael Drough, a Lord of the Rings scholar, talks about whether Gollum is a true villain. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Bilgin Ciftci, who is a doctor in ...
(Dec 5, 2015, NPR)
How Adele took Drake's Internet meme throne
Drake is so October. The new ruler of Internet music memes is, without a Cockney-inflected question, Adele. The singer dropped her third album, “25,” late last month. After a few years away from the zeitgeist, she's not only topped the charts this year ...
(Dec 6, 2015, MyStatesman.com)
Ranking the Best Viral Memes of 2015
The year started off strong, with Chrissy Teigen launching the first viral meme of 2015 during January's Golden Globe Awards. The model was caught getting emotional during her husband's acceptance speech for winning Best Song for “Glory.” It took the ...
(Dec 6, 2015, Vogue.com)
All Eyez On Memes: DJ Khaled New Role As Hip Hop's Motivational Speaker & Pope ...
All Eyez On Memes: DJ Khaled New Role As Hip Hop's Motivational Speaker & Pope ...
(Dec 6, 2015, HipHopDX)
Check out the best NFL memes from week 13
Texans fans likely didn't much to laugh about Sunday, what with their team's loss in a game that had big playoff ramifications. Fortunately, the Internet gives NFL fans plenty of comic relief each week, whether their teams won or lost. While the ...
(Dec 7, 2015, Chron.com)
Opinionator | Memes, Dreams and Themes
In modern life, we are immersed in memes — jingles, catchphrases, fads, fashions, crazes, religions, ideologies, mannerisms and accents. They spread by imitation and natural credulity, exploiting the receptivity of the human mind to new information ...
(Dec 7, 2015, New York Times (blog))
Obama and the Media's Muslim "Fear" Meme
Obama and the Media's Muslim "Fear" Meme. Do you think we need to get serious about fighting Islamic terrorism? Stop being so afraid. December 7, 2015. Daniel Greenfield. Obama and his media allies have responded to the latest Muslim terror attack in ...
(Dec 7, 2015, FrontPage Magazine)
This Woman Became a Viral Meme Who Pledged to Destroy ISIS
As The Daily Dot points out in an article about this meme, Linda appears to be a friendly middle-aged woman who wouldn't necessarily be hunting down brutal terrorists. Most of her other comments make her appear to be a religious woman who usually ...
(Dec 7, 2015, ATTN)
John Travolta is utterly bewildered in a GIF-centric Reddit meme
John Travolta's working-class hitman Vincent Vega had all sorts of difficulties in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction back in 1994. He had his pristine 1964 Malibu keyed, probably by Bruce Willis. He had to take his boss' flirtatious wife on a date, only ...
(Dec 7, 2015, A.V. Club Denver/Boulder)
'A Very Murray Christmas' Is the Height of the Bill Murray Meme
He's transcended mere acting and reached the point of being a real symbol, which led to him becoming an indistinct but nearly ubiquitous meme. It's what the random corners of internet do best, and it's partly of Murray's making. He can do whatever he ...
(Dec 8, 2015, Inverse)
Pinterest Makes Two More Acquisitions to Enhance E-Commerce and Image Recognition
Pinterest has agreed to buy mobile meme maker Pext and community powered shopping app The Hunt in two talent-driven deals that are set to close immediately, Pinterest said Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. The companies bring Pinterest's total ...
(Dec 8, 2015, AdAge.com (blog))
Media Push Trump As Hitler Meme
Whatever one may think of it, businessman Donald Trump's recent call for a temporary U.S. ban on Muslim immigration is in no way directly comparable to the very genuine horrors of the Holocaust, or the murderous regime of Adolf Hitler; however, that ...
(Dec 8, 2015, Breitbart News)
Rice Ball Babies: Japanese meme of parents squeezing babies' faces to look ...
Rice Ball Babies: Japanese meme of parents squeezing babies' faces to look ...
(Dec 9, 2015, Metro)
24 Memes That Took The Internet By Storm In 2015
Personally, I've defined it as “a collective joke the entire internet is in on,” and these 24 memes took the internet by storm this year. They were derived from various photos and videos and became part of our daily conversations. They're the very ...
(Dec 9, 2015, MTV.com)
This Meme Sums Up Exactly Why I Probably Won't Have Any Friends In 2016
I'm an introvert. Most people think I'm bullsh-tting when I say that, but that's because they don't understand what an introvert really is. No I'm not socially awkward; yes I enjoy going out, turning up, having a drink or three, and I can hold a ...
(Dec 9, 2015, Madame Noire)
Now That's What I Call A Meme: The Stories Behind The Top Internet Trends Of 2015
The meme: conclusive proof that humanity isn't as funny as it thinks it is. But when the internet gets hold of a glimmer of an amusing idea, it will run with it until every last drop of time-wasting semi-wit is wrung out of it. Hence tumblr's recently ...
(Dec 9, 2015, NME.com (blog))
"Rice Ball Babies" Might Be The Cutest Meme Japan Has Ever Created
There are few things in this world as adorable as a baby's face. Except maybe a baby's face being squished together to look like a rice ball. That's pretty freaking adorable, actually! And it's all the rage in Japan. ちなみにうちの子全員このオニギリ大好き ...
(Dec 9, 2015, Refinery29)
Tumblr's Biggest Meme of 2015 Was Pepe the Frog
Tumblrs like Daily Rare Pepes and Mega Pepe Mart sprung up to provide the masses with the dank new Pepes they craved, helping to put the frog at the top of this year's Tumblr meme ranking, seven years after he got big on 4chan. Fitzgerald famously ...
(Dec 9, 2015, New York Magazine)
Facebook Users Rise Up To Defend Turban-Wearing Basketball Player Against ...
Facebook Users Rise Up To Defend Turban-Wearing Basketball Player Against ...
(Dec 9, 2015, MTV.com)
'How Trump Is Like Hitler' is the Hottest New Meme in Politics
Comparing politicians to Hitler is nothing new, but Donald Trump is getting special treatment this week. Following his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country Monday, critics have zeroed in on him with memes about the similarities between him ...
(Dec 10, 2015, IJ Review)