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True Detective might be dying, but its memes can live forever
True Detective was at its best when it was serving as fodder for pure, uncut memes, and its greatest spawn was #TrueDetectiveSeason2, a hashtag that was inescapable for a few months last year. The premise was simple: you pick a picture of your favorite ...
(May 25, 2016, The Verge)
Game of Thrones Showrunners Apologize for Unintentional Meme Consequences
By Terri Schwartz Spoilers for Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones, "The Door," continue below. Read on at your own risk. Game of Thrones' showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss know they've crossed a line that can never be uncrossed. They've done ...
(May 25, 2016, IGN)
Understanding the viral #HoldTheDoor Game of Thrones meme
Perhaps you, reader, are one of the many people that watch the HBO television show Game of Thrones on Sunday nights. Not to be rude, but odds are that you're not. But! The odds are strong that you are on some kind of social media platform, and saw a ...
(May 25, 2016, Fusion)
Taylor Swift Dubbed "Aryan Goddess" by Meme-Loving Neo-Nazis
Wait. What? Sadly, the headline before you is no joke. Taylor Swift, despite not being a white supremacist or having any affiliations with related groups, has been crowned the "Aryan goddess" by some meme-loving neo-Nazis. The unwitting declaration was ...
(May 25, 2016, Complex)
Why Memes Should Never Be Forgotten
What exactly is a meme? You probably know the internet-age definition of a meme, or at least you can picture one in your mind, but where did the term originally come from? Memes were originally defined as content that travels from one person to another ...
(May 25, 2016, Seeker)
Meme-ification of reason (and politics) – an experiment
Part of my job at Sachs Media Group is running data experiments that nobody has asked us to run, for the simple pleasure of satisfying curiosity and the attempt to better understand what kinds of things matter to people. Our themes generally relate ...
(May 25, 2016, Florida Politics (blog))
The Founder of Know Your Meme Explains What the Hell a Meme Actually Is
The word meme was invented by evolutionary biologist and future atheist heartthrob Richard Dawkins in 1976. It originally meant something like a cultural version of a strand of DNA—an idea that can move from person to person and generation to ...
(May 26, 2016, VICE)
CAPTAIN AMERICA Comic Book Twist Gets a Glorious Meme
Instead, I'm processing Captain America's new allegiance by wrapping myself up in the warm and fuzzy blanket that is the resulting humorous meme storm on social media. The surprising twist with Steve not only made for brand new meme fodder, it ...
(May 26, 2016, Nerdist)
Here's how to perfect the Water Bottle Flip, the teen meme of the moment
Here's how to perfect the Water Bottle Flip, the teen meme of the moment | Fusion ...
(May 26, 2016, Fusion)
Twitter's #manenough4hillary Meme Debunked as Hoax
For some critics of Hillary Clinton, a fake campaign meme was a little too good to check. On Thursday, an image circulated on Twitter of a bearded, tattooed young man, which carried the Clinton campaign branding and the tagline: “I am man enough to ...
(May 26, 2016, Wall Street Journal (blog))
HYDRA Cap Gets Meme-ified as Comics Fans Suss Out Their Feelings
Sure, there were plenty of comics fans who weren't happy about recent developments in Captain America: Steve Rogers #1. But that doesn't mean that they can't joke about it. That's right. HYDRA Cap has been meme-ified. They did a great round-up of these ...
(May 27, 2016, The Mary Sue)
Activist Speaks Out Against A Meme That Attacked Antidepressants
Eventually, the meme caught the attention of actor and activist Jenni Chiu, who credited antidepressants for keeping her alive. "I struggled with my own decision to take medication over a decade ago when I was suffering from depression and PTSD," Chiu ...
(May 27, 2016, A Plus)
You Need To Read This Woman's Epic Takedown Of This Viral Mental Health Meme
That's why this meme, which contains a picture of a peaceful forest with the caption "this is an antidepressant" and another of an actual antidepressant reading "this is shit," is so obnoxious. In a viral Facebook post, a woman named Jenni Chiu ...
(May 27, 2016, Refinery29)
Donald Trump Blows Off Bernie Sanders Debate, Sparks 'Chicken' Meme
Donald Trump Blows Off Bernie Sanders Debate, Sparks 'Chicken' Meme. #ChickenTrump is trending high on Twitter. 05/28/2016 04:03 am ET. Lee Moran Trends Editor, The Huffington Post. Donald Trump is being relentlessly mocked on Twitter for backing ...
(May 28, 2016, Huffington Post)
#HaliCop photo now trending as internet meme
A simple photo of a Halifax police officer sitting on the sidewalk with a street busker that swept the internet Friday has been given new life as an internet meme. By Friday evening, the hashtag #HaliCop was trending on Twitter with the photo of Const ...
(May 28, 2016, CBC.ca)
Sanders fans lambaste Trump with chicken meme after debate cancellation
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally on Friday in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson). More. Chicken Trump has hatched. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was ruthlessly mocked Saturday ...
(May 28, 2016, Yahoo News)
Viral Meme Dat Boi Ignites a Discussion About Racism
You've probably come across 'dat boi' on your newsfeed, or seen him appear on Reddit. twitter: [at] decktonic. But lately, things have changed. dat boi oh shit waddup. The 3D model of a relaxed, unicycling frog — and not actually a 'boi' — has been ...
(May 28, 2016, ATTN)
Trump Makes McDonald's Great Again By Becoming a Meme
Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving — this time, the gift comes with a heaping side order of McDonald's fries to go with all that meme-ness. The gift in question is an Instagram post from yesterday of him enjoying a Big Mac meal by himself: ...
(May 28, 2016, Social News Daily)
The Meme of the Week Goes to Oscar Isaac
Drake may have finally gotten his wish to be more than a meme—at least for this week. The Internet is now swooning over Oscar Isaac's Ex Machina dance moves (more than a year since the film's release, but better late than never!). The Twitter account ...
(May 29, 2016, Vogue.com)
Officer who chatted with busker becomes his own meme: #HaliCop
Officer who chatted with busker becomes his own meme: #HaliCop. A photo of Const. Shawn Currie sitting on the sidewalk with a busker has morphed into its own meme, being photoshopped into Harry Potter and Tetris. Share on Facebook ...
(May 29, 2016, MetroNews Canada)