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This meme needs to die: No, Betsy DeVos isn't the new Dolores Umbridge
Before and since Betsy DeVos' confirmation as secretary of education a popular meme comparing the long-time school choice activist to Dolores Umbridge – the pink-clad villainess administrator from the Harry Potter series – has incessantly been making ...
(Feb 14, 2017, Conservative Review)
The internet couldn't stop creating epic memes from Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau's meeting
On Monday, the internet couldn't get enough of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, specifically their handshakes. In the past, Trump has been known for his aggressive handshakes, especially his ...
(Feb 14, 2017, Chron.com)
Saint Luke's cardiologists star in heart-healthy Valentine's Day ...
Saint Luke's cardiologists star in heart-healthy Valentine's Day ...
(Feb 14, 2017, Kansas City Star)
Where the hell did this head-banging purple bird meme even come from
It seems that ground zero for Trash Dove's explosion, according to Know Your Meme, was its appearance in an animated video produced in Thailand which featured the head-banging Trash Dove dancing next to an animated cat which takes an unexpected ...
(Feb 14, 2017, Mashable)
Lepanto Institute Meme Attempts to Link Social Justice to Judas Iscariot
On February 13, I posted an article about a meme you will still find on the Lepanto Institute's Facebook page. The meme makes the intellectually lax claim that Judas is the “patron saint of social justice.” I pointed out in that post—and I will repeat ...
(Feb 15, 2017, Patheos (blog))
Alexander Wang Isn't Hiding What He Thinks of the Plein Sport Collection
Alexander Wang's Instagram account is filled with hilarious memes on everything from drinking to partying to, well, mostly that (but there's other stuff too). The latest meme, though, to populate his feed is neither an homage to alcohol nor a wry ...
(Feb 15, 2017, New York Magazine)
Ivanka Trump becomes a thirsty AF meme when faced with Justin Trudeau
Ivanka Trump and real life Disney character Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be from different sides of the aisle, but the pure thirst the former is displaying for the latter is strong as hell. At least, according to the jokesters online ...
(Feb 15, 2017, Mashable)
A meme war is raging over the future of Trash Dove
The great Meme War of 2016, which pit the white supremacist alt-right against a left that often didn't realize there was a war going on, turned the innocent everyman meme Pepe the Frog into a Nazi hate symbol. Now, with fears of a Meme War II on the ...
(Feb 15, 2017, The Daily Dot)
The Meme I have Clicked for Myself
The Internet outdid itself yesterday in the matter of Valentine's memes. Each year brings more and better memes–more sophistication, faster production, punchier and funnier jokes (especially that one where batman or someone is actually punching someone ...
(Feb 15, 2017, Patheos (blog))
Alexander Wang Brings Back the Art of Fashion Shade With Amazing Instagram Memes
These days, it can be difficult to tell where fashion ends and memes begin. And no one knows this better than Alexander Wang, who took to Instagram on Tuesday to call out Phillip Plein for plagiarizing the Alexander Wang x H&M show in 2014, which bore ...
(Feb 15, 2017, W Magazine)
As 'Who's that Pokémon' meme turns 10, its creator remembers the accidental origin
Ten years ago, a quick 14-second video captured a moment that would go on to collect more than 6.2 million views and inspire dozens of memes. It starred a young boy, Owen Karrel, responding to a popular segment that aired during weekly Pokémon ...
(Feb 15, 2017, Polygon)
More than a meme? Why 2017 could be MLS' year of the Homegrown
It's time for “play the kids” to be more “policy,” less “meme.” Could 2017 be a tipping point? Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports. The percentage of minutes now going to Homegrowns isn't bad – it's just not overly impressive when considering that 11 ...
(Feb 15, 2017, FourFourTwo USA (blog))
Ivanka Trump 'gazing' at Justin Trudeau - photo sparks memes
A photo of Ivanka Trump casting what appears to be a meaningful gaze at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has prompted fevered speculation on social media over what might have been going through Ms Trump's mind. The photo was taken on ...
(Feb 15, 2017, Telegraph.co.uk)
How did a strange purple dove meme go viral? We may know why
Formally called the “trash dove” meme , this strange headbanging purple bird has taken over Facebook in a matter of days--but where did it come from? According to The Guardian, this cartoon bird first originated in Thailand and was drawn by artist Syd ...
(Feb 15, 2017, Palm Beach Post)
Punching Pepe: Meme Magic and Ethics Regarding Free Speech
First off, meme culture. Richard Spencer was in fact discussing memes; more specifically, he was discussing the “Pepe” meme at the time he was punched. Pepe the Frog, considered an amusing cartoon when it first circulated the internet in 2005, has been ...
(Feb 15, 2017, The Connecticut College Voice)
Sasikala faction charts counterattack online
IT wing sources said they have identified more than 180 people who post such messages and memes, many of them former IT wing functionaries who have switched over to the OPS camp. The AIADMK IT wing has 130 members who work from across the ...
(Feb 16, 2017, Times of India)
Accepting the Challenge by Creating Memes to Help the Wiradjuri Language Revival
Geoff Anderson is taking part in the Mother Language Meme Challenge creating memes in Wiradjuri, a revival language in Australia. As the Language Director in the town of Parkes in Central West New South Wales, Australia, Geoff has been helping to ...
(Feb 16, 2017, Global Voices Online (blog))
New meme accuses the Cat in the Hat of history's greatest assassinations
The Mike Myers live-action Cat in the Hat movie is oft considered one of the greatest atrocities ever put to film. The beloved children's book didn't translate to the big screen, winding up with a 10-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That puts it in ...
(Feb 16, 2017, The Daily Dot)
'Mood': Lottie Moss pokes fun at her elder sister Kate as she shares hilarious meme of the supermodel
But Lottie Moss, 19, proved she wasn't intimidated by Kate, 43, as she shared a hilarious meme of the star on Thursday. Taking to Instagram, the stunning teen posted a snap of Kate which read: 'when u don't have a single decent picture to post on ...
(Feb 16, 2017, Daily Mail)
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau owes his country more than a good meme
Of course, elected members of the European Parliament wouldn't be the first to get caught basking in the glow of the Prime Minister's “sunny ways”. Memes abounded when pictures of Ivanka Trump supposedly “swooning” over Trudeau during his visit to the ...
(Feb 16, 2017, The Independent)