ICYMI: Bill Gates Meets His Match in Chess

The week's honorable mentions.

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Every Friday we round up some stories you might have missed this week and publish them in one neat little post. Think of it as our gift to you, only it’s not really free because you’re repaying us in likes and shares. No…thank YOU.

It took a little over a minute for the world’s best chess player Magnus Carlsen to beat the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, in chess. (The Verge)

Arnold Schwarzenegger recently pretended to be an instructor at Gold’s Gym for a good cause and presumably got a kick out of watching people attempt to keep their New Year’s resolutions. (E! Online)

Well-known stage actors produce a parody video imagining what it would be like if the Russian government shut down Broadway because it’s too gay. Avenue Q would have a rough time under this new regime. (The Broadway World)

This week’s New York Times magazine cover depicting Hillary as a planet is ripe for parody, and meme-makers have been in top form. (The Wire and ABC News)

Aristotle was trying to figure out what makes things go viral long before we started asking the question. (The New Yorker)

Anderson Cooper did an epic takedown of stupid fraternity antics on MLK Day. (CNN)

Every Friday we round up some stories you might have missed this week and publish them in one neat little post. Think of it as our gift to you, only it’s not really free because you’re repaying us in likes and shares. No…thank YOU.

It took a little over a minute for the world’s best chess player Magnus Carlsen to beat the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, in chess. (The Verge)

Arnold Schwarzenegger recently pretended to be an instructor at Gold’s Gym for a good cause and presumably got a kick out of watching people attempt to keep their New Year’s resolutions. (E! Online)

Well-known stage actors produce a parody video imagining what it would be like if the Russian government shut down Broadway because it’s too gay. Avenue Q would have a rough time under this new regime. (The Broadway World)

This week’s New York Times magazine cover depicting Hillary as a planet is ripe for parody, and meme-makers have been in top form. (The Wire and ABC News)

Aristotle was trying to figure out what makes things go viral long before we started asking the question. (The New Yorker)

Anderson Cooper did an epic takedown of stupid fraternity antics on MLK Day. (CNN)