North Korea’s new Supreme Leader is a top contender for the Internet’s favorite meme.
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What Were the Memes of the Year? Depends on How You Define ‘Meme’
A meme is like that inside joke with your childhood best friend: you can bring it up at any waking moment and it’s guaranteed to get a laugh. But the best memes are those with universal appeal, with a hit of humor that anyone …
Reading While Eating for November 18: Get Fancy
Friday’s links indulge in an explorers’ lodge, a red-carpet premiere and a burger for rich people only.
Reading While Eating for October 17: Know What I Meme?
Monday’s links talk protest songs, lazy songs and the meaning of Maru.
I Can Has Degree? Academia Takes On Internet Memes
Sure, we all like to laugh (and laugh and laugh some more) at the various Internet memes that we come across in our time online. But we usually don’t like to admit how much we have invested in them out loud, to other people.
Can an Internet Meme Be Considered ‘Racial Intimidation’?
A group of fans at a high-school football game did something tasteless on Friday night. And now it’s all over the Internet — where their idea started in the first place.
The Newest Internet Bro Craze: ‘My Little Pony’
From Smirnoff Ice to My Little Pony, modern bros are all over the place.
Inevitable: ‘What’s Osama bin Watchin’ Lets You Program bin Laden’s TV
We hear that Osama bin Laden loves “Party in the USA” — or at least the Internet thinks he does.
Osama Memes Are (Unsurprisingly) Everywhere. How Much Is Too Much?
Oh, Internet. You’re so predictable.
Tumblr of the Week: Kate Middleton for the Win
The world has caught a serious case of Kate Middleton fever. So it’s no surprise she’s now a meme.
Hipster Disney Villains? You’ve Probably Never Heard of Them
Hipster Ariel swam onto our radar a few weeks back — but then she got a Twitter, a lot of publicity and basically sold out. Now she’s just way too mainstream.
Memes on Screen: YouTube’s Most Famous to Star in (Probably Terrible) Movie
Hide your kids, hide your wife — a film starring YouTube phenoms is heading to screens bigger than your MacBook.