It was a cold winter morning in January of 2017. The gray overcast skies reflected the reality of social media as we knew it: Vine is gone. What was once a hub for six-second momentary ha-ha’s was now a graveyard for all of our favorite comedians. The last remnants of Vine would be stuck in …
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The tease of a potential TikTok ban is bringing people all over the world together as people reminisce on the downfall of MySpace, Tumblr, and Vine: ‘I’ve played these games before!’
It was a cold winter morning in January of 2017. The gray overcast skies reflected the reality of social media as we knew it: Vine is gone. What was once a hub for six-second momentary ha-ha’s was now a graveyard for all of our favorite comedians. The last remnants of Vine would be stuck in …
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‘Just accept the gift and say thank you’: Entitled family split opinion after rudely refusing to inherit boomer mother-in-law’s heirloom china
My grandma is what you might call a magpie. She has spent her entire life collecting things like jewelry, china, and antique furniture. As she’s gotten older, she’s been very clear that she intends to bequeath most of this to her kids and grandkids-even though she lives halfway across the world from some of them. …
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‘You have to be a real supervillain to defend this company’: Influencer Gets Slammed For PR Trip to Shein Factory in China
The opinion that fast fashion is a generally Bad Thing should not be that controversial. Sure, it’s the only clothing that many can afford, but that doesn’t mean that we should be white knighting for it in the face of flagrant sweatshop usage and a truly insane carbon footprint. However, it seems like somebody needs …
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Niche Internet Microcelebrity Spotlight: Chinese Teacher Molly
Screen Name: molly_chineseteacher Real Name: Molly Internet Occupation: Language teacher Reason for Fame: Mandarin Chinese has been ranked as one of the hardest languages to learn for native English speakers. With over 100,000 characters compared to the Latin alphabet’s 26 letters, it is probably going takes more than a 14 day streak on Duolingo to …
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Best Chinese Spy Balloon Memes for the American Military to Shoot Down With a Missile Next
A few days ago, a strange, bulbous, weather balloon was spotted over the big skies of Montana. Since weather balloons aren’t entirely an uncommon sight to see, most people ignored the covert appearance of the balloon and considered it harmless. However, tensions rose and worries spiked when people, and the American military, realized that the …
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Rabbit Memes For The Year of the Rabbit
We’re a couple of days into 2023, and I sincerely hope you all are having a fantastic new year thus far. While 2023 keeps keeping on, we still have another new year to look forward to: the Chinese New Year! On January 22nd, 2023, the year of the rabbit will begin, and I couldn’t be …
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Tencent está buscando ser el accionista mayoritario de más desarrolladoras de videojuegos «de forma agresiva»
La gran multinacional china, Tencent, está «reevaluando su estrategia de adquisiciones» para centrarse especialmente en «adquirir acciones mayoritarias en compañías de videojuegos extranjeras.» Según explica un reportaje de Reuters, Tencent ha adquirido, tradicionalmente, participaciones minoritarias, y estaba satisfecho con ser «un inversor pasivo», pero ha cambiado su posición a buscar «agresivamente» tener acciones mayoritarias, incluso …
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Feast Your Eyes On the World’s First Piano-Grillmobile
Picture this: A beautiful piano, just waiting for its ivories to be tickled by a gentle, talented musical soul. But wait. What if the piano…was also a vehicle? Let’s think bigger. What if it this movable instrument was also a functioning grill? The thought of the pleasure of simultaneous music and meat send chills down …
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40+ Spicy History Memes for Laughing at the Past
Did you know the Gallipoli front was one of the worst military campaigns of WWI according to British veterans who served there? Neither did I, until I saw some random meme about it that I had to google to understand. Apparently, when the British weren’t battling the Ottoman Empire on their turf, they were fighting …
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