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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History Memes to Help Distract From the Present
As the world seems to be coming to a semi-swift, very hot, and masked-up end, it’s important to remember that many people throughout history have thought that they were about to see the end of days. Back in 1910 astronomer Camille Flammarion, whose name seriously sounds like a Pokémon, thought that Halley’s comet would obliterate …
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Next Level Olympians Who Seem to Defy the Laws of Physics
Whether you’re a fan of sports or not, there are unarguably few worldwide events as tense, polarizing, or emotionally charged as the Olympic Games. We see superheroes on TV, but hidden behind the scenes are years of grueling preparation. Most wouldn’t be able to handle the emotional pressure and physical stress that comes with training …
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As Crypto Bloodbath Traumatizes HODLers, Twitter Copes Through Memes
Good morning HODLers. If you haven’t checked your crypto trading app yet, maybe you should try throwing your phone out the window first. On the other hand, the market is more volatile than the sun. By the time I finish writing this, DOGE could totally be chillin’ on the moon. Not likely, though. As the …
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