A parliamentary committee surveyed 5,113 prison officers and found that 50% do not feel safe in the prison they work in.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine offers an unprecedented case study on the democratization of warfare, particularly in three ...
Last night's World Series game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers featured a confrontational moment involving Dodgers star Mookie Betts—though not with another player.
Halloween, like St Valentine’s Day and other annual celebrations, presents a chance to be the new viral sensation, simply ...
This is where the theory of memes can help. Halloween costumes on social media are, essentially, wearable and broadcastable memes. These, as my book Internet Memes and Society explains, are half-baked ...
Trading halts are common for the volatile stock, but several in a few hours are a lot even for the meme stock popular with traders on social media. The shares, up about 13% Tuesday, are expected ...
MS Dhoni, in a viral video, responded to the 'Thala Four Reasons' meme widely circulated by fans. Despite not fully understanding its origins or intent, he appreciates his fans for turning it into ...
Right now, the #HearMeOut trend is offering loads of them. In 2024, less than two weeks before the next US presidential election, memes have different meanings. When “brat” took off in the ...
The rise of meme costumes can also be seen as a desire for relevance, says Anastasia Denisova, author of "Internet Memes and Society" and senior lecturer at the University of Westminster ...
“Dress up as your favorite meme or viral video star,” read the (electronic) invitation to the event, sponsored by archive site Know Your Meme and Urlesque, an internet culture site that shut ...
Facebook reversed its ban of a meme that pokes fun at the Democratic presidential ticket as characters from the hit film “Dumb and Dumber” following a ruling from parent Meta’s oversight board.