2014 Canadian Parliament Shooting
Editor’s Note: This is my first actual article, if someone could help me out it’d be great. Thanks :) ---HakkronOverview The 2014 Canadian Parliament Hill Shootings were a set of shootings that...
View ArticleMarlins Man
AboutMarlins Man is the nickname given to Miami Marlins fan Laurence Leavy[2] who rose to viral fame after being repeatedly spotted in the front-row seat behind the batter’s box wearing the Miami...
View ArticleChristina Hoff Sommers
AboutChristina Hoff Sommers is an American author and self-described equity feminist known for her criticisms contemporary Western or “third-wave” feminism. Sommers has been accused of being a...
View ArticleGhostbusters
AboutGhostbusters is an American horror comedy film about a group of men who battle ghosts and other supernatural creatures in New York City.HistoryGhostbusters was released on June 8th, 1984. The film...
View ArticleActually It's About Ethics
About“Actually it’s about ethics in videogame journalism” is a phrase often photoshoped onto screenshots taken from horror movies or videogames as a humorous response to the Gamergate movement....
View Article"Afraid to Ask" Andy
About“Afraid to Ask” Andy is an advice animal image macro series featuring a still image of Andy Dwyer (played by Chris Pratt), one of the main characters from the American TV sitcom Parks and...
View ArticleLocal Man Ruins Everything
About“Local Man Ruins Everything” is an image macro meme taken from the television show The Simpsons. The meme involves photoshopping someone’s image into the newspaper article under the headline...
View Article#Ebowla
About#Ebowla, a portmanteau of the words “bowl” and “Ebola”, is a tongue-in-cheek hashtag that began circulating on Twitter after news media outlets reported that New York-based doctor Craig Spencer...
View ArticleJoshua Feuerstein
AboutJoshua Feuerstein is an American evangelist, internet and social media personality, who frequently uploads Facebook videos documenting his thoughts on a variety of subjects related to...
View ArticleLaughing Tom Cruise
AboutLaughing Tom Cruise is a reaction image and exploitable meme involving collage pictures featuring various surimposed faces of Tom Cruise maniacally laughing. First used as a reaction face to...
View ArticleLelf
AboutLelf (a portmanteau of the words Lel and Elf) is a name given to a laughing elf character, whose face is often used as an exploitable for edits.OriginThe original image (pictured below) comes from...
View ArticleThe Koolaid Point
AboutThe Koolaid Point is a theory coined by programming instructor and game developer Kathy Sierra to describe a point in which brands become hated because of the fame they are gathering instead of...
View ArticleNow That's What I Call X
AboutNow that’s what i call X is an online catchphrase and exploitable fad parodying the album covers of the online hit music seller store NOWmusicstore.com[1].OriginThis fad derived from the album...
View ArticleMatthew McConaughey's Lincoln Commercials
AboutMatthew McConaughey’s Lincoln Commercials are advertisements for Lincoln MKC automobiles in which actor Matthew McConaughey delivers a series of monologues while driving the compact crossover...
View ArticleOppression Olympics
About“Oppression Olympics” refers to arguments in which inequalities faced by a group are dismissed for being considered less important than those faced by another group. While it was originally used...
View ArticleA Potato Flew Around My Room
About“A Potato Flew Around My Room” is a misheard lyric from Frank Ocean’s 2012 R&B song “Thinkin’ Bout You” that became a popular subject of online mockeries on Vine after it was first said by...
View Article"All About That Bass"
About“All About That Bass” is a 2014 pop song co-written and performed by British recording artist Meghan Trainor. Upon its debut in June, the song was met with critical acclaims for its catchy beats...
View Article#FullMcIntosh
About#FullMcIntosh is a Twitter hashtag primarily used by the pro-GamerGate camp to mock various arguments put forth by pop culture critic Jonathan McIntosh and other social justice bloggers in the...
View ArticleBlackface Costume Controversies
OverviewBlackface Costume Controversies refer to a series of online backlashes prompted by Halloween costumes that entail painting one’s own face in black or brown as to emulate the darker skin tone of...
View ArticleIf Paintings Could Text
AboutIf Paintings Could Text is a single topicTumblr blog which features text messages paired with famous works of art.OriginThe single topic Tumblr blog ifpaintingscouldtext[1] was created on June...
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