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The backlash to these popular election memes suggests none of us are ready to “try to get along.” In the wake of the 2016 election, messages of unity proliferated on the internet. Bountiful social media posts promoted the idea of being stronger together, urging those across the political divide to move past their minor (or … Read More “These memes want Democrats and Republicans to be friends. Good luck!” »
The only escape from the longest week in history was memes. Election workers all over the country have been doing the most crucial, and least celebrated, grunt work of democracy this week, and we should all appreciate their service. But according to social platforms like TikTok, the ones in Nevada need to hurry the hell … Read More “The 2020 election, explained by TikTok” »
NBC After four years of Trump spoofs, the show tackled Biden’s victory without much inspiration. Saturday Night Live’s cold opens have not been great this season, but on November 7 — the day a number of news outlets finally declared that Joe Biden had defeated Donald Trump and won the 2020 presidential election — a mediocre … Read More “SNL’s cold open took some parting shots at Donald Trump” »
NBC Chappelle’s SNL monologue included a KKK joke, an AIDS quip, and a lit cigarette. Faced with the daunting task of delivering Saturday Night Live’s post-election opening monologue, Dave Chappelle opted for a tone atypical of his brand of comedy: muted rather than scathing. Chappelle appeared following a lackluster but earnest cold open, which parodied … Read More “Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue was shrewd and political — but more chill than expected” »
Disney+ Here’s a few things to know about Disney+’s Star Wars TV show if you’re not a Star Wars fan. Most people have likely seen at least one Star Wars film, if not all nine episodes of the Skywalker Saga (the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy that kicked off in 1999, and the new trilogy … Read More “You don’t have to love Star Wars to dig The Mandalorian” »
Getty Images/iStockphoto I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 82. Something is happening online wherein it has become fashionable for objectively young people to say that they feel hideously, grotesquely old. The sentiment is everywhere: self-deprecating, semi-ironic bemoans of being an elderly hag surrounded by mere tots. On Twitter, 17-year-olds go viral for feeling … Read More “Why social media makes you feel so old” »
