The Weekend Brief: January 28th, 2018

January 27th, 2018 - 6:54 PM EST by Brad Kim

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A Collage of Connect Four, Skidaddle Skidoodle, Men Helping Cook Dinner and more!

This Week in Memes: TLDR

- Connect Four Box Cover Art Spawns Photoshopped Parodies

- Fiona the Prematurely-Born Hippo Turns One, Internet Celebrates

- Skidaddle Skidoodle: A Must-Know Spell for Meme Magicians

- People Smiling at Their Phones in Public, What Are They Looking At?

- Man Helping Cook Dinner Is the Latest Stock Photo Cliché


This Week on the Internets

- Rob Sheridan, the creator of the Dancing Baby animation, finally speaks out about the now-classic meme two decades after its viral breakout.

- Coachella Lineup Jokes reaches new height with artificial intelligence-generated band names, courtesy of the art collective Botnik Studios.

- The Tide Pod Challenge madness prompts the laundry detergent maker to beg consumers not to eat their delicious-looking product.

- Vine 2.0 is in the works and may launch as early as this summer, according to Vine co-founder.

- In what became known as #Bloggergate, UK YouTube celebrity Elle Darby issues an apology video after trying to barter a five-night free stay at a Dublin hotel.

- Embattled YouTube celebrity Logan Paul attempts redemption with a suicide prevention video.

- The XFL comeback announcement stirs excitement and nostalgia among sports fans online.

- Watchdog files federal complaints against Trump's alleged shush money paid to adult actress.

- #ReleaseTheMemo brings boost to Russiagate-skeptics as the FBI investigation inches towards the Oval Office and raises questions of endorsement by Russian bots and trolls.

- Canadian professor draws anti-feminist support after on-air debate with Channel 4 news host.


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