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Horror Manga Master, Junji Ito Has Inspired Some Classic Memes
Junji Ito is a Japanese horror manga artist known for works like Tomie, Uzumaki, Gyo, and more. In January of 2018, an anime series based off of his works will debut in Japan.
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Utah Mormon MomTok "Soft Swinging" Drama Leads Moms To Reality TV Stardom
Utah MomTok or Utah MomTok Drama refers to a group of female Mormon TikTokers who make content-house style videos, beginning in early 2020. In May 2022, they were accused by their lead creator, Taylor Frankie Paul, of being "soft swingers" following the divorce of Paul and her husband. The controversy led to multiple memes, tweets and viral discussions about the group of creators going into mid-2022.
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The Internet Ironically Expresses Sadness With Happy Imagery In 'Symphony Dolphin' Meme
Rainbow Dolphin, also known as Hopecore Dolphin or Symphony Dolphin, refers to a series of image macro and reaction images using illustrations of dolphins jumping out of water paired with demotivational quotes and honest confessions, similar to the How I See the World After X phrasal template. The dolphin images and memes are often accompanied by the chorus from Zara Larsson's song "Symphony" in which she sings, "I just wanna be part of your symphony," which was popularized on TikTok in late August 2024.
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Viral Brazilian Hatsune Miku Art Inspires "Every Country's Miku" Art Trend
Every Country's Miku refers to a series of fan art that imagines vocaloid character Hatsune Miku as a native of various countries and places, with Miku usually dressed in national clothing and holding various objects associated with the country's culture. Spawned by the Brazilian Miku meme, the fan art trend achieved virality on X / Twitter in late August 2024.
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Wild Rainbow Looks Define Viral Decora Harajuku Fashion Style
Social Media Influencer is a social media user who has access to a large audience. In the context of influencer marketing, influence is less about argument and coercion to a particular point of view and more about loose interactions between various parties in a community.
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A Circle?? In the Triangle Factory?? I Guess We Doin Circles Now Meme Erupts Online
A Circle?? In the Triangle Factory?? and I Guess We Doin Circles Now refers to a webcomic about two different people working at a red triangle factory reacting to a blue circle coming down the conveyor belt. The first character picks up the circle and says, "a circle?? in the triangle factory?? how queer!!" The second character just looks at the blue circle and says, "I guess we doin circles now." The original cartoon was posted to Twitter / X by user @MeatMarket__ in August 2024, who captioned it, "which one are you?" In quotes and replies, other X users shared voiceovers and used elements of the comic like an exploitable meme. Other stick figure characters and shapes like green squares entered the meme, expanding the shape factory's lore. Others spread the catchphrase "I guess we doin' circles now" in other posts and used the frame as a reaction image to portray detachment to change.
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From Stealing Your Data To Stealing Your Girl: Mark Zuckerberg's Recent Zuckaissance AKA Rebrand
Mark Zuckerberg’s name used to be synonymous with cringe and awkwardness. The overlord of Meta was perceived by many as a pale nerd with a strange haircut, perpetually clammy and unable to read human emotion. Memes portrayed him as an ethereal cyborg nourished not on food and water, but on a slurry of user data and so-called "Zucc Juice." His only hobbies seemed to be smoking meat and ruthlessly crushing business rivals. Now, Zuck wears a chain and his hair looks more normal. He’s also gotten into martial arts and seems to have earned many aura points as of late. Fashion-wise, the 40-year-old tech oligarch is dripping harder than a rain gutter in a monsoon storm, branching out beyond his traditional T-shirts and jeans.
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The Origin Of The 'Is He Stupid?' And 'Jonkler' Memes Explained
Is He Stupid?, Is She Stupid? or Are They Stupid? is a catchphrase and phrasal template that started on the /r/okbuddychicanery subreddit in which users ironically ask about certain plot details of the Breaking Bad universe lore, calling out the villain Gus as "stupid" for complaining about a worker's cooking skills for his facade-restaurant, among other characters. The trend became popularized in February 2023, inspiring other fandoms to post memes of plot details that the main character could've easily solved. As the trend expanded into March 2023, other variations of the phrase setup emerged, particularly Is He Smart? and Is She Smart?, among others.
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Elon Musk's Estranged Daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, Responds To Contentious Remarks About Her
Vivian Jenna Wilson, who goes by @Vivllainous online, is an internet personality and Elon Musk's estranged daughter from his first marriage to her mother Justine Wilson. Elon Musk made several inflammatory statements in a July 2024 interview with Jordan Peterson, claiming that the Woke Mind Virus "killed" one of his "older boys [Xavier]" when he was "tricked" into signing documents approving Vivian Wilson's gender reassignment surgery. Soon after Musk's interview, Wilson took to Threads to criticize Musk, pointing out various factual inaccuracies in his account of her childhood and asserting that his claims about her life are entirely "made up." Wilson went on to rebut more of Musk's posts in August 2024 and created a TikTok account that month as well.
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Olympic Breakdancer, Raygun Becomes A Meme Legend, But Was She Really Trolling?
Raygun is the stage name for 36-year-old Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn who competed at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics at the B-Girls breaking event. Gunn is also a professor at Macquarie University with a Ph.D. in cultural studies, focused on breakdancing. Multiple videos of Raygun performing at the Olympics went viral on Twitter / X and Reddit in August 2024. Many made fun of Raygun because of her seemingly poor performance, resulting in zero points overall and her elimination from the event. One video showed Raygun rolling around on the floor. Raygun the Australian Olympic Breakdancer memes surfaced across social media in August 2024, many of which championed Raygun because internet users lacking athletic skills saw themselves in her. Then, users discovered that Raygun had a Ph.D. and was a professor, resulting in more viral reactions and memes.
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Are Vitaly’s Shocking Predator Challenges Justice or Torture?
Vitaly "Catching Predators With" Kick Streams is a series of 10 planned livestreams hosted on the Kick streaming platform during which content creator Vitaly teams up with an influencer or celebrity each episode, including Lil Pump and Ty Dolla Sign, to bait, expose and humiliate child predators. The first stream took place on May 3rd, 2024, with several clips going viral online. Following the stream with Ty Dolla $ign on May 5th, a clip of a man punching one of the alleged predators in the face and knocking him out went viral, inspiring some rumors that the man died, although these were purportedly false.
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What Are The Best Minecraft Memes Of All Time?
Minecraft is an indie Java video game created by Markus Persson, also known as “Notch.” It is a sandbox building game in which the player gathers resources to create new objects by combining them in various ways.
