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Analyze The Meme Series
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Advice for a Broken Emoji Heart
Apple’s overactive software updates left me with a dilemma. How do we communicate the whole gamut of love, friendship, and respect with the emojis on…
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The Onion Hates ICE
This is a somber addition to the Analyze the Meme series. After the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, the internet has been overwhelmed by strong…
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Elf is Back on the Shelf, Boys
After years without Elf-on-the-Shelf, I’m seeing a lot of instances of the Elf-on-the-Shelf meme scrolling down my Facebook feed this holiday season. Maybe it’s just…
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Starstruck for Mamdani – Trump is Smitten
It’s time for another Analyze the Meme on Small Words! Today, we’re going to look at why NYC mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani and President Trump’s meeting…
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Where Did the Literacy Go?
Rose Horowitch is back with her hot takes. She grieves for math scores, mourns for student attention span, and, closest to my heart, she portends the horrors of a post-literate society. Meanwhile, the legislative branch…
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Patagonia, Inc. challenges PRIDE
The camping equipment and clothing brand, Patagonia it taking the Drag performer “Pattie Gonia” to court. Patagonia’s complaints ring hollow. Let’s take a look at intellectual property laws and see why the brand thinks it…
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Fiction is Real
The US is at war again, and it’s starting to seem like news stories are straight out of fiction. I would argue they are.
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Advice for a Broken Emoji Heart
Apple’s overactive software updates left me with a dilemma. How do we communicate the whole gamut of love, friendship, and respect with the emojis on our phones? In this special Valentine’s Day installment of Analyze…
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ICE is the Worst of Us
Another day, another deadly ICE shootings. The nation is, once again, in disbelief over the federal government’s use of unnecessary force. Let’s take a look at how we can use empathy to help us understand…