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Ferns and Fears
Read more: Ferns and FearsWhat fears have you overcome and how? Daily Prompt The irredeemable dyslexic that I am, I read this prompt very wrong. “What ferns have you overcome and how?” It made me think of the following ferns I came across a couple of days ago, at the Garfield Park Conservatory: But since we’re on the topic of ferns and fears,… Read More
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Patagonia, Inc. challenges PRIDE
Read more: Patagonia, Inc. challenges PRIDEThe 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 should take on PRIDE during PRIDE month. Read More
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Fiction is Real
Read more: Fiction is RealThe US is at war again, and it’s starting to seem like news stories are straight out of fiction. I would argue they are. Read More
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Advice for a Broken Emoji Heart
Read more: Advice for a Broken Emoji HeartApple’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 the Meme, we will ask ourselves some important questions about online communication and hopefully find a solution or two! Read More
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ICE is the Worst of Us
Read more: ICE is the Worst of UsAnother 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 violence, civil resistance, and the worst of the worst. Read More
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The Onion Hates ICE
Read more: The Onion Hates ICEThis is a somber addition to the Analyze the Meme series. After the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, the internet has been overwhelmed by strong emotions over her death. Today, we’ll be analyzing the satirical magazine The Onion. We will look at how the magazine represents ICE agents using dark humor, and we will talk about the inherent criticism… Read More
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10 Predictions for 2026 and Beyond
Read more: 10 Predictions for 2026 and BeyondWonder how the economy, technology, and social media will play out in 2026? Read these 10 predictions, and you’ll be forewarned and forearmed. They’re like horoscopes, but for boring, scary, adult things – we promise it’ll be fun! Read More
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Elf is Back on the Shelf, Boys
Read more: Elf is Back on the Shelf, BoysAfter 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 me, but I’m feeling an impromptu session of analyze the meme! Elf-on-the-Shelf is at its core phonological. The pun doesn’t have anything to do with meaning or spelling – it is all in the… Read More