The ideal combination of hilarious and grim
A list of things I would like to see Meerkatted:
Clickbait-factory pitch meetings.
Michelle Obama's getting-ready routine.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (... circa this day, 1990).
Internal pow-wows of Penn State frats.
That ASL interpreter who signs rap songs for the deaf.
Behind-the-scenes views of Secret Service parties.
... uhhhhm that's it basically, let's go to the links!
1. The languages the Internet simply won't speak. Mandarin is the world's most-popular language; Hindi is the fourth, Bengali the seventh. And yet, Unicode -- the organization that regulates computer text -- still doesn't fully support them. (Maaaaybe because it's "comprised largely of white men.")
2. Is there no justice for the memed? Internet fame can come at a cost, particularly for children like Mariah Anderson. But even when the publicity's unwanted, malicious or questionably legal, it's never easily undone.
3. If books had Internet comments ... I wouldn't read them! (But read these ones, srsly, they're the ideal combination of hilarious and grim.)
Lol my dog hardly even sits.
Postscripts: Counseling computers. Sex-ruining smartphones. The first museum just for selfies. What Kimmy Schmidt knows about the Internet and how one charming bro defends revenge pornography. Cable vs. cord-cutting. Internet vs. IRL. Does this cooking show make me look fat? (Nvm, plz never tell.)
Enjoy the weekend! Until Monday,
@caitlindewey
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