In defense of memes
In the aftermath of the election, one of the only things that kept me sane was the circulation of the amazingly hilarious Obama-Biden memes on my Facebook newsfeed. From pictures of Biden plotting...
View ArticleFive types of people you’ll meet on Valentine’s Day
1. Fully enjoys the holiday; sincerely wishes people a happy holiday and sends candy-grams — genuinely enthusiastic human being Does homework the day it was assigned Hopelessly addicted to caffeine...
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Me, an intellectual: On “Academese” and accessibility
If there’s anything that captures the zeitgeist of modernity, it’s definitely the memes. Browsing on Tumblr, an incredibly credible source of contemporary sardonic and graphics-laden critique, two...
View ArticleMemes, deconstructed
meme (n.): It’s not a word, it’s a lifestyle. — Urban Dictionary As my fellow frequenters of Stanford Memes for Edgy Trees could probably attest to, memes are an interesting part of college culture....
View ArticleLet’s flake on flaking
There are countless memes to be found in every corner of the internet about canceled plans. About one-third of them are from the perspective of the person responsible for canceling — a twenty-five year...
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The mores of memes
What are they? Meme. The word itself sounds sort of droll, minted by pop culture people and certified by Merriam-Webster for our social media purposes. Memes pop up on our Instagram Explore, Twitter...
View ArticleTan’s Take: Sports for the Sportless
If you intentionally flipped or clicked to the sports section of this paper, your patronage is much appreciated; however, this article is not directed at you. For readers who arrived at this piece by...
View ArticleWWIII memes betray our lack of empathy — and knowledge of history
In a fantastic opinion published last week, Daily columnist Vibhav Mariwala argued that “rigorous historical analysis” is required to truly understand India’s Citizenship Amendment Act, its intended...
View ArticleAnother new social media platform. But focused on your taste in memes.
Like many young people, Vidya Madhavan MBA ’21 sees memes as a light-hearted respite from the often toxic nature of social media. In the midst of the global pandemic, she founded Schmooze, a...
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