How a Ghanaian funerary service’s routine reinvented a trope as old as the Middle Ages
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The Strange Reign of Raccoons Online
The raccoon is one of the most popular animals on social media. But the human obsession with the scavengers predates the internet by thousands of years.
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As Local Media Dies, Community Meme Pages Keep the Spirits of Cities Alive
Online spaces embody Aldo Rossi’s view of the city as “the collective memory of its people.”
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This Self-Described “Chinese Peasant” Has Become the Twitter God of Drinking
Liu Shichao, better known as Pangzai, has become a social media sensation with his oddly compelling videos of his everyday life.
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The Artists Illustrating New York’s Growing Protest Culture
As leftist politics integrate into the mainstream, artists spread the word and agitate for change.
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In the War of Memes, Iran Is Trouncing the United States
Donald Trump’s embarrassingly lo-res tweet of an American flag encapsulates how Iranians have been dominating the social media game during the recent tensions.
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The War Over Images in Chile
Reports by the mainstream media and uploads on social media tell vastly different stories of the ongoing protests.
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Russian Artist Faces Six Years in Jail for Pro-LGBTQ Social Media Posts
After sharing feminist and LGBTQ-friendly art on social media, 26-year-old theater director Yulia Tsvetkova has been placed under house arrest, fined, and accused of distributing “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors.”
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India and US Top List of Data Requests from TikTok, According to New Transparency Report
Under pressure for its alleged ties to the Chinese government and other security concerns, the developers behind TikTok published the company’s first “transparency report.”
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The Viral Artwork Emerging From Hong Kong’s Protests
The ongoing movement immortalizes its actions and demands through crowdsourced imagery.
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The Many Strange Lives of Mister Rogers Online
A modern saint. A former Navy SEAL. A secret anti-Mormon activist. Why do so many rumors and memes swirl around the children’s television icon?
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Documentary Filmmakers Challenge the Trump Administration Over Visa Requirements
The International Documentary Association and the Doc Society have filed a lawsuit over the new policy that visa applicants register their social media profiles.