Excuse Me, Do You Speak Meme?
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Excuse Me, Do You Speak Meme?

Shakespeare wasn’t trying to piss schoolkids off, he actually spoke like that. And now people talk lyk dis. Memes are our language. They contain as much context as good literature and a more developed backstory than the last 10 Avengers movies. So why do we still consider them low-brow?
Cut 2016 Some Slack, Please
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Cut 2016 Some Slack, Please

At the risk of sounding like an outlier and getting lynched by the #End2016 doomsdayers, I quite enjoyed this year – because I am aware that things could have been way worse.
In Defence of the World Cup Referee
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In Defence of the World Cup Referee

There has been this sudden expectation from referees to run as fast as Cristiano Ronaldo, maintain the vision of Hawkeye, and display the coolness of the Dalai Lama, while being super self-aware that every single error they make will instantly be dissected by millions of fans. But let’s remember referees are humans too.