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Morgan Wallen, Gods country, SNL memes take over the internet

Mashable Tech

His recent Saturday Night Live appearance and subsequent post about returning to "God's country" has become a meme of sorts, most of which are poking fun at Wallen. Wallen has a complicated history with SNL — his first appearance was cancelled over violating COVID protocols. It might be loading or has been removed.

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All Your Base Are Belong To Us has turned 20

The Verge

As Ars Technica reports , the history of the “All Your Base” video is longer than just a single upload. The meme didn’t really take off until the video, uploaded on February 16th, 2001, was posted to Newgrounds. Machkovech’s piece gets into more of the history and the context around the video itself, which is fascinating.

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Ah f**k: YouTube takes down classic ‘I can’t believe you’ve done this’ meme

The Verge

Whether it wants to be or not, YouTube is a guardian of internet history, with countless classic videos sitting in its archives. The video has been remixed and re-memed in countless ways since it first went viral in the mid-2010s, and Weedon himself has an interesting relationship with the content. Well, that's that then.

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Zillionaire Girlbosses Astonished by Backlash to Their Frivolous Trip to Space

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Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess," actor Olivia Wilde wrote in a Monday Instagram post, as quoted by People. Several other high-profile celebrities took a swipe at the publicity stunt. Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind," she argued , while hosting an NBC daytime TV show earlier this month. "Im

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Local history buffs are turning to Facebook to share memories of bygone eras

Fast Company Tech

Facebook history groups and pages have popped up in major cities like New York and Seattle and in small towns and suburbs across the U.S. “It never stops,” says Mike McGinness, who founded a Florida history group that now has more than 300,000 members and 75,000 photos.

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The PS5 and Xbox Series X are so big that Ikea has mock consoles in store to help you buy a media cabinet

The Verge

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are very large consoles — in fact, the PS5 is the biggest game console in modern history. There’s also some great marketing copy on the PS5 mock box to explain exactly what it should be used for: “Which Ikea media storage unit will be able to fit my new, meme-ishly oversized, gaming console?”.

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Guinness reverses decision to strip Billy Mitchell’s Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records

The Verge

The controversy around Mitchell’s records has a long history. The organization’s current owner and CEO, Jace Hall, only responded to Ars Technica’s request for comment with the “But That’s None of My Business” Kermit the Frog meme.

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