We Love the Internet 2022/27: The It’s great, but why edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• When Raw Emotion Goes Viral
• Can Elvis Survive Gen Z?
• The Extremely Online Workplace
• Nobody Knows How to Watch Movies Anymore
• Disney could soon lose exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse

Reference points:

• It’s great, but why?
• The 10-Year-Old Tweet That Still Defines the Internet
• Can a corporation “own” a color?

Longer reads:

• Is your smartphone ruining your memory?

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• Nah man, how have they not arrested this man yet
• 2 blokes in Abergavenny went for a cheeky line of coke and turned out to be ket. Another angle..these lads are in a hole
• Ummmm.
• This how drunk I’m tryna be at my wedding
• GUY WHO MIGHT COME OUT OF MOSH RETIREMENT (again)

Things to look at/read:

• How OXO Conquered the American Kitchen
• See how sanctions change where Russian private jets fly
• Masters of the Bubbleverse
• The Dinner Party Is Now Very Online

Animal corner:

• Tag someone to make their day
• All bran was all she needed!
• The cuteness level just reached MAX!
• Getting ready for the summer time, EDM parties.
• Puppy Love

Tweets of the week:

• It’s happened again
• time to finger Boris’ back door???
• POV: you’re in an english pub and you’re following the toilet sign
• An avocado that looks like a quarter note :)
• The cast of Reservoir Dogs 25 years later. They all look like Bono at different stages of his life.

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• They, Then and Now
• We’re not going back to the time before Roe. We’re going somewhere worse
• White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.

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