We Love the Internet 2018/11: The Structure of stand-up comedy edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Rethinking Work-Life Balance for Women of Colour
• For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It
• Why media companies are shifting their attention from Facebook to YouTube
• Bitcoin: Boon or Bubble?
• The Dark Allegations Behind Some of YouTube’s Most Popular Music Videos
• This company built one of the world’s most efficient warehouses by embracing chaos

Reference points:

• The structure of stand-up comedy
• The Songs That Bind
• AVA: The Art and Science of Image Discovery at Netflix
• Marketers are clueless about media effectiveness – here’s the proof
• You can watch Netflix on any screen you want, but you’re probably watching it on a TV
• Workflow Breakdown of Every Best Picture and Best Editing Oscar Nominee

Longer reads:

• What Does It Cost To Be Big On Instagram?
• Porn Is Not the Worst Thing on Musical.ly
• Media trends that will define 2018

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• Song maker
• Steamed Hams Inc.
• A human-robot dance duet
• Skating an Empty Water Park

Things to look at/read:

• The male glance: how we fail to take women’s stories seriously
• Why Men Should Own Vibrators Too
• I am the very important long read everyone is talking about
• The Tyranny of Convenience
• A Cultural History of the Diva
• How Pop-Ups Took Over America’s Restaurants
• Bachelor producers reportedly track contestant’s menstrual cycles for maximum manipulation

Animal corner:

• Walking the Lazy Dog
• I GOT MY DOG A LIFE JACKET AND SHE FORGOT HOW TO BE A DOG
• You’re doing very well Marley, we’re all right behind you

Tweets of the week:

• First world problem in Iceland.
• Please enjoy this fantastic video of my friend Stevie. It’s one of my favourite things ever
• “You can see Laura Dern say ‘pew’ when she fires the gun, which she could never not do every time she shot it.” — Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Commentary
• ..Paddington!?
• The headline that kicks off the zombie apocalypse we’ve all been waiting for:
• The Daily Mail published an article claiming that ‘no one is 100% straight’ and this is possibly my favourite comment ever.
• this is definitive and i wont be convinced otherwise
• Don’t worry guys, bananas will save us

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• How Wetherspoon’s conquered Britain
• How many murders can a police informer get away with?
• Is This the Most Crowded Island in the World? (And Why That Question Matters)
• Jennifer Lawrence Is A Prisoner Of Her Cool Girl Image
• The Olympian Who Believes He’s Always On TV

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