We Love the Internet 2018/19: The How likes went bad edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Why Netflix and Amazon are experimenting with short-form programming
• China’s millennial backlash
• OK No
• I Drove Myself Nuts Trying to Unravel the Mystery of Seemingly Unparented 9-Year-Old Instagram Shit-Talker Lil Tay

Reference points:

• The 459 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List
• Amazon Is Defined by Billions and Millions; Median Salary Is $28,446
• Welcome to the Who-niverse

Longer reads:

• How Likes Went Bad
• Artificial Intelligence — The Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet
• Fake it till you make it: meet the wolves of Instagram
• Why we should bulldoze the business school
• From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• Cyclist with huge knife knocked off getaway bike in Cardiff city centre with police in pursuit
• Flying Cement Lid Nearly Crashes into Cars
• The Plays of the Sword
• Canal Boat Ninja

Things to look at/read:

• I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye
• The Five Types Of Nicolas Cage Movies
• New erotica for feminists
• Meghan Markle Is Going Royal—Can Her Friends Come, Too?
• Model And “ANTM” Winner Nyle DiMarco Hilariously Caught A Woman Taking Creeper Photos Of Him On The Subway
• The quest for the next billion dollar colour

Animal corner:

• Dog interrupts Josh Judge’s live forecast
• you know what… i am a good boy and i deserve a day off. fetch your own ball today, becky.
• When you’re doing fuck all at work and your boss walks in.
• When it’s too early to come in
• my mom put oil on her bird feeder to keep squirrels from stealing the bird food and
• It looked a long way and for an ordinary cat it would be impossible but Glenn was no ordinary cat.

Tweets of the week:

• Next level Japanese ad
• cutting through the bullshit
• me scrolling through twitter
• If Cardi B did sound effects for Star Wars
• There’s a superhero at Stamford Bridge
• You will never look at a calendar the same way after you watch this
• she really won huh. she got the full set
• Thanos gathered all 6 infinity stones but still couldn’t save stoke from getting relegated

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• The rise of Russia’s neo-Nazi football hooligans
• The Great High School Impostor
• My bright-lights misadventure with the magician of Manhattan
• How Hollywood failed Brad Renfro

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