1 week ago The new pope is the internet’s biggest meme. What does that say about us? | Tayo Bero

Social media has been fun for the first time in years. But the joy of this moment is about more than just jokesWhile most good Catholics spent the early days of this week in solemn contemplation, praying that the church’s new leader would be a person of character and someone who could unite us in these tense, ungodly times, the rest of us were on X cackling at our screens and reposting chimney memes.Social media has been having a field day since Pope Francis passed and the race was on for a new pope. And now that Pope Leo XIV from Chicago has been selected, the jokes have been top-tier – references to the TV show The Bear, videos of the new pope walking out to music by the Chicago legend Chief Keef, Spike Lee somehow making this a win for the New York Knicks – I don’t remember the last time I had this much fun in the hellish digital town square formerly known as Twitter.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Conclave live: Cardinals to vote again after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day

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3 w. ago Garcia vs Romero LIVE: Results as ‘King Ryan’ is dropped and outpointed in Times Square

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Romero dropped and outpointed Garcia in Times Square, moments after Haney won a wide yet underwhelming decision against Jose Ramirez

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3 w. ago Garcia vs Romero LIVE: Fight updates and results as Garcia dropped after Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez win

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3 w. ago Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight tonight

Haney takes on Ramirez in Times Square, on a stacked card in New York City

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3 w. ago Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight tonight

Garcia returns from his drug-related ban to box Romero in Times Square, on a stacked card in New York City

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As Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teófimo López prepare to fight in Times Square, the Matchroom boss discusses power, pressure and the man (mostly) behind the curtainAs workers tighten bolts on a steel ring platform beneath the glare of LED billboards in Times Square on a sun-splashed Thursday afternoon, Eddie Hearn is still wrapping his head around the reality of what he’s helped build.“It actually is going to happen,” he says, sounding slightly astonished. “Up until about two weeks ago, I thought: this isn’t happening. And now we’re 24 hours away.” Continue reading...

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