Clay weekly context brief for the Memetics category (ISO week 2026-W33). Clay tracks publications from the Memetics feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. It's Been 17 Years Since The 'Russian Sleep Experiment' Appeared Online Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/russian-sleep-experiment Russian Sleep Experiment is a creepypasta story about a purported experiment performed by Russian scientists in the 1940s in which prison inmates were gassed to test the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation. 2. Eminem Brisk Commercial / Damn, That Is Pretty Good Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/eminem-brisk-commercial-damn-that-is-pretty-good Eminem Brisk Commercial or Damn, That Is Pretty Good refers to a viral reaction video and meme taken from a 2011 Brisk iced tea Super Bowl commercial featuring rapper Eminem as a stop-motion, claymation-style character. 3. The Weekly Meme Roundup: John Politics, Toadsworth, Shakira Computer Memes And More Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/the-weekly-meme-roundup-john-politics-toadsworth-shakira-computer-memes-and-more This week in memes, Shakira recreated a popular old meme, Toadsworth's mysterious disappearance once again inspired discourse, Spider-Man's feet took over the timeline, and more. 4. Just Saw Someone My Age Being Extremely Talented, Day Ruined Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/just-saw-someone-my-age-being-extremely-talented-day-ruined Just Saw Someone My Age Being Extremely Talented, Day Ruined, is an exploitable catchphrase and image macro meme based on a viral X / Twitter post made by user @DoctorPissPants in November 2020 that reads, "Just saw someone my age being extremely talented, my day is ruined." The post was made on November 13th, 2020, and spread over the following years through reposts. 5. What Is The 'Whipping Up In A Kettle' Meme? The Origin Of The Viral TikTok And Reels Memes Explained Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-the-whipping-up-in-a-kettle-meme-the-origin-of-the-viral-tiktok-and-reels-memes-explained One of the wildest prison stories ever told has now become a huge meme on TikTok and Instagram Reels , and it's being used to rank things like music and different anime series. 6. The internet responds with Chappell Roan memes to the alleged snub of Jude Laws daughter Source: Daily Dot Memes Link: https://dailydot.com/chappell-roan-fan-child-memes/ The situation with the security guard coming after one of Chappell Roan's fans has turned into meme fodder. 7. What Is The 'Whipping Up In A Kettle' Meme? Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/videos/439881-he-was-whipping-up-shit-in-a-kettle-boiling-poo-in-a-kettle What is the "whipping up in a kettle" meme?! 8. Mysaria's Accent Memes (HOTD) Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mysarias-accent-memes-hotd Mysaria's Accent, also known as Mysaria Accent Memes, Mysaria "Your Grace" or Mysariaposting, refers to a series of memes mocking the accent of the character Mysaria (played by actress Sonoya Mizuno) in the fantasy HBO series House of the Dragon (HOTD). 9. These 25 Memes Are So Relatable It Hurts Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/these-25-memes-are-so-relatable-it-hurts Enjoy some memes we all know and love. 10. He Was Whipping Up Shit In A Kettle / Boiling Poo In a Kettle Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/he-was-whipping-up-shit-in-a-kettle-boiling-poo-in-a-kettle He Was Whipping Up Shit In A Kettle or Boiling Poo In a Kettle refers to a series of memes based on a viral video clip of Jeff the Gov, a former prison officer in the U.K., telling a story on The BlueTick Show podcast about seeing a prisoner who was denied dinner boiling feces in a kettle. 11. Interview: Fitness Influencer 'Chestbrah' Talks Zyzz's Legacy And Documentary, The Problems With Looksmaxxing, Fitness Memes And More Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/interview-fitness-influencer-chestbrah-talks-zyzzs-legacy-and-documentary-the-problems-with-looksmaxxing-fitness-memes-and-more Whether or not you know anything about the world of fitness influencing and bodybuilding, you've likely heard the name Zyzz before. 12. Are we doomed? AI slop videos of cheating fruit are taking over social media Source: Daily Dot Memes Link: https://dailydot.com/ai-slop-videos-of-cheating-fruit-are-taking-over-tiktok/ Cheating fruits are the latest guilty pleasure content. 13. The 'Obsession Dance' Explained Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/videos/439880-obsession-dance tiktokers will dance to anything 14. "U Sure?" Kid Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/u-sure-kid "U Sure?" Kid or "U Sure?" Guy is a series of memes based on a viral TikTok comment thread started by user Oryx in response to a comment by user Dixiegirl2011 where she claims that her thighs jiggle when she runs and it makes them itchy. 15. 25 Annoyingly Infuriating Situations People Found Themselves Having To Deal With Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/25-annoyingly-infuriating-situations-people-found-themselves-having-to-deal-with These awfully annoying situations might make you virtually mad. 16. Gooner Timeline Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gooner-timeline The Gooner Timeline is an exploitable meme that lays out a timeline of women who have gone viral largely because people online find them attractive, the implication being that the women went viral because of gooners. 17. Cast Your Vote For July 2026's Meme Of The Month! Source: Know Your Meme Editorials Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/meme-review/cast-your-vote-for-july-2026s-meme-of-the-month Say goodbye to July and get your voting finger ready, because it's time to vote for the Meme of the Month. 18. Classic Chuck Norris memes return in honor of his passing at age 86 Source: Daily Dot Memes Link: https://dailydot.com/chuck-norris-memes-return-in-honor-of-his-passing-at-age-86/ "Death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience." Sign up to receive the Daily Dots Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post Classic Chuck Norris memes return in honor of his passing at age 86 appeared first on The Daily Dot . 19. Woo Nobody Gives a Pootis Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/woo-nobody-gives-a-pootis Read More 20. 25 Regrettable Tattoo Fails Stuck With Someone Forever Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/25-regrettable-tattoo-fails-stuck-with-someone-forever These tattoos are stuck with the person who got them forevermore... Sources in this brief: Daily Dot Memes; Know Your Meme; Know Your Meme Editorials; Know Your Meme Memes; Know Your Meme News; Know Your Meme Submissions. Selected 20 of 68 available items for this weekly brief.