Clay weekly context brief for the Memetics category (ISO week 2026-W34). 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. 5 Years Later, Were Still Looking for the Impostor Among Us Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/there-is-1-impostor-among-us--2 There Is 1 Impostor Among Us refers to a series of memes based on the starting screen which precedes an online round in the 2018 video game Among Us. 2. Who Is 'Rin Tin Tin' And What Is The 'Rin Tin Tin' Rap? The Viral TikTok Freestyle Video And Memes Explained Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/who-is-rin-tin-tin-and-what-is-the-rin-tin-tin-rap-the-viral-tiktok-freestyle-video-and-memes-explained A 12-year-old's freestyle rap song with an unexpected shoutout to celebrity dog Rin Tin Tin is going viral on TikTok. Here's why. 3. X Will Appear As A Roaming Character During Universal Halloween Horror Nights Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/x-will-appear-as-a-roaming-character-during-universal-halloween-horror-nights X Will Appear As A Roaming Character During Universal Halloween Horror Nights is a phrasal template copypasta meme on X / Twitter based on a report that the character Nikki (played by actress Inde Navarrette) from the 2026 horror movie Obsession will be a roaming character during the 2026 Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights event. 4. Kick A Ball Trend / How To Kick A Soccer Ball Source: Know Your Meme Memes Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kick-a-ball-trend-how-to-kick-a-soccer-ball The Kick A Ball Trend or How To Kick A Soccer Ball, also known as How To Properly Kick A Soccer Ball Trend, is a viral prank and dance trend in which people act like they're going to demonstrate how to properly kick a soccer (football) ball, only to miss the kick in a fake out, spinning and twerking at the camera instead. 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. The 'DanTDM MineCon 2015' Memes Explained Source: Know Your Meme News Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/videos/439989-dantdm-minecon-2015-memes minecon is at it again 8. The Weekly Meme Roundup: Pinkchyu, The Other Cavaliers, Kinda Chic Trend And More Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/meme-review/the-weekly-meme-roundup-pinkchyu-the-other-cavaliers-kinda-chic-trend-and-more This week in memes, a goth girl named Pinkchyu got Drake to bark like a dog, an old SNL skit became a meme about being useless, the "Kinda Chic" trend injected some positivity into the timeline and more. 9. Donald Trump Hiding In Catering Truck / Cart Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/donald-trump-hiding-in-catering-truck-cart Donald Trump Hiding In Catering Truck or Trump Hiding In Catering Cart is a series of memes based on reports that U.S. 10. 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. 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. Bless Your Feed With 25 Pure Desire Paths Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/bless-your-feed-with-25-pure-desire-paths These desire paths are the collective effort of everyone's desire to wander. 14. My McDonald's Order Trend Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-mcdonalds-order-trend My McDonald's Order Trend refers to a viral TikTok trend and internet challenge in which users allow TikTok to determine their McDonalds meal randomly. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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 . 18. 24 Of The Most Interesting Things People Spotted This Week Source: Know Your Meme Link: https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/collections/24-of-the-most-interesting-things-people-spotted-this-week These images showcase and highlight some of the most mildly interesting, but super intriguing things people saw this week. 19. Miles Morales Trend Source: Know Your Meme Submissions Link: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/miles-morales-trend The Miles Morales Trend is a TikTok and Instagram Reels lip-dub trend based on a scene from the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in which Miles Morales, Spider-Man, describes his origin story. 20. 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. 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 70 available items for this weekly brief.