The week's best of the internet

The 8 best memes, videos, and gifs to emerge from the great digital playground — from an awkward Obama-Romney handshake to R. Kelly's hip-hopera

2. R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" saga continues

3. Megyn Kelly unloads

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The Fox News anchor's finger guns get immortalized in GIF form. Bang bang. (Via Twitter)

4. The most literal tweets ever

How do you get wild birds to peck at a keyboard? Rig said keyboard with bread. Why would you want birds to peck at a keyboard? To get them to tweet. Follow the Birds on Twitter "art" project here. (Via This Is Colossal)

5. Is this the best 007 GIF ever?

Skyfall might be the best Bond film ever, but which James Bond did the iconic turn-and-shoot pirouette the best? My vote's for Connery on the far right. (Or rather, according to TheWeek.com's entertainment editor and resident Bond expert Scott Meslow, Mr. Connery's stunt man.) Thanks, Gizmodo.

6. Woman chases burglar with wood sword and bear spray

Sonya Yu was tired of having her packages stolen by a local thief, so she rigged a trap that sprays would-be burglars with bear spray and waited nearby with a wood sword. Naturally, she tweeted the whole experience, because if vengeance doesn't happen on Twitter, it might as well have never happened. (Via Gawker)

7. Cat of the week

Have you seen a better cat this week? Probably not. If you have, please let us know in the comments section below. (Via Imgur)

8. Drinking in Los Angeles vs. drinking in New York

(Via Mandatory)

Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.