OUR weekly round-up of the crème de le crème of the web – from gifs to memes to videos to blogs. Readers with suggestions for next week’s round-up should contact Dina Rickman at The Week.
DO THE HARLEM SHAKEThe Harlem shake is, in the words of YouTube, the biggest web video trend of the month. More than 12,000 people have uploaded videos of themselves attempting the dance meme online. Here it is being attempted by a swim team:
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Why UK scientists are trying to dim the SunIn The Spotlight The UK has funded controversial geoengineering techniques that could prove helpful in slowing climate change
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Gandhi arrests: Narendra Modi's 'vendetta' against India's oppositionThe Explainer Another episode threatens to spark uproar in the Indian PM's long-running battle against the country's first family
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How the woke right gained power in the USUnder the radar The term has grown in prominence since Donald Trump returned to the White House
