Mon. 04/26 - The Battle of the Joshes

<p><strong><em>Dozens of people named Josh gathered in Nebraska over the weekend for a battle to crown the ultimate Josh. Who won and why the heck did this happen? I’ve got the details. The precursor to laugh tracks: professional applauders in 19th century France. And the Oscars saw many firsts last night, including one long overdue first for the award ceremony’s set. </em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/meme-insider/josh-swain-tells-all-about-viral-josh-fight-and-how-he-turned-a-meme-into-a-charity-event" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Swain Tells All About Viral 'Josh Fight' And How He Turned A Meme Into A Charity Event</a> (Know Your Meme)</li><li><a href="https://news.avclub.com/national-fight-between-guys-named-josh-won-by-very-smal-1846757160" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Fight won by very small Josh</a> (A/V Club)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/josh-fight-nebraska.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joshes Battle for Josh Supremacy in Nebraska</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/31326502/inaugural-josh-fight-little-josh-crowned-best-josh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inaugural #Josh Fight is over and 'Little Josh' is crowned the best Josh</a> (ESPN)</li><li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/josh-battle-pool-noodle-lincoln" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Battle Take Over Lincoln, Nebraska, Park</a> (Buzzfeed News)</li><li><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/paid-applauders-paris-opera-claques/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Paid Applauders Ruled the Paris Opera House</a> (JSTOR Daily)</li><li><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/oscar-nominee-plans-shatter-film-world-s-crippling-ableism-n1265139" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Oscar nominee plans to shatter the film world's crippling ableism</a> (MSNBC)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRrIs22pl