meme culture
We've Hit Peak Astrology
The celestial phenomenon isn't just experiencing a boom, it's become something else entirely, with its own rules and humour.
Indonesian Voters Want DILDO This Presidential Election
Ignore all the drama about this being a two horse race because DILDO is pulling ahead for a stunning upset.
How Harambe Has Managed to Live On for So Long
While other memes quickly fade away, Harambe perseveres months after his death.
How Tumblr and MTV Killed the Neon Anti-Corporate Aesthetic of Vaporwave
MTV’s rebrand and Tumblr TV is not merely a case of star-crossed #brands.
Victoria's Cosplay Secret
Particularly geeky fans of the annual smorgasbord of impossibly-proportioned Eastern bloc women in skimpy underwear were surprised a couple of weeks back when Jourdan Dunn, a Victoria's Secret model, was photographed strutting down the runway in what...
Trust Me, I'm Cool (An App)
Here's the thing with regard to relative coolness: it's good to be cool and it's hip to be square; no one likes to party with losers and if you'd like to have a say, it's important to stay on top of trends. Being cool is different than being "popular...
Public Access Beats: Julia Child Remixed, "Keep on Cooking"
The thing is that these PBS remixes should be way worse than they are. I'd honestly put off paying much attention to the first couple, "Mister Rogers":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM&feature=relmfu and "Bob Ross":http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Let Me Tell You About My Lifetime of "Braingasms"
Not so much lately, but for about a year I made a habit of crashing a bar-drawing session at a certain drinking/arts establishment here in Baltimore. The thing is called Dr. Sketchy's and it happens once a month on a Monday. How it goes is that a bunch...
The Secret To Viral Satire Is To Be Awful At Satire
So "a certain blog post":http://www.freewoodpost.com/2012/04/18/ann-romney-why-should-women-be-paid-equal-to-men/ is once again circulating as news through my Facebook network, after originally appearing last April, which means there's a decent chance...
Head Injuries and Forest Monsters: The Saga of Henderzones, Twitter's Weirdest Literary Epic
“The world is carnage.” Well, maybe it is and maybe it isn’t. But that phrase has become a familiar refrain—almost comforting, despite its gloomy message—to fans of Henderzones, the best-kept secret of Twitter-based serial storytelling. Updated...
MBTV: Bravely Traveling Deep Inside the Heart of Donkness
You remember putting a donk on everything, right? It was "a meme":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckMvj1piK58 -- these English dudes in a studio talking about putting a donk on it, and a "donk" was just this sound like a drainpipe being hit with a bat...