memes
Here's a Cat That Takes Broccoli Very, Very Seriously
Jay Hathaway · 02/27/14 11:12AMIf you want some broccoli, you'll have to get it elsewhere, because Ginnan the cat isn't sharing.
Brendan O'Connor · 02/01/14 12:35PM
"Selfie Olympics" is the First Meme of 2014
Jordan Sargent · 01/04/14 03:02PMInternet Superhero Batman bin Suparman Jailed for Villainous Crimes
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/11/13 01:01PMDoge Is An Actually Good Internet Meme. Wow.
Adrian Chen · 11/07/13 06:30PMThe Story of The Rich Serbian Bachelor Meme Is Weirder Than It Seems [UPDATE]
Adrian Chen · 10/16/13 06:05PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/193f7wri5dgdijpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Maybe you have seen these ridiculous photos of the rich Serbian bachelor? It seems each year the meme resurfaces like an old rash, and they have been making the rounds again. But now we learn the story behind them may be weirder than they seem. According to Animal New York, the rich Serbian Bachelor is actually an Icelandic cult leader who works at a fastfood restaurant. Update: No, it's not: Animal now says it's got the wrong guy.
Camille Dodero · 10/10/13 03:13PM
1-800-F1U-CKYO: The Birth of a Beautiful Conservative Meme
J.K. Trotter · 10/03/13 04:55PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1923gcw26b5hwpng/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
A beautiful thing happened on Thursday morning. The Drudge Report threw up a giant headline, “SIGN UP: 1-800-FUCKYO,” beneath a Photoshopped picture of Barack Obama holding the bell of a stethoscope. The headline linked to a Daily Caller item, published several hours prior, about Healthcare.gov’s toll-free hotline, which is 1-800-318-2596. These numbers, associate editor Katie McHugh wrote, correspond to 1-800-FUCKYO. Sort of.
Work-at-Home Mom Spoofs the 'I Quit!' Dance Video Meme
Camille Dodero · 10/02/13 02:42PMHow to Get Rich from Memes: Steal Other Memes
Max Read · 09/30/13 10:44AM"Harlem Shake" Creator Insists His Viral Smash Hasn't Made Him Money
Camille Dodero · 08/19/13 06:11AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18x8e6ozrixc5jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Baauer is the 24-year-old trap-rave producer whose future-crunk behemoth “Harlem Shake” soundtracked Norwegian army drills, morning-show derp squads, school suspensions, an FAA investigation, a fiery fall, and a mass stabbing among perhaps a zillion other flash-mob dancing demonstrations, thanks to a craze perhaps orchestrated by corporations. But despite debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after chart rules changed to incorporate YouTube streams, the Brooklyn-based DJ insists that his best-known smash hasn't directly earned him money. How could that be?
What the Hell Happens Five Minutes Into This Richard Dawkins Speech?
Cord Jefferson · 06/24/13 12:27PMWorld's most insufferable atheist Richard Dawkins opened Saatchi & Saatchi's New Directors Showcase at Cannes last week with a brief speech on "memes," a term and concept he introduced in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. While the first 5 minutes of Dawkins' lecture were pretty standard fare, the last 3 minutes and 47 seconds were some kind of seapunk/EDM/psychotropic mashup, complete with Dawkins coming out to do a quick ditty on an electronic woodwind instrument at the end.
It Finally Happened: HS Senior Uses Horse_ebooks Quote in Yearbook
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/30/13 11:57AMGrumpy Cat Signs Movie Deal, Will Be the Next Garfield
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/30/13 08:29AMHere Is a Real Tattoo of Charles Ramsey's Face
Camille Dodero · 05/13/13 04:30PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18nknh8nia5q0jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
It’s been one week since Cleveland dishwasher Charles Ramsey was at home eating a Big Mac when he heard a woman's scream and immediately began a viral transformation from unsuspecting neighbor to true-crime hero to backlash target to trend-story subject to bemused celebrity. And seven days later, his face is now permanently inked on the back of some dude's leg.
'Star Wars Kid' Breaks Silence, Says Online Fame Made Him Suicidal [UPDATE]
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/10/13 09:41AMRyan Gosling Refusing to Eat Cereal Is The Internet's Raison D'etre
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/10/13 07:54AMAlison Brie Versus the Internet: Imitates Popular Memes, Tries to Create Her First Unsexy GIF
Neetzan Zimmerman · 04/15/13 05:09PMThe 'Harlem Shake' Viral Craze Was Created By Corporations
Adrian Chen · 03/29/13 04:34PMInternet memes are often portrayed as the last bastion of truly spontaneous culture—almost magic things that spawn haphazardly from the digital mire. This may have been somewhat true with early internet memes. (After all, what corporation would want to co-opt Goatse?) But today memes are as corporate as any other form of popular culture.