Inventing North Korea: Internet Culture and the Hermit Kingdom
Source: quickmeme.com The hacking of Sony Pictures’ The Interview generated a wave of amusement and derision towards the suspected North Korean culprits that came...
Dancing with Sharks
Super Bowl 2015, you rarified beast. Which part ruffled your feathers more? When Nationwide brought the house down with their apocalyptic child accident commercial?...
White Noise
As I hunkered down and prepared for the snowstorm that passed through Richmond last night, I decided to head over to a few of...
ABD: You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat | Francesca Lyn
The title of this blog refers to one of the most epic lines ever spoken in cinematic history. I love Jaws and try my...
Shaking Off 2014
Where is Taylor Swift’s belly button? Sure, she’s already told us that she’ll never expose the little nub: that would be too similar to...
Hide and Seek
Last Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron sat with President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. to discuss a number of topics, including the recent...
A new year, a new me: Not exactly | Emily Miller
It is that time of year again. The gyms flood with folks anxious to make major lifestyle changes, Nicorette and e-cigarettes fly off the...
Knife Fight in the Garden of Comments and Criticism
The avenues of the internet are lined on either side by buildings—some of majesty, constructed by award-winning journalists, others busted and bruised. Click bait...
“I Read the News Today, Oh Boy…”
Before I got on my flight to Houston yesterday I opened up my laptop and skimmed Facebook. In their “Trending” section at the top...
Your Lightsaber is a Terrible Idea: Reflections on the Collected Wisdom of the Internet
The teaser trailer for the seventh Star Wars movie hit the internet the day after Thanksgiving. As expected, it unleashed a torrent of commentary...