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What's the absolute worst thing that could have happened to you in high school? For many teenage girls, that nightmare would involve a secret diary. When Katie tattled on her brother's beer stash, Chris sought internet revenge. More»
[Rabbit, Wolf. All pictures by NICK MCGLYNN for Random Night Out]
Was it a full moon last night? The 31st Day in the 31st Year on the anniversary of some....thing? Whatever the reason, strange, strange things were going on at M1-5.
Looking at all the pictures left me at a bit of a loss, so I enlisted the ubiquitous Andrew Cedotal (pictured at left, looking angry because people didn't get his costume?) to help interpret the images.... More»
From the Hampster dance of the 90's to this video of a "Ninja Cat" that has been watched over 4.5 million times, Internet Memes fascinate me. Some seem so obvious, who wouldn't watch Tom Cruise jump up and down on Oprah's couch? (May 23, 2005), and the Evolution of Dance? That was sweet. Others leave us all wondering why we just spent 10 minutes watching a dancing electronic baby (October 21, 1996). The memes that form and are passed down via email threads, im's and rss feeds seem to have no rhyme or reason...which is exactly why they are so fascinating. Have fun scrolling through the ones above that Dipity so kindly outlined.
So what do Internet Memes really say about all of us? We have WAY too much time on our hands.
Also, if you are more interested, read THIS academic article by Garry Marshall about Internet Memes.
Monday, February 13
Plovgh, the new online farmers market
Who knew that the farming world had a trend? Well, Mallory Sustick, a Brooklyn bartender, works like a dog to maintain, promote and advance the online farmer's market startup Plovgh that began after noticing a need for more local farm market distribution.