In this short video essay on the current state of the internet culture, YouTuber VaatiVidya raises some interesting questions regarding the disappearing grounds of authentic community experience in the meme-making process, as well as its troubling implications on the future of creativity.
The Problem with the Internet Meme Culture
Running Dad
We’ve seen our share of disappointed dads in webcomics, but no other cartoon dad has ever felt so troubled by his son that he’d literally flee by jumping through the window.
Teens Leave Facebook For YouTube Comments
The Onion reports on the hottest new social media site for teens: the comment section of a YouTube video titled “Slow Motion Night Footage of Adult Male Deer Running.” Anyone who doesn’t want to be left behind should join immediately and start racking up deer points, ASAP.
Moon Butterfly King Pwns in Darksouls
Armed with butterfly wings and a mustache, this troll joins various Darksouls multiplayer games and proceeds to attack random players.
Titanfall
This multiplayer first-person shooter allows players to pilot giant mecha robots across a war-torn planet.
Weatherman Says "Huge Anus" on Live TV
KTLA weatherman Henry DiCarlo gets pranked with a gag name as he reads birthday shout-outs during his weather report.
And This Is Where I'd Put a Trophy... If I Had One
Timmy Turner’s dad from the classic early 2000s cartoon The Fairly OddParents creates the perfect image macro to express all the things that someone’s life might be missing.
Dogs React to Magic Tricks
Finnish magician Jose Ahonen films the bewildered reactions of several dogs as he performs various magic tricks in front of them.
Red Solo Cup
The symbol of American college parties, the Red Solo Cup has its own country anthem and endless DIY projects.
Kevin Bacon Can Still Get Footloose
To celebrate the ‘80s film’s 30th anniversary, Kevin Bacon recreated Footloose’s big dance number on The Tonight Show.
The Art of Trolling (1682)
Speak Up Against Sexual Violence...
Do the right thing, but don’t forget to unfreeze your friend before walking away from a PSA video!
Meet @Dril, The King of Weird Twitter
Over the past years, this mysterious novelty Twitter account bearing the face of actor Jack Nicholson has been dubbed the “best user on Twitter” and the “king of Weird Twitter” for its esoteric, nevertheless agreeable, commentaries.
10 Things That Could End Life on Earth
For today’s memento mori, check out YouTuber Alltime10s list of catastrophic events that could obliterate all life on the entire Earth. Happy Monday!
I've Done Nothing Productive All Day
Haven’t done anything today? Yeup, there’s a GIF for that.
Disney's Grumpiest Adventures
Crimean Attorney General Reacts to Her Fame
Upon finding out about her newfound viral fame as the kawaii prosecutor of the Crimean Republic, Natalia Poklonskaya responded: “I’m a lawyer, not a pokemon or something.”
Grandma Betty Is Taking Over Instagram
Betty Simpson, known as GrandmaBetty33 on Instagram, has gained over 430,000 followers on the platform after her great-grandson created an account for her to document her battle with lung cancer.
Flight MH370: The Mystery of the Century
The Malaysian prime minister announced that the missing flight 370 most likely went down somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean without any survivors, citing new evidence from its massive-scale analysis of satellite data.