Bertstrip: Guess Who's Next?
How Old School Video Game Graphics Worked
In this first chapter of an educational series exploring the art and science of old-school video game graphics, YouTube’s tech vlogger iBookGuy offers both a visual and mathematical explanation of how low-bit graphics worked on early gaming consoles like the NES and the Commodore 64.
Sorority Promo Video Sparks Online Backlash
A recruitment video by the Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Alabama drew sharp criticism from those who claimed it lacked racial diversity and objectified women.
Is This the Origin of "What Are Those?"
A Disney’sHercules-themed investigation.
Taiwan Goes Gaga Over "McDonald's Goddess"
Meet Hsu Wei-han, a wide-eyed, doll-faced server at a McDonald’s branch in Kaohsiung who just became Taiwan’s latest overnight social media idol for her animesque appeal.
Jared to Plead Guilty to Child Porn Charges
According to the latest court document released today, the former Subway spokesperson is expected to enter a plea agreement on charges of having sex with minors and possession of child pornography.
Bad Lip Reading: Republican Debate Edition
The Bad Lip Reading YouTube channel provides a hilariously dubbed version of the first debate for the upcoming 2016 Republican Presidential Primary elections.
"Hell March" from C & C: Red Alert
This iconic theme from games in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert series has been used as background music in many video montages containing marching soldiers and other military imagery.
U + Me = Trigonometry
Japan vs. USA Robot Duel: The Kickstarter
MegaBots, Inc. has spent the past month and a half assembling an unbelievable crew to take on Suidobashi Heavy Industries in the highly publicized USA vs. Japan giant robot duel, including the founders of BattleBots and the NASA. Wanna support ’Murica? Check out their official fundraiser campaign on Kickstarter!
Lauren Mayberry "Leave a Trace" Trolling
After the singer of the band Chvrches, Lauren Mayberry, became the subject of an abusive 4chan thread, she tweeted the link and exposed the conversation to the rest of the Internet.
Jumbo Jet Bounces in the Winds of Typhoon
When Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan earlier this week, the winds were strong enough to lift this China Airlines 747 off the ground and bounce it around like a happy little baby.
Ashley Madison Data Leaked on Deep Web
One month after the breach was announced, 9.6 gigabytes of data containing the account information of over 32 million Ashley Madison users has been leaked on to the deep web.
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Deez Nuts Polling at 9% in Presidential Primary
The firm Public Policy Polling revealed that an independent presidential candidate named “Deez Nuts” is polling at 9% in North Carolina, pulling ahead of Republican primary candidates Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee and Scott Walker.
New York Post's Headlines Always Deliver
Banksy's Dystopian Theme Park: Dismaland
The world-renowned street artist Banksy is back with Dismaland, a “family theme park unsuitable for small children” featuring various site-specific installations by 58 handpicked artists, including Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer. It is his most ambitious and the largest-scale project to date.
Witness Me
The battlecry of the War Boys from Mad Max: Fury Road has become an attention-grabbing meme on 4chan boards and elsewhere, often unfortunately paired with images of people huffing silver paint.
The 2015 Login Art Contest Results Are In!
Of more than 300 submissions to this year’s login art contest, 62 entries have been selected to be featured on the KYM login page. The KYM staff thanks all who participated and would like to give special recognition to our wonderful moderation team for putting this together.
You've Heard of Bigfoot...
What originally started as wordplay humor featuring the cryptid creature Bigfoot has evolved into a phrasal template series featuring two diametrically opposed terms.