Grindr
AboutGrindr is a mobile dating and social networking application that serves as a matchmaker for gay and bisexual users within close proximity. The GPS allows users to see how close other users are and...
View ArticleFacebook Look Back Videos
AboutFacebook Look Back Videos are personalized video montages highlighting each Facebook user’s life events and milestones, as well as most liked photos and status updates, in chronological order. The...
View ArticleFree Bleeding
AboutFree Bleeding refers to the practice of abstaining from using feminine hygiene products during menstruation. In February 2014, free bleeding was promoted by members of 4chan as a prank to convince...
View Article#ThisCouldBeUsButYouPlayin
About#ThisCouldBeUsButYouPlayin is a hashtag used on Twitter and Tumblr. The hashtag accompanies a photo of a couple, normally awkward or unappealing, and sometimes NSFW.OriginThe phrase most likely...
View ArticleSpace☆Dandy
Space Dandy is a dandy in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a...
View Article#SochiProblems
About#SochiProblems is a hashtag used to mock the unpleasant conditions experienced by visitors at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.OriginOn February 3rd, 2014, Chicago Tribune reporter Stacy St....
View ArticleTeen Wolf
AboutTeen Wolf is an American fantasy drama TV series that follows the story of high school outcast Scott McCall, whose life takes a dramatic turn after he is bitten by a werewolf and becomes one...
View ArticleJeopardy!
AboutJeopardy! is an American game show that first aired in 1964, though its current version premiered in 1984. The game involves three contestants providing the questions to trivia...
View ArticleEthan Couch's Affluenza Defense
OverviewEthan Couch’s Affluenza Defense refers to a legal argument put forth by the attorneys of Ethan Couch, a North Texas teenager who fatally injured four pedestrians while driving a pickup truck...
View ArticleIRIS/ZDK12
((Work in progress))AboutIRIS, also known as ZDK-12 is a supposed learning artificial intelligence built by a team of students from ASU. IRIS is known for posting cute replies to questions it...
View ArticleSpace☆Dandy
AboutSpace Dandy (スペース☆ダンディ Supēsu Dandi) is an anime series created by Studio Bones, and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, also known for his work on the series Cowboy Bebop. After the series first...
View ArticlePentatonix
AboutPentatonix is a five member a cappella group on YouTube known for its covers of popular songs. The group is comprised of Scott Hoying, Kristie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, Avi Kaplan, and Kevin...
View ArticleCowboy Bebop
AboutCowboy Bebop is an anime series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and produced by Sunrise. Since the series first aired in 1998, the show garnered widespread critical acclaim, and is often heralded...
View ArticleFor The Last Time
AboutFor The Last Time is a YTMND fad revolving around a menacing figure standing outside of a window at night. The scene is often accompanied with ominous music, usually the track “The Darkness That...
View ArticleSpecial Feeling / 特別な気分
AboutSpecial Feeling (Japanese: 特別な気分, Tokubetsu na kibun), also referred to as “Special Mood”, refers to a series of illustrations parodying a Japanese couple being interviewed during a snowstorm in...
View ArticleAshley Wagner's Angry Face
AboutAshley Wagner’s Angry Face is an emerging photoshop meme based on a photograph of U.S. Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner wearing an outraged expression after being handed a disappointing score...
View ArticleBuffy the Vampire Slayer
AboutBuffy the Vampire Slayer is an American fantasy dramedy television series that follows Buffy Summer, a vampire slayer, and her friends as they fight evil while attending high school and eventually...
View ArticleThe Day We Fight Back
OverviewThe Day We Fight Back is an upcoming online protest against the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Internet surveillance programs scheduled to take place on February 11th, 2014. Participants will...
View ArticleCopenhagen Zoo Giraffe Killing Controversy
BackgroundOn February 9th, 2014, a one and a half year-old giraffe named Marius was euthanized, cut into pieces, and fed to a lion in front of a crowd of onlookers at the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark.[1]...
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