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Occupy Your Christmas Sweater!

Occupy Your Christmas Sweater!

Lt. John Pike has become one of the internet memes of 2011, after video of him nonchalantly pepper-spraying peaceful UC Davis protesters went viral, inspiring widespread outrage. It's been internet-immortalized in countless Photoshopped images—and now, one person has brought a piece of that meme to her Christmas tree! more ›

Fat Cats Of Wall Street Creator: People LOVE FAT CATS

Fat Cats Of Wall Street Creator: People LOVE FAT CATS

Yesterday, we stumbled across the Fat Cats Of Wall Street Tumblr, a great place to spend a few minutes procrastinating. But almost as soon as we found the site, we had some questions. So we got in touch with the man behind FCoWS, Christopher Price, to find out exactly what it all means. more ›

Literal Fat Cats Of Wall Street Illustrate All Corporate Evils

Literal Fat Cats Of Wall Street Illustrate All Corporate Evils

And now, for your end-of-day-viewing pleasure: the oh-so-amusing Fat Cats Of Wall Street Tumblr, which finally puts together all the punny fat cat-Wall Street allusions we've been using for years. We're getting in touch with the mysterious creator of this Tumblr for more information, but in the meantime, please enjoy the small collection of droll, strangely spot-on feline-fueled social commentary. And remember, protesters: Wall Street Fat Cat feels nothing. more ›

Tina Fey's First Kid Becomes Meme, Second A Lesbian Paleontologist

Tina Fey's First Kid Becomes Meme, Second A Lesbian Paleontologist

Beloved spectacles enthusiast Tina Fey has had a busy month, between the release of her book Bossypants and reassuring people about the future of 30 Rock. But online, the biggest headlines have involved her two kids: Fey announced on Oprah this week that she was pregnant with her second child, and told Dave Letterman last night that the kid will be financially supported by Oprah the rest of her life, and will probably turn out to be a lesbian paleontologist. Check the video below: more ›

Video: Ryan Gosling Meets Ryan Gosling Meme

Video: Ryan Gosling Meets Ryan Gosling Meme

The Fuck Yeah! Ryan Gosling Tumblr just got some love from the man himself. During a recent interview with MTV he was forced to read printouts from the website. That laugh, so precious, so contagious: more ›

25 Random Things The Times and Time Mag Don't Agree On

25 Random Things The Times and Time Mag Don't Agree On

Today's NY Times has a cute feature on the Facebook meme where "friends" ask each other to share 25 random details of their lives and then pass it along to 25 more people, like a chain letter. The Times says the list "seems to be a creative way to indulge in social networking without coming off as needy or shamelessly self-absorbed." They then reveal items posted by people they spoke to for the article (in a way that makes them more engaging than the lists themselves) that are among the nearly five million notes on people’s profiles have been created in the last week. Meanwhile at Time Magazine today, columnist Claire Suddath rips the lists a new one, saying she's "finally found something more stupid than Twitter." She says the lists of mundane details about people's lives have taught her that, "Most people aren't funny, they aren't insightful, and they share way too much." We're guessing that at some point she's noted this sentiment in her Facebook status. more ›

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