How to catch a mansplainer
Mansplainers are an elusive creature, popping into your mentions and disappearing as soon as you know what’s happening. Luckily, one woman set up a perfect trap, and we can learn from her innovation.1....
View ArticleKFC Australia's NSFW ad was just too spicy for the Internet
Sex sells, but too much smut can easily overshadow the spicy chicken you're advertising.On Thursday evening, KFC Australia set Twitter on fire with its NSFW ad campaign for what we're guessing is an...
View ArticleGramGram is the social media service your grandma desperately needs
When's the last time you posted on Instagram? How about the last time you called your grandma? After you've let it sink in that you're updating your online presence more often than chatting with poor...
View Article'Hey, authority' meme is the only good thing Kid Rock has done in years or ever
Authority, the concept that has controlled Western society for thousands of years, died this week after being viciously roasted by Kid Rock, a 45-year-old father of one. Rock, a cowboy and/or outlaw...
View ArticleIf AMC won't allow texting in movie theaters, we've got some even better ideas
Remember that time you were at Thanksgiving dinner and suggested "Hey gang, how about next year we try and do an all vegan meal?" Your family all dropped their forks and stared at you, and you quickly...
View ArticleHow the Internet is changing the English language
People from the midwestern United States say “pop,” while people from the coasts say “soda.” Southerners might say “y’all” instead of “you guys.” And people from the Internet say a lot, actually....
View ArticleWhy do people watch videos of women holding their own heads?
I’ll be the first one to admit that there’s a lot of exaggeration in this big, thirsty Internet of ours: “Ted Cruz Talking In Slow Motion Will Haunt Your Dreams!” I mean, no it won’t. It might be...
View ArticleThe business secrets of @buy_2_hams, the very best brand on Twitter
There's a science to good branded Twitter content, best learned by studying the great accounts: Hamburger Helper, Epcot Centre, GOP Teens, BIBL-UK, and Tab Soda. Successful corporate marketing hinges...
View ArticleJohnny Depp and Amber Heard barely give a f**k in apology to Australia
If you’ve ever watched the underrated docuseries Locked Up Abroad, then you know how frightening it is to be put behind bars in an unfamiliar country. There was Duane, who attempted to smuggle cocaine...
View ArticleJapanese parents realize babies' chubby arms look just like bread
Baby photos are something you’re bound to see on any of the social media apps you use, and although it’s essentially an unspoken truth, everyone with a kid is competing to see whose is cutest. Now...
View ArticleWoman pulls off horrifying face swap with her own giant zit
Well, on the same day that we found out that swapping faces with ancient statues could produce heretofore unthinkable monstrosities, we've learned something else about face-switching technology:...
View ArticleThis guy predicted Hillary Clinton’s hot sauce obsession months ago
There’s one thing that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has on her at all times, especially on the campaign trail: hot sauce. But what's even more surprising than the former Secretary...
View ArticleRapper B.o.B. has chilling theory about Snapchat—but can we trust him?
Rapper B.o.B. hasn't been terribly relevant in recent years. You probably remember the artist from his heyday in 2010, when he got a hefty amount of help from Paramore's Hayley Williams to dominate...
View ArticleGoogle is trying to cover up evidence that Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer
The Internet exploded earlier this year after we uncovered the possibility that presidential candidate Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer. And with good reason: What would happen if a murdering psychopath...
View ArticleGroup representing Apple, Google, Facebook slam Senate encryption bill over...
Major American tech companies on Tuesday slammed a Senate bill that would require them to design their products' encryption so they could bypass it when served with warrants for user data.“Any...
View ArticleAfter dad punches hole in wall, daughter makes it a work of art
Men and their temper tantrums. Always punching holes in walls and thinking they can go on with their lives without someone calling them out.Well, one young woman wasn't going to stand for that. So when...
View ArticleBrilliant Twitter bot sings like Gaston from 'Beauty and the Beast'
Gaston—Beauty and the Beast's unidimensional, studly villain with incredible eyebrow game—is a favorite target of Internet parody. I mean, the guy's just so... vanilla. Plus, he comes with a boastful...
View ArticleAmerican dude trolls French Twitter haters who think he's a famous rapper
On Nouvelle Star, the French version of American Idol, a rapper named JoeyStarr slapped reporter and TV personality Gilles Verdez. The slap reverberated around French social media as outraged fans...
View ArticleWho's behind this army of Donald Trump-loving Twitter bots?
There is a small army of Twitter bots working to get Donald Trump elected president.Earlier this month, Patrick Ruffini, the politically conservative co-founder of the social media analytics company...
View ArticleThis anonymous Twitter account keeps leaking the NFL's biggest news
The National Football League planned to make as much hay as possible with the announcement of its 2016 regular season schedule. It had prepared wall-to-wall coverage on NFL Network, breaking down every...
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