Literary Mixtape: Veruca Salt
If you’ve ever wondered what your favorite literary characters might be listening to while they save the world/contemplate existence/get into trouble, or hallucinated a soundtrack to go along with your...
View ArticleWhat's On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office
Today at Flavorpill, we were impressed by Kate Middleton’s incredibly appropriate Canada Day hat. We streamed a rather promising song from the upcoming Wu-Tang Clan album. We were thrilled by the news...
View ArticleThe Morning's Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. Transformers: Dark of the Moon brought in another $47 million at the box office this weekend, making it the highest-grossing film so far this year at $261 million. What’s possibly even more...
View Article10 Internet Memes That Became Commercials
Just when we thought the Rebecca Black meme had finally gone the way of All Your Base, it’s back — in the form of a Kohl’s commercial encouraging us to shop on Black Friday, no less. Over the weekend,...
View ArticleThe Most Surprising Twitter Trends of 2011
Twitter has revealed its top trending topics for 2011 — a list that always manages to surprise us on some level every year. With millions of voices chattering in one place, the breakdown provides a...
View ArticleWatch Google’s ‘Zeitgeist: Year in Review’ Video
Whether or not you personally enjoy Facebook’s new Timeline design, it certainly makes one thing obvious: nothing tells the story of who we were at any given moment better than what we were posting...
View ArticleWhat YouTube’s Most Watched Videos of 2011 Say About Us
Always offering a slice of life, YouTube has revealed their top ten viral videos of the year. The most-watched clips include talking animals, babies, creeps, and Michael Bolton (not to be confused with...
View ArticleWhat’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office
Today at Flavorpill, we were blown away by Seth Casteel’s awesome underwater dog photography. We met the oldest thing in the world. We watched Daniel Radcliffe pick up right where Ralph Fiennes left...
View ArticleA Selection of Celebrities Responding to Their Own Internet Memes
The Internet is a terrifying place for anyone with even the smallest amount of name recognition. After all, look what it did to Rebecca Black, and she wasn’t even remotely famous or popular before...
View ArticleDon’t Believe Everything You Hear About New York City in Songs
The next time you’re tempted to write a song about the “concrete jungle where dreams are made of,” do New Yorkers a favor: don’t. The latest pop homage to New York comes via virtual unknown Catey Shaw...
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