Know Your Meme Editorials
News, research, and dispatches from our editorial staff.
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Q&A With Nate Dern, "Huh?" Guy
We recently spoke with Nate Dern, who became a Reddit hero for his single line in an AT&T commercial. He told us about his reaction to all the upvotes and becoming a rage face.
Q&A with Shira Lazar, Host and Producer of What's Trending Blog
We had a chance to chat with Shira Lazar, the California-based videoblogger behind the web series What's Trending that rose to controversy after a sudden fallout with CBS over a mistweet about Steve Job's death.
Interview with James Marshall, Smiley List Compiler
In the 1990s, James Marshall decided to compose what many considered a canonical list of emoticons and one-line ASCII art. He recently spoke with us about why he started the collection and his thoughts on the future of emoticons.
Q&A with Cole Stryker, Author of the 4chan Book Epic Win for Anonymous
We had a chance to sit down with Cole Stryker, the author of the new book Epic Win for Anonymous, to talk about the process of documenting internet culture, the worst and the best of /b/, the future of Reddit and more!
Q&A with Ned Hepburn (Origin of F Yeah Tumblrs)
If you use Tumblr to any extent, you're no doubt aware of the large number of blog subdomains that begin with "F Yeah."
I caught up with Ned Hepburn, the creator of the very first "F**k Yea Shark" to see if we could pinpoint why it has become such a success.
Amber Lamps' Identity Revealed!1
EXCLUSIVE: When 24 year old art school student Nicole Page boarded the AC Transit bus on February 15th, 2010, she didn't know what she was getting herself into. For over a year, she…
Q&A with Magibon
Recently, we had a chance to catch up with Magibon to find out what the big-eyed YouTube sweetheart has been up to since moving to Japan. …And yeup, still loves staring at camera.
Q&A with Nuzlocke
We had a few moments with the creator of the Nuzlocke Challenge in between gym battles. Come on in, so we can share our Pokemans with you!
Q&A with Approval Guy
We asked Approval Guy if he wanted to sit down, answer a few questions, talk a little bit about life and rainbows. Can you guess what his response was? Spoiler alert: he approves.
Q&A with Blake Boston (Scumbag Steve)
When Blake Boston was sixteen, his mother took a picture of him chillin' in the house, which eventually ended up on his Myspace page. Five years later, Blake's youthful high school picture became associated with everyone's favorite meme of the now: Scumbag Steve. Check inside for full interview!