Fernando Alfonso III
Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.
This MMA fighter has the greatest pre-fight shenanigans
And the award for the most creative MMA pre-fight pranks goes to Sean O’Connell.
On May 9, 2015 by Fernando Alfonso III
A GIF history of MMA fighters kissing before matches
The fighters land more than just punches.
On May 23, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Why did this Reddit administrator suddenly step down?
Intortus left the company under mysterious circumstances, leaving the rest of the site to speculate.
On Apr 3, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Behind the internet’s freakish obsession with Shrek
Shrek is love. Shrek is life.
On Mar 27, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III, Jay Hathaway
Why Reddit mods are ‘censoring’ Greenwald’s latest bombshell
Redditors from r/news have obsessed over Greenwald’s latest Edward Snowden leak. Then the story was banned.
On Feb 26, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
How the Dick Butt meme became the Rickroll of the future
The internet history of a semi-NSFW hot dog dude that became a GIF artist’s best friend.
On Feb 12, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III, Jay Hathaway
This is what happens when you give a 4chan user a laser engraver and some /b/read
This is the only way to have your toast in the morning.
On Jan 27, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
How the ‘banana for scale’ became the yardstick of the Internet
It’s the universal way of showing how big other objects are. But why?
On Dec 17, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Time closes Person of the Year loopholes, Miley Cyrus still poised to win
The fix was too little, too late.
On Nov 28, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Rigging Time’s Person of the Year poll? All in a day’s twerk
Voting for Time’s Person of the Year poll runs for another full week, but it looks like we may already have a winner.
On Nov 26, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
This creepy video might reveal the aftermath of Justin Bieber’s South American debauchery
The camera rotates to show the girl who’s filming. She grins, blows a kiss. Who is she?
On Nov 7, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
The 15 creepiest stories from r/nosleep, Reddit’s freakshow campfire
We asked r/nosleep’s moderators to select their favorite stories. Here’s what they sent.
On Oct 31, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III, Jay Hathaway
The best selfies from Grand Theft Auto V
Your selfies will never be this cool.
On Oct 12, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
A beginner’s guide to 4chan
Here’s everything the ‘New York Times’ won’t tell you about the ‘darkest corner of the web.’
On Oct 7, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Is Reddit the reason 4chan raids are failing?
Maybe the 10-year-old troll cesspool has lost its edge. Or maybe there’s another site getting in the way.
On Oct 3, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
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