The best/worst #NaNoWriMoOpeners
Under the hashtag #NaNoWriMoOpeners, Twitter users are suggesting their most hilariously bad ideas for National Novel Writing Month participants.
On Nov 1, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Avengers’ New Groove: Tumblr’s funniest Disney/Marvel mashup
Forget Disney Star Wars. The Avengers’ New Groove was mashing up Disney with Disney subsidiaries (in this case, Marvel) before it was cool.
On Oct 31, 2012 by Aja Romano
Creepypasta! 13 terrifying tales of Internet horror
Want to know where the hardcore stories are?
The definitive guide to creepypasta—the Internet’s urban legends
Here’s everything you need to know about the history and haunting legacy of creepypasta.
13 Horrifying Halloween GIFs
From Mona Lisa to Norman Bates, these GIFs just might give you nightmares.
On Oct 31, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Definitive proof you can tweet a symphony
As part of a public awareness campaign, the Metropole Orchestra performed compositions submitted via Twitter.
On Oct 29, 2012 by Kris Holt
How crowdsourcing could crack the world’s oldest writing system
Oxford University researchers are using advanced imaging technology and crowdsourcing to translate the 5,000-year-old proto-Elamite writing system.
On Oct 29, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
Is fandom the new religion?
A “Cult of Apple” has sprung up around the company’s products, but Mac fans aren’t the only ones taking their fandom to religious extremes.
On Oct 26, 2012 by Aja Romano
Livestreaming the pilgrimage to Mecca
A live look at the Hajj—the pilgrimage to Mecca—for Muslims who can’t make it in person (and non-Muslims who aren’t allowed into the city).
On Oct 26, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
An illustrated guide to “Mormon Missionary Positions”
Less than two weeks before the election, a racy new photographic project takes aim, perhaps coincidently, at Mitt Romney’s faith and stance on gay marriage.
On Oct 25, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
History of 1812 repeats on Twitter
Historian Fernando Souza is using Twitter to trace the events of 1812 and the French invasion of Russia—in real time.
On Oct 25, 2012 by Kris Holt
Capturing the “ghosts” of World War II
Dutch historian Jo Teeuwisse uses Flickr images and World War II negatives to create hunting images of modern life in tune with the past.
On Oct 24, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
Styleblaster: Does Brooklyn’s hidden-camera fashion blog go too far?
Styleblaster snaps pics of unsuspecting Brooklyn residents and asks the Internet to rate their outfits.
On Oct 23, 2012 by Aja Romano
Erotic YouTube series climaxes with “Sexing the Cherry”
Teresa Nasty goes under the lights (and table) in the latest installment of Clayton Cubitt’s Hysterical Literature.
On Oct 22, 2012 by Aja Romano
Self-cest: 5 characters who get paired with themselves
Sometimes fandom finds characters so hot that they can only hook up with alternate versions of themselves.
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