I’ve long been a fan of playing the dozens , as is to be expected from anyone who loves language. Last night, in a fit of my usual insanity, I thought it’d be...
From lolcats to goatse to the Zidane headbutt , I’ve been at least tenuously linked to some of the web’s most notable and notorious memes. Naturally, when...
I’ve been holding off on updates about lolcats and related memes for a while because it’s easy to get burned out and probably as boring for you as it is for me....
Following up on Cats, Comics and Closure , Meowchat and PetSpeak (which, surprisingly, came up during a panel on race and class on Friday), and of course Cats...
As it turns out, there’s more to say about kitty pidgin , and thanks to all of those who’ve emailed and commented with additional links. First, a great example...
Wow, you kids really like overanalysis of imaginary pet languages, huh? The best thing about writing Cats Can Has Grammar has been the responses. Mat sent me...
If you spend any time at all observing net culture, then you’ll have been unable to miss the recent explosion in popularity of lolcats . This relatively recent...
Because this came up at work today, I’ll repost a link to Pop Culture Addict’s look at Grimace , the terrifying/cuddly McDonald’s mascot-blob. The key point...
Background: I once wore a funny t-shirt for a photo that appeared in the New York Times, and a bunch of people thought it was kind of amusing, albeit juvenile....
A little over a year ago, I wore a funny t-shirt while posing for a photo that was published in an article in the New York Times. The shirt ‘s a reference to...
While I’m really glad that smart people like Tim O’Reilly and Chris Anderson are enjoying t-shirt media hack , I’m realizing that the really terrifying thing is...
David Galbraith has wisely dissected Blogebrity , but I’m going to preemptively call the Contagious Media Showdown in favor of Crying While Eating . Crying...