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Will the Media Ever Stop Forcing the Planking Craze?
Adrian Chen · 05/18/11 04:44PMHow A Facebook Page Turned Into a Deadly Internet Craze
Adrian Chen · 05/16/11 05:42PMThe Facebook Worm Named After a High School Girl
Adrian Chen · 05/13/11 01:15PMInsane Hatter Who Unleashed Evil Headpiece Upon Royal Wedding Speaks
Seth Abramovitch · 05/05/11 01:06AMOsamaBreak™. Back to the royal wedding for a moment, shall we? Remember Princess Beatrice's ridiculous hat? Sure you do. It was on the fast-track to becoming the next great meme. Cats were jumping out of it, it was lording over Mordor — we were just getting cooking! Now it's all "fake death photo" this and that. (Though kudos to the visionary Photoshopper who dared to collide the two worlds in the mash-up above.)
Princess Beatrice's Royal Wedding Hat: Birth of a Meme
Adrian Chen · 04/29/11 02:16PMOn this day Prince William and Kate Middleton were married. And also something like a dozen memes were born. The grumpy flower girl is cute, but the hat worn by Princess Beatrice is our favorite. Princess Beatrice's hat has a tumblr, something like 14 Facebook fan pages with thousands of fans, and has set off a Photoshop frenzy.
Rebecca Black Has a Message for All You Haters
Matt Cherette · 04/21/11 09:24PMOn tonight's Extra, Rebecca Black talked to Mario Lopez about the death threats that have been made against her because of her annoyingly popular song, "Friday." Black said she just was surprised that some people were taking it so seriously: "Yeah, um, I think that's kind of weird. Like, why would you, it's a song! Like, it's not like I ran for President and then I said something really bad."
The Perilous Life of a Teen Internet Queen
Adrian Chen · 04/18/11 05:37PMThe Best Parodies of Lady Gaga's New Album Cover
Matt Cherette · 04/17/11 09:14PMWhat Happened to Encyclopedia Dramatica?
Max Read · 04/16/11 12:35PMRebecca Black Working on New EP
Max Read · 04/16/11 10:36AMFamous internet meme Rebecca Black is, according to TMZ, putting together an EP with producer Charlton Pettus (pictured), best known for working, in the 90s, with the guy from Tears for Fears who didn't write any of their good songs. So, yes, it will probably be bad, but not in the same wonderful way as "Friday" was. Also, she will probably not cover "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," which is too bad, because, when all is said and done, that's a pretty good song. In related news, police are investigating two threats made against Black.
Rebecca Black's 'Friday': The Meme That Wouldn't Die
Adrian Chen · 04/08/11 03:55PMMeet the Man Responsible for Rebecca Black
Adrian Chen · 03/30/11 01:00PMThis month Rebecca Black's "Friday" hit the Internet like audio-visual swine flu—and the Internet hit back. She seemed to come out of nowhere, possibly autotuned from her first word. But Black was spawned by the vanity production company Ark Music Factory. We spoke with Ark Music Factory CEO Patrice Wilson, who claimed "Friday" was dumb by design.
Jessi Slaughter's Dad Arrested for Punching Her in the Mouth
Adrian Chen · 03/25/11 04:32PMAnyone hoping the harrowing saga of Florida 11-year-old Jessi Slaughter might have a happy ending will be sorely disappointed.
Rebecca Black's Weird Music Factory Will Tell All Tomorrow
Adrian Chen · 03/24/11 05:35PMArk Music Factory, the vanity production company Rebecca Black's mom paid $2,000 to make that "Friday video," just released this teaser video for something they're calling "The Truth About Ark." Not really sure what to make of this, but apparently it will counter all the mean things people have been saying about Ark, i.e. that they exploit their roster of tween girls' misguided dreams of fame for profit.
See Rebecca Black's "Friday" Interpreted by a Bad Lip Reader
Marisa Gladstone · 03/24/11 03:45PMThere have been countless interpretations of Rebecca Black's earth-shattering music video. This video happens to be one of the more unique versions of the unexpected hit.
Subway Sweater Guy Who Fended Off 'Bloody Loco' Speaks
Hamilton Nolan · 03/23/11 03:43PMPep Band Plays Rebecca Black's "Friday" During March Madness Coverage on CBS
Whitney Jefferson · 03/20/11 03:20PMThe Internet Made Rebecca Black Cry
Adrian Chen · 03/18/11 01:26PMTeen meme Rebecca Black was on Good Morning America today talking about the ridicule and fame brought by her "Friday" music video. She seems to be handling it pretty well, even if some of the mean YouTube comments made her cry.
Internet Superstar Rebecca Black Talks "Friday" and Cyber Bullying on GMA
Madeleine Davies · 03/18/11 11:00AM"Friday" singer Rebecca Black finally broke her legendary silence during an interview with Andrea Channing on today's GMA. Uh, Ms. Channing? Do you really think repeating mean Internet comments to a 13-year-old's face is a productive argument against cyber bullying?