Emerald Catron has written for Asylum, Lemondrop, MyDaily and Daily Fill. She is one half of rap duo Dem Shortybooz and is a comedic performer around NYC. Follow her on Twitter @emeraldcatron
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Artist Turns High Art Into Hilarious GIFs
A very grateful tip of the hat to the Daily Dot for turning us on to artist James Kerr. Kerr takes works of Italian and Medieval art and animates them into amazing GIFs.
Insane GIFs From the 2013 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Yesterday was the 97th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, held on the Fourth of July in Coney Island. Joey Chestnut managed to not only win the championship title for the seventh straight year, he also set a new world record by eating 69 hot dogs in just ten minutes.
Watch a 10-Year-Old Beat an International Chess Master
This could be an advertisement for 7Up, if it weren't more than four minutes long. Here is International Master Greg Shahade playing a quick pick-up blitz game of chess against a 10-year-old ... who wins in no time. Props to Shahade for displaying such good sportsmanship, and props to the little boy, Samuel Sevian, who is now an IM himself...
Cats Barf to Techno Music, Internet to Close Up Shop
Well, someone has done. A YouTuber made a video of cats barfing set to techno music. Where can viral videos go from here? Time to close up shop, internet. There's nowhere to go from here.
15 Funny Athlete Faces From Wimbledon
It turns out when you're trying to be a champion, you don't always have time to try to look cool. Sometimes you just have to do what it takes and hope that later the awesomeness of being champion will erase any embarrassing moments from memory.
Watch Channing Tatum in ‘Waffle House Down’
Channing Tatum has made several videos with Jimmy Kimmel for his show, 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' to promote 'White House Down,' Tatum's film with Jaime Foxx that is being released this weekend in theaters.
Somebody Has Finally Built ‘The Homer’ Car
The Porcubimmer racing team has built a real-life version of Homer Simpson's dream car (and failed attempt at auto design), The Homer. The car will race at the Buttonwillow Raceway in California this weekend in the 24 Hours of LeMons race -- an endurance race for cars that cost less than $500.
10 Lunch Fails to Avoid
We've all made mistakes. We've all had to eat a zucchini for lunch. Like, just a zucchini. But some of us are capable of learning from our mistakes. Others...not so much. Admire these awful lunch fails and hope that it is never you. Never again.
Here’s What Happens When a Dad Figures Out Vine
Decidedly more frenetic than grandparents on webcams, this is what happens when dads figure out how to make Vines. Or at least one dad.
Watch Stephen Colbert’s Moving Tribute to His Mother
Last week, Stephen Colbert's mother passed away. On last night's episode of 'The Colbert Report,' the host offered a loving tribute to her in a rare out-of-character moment. You will probably need tissues. There is a strong chance that you will cry...
Roommates Pull Epic Makeover Prank on Poor Guy’s Bedroom
The one advantage of having super-broke roommates is that they don't have the extra cash to spring on giving your room a pretty, pretty princess makeover while you're overseas travelling. This man did not have that advantage.
The Internet Reacts to Sony’s PS4 Announcement
Yesterday, Sony revealed their new gaming system the PS4. Considering how up in arms everybody was over the XBox One, it's no surprise that people were more than willing to hop onboard the PS4 bandwagon. When they announced that the console would cost $100 less than XBox, it was basically all over. Here's how people were reacting.