What's New, Memecat? http://www.memecat.com/blog/ A blog about memes and the cultural patterns that drive them. en Copyright 2009 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:43:34 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 3 Cats, 1 Steak Three hungry cats attached by their mouths to a raw steak pretty much unfolds as you'd expect it to.
]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/10/3_cats_1_steak.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/10/3_cats_1_steak.rhtml Cats cats pattern:cat Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:43:34 -0800 A Hi Fiyyve (For Those Hailing Cabs) Nathaniel Kassel made a fun video of his pranking New Yorkers hailing their cabs.
]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/09/a_hi_fiyyve_for_those_hailing_cabs.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/09/a_hi_fiyyve_for_those_hailing_cabs.rhtml Humor Pranks pranks Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:02:36 -0800 Pure Hula Hoop Serenity hula hoop:
Spotter: Xeni at BoingBoing]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/07/pure_hula_hoop_serenity.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/07/pure_hula_hoop_serenity.rhtml Dance hulahoop Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:45:11 -0800 R.I.P. Michael Jackson You were the greatest performer of all time, a shattered genius. http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/06/rip_michael_jackson.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/06/rip_michael_jackson.rhtml Dance michaeljackson Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:35:59 -0800 Major Lazer vs. Dutty Wine White Boy dutty wine during lunch break.
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Performance in front of the Troubadour on Santa Monica Blvd.
]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/06/ae_flashmob_mchammer.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/06/ae_flashmob_mchammer.rhtml Dance Flashmobbing Mainsteam flashmob mainstream mchammer Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:23:00 -0800 Found Object Monsters found objects (perhaps on top of our passed-out classmates), Carnevale inspires us with artistic flair and an easily reproducible subject.

Traffic Barrel Monster

Traffic Barrel Monster Alligator

Starbucks Clear Plastic Cup Monster
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Source: Waxy.org
Removing the main act from images and videos sheds light on the strange sort of idolatry that pervades the internet. The scene without the actor is a mundane and disturbing place; without a celebrity, it seems like nowhere. The deeper implication is that the internet celebrity is really a nobody that we have artificially built up, perhaps someone we should have just left alone. Jon Haddock used this technique to great effect when he depicted the dim surroundings from amateur photos of sexual acts. The subject removal technique takes an even more extreme expression when police investigators such as the Toronto Police remove images of victims of horrible abuse from photographs in order to enlist outside help in rescuing them. In these cases of identification by background-recognition, the public thankfully were able to assist the authorities in finding and helping the unknown subjects in the photographs. ]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/05/phantom_meme.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/05/phantom_meme.rhtml Celebrities New Memes missingmeme Wed, 27 May 2009 07:48:38 -0800 A Better Kind of FAIL: Keyboard Cat Keyboard Cat. He even has a nifty soundtrack. Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat. Him being Lasier Martins [en], a Brazilian television host who gets attacked by some grapes. Warning: some serious WTFness in this clip.
Play the Cops Off, Keyboard Cat Warning: Contains bad language.
Laughing Haitian Weather Man Meets the Keyboard Cat
Play Her (Fainting Volleyball Player) Off, Keyboard Cat
]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/05/keyboard_cat_fail.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/05/keyboard_cat_fail.rhtml Celebrities Humor New Memes cats keyboardcat Wed, 20 May 2009 22:15:40 -0800 Fluid Sculpture

Fluid Sculpture from Charlie Bucket on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/05/fluid_sculpture.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/05/fluid_sculpture.rhtml Art Sat, 09 May 2009 21:42:34 -0800 The Smarties Epidemic harmless fad is spreading among teenagers that is sure to scare the hell out of parents: faux smoking and snorting of crushed Smarties candies. Expect the national scare to begin once American adults are done with their two minutes' hate against the executives of AIG. How To Smoke Smarties by ballerboy4life is either the best or worst thing to ever happen to Ce De Candy.
Thankfully, she did not inhale the crushed Smarties. I think that her future in politics is assured.
Snorting Smarties. In a Pink Floyd t-shirt.
I realize that it was only a matter of time before these magical, cool-to-the-mouth candies were used for evil. Ban them.]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/03/the_smarties_epidemic.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/03/the_smarties_epidemic.rhtml Fads New Memes fads smarties Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:55:02 -0800 In One Minute, In One Take Will Tribble and crew performed Forrest Gump in One Minute, in One Take, introducing a new format that will no doubt bring on copies.
]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/03/in_one_minute_in_one_take.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/03/in_one_minute_in_one_take.rhtml Film New Memes Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:44:25 -0800 Dunecat ]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/01/dunecat.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2009/01/dunecat.rhtml lolcats Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:54:09 -0800 I Want To Break Into The Watergate This is installed at the Watergate Club in Berlin.
Special thanks to Shuji Nakamura.
]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2008/10/i_want_to_break_into_the_water.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2008/10/i_want_to_break_into_the_water.rhtml Dance Europe Music club lights pattern:machine pattern:techno Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:08:21 -0800 Info Montage The inevitable day the Dollar crashes
Except that the dollar is currently rising against most major currencies. Well, never mind that. Inevitable doom feels good. Hypnotically good. Symphony of the Falling Dollar
And now for something even more hallucinogenic. Robot voice over. Hubble space shots, cave people, CNBC swivel graphs. This montage will be looping at raves held in soon-to-be abandoned trading floors across NYC and London. Our economy: Headed to collapse, recession, depression?
Obviously, there is a Part II. While this is a gift, we will understand it if you don't want to watch any more. Because you must be very recessed by now. But remember that even the Great Recession can proceed to an upbeat. Beat. Mr. Recession Strikes AGAIN!!!.
]]> http://www.memecat.com/blog/2008/10/info_montage.rhtml http://www.memecat.com/blog/2008/10/info_montage.rhtml Current Events New Memes greatrecession montage recession Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:10:27 -0800