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Drew Grant

The Best of Google Logos

The evolution of the Google logo has already been extensively chronicled. But what about the search engine's specialty pics? You know, whenever it's Valentine's Day or Election Day and Google just throws a little something special into the mix? We went back 10 years to find our favorite designs that celebrate about every holiday/birthday/anniversary imaginable (and some you probably wouldn't have ...

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Your New Favorite Animal Cams

Two years ago, we introduced our favorite animals as they were meant to be seen: in 24-hour live-streams. Modern technology has increased exponentially since then, and now we have entire Ustream channels dedicated to the puppy and kitty version of The Truman Show, except really cute and not at all creepy/exploitative . (Did we predict the Shiba Inu cam-craze? Perhaps!) Here are our new favorite ...

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Urlesque Talks to Josh Ruben, the Best Philip Seymour Hoffman Impressionist on the Web

Full disclosure: By the time The Huffington Post declared Josh Ruben to have the best Philip Seymour Hoffman impression ever, we'd been following his videos for over a month. As a staff director and actor at College Humor, Ruben stands out for being able to give dead-on interpretations of some of our favorite movie characters of all time (seriously, check out his Alan Rickman from "Die Hard" if ...

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Wilbur Sargunaraj -- Real Dude or Viral Product?

Today's biggest internet video comes from the hit "Love Marriage," an Indian pop song about not wanting an arranged marriage, from viral music sensation Wilbur Sargunaraj. But is it for real, or is Sargunaraj just a figment of some clever marketer's imagination? ...

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Yo Gabba Gabba! -- Too Cool for School?

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain's recent appearance on Nick Jr.'s 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' got us thinking: What is it about this kids' show that brings the hip celebrities? Elijah Wood, Jack Black, The Shins: the show is basically a 20-something's wet dream. But that's not what marked 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' on the internet cultural map. It all started with one tiny boy named Nathaniel and his awesome moves. ...

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After Sh*t My Dad Says -- Casting Other Internet-TV Crossovers

So the big internet news this week is that William Shatner has signed on to play the dad in the Twitter-to-TV show series Sh*t My Dad Says. Of course, Shatner is perfect for the role, as he has been perfecting his Twitter-speak for some time now. But with all these Tumblr/Twitter book deals coming out, we were thinking: what other TV series could we make around our favorite meme sites? ...

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Prognosis -- Internet Hypochondria

The other morning I woke up and noticed there were these little itchy bumps on my toes. I guess I could have seen a doctor, but that would take up precious time -- time that could be better spent working on the internet. And then the brilliant thought came to me, as it has come to so many of us: "Why don't I just look up my symptoms online?" Bad call. Here's a play-by-play on how you can turn ...

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The Lighter Side of Chatroulette

Yes yes, we all know the dangers of talking to strangers online, especially when our introduction to said strangers is on Chatroulette -- where you press play and immediately get video-conferenced to random people who will look at you for approximately 4 seconds before moving on to the next arbitrarily computer-chosen person. This has led to tons of shenanigans, as one may imagine: high school ...

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Video Mashups Vs. Video Remixes -- Urlesque 101

Meet Todd Graham: In the 80s, Graham and a bunch of friends set about taking old VHS tracks of their favorite childhood cartoons, and overlaying the audio with dialogue from much darker films. This is the genesis of Apocalypse Pooh, which Movie City News recently called both the first and "the most influential" mashup of all time. That's a pretty heavy honor, considering we still don't know who ...

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Eternal Sunshine of the Hitler Meme

The Hitler meme is one of the most symbolic viral sensations to represent Internet culture: By taking one of the greatest monsters of the 20th century and making him say stupid things, the Hitler meme exemplifies the digital age's credo, "Nothing is sacred, everything is funny." It is, essentially, a troll in video form. But where does the Hitler meme come from? And why is its newest adaptation ...

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