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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Everybody’s Doing the Harlem Shake
Of all the things people make videos of themselves doing, we have to say this is probably our favorite. It's more entertaining than planking, and doing a Google image search for it isn't nearly as traumatizing as it was for milking. These days everybody's doing the Harlem Shake.
The Most Rocking Version of ‘Paint It Black’ You’ll Ever See Performed by Identical Twins on the Electric Harp
Camille and Kennerly Kitt are back, and this time they've gone dark. We've seen these identical twin harpists do the theme to 'Game of Thrones.' We've seen them do Zelda. We've even seen them cover Rihanna. Now they're focusing their attention on the Rolling Stones in this version of 'Paint It Black.'
10 People Proudly Getting High on Twitter for Bob Marley’s Birthday
Today would have been Bob Marley's 68th birthday. The legendary musician and activist still has quite a following, despite passing away almost 22 years ago. One of the big differences between then and now is that now most people feel the best way to express their appreciation is to smoke a bunch of weed and then write about it on Twitter...
Amazing Toddler Does Trick Basketball Shots
Granted, if it were a grown up doing these shots, they probably wouldn't classify as trick shots, but when the person isn't even old enough to make a sandwich, come on -- it's pretty impressive.
The Best of Mr. T on Twitter
Mr. T is back with a new show on BBC Three, and because it's 2013 and all media must infiltrate all forms of social media, he is also now on Twitter. And he has a web series (see above) and an iPhone app. He's probably also desperately trying to accumulate as many Linked In connections as possible and feverishly posting selfies to Instagram...
Meet Jesse Heiman, the Go Daddy Nerd Who Got to Kiss Bar Refaeli
If the guy swapping spit with Bar Refaeli in that GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial looked familiar, it's because you've seen him before. Dozens of times. His name is Jesse Heiman, and he plays a nerd in basically everything.
Super Bowl 2013 Blackout Prompts Twitter Outrage, Awesome Oreo Response
What? No lights? A power surge caused a blackout at Super Bowl 2013, which gave people on Twitter plenty of opportunity to move on from Beyonce's half-time performance.
Twitter Thinks Bane Caused the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout
We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.
Best Super Bowl 2013 Commercials
It's the biggest sporting event of the year, and the ads of Super Bowl 2013 are living up to their expectations. Thank goodness, because the amount of money spent on Super Bowl commercials makes it really disappointing when they're not good...
Rapping Weatherman Stages Epic Mother Nature Vs. Old Man Winter Rap Battle
You can cross two internet hits off your list with this one short video. The rapping weatherman is back, and this time he's tipping his hat to Epic Rap Battles. He's decided to make a rap battle of his own -- Mother Nature vs. Old Man Winter...
10 Crazy Kickstarters to Waste Your Money On
Kickstarter is a wonderful, magical place, where you can buy "luxuriously rugged" men's underpants, or help bring chocolate-dipped, pretzel-sprinkled beer-flavored marshmallows into the world. But not all of the projects people are trying to do are so awesome...
See Dexter Swear A LOT in This ‘Lost’ Episode of ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’
This is definitely our favorite kind of censorship. It's the kind where the bleeps aren't quite long enough and you can tell exactly what curse words are being said underneath them.