Selfie
HERO: Train Engineer Kicks Selfie-Taking A**hole, Strikes Blow for All of Humanity
As with all shocking things that appear on YouTube and immediately generate viral circulation, this has to be prefaced with an acknowledgement that it could very easily be a Kimmel prank. If it is, or if it's otherwise a put-on, I guess we'll find out soon enough. That said, ...read more
David Ortiz, Barack Obama, and the Samsung Selfie Scandal
David Ortiz snapped a #selfie with President Obama last Tuesday while the Red Sox were being honored at the White House. And while on this surface this isn't news, the details and motivations behind it are. You see, David Ortiz, the lovable accented oaf who is as famous ...read more
Know Thy Selfie: One Website's Attempt To Make Anthropological Sense Of An Annoying Trend
In 2013, all society crumbled when the team behind the Oxford dictionary proclaimed “selfie” the Word of the Year. We’re still recovering, but in the time since, two “digital culture” experts named Lev Manovich and Daniel Goddemeyer launched a project called Selfiecity which ...read more
The Right and Left are Ruining My Ability to Criticize Obama
So President Obama took a 'selfie' with British prime minister David Cameron and Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt during Nelson Mandela's funeral. I'm not one for pomp and ceremony, but I don't think it was particularly appropriate given the circumstances (just take ...read more
Geraldo Rivera And Anthony Weiner Produce Douchiest Selfie in Human History
Q: What happens when you combine two narcissistic ego maniacs with cell phones in a media studio? A: Probably the douchiest selfie in human history. ...read more