Emerald Catron
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
Emerald Catron
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Adorable Kid Goes Wild on Xylophone in Class Concert
If only something this entertaining happened at every primary school band concert. Usually it's just kids blowing half-heartedly into recorders while the audience longs for the sweet release of death. But not this time. This time there is a xylophone bashing maniac onstage, and it is the most glorious thing we've ever seen.
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‘Les Mis’ Fans Freak Out on Twitter Over Oscar Noms
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Hey, did you hear about the Oscar nominations? We're guessing Ben Affleck isn't the only one crying -- hordes of musical theater fans are losing it too. Who would have thought that people whose idea of entertainment is to be whipped into an emotional frenzy through overwrought song and dance would flip out when their genre of choice gets not one, but eight nominations (even though that wasn't enough for some of them). Some of them ( a lot, actually) couldn't contain themselves and had to direct some of their boundless enthusiasm towards Twitter. Here's what's they're saying.
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The ‘Al Roker Pooped His Pants’ Remix Is Here
Forget 'Les Mis,' this is the people's song. Al Roker's admission that he unleashed a brown torrent of filth into his Jockeys at the White House has been autotuned and turned into a song. "Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of nauseous men? It is the music of a people who will not eat Indian buffet agaaaaain!!!" *Much*
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Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling Are the Best Knife Salesmen Ever
Jimmy Kimmel doesn't need help making his show funny. But at least when he gets a little outside assistance, it's from Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling. That's pretty much the best way to do that. Will Ferrell for the laughs, and Ryan Gosling for making women
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Brace Yourself, the Flu Season Memes Are Here
It's that time of year, when you give everybody who coughs on the train a dirty look and tie your hands to your waist with elastic to keep from accidentally touching your face until you've had a chance to wash them under soap and water for at least three minutes. That's right. It's flu season. Here are some tips for coming out on the other side okay.
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‘Oprah’ Does the Hits of YouTube in One Funny Video
Considering her horribly awkward introduction to Twitter, we feel like this video is a fairly accurate guess at what would happen if Oprah tried to dominate YouTube.
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Psy Selling Nuts in Super Bowl 2013 Commercial
2013 looks to be a good year for Super Bowl commercials, assuming you like topless women, Doritos or 'Gangnam Style.' And if you don't like any of those things, are you sure you're actually human and not a goldfish that learned how to use a computer? Brace yourself, you snobby goldfish, because Psy is doing a pistachio commercial. It is going to be awesome.
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Watch Intense Footage of a Hot Air Balloon Wedding Gone Terribly Wrong
Most of the time our fear of heights is ridiculous. We can admit that. This time, however ... BOOM! WE KNEW IT! AIN'T NOBODY SHOULD BE GETTING MARRIED IN A HOT AIR BALLOON!
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Fiat Introduces Some Friendly Sisters For Their 2013 Super Bowl Commercial
There's a lot to be learned from this commercial from Fiat slated for the 2013 Super Bowl. For example, Fiats have trunks now.
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Here’s Everything That’s Wrong With ‘The Hunger Games’
They did 'Dark Knight.' Then they did 'Prometheus.' Now Cinema Sins has set their sights on listing everything wrong with 'The Hunger Games.'
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‘Peekaboo Derrick Rose’ Is Your New Favorite Meme
Chicago Tribune photographer Amanda Kaschube snapped this picture of Bulls point guard Derrick Rose peeking from behind a pillar after a game in Miami last week. Chicago Side Sports looked at it and saw real potential for yuk yuks, so they made a couple funny pictures out of it in Photoshop. Then they opened it up to their readership, and things really got crazy. Check it out the Peekaboo Derrick Rose meme below.
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Virginia Resident Mistakes Labradoodle for Lion, Calls Police
This is Charles the lion dog. He does look pretty lion-y. It must be even more astounding in person, because one Norfolk, Virginia, resident saw him on the street and called the police, saying there was a lion on the loose and it was potentially looking for food.