Know Your Meme Editorials
News, research, and dispatches from our editorial staff.
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Q&A with Fredrick Brennan of 8chan
We spoke with creator of 8chan Fredrick Brennan to discuss the imageboard's origins, GamerGate and his plans for the future.
Q&A With Rooster Teeth
Rooster Teeth writer and animators Monty Oum, Kerry Shawcross and Miles Luna sit down for a chat about RWBY, their favorite creations, and shipping at the New York City Comic Con.
Q&A with Susan Blackmore, Author of The Meme Machine
Know Your Meme got in touch with Professor Susan Blackmore to discuss memes, temes and the future of memetics as a science.
Q&A with Chris Torres, the Creator of Nyan Cat
In celebrating Nyan Cat's one year anniversary, we got in touch with Christopher Torres (also know as PRguitarman) to learn more abut the artist himself and his post-Nyan projects. Check inside for the full transcript!
Q&A with Futurist Jason Silva
Futurist, filmmaker and techno-optimist Jason Silva spoke with Know Your Meme about inspiring awe, the singularity and what is in store for the Internet in the future.
Q&A With Douglas Reinhardt, Creator of "F**k Yeah! Ryan Gosling"
In 2008, Douglas Reinhardt created the single-topic Tumblr "F**k Yeah! Ryan Gosling," captioning photos of the actor with the flirtatious line "Hey girl." By December 2011, dozens of spinoff blogs were created using the same trope. We spoke with Reinhardt to get his take on the Gosling craze.
Q&A With Nate Dern, "Huh?" Guy
We recently spoke with Nate Dern, who became a Reddit hero for his single line in an AT&T commercial. He told us about his reaction to all the upvotes and becoming a rage face.
Q&A with Shira Lazar, Host and Producer of What's Trending Blog
We had a chance to chat with Shira Lazar, the California-based videoblogger behind the web series What's Trending that rose to controversy after a sudden fallout with CBS over a mistweet about Steve Job's death.
Interview with James Marshall, Smiley List Compiler
In the 1990s, James Marshall decided to compose what many considered a canonical list of emoticons and one-line ASCII art. He recently spoke with us about why he started the collection and his thoughts on the future of emoticons.
Q&A with Cole Stryker, Author of the 4chan Book Epic Win for Anonymous
We had a chance to sit down with Cole Stryker, the author of the new book Epic Win for Anonymous, to talk about the process of documenting internet culture, the worst and the best of /b/, the future of Reddit and more!