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Inside a (Fake) Politico Editorial Meeting

Political junkies' website really is run by automatons

(Newser) - It takes a special sort of politics/media junkie to appreciate a send-up of Politico, they who brought you breathless updates on the laughter that no longer ensues at Robert Gibbs' press briefings. But take a Beltway insider with a little free time, and some basic animation, and you have automatons...

Meet Brazil's 8-Year-Old, Sexy-Dancing Lady Gaga

Laura Montana is sure to go viral

(Newser) - Someone hook this 8-year-old up with Noah Cyrus . Teensy Laura Montana performed Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and "Paparazzi" on Brazilian show Qual e o Seu Talento, wearing—what else?—no pants and dancing provocatively all around the stage (even, at one point, crawling on her hands and...

6 Awesome YouTube Olympic Events
 6 Awesome YouTube 
 Olympic Events 
hipster olympics, anyone?
Feb 21, 2010 12:53 PM CST

6 Awesome YouTube Olympic Events

Hipster Olympics, office Olympics, redneck Olympics, and more

(Newser) - Just can’t get into curling? Maybe you’d be more interested in the real Olympics if the Games incorporated some of the fake Olympics found on YouTube. Chris Mathias lists his six favorites, including beer belly flops, on Nerve .

Meet the Na'vi Tribe of...Wisconsin
 Meet the Na'vi Tribe 
 of...Wisconsin 
avatar mania
Feb 15, 2010 10:36 AM CST

Meet the Na'vi Tribe of...Wisconsin

Sure-to-be-viral video depicts hardcore Avatar fandom

(Newser) - Not sure how to channel all the passion you feel for Avatar? Take a cue from a blue-skinned tribe living right here in the USA. Described by one Newser user as “a disturbingly funny video of the Na'vi people of Hometree, Wis.,” the video shows the group in...

Model Doesn't Want Banker Fired for Live-TV Ogling

'Of course I would sign' petition to save job, Miranda Kerr says

(Newser) - An Australian banker who faces firing for ogling semi-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr in the background of a live TV interview is getting some big-name support: Kerr herself. “I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it,” the...

Wanda Sykes Covers 'Pants on the Ground'

 Wanda Sykes 
 Covers 'Pants 
 on the Ground' 
'boobs out ya blouse'
Jan 28, 2010 10:46 AM CST

Wanda Sykes Covers 'Pants on the Ground'

'Boobs Out Ya Blouse' the latest rendition of viral video hit

(Newser) - Courtesy of Wanda Sykes, women everywhere finally have a version of “Pants on the Ground” they can call their own. Salon points to a video of the comedian, as “General Maama Gram,” auditioning for American Idol with her own original song: “Boobs Out Ya Blouse.”...

'Pants On the Ground' a Rip-Off?
 'Pants On the Ground' 
 a Rip-Off? 
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Jan 27, 2010 10:43 AM CST

'Pants On the Ground' a Rip-Off?

'Pockets on the Floor' preceded it, and sounds oddly familiar...

(Newser) - “Pants on the Ground” fever struck America as soon as “General” Larry Platt introduced his instant classic on American Idol. But is it truly an original song? The Frisky points to a video of The Green Brothers singing an eerily similar tune called “Back Pockets on the...

Give Brendan Fraser a Round of Applause
 Give Brendan Fraser 
 a Round of Applause 
viral video
Jan 25, 2010 3:38 PM CST

Give Brendan Fraser a Round of Applause

Actor's Golden Globes reactions + Gwen Stefani song = Genius

(Newser) - Brendan Fraser seems to have a good sense of humor about the world watching an endless loop of his awkward laughing and clapping at the Golden Globes, which is good—it will probably spin out into increasingly involved viral video mashups. Here's one, flagged by Videogum , that sets Fraser's spasmodic...

Joaquin Phoenix Cleans Up for PSA With ... Miley Cyrus

Star shaves, joins Cyrus, Liv Tyler to promote suicide prevention

(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix has returned to the limelight, clean shaven and with a befuddling new pal: Miley Cyrus. In a PSA for a suicide-prevention group, Cyrus shares her computer skills with Phoenix—who pretends not to have a clue who she is—and a game Liv Tyler, E! reports. “A...

'Pants on the Ground' Auteur Lawyers Up



 'Pants on the 
 Ground' Auteur 
 Lawyers Up 
WHERE'S MY MONEY?
Jan 21, 2010 8:39 AM CST

'Pants on the Ground' Auteur Lawyers Up

American Idol auditioner 'General' Larry Platt hasn't seen a dime

(Newser) - “General” Larry Platt’s American Idol audition song, “Pants on the Ground,” is everywhere—and he’s hired a lawyer to try and make some money off it. Despite all the “Pants”-inspired merchandise for sale on eBay and the many, many remixes , Platt hasn’t...

Cheeky Butt-Busting Bobsledder Goes Viral

Olympian's assets on display for salacious YouTubers

(Newser) - In the latest testament to the refined tastes of YouTubers, video of a British bobsledder's butt splitting her skin-tight lycra suit has gone viral. The uniform tragedy occurs just as hapless Gillian Cooke bends down in full camera view to push off her sled at the World Championship competition in...

NBC Fiasco Gets Animated, Hong Kong-Style

Video explains what's up with Conan and Jay...in Mandarin

(Newser) - Everything's better in Chinese...and that includes the Conan O'Brien-Jay Leno fracas. Hong Kong's NMA-TV has created a video animation of the debacle, as it did for Tiger Woods , complete with a plug-pulling Jeff Zucker and Jay and Conan dressed as superheros. Watch the video for a lively explanation of...

'Pants' Not Just on the Ground&mdash; It's Everywhere
 'Pants' Not Just 
 on the Ground— 
 It's Everywhere 
REMIX EXPLOSION
Jan 20, 2010 10:51 AM CST

'Pants' Not Just on the Ground— It's Everywhere

Song gets millions of clicks on YouTube, spurs remixes

(Newser) - Not surprisingly, the award for first viral video hit of 2010 goes to American Idol audition song “Pants on the Ground.” After 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt introduced his masterpiece to the world last Wednesday, it took off, garnering 1 million Facebook fans and several million YouTube clicks...

5-Year-Old Drummer Wows YouTube

Jonah Rocks is sure to be a big deal

(Newser) - The latest sensation getting the Internet’s attention: Jonah Rocks , a 5-year-old drummer whose YouTube videos will likely blow your mind. BuzzFeed and the Huffington Post are both pointing to his website . Check out a few of his videos in the gallery.

This Idol Audition Is an Instant Classic

Larry Platt's 'Pants on the Ground' goes viral

(Newser) - The best part of last night’s American Idol: 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt performing his original song, “Pants On the Ground," at the Atlanta auditions. In fact, Wendy Atterberry thinks it may have just been “some of the best three minutes of television” ever, she writes...

Viral Music Videos We're Suckers For

Our favorite ways to while away the hours...

(Newser) - Having a tough time adjusting to working five-day weeks once again? So are we. To ease the post-holiday pain, three music videos that are hard to resist: One that's stunning (there's just something about little voices singing grown-up songs), one that's clever (two Yale students take an impressive turn as...

Meet YouTube's Unlikeliest Hero

YouTube's removal of lukeywes1234 sparks uprising

(Newser) - The meme-producing, viral-video-pushing nature of YouTube made a young boy who likes Star Wars and ghosts into an Internet rock star—and, just as quickly, a martyred hero when his channel was inexplicably suspended. YouTube’s “Lukeywes1234” was just another kid making videos with his grandma when prankster site...

Stop Mocking 'Sad Cowbell Girl': She's Blind
 Stop Mocking 
 'Sad Cowbell 
 Girl': She's Blind 

squelch those mashups
Jan 6, 2010 10:51 AM CST

Stop Mocking 'Sad Cowbell Girl': She's Blind

Miraculously, Web tones down response after revelation

(Newser) - Perhaps it was because it occurred at the Fiesta Bowl that web memesters got so much mileage from a video of a Boise State band member whacking on a cowbell with nary a hint of fiesta to be found on her face. Cut the mockery and stifle the spinoffs, Brenna...

Teen Choking Game Goes Viral
 Teen Choking Game Goes Viral 
Jan 6, 2010 7:40 AM CST

Teen Choking Game Goes Viral

YouTube videos offer how-to for teens looking for a high

(Newser) - Videos showing teens strangling each other for fun have gone viral, offering young people step-by-step instructions on how to get high by squeezing the carotid artery to restrict the flow of oxygen to the brain. Medical experts say the practice, known as 'the pass out game" can lead to brain...

Jack Bauer Grills Santa

 Jack Bauer 
 Grills Santa 
welcome to the naughty list
Dec 21, 2009 4:44 PM CST

Jack Bauer Grills Santa

Kiefer Sutherland gets to the bottom of this reindeer business

(Newser) - The lights are low, the questioning intense, the object of the interrogation nervous. No, he doesn't have a passport. He just delivers packages, and the planning takes all year. Superspy Jack Bauer of 24 fame isn't buying it—and he winds up on the naughty list even before he calls...

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