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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10 Life Hacks for Summer
Summer doesn't have to be all sticky fingers and screaming in outrage at overly buoyant straws. It turns out it's actually quite easy to enjoy the best season of the year -- all you need are these few simple life hacks. (And to man up and increase your tolerance for high temperatures.)
ABC News Anchor Accidentally Draws Genitalia on Screen
Try as you may, you can't keep the world's oldest graffiti down. When you least expect it, it rears its ugly head. Here an ABC reporter giving details on roadwork "inadvertently" draws Ye Olde Cartoon Phallus on her screen. Or maybe she knew it all along...
Former President George H.W. Bush Shaved Head for Child With Cancer
Regardless of your politics, you have to admit this is a class move by former President George H.W. Bush.
‘Ice Ice Baby’ Performed by the Movies
If you secretly want to listen to "Ice Ice Baby" all the time, but you don't want anyone to know that you do, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! This mash-up from mash-up extraordinaire YouTuber dondrapersayswhat has expertly spliced together snippets from movies to recreate the song...
Calming Manatees Will Improve Your Day
Are you having a rough week? Does the fact that it's not Friday yet make you want to ram your face through a plate glass window? Did you spend your morning commute grinding your teeth to keep from telling the person snapping their gum next to you that they don't deserve to be loved? Here, have some Calming Manatees.
Cat Reacts to Seeing Owner After Six Months
This pretty much sums up the love/hate relationship all cat owners have with their pets. Specifically, we love them, and they hate us. This is the typical cat's reaction to its owner going on leave for six months. We think it's probably pretty accurate...
Take a Trip Back in Time With the ’90s Button
WARNING: if you press the '90s button, you will lose hours of your life. The90sButton is a simple, single serving (ish) website, comprised of a glittery rainbow background, and a portal to the past, which reads "UNLEASH HEAVEN?" and is spiced up with a picture of David Hasselhoff. On top, three MC Hammers dance. It is clear this is no ordinary button.
Oxford English Dictionary Redefining Marriage
If Congress doesn't want to redefine marriage, the Oxford English Dictionary will just do it themselves. After all, that's their job.
‘In the Way Guy’ Ruins All the Pictures
It started simply enough (as these things tend to do), with a redditor posting this picture with the headline "Tried to get a photo of our proposal ... nailed it!" On its own, it's pretty hilarious. But the internet wasn't done with this photobombing guy. Not yet.
Why German Is Such a Scary Language
This pretty much proves it -- German is a terrifying language. Let the helpful folks at the Copy Cat Channel show you why. Here are a variety of words presented in French, English, Italian, Spanish and German. Notice only one translation makes you feel like peeing your pants a little bit...
What Happens When You Fire a Gun Underwater (in Slow Motion)
We've never actually wondered what would happen if you fired a gun underwater, but now that we can see it, obviously we'd really like to find out.
Whales Almost Eat Divers in Insane Video
Ahhh, the ocean. So calm. So relaxing. So ABOUT TO BE EATEN BY ENORMOUS WHALES AAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!! Thanks goodness these divers have friends to record their near-death experience, so that we can all watch this horrifying video. This is why we stay in the shallow water, where only sharks can get us. Good grief.
Heartwarming Commercial Has a Twist You Won’t See Coming
Watch this video. Did the Band of Horses song make you cry? That's okay. That's most people's response. We know, we know -- how could this video actually be horribly offensive? Well ...
‘Full House’ Band Jesse & the Rippers Reunite for Jimmy Fallon
We're going to go ahead and assume you liked 'Full House' as a child, because every time we tell somebody that we didn't like 'Full House' as a child, we get weird sideways glances and also we have no friends left. Since you are clearly a huge 'Full House' fan, here's a video that's probably of interest to you -- Uncle Jesse (aka John Stamos) and his band The Rippers reunited on 'Late Night With J
18 Signs You Grew Up On the Starship Enterprise-D
You're not from just any starship -- you're from the Enterprise-D, class Galaxy, baby. Back when people still got stuck in turbolifts and even a kid could solve a major engineering crisis. Are you a true Enterprise-D kid like Wil Wheaton, aka Wesley Crusher from 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'? Here's how you know.