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April 17, 2013 Andy Cush

“Geeks are definitely the new rock stars,” goes the tagline to Bravo’s goofy new reality show about “startup culture,” and hamfisted a sentiment though it may be, at least one proposed mega-high-dollar business transaction is playing right into it! Reddit cofounder and Brooklyn native Alexis Ohanian told Bloomberg News Tuesday that he’s “absolutely” interested in […]

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April 11, 2013 Kyle Chayka

Reddit general manager Erik Martin announced The Munchies awards show last night: ” Unlike other awards-show-type-things, The Munchies will not be burdened by traditional categories, rigid rules, and fake gravitas. Submit category ideas and nominations in this thread. Let’s keep the trees feel good spirit in mind, but there are no rules…There are no limits.” The […]

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February 13, 2013 Joseph Schulhoff

Last night marked an epic moment for the Harlem Shake, when two viral filmmakers shot a massive version of the Internet meme in Times Square. By spreading the word through Reddit, other websites, and social media, the duo were able to get nearly 300 people to converge on the area a little after 7:30PM. After […]

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February 11, 2013 Julia Dawidowicz

What did you do during that blizzard last week? Redditor Brian Maffitt aimed his video projector at the storm and took these stunning photos. Behold the hallucinatory visual awesomeness! As an added bonus, he documented his little experiment on video. The Lite FM-style mood music was sort of an odd choice, but hey, blizzards are dull. […]

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January 21, 2013 Samer Kalaf

When the internet isn’t busy sharing weird porn and cats, it can fulfill some cool goals. Last August, Kim Suozzi wrote a post on Reddit explaining her story: She was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and had only six to ten months left to live. As a believer in cryonics, Suozzi wished to raise […]

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