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  1. Silvia Bottini, left, and her meme, First World Problems, right. interviews

    Silvia Bottini Recaps Becoming The 'First World Problems' Meme, Her Struggles With Losing Control Over The Image And What She’s Been Up To A Decade Later

    In 2011, a stock photo of Bottini crying rapidly spread online and became one of the most well-known Advice Animals of the 2010s. For her first-ever video interview discussing the meme, Bottini joined us to recap her story, how she’s dealt with it and what she’s been up to a decade since.

  2. Leviathan posing with his sunglasses, left, and the "Chug Jug With You" song cover art, right. interviews

    Leviathan Explains How He Created His Viral Song ‘Chug Jug With You’ And What’s Next For The YouTuber After His ‘Fortnite’ Parodies Swept The Internet

    We catch up with Leviathan to find out how he created "Chug Jug With You," where the inspiration came from, and how he’s been handling the influx of attention online since it swept the internet in recent weeks.

  3. Blake Boston recent picture next to the original Scumbag Steve meme. interviews

    Blake Boston Revisits Becoming ‘Scumbag Steve’ As We Catch Up With Him For The Meme’s 10-Year Anniversary And Upcoming NFT Auction

    As Scumbag Steve turns 10, we revisit the classic meme with Boston himself to retrace the origins of the infamous photo and what he’s been up to over the last decade since.

  4. Mike "Beeple" Winkelmann next to a collage from his Everydays series. interviews

    Preeminent Digital Artist Beeple Recaps His Career, The Recent NFT Craze And His Historic $69 Million Crypto Art Sale With Christie’s Auction House

    Earlier this week, we sat down with Mike "Beeple" Winkelmann for an exclusive interview to dig deeper into his career as a digital artist and what he makes of the recent NFT hype.

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  1. Peter Kell sitting in a throne, left, and the Homer Pepe Rare Pepe NFT and crypto art piece he sold for $300,000, right. interviews

    Peter Kell Recounts The Story Of Buying ‘Homer Pepe,’ The Most Valuable Rare Pepe Ever, And How He Sold It For Over $300,000 Three Years Later

    After selling his Rare Pepe last weekend for a whopping $312,000, we sat down with Kell to hear the full story of this early NFT legend as the crypto art world continues to explode in popularity.

  2. The original Nyan Cat meme, left, next to its original creator Chris Torres with his cat Shorty. interviews

    Chris Torres, Creator Of Nyan Cat, Gives Us The Full Backstory Of His Legendary Creation And What He’s Up To Now As The Meme Celebrates Its 10-Year Anniversary

    As the 10-year anniversary of Nyan Cat approaches, we sit down with its creator to recount the full backstory of how it was made, how it became an internet sensation, and what's next for its creator.

  3. Melvin Lawson From The Thank God for My Reefer / black man crying meme with a portrait, left, and meme, right. interviews

    Melvin Lawson From The ‘Thank God for My Reefer’ Meme Chats About Becoming Internet Famous And What His Viral Video Was Really About

    Lawson's viral video became the meme format "Black Man Crying" back in 2016 and has spread around the web ever since. We caught up with him to uncover more behind the meme for a quick little interview.

  4. Slink Johnson, who plays Lamar Davis in GTA 5, and Shawn Fonteno, Franklin, from their in-game scene and reenactment by PlayStation Haven. interviews

    Slink Johnson From ‘Lamar Roasts Franklin’ Chops It Up To Discuss His Role As Lamar Davis In ‘GTA5’ And What He Makes Of The ‘Yee Yee Ass Haircut’ Viral Phenomenon

    We sat down with the man behind Grand Theft Auto 5's Lamar Davis to hear more about the making of the iconic line that became a meme and viral sensation.

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  1. Daxflame pictured in a recent image, left, and Dax from his Superman meme video, right. interviews

    Daxflame Recaps His Early Rise As One Of YouTube's Top Content Creators And What His Plans Are For The Year Ahead

    Once among the top 20 YouTubers, Dax's journey has seen him appear in Hollywood films, become a published author and even a game show host. We chat with him to recap his story and see what he's up to now.

  2. Brittany Tomlinson, the Kombucha Girl, from the Trying Kombucha for the First Time meme next to a recent portrait. interviews

    Brittany Tomlinson Recounts Going Viral With The ‘Trying Kombucha’ Meme And How Getting Fired From Her Banking Job Launched Her Career As A Content Creator

    In August 2019, Tomlinson's reaction to trying kombucha was seemingly everywhere online, so we sat down with her to learn more about how it all happened, and what she's been up to since.

  3. Maggie Goldenberger from the Ermahgerd meme with the original image, left, and a modern image, right. interviews

    Maggie Goldenberger Reflects On Her Experience Becoming The ‘Ermahgerd’ Meme, And Why She Ultimately Learned To Love It

    Back in the earliest days of meme characters in the early 2010s, Goldenberger's childhood photo was transformed into the Ermahgerd meme. We chat about what it was like, and how she feels about it all nearly a decade later.

  4. Lessons In Meme Culture logo and avatar image on a background of memes. interviews

    Lessons In Meme Culture Sits Down To Chat About The Story Behind His YouTube Channel And What Memes May Look Like In The Near Future

    Carving out a space for himself in the crowded world of YouTubers, we interviewed the Australian man of memes to learn more about how he got his start educating the world on internet culture, and what might be next.

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