The cringeworthy parade of the ignorant 'Muricans on Twitter is back in the headlines with a racist backlash against Miss New York Nina Davuluri, who became the first woman of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America last night.

The conservative Christian talk show host has fallen victim to the Streisand Effect after unsuccessfully trying to rid of a YouTube video clip in which he claims that San Francisco gay men with AIDS have been intentionally trying to spread the virus by cutting people with "special rings."

The Internet isn't exactly the best place to look for high moral grounds when it comes to respecting the sensitivity of the 9/11 anniversary, yet as it turns out, Americans on Twitter are far less forgiving when dealing with commercial tie-ins.

The music video for the song "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus has broken the VEVO record for most views within a 24-hour period.

Convicted kidnapper Ariel Castro was pronounced dead this week after prison staff discovered him hanging from a bed sheet in his cell, causing the Internet to erupt with image macros and tweets about the apparent suicide.