Emerald Catron
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
Emerald Catron
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The Best of ‘The Prez Is Not Impressed’ Tumblr
Pres. Barack Obama can't just pose with McKayla Maroney, make a silly face, and expect it NOT to turn into a Tumblr. Or, he can, but that would be foolish. The President Is Not Impressed is pretty much just like the McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed from this summer, only it's the president instead. What sort of things and people is the president disappointed in? Let's find out!
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Obama Celebrates Re-Election With ‘Pajama Dance’
We don't know what we'd do if we won a presidential reelection campaign. First would probably be to wonder how we even got elected the first time. THEN we would probably do something very much like this pajama dance, as depicted in this video from Ibish Comedy.
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Was Diane Sawyer Drunk on Election Night?
Ever since the election on Tuesday, people have been speculating that Diane Sawyer was maybe at least a *little* bit tipsy while she was working.
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Dad Uses Amazing Terminator Arm For Good, Not Evil
This amazing video makes us wonder -- is there some sort of psychological evaluation before somebody is given a robot-Terminator arm, or do doctors just cross their fingers and hope for the best? It seems like that could go really wrong.
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‘Banthapug’ Had Better Be in ‘Star Wars Episode 7′
After watching this video, it's safe to say we will be genuinely interested in what Disney does with the next installment of 'Star Wars' *if* all the creatures are pugs in costumes. It works for Bantha, why not other creatures?
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Woman Sentenced to Cook Thanksgiving Dinner for Cops
Who's really being punished here? Valerie Rodgers, or the cops she's cooking for? It depends on good she is in the kitchen, we guess. Rodgers was sentenced to cooking Thanksgiving dinner for three cops and a year of probation for reckless driving that resulted in felony charges.
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On a Lighter Note, a Ridiculous Pizza Commercial
Let's all just pause and think about what we really want this election day. Pizza, right? Here's a video excerpt from comedian Vincent Gargiulo's film 'KNFR From 7:00 - 7:30.' We think this is probably one of the best songs ever wri
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Siri Versus Google Voice Search — Who Wins?
We're sure Apple fanboys will have something to say about this. In a head-to-head contest between Siri and Google Voice Search, it looks like Siri is the loser.
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The 10 Best Skeleton Dances Ever
Videos of old-timey skeleton dances are the best way to get a little spook-ified before Halloween without accidentally soiling yourself. That is a fact -- you can ask anybody. Oh, thanks for asking. Yes, that is a fact. From PBS to Disney and beyond, here are the best skeleton dances EVER to get you into the spirit of Halloween.
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7 Photos That Are NOT Hurricane Sandy
Don't always believe everything Facebook tells you. If it was all true, do you have any idea how many dollars would've been donated to charity for liking that picture of a kitten? It can't be all true, and it's not. Here are some pictures of "Hurricane Sandy" circulating around that most certainly are NOT pictures of Hurricane Sandy. You're welcome.
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Underwater Dog Photos Immortalized in New Book
To celebrate the release of one of our favorite blogs-turned-books, 'Underwater Dogs,' here are some pictures that helped bring photographer Seth Casteel such great success. If you love them, you can find more in his book, which is available here and makes for much better conversation than your current coffee table book, 'Our Bodies, Ourselves.'
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10 Amazing Halloween Light Shows to Make Your Day
You GUYS! It's almost Halloween! We sincerely love Halloween around here, in case you hadn't noticed. Here's one way we've been getting into the spirit of the season -- awesome Halloween light shows. Some of them are more traditional ('The Haunted Manion,' 'Monster Mash'), whereas other are scary in a more timely way -- what could be more terrifying than a giant light-up neon pumpkin singing 'Call Me Maybe'?