Everybody knows, or can at least guess with little effort, that the Harlem Shake originated in Harlem. You can find the Harlem Shake in several videos popularized by Diddy and members of his Bad Boy ...

Did you know Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” song is 3 minutes and 17 seconds long? It really doesn’t feel that way when the countless videos circulating the Internet only last about 30 seconds. It’s easy to ...

Google's trend charts of the phrase "Harlem Shake" are seismic. No one looked for the words until Feb. 7, then searches surged faster than any term Google ever had, except for "Whitney Houston" after ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 24: Ronald McDonald (wearing face shield) and Grimace appear in the 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade¨ on November 24, 2020 in New York City. The World-Famous ...

If you haven't read it already, there's a good article in the New York Times this week about Mackelmore (or as my friend Andrew calls him, Wackelmore) and other popular trends in hip hop culture and ...

If you're wondering why you're hearing so much about Grimace (yes, the McDonald's character — did you know that he's supposed to be a tastebud?) this month, it's because June 12 was apparently his ...

In the wee hours of Feb. 13, 2013, the hosts of the Today show committed meme murder. The moment they aired their take on the so-called "Harlem Shake" was the moment the Internet's meme guardians ...

Our society is in a crisis of cultural appropriation. JK Rowling’s History of Magic in North America injected still-very-active Navajo traditions into her fictional world of wizardry as carelessly as ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. As the dance craze passes its saturation point in the US, it’s evolving into a political rallying cry in Egypt ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook McDonald’s has been celebrating the birthday of the Grimace this month, and participating store ...