Jay Hathaway
Internet Culture
Posted on Aug 24, 2013 Updated on Jun 1, 2021, 8:17 am CDT
Vine is the best thing to happen to online comedy in 2013, forcing creators to tell a whole story—from setup to punchline—in just six seconds.
And, ladies and gentlemen, Jack and Jack have mastered the art. The Vine duo’s strongest video yet, “Eric and Winston: The Nerd Vandals,” lit up Facebook this week to the tune of 500,000 likes.
If you spend six seconds watching a video this weekend, make it this one:
Screengrab via Jack and Jack/Vine
*First Published: Aug 24, 2013, 3:03 pm CDT
Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.