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Fidel Martinez


Fidel Martinez is a web culture and politics reporter. His work for the Daily Dot focused on Reddit and YouTube.

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Today was Bring Your Gun to Starbucks Day

The event was organized by the popular Facebook group "Gun Owners."

On Aug 9, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Young rapper spits rhymes about SWAT team just before being arrested

It's unclear whether the video was uploaded to YouTube before or after he was taken into custody.

On Aug 7, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Your driver’s-seat solos have nothing on this guy’s

This guy has two things most traffic soloists don't: props and absolutely no shame.

On Aug 7, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Watch a middle school musical adaptation of “Breaking Bad”

In exactly seven days, Breaking Bad—the best television drama since The Wire—returns for the second half of its final season. Catch up here.

On Aug 4, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Bad Luck Brian lives up to his name with new YouTube channel

Like other memes before him, the real-life human being behind Bad Luck Brian now has a YouTube channel.

On Aug 2, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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If Woody Allen directed “Wolverine,” it would look like this

This parody video is so good, we sincerely wish Allen had made this film instead of that awful To Rome With Love.

On Aug 2, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Rappers & Cereal is magically delicious

From Snoop Loops to 2 Grainz, you'll wish these products were actually available for part of a balanced breakfast.

On Jul 30, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Porn and reality face off in the kitchen

You'll never look at papaya the same way again.

On Jul 30, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Foiled Wing Zone robbery goes viral thanks to this awkward celebration

The two teens cleaning up are brothers who've learned a variety of fight styles.

On Jul 29, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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KTVU fires 3 producers over racist on-air blunder

The station has sacked those responsible for allowing fake, racist names to be read on air during a report on the Asiana Airlines crash.

On Jul 25, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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KTVU tries desperately to scrub racist gaffe from YouTube

Streisand Effect strikes again: The station that misreported the pilots' names from Asiana flight 214 is trying to pretend nothing happened.

On Jul 23, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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“Sesame Street” reaches out online to kids with incarcerated parents

Sesame Workshop's "Little Children, Big Challenges" lets kids whose parents are locked up know they're not alone.

On Jul 22, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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A brave young girl talks about escaping an arranged marriage—twice

"I have managed to solve my problem," she says, "but some innocent children can't … and they might die, commit suicide, or do whatever comes to mind."

On Jul 22, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Mystery cop is in trouble for posing in a unicorn mask with a porn star

The Pittsburgh Police Department takes horsing around very seriously. 

On Jul 19, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Best Gore owner charged for hosting murder video

It wasn't long before footage of gay porn actor Luka Magnotta's ice pick attack surfaced on a shock site called Best Gore.

On Jul 17, 2013 by Fidel Martinez