mike-fenn

Mike Fenn


Mike Fenn is a former contributor to the Daily Dot whose beats included Reddit, YouTube, and all things WTF. His work has also appeared in Forbes and News.com.au.

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Here’s why some GIFs need sound

If a GIF has sound, is it still a GIF?

On Jan 28, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Redditor trolls parents with fake manslaughter charge

What lengths would you go to in order to fool a parent? Redditor gutterbaby has a unique answer to that question.

On Jan 28, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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The new rules of Reddit’s r/funny

Reddit's biggest funny subreddit gets some new rules, someone GIFs a raccoon-flinging monkey, and Reddit has questions about the DNA of wooden chairs.

On Jan 28, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Why you should keep a roll of toilet paper in your trunk

Redditors have all the answers. Also: A child actor who worked with Scarlett Johansson tells all, Reddit will hold your cake day until you're online, and "meta" gets a meta discussion.

On Jan 25, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Of course there’s a subreddit for people obsessed with triangles

In today's Strange Subreddits: Move over, Reddit circles. Make room for the jerks who love triangles.

On Jan 24, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Redditors swap genders for 1 year

What would you do if you could be a woman/man for one year? Also: Peter Farrelly AMA-plugs his new film, "Movie 43."

On Jan 24, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Upvote this list of the top 500 Reddit AMAs

Redditor karmanaut has compiled the top 500 sessions from r/IAmA, and some interesting stats emerge from the data.

On Jan 24, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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What does it feel like to pass a kidney stone?

Prepare to cringe. Also in today's Reddit Digest: Gender roles in geek culture; Reddit groups; David Plotz and a former spammer answer your questions.

On Jan 23, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Tim Heidecker crashes Dennis Miller’s Reddit AMA

Comedian, actor, and talk-show host Dennis Miller fielded questions from redditors—and one celebrity troll—during a Jan. 22 "Ask Me Anything" on the popular social news site.

On Jan 22, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Reddit’s biggest dating faux pas

Horror stories from the AskMen community. Also: How to land a job, Jason Mewes, and hate for small subreddits.

On Jan 22, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Stan Lee joins YouTube to wish speedy recovery to shooting victim

“If there’s anything you need," Lee says in the video, "just yell ‘Avengers assemble!’”

On Jan 21, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Halo creators surprise adorable 5-year-old fan in the hospital

A 5-year-old recovering from a liver transplant got a big surprise from Bungie, the company behind his favorite video games.

On Jan 21, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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The r/Games “no downvote” experiment was a failure

More in today's Reddit Digest: Redditors' worst employees, Martin Luther King Jr., proof in AMAs, and one of the longest threads ever, mapped out.

On Jan 21, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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15 presidential inauguration GIFs, from Coolidge to Obama

Part history lesson, part GIF guide, here nearly every Oath of Office dating back to 1925. 

On Jan 21, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Internet’s most famous cats team up for charity

Colonel Meow, Oskar the Blind Cat and Henri, Le Chat Noir lend their likenesses to a deck of cards that raises money for feline charity.

On Jan 17, 2013 by Mike Fenn