A programmer made a plug-in to tone down Upworthy-style headlines. What happened next will restore your faith in the Internet.
“Downworthy” automatically edits hyperbolic headlines to make them more literal
Hunter Moore is in jail, but that just means some other despicable character is “the most-hated man on the Internet” now
The king of revenge porn has been arrested, but that doesn’t mean the Internet is any less vile
Beliebers stand by their man in wake of Justin Bieberâs arrest
Like them or hate them, Bieber’s fans are steer the cultural conversation.
DUI drag-racing, felony egging, Anne Frank: A short history of Justin Bieberâs year of troublemaking
This whole egging controversy marks the 12th “scandal” the Biebs has suffered in the past year alone.
Why some Ukrainian protesters are wearing kitchen colanders
The government banned protesters from wearing helmets as part of a set of laws passed Friday.
The GIFYS honor the Internet’s most shareable moments
You can vote on your favorite GIFs in 12 categories, including cats, sports and news/politics.
Guccifer, the hacker who leaked G.W. Bush paintings, reportedly arrested in Romania
Guccifer claims he hacked everyone from Colin Powell to ‘Downton Abbey’ writer Julian Fallowes over his career
Craigslistmirrors.com is a unique reflection of American life
Straightforward blog of mirrors for sale on Craigslist is curiously affecting as art
Dogecoin helps Jamaican bobsled team in its quest for Sochi
Online donors have raised nearly $200,000 so that Jamaica’s bobsled team can compete at the Olympics
Jezebel falls into feminist self-parody in Lena Dunham Photoshop ‘controversy’
By paying for un-retouched photos of the “Girls” star, what exactly is the popular blog trying to accomplish?
How many of this year’s Oscar nominees pass the Bechdel test? Not many.
Actresses called 2013 a great year for women’s roles, but many top films fail the most basic test for gender equity.
American Apparel mannequins in New York go provocatively au natural
Is the store being progressively feminist or just predictably capitalist?
Maryland native Spike Jonze scores three Oscar nominations for “Her“
Screenwriter/director looks to build on his Golden Globe win
Brilliant charts of the world’s most famous movie quotes
Can you guess the quote from the illustration?
4 reasons Kristen Stewart really shouldn’t star in that ‘1984’ remake
The star has already admitted that the role might be ‘too hard’ for her.
‘Breaking Bad’s’ Bryan Cranston starred in an amateur short film called ‘Writer’s Block’
The 13-minute film was directed by an assistant on one of Cranston’s features
Emoji IRL: A Q&A; with the designer who sees emoticons as works of art
Liza Nelson creates brilliant real-life versions of your favorite emoticons.
Study: Your friends really are happier, more popular than you
It’s not just the idealized images on Facebook or Instagram -- the average person’s friends are better off than he is.
People walking to the stage took up 10% of the Golden Globes broadcast
No, you weren’t imagining it: It really did take the winners forever to get from their seats to the stage.
This is why Mia and Ronan Farrow donât think Woody Allen deserved the Golden Globes lifetime achievement award
Unbeknownst to some younger viewers, the Farrow/Allen scandal was the tabloid sensation of its time.
Caitlin is a social media reporter on the Digital Audience team. Before joining the Post, she was an associate online editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. She has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic and other publications.