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Rae Votta

Rae has made her home in Rhode Island, Georgia, Pennsylvania and, most recently, New York -- but her real home is the Internet.  After getting a masters in digital fan cultures and working in marketing at Atlantic Records, she came to AOL to coordinate content outreach for the music channels.  As a writer and photographer her work has appeared on various AOL sites (Spinner, Moviefone, AOLRadioblog), Out Magazine's blogs, and her own queer pop culture blog, BeGayLittlebird.com.

Puppy Vs. -- Kitty Vs. Printer Edition!

In a new on-going feature, we bring to you the most intense of epic battles...Puppy Versus ______. There's nothing in the world more energetic than a puppy who will face off with just about anything. This week, we're changing things up with a Kitty Versus! Kitty battles can be just as epic as Puppy ones. This kitty is far too impatient to wait for the paper to finish printing before tearing it ...

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Puppy vs. Tetherball

In a new on-going feature, we bring to you the most intense of epic battles... Puppy Versus ______. There's nothing in the world more energetic than a puppy, who will face off with just about anything. We have to admit, it seems like the puppy doesn't exactly get the point of tetherball here. You have to get it all the way around the pole, but puppy is happy chasing the ball back and worth and ...

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Puppy vs Milk Carton

In a new on-going feature, we bring to you the most intense of epic battles... Puppy Versus ______. There's nothing in the world more energetic than a puppy, who will face off with just about anything. This Rottweiler Puppy is being eco-friendly, trying to recycle his owner's milk carton into a chew toy. His heart is in the right place, but the milk carton doesn't react well to being gnawed on, ...

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Puppy vs. Crab

In a new on-going feature, we bring to you the most intense of epic battles... Puppy Versus ______. There's nothing in the world more energetic than a puppy, who will face off with just about anything. Finally, an adversary who can fight back against the Puppy: the crab! Olivia the puppy faces off against the crab on the beach, circling and snipping at each other until the water takes the crab ...

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Puppy vs. Water Bottle

In a new on-going feature, we bring to you the most intense of epic battles... Puppy Versus ______. There's nothing in the world more energetic than a puppy, who will face off with just about anything. This Yorkshire Terrier puppy has a lot of other toys to distract him, but that pesky water bottle really gets his goat. Puppy circles it, tries to intimidate it with barks, and then tries the ...

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Puppy Vs. Ball

In a new on-going feature, we bring to you the most intense of epic battles... Puppy Versus ______. There's nothing in the world more energetic than a puppy who will face off with just about anything. Tiny ball is just sitting there, minding its own business, but puppy is having none of that. This Sheltie starts his ball attack by leaping around in a semi-circle yipping at the stationary ball. ...

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'Pants On The Ground' Rocks 'American Idol'

While American Idol is most known for either stellar singing stars or atrocious singing failures in the few weeks of competition, sometimes a contender comes along who somehow straddles both sides and emerges as something better. Enter General Larry Platt. Platt showed up at the Atlanta auditions to perform his self-penned song "Pants on the Ground," which has a simple melody but a message of ...

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Puppy Vs. Mop

In a new on-going feature, we bring to you the most intense of epic battles... Puppy Versus ______. There's nothing in the world more energetic than a puppy, who will face off with just about anything. This Sheltie puppy gets in a tizzy when her owner mops the floor. It's really a one-sided battle with the mop just doing its mop job while the Sheltie attacks. Does passive aggressive mop or ...

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One Man Band - #45 - The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos

Connor Berge created this video of a "one man band," playing all the instruments and vocals on the track and combining them into one video. This spurred many imitators, many better than this, but as Connor points out on his YouTube page, he was the original. The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos Earlier this year, Urlesque unveiled the 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos -- the most popular ...

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What What (in the Butt), Samwell - #69 - The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos

The video for a song by Sam Norman, better known as Samwell, was created by Brownmark Films and first put online in February 2007. "What What" (in the Butt)" went viral for its weird staging and camp references to homosexuality. It was parodied in a South Park episode, which increased its popularity. (Probably NSFW) The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos Urlesque unveiled the 100 ...

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