Novelty Twitter Account of the Day: Feminist Taylor Swift

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Novelty Twitter Account of the Day: Feminist Taylor Swift
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Check out @FeministTaylorSwift, the latest viral novelty Twitter account that parodies the songs lyrics of the pop idol singer with a feminist undertone. Since its launch by college senior and blogger Clara Beyer on June 12th, the feed has gained more than 78,000 followers after a plenty of blog and news media coverage over the weekend. For more info, check out the Know Your Meme entry.

Viral Video of the Day: Miss Utah Marissa Powell's Flub

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Miss Teen South Carolina has a new challenger! At the Miss USA pageant last night, Miss Utah Marissa Powell responded to a question about gender-based income inequality in America with a rather strange fumbling answer, proclaiming the need to "create education better." Immediately after her response was broadcast, #MissUtah soared up to the leading trending topic on Twitter, accompanied by jokes mocking the 21-year-old's incoherence. While amusing, her answer wasn't nearly as disturbing as Miss Alabama Mary-Margaret McCord's defense of the recently leaked NSA PRISM surveillance program, asserting that she would rather have her phone messages tracked than feel unsafe.

Prank Artist of the Day: Are You Taking Video?

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A clever troll takes video footage of his friends while they patiently wait for him to take their photograph.

Nailed It of the Day: What an Okay Gift Mug for The World's Okayest Dad

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Nailed It of the Day: What an Okay Gift Mug for The World's Okayest Dad
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In honor of Father's Day, Redditor MaryTerra designed this hilariously modest gift mug for his husband.

Customer Review Parody of the Day: Netflix Original Series "Example Show"

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Customer Review Parody of the Day: Netflix Original Series "Example Show"
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Have you heard of Netflix's experimental original series Example Show? Check out the raving reviews on Netflix!

Lawsuit of the Day: Filmmakers Say "Happy Birthday" is in Public Domain, Sues Warner for Collecting Royalties

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Lawsuit of the Day: Filmmakers Say "Happy Birthday" is in Public Domain, Sues Warner for Collecting Royalties
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For more than two decades, filmmakers and video producers have paid Warner/Chappell Music licensing fees to use the "Happy Birthday" song. And for many years, the American music publishing company has claimed that the intellectual property rights to the song will remain privately owned until 2030--but maybe not for long. The filmmakers behind an upcoming documentary, tentatively titled "Happy Birthday," has filed a lawsuit against Warner/Chappell with a huge body of evidence supporting that the the song has actually been in the public domain since the 1920s. If ruled in their favor, the music may have to return the hundreds of millions they've improperly charged in licensing fees since.

Web App of the Day: We See in Every Direction, A Synchronized Shared Web Browser

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Sure, you share your web experiences with your friends via social media sites, but what if you had to share your web browsing time with strangers simultaneously? Swedish artist Jonas Lund built a browser to do just that, turning surfing the web into a massive, collaborative activity. The project launched on May 29th, with a Surf Party (shown above) consisting of approximately 100 people, with many of them vying for control over the URL or search bars at the same time. The browser, called We See in Every Direction, is still available online, and its most recent visits can be viewed from the homepage. Hat tip goes to Wired!