| What's in a Meme? | | Saturday, June 01, 2013 11:12 PM | Anita Li |
| What's in a meme? Online backup service Mozy attempts to answers that question in an infographic that dissects these bite-size doses of Internet culture. Originally defined by scientist and author Richard Dawkins in 1976, "meme" is short for the Greek word "mimeme," which means "imitated thing." One of the earliest examples of memes dates back even further — to the 19th century — with an old-school version of LOLcats.
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| Whovians Lament Matt Smith's Exit From 'Doctor Who' | | Saturday, June 01, 2013 8:28 PM | Anita Li |
| Bow ties are cool, but goodbyes are not. Matt Smith, who stars as the Eleventh Doctor on BBC's popular sci-fi series Doctor Who, is leaving the show. BBC announced on Saturday that Smith will depart at "the end of this year" after appearing in Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary special on Nov. 23. Smith began his tenure as the Eleventh Doctor — that is, the eleventh incarnation of the alien protagonist — in 2010.
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| 1953 Volkswagen Beetle Crunched Into a Shiny Sphere | | Saturday, June 01, 2013 11:07 AM | Charlie White |
| Look what Indonesian artist Ichwan Noor has done to a heap of car parts, a few scraps of aluminum and some carefully crafted pieces of polyester. This tightly compressed sphere resembles a brand-new 1953 Volkswagen Beetle that was somehow balled up into a globular mass of shiny yellow goodness. Part of the Art Basel show that recently took place in Hong Kong, the artwork is a strong statement by Noor that's resonating worldwide.
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