Following up on Cats, Comics and Closure , Meowchat and PetSpeak (which, surprisingly, came up during a panel on race and class on Friday), and of course...

As it turns out, there’s more to say about kitty pidgin , and thanks to all of those who’ve emailed and commented with additional links. First, a great exam...

Wow, you kids really like overanalysis of imaginary pet languages, huh? The best thing about writing Cats Can Has Grammar has been the responses. Mat...

If you spend any time at all observing net culture, then you’ll have been unable to miss the recent explosion in popularity of lolcats . This relatively recen...

Because this came up at work today, I’ll repost a link to Pop Culture Addict’s look at Grimace , the terrifying/cuddly McDonald’s mascot-blob. The key point...

Background: I once wore a funny t-shirt for a photo that appeared in the New York Times, and a bunch of people thought it was kind of amusing, albeit juv...

A little over a year ago, I wore a funny t-shirt while posing for a photo that was published in an article in the New York Times. The shirt ‘s a reference...