Oliver Lee Bateman tries–and fails–to make sense of some of the “trendingest” topics on the Internet.
A Flood of Pseudo-Events: The 800-Pound Bride and the Time Breastfeeding Cover
May 21, 2012 By 7 Comments
Meow: The Incredible True Story of America’s Fattest Cat
May 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Oh, to be someone else. The Old Long Johnson cat, maybe. He got his fifteen minutes of fame and wasn’t borne to the ground by the crushing weight of his hideous, inexplicable adipose tissue in the process. Have you seen how I walk? How I play? I can’t even ascend the stairs, for crying out loud. I’m [...]
“At some level, empathy is empathy, whether it’s your sibling, a cat, or a spider.”
April 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
This comment was by Stephen on the post “Meow the Cat is now a big star (pun intended). Should we care?”
Big Pussy Takes the Big Apple: the Surprising Success of Meow the Cat
April 25, 2012 By 10 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman chews on how America is eating up its literal fat cat.
The Short Happy Life of Meow the Obese Cat
Meow the Obese Cat died, but not before achieving the feline equivalent of the American Dream. Oliver Lee Bateman reflects on this flabby tabby’s fifteen minutes of fame.