oral-history

An Oral History of Big Mouth Billy Bass

How the famous singing fish swam to the heights of fame, before being flushed down the drain of the pop culture commode

An Oral History of The Onion’s 9/11 Issue

Immediately after 9/11, humorists struggled with what many called ‘the death of irony.’ Then ‘The Onion’ returned and showed everyone the way

An Oral History of Whac-a-Mole

The surprisingly contentious story of the beloved family game about bludgeoning small rodents

An Oral History of Rickrolling

From the pages of 4chan to the White House, the story behind the meme that’s never going to give you up