Philogist Marina Orlova of Hot For Words provides the origins behind the phrase “to pull a boner.” And then she shows her boobs. Just kidding! She's a philogist, you guys!

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TV BUZZ: The era of LonelyGirl officially comes to an end today. We know you probably haven’t been watching in a while (or possibly ever), but LG15’s ending symbolizes the end of an geological period of Internet Time.

The Best Links:

1. Why There Won’t Be Another lonelygirl
2. lonelygirl15’s Channel — Watch The Final Episodes Here
3. It Was Like The Internet’s “I Love Lucy,” Kinda
4. Inside The LG15 Finale

TECH BUZZ: A 14-year-old who talks like a chipmunk has YouTube’s fourth most-subscribed video channel. If you haven’t heard of Fred, don’t sweat it — you’re probably older than 14. And you may have an aversion to listening to someone screech instead of speak. But 270,000 YouTube subscribers can’t be wrong, can they? Can they!?

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The Best Links:

1. Fred Loses His Meds (Most Popular Video)
2. Fred’s Mom is Missing
3. Kids Programming Hits YouTube — 4th Most Subscribed After Just Two Months
4. Best Week Ever Inexplicably Loves This Guy
5. YouTube - Fred’s Channel
6. Fred Goes to the Dentist
7. Fred Goes Swimming

MUSIC BUZZ: Leoncie proves that despite Björk and Sigur Rós, not all music from Iceland is tasteful and arty. If you haven’t heard of Iceland’s Leoncie, it’s probably because she’s slightly unhinged and possibly a genius; her YouTube channel defies comment. (Click the YouTube links to be able to watch the videos — for some reason, Leoncie doesn’t let you embed her movies.)

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The Best Links:

1. Leoncie is Iceland’s Madonna
2. Leoncie, “Invisible Girl”
3. “Sexy Crazy Cop”
4. “Love Messages From Overseas”
5. “Love in a Pub”
6. “Man! Let’s Have Fun”
7. “Killer in the Park”
8. “Enginn Prikantur Her” (No Threesome Here)

CULTURE BUZZ: The wife of a major Broadway theater operator airs their sordid marriage secrets on YouTube in order to gain leverage in a divorce. Watch the YouTube divorce video . Tricia’s crazy eyes and theatrical over-acting seems to discredit her case more than help it.

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The Best Links:

1. Tricia Walsh-Smith Loses Divorce Case
2. NYMag’s Tricia Walsh-Smith Feature: the Whole Story
3. Tricia Walsh-Smith Video #2
4. Psycho-Eyed Socialite Makes 2nd Bitter Divorce Video
5. Angry Wife Lashes Out in ‘YouTube Divorce’ Video
6. The YouTube Divorce Video
7. After Watching Video, We Understand Why Tricia Got Dumped By Husband
8. Tricia Walsh-Smith Video #3 (where She Sings “I’m Going Bonkers”)
9. “Imagine Anna Nicole Smith if she’d been British and smart.”
10. “Why Marrying A Rich Old Dude Who Won’t F*ck Will Not Solve Your Problems”
11. Taking “Divorce Blogs” One Step Further
12. We Are Now Living in the Era of the YouTube Divorce
13. Tricia Talks About Finding Condoms, Viagra, and Porn
14. Tricia Sets Example for Desperate American Housewives
15. Broadway Divorce Becomes YouTube Drama

TV BUZZ: Remember those viral videos everyone was sending you six months ago? Now they’re being given awards. The talk about this being the new Oscars is a wee bit premature, but it’s nice to know that YouTube viewers aren’t just all about 2 Girls, 1 Cup reaction videos . Here are the winners in all 12 categories.

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The Best Links:

1. And the Award Goes To…
2. Broadcast Yourself, Win Fame and Glory
3. Eyewitness: Battle at Kruger, That Video of Water Buffalos vs. Lions vs. Crocodiles
4. Creative: The Original Human TETRIS Performance by Guillaume Reymond
5. Music: “Chocolate Rain” Original Song by Tay Zonday
6. Sports: balloon bowl
7. Adorable: Laughing Baby
8. Commentary: What the Buck, LonelyGirl15 is Dead!
9. Politics: Stop the Clash of Civilizations
10. Short Film: my name is lisa
11. Series: The Guild, Episode 1 “Wake-Up Call”
12. Instructional: How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube
13. Inspirational: Blind Painter
14. Comedy: Potter Puppet Pals in “The Mysterious Ticking Noise”

CULTURE BUZZ: The Christian comedienne, mother, and YouTube sensation gets profiled in the New York Times. Finally, a feature on the lady who introduced “viral video” into to the lexicon of the cable-modem-and-minivan crowd!

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The Best Links:

1. Total Momsense (The Mom Song)
2. Did You Hear the One About the Christian Comedian?
3. Bad Mom Jokes or Kinda Impressive?
4. The Christian Comedy Boom
5. Did The Times Call Christian Comedy “Crazy Talk?”
6. Jeannie Tate Hosts A Talk Show From Inside Her Minivan!

CULTURE BUZZ: One of the most popular profiles on YouTube features videos of a young girl named “magibon” or “MRirian” staring bashfully into a webcam. Her profile says she is 21-years old but various sources say she is actually only 14. Wonder if her parents know she is getting hundreds of thousands of views each week? She looks like she is either gonna break out into tears or peals of laughter.

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The Best Links:

1. Magibon’s Channel
2. Girls in Japan
3. Magibarf
4. Will the real magibon please stand up?
5. This Girl Creeps Me Out
6. Is She Faking Us out?
7. Unclear if latest YouTube craze has deep sociological meaning
8. Magibon is Playing the Lolita Game
9. Magibon’s Blog - With Pics! (It’s in Japanese)
10. Little Girl’s Bed in Background Probably Makes Magibon Extra Creepy/Popular
11. Young Girl plus Big Eyes plus No Words equals Web Traffic for Magibon
12. Japanese Girl With Pigtails = Classic Magibon
13. A Rare Video Where Magibon Actually Talks (Japanese)
14. Magibon’s MySpace (Why Is It Set to Private???)
15. MRirian on Encyclopedia Dramatica - She’s a “Pedobait Wapanese Camwhore”
16. Magi Videos
17. Magibon Fan Blog is in Japanese But It Does Not Really Matter Because She Rarely Talks
18. Magibon’s Evil Cuteness