Felines of New York
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Part of a series on Humans of New York. [View Related Entries]
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About
Felines of New York is a single topic blog dedicated to showcasing a variety of domestic cats and humorous quotes that are fictitiously attributed to the feline subjects. It is a parody of the wildly popular urban life photography project Humans Of New York. Each Tumblr entry features a portrait of a cat paired with a "quote" from the cat.
Origin
The Tumblr blog Felines Of New York was launched by New York-based comedian and writer Jim Tews[2] on February 3rd, 2015. According to MTV's interview with the blogger, Tews began the project as a straightforward parody of the Humans of New York project and its sentimentalist approach. The first entry on the blog, which features "Lily" from Queens, New York, received 186 notes.
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Spread
On February 8th, Tews created an Instagram account[3] for the blog under the handle @FelinesofNY. The most popular blog entry to date is "Don Sr., the Bronx", which has garnered 1,087 notes. As of mid-March 2015, there are more than 100 posts tagged "felines of new york" on Tumblr.[5]
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On March 9th, MTV News[2] ran an interview article with Tews, the creator of the blog who also writes for the publication. On March 11th, Washington Post[4] mentioned the blog as the latest example of Tumblr's thriving meme culture in an article titled "Move over, Reddit: Tumblr is the new front page of the Internet."
Various Examples
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Search Interest
External References
[1] Tumblr – Felines of New York
[2] MTV.com – ‘Felines Of New York’ Is The Tumblr Parody Humankind Needs
[3] Instagram – @FelinesofNewYork
[4] Washington Post – Move over, Reddit: Tumblr is the new front page of the Internet
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