Tag: twerking

This Twurkey Is the Morsel of Holiday Cheer No One Asked For

I smell a viral video most fowl. It’s been a week since Thanksgiving, but if you’re still not over your turkey coma, this bizarro clip will certainly wake you up. Artist and animator Joel Erkkinen posted his creation a year ago, but it’s still racking up YouTube views today. And it’s not hard to see […]

Think Twerking Is Scandalous? So Was the Waltz, Once

Here’s a fun little Friday video for you: Time magazine, inspired by the hullaballoo over Miley Cyrus’ twerktastrophe at the VMAs, has put together a history of “forbidden” dances. Forget grinding: In the late nineteenth century, even the waltz was considered risqué, because its “closed hold” meant partners were—gasp!—actually touching each other. Like, for extended […]