Gangnam Style: I remember very vividly the first time I watched the music video for “Gangnam Style,” and I am not ashamed to admit that I loved it. “Gangnam Style” was unlike most things I have seen, and I proceeded to watch the video a few more times (when I say few I really mean 10). I was fully on “Team Gangnam” but when the radio stations started to play it non-stop and Psy, the singer, began to appear in my nightmares, I became physically ill each time I heard the song. Psy became a parody of himself and now “Gangnam Style” is just a video that happens to have over a billion views. I loved Gangnam, I disliked Gangnam, and now I find Gangnam hilarious. There is no denying that right behind the election, “Gangnam Style” was the biggest cultural event of 2012 because it brought billions of people together, which is pretty rare these days.

Harlem shake: Hate is a strong word that I rarely use, but “hate” is my sentiment towards the “Harlem Shake.” I despise the “Harlem Shake” so much I do not even know where to begin. First is the actual song: the “Harlem Shake” sounds like a natural disaster is about to strike our country and we are on the brink of a nuclear war. The next reason I hate this atrocious song is because the videos are nothing more that utter nonsense, which I have no problem with, but people marvel at them like they are works of art. My final problem with the “Harlem Shake” is the hurtful reality that no one has asked me to be in their “Harlem Shake” video. I wait eagerly for the day when people will watch a “Harlem Shake” video and say, “I cannot believe we thought this was cool.”