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How Cats Took Over the Internet—And Became Art

Furry Nice

Cat videos are watched in their millions, and are such a cultural phenomenon a New York museum has curated an entire exhibition devoted to them.

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I’ll admit it: I’m not a fan of cats.

And that’s fine—cats are not a fan of me either. I’ve been hissed at, clawed, bitten, and peed on by 75% of the felines I’ve encounter.

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