In this excerpt of an "Endless Thread" podcast, hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with singer Rick Astley, whose video for the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" has become the internet ...

Last week, we explored the origin of the “Rick Roll,” a meme that evolved from Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Since the music video resurfaced as the meme in 2007, the ...

Oregon state legislators, inspired by the rickroll internet meme, created a YouTube video by slipping lyrics from the Rick Astley song into their floor speeches and then editing them together. "No ...

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