@Horse_ebooks, the Twitter account that was until now largely thought to be a spambot, is controlled by a real person. And in an even more surprising twist, its random bits of text and phrases are meant to be performance art. The New Yorker today has the full story on one of the web's most bizarre mysteries. @Horse_ebooks, along with the popular YouTube channel Pronunciation Book, are the work of Jacob Bakkila and Thomas Bender. The creators, who have for years maintained the projects in total secrecy while employed at Buzzfeed and Howcast respectively, will appear today at Manhattan's Fitzroy Gallery to launch the "next installment" of their collaboration. Bear Stearns Bravo is described by The New Yorker as a "choose-your-own-adventure...
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