What it's really like to work for a YouTube star
With the rise of YouTube as a viable career option for digital creators, much attention is focused on the talent in front of the cameras. They are, of course, the most visible components of the new...
View ArticleDJs around the world are asking for a place on the 'Bottom 100 DJs' list
One of the most divisive topics in electronic dance music is DJ Magazine’s annual Top 100 DJs list. Introduced in the late ‘90s and at one time considered a serious accolade, the list is now widely...
View ArticleHow to pretend like you actually watched 'Sharknado 2'
Did you miss the cinematic event of the summer?By no means did anyone think that Sharknado, a hokey TV movie on SyFy starring Ian Ziering and Tara Reid, would be any good. So when millions of people...
View ArticleVin Diesel shows off his vocal stylings of 'Stay With Me'
Action star and sentient human thumb Vin Diesel is a man of many talents. Though his oeuvre might not suggest it, he’s an actor capable of emotional range that plumbs the depths of the human...
View ArticleThis Jeremy Lin publicity stunt is Linsane
Jeremy Lin is back, and he has the YouTube video to prove it. After a few seasons punctuated by injuries and less-than-stellar play, Lin and his supporters are confident they can bring the 2012...
View ArticleThe first trailer for 'Into the Woods' is out, and it has fans nervous
The highly-anticipated trailer for Disney's all-star adaptation of the beloved Sondheim musical Into the Woods is here at last. You may be hoping the trailer will ease your fears about whether the...
View ArticleMeet Aunt Fee, the host of YouTube's new NSFW cooking show
A new cooking phenomemon is rocking YouTube, and she's breaking all the rules of "good" YouTube food content to do it.Aunt Fee (also knowns as Sister Fee) started uploading videos July 30 and has...
View ArticleLorde takes the reins of the 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' soundtrack
Wednesday, Lorde took to Twitter to tease some very big news. something exciting is about to happen— Lorde (@lordemusic) July 30, 2014 The singer’s tweet sent social media into a frenzy. What could...
View ArticleGet ready to see SpongeBob SquarePants in 3D
Remember when the first episode of SpongeBob premiered after the Kid’s Choice Awards in 1999? Well, we’ve come a long way since then. Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation just released the trailer for...
View ArticleYouTube star Peter Hollens signs record deal
Peter Hollens is the newest YouTuber to sign a major label deal, inking an agreement with Sony Music Masterworks to release his debut solo album. Hollens shot to Internet fame as an a cappella singer...
View ArticleThis is what's left when you cut the jokes out of your favorite sitcoms
What if your favorite (or least favorite) sitcom cut all the gags? Would it still hold up as a story, or without the slapstick does the plot crumble? That's the question YouTube user Tunglebrek set...
View ArticleA familiar face from 'Rap Battles of History' brings live global improv to...
YouTube is all about breaking the mold for entertainment, so when prominent YouTuber EpicLLOYD came to the company with the idea of a live, international improv show, it was a natural fit, if a tricky...
View ArticleChris Pratt got in trouble with NBC for flashing Amy Poehler
Guardians of the Galaxy is finally out, but the Chris Pratt press train is still going strong.The latest stop was Late Night With Seth Meyers, and although he churned out the laughs as usual, when the...
View ArticleOuted in Twitter hack, Kevin Smith plays it cool
Film geeks were thrown for a loop yesterday when it appeared that Kevin Smith, the New Jersey auteur of Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy, had come out as gay on Twitter. I have never told anyone this...
View ArticleThis is what happens when a rapper covers a PBS kids' show theme song
Do you remember the PBS kids’ show Arthur? Do you remember its feel-good theme song? It just got a makeover. Chicago’s Chance the Rapper has made the theme song, written by Ziggy Marley, part of his...
View ArticleStephen Colbert breaks character to offer advice to teen girls
We’re going to miss Stephen Colbert's over-the-top character when he ends The Colbert Report at the end of the year, but as we found out, Stephen Colbert the person is proving to be pretty awesome...
View ArticleJulia Roberts confronts the Internet-famous dog that's terrified of her
It’s not often you get to confront the people (or animals) who are afraid of you.A few years ago, a video of a dog afraid of a photo of Julia Roberts went viral, and it went largely forgotten until it...
View ArticleTeens love spoofing the 'Life Alert' commercial on Vine
Vine trends come and go, but one’s stood the test of time. Or rather, it’s fallen over the test of time and can’t get up: Teens are recreating the Life Alert commercial from the ‘90s. As Adweek points...
View ArticleHere are all the crazy business ideas Aziz Ansari had on 'Parks and Recreation'
Parks and Recreation might be on hiatus until its final season, but we can’t forget one of the show's best running gags: the insane business ideas of Tom Haverford, played by Aziz Ansari. Thankfully,...
View ArticleBeyoncé and Nicki Minaj drop a late-night 'Flawless' remix, Internet explodes
Continuing with the trend of dropping tracks in the middle of the night, Beyoncé went ahead and left us a nice Sunday morning gift: A new remix of “Flawless” with Nicki Minaj.The track, which debuted...
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