A Street Fighter-themed tour app lets you play Drake and Lil Wayne against...
On Aug. 8, Drake and Lil Wayne kicked off a joint tour, branded as "Drake vs Lil Wayne." A new app for Android and iOS lets you interact with the rappers while they’re on tour, by playing them against...
View ArticleAustralia's Pipe Guy is a one-man Blue Man Group
A YouTube musician is getting a lot of attention—and not for a cover of Super Mario Bros. music, for once. The "Pipe Guy" of Australia built a unique instrument out of nothing but PVC pipe, turning...
View ArticleActor Robin Williams found dead at 63
Actor Robin Williams was found dead in his home in Tiburon, Calif., Monday, according to local officials. The cause of death is not official yet, but according to a memo released by Marin County...
View Article'Peter Pan' adaptation on YouTube gets a 'Supernatural' addition to its cast
The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy is getting an infusion of Supernatural for its second season. Jim Beaver, who played Bobby Singer for years on the CW show, will now be making the move to...
View ArticleRemembering Robin Williams on YouTube
With all of his memorable film and TV credits to his name, I will always remember Robin Williams for one of his least public performances. In 1997, Williams presented the eulogy at the funeral of Herb...
View ArticleThe best way to learn music is by using an app
BY DAN WILKINSON If you’ve ever embarked on the adventure that is learning how to read music, you’ll understand the process involves a lot of books, dusty piano teachers, and a fair bit of money spent...
View ArticleConan O'Brien emotionally announced Robin Williams' death to his audience
Acclaimed American actor and comic Robin Williams was found dead at his home yesterday, in what police are saying is an "apparent suicide." Tributes have since poured in for the 63-year old Oscar...
View ArticleDo you have what it takes to be on 'Drunk History'?
BY BETH ELDERKIN Most of us have probably seen the Funny or Die series Drunk History that made its way onto Comedy Central. You might have even thought, “Hey, I could get drunk and tell stories about...
View ArticleDo you speak Internet? PBS Idea Channel dives into online dialects
Does the Internet have its own dialect? Can you talk “Internet?” That’s the initial question posed on the most recent PBS Idea Channel video by host Mike Rugnetta.“I was just sitting at my computer and...
View ArticleThree cheers for Hannah Hart's 'My Drunk Kitchen' cookbook
Hannah Hart doesn't think she's transparent enough. That's a funny sentiment from someone who's already let the world into her kitchen to witness her no-holds-barred drunken cooking."In the prior...
View ArticleSean Bean doesn't know how not to die
Sean Bean is very good at dying on screen, but how does he actually handle it when his character lives?He’s died over 20 times in his career, but on his new show Legends he will live. It’s even become...
View ArticlePussy Riot to star in season 3 of 'House of Cards'
Pussy Riot might be coming to Netflix, in the form of a season 3 House of Cardscameo.The show is currently filming its upcoming season in Baltimore, and City Paperreported on Friday that Pussy Riot’s...
View ArticleWelcome to the week of major YouTube releases
As the stars of digital continue to spread their wings into broadermedia, three of YouTube's biggest names are releasing new projects this week that will hopefully jump them from the laptop screen to...
View ArticleThe 'Veronica Mars' cast just confirmed for the spin-off webseries
Fans of Veronica Mars are already excited about a return to the world of Neptune with Rob Thomas's new CW Seed spin-off webseries. Now they have more to celebrate as Kristen Bell and a slew of other...
View ArticleOnly 2 Chainz can soothe this cranky baby
Babies are the new music critics: They love Nine Inch Nails, they hate Frozen. They already know about 2 Chainz. In this clip, a wonderfully plump baby bursts into tears and gives us her best raptor...
View ArticleThere's not a single 'Problem' with this a cappella Ariana Grande cover
Arguably the best thing to come out of The Sing-Off (besides Nick Lachey's career revival) combines with arguably the best song of the summer. What's not to love? A cappella gamechangers Pentatonix...
View Article'SanFranLand' wants so badly to be something it's not
The new webseries SanFranLand is like every sitcom you’ve ever seen. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but does anyone want to watch a watered-down Sex and the City when there is so much else...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon is Frank Underwood in this 'House of Cards' parody
You can’t just win the seat for host of The Tonight Show. You have to maintain it.Back in his Late Night days, Jimmy Fallon would often put on full-on parodies of shows like Breaking Bad, Game of...
View ArticleYouTube yogis make exercise accessible
BY BETH ELDERKIN When Adriene Mishler made her first yoga video for YouTube, the mantra of the day was “find what feels good.” Two years later, that mantra has become the center of Yoga With Adriene, a...
View ArticleIs Michael Cera the DIY indie hero we've been waiting for?
BY RYAN BASSIL The world of independent music used to have heroes; people like Kimya Dawson, R Stevie Moore, and Albert Hammond JR who wore button badges for obscure political causes on their corduroy...
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