The who, what, when, and where of hip-hop artist Mike Jones
If you think about it, Mike Jones is basically McDonald’s. That’s a baseline conclusion that Mike Jones reached over the phone while traveling between recording hip-hop, sure, but he’s wholly...
View ArticleOrlando Jones sends powerful, provocative message with 'bullet bucket challenge'
While pedestrians and celebrities alike have spent the past two weeks dumping buckets of ice over their heads in increasing comical and entertaining ways, actor Orlando Jones, took a different route...
View ArticleThe 5 best shows on AOL Originals
Finally, a show about something. That’s what Steve Buscemi says from his perch on an everyday park bench in the Emmy-nominated show aptly named Park Bench. Buscemi’s signature webseries is part of a...
View ArticleWatch George R.R. Martin squeal during the ice bucket challenge
George R. R. Martin is the best-selling author of the critically acclaimed A Song Of Ice And Fire fantasy series, an accomplished television screenwriter, a 7-time Hugo Award winner, a loving...
View ArticleCowabunga! The Ninja Turtles documentary is everything you hoped for
For children in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles might as well have been The Beatles. Actually, they did have their own band. They were everywhere and on everything. You...
View ArticleBeyoncé's VMA performance was good, but Blue Ivy's was flawless
It’s Beyoncé’s world and we’re just here to watch it.Sure, the rest of the VMAs might be worth catching up with the next morning, but it all came down to Beyoncé taking the stage in the final...
View ArticleTaylor Swift haters hate on her isolated VMA vocal track
Taylor Swift’s had a big week, what with the release of new single “Shake It Off” and announcement, via livestream, of her upcoming ’80s pop album, 1989. Then there was the inevitable backlash to her...
View Article'The Newsroom' tackles Edward Snowden drama in its final season
The Newsroom is one of those shows you either love, hate, or love to hate. Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama about a cable news channel and its perpetually righteously indignant anchor has polarized journalists...
View ArticleConservative Twitter throws shade at Beyoncé's 'feminist' backdrop
Beyoncé stole the show at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards in more ways than one. While her performance had everybody dancing along—even little Blue Ivy Carter—it was one word that flashed on the...
View ArticleFacebook's giant Mentions Box debuts at tonight's Emmys
The 2014 Emmys are tonight, and in addition to fielding questions on the red carpet, celebrities will now be asked to interact with Facebook via a giant “Mentions Box.”Facebook and Access Hollywood...
View ArticleHere's a beautiful supercut of celebs on their phones at the VMAs
While everyone’s talking about Queen Bey and Blue Ivy’s performance, there was another star at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards: phones. And celebs couldn’t take their eyes off them.Thanks to MTV’s...
View ArticleThe Kardashians were texting during a moment of silence for Michael Brown
Our nation’s first family, the Kardashians, are usually touted as bastions of respect, mindfulness, and sensitivity. In times of great strife, the brood are always ready to comfort a forlorn nation by...
View ArticleSarah Silverman shows off her liquid pot at the Emmys
E! host Giuliana Rancic got more than she bargained for when she interviewed comedian Sarah Silverman on the Emmys red carpet. During the interview, Silverman handed Rancic her clutch. “I can’t...
View ArticleBilly Eichner berates Emmy viewers with a special edition of his game show
Billy Eichner's aggressive man-on-the-street-style reporting and boisterous outbursts of pop culture profanity are part of what makes the modern age of television so glorious. So naturally, it wouldn’t...
View ArticleEmmy-nominated television shows get Weird Al theme songs
Television theme songs got the Weird Al Yankovic treatment at the Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, as the parody singer performed theme music from nominated shows. Yankovic had a stream of viral hits...
View Article12 of the best GIFs from the 2014 Emmy Awards
While the 2014 Emmy Awards seemed to come out of nowhere, they’ve left a lasting impression.Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston couldn’t keep his lips off people, Weird Al remixed your favorite TV show...
View ArticleWatch Billy Crystal's moving Robin Williams tribute
Hands-down the biggest tearjerker moment of the Emmys this year was not any award-winners' speech, but Billy Crystal's moving tribute to Robin Williams.Williams was found dead in his California home...
View ArticleBehind the fractured folk tales of MC Frontalot’s ‘Question Bedtime’
Since coining the term “nerdcore” in 2000 to describe his corner of the hip-hop universe, MC Frontalot has come to be defined by his Comic-Con-friendly subject matter. Over the years, the...
View ArticleChris Bosh becomes a photobombing legend at the Emmys
Chris Bosh is a nine-time all-star and two-time NBA champion who’s averaged 19.2 points-per-game through his 11 seasons in the NBA, but the skill he’s perhaps best known for these days is photobombing...
View ArticleMatt Damon just took the ice bucket challenge with toilet water
Even drenched with toilet water, Matt Damon is still charming. He’s the latest celebrity to take the ALS ice bucket challenge, but unlike the videos from Benedict Cumberbatch and Bill Gates, his comes...
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