Snow White and Elsa settle their beef in a Disney princess rap battle
Though the marketing department at Walt Disney would have you believe otherwise, their cadre of adorable princesses aren’t always the cherubic pictures of grace and poise they’re drawn to be. First it...
View ArticleDerek Jeter's final hit at Yankee Stadium will give you chills
It was Derek Jeter's seventh career walk-off—the first since 2007—and it lifted the New York Yankees past the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Thursday night in the Bronx. Not a bad closing note to a 20-year...
View ArticleExclusive: Here's the newest track from Team StarKid's Dylan Saunders
For a musician who’s never released a single original song independently, asking for $30,000 out of the gate might seem like a foolhardy decision. But singer-songwriter Dylan Saunders had a digital ace...
View ArticleWhat to expect at this weekend's L.A. Podcast Festival
Podcasting fans and creators will join together this weekend in Los Angeles for the annual L.A. Podcast Festival, which aims to put creators and fans together with no borders. To that end, attendees...
View ArticleKalisi.tv could be the future of social viewing
Video is meant to be shared. For example, take that that clip of the news anchor in Alaska who cursed her way off the air. Within minutes, the video—from KTVA-TV in Anchorage—became a viral tearsheet...
View ArticleHere's the controversial 'Daily Show' Redskins segment with real Native...
The Daily Show finally aired its investigation on the Washington Redskins team name and logo, and it’s about as awkward as you’d expect.The pre-packaged segment from Jason Jones caught backlash last...
View ArticleSamuel L. Jackson dominates 'Show Me Love' at karaoke
Just show Samuel L. Jackson some love already.The actor was at Abbey Road Studios in London for a karaoke night charity event to support One for the Boys, which brings awareness to identifying the...
View ArticleConan's Bendgate sketch is basically one long d**k joke
In the wake of the iPhone 6 release, customers have had to deal with unwanted U2 albums and operating system glitches. But no Apple fail has captured our imaginations like Bendgate. And since this...
View ArticleThis one-man 'duet' between Freddie Mercury and Pavarotti won a Queen cover...
It’s the cover we never knew we wanted—and now wish we really got.Freddie Mercury and Luciano Pavarotti were both known for their powerhouse voices, but the two never got to combine their rock and...
View Article'Daily Show' ignites fury among One Directioners for offhand terrorist joke
Rule No. 1 of the Internet: Do not anger the Directioners.The Daily Show with Jon Stewart fell foul of this rule on Friday, after airing a joke implying that a member of One Direction joined an...
View ArticleThom Yorke's new solo album is available via BitTorrent
Earlier this week, Thom Yorke sent fans into a frenzy when he tweeted a mysterious photo of a record. Today, we finally got something to sink our teeth into: His new solo album—the first in eight...
View ArticleChris Pratt reveals the origins of his infamous first headshot
The story of how perennial Internet favorite Chris Pratt got his infamous first headshot is almost as good as the headshot itself.A couple weeks ago, Pratt graced us with a throwback Thursday photo to...
View ArticleHow Amazon's 'Transparent' is changing the game for trans people
BY JEN RICHARDS There is a moment in Amazon Studios' Transparent that I can't shake from my mind. Jeffrey Tambor's character, a father transitioning to life as a woman named Maura, is in the middle of...
View ArticleLarry King discovers Shmoney dance, trends on Vine
BY SAM GUTELLE At this year’s Social Media Week Los Angeles, an event hosted by Collab carried the title “Let’s Get Larry King Trending On Vine." Mission accomplished. A Vine featuring King’s reaction...
View ArticleVine's Sione Maraschino has danced his way into mainstream hearts
For one Vine star, even a job at the magical world of Disney couldn't compare with the magic of newfound music video fame. About a year and a half ago, Sione Kelepi (a.k.a. Sione Maraschino) was a...
View ArticleWho is Hitchhiker, and why can’t we stop watching this video?
When’s the last time you couldn’t get a song with essentially no words out of your head? This is the effect of “11,” the latest track from mysterious Korean musician Hitchhiker. The song has no real,...
View ArticleCan BitTorrent's Thom Yorke 'experiment' change how people think about piracy?
On Friday morning, Thom Yorke released his first album in eight years via BitTorrent. We all joined in a collective “huh,” then we all downloaded it. In theory, at least. Since Friday morning, it’s...
View ArticleCheck out these Netflix titles before they disappear Oct. 1
As September nears to a close, it’s once again time to remember all the titles that will be disappearing from Netflix at the end of the month. As of Wednesday, you’ll no longer be able to stream a...
View ArticleHere's the best take on the Amal Alamuddin-George Clooney wedding news
By any stretch of the imagination, you'd call a celebrity wedding between a high-powered international lawyer and one of the world's most beautiful actors a success. But in the case of Amal...
View ArticleRobert Plant and Jimmy Fallon are your new favorite doo-wop supergroup
Robert Plant swung by The Tonight Show on Friday night and started a breakout doo-wop buzz band alongside Jimmy Fallon, and a multitracking iPad app called Loopy. During the interview portion of the...
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