Sam Pepper is not crying about his sexual abuse allegations
A video making the Tumblr rounds shows Sam Pepper, the popular vlogger facing sexual-abuse allegations, apologizing and tearing up. It’s fake. Understandably, fans still frustrated with the YouTuber’s...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg is now a co-owner of Reddit
In a blog post on Tuesday, social news site Reddit announced that it has secured a $50 million round of venture capital funding. The list of funders reads like a who's who of Silicon Valley moneymen....
View ArticleBritish dudes hurl compliments in the most polite rap battle you've ever heard
Almost all rap battles are a duel of wits and machismo. Participants put down their opponents with the most clever and crowd-pleasing insults they can come up with on the fly. As a result, several...
View ArticleMeet the most patriotic competitive eater in America
Every sport has them. Away from the superstars, the big-swinging-dick Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks and World Series champion hitters, you have the characters—athletes who may not have the...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon challenges Tyler Perry to a drone battle
May the best drone win.Tyler Perry might be a polarizing figure on the Internet, but he managed to show off his geekier side and charm The Tonight Show audience Tuesday night. He has a history of...
View ArticleNew 'Jeopardy!' category is atrociously misogynist
I love me some Jeopardy!. I watch it all the time and shout out all the answers even if I’m in public. I do the online tests every year. And I even have a photo of a young, buff, shirtless Alex Trebek...
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel quizzes medical marijuana users on current events
These pot enthusiasts may need to get a little more up-to-date on their current events.With the marijuana industry starting to become involved in the political process, Jimmy Kimmel’s curious as to how...
View ArticleReal explosions and puppets make a comeback on Kickstarter
Back in the 1960s, Gerry Anderson created some of the U.K.’s most iconic children’s sci-fi television—all using puppets. Stingray, Captain Scarlet, and Thunderbirds are all remembered fondly, but in...
View ArticleThis is what 'Anaconda' sounds like as a bluegrass foot-stomper
If you thought Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” was perfect except for a missing banjo, look no further than Postmodern Jukebox’s twangy take on the booty-popping hit.This time around, Postmodern Jukebox goes...
View ArticleGive this homeless Chicago rapper a record deal
Remember Ted Williams, the Cleveland homeless man with the golden voice? Well, this guy rapping on a Chicago subway platform may be just as worthy of 15 minutes of fame. Post by Cordell Co-Still...
View ArticleThe voice cast for the Angry Birds movie might make it worth seeing
Since many consider Angry Birds a relic from a time when iPhones didn’t bend and iClouds didn’t rain down nudes, an animated film may be just the revitalization the game franchise needs. Yes, after...
View ArticleNetflix and Amazon outstrip TV on LGBTQ diversity
Thanks to an ever-increasing richness of complex and diverse characters in television, GLAAD's 2014 update on the state of representation in TV is nowhere near as dire as its previous report on film....
View ArticleSatan doesn’t want you to see this movie
If you’re not a Christian, Satan really doesn’t want you to see Left Behind. Beelzebub apparently threw in his two cents about the upcoming Christian thriller Left Behind, which opens in around 1,800...
View ArticleLeave it to Denny's to make a webseries starring bacon
Denny’s is a social media powerhouse, especially Tumblr and Twitter, where it has inspired a fanbase that rivals some of the biggest media-based fandoms. So it’s only natural that the diner would turn...
View Article'Epic Rap Battles' gets an epic schedule upgrade
Epic Rap Battles of History gets even more epic in their fourth season, with a move to weekly episodes when the series returns in November.ERB finished its last run in July with a matchup between the...
View ArticleConan found the best doctors in Texas to fight Ebola
The first confirmed case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the U.S., but this probably isn’t how people imagined it going.Between the widespread panic and the jokes being passed on social media, tension...
View ArticleYouTube's Meghan Tonjes is saving the world, one butt selfie at a time
This past May, singer-songwriter Meghan Tonjes took the booty selfie heard round the world. For Tonjes, this act wasn’t any different than the hundreds of other butt photos she’d uploaded along her...
View ArticleNetflix will try to help make Adam Sandler relevant again
Adam Sandler has signed an exclusive four-movie deal with Netflix—and perhaps for the dumbest reason.Just the other day, Netflix announced that the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel would be its...
View ArticleCan this short film scratch your 'Mad Men' itch?
Briefly is a heady, visually rich film that brings to mind a glorious gastronomical experience that thrills an audience of extreme foodies but leaves most of us craving a cheeseburger. Except in this...
View ArticleThe alt lit scene's 'dirty little non-secret'
The publishing industry is perhaps no more rampantly incestuous than most, with one critical difference: sexual scandal, gossip, abuse, and betrayal among its members will almost always, one way or...
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