Amazon flags 'Tom and Jerry' cartoons as racist
Tom and Jerry cartoons on Amazon Prime Instant Video now have a new disclaimer about racism.The BBC first noticed the disclaimer on the classic cartoons, some created more than 70 years ago, on the...
View ArticleHere's the new teaser for Pixar's next film, 'Inside Out'
There’s maybe only 30 seconds of new footage—at most—in the first teaser trailer for Inside Out, but we already want more.It’s the latest film from Pixar (the first one in over a year, by the time it...
View ArticleDad shames his kids with dishwasher tutorial video
One Aussie father is taking parenting lectures to a place where his teens might listen—YouTube.Last month Will Reid schooled his teenagers on their poor toilet-paper-replacing habits in a video viewed...
View ArticleYouTube comedians rake in $3,500 from digital lemonade stand
When YouTube’s ad revenue system handed them lemons, one sketch comedy troupe decided to make digital lemonade to support their growing channel.The Tin Can Brothers, a sketch comedy trio made up of...
View ArticleGuy Fieri's show gets a NSFW redub courtesy of YouTube
Overdubbing the audio track to a popular video has gone from frat house fun to a new art form, with styles ranging from pure grossout to comedic genius. With Bad Lip Reading reigning supreme in this...
View Article'BoJack Horseman' and the peculiar charm of sad cartoons
For decades now, animated series have been challenging every basic assumption about the format: That it’s juvenile, that it’s simplistic, that it lives or dies on a flurry of punchlines.BoJack...
View ArticleHere's a body pillow you can get to second base with
Who among us hasn’t crawled into bed on a cold, lonely night and soothed ourselves to sleep by cuddling up with a pillow and pretending it was our celebrity crush? For those of you who were imagining...
View ArticleTriumph the Insult Comic Dog trolls the mascots of Times Square
The Times Square mascots might’ve gotten a taste of their own medicine when Triumph the Insult Comic Dog came to play.The heroes and characters in costume have had allegations of harassment lately, so...
View ArticleMore women are coming forward to accuse Sam Pepper of rape
A report from the BBC revealed that the Los Angeles Police Department investigated Sam Pepper on “suspicion of a sexual offense.” The news came out as another woman in Los Angeles filed a police report...
View ArticleThe troubling history of YouTube's sex abuse scandals
While a spate of accusations of sexual abuse and emotional manipulation by prominent male YouTube stars came to light in 2014, the toxic environment between some YouTube celebrities and their fans and...
View ArticleYou can get Everclear's 'new album' for free via Windows 10
These days, releasing your album via traditional promotional means is so boring. You’ve got to embrace the surprise reveal, as Thom Yorke and Beyoncé showed can be done successfully (U2, not so much)....
View Article'The Daily Show' mocks men who feel threatened by feminism
The Daily Show is no stranger to the subject of catcalling, but now it’s going one step further: trying to solve it.While many women still have to insist to men that catcalling is in fact a thing and...
View ArticleWatch this 17-year-old rapper freestyle about anything put in front of him
Seventeen-year-old rapper A-F-R-O (real name Jamal Gutierrez) was recently involved in a car crash that left him with eight broken ribs, but you can’t tell by watching him flow.New York rapper R.A....
View ArticleYouTube has a ‘social experiment’ problem
In the span of a couple weeks, YouTube personality Sam Pepper went from being a popular U.K. vlogger to being persona non grata in the community. He’s facingmultipleallegations of sexual harassment...
View ArticlePewDiePie may leave Maker Studios and launch his own network
With more than 31 million subscribers, Felix Kjellberg—a.k.a. PewDiePie–is the most popular man on YouTube. The 24-year-old Swede is partnered with Polaris, the gaming-focused arm of top YouTube...
View ArticleYouTubers promote 'Edge of Tomorrow' with a Tough Mudder race
Often when brand representatives reach out to a popular YouTuber to work together, all they’re asking for is a mention in a video, perhaps a red carpet visit shared with their fanbase. So when Warner...
View ArticleHow to watch every episode of 'MST3K' for free or cheap
Thanks to Internet's ability to keep cultural icons alive, some 15 years after Mystery Science Theater 3000 vanished from the tube, loyal fans across generations can still delight in the show’s...
View Article'This American Life' debuts its new investigative podcast, 'Serial'
This American Life is stretching out its storytelling muscles for a new show called Serial, but you won’t hear it on the radio. Serial’s producer Dana Chivvis says the podcast format was ideal for the...
View ArticleYou're about to spend your whole weekend on See Hear Party
Ever wondered what Rob Zombie’s “Dragula” would sound like while watching actual zombies, or have you imagined some quality WWE wrestling while relaxing with Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major? See...
View ArticleJerry Seinfeld’s Clio acceptance speech deserves its own award
On Wednesday night, Jerry Seinfeld won a Clio, a prestigious award given to those who excel in the field of advertising. After offering the requisite thank yous, he explained, “I love advertising...
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