Aaron Carter tricks his Twitter army into pranking a girl who 'bullied' him
Aaron Carter, teen heartthrob turned Twitter troll, strikes again. Carter, who rose to fame as a young teen in the early aughts and continues to produce music and tour to this day, has a tumultuous...
View ArticleRemembering Jan Hooks's 5 best 'SNL' sketches
Saturday Night Live alum Jan Hooks passed away on Oct. 9 at the age of 57. The cause of death is still unknown, but on Facebook and Twitter, our digital mourning ground, the remembrances have come...
View ArticleSarah Silverman illustrates the wage gap with a prosthetic dong
Warning: This story contains sexually explicit material and may be NSFW.We talk a lot about closing the income gap between men and women, but just how much money are women being cheated out of? Sarah...
View ArticleIs there really a sequel to 'Labyrinth' in the works?
For kids who grew up in the ‘80s and had a sexual awakening after seeing David Bowie in Labyrinth, your day has come: A sequel to the 1986 fantasy film might be in the works. This news comes courtesy...
View Article2nd graders review one of NYC's most exclusive restaurants
You’re never too young for fine dining, or at least that’s the thesis behind The New York Times Magazine’s latest video that gave six second-graders the opportunity to eat at one of New York’s fanciest...
View ArticleEver wondered what it'd be like to surf a video-less YouTube?
In the fast-moving world of YouTube, it's hard to keep up. With creators uploading videos, sharing on Twitter, creating Snapchat stories, and engaging in every other form of social media imaginable,...
View ArticleBASE jumper crashes a rooftop pool party
The Kuala Lumpur Tower is an iconic building in Malaysia. The 1,100-foot-tall building has a revolving restaurant at the top of the structure that gives patrons a 360-degree view of the capital city....
View ArticleAOL's 'True Trans' offers an in-depth look at the transgender community
Although punk band Against Me! recently released the album Transgender Dysphoria Blues, in the new AOL webseries True Trans, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace reveals that every album the band has created...
View ArticleThe best egg-cooking videos on YouTube
On one of those blazing hot Phoenix afternoons—the kind that the Weather Channel speaks of with a mix of disdain and disbelief—I ventured outdoors to see if it there was enough scorching heat to fry...
View ArticleWatch the first 4 minutes of the 'Walking Dead' premiere
Season five of The Walking Dead premieres tonight on AMC, and the fandom has been patiently awaiting its arrival. There was, of course, some Bad Lip Reading to tide us over. Yesterday, AMC ramped up...
View ArticleCreepy clowns stalk California town, post photos to Instagram
Creepy clowns are so in right now, especially in one California town where masked performers are lurking the streets at night for no discernable reason.We wouldn’t put it past Ryan Murphy for this to...
View ArticleJust try to pull yourself away from this adorable otter livestream
Red alert! Stop whatever you’re doing because you could be watching an otter livestream right now.The Zoological Society of London is currently livestreaming a romp of darling otters, along with...
View ArticleBill Hader's beloved club reporter Stefon returns to 'SNL'
The Internet’s hottest club is this clip of Stefon’s glorious return to Saturday Night Live last night.Bill Hader returned to the show as host, which means beloved club reporter character Stefon made...
View ArticleNetflix increases premium for 4K Ultra HD content
Back in January, I saw my first 4K Samsung UHD TV on display in what some consider the most lavish shopping experience in the world—the Dubai Mall. Cool does not describe its curved, eye-popping...
View Article11 things you're serving wrong at dinner parties
When you announce that you're going to throw a dinner party, have you ever wondered why your friends politely, yet firmly, decline your offer? Unless you're forcing your own strict diet upon everyone,...
View Article'The Mortal Instruments' is being turned into a TV show
The Mortal Instruments is getting a second life on TV.A film adaptation of City of Bones, the first novel in the bestselling fantasy series from Cassandra Clare starring Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell...
View ArticleJohn Oliver just smashed pumpkin spice
John Oliver is at war with the very essence of the American fall season: pumpkin spice.As he’s done in the past, Oliver put together a Web exclusive rant online while he was off for the week, and he...
View ArticleNew documentary 'The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin' connects the dots
When I told a friend I was writing a piece on the new documentary The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, his response was telling.“Is that still around?”Indeed, mainstream exposure to Bitcoin has largely...
View ArticleMaker Studios heads to television
BY JOSHUA COHENMaker Studios is prepping for its television debut. The multichannel network with a talent roster of more than 55,000 YouTube channels worldwide that was recently acquired by Disney for...
View ArticleBilly Eichner flame-broils Burger King for stealing his bit
Billy Eichner is used to yelling at people on the street as part of his TV show, Billy on the Street. Now Burger King is on the receiving end of his rage. The fast food chain recently debuted a new...
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