HBO will finally deliver standalone Web service next year
Smiles abound in the cord-cutting community as HBO has pulled the trigger on offering its pay TV to consumers who do not subscribe to either cable or satellite services."That is a large and growing...
View ArticleAfroman gets political with this 'Because I Got High' remix
Afroman, né Joseph Edgar Foreman, has churned out 20-odd albums since 2001 but is still best known for that year’s mega-single, “Because I Got High”—an ode to possessions, status, and relationships...
View ArticleEvery 'Friends' episode will be there for you on Netflix
Unfortunately, no one told us life was gonna be this way. For 10 long, Friends-less years, we've been relegated to DVD box sets and syndication like cavemen if we wanted a fix from Central Perk, but no...
View ArticleYouTube viewers now prefer Fallon to Kimmel
There’s a new king of late night, but he’s wearing the crown digitally.The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon has surpassed Jimmy Kimmel Live on the shows' current battleground: YouTube. Fallon’s...
View ArticleNeil Patrick Harris is hosting the 2015 Oscars, and here's what's in store
In case his turn as a 14-year-old doctor Doogie Howser didn’t tip you off, Neil Patrick Harris is a bit of an overachiever. Since wrapping How I Met Your Mother this spring, the actor has showed no...
View ArticleDennis Norfleet is the funkiest player in college football
There have been few bright spots for Michigan’s 3-4 football team. It’s tied for fifth-place in its division, the whole team seems to be injured, and fans are angry and calling for administrative...
View ArticleHip-hop producer just talked himself into making a remix album full of cat...
Producer and rapper El-P is officially committed to making a hip-hop album full of cat sounds.He’s got himself to blame. In September El-P and Killer Mike announced several gimmick preorder packages...
View ArticleLadies, 'Magic Mike XXL' is looking for extras to enjoy a Channing Tatum...
If you watched Channing Tatum strip in Magic Mike and felt as much contempt for the women in the audience as you did arousal at watching a gyrating Tatum, then we have an opportunity for you. While...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg and Iggy Azalea put an end to bitter Internet feud
Reddit investor Snoop Dogg and Iggy Azalea have called an end to their war of words—and to be honest the whole thing was stupid to begin with. The whole thing started when Snoop posted a disparaging...
View ArticleWhy are so many musicians so bad at crowdfunding?
BY NICK LAUGHER When that guy was making headlines with his “super wacky” potato saladcrowdfunding campaign a while back, I kept telling my friends that I thought it was way better and deserved more...
View ArticleThis 10-year-old drummer will blow your mind
Jonah Rocks, an amazing 10-year-old self-taught drummer, has been tearing up YouTube with his impressive covers of rock tunes. Rocks has been rocking out on YouTube since the age of 4. According to...
View ArticleThese are the 10 games going free on Steam this weekend
You weren’t planning on going out this weekend were you? No? Good. Because Steam is going all out with one of its famed promotions, offering nearly a dozen games completely free of charge. Destructoid...
View ArticleHank Green wants to help you get rid of the hiccups
BY SAHIL PATELSciShow, a science-focused educational YouTube channel from VidCon co-founder and Vlogbrother Hank Green, has launched a new series to answer the most-searched questions on the internet....
View ArticleMegan MacKay's videos are so much more than makeup tutorials
Last month, Megan MacKay posted a video to her YouTube page in which she offered a “Ray Rice-inspired makeup tutorial.” Yes, the title might make you hesitant to click, but in the span of just three...
View ArticleFilmmaker thwarts Quentin Tarantino by releasing her film about his theater...
When Julia Marchese began working on Out of Print in 2012, chronicling the history of the New Beverly Cinema, she didn’t know the film would eulogize her own eight-year employment at the theater upon...
View ArticleKatniss comes home to destruction in the new 'Mockingjay' trailer
Like the rest ofThe Hunger Games films, Mockingjay Part 1 is going to be far from a happy movie. The latest trailer, though, really brings home just how high the stakes are for Katniss Everdeen and...
View ArticleBrad Pitt and Jimmy Fallon wage epic breakdance battle
When it comes to talking to Brad Pitt, ordinary methods of conversing just will not suffice.The last time he and Jimmy Fallon met, they went to the rooftops to yodel their way through a conversation....
View Article'The Hacker Wars' takes an adrenaline-fueled look at the world of hacktivism
“It’s an open secret that the mainstream media has special access to the halls of power,” National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Thomas Drake says in The Hacker Wars, a new documentary from...
View ArticleCBS to offer direct-to-consumer streaming service
CBS has joined the parade of content providers, networks, and over-the-top services hoping to take advantage of cable-cutting. CBS Corporation has launched CBS All Access, a new $5.99 per month...
View Article13 'Halloween' movies condensed into 2 short minutes
It's October, so that means endless reiterations of classic horror franchises—none more iconic, or more likely to be played in marathon form on a basic cable network near you, than the Halloween...
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