Band's lead singer has the best response to concert heckler
There are a few easy ways to piss people off at concerts: Spending the entire time on your phone, refusing to dance, and heckling. The only way to guarantee that everyone else has a bad time, however,...
View ArticleBET's #BLX webseries is about celebrities and their neighborhoods
There’s a line in #BLX, BET’s new webseries about celebrities representing the blocks where they grew up, that defines the whole project. Angela Yee (of the nationally-syndicated morning radio show The...
View ArticleCollege students will tell this teenage vlogger just about anything
When Yafate Beyene informed his parents that he was going to forgo college and, almost immediately after graduating high school, move to California, they didn’t believe him. “When I first told them...
View ArticleHere's every title coming to Netflix in December
While you’re still trying to recover from Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the tryptophan hangover that comes with eating too many leftovers, Netflix has been slaving away in Santa’s workshop to bring...
View ArticleJimmy Pardo's post-Thanksgiving podcast raises money for a good cause
Comedy podcasts aim to bring a smile to listeners' faces, but the annual Thanksgiving Pardcast-a-Thon goes the extra mile as a charity benefit for Smile Train.Smile Train is a clef lip and palate...
View ArticleLawyer's intricate blog may have just solved 'Serial'
If you’re listening to Serial, you might be bemoaning the lack of a new episode this Thanksgiving. But the absence of a new pod does not mean your Serial supply need run dry. Enthusiasts all over the...
View Article'The West Wing' is still home to TV's best Thanksgivings
NBC's The West Wing, which ran from 1999 to 2006, is widely considered one of the greatest TV dramas of all time. It won 26 Emmys, including four for Outstanding Drama Series. But don't let its...
View ArticleDogs everywhere tune into to catch the National Dog Show
Today, the National Dog Show may have been overshadowed by the parade, the football, and the food. Lost in the all of the Thanksgiving chaos, you may not have sat down and watched Nathan the...
View ArticleRashida Jones and Jimmy Fallon break out the holiday parodies
The turkey’s barely settled, but it’s already time to bring out the holiday parodies.In what’s turned into an annual tradition, Jimmy Fallon and Rashida Jones teamed up to bring together the biggest...
View ArticleSexy hedgehogs, shapeshifters, and the future of erotic fiction
Rule 34 of the Internet clearly states that if something exists, there is a porn version of it. In the post–Fifty Shades world of erotic fiction, there should be a corollary: If something doesn’t...
View ArticleForget football: Here are 12 holiday films to stream on Netflix
Nothing says holiday spirit like sitting around the living room watching White Christmas after stuffing yourself with turkey and fixings. Thanks to a nicely curated selection of seasonal films,...
View ArticleSyrian war gets its own hit YouTube series in 'Umm Abduh'
War begets war, and war begets gruelling art: Guernica, Wilfred Owen, For Whom The Bell Tolls. The war in Syria—now in its third year, having claimed close to 200,000 lives—may be witnessing the...
View ArticleCreative lessons in crowdfunding with the ladies of 'DIBS'
Thanks to the success of Broad City, television is seeing a return to a golden age of great lady duos. Who will be the next Ilana and Abbi? With the advent of the webseries, and the ease of modern...
View ArticleMiranda Sings and Jerry Seinfeld take awkwardness to a new level
Perhaps it seemed like a good idea at the time, but having YouTube sensation Miranda Sings on Jerry Seinfeld’s Crackle show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, is a culture clash that is neither funny...
View ArticleFrank Ocean drops new track on Tumblr
Tumblr has turned out to be an ideal place for musicians to engage with and excite their fans—as Taylor Swift has proven. But early this morning it was R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean who caught...
View ArticleIdinia Menzel confirms 'Frozen' sequel
Frozen is the highest-grossing animated film in history and the fifth-most successful film in the universe, so naturally rumors that Disney is planning a sequel have kept fans buzzing for weeks.Friday,...
View ArticleYouTube's role is crucial in combatting sexism in STEM
It’s no secret that sexism runs rampant throughout the comment sections of YouTube. Comments condemning creators’ appearances or clothing often find their way to the top of the section and detract from...
View ArticleThe 13 best standup specials on Netflix
For about the first half hour of festivities, Thanksgiving is a wonderful time. The outside world seems at peace as your family gathers together to appreciate the company of one another and enjoy a...
View ArticleThe #freethenipple Instagram campaign has its own movie
Earlier this year, Scout Willis, the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, made headlines for walking around New York City topless. Later, it emerged that the PR stunt was an effort to promote...
View ArticleBusta Rhymes gets too hype, tumbles off stage during show
On Friday night, rapper Busta Rhymes accidentally busted something other than rhymes. During a New York City show at Webster Hall featuring fellow rapper O.T. Genasis, Busta was very much living in...
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