Sony completely cancels plans to release 'The Interview'
Sony Pictures Entertainment has canceled the Dec. 25 release of its action comedy film The Interview, following a threat by a hacker group to retaliate if the movie opened and a decision by the...
View Article'7th Heaven' star Stephen Collins admits to sexual abuse
BY CHRIS E. HAYNER It's been two months since a recording of former 7th Heaven star Stephen Collins confessing to inappropriately touching underage girls was released by his estranged wife. Now, the...
View ArticleNetflix is moving forward on a 'Wet Hot American Summer' series
Much like the Beetlejuicesequel, there have been rumors of a Wet Hot American Summer follow-up floating around for years. It looks like Netflix might have come to the rescue once again. E! reports that...
View ArticleSteve Carell's North Korea movie canceled after Sony hack
Just hours after Sony canceled the release of The Interview following a cyberattack that reportedly will be blamed by the U.S. on North Korea, New Regency just canceled Pyongyang, a thriller starring...
View ArticleHere's the pitch perfect 'Serial' parody
As Serial fans while away the endless hours until Thursday morning’s release of the season one finale, Funny or Die has released an anticipatory parody that sums up all the anguish, high hopes, and...
View ArticleU.S. government approved 'The Interview's' assassination scene, Sony emails...
The U.S. State Department saw a rough cut of The Interview and approved its content, the Daily Beast reports.This following news that Sony is cancelling the planned Dec. 25 release of the...
View ArticleTexas movie theater to show 'Team America' in lieu of 'The Interview'
At least one theater was happy to ignore terrorist threats and screen The Interview in righteous protest—Sony hackers be damned. But even the Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse was unable to move forward...
View ArticleThe 8 breakout stars of 2014's viral-Internet hip-hop scene
There’s a debate over whether or not hip-hop fame obtained through viral marketing is legitimate. Some argue that to be respected, rappers have to be in the streets, literally—grinding, handing out...
View ArticleIntroducing Vessel, the 'Hulu for short-form video'
BY SAHIL PATELVessel, the stealthy short-form video startup from former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, is ready to show what it’s got.The ad-supported and subscription video service — essentially Hulu for...
View ArticleSony CEO apologizes for dismissive email about sexual assault victims
In the latest trove of emails released by the hacker group calling itself the Guardians of Peace, Sony Entertaiment CEO Michael Lynton made dismissive remarks about President Obama and college sexual...
View ArticlePaul McCartney praises Ringo Starr ahead of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
Ringo Starr might get the shaft from some Beatles fans, but Paul McCartney still loves him.The former Beatles drummer will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, making him the...
View ArticleWhat people who actually saw 'The Interview' thought of the movie
The Interview, the Seth Rogen and James Franco film that inspired an act of cyberwar on Sony from North Korea, isn’t coming out on Christmas day anymore. Sony killed the release on Wednesday, after...
View ArticleStephen Colbert clears out the studio with an all-American yard sale
"How do you get rid of nine years of collected crap?" asked Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night's penultimate episode of The Colbert Report.The answer, it turned out, was a yard sale.Having already let...
View Article'Serial' finale points to more questions than answers
This article contains spoilers for the first season finale of Serial.Anyone who loves a good mystery story enjoys the tension, the thrill, and the ultimate relief of observing a collection of facts...
View ArticleLearn how to make Hanukkah gelt in this comedian's instructional video
It’s not quite the same as Martha Stewart teaching party hosts how to prepare a standing rib roast for 20, but a new instructional video wants to show you how to make proper chocolate Hanukkah gelt.In...
View ArticleYouTube's new 'Creator Show' aims to help users make better videos
Despite YouTube Nation's cancellation, YouTube isn't giving up on featuring its own creators entirely. The Google-owned video-sharing platform has launched The Creator Show to both highlight its rising...
View ArticleAmerica's tiniest tech giant shines in adorable PBS spoof
Who knew venture capitalists could be so adorable? It helps, of course, that this one is five years old.Max gives a tour of his home to Steve Goldbloom in the second season of Everything But the News....
View ArticleOld, hidden Jack White single discovered 10 years later
Jack White—one of the most distinct and interesting mainstream voices in pop—was once in a band called the Upholsterers. Somewhat related, he was an actual upholsterer and worked with furniture for a...
View ArticleOrlando Bloom wants to make an X-rated sequel to ‘The Hobbit’
Middle Earth is famously—perhaps even infamously—free of sex. Whereas Game of Thrones is an almost non-stop homage to the carnal desires, the characters in Tolkein’s fantasy epic Lord of the Rings and...
View ArticleLorde, Skrillex, Rick Astley, and other Australian artists create the...
Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 is constantly touted as the "world's biggest music democracy"—last year's poll pulled in around 1.5 million votes―and with the countdown arriving...
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