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Webseries 'Matching Pursuit' follows the life of a math geek in crisis
The matching of a multidimensional approximation of data might not seem like the foundation for a bright, engaging webseries, but Matching Pursuit, the story of a mathematician facing an existential...
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Reporter shoots then-and-now photos of locations in 'The Wire'
If you're a fan of the HBO series The Wire, and come across someone who's never seen it, there's inevitably a pained silence in which you try to not be That Guy and blurt out, "You've never seen The...
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The 9 best webseries of 2014, from James Franco to pancake critics
As entertainment moves to the streaming and Web spaces, everyone from James Franco to the kids from your college theater club is picking up a camera and trying out a webseries. That means there’s a...
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John Oliver teaches you how to escape that terrible New Year's party
It’s a holiday that unites all of us around the world—in hating it.John Oliver, who’s still on hiatus, continues his tradition of returning briefly to lampoon a holiday we seem to love but actually...
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Bill Cosby allegedly hired private investigators to dig up dirt on his rape...
Another day, another stomach-turning detail in the Bill Cosby saga. The comedian has allegedly hired a team of private investigators to “dig up dirt” on the private lives of his accusers, the New York...
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The 10 best parody videos of 2014
Parodies are an aggressive way to put your elbows on the proverbial dinner table of a narrative. This was most evident and loathsome in the 10 or so days following that video of a woman walking around...
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Facebook is going to look a lot more like YouTube in 2015
BY SAHIL PATELFacebook is testing a new video section for its official “pages” feature that looks an awful lot like YouTube channels.First spotted by TechCrunch on the Facebook page for ABC News, the...
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'The Interview' is Sony's most successful online release ever
Congrats, America. You did it. The Interview is now Sony’s top-grossing digital release. You were told by Seth Rogen that if you want to be an American hero, you had to see The Interview on Christmas...
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Amazing 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant solves puzzle with just one letter
Some people are good at solving puzzles, but this guy may be the best Wheel of Fortune contestant ever.Wheel of Fortune has had its share of bad contestants and really bad contestants, but Matt...
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'Undercover Boss' sparks backlash with 'breastaurant' episode
America: The only country in the world where you can get fired for not coming to work half-naked. That’s what we learned Sunday night on Undercover Boss, the CBS reality series where bosses and...
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Chelsea Handler furthers Instagram-censorship fight with new topless photos
Warning: This article contains images that may be NSFW.If you feel like you haven't seen enough of Chelsea Handler’s nipples this year, then we've got an early New Year's present for you: The comedian...
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The stoner poetry of Seth Rogen's 'Interview' livetweet
Perhaps you weren’t one of the millions of American heroes who madeThe InterviewSony’s most successful digital release yet. Perhaps you don’t want to pay American dollars to see it. You’re in luck...
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Taylor Swift can't stop talking about this 'Blank Space' mashup
While you might have had a very Swifty Christmas this year after Santa left you a deluxe edition of 1989 under the tree, it likely pales in comparison to the gift that two musicians got from Taylor...
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'The Wolf of Wall Street' is 2014's most pirated movie
The year in pirating has been an interesting one, but the illegal downloading of TV shows and films continued to flourish despite protestations. Game of Thronesis still the most pirated TV show in...
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YouTube supergroup Our2ndLife is disbanding its channel
Our2ndLife—the YouTubesupergroup of online friends turned teen idols—announced today that it is "end[ing] … on a high note" and abandoning its massive channel. This after 2.8 million subscribers, two...
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What Zach Braff's reunion selfie says about our early 2000s nostalgia
Five years after Scrubs went off the air, stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and John C. McGinley posed together for a holiday selfie Sunday night.The mini-reunion became a quick trending topic across...
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America's 10 biggest protest songs of 2014
It was a grotesque and vastly unpleasant year for the United States, especially as a singular whole that is digested globally via damning headlines. You couldn't even go to a Turkish soccer game as an...
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Pharrell sued for bowing out of YouTube show in favor of 'The Voice'
Pharrell Williams hasn’t had the best luck with lawsuits this year. First he and Robin Thicke were countersued by Marvin Gaye’s family for the sampling of “Got to Give It Up” in “Blurred Lines.” Now...
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Rob Thomas sliced off part of his finger, is still tweeting
Rob Thomas, songwriter and frontman for Matchbox Twenty, had a little mishap while preparing breakfast this morning, slicing off part of his middle finger. Fortunately, he only needed his thumbs to...
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Jay Wilds, key witness in 'Serial' trial, breaks his silence
Hit podcast Serial is still topping the charts nearly two weeks after its final episode left listeners with more questions than answers. If you were among those who longed for a more conclusive...
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