What we learned from Maisie Williams's Reddit AMA
Game of Thrones' own Arya Stark, alias Maisie Williams, made a splash on Reddit Friday with a brief but perkyAMA. Williams, who recently stated that she loved Reddit for its ability to eliminate...
View ArticleKim Jong-il critiques the Oscars
Thanks to a little film called The Interview, we already know that North Korea has passionate feelings about cinema. What if that passion was applied to critique the most recent batch of Oscar...
View ArticleThe 5 best crime webseries on YouTube
If there is one genre that hasn't been fully exploited by the makers of webseries, it is that of crime. And there are clear reasons for this: the proliferation of crime in film has created a certain...
View ArticleBinge-watching could be linked to loneliness and depression
BY BREE BROUWER You may want to hold off on pressing the “continue watching” button when it pops up during your favorite Netflix show. A new study from researchers at the University of Texas Austin...
View ArticleKey & Peele give us the Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch press conference...
Comedy duo Key & Peele have been nailing it with their Super Bowl pre-coverage, and their latest sketch is perhaps their most spot-on. Marshawn Lynch stole the spotlight during the NFL's Media Day...
View ArticleBlack & Sexy TV wants to appeal to more than black audiences
The name Black & Sexy TV, voiced online in a signature breathy style, says it all.Actually, not quite. The endgame for the founders of this upstart media empire really has little to do with being...
View ArticleA guide to Rob Gronkowski's best Internet moments
With apologies to Marshawn Lynch, Tom Brady, and the Legion of Boom, only one man has captured the Internet's heart this Super Bowl season. That would be New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski....
View ArticleThe ultimate guide to stoned Netflix
Netflix is the answer to many of life’s nagging questions: How can I kill the next couple of hours? Is there nothing good on cable? What do you want to do tonight, honey? But no idle domestic query can...
View ArticleYouTube experiments with its own Super Bowl halftime show
If you're only watching the Super Bowl for the ads, YouTube is hoping you'll double down with their interactive halftime programming centered around the creation of iconic and amusing faux...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake confirms baby news in the cutest way possible
Justin Timberlake had more than one reason to celebrate yesterday. In addition to thanking followers for birthday wishes, he dropped a little news on Instagram. Yes, he and wife Jessica Biel are...
View ArticleD'Angelo gets politically righteous with 'SNL' performance
D'Angelo traveled his enigmatic brand of politically charged and densely beautiful neo-soul to Saturday Night Live last night. Performing alongside his band, the Vanguard, the man who wrote 2014's...
View ArticleHandy 'activity pack' helps ladies make it through the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is rough, amirite, ladies? When we’re not serving our menfolk Buffalo wings and canapes, we’re basically just chilling in the kitchen, watching Gone with the Wind on TNT and waiting for...
View ArticleThis might be the most glamourous Waffle House double date ever
If there was one celebrity couple you could go on a double date with, who would it be? Jay and Bey? The President and the First Lady? Anna Faris and Chris Pratt? Or my personal favorite, Elvis Costello...
View ArticleThe 10 most ridiculous Super Bowl bets
Yes, I do remember Super Bowl I, Jan. 15, 1967. I watched the Green Bay Packers (Bart Starr, Vince Lombardi) clobber the Kansas City Chiefs (nee the AFL’s Dallas Texans) 35-10 sitting at the bar during...
View ArticleSuper Bowl XLIX: Live GIF edition
Welcome to our ongoing Super Bowl XLIX coverage. We're going to assume you're comfortably settled in, watching the game with friends and nachos. But look to our live feed below for richly flavored...
View ArticleRetrojam makes a mixtape of all the songs you listened to as a kid
There’s always that one song that defines who you were at any point in life. Especially in the formative elementary through high school years, some jams take you back to the time you first held hands...
View ArticleSeahawks fan keeping 'Back-To-Back Champions' tattoo after team's loss
For all of its grand, all-consuming importance, the Super Bowl really is a transitory spectacle. After the game is over and the legions of arm-chair quarterbacks have picked apart every call, after the...
View ArticleThe Chris Evans–Chris Pratt Super Bowl charity bet ended in the best way...
We’re sure to be talking about the final minute of Super Bowl XLIX for weeks to come, but in the game pitting superhero against superhero—doubling as a possible preview of Captain America: Civil...
View Article3 webseries every New Yorker will understand
If you live amidst the glitz and grime of New York City, you know the ups and downs of big-city living. Everyday interactions are often laced with menace and oddball strangers are just a subway ride...
View ArticleDiving into the worst-rated movies on IMDb
Just before Christmas, Kirk Cameron's holiday film Saving Christmas got the best gift ever: After some coordinated trolling on Cameron's part, it was bestowed the title of worst movie on IMDb and...
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