How Tyler Oakley gained 5 million new subscribers in 2014 alone
While there are many YouTubers who benefit from the ability to jump-cut their lives together, Tyler Oakley is luckily not one of them.At 25, Oakley knows how to seamlessly command an audience, be it a...
View ArticleYouTube mashup artist makes President Obama sing 'Shake It Off'
As evidenced by Pharrell’s rampant side eye during Sunday's Grammys, not everyone is a fan of millionaire cat lady Taylor Swift. But who has time for the haters when you’ve got the leader of the free...
View ArticleJon Stewart is leaving 'The Daily Show'
After 15-plus years behind the desk, Jon Stewart is stepping down from The Daily Show.Early reports Tuesday cited audience members who had been in attendance to hear Stewart’s announcement during The...
View ArticleWhy 'All Over It' sucks and why that's a problem for the webseries genre
What is All Over It supposed to be? If you can be bothered to watch the first three episodes of this webseries you'll be struck by a couple of puzzling things: A pacing strangely at odds with its...
View Article7 badass contenders for Jon Stewart's seat
Jon Stewart announced his retirement Tuesday—he'll step down at some point this year from the The Daily Show. Comedy Central has reportedly confirmed that it will continue the show without Stewart....
View ArticleThis webseries wants you to see the funny side of eating disorders
In an era where Kim Kardashian’s rear-end is worshiped and Beyoncé is lauded for her curves, pressures still abound for women to slim down and get a body that’s “just right.” According to the National...
View ArticleJon Stewart announces his 'Daily Show' retirement in classic style
It was all emotions for Jon Stewart as he officially announced his retirement from The Daily Show on Tuesday’s show.News of Stewart leaving spread across the Internet once those attending the taping...
View ArticleA heartbroken fan reached out to Taylor Swift—and she responded with a surprise
Breakups are hard, but when Taylor Swift is consoling you, they're a little bit easier. On Tuesday, Tumblr user nevergooutofstyle sent a shot in the dark: They asked Swift about a recent breakup and...
View Article7 great moments in the history of 'The Daily Show'
Jon Stewart is going to be a tough act to follow.The longtime host of The Daily Showannounced his departure on Tuesday’s show, and he’s already being commemorated online for 17 years of satirizing the...
View ArticleThe L.A. Web festival scene is in need of some less selfish thinking
The battle lines are drawn in the emerging webfest world, as the venerable LA Webfest has drawn an exclusivity line in the sand for its 2015 entrants.The LA Webfest is planned for April 2-5, and it’s...
View ArticleVH1 webseries parody goes 'Behind The Tweet'
Every tweet has a story, and VH1 is putting a tested and true formula to work on decoding the moments that go into a celebrity's 140 characters.Behind The Tweet, VH1's new YouTube series, takes on the...
View ArticleDr. Phil sans dialogue is strangely profound, and also hilarious
Dr. Philis a sentimental TV show to say the least. From tackling morbid obesity to talking it out with Teen Moms, the talk show host is known for probing the most tender and vulnerable crevices of his...
View Article'Trainwreck' trailer is Amy Schumer turned up to 11
The first trailer for Judd Apatow's Trainwreck is here, and it has everything: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, and LeBron James. Yes, LeBron James. The film, written by Schumer,...
View Article8 genius, side-splitting Terry Crews moments
It’s Terry Crews’s world, and we are lucky to be part of it.At 6' 3'', 245 pounds, the former 11th-round NFL draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1991 could easily step back on the gridiron and wreak...
View ArticleUnreleased Spice Girls tracks are what you want, what you really, really want
This is not a drill: the Spice Girls haven’t fulfilled our (and Emma Stone’s) wish for a ’90s nostalgia fest with another reunion yet, but we’ve got the next best thing.Four never-before-released songs...
View Article'House of Cards' season 3 leaked on Netflix early—and mysteriously disappeared
This post contains spoilers for season 3 of House of Cards. We all have Feb. 27 seared into our brains as the season 3 premiere of House of Cards, but on Wednesday afternoon, a monkey wrench was thrown...
View ArticleYouTuber launches college fund, vlogging career for fan with cancer
While many YouTubers launch funding campaigns for their own projects, YouTuber Yousef Erakat decided to lend his fame to help a sick fan in need.Erakat, known to his 4.8 million subscribers as...
View ArticleThese are the episode descriptions for 'House of Cards' season 3
On Wednesday, Netflix“accidentally” released 10 of the 13 episodes set to make up season 3 of House of Cards. For a brief period of time, users could watch the leaked episodes (your correspondent...
View ArticleCharlie Sheen writes poem for Brian Williams in his his time of need
Even in his darkest hour, Brian Williams is not without his champions. On Tuesday, the NBC anchor was suspended for six months without pay following the revelation that he falsified claims of coming...
View ArticleKanye West lets amateur rapper finish, offers him a job
Thanks to his post-Grammys rant, we’ve all become acutely aware of the fact that Kanye West thinks of himself as a champion for creativity and true artistry. But when it comes down to it, does Yeezy...
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