Get a closer look at cyberbulling with Lizzie Velasquez doc 'A Brave Heart'
When faced with bullying, the YouTube generation does what it knows best: turns the camera on and documents their struggles. That’s the genesis for A Brave Heart, a documentary that follows Lizzie...
View ArticleFox lands deal to stream 'Empire' exclusively on Hulu
BY SAM GUTELLE Empire, Fox’s new drama about a titular hip-hop entertainment company, has emerged as a breakout hit since its debut on Jan. 7. The recently-aired finale drew a whopping 17.62 rating,...
View ArticleYouTube style influencers to shoot at Smashbox Studios
BY SAM GUTELLE A group of YouTube beauty experts are adding a professional touch to their videos. Collective Digital Studio has launched a program with Smashbox through which style influencers will...
View ArticleThis free drum machine is going to consume your whole day
Laying down a good beat is easy and a little bit addictive.At html5drummachine.com, a free drum machine makes it dead simple to experiment and produce some simple but surprisingly good music within a...
View ArticleMeet the man attempting to tell a joke every day for 7 years
How many bad jokes can one man tell over seven years? Griffin Lewis is trying to find out. The L.A.-based comedian’s YouTube channel, the Daily Haha, has become the virtual stage for this ludicrous...
View ArticleThese films contain the most references to booze and drugs
If you've ever wondered which movies mention booze, marijuana, and gambling the most, you're in luck. Project Know has compiled 30 years of Hollywood's most popular scripts (a total of 1,273), and...
View ArticleMining big data to find the next big thing at SXSW
You didn’t need an algorithm to know Leon Bridges was going to be the breakout star of South by Southwest 2015. Tall, dark, and handsome, the 25-year-old soul singer came bearing a rags-to-riches...
View Article'Book of Mojo' could prove to be a master class in animation
Jaw-dropping animation and storytelling aren’t confined to the big studios, although it doesn’t hurt to have some veterans of the system on your team.In just one minute and 50 seconds of stunning...
View ArticleJason Derulo releases new video on Tinder, is not actually on Tinder
Tinder’s not just for mindlessly swiping left anymore. If you want to see Jason Derulo’s new video, you have the slow that index finger down and swipe right. Yes, this is the brave new world of Tinder...
View ArticleAOL's 'Connected' wants to be 'the other side of the selfie revolution'
If one program can tip the scales for a streaming network, AOL believes it has found its ringer in its new series, Connected.Connected is a reality show with a slight twist where the characters are the...
View ArticleYouTube debuts videos from Ed Sheeran and FKA Twigs for the YouTube Music Awards
The YouTube Music Awardsreturn today, and YouTube released a handful of exclusive music videos featuring YTMA artists to celebrate. The video platform decided not to go the live route this year....
View ArticleJason Kilar's Vessel, the Hulu for shortform video, is officially open to the...
YouTube may be celebrated as the only social media platform that rewards its creators with a piece of the advertising income pie, but at least one company thinks Web video is ready for a revenue...
View Article'The Haunting of Sunshine Girl' jumps from YouTube to the page with YA series
You move to a new town, to a spooky new house. You hear noises and see unexplainable things, but your mom, your only ally, doesn’t believe you and starts acting strange herself. What do you do? That’s...
View ArticleJames Corden's first 'Late Late Show' is full of cameos and tall tales
James Corden had some big shoes to fill on his first episode of CBS' The Late Late Show.Out of all of the potential candidates to take over for Craig Ferguson, the 36-year-old British actor, virtually...
View ArticleVillanova's 'crying piccolo girl' got to play her fight song with the Roots
An entire nation consumed by March Madness became obsessed with a crying Villanova piccolo player after the Wildcats’ loss to N.C. State on Saturday. But things are certainly looking up for her...
View ArticleGillian Anderson and David Duchovny on board for 'X-Files' reboot
Years of wondering“Will they or won't they?” are over: The X-Files is finally coming back to Fox. In a press release, Fox CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman explained: “The X-Files was not only a...
View ArticleMan claims 'Broad City' shirt got him kicked off Southwest flight
South by Southwest is a magical place where everyone can have an opinion and free speech is encouraged. But once you leave, the cold reality hits. One man found out the true meaning of oppression...
View ArticleWhat are Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift's favorite Instagram filters?
BY CHAD MAJOR Picking the right filter is a crucial part of getting your Instagram post to that magical 11-like milestone, but for me at least, doing so usually entails just clicking on different ones...
View ArticleHow Earl Sweatshirt became Internet rap's reluctant icon
Bill Murray and Jimmy Kimmel circled Earl Sweatshirt on their South by Southwest itineraries last week. The pair went out on the town during the annual music conference in Austin, Texas, with every...
View ArticleConan O'Brien gives SeaWorld the parody ad it deserves
SeaWorld has had a tough time since the release of Blackfish, the documentary that exposed the theme park's mistreatment of captive killer whales.Taking pity on the ailing brand, kindhearted Conan...
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