This anti-gay Christian rap will destroy your soul
Gay-fearing Bible thumpers have finally found the secret weapon to fight back against the homosexual propaganda machine: white-girl rap. A new music video from YouTube channel Apologetics stars a...
View ArticleCarrie Brownstein is your Tumblr dreamcrush
.teaser img { display: none; }This story was produced by Tumblr Storyboard, Tumblr's in-house editorial arm. She was a '90s riot grrrl, hung out with Kurt Cobain, and had a music blog on NPR. She...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence on Twitter? Not even close
Calling social media "confusing" and " overwhelming," established hater Jennifer Lawrence isn't keen on tweeting, Tumblr, or even googling. But since the Silver Linings Playbook actress doesn't think...
View ArticleEscaping the trolls: Franchesca Ramsey's 4-year YouTube struggle
In September 2008, a little-known vlogger named Franchesca Ramsey won a YouTube contest awarding her the chance to fly to Los Angeles and interview Hollywood stars on the Emmy Awards' red carpet. The...
View Article100 bands you should hear at SXSW 2013
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists, staff writers, and Web community leaders. This week, Daily Motion’s Emmy Feldman’s handicaps 100...
View Article#WeirdWednesday: Shaming people with sh*t taste in movies
Time is a precious commodity. Thankfully, a swathe of opinionated so-and-sos are all too happy to give everyone advice on where to spend our time and money. Many people turn to critics and their...
View ArticleSesame Street celebrates 1 billion YouTube views with "secret" video
How do you like those numbers, Count Von Count?Sesame Street is the first nonprofit organization and U.S. children's company to reach one billion YouTube views. The show hit the milestone just a few...
View ArticleBlendtec CEO and "Will It Blend?" host steps down
Tom Dickson‘s Will It Blend? was one of the first great Web series on YouTube. The show, in which Dickson attempts to pulverize various solid object using a Blendtec blender, aired its first episode in...
View ArticlePodspotting: The state of podcasting 2013
You can describe Roman Mars’s thoughts on the future of podcasting in a word: “sanguine.”“Honestly, I think right now is the best time ever for podcasting,” said Mars, the host and creator of 99%...
View ArticleWhat is Simon Cowell doing with YouTube?
.teaser img { display: none; } More than 800 million YouTube users need their YouTube news. Andy Smith is determined to give it to them. Since 2007, the Ohio-based YouTuber has delivered the latest in...
View ArticleStephen Colbert teaches James Franco a thing or 2 about Tolkien
Every evening, the Daily Dot delivers a selection of links worth clicking from around the Web, along with the day's must-see image or video. We call it Dotted Lines. Are bigger pics enough to get you...
View ArticleAnita Sarkeesian debuts first episode of "Tropes vs. Women"
After nine months of international headlines and endlessharassment, Feminist Frequency creator and pop culture critic Anita Sarkeesian has finally presented the first video of Tropes vs. Women in...
View ArticleA GIF guide to James Franco's weirdest movie roles
Generations of people from the mid–20th century onward witnessed the title character in The Wizard of Oz brought to life by character actor Frank Morgan. Beginning today, people will now see the...
View ArticleLonerism: Bedroom funk and soul
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists, staff writers, and Web community leaders. This week, Grammy award-winning guitarist and producer...
View ArticleYouTube Guide: Walk Off the Earth gets an even bigger guitar
.teaser img { display: none; }With more than 72 hours of footage uploaded every minute, it's physically impossible to keep track of the content on YouTube. But in YouTube Guide, the Daily Dot will...
View ArticleBuzzed: Amanda Bynes, Justin Timberlake, and more
In Buzzed, we take a look at three things that trended over the weekend while you were away from your keyboard getting buzzed.On Twitter Amanda Bynes went to the mall. The "retired actress," as the...
View ArticleKevin Connolly vs. Katie Nolan: A Facebook freakout saga
Kevin Connolly just got cast as an OB-GYN in his first major TV role since his days as Eric "E" Murphy on Entourage, and while E may have been able to smooth-talk women, his real-life counterpart...
View ArticleSpotify Essentials: 30 SXSW bands that will shake your rump
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists, staff writers, and Web community leaders. So you’re in Austin for SXSW. Perhaps you’re a label...
View ArticleMarc Maron: Lawsuit over podcast patent is “extortion”
It's not a wise decision to make Marc Maron mad. The comedian turned podcasting superstar has a reputation as "the angry comic." On his podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, he'll recount vicious takedowns...
View ArticleAnonymous to boycott movie industry, starting with Tom Cruise
The hacking collective Anonymous has targeted the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) before. But last year’s month-long media...
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