Podcasters raise $41,000 to save podcasting
Podcasters around the world have united, rallying around a pretty important cause: saving podcasting as we know it. The threat's not that far off, thanks to a company called Personal Audio, which...
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#NoFilter: Backstage with YouTube's "Amazing Trinity"
If you drew a Venn diagram of Hannart Hart, Grace Helbig, and Mamrie Hart, you’d have a delightful mix of alcohol, bad puns, YouTube, and roundly in the center, friendship. On stage and on-screen, the...
View ArticleThe top 8 moments in Scripps National Spelling Bee history
Could you use that in a sentence? 281 spellers from around the country competed over the course of three days at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, each vying for the chance to become...
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Remembering Hampsterdance, the first meme turned movie
If you're reading this on the Internet, you already know who Grumpy Cat is. With the scowling sourpuss already gracing T-shirts, coffee mugs, and the screen of anybody who's supposed to be working,...
View ArticleFans react to Game of Thrones' most shocking event
It's a nice day for a Red Wedding. One of the most shocking scenes in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series played out during Sunday night's episode of Game of Thrones. What started out...
View ArticleJon Marco chases a girl through every classic '80s movie
Man loses his dream girl, spends ages chasing her, and then eventually gets to step up and save the day. Sometimes life feels like it's just one big '80s movie. For Jon Marco, that's the premise of...
View ArticleYouTube captions of Taylor Swift lyrics vs. Taylor Swift lyrics
It's no secret that YouTube's automatic closed captioning function is pretty much a disaster. But if you put one of your favorite songs to the test, it might not come out the same way you here it. For...
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Your favorite movie scenes turned into breathtaking cinemagraphs
Luke Skywalker lifting the TIE Fighter from the swamp in The Empire Strikes Back. Vito Corleone petting his cat in the opening of The Godfather. There are those special movie scenes that film buffs...
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The "Teen Wolf" premiere, narrated by "Teen Wolf" fandom
Last night was a big night for Teen Wolf fandom: The long-anticipated third season finally arrived. Naturally, on Tumblr, there was a high volume of intense fan reactions. But we decided to take a...
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Ain't no cure for the summertime feels
Picture, for a moment, Tumblr as it might have existed in the late '50s. Charlie Parker, pausing before he picks up his sax to snap a picture of the audience from the stage: "I'd like to dedicate this...
View Article"Little Horribles" is more than just a lesbian "Girls"
"This is the best webseries I've ever seen, and I've only seen five minutes of it," was YouTube user TheBermuda's response to the newly launched Little Horribles, a comedy about queer women and dating...
View ArticleYou can now watch "Arrested Development" in chronological order
This seems inevitable, but it’s still mindblowingly awesome that someone took the time to do it: Some amazing soul on Reddit has recut all of Arrested Development Season 4 to make new episodes that...
View ArticleMeet the mind behind the Tetris bitmap printer
Reddit user Michael Birken has elevated Tetris from classic video game into a platform for making amazing bitmap art. On Tuesday, Birken, who goes by zeroone on the site, submitted a lengthy...
View ArticleTaylor Swift comments get dramatic reading in YouTube Comment Theater
You can find inspiration anywhere these days—even the comments on YouTube. Since launching last month, the YouTube Comment Theater has scoured the notoriously trollish comments section of popular...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus's new twerk campaign is about to get a lot of kids in trouble
Pop goddess Miley Cyrus has a new song out. It's an edgy, somewhat celebratory tune about partying and it's called "We Can't Stop." In three days on YouTube, the song has already collected more than...
View ArticleYouTube's "Awkward Black Girl" to play Nina Simone in new movie
Issa Rae has made the rare jump from YouTube star to Hollywood actress. It was announced on Wednesday that Rae, creator of the YouTube comedy series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, will be...
View ArticleFreddie Mercury was even more amazing than you realized
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 the Lonely Island losing their...
View ArticleThe weird world of YouTube videos about YouTube
What inspires some of the funniest videos on YouTube? That's easy: YouTube itself. Since its inception, YouTube has gradually added features and tricks that video creators and viewers alike can use to...
View ArticleSamuel L. Jackson vs. Bryan Cranston: Who does Walter White better?
Samuel L. Jackson isn't done with Reddit just yet.Breaking Bad is set to return August 11 for its final half-season, and its writing/production staff has already teased Reddit with an AMA. Now the...
View ArticleTouring the world's most thrilling roller coasters—on YouTube
Buckle your seatbelts. Lower your harnesses into place. Keep your arms and legs inside at all times. Ready? OK, press "play." As the summer season approaches, traveling carnivals and amusement parks...
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