Mister Rogers gets another heartwarming Auto-Tune remix
Mister Rogers just wants everyone to sing together. Luckily for America’s favorite neighbor, Symphony of Science mastermind John Boswell has turned that into a reality by once again turning Rogers into...
View ArticleHow YouTubers are revolutionizing entertainment
YouTube has evolved into a growing entertainment culture over the past eight years, and nobody has noticed that more than the site’s video creators.PBS Off Book looked at the very question of creating...
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The real people behind your favorite Twitter personas
When it comes to popular impersonations, Twitter is the new Saturday Night Live. For every color commentator or popular public figure, there’s often an even more colorful parody account, offering the...
View ArticleThis is what it was like to read "Red Wedding" reaction video in 2000
We're still not over the Red Wedding. Many of us dove straight into George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series during a Game of Thrones hiatus, but plenty of Martin fans have been with him...
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"Enjoy the Experience": Homemade records you have to hear
By Greg BeetsEnjoy the Experience and its accompanying two-disc musical companion are as quixotic as the obscure “homemade” records they celebrate. Just as performers had to be singularly determined to...
View ArticleGetting "Totally Biased" with W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell knows the importance of viral videos. As the host of FX’s Totally Biased, the year-old half-hour late night show produced by Chris Rock, he tackles a lot of political and social issues...
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This band needs your help to smash "fake geek girl" persecution
Oregon band The Doubleclicks are adding their voices to the fight against “fake geek girl” claims and misogyny in geek culture with a new track called “Nothing to Prove.” The song, from the duo’s...
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Streaker totally dominates "American Ninja Warrior" course
An unusual YouTube clip from the NBC series American Ninja Warrior has been blowing up since it aired on Monday: It depicts a man, nude except for a headband and appropriate shoes, invading and...
View ArticleThere's already a movie about Edward Snowden on YouTube
By SAM GUTELLE The NSA’s controversial PRISM program came to light less than a month ago, but a group of enterprising creators have already turned the story into online entertainment. A group of...
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Magna Carta Holy Malware: Hackers sabotage Jay-Z's Android app
Jay-Z can now add at least one more to his list of 99 problems. Two weeks ago, the rapper and entrepreneur announced that he was dropping Magna Carta Holy Grail—his 12th studio album—on July 4 via an...
View ArticleVine and the art of 6-second comedy
In comedy, timing is everything. It’s all about the anticipation and delivery, playing off of expectation and striking when the moment’s right. With just six seconds to work, Vine doesn’t leave much...
View ArticlePrince Charles just imitated a Dalek
In what might be the most British thing to ever happen, Prince Charles imitated a Dalek during a tour on the set of long-running BBC series Doctor Who. The prince, flanked by his wife Camilla Duchess...
View ArticleThis "Jurassic Park" theme cover will make your heart sing
John Williams’ classic Jurassic Park soundtrack is instantly recognizable to anyone who’s seen the movie or been to Universal Studios. And it’s downright beautiful. Now the theme, played by New...
View Article"Big Bang Theory" star makes personal plea to Dwight Howard
It’s been called “The Indecision.” Soon, potentially, NBA superstar Dwight Howard will announce which team he’ll be suiting up for next season. Houston Rockets have stepped into the conversation with...
View ArticleJennifer Love Hewitt quits Twitter to escape "negativity"
It looks like one actress couldn't hardly wait to distance herself from Twitter.Jennifer Love Hewitt announced she was leaving Twitter on July 3, citing the site's tendency to attract "negativity" as...
View ArticleExplore Harry Potter's Diagon Alley on Google Maps
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. First Jay-Z’s new album was hit by...
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3 theories about why Lady Gaga suddenly "shutdown" her Twitter account
A couple of years ago, Lady Gaga burst onto the stage from an egg at the Grammy Awards. Now she's going back inside the egg. Gaga's pretty much shunted her Twitter account back to the womb,...
View ArticleDotted Lines: DJ Earworm's SummerMash '13
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. Right now in Apple’s App Store, a...
View ArticleThe ultimate summer road trip playlist
This post is sponsored by Kia. For 60 years until its decertification in 1985, U.S. Route 66 was considered by many to be the Main Street of America. Running from Los Angeles to Chicago, the...
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Lazy Banksy: When imitation clearly isn't flattery
Imagine yourself on the way to work—crisp suit, tie, briefcase in hand—just another content worker in the daily rat race. You turn a familiar corner, a corner you've turned a thousand mornings before...
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