DC Comics follows Marvel model, brings 'Gotham' and 'Constantine' to TV
With DC’s Arrow and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD already going strong, it looks like yet more superhero TV shows are on the way. On Tuesday, DC Comics and Warner Bros confirmed that small-screen...
View ArticleIs 'Her' about humanity, or how we're transcending it?
Much has been made of of the movie Her, the (really fantastic) Spike Jonze film about a man in the not-too-distant future who falls in love with his phone’s sentient operating system. The most obvious...
View ArticleBehind Yeezianity, the first religion based on Kanye West
BY ERIC SUNDERMANN I often joke that, for me, listening to Kanye West is like a religious experience. Apparently, for some people, this is not a joke. Enter the best religion of all time: Yeezianity....
View ArticleIs this the saddest version of the 'Friends' theme song ever?
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, and we’re currently in the throes of some heavy ’90s hindsight. As such, three Irish musicians (and, hopefully, friends) recently decided to cover the Rembrandts’ “I’ll...
View ArticleWhy OutKast is the greatest rap group of all time
Stankonia’s on ya. After a seven-year hiatus, OutKast is suddenly everywhere. The Atlanta-based hip-hop duo will reunite at Coachella and then go on an extensive summer and fall tour. There’s even...
View ArticleThe best blogs to help you find what people are wearing on your favorite TV...
If you’re into fashion, chances are you’ve often found yourself watching Sherlock and wondering, “Where the heck can I get that?” Thanks to sites like Worn on TV, it’s now surprisingly easy to track...
View ArticleSorry, 'HIMYM': Casual TV racism won't fly in the social media age
On Monday night, an episode of How I Met Your Mother aired, called “Slapsgiving 3.” The title references a long-running joke about a slap bet on the show, but this episode’s storyline also included...
View ArticleChristina Ricci has the Internet crawling into fridges to take selfies
This week alone, we’ve seen both Jennifer Lawrence and LeBron James turned into hashtag memes on Twitter, Instagram, and Vine, as people replicate their Golden Globes attire and on-court theatrics,...
View ArticleWatch a 9-year-old dominate the most empowering tune from 'Frozen'
Now that we’ve all had a chance to spend our holidays listening to the Frozen soundtrack, currently No. 1 on iTunes, the inevitable covers are starting to crop up—from Pentatonix’s medley to this...
View ArticleMacklemore and Ryan Lewis turned this bus into a traveling dance party
That’s one way to liven up a commute. Riders of one New York City bus were given a treat when rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis gave an impromptu performance of “Can’t Hold Us.” For the commuters, it...
View ArticleNetflix hopes to take home first Oscar for its Tahrir Square documentary
The 2014 Oscar nominations came down the mountain today, and as a mirror of the Golden Globes, the major categories are fairly similar. What’s notable is that a Netflix film landed its first...
View ArticleWatch King Joffrey skewer celebrity worship
There is, perhaps, no one who hates celebrity culture more than the celebrities stuck in the midst of it. And Jack Gleeson—best known as playing sociopathic boy king Joffrey Baratheon in Game of...
View Article12 essential playlists to celebrate unlimited Spotify streaming
Break out your headphones. Spotify just lifted its time limit for free Web listening. Whereas previously the digital music service granted a six-month unlimited trial (and capped some international...
View ArticleWill YouTube finally get original programming right with 'YouTube Nation'?
On Tuesday, YouTube debuted its new evening news show, YouTube Nation, which functions as a five-minute round-up of the best videos of the day. Highlighted in the first few shows were Joseph...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon beat Drake in beer hockey last night
Because he’s Canadian, get it? Late night fraternity social chair Jimmy Fallon welcomed cool-as-a-Canadian rap megastar Drake onto his show last night, no doubt to promote his appearance this week on...
View ArticleYou don't have to wait for the Super Bowl to watch the commercials
We don’t yet know which teams will go head to head in New Jersey on Super Bowl Sunday yet, but we already know which commercials we can look forward to.YouTube announced Thursday that fans will be...
View ArticlePatton Oswalt unleashes Twitter wrath on TV network that screwed up his...
Comedian Patton Oswalt slammed EpixHD, the streaming channel that was supposed to release his latest comedy special, on Twitter last night because it failed to promote and even show the special on the...
View ArticleBet you didn't know this was the first-ever 'Muppet Show' sketch
Not many people could accurately say which sketch was the first to air on The Muppet Show, but you’ve probably already seen it. This lasting moment in the Muppets legacy isn’t about Kermit or Miss...
View ArticleBill Murray, the most popular man on the Internet who doesn't use the...
Here are some things you might not know about Bill Murray, one of the Internet’s favorite actors: 1) He once hired a hearing and speech impaired assistant, but it didn’t work out. 2) If he could go...
View ArticleVine's infamous 'zombie' totally freaked out a 'Walking Dead' star
If you’re on Vine, then you’ve probably seen Nick Santonastasso’s hilarious zombie pranks. The New Jersey trickster who was born with no legs and only one arm has caught the attention of the hit...
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