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What it's like to go to the Oscars with Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence’s non-celebrity BFF Laura Simpson may have caught her during her red-carpet fall at the Oscars last week, but to the surrounding photographers, she might as well have been invisible....
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is bringing science to a mainstream audience
On Saturday afternoon, we were the Earth revolving around Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Roughly 3,500 people squeezed into the Austin Convention Center’s Exhibit Hall 5, and a nearby simulcast ballroom, to...
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Saint Rich and the subliminal messaging in pop music
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists and writers. In this installment, "Delicate" Steve Marion of Saint Rich reveals the shocking...
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These future scientists are over the moon for 'Cosmos'
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey premiered Sunday night, and it’s already starting to inspire future scientists. The Neil deGrasse Tyson–helmed series brings a sense of nostalgia for those who have seen the...
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I F*cking Love Science is getting its own show on the Science Channel
In a move that makes a lot more sense than the Shit My Dad Says sitcom, Craig Fergson has announced that he’s developing a TV show based on super-popular Facebook page I F*cking Love Science. I...
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Justin Bieber shuts down bar to play secret show at SXSW
Justin Bieber showed up at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden in Austin, Texas to perform an acoustic set during South by Southwest. While footage taken of the concert shows plenty of fans...
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15 must-see bands at SXSW 2014
South By Southwest is like Spotify streaming IRL: free, near-limitless music intermittently interrupted by ads. With over 1,800 official showcasing acts shoehorned into Austin city limits, music has a...
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Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Rogen offer a sneak peek at 'True Detective' season 2
Jimmy Kimmel has relocated his show to Austin for SXSW, and the first episode of a weeklong stint debuted last night. Keeping things as topical as possible, Kimmel and Seth Rogen tackled a recently...
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Artists match famous paintings with hip-hop lyrics to glorious effect
Whether it’s on Tumblr, via Facebook, or over at Instagram, you really ought to be following Fly Art, a collaboration between Gisella Velasco and Toni Potenciano that marries two of the best things in...
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How Reality Steve built a business off ruining 'The Bachelor'
BY THERESA FISHER Before last night's 18th season finale of The Bachelor, we all wondered to whom Juan Pablo Galavis would hand out a rose, and perhaps even a hulking diamond ring to; which one of two...
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In the zone with Austin's Wild Child
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists and writers. In this installment, Alexander Beggins of Austin indie folk band Wild Child gets into...
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The extreme sides of the Wytches: A Spotify playlist
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists and writers. In this installment, the Wytches guitarist/vocalist Kristian Bell breaks down the...
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Controversial 11-time 'Jeopardy' champion Arthur Chu finally lost
Arthur Chu, the 11-time Jeopardy champion who has made headlines around the world with his unique strategy, has finally lost. He collected $298,200 during his reign. Chu, 30, was trailing in last...
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Watch these two guys cover Beyoncé's whole album in 5 minutes
Why choose one Beyoncé song when you can choose them all? Insanely popular a cappella group Pentatonix already did Queen Bey justice, but members Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, who formed the side...
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The soft sounds of Pure Bathing Culture
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists and writers. In this installment, Pure Bathing Culture flips through its CD binder. This playlist...
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Oklahoma news channel cuts evolution out of 'Cosmos'
The revamped Cosmosdebuted on Fox Sunday night, and pulled in roughly 8.5 million viewers across ten networks, an impressive feat for a prime-time show about science. According to Raw Story, one Fox...
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The Internet cat industry is an unstoppable machine—and it's not going anywhere
The day Grumpy Cat upstaged a panel of humans was one of the more telling cultural moments of South by Southwest. On Saturday afternoon, a full house gathered in the Austin Convention Center for Cat...
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YouTuber selfiebombs strangers at the mall—and doesn't get punched
Selfies have nearly reached their tipping point, what with the Selfie Olympics, that Oscars selfie, and the need to now define exactly what selfies are. YouTuber Jason Rodjanapanyakul took it over the...
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YouTube star Ray William Johnson is leaving '=3'
It’s the end of an Internet era. After more than five years of commenting on viral videos, Ray William Johnson, who once had the most popular channel on YouTube, is calling it quits with web series...
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The 7 biggest wins in SXSW Music history
From Doritos’ sponsoring of Lady Gaga’s headlining performance and Kanye West and Jay Z’s Samsung spectacular to Soundgarden tearing through 1994’s Superunknown in its entirety for the iTunes Music...
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