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Internet-funded 'Veronica Mars' movie gives fans exactly what they wanted
BY DAN STASIEWSKI Okay, marshmallows. Here’s the deal. The Veronica Mars movie is everything we hoped it would be. There are nods to our favorite moments from the show. There’s that turbulent Logan...
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James Deen invented Sriracha donuts and they are an abomination
I love food. I also love James Deen. So by the transitive property (or something), I should love Deen’s newest Wood Rocket webseries (NSFW), “James Deen Loves Food.” But if the latest episode of...
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Randall Munroe's got a new book, but it's not XKCD
"Someday I'll be the first to get a Ph. D in 'Undeclared'," Randall Munroe once wrote in his beloved webcomic xkcd. But his wide-ranging knowledge of all things scientific, technological, and human has...
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Is this the new Bechdel Test?
It may seem difficult to believe, but the Bechdel Test has been around for almost 30 years. Since its first appearance in Alison Bechdel’s Dykes To Watch Out For comic in 1985, the concept of the...
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Now you can play 'Donkey Kong Country' in your browser
On Mondays, as I return to slave away for my newsoverlords, I find myself more easily distracted by the wonders of the Internet. And there is no more wonderful sidetrack than taking part in Nintendo...
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Interviewly gives Reddit AMAs a much-needed makeover
Reddit’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) series can yield interesting cultural artifacts, and it can also quickly devolve into a virtual trainwreck. Whatever the outcome, the question-and-answer thread has...
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Courtney Love thinks she cracked the case of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane
The mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has now officially reached a fevered pitch. As the search for the plane expands, the Internet has now officially launched its own investigation…...
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7 highlights of SXSW Music 2014
Everywhere you looked during the South By Southwest Music festival, there was a corresponding hashtag—even in the sky.“A newcomer to SXSW might well believe that the whole thing was created to induce...
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This anti-slut-shaming podcast might change the way we talk about sex
On a recent Valentine’s Day episode of their podcast, NYC comedians Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson discussed the eternal question of what happened last night, and distilled the daunting task...
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You'll never see Wes Anderson's films the same way after this
Wes Anderson’s penchant for patterns and parallels within his films has been well-documented, and those elements show up in his latest, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Anderson’s films, though often labeled...
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Say hello to the world of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' rap mashups
Did redditors really need a “reason” to start splicing classic gangsta rap with the theme song from the TV adaptation of Thomas the Tank Engine? Don’t be absurd. The hundreds of mashups created by...
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On Beat: Covering SXSW with a Dallas Cowboys linebacker
Justin Durant is a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys. He's also a massive music fan with sharp taste. We met up in Austin for the South By Southwest Music festival Friday with loose plans to catch...
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BOSS is a real academic journal that only publishes papers on Bruce Springsteen
The feverish fandom surrounding rock idol Bruce Springsteen—middle-aged men at his concerts have more than a little in common with the hysterical tweens who fawn over One Direction—has given rise to...
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ABC Family pilot 'Alice in Arabia' already drawing backlash
It’s almost impressive when a TV show manages to inspire this much loathing before a single episode has aired. And we’re not even talking “disappointing adaptation of a beloved comicbook hero,” here....
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Here's Nirvana's 'Heart-Shaped Box' like you've never heard it
Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” is now 20 years old, and though many bands have attempted to cover the song, it’s not an easy one to master. Kawehi, a musician living in Lawrence, Kan., recently produced...
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Hide yo' kids: Antoine Dodson wants a reality TV show
Featured prominently in this month’s edition of Viral Video Sensation Tries to Continue Cashing In is Antoine Dodson, the once-gay Hebrew Israelite and the man known best for the way he reacted to a...
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Could you solve these 'Wheel of Fortune' puzzles in one guess?
A Wednesday morning retweet concerned me with CBS gameshow Wheel of Fortune for the first time in a half-decade. Tonight's "Wheel of Fortune" features most amazing solve in my 30+ years on the show....
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The genius way one band is ripping off Spotify
Would you stream an album of complete silence to help fund a band’s tour? Michigan trio Vulfpeck is currently testing out this brave new idea. The group recently placed a 10-track album on Spotify...
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'Friends' creator to produce Netflix original series staring Jane Fonda and...
Netflix’s latest original series will be a sitcom starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Fonda and Tomlin reunite 34 years after the release of 9 to 5, for a series of half-hour episodes headed up by...
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'80s girl-band show 'Jem' is being made into a live-action movie
If you grew up in the '80s, you likely remember watching Jem, the animated series about Jerrica Benton and her musical alter ego. She was sort of the anti-Barbie, leader of the glam-rock band the...
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