This lucky kid got Bryan Cranston to ask a girl to the prom for him
He is the one who knocks, and when he asks you to prom on behalf of a starry-eyed teen, you listen.After a performance in All the Way on Broadway, Bryan Cranston took time out to sign autographs and...
View ArticleThe defining sounds of Highasakite
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists and writers. This week’s edition comes courtesy of critically acclaimed Norwegian indie pop band...
View ArticleA new rap urges women to livetweet their pap smears
We’ve chronicled women boast-rapping about their vaginas and their periods. Now, witness what might be the first ever rap about the importance of getting a pap smear. Nadia Kamil is U.K.-based...
View ArticleAmy's Baking Co. still angry as ever in 'Kitchen Nightmares' premiere
The team from Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares returned to Amy’s Baking Co. for a second helping of verbal abuse Friday nearly a year after the Arizona eatery became the most-despised restaurant on the...
View ArticleDid one Lady Gaga troll prove the Billboard chart is broken?
BY RYAN BASSIL On Nov. 17, 2013, “Sabrina O’Connor” posted a story on Examiner.com that claimed Lady Gaga’s Interscope label had spent $25 million on the promotion of ARTPOP—the most since Michael...
View ArticleSeth Rogen and James Franco laugh off that whole underage girl thing on 'SNL'
Last night, Seth Rogen hostedSaturday Night Live for the third time, and his opening monologue was pretty Rogen-y. He read from a “journal” he kept during the week, and after the requisite weed jokes,...
View ArticleDavid Attenborough takes his voice talents to the Oculus Rift
Oculus Rift disappointed a lot of its original investors by selling out to Facebook last month, but that doesn’t mean all those cool ideas for virtual reality headsets are dead just yet. Case in...
View ArticleA tiny Reddit comment caused James Cameron to change his new script
If you’ve ever walked out of a film thinking you could’ve written it better, this must be a dream come true. During superstar director James Cameron’s Reddit AMA, user AmishBob had a bone to pick:...
View ArticleWhat it's like to watch yourself perform in a porn film
The Internet is full of reaction videos: Dogs reacting to magic, grandmothers reacting to Beyoncé, kids reacting to rotary phones. Now porn stars have figured out a way to jump on the trend, by...
View ArticleWhat it's like to watch yourself perform in a porn film
The Internet is full of reaction videos: Dogs reacting to magic, grandmothers reacting to Beyoncé, kids reacting to rotary phones. Now porn stars have figured out a way to jump on the trend, by...
View ArticleEMA stares into the Internet void
EMA’s latest album, The Future’s Void, opens with a quick wash of noise. It’s unsettling, harsh—and “Satellites,” a song about surveillance, is our entrance into the void.The Future’s Void is singer...
View ArticleOprah makes Pharrell cry after showing him fanmade 'Happy' videos
If there’s one song that’s endured in the viral marketplace over the last six months, it’s Pharrell’s “Happy.” And if there’s one person who knows how to turn celebrities into sobbing messes, it’s...
View ArticleOne father has a very important message for the boys who might date his daughter
“Slam poetry” gets a bad rap these days, but what Jesse Parent expresses in this video really is poetic. Filmed at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational in Boulder, Colo., this clip, titled “To...
View Article'Game of Thrones' breaks the torrent record it set
No record is safe from HBO’s Game of Thrones. More than 6.3 million people tuned in live to see Sunday’s second episode “a 48 percent increase for Season 4's second episode as compared to last...
View Article'Noah' screenwriter explains why only white people appear in his movie
If you’ve seen Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, you may have noticed something a little weird about the semi-Biblical, semi-apocalyptic cast of the movie: they’re all white. Even the extras. Hollywood has a...
View ArticleBask in the glory of Jon Hamm's magnificent 'Sesame Street' faces
If anyone knows the nuances of the fine art of emoting, it’s Jon Hamm. After all, he is the man responsible for the pitch-perfect SNL spoof of the Auto-Tune cry heard round the world. Hamm stopped by...
View ArticleTaylor Swift surprises a lucky fan at her bridal shower
Inviting Taylor Swift to your wedding is a bold choice. Haven’t you seen Swift’s Speak Now tour, which features a large choreographed routine of Swift breaking up some happy nuptials onstage to steal...
View ArticleThings get real in the new 'Orange Is the New Black' season 2 trailer
If you’re looking for some summer plans, Netflix just carved out at least a weekend’s worth of binge-watching time for you: A trailer for season two of Orange Is the New Black was released today. This...
View ArticleSoviet Winnie the Pooh is an acid trip for Russian kids
Hidden within the historically oppressive Soviet Union was a paradise known as the Hundred Acre Wood. While Disney made Winnie the Pooh into a multibillion-dollar industry, artists in the Soviet Union...
View ArticleAll the reaction shots from 'The Office' are now in one place
Depending on your level of fandom around the U.S. version of The Office, the recurring theme of characters reacting directly into the camera is either tiresome or hilarious. After nine seasons, it’s...
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