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Who is 11-year-old YouTube star Matty B, and why is everyone so mad at him?
In April, an 11-year-old rapper named Matty B posted a cover of the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy” to YouTube. It has more than 6,000 dislikes, and 1 million views. The YouTube peanut gallery voiced its...
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'Ghostbusters' turns 30 with an infographic and a return to the big screen
It might be time to grab your Twinkies and cross the streams again. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 30 years since the asskickers of Ghostbusters first made their way into theaters, but...
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The dangers of binge-watching 'Orange Is the New Black'
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Orange Is the New Black. And House of Cards. Yesterday, I decided that instead of waiting until the weekend to binge-watch season 2 of Orange Is the New Black, I would start...
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You've never seen a guitar solo from this perspective before
Brad Paisley knows how to make the Internet go haywire: take two topics that go great online and smack them on top of a celebrity selfie. Last week, the West Virginia country gawd stepped outside a...
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50 Cent is your new favorite Disney villain in 'Malefiftycent'
Rapper 50 Cent has been making the talk show rounds to promote his new album, Animal Ambition, and new Starz show, Power. And perhaps do some damage control after his awful first pitch at Citi Field...
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Teens are blaming everything in the universe on 'The Fault in Our Stars'
Even as the film adaptation of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars roars into theaters for what’s sure to be a lucrative couple of months, the teen cancer romance novel has come in for some harsh...
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Holy moly, a nun just won Italy's 'The Voice'
Everyone’s favorite singing nun is back, and she’s just won the Italian Voice. Sister Cristina Scuccia, 25, and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Milan’s Holy Family was last seen when she took the...
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What Sherlock and Charles Xavier have to do with D-Day
Today may be the 70th anniversary of D-Day, but the BBC clearly wasn't thinking about appealing to World War II veterans with its choice of actors to read vintage news broadcasts of the historic...
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Dumbledore returns to fans in televised new J.K. Rowling adaptation... sort of
The first Harry Potterspinoff movie won’t be out until 2016, but that doesn’t mean J.K. Rowling fans will be bereft of new entertainment until then. A TV adaptation of Rowling’s adult novel The Casual...
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Sir Mix-A-Lot performed 'Baby Got Back' with the Seattle Symphony
Sir Mix-A-Lot’s 1992 ode to posteriors, “Baby Got Back,” has somehow remained in our cultural consciousness, a reminder of a simpler time, when the line, "My anaconda don't want none unless you've got...
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What can YouTube success stories really tell us?
My first encounter with Michelle Phan came after having spent a productive morning navigating the hypnotic wormhole that is YouTube zit porn—in particular the frankly horrifying work of Vikram Yadav....
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Watch Weezer's drummer catch a frisbee without missing a beat
What have mid-’90s pop-rock dad heroes Weezer been up to? Practicing for an Ultimate tournament, it looks like. The band played in St. Augustine, Fla., Friday night. During the song “Beverly Hills,”...
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The 12 most GIF-worthy moments of last night's Tonys
The 68th annual Tony Awards were held last night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. You’ll find the list of winners everywhere this morning—spoiler alert: The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder...
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'The Music Man' gets an unlikely rap cover from Hugh Jackman and friends
One of the most talked-about moments of Sunday’s Tony Awards didn’t come from any of the nominated musicals or plays, but rather from host Hugh Jackman himself. Speaking about his own beginnings in...
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Psy, YouTube, and the curse of the viral hit
On Sunday, Psy released his third single, “Hangover,” with a video featuring Snoop Dogg. The premise riffs on the highs and lows of alcohol abuse, and the opening scene looks a bit like a scene from...
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Sorry, the 'TFIOS' kiss isn't as groundbreaking as you hoped
John Green has had a big weekend. The film adaptation of his beloved book The Fault in Our Stars opened at No. 1, raking in more than $48 million at the box office. We're as guilty as anyone else of...
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Rooster Teeth raises over $1 million for feature film in 3 days
After just three days, Rooster Teeth has raised over $1 million on Indiegogo to fund its first-ever feature film. The Austin-based YouTube network behind Red vs. Blue launched the campaign on June 6...
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Here's what it's like to be the drummer of a hardcore band
The GoPro: It’s been in a dishwasher and a crocodile’s mouth. Now, it’s ended up in the next logical place: upon the head of the drummer of a hardcore band. Converge’s Ben Koller recently strapped on...
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Death Grips gives away surprise new album, featuring Björk
California noise-rap group Death Grips gave the Internet a quiet surprise on Sunday night, amongst chatter about the Tonys and Game of Thrones. The eight-song playlist for new album N***as on the Moon...
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Joe Rogan killed a bear with a bow, and the Internet isn't happy
Usually, the attack comes before you kill the bear. In comedian Joe Rogan's case, however, it came afterward—from scores of animal-loving Internet users. On June 8, Rogan proudly boasted about his...
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