Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game' trailer
The new trailer for The Imitation Game is here, and it has Oscar bait—and swooning Benedict Cumberbatch fans—all over it. Alan Turing may have given the world the first primitive computer, but his...
View ArticleCoder livetweets sexist remarks allegedly made by IBM executives
Note to IBM executives: If you're going to openly discuss why you think young women make bad hires in the tech industry, you might want to make sure you're not having lunch next to a young mom who's...
View ArticleHollywood still isn't putting LGBT characters in its movies
Bad news for queer and genderqueer cinema lovers: The film industry still isn't ready to love you back, at least not according to GLAAD's recently released annual survey on GLBTQ representation in...
View ArticleThe complete history of the 'I'm so [city]' meme
What does the city you live in say about you? A lot, if the rampant #I'mSo[city] meme is to be believed. Currently going viral on Facebook, the meme has spent the past few weeks crawling across...
View ArticleFacebook news almost covered Twitter's sad diversity report
Almost a year after refusing, along with others in Silicon Valley, to make its Equal Employment Opportunity stats public, Twitter has finally released its long-awaited internal diversity findings—over...
View Article'Teen Wolf' inflames discontent among Sterek fans at Comic-Con
Thursday was the biggest day of the year for fans of MTV's Teen Wolf. Amid a full-day of announcements related to the Teen Wolf panel at San Diego Comic-Con, MTV announced that the show had been...
View ArticleEA is giving away 'Sims 2' with every expansion pack right now
A week after announcing it was discontinuing support for Sims 2, EA games has released the game for free online—along with every expansion pack ever made for it. The studio is releasing the older...
View ArticleYou can now get your tentacles on a Cthulhu cryptocurrency
It's been nearly a century since H.P. Lovecraft first revealed unto us the rites of Dread Cthulhu, the giant tentacle monster who inhabits the deep Arctic seas, biding his time before he rises from...
View ArticleHere's the 'Deadpool' test footage you've been waiting 2 years for
Heads up, Wade Wilson fans: The Deadpool movie you never thought you could have is… still not coming to theaters any time soon. But the good news is that Marvel fans can finally get a taste of what...
View ArticleMysterious 'Woman in Black' sparks online obsession
She moves silently and quickly through the countryside, clad all in black—but she's no ghost or figure from a dark folktale. Shrouded heavily in all-black clothing, a woman alleged to be an Army...
View ArticleTwitter CEO faces backlash over site's abuse policies during live Q&A
Twitter seems to have learned nothing from the travails of Robin Thicke. Anyone who witnessed the #AskRobinThicke hashtag meltdown could have easily predicted that when Twitter CEO Dick Costolo decided...
View ArticleUtah language school fires blogger over post about homophones
It's been a week since Utah social media manager Tim Torkildson was fired from his position as blogger at a Provo language school. His crime? Writing a blog post about homophones. (Not homophobes,...
View ArticleWhy you should celebrate Harry Potter's birthday by reading the books
July 31 is practically a national holiday for Harry Potter fans: It's the date of birth for both J.K. Rowling and her titular hero, who would be celebrating his 34th birthday today with his friends in...
View ArticleThe first trailer for 'Into the Woods' is out, and it has fans nervous
The highly-anticipated trailer for Disney's all-star adaptation of the beloved Sondheim musical Into the Woods is here at last. You may be hoping the trailer will ease your fears about whether the...
View ArticleTumblr history blogger vows to keep working despite harassment, death threats
It's not news that the Reddit subreddit TumblrInAction lives for mocking the most extreme examples of what it views as Tumblr's gluttony of "social justice warriors"—a derogatory shorthand for the...
View ArticleHere's what porn parodies look like if you take away the sex
Warning: This story contains sexually explicit material that may be NSFW. We've all heard of porn parodies of famous movies: Lord of the G-String. Titty Titty Gang Bang. The Wonder Woman porn parody...
View ArticleNew Marvel trademark filing hints at upcoming Squirrel Girl movie
It's 2014 and there's still no Black Widow movie, but Marvel fans may have a new female superhero to look forward to on the big screen soon: Squirrel Girl. Bleeding Cool has pointed out that Marvel,...
View ArticleYou haven't had steak until you've grilled it over molten lava
What do you get when you cross a sculptor, an academic department, a designer with no sense of self-preservation, and a flowing river of balsatic lava? A perfectly charred steak, well-done. We know...
View ArticleKevin Feige insists he 'believes in' a female-led Marvel movie
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige may be the world's most paradoxical figure this weekend. Basking in a groundswell of love over Guardians of the Galaxy, he's also coming under continual fire for...
View ArticleOne Direction fans turn on each other through hilarious Tumblr parody tag
We thought the day would never come: a trending One Direction fandom tag on Twitter that's actually a work of satire. Behold, the wonders of #TumblrFansBeLike.#twitterfansbelike WTF GIRLS SAT NEXT TO...
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