Of course there's a petition to bring 'Sharknado 3' to D.C.
As bloodthirsty as their favorite aquatic predators, Sharknado fans are ravenous for the third film in the unexpected hit cult franchise. And this time, they want to bring the sharkpocalypse to...
View ArticleThis 'women in refrigerators' supercut is as awful as you'd imagine
That's not just Gwen's head in the box—it's generations of fridged women. It's been 15 years since comics writer and cultural critic icon Gail Simone first introduced to the world to the concept of...
View ArticleOne man tweeted the Michael Brown shooting in real time
What do you do when the world explodes on the street where you live? For one bystander in Ferguson who reportedly saw Michael Brown shot before his eyes, the answer is: Keep tweeting.Twitter user...
View ArticleThis superhero added a Taser to his ice bucket challenge
How many more casualties will the ice bucket challenge claim? In the quest to raise money to fight ALS, one person has died of hypothermia (if you believe satire site Empire News), while another has...
View ArticleGuy pranks friend by imitating his social media notification sounds
How well do you know your social media apps? Maybe not as well as you think, according to this viral Vine in which one friend trolls another by imitating the sounds of each of his most-used social...
View ArticleA second episode of 'Doctor Who' leaks online
Doctor Who fans have had a big hand in the new season of the show—and it hasn't even aired yet. In an otherwise big week for U.S. Doctor Who fans, who got to meet their idols at a Manhattan tour stop,...
View ArticleThis summer, Japanese anime fans are going cycling
Nothing says summer like shounen sports anime, the fun-loving side of anime geared toward pre-teen boys that anime fans of all ages enjoy. Every year it seems like a new and popular sports anime makes...
View ArticleUm, did a Google Street View car just kill a dog?!
Google Map's Street View has brought us a number of embarrassing mishaps and nightmarish locations, along with a few alleged deadbodies. It's been a year since Street View aided in the rescue of an...
View ArticleThe sexist crusade to destroy game developer Zoe Quinn
The gaming community has unleashed a stream of vitriol and harassment against feminist gamer Zoe Quinn thanks to a tell-all blog post made by a jilted ex-boyfriend. Allegations made by Quinn’s ex have...
View ArticleMonster fish eats an entire shark off fisherman's line
A bigger boat might help you defeat Jaws, but we're not sure there's a schooner big enough to save us from the mammoth-sized grouper that gobbled up a shark right in front of two astonished Florida...
View Article4chan hacks and doxes Zoe Quinn's biggest supporter
Days into the uproar over feminist game creator Zoe Quinn, 4chan allegedly hacked the website of one of her staunchest supporters, prompting him to put the website and his in-development game up for...
View ArticleAdult women are now the largest demographic in gaming
Congratulations, gamer girls—you're officially at the top of the food chain when it comes to games. A new study released by the Entertainment Software Association has revealed that adult women now...
View ArticleThese school admins canceled 'Spamalot' because it was too gay, then lied...
In May, Pennsylvania became one of 19 U.S. states to allow real-life gay marriage. But one local Pennsylvanian school district hasn't quite mustered up the courage to allow it onstage. School...
View ArticleCary Elwes looks back on the magic of 'The Princess Bride' at Dragon Con
Famed character actor Cary Elwes is perhaps best known to the world as the pirate Westley in William Goldman's The Princess Bride. But when Elwes approached Goldman about writing a memoir on the...
View ArticleFall in love with this puppy learning how to trust its owner
Get ready to be simultaneously overwhelmed with emotions and deeply inspired by this GIF of a puppy evolving from petrified to fearless in the span of a single leap into his owner's arms. Whatever...
View ArticleThe folks behind the infamous DashCon are back with a 'new' venture
Brace yourselves, Tumblr fans. The people behind DashCon have started a "new" convention. But so far Emoti-Con just seems to be DashCon 2.0. Most people looking for a way to start over after a...
View ArticleTerry Gilliam calls Robin Williams 'the most extraordinary person I ever met'
At Dragon Con last week, legendary director Terry Gilliam spoke at a press conference about the passing of Robin Williams. Gilliam, who was at the con promoting his recent independently produced film...
View ArticleComic shop employee claims she got fired for calling out its 'rape room'
A woman in Salem, Mass., is claiming to have been fired from a local comics shop after she confronted the owner about employees calling a storage room the "rape room." Jennifer Williams detailed in a...
View ArticleStunned tourists capture incredible volcanic eruption
The eruption of Mt. Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea on Aug. 29 went unnoticed by most of us at the time; after all, as one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, it's erupted three times since...
View ArticleThis clip of deer running across the Golden Gate Bridge is magical
Daily commuters across the Golden Gate Bridge have undoubtedly witnessed a spectacle or two on their routine trek from the hills of Marin into San Francisco. But the sight they got yesterday morning...
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