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Vanderbilt University football team sends, then quickly deletes rapey tweet
The official Twitter account of the University of Vanderbilt football team posted a photo with an aggressive slogan on Thursday morning that many quickly called out as inappropriate given the recent trial of two former players for rape The tweet, … Continue reading
Just try to sit still while watching Puff Daddy and Pharrell’s new video
“Finna Get Loose,” the feel-good club joint Puff Daddy and Pharrell debuted live during a star-studded Bad Boy Records medley at the BET Awards in June, now has an equally cheerful music video. The Hype Williams-directed video, which premiered Thursday … Continue reading
Comedians say goodbye to Jon Stewart
There’s really not much left to say about Jon Stewart’s reign on The Daily Show. The days, weeks and months leading up to his Thursday night sign-off have been flooded with tributes and thinkpieces dedicated to the man who made viewers … Continue reading
British couple’s first wedding dance is the new standard for cool
Newlyweds Hollie and Dave Smith weren’t content with a run-of-the-mill first dance at their wedding. We don’t blame them — who needs a slow dance when you can Soulja Boy? Instead, they choreographed an impossibly cool — and hilarious — … Continue reading
Eleanor Roosevelt takes the lead in race to redesign $10 bill
Eleanor Roosevelt may have felt “shy” and “awkward” as a child, according to her White House biography, but the former first lady is now among the most celebrated and popular women in American political history See also: 10 kickass women … Continue reading
‘Legion’ expansion comes to ‘World of Warcraft’ even as subscribers dip
World of Warcraft subscriber numbers are down to less than 6 million — the lowest they’ve been in some time — but Blizzard is likely hoping to lure some fans back with the newly announced Legion add-on. Revealed with a trailer … Continue reading
Black Widow goes missing on ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ UK DVD and Blu-ray covers
Black Widow is nowhere to be found in the UK. She’s gone missing from DVD and Blu-ray covers of Avengers: Age of Ultron that are currently available to purchase on Amazon UK. The superhero, played by actress Scarlett Johansson, is a core … Continue reading
Parents of South Carolina teen killed by police demand answers
Zachary Hammond went out on a date on the evening of July 26. He drove a 23-year-old woman to the parking lot of a local restaurant, and he never came home Hammond died after being shot twice by an undercover … Continue reading
The suburban ‘Edward Scissorhands’ neighborhood, 25 years later
In Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands the eerily perfect suburban setting played the perfect, pastel-colored backdrop to the movie’s unusual premise. Imgur user Voodrew, whose real name is Andrew Creameans, grew up in the North Tampa, Florida neighborhood where the film … Continue reading
#TBT with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz: From basement antics to mainstream success
Remember the studded-belt days of the early and mid-2000s? The Warped Tour and Bamboozle attendees, marked by their straightened, eyelash-grazing bangs obscuring black eyeliner-ringed eyes? We sure do — and we’re #blessed that we signed up for MySpace with dramatic, … Continue reading