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<em>The Wire: The Musical!</em> will make your day, week, life, and everything else

The Wire: The Musical! will make your day, week, life, and everything else

Every so often an internet video comes along that’s so pure and wonderful that it transcends its viral trappings to speak directly to the…
The Donald and Miss USA contestants perform "Call Me Maybe," because why not

The Donald and Miss USA contestants perform "Call Me Maybe," because why not

Videotaping yourself lip-syncing to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" is the new making a "Shit _____ Say[s]":…
Viral video star "Mr. Trololo" dies at 77

Viral video star "Mr. Trololo" dies at 77

Eduard Khil, the Russian pop singer who gained international notoriety as the star of the viral video "Trololo," has gone to the big…
Burgling gang members arrested after they accept cop's Facebook friendship

Burgling gang members arrested after they accept cop's Facebook friendship

For a while now, we internet watchers have mostly seen examples of how Twitter can get you in trouble — sure, we all know in a general way…
Julian Assange loses extradition battle, but he still looks like Bill Maher, so there's that

Julian Assange loses extradition battle, but he still looks like Bill Maher, so there's that

Wikileaks founder, notable Australian, and super-hacker Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden, and will now have…
Watch a bunch of people sing a joyous ode to Facebook

Watch a bunch of people sing a joyous ode to Facebook

Be honest: what do you usually do after wasting a few hours on Facebook? If your answer is, "brush the Cheeto crumbs off the front of my…
Watch the severely awkward new video from "Marcel the Shell" creator

Watch the severely awkward new video from "Marcel the Shell" creator

In a bold move, Dean Fleischer-Camp — boyfriend of Jenny Slate, co-creator of the beloved "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On"…
Facebook addiction is a real thing, says researcher, while absentmindedly checking Facebook

Facebook addiction is a real thing, says researcher, while absentmindedly checking Facebook

Don't hate on your cousin for clogging your news feed with status updates about her boyfriend's psoriasis and the traumatizing event that…
Watch Kate Beckinsale tell Funny or Die she wants Republicans to "get in my vagina"

Watch Kate Beckinsale tell Funny or Die she wants Republicans to "get in my vagina"

In case you've been quietly, creepily waiting for a viral video in which Kate Beckinsale discusses her needs and wants for her vagina, your…
One in seven people think the world will end in their lifetimes

One in seven people think the world will end in their lifetimes

A new poll from Reuters reports that approximately one in seven people believe that their life will end with the lives of the rest of humanity…
Updated: Ashton Kutcher dons "brown face," succeeds in offending Indians, people with brains

Updated: Ashton Kutcher dons "brown face," succeeds in offending Indians, people with brains

Oh, Popchips... your freshly popped (and never fried) healthy snacks have left such a bittersweet taste in my mouth. No, I'm not talking…
New Jersey mom arrested for taking her 5-year-old daughter tanning

New Jersey mom arrested for taking her 5-year-old daughter tanning

Not often does a news story involving child abuse make me crave an extra-crispy family-sized bucket of KFC, but leave it to the Internet to make…
Do you want your love and sex questions answered by Hooksexup's Sex Advice Grandma?

Do you want your love and sex questions answered by Hooksexup's Sex Advice Grandma?

Perhaps you remember a little feature we ran a while ago called "Sex Advice From My Grandmother," in which Hooksexup reader Alison…
Facebook now offers "organ donor" update, in case you literally want people to know your inner life

Facebook now offers "organ donor" update, in case you literally want people to know your inner life

You already tell Facebook your sexual preferences and your relationship status. You tell it your favorite movies, books, and music. You let…
Watch three incredulous grandmas watch Kim Kardashian's sex tape

Watch three incredulous grandmas watch Kim Kardashian's sex tape

You may think that activities like "making fun of reality TV stars" or "watching sex tapes with a group of your friends" are…
What we learned from Molly Ringwald's Reddit Q&A

What we learned from Molly Ringwald's Reddit Q&A

Reddit's Ask-Me-Anything page is a place for all kinds of people under the sun: lion tamers, magicians, frustrated virgins, and celebrities…
Teen banned from prom for tasteful, Vera Wang-inspired Confederate flag dress

Teen banned from prom for tasteful, Vera Wang-inspired Confederate flag dress

Remember senior prom? Limousines, expensive corsages, champagne, that stolen kiss from the girl you've loved since freshman year. Just…
Yet another person has a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill, nation collectively rolls eyes

Yet another person has a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill, nation collectively rolls eyes

Aside from their delicious menu, the big thing Las Vegas' Heart Attack Grill has going for them is their increasingly true-to-life…
Here's a dancing flashmob lead by Carlton from <em>Fresh Prince of Bel Air</em>

Here's a dancing flashmob lead by Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air

This dancing flashmob in Hollywood helped break the record for "World's Largest Simultaneous Flashmob," which is definitely a thing, as…
60% of Wikipedia articles might contain errors, according to both science and common sense

60% of Wikipedia articles might contain errors, according to both science and common sense

A new study from Penn State University claims that 60% of Wikipedia entries might include errors. Marcia DiStaso, an assistant professor of…