[In this feature, we periodically check in to see what is up with Topher Grace.] Earlier this week, comedian Ken Ober, most famous as the host of the MTV game show Remote Control, died at the age of 52. Ober... CONTINUE READING HEY, WHAT'S UP WITH TOPHER GRACE?»
Posted on November 18, 2009 in What's Up With Topher Grace
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Tags: Acting! | Celebrities | Death | Farragut North | Ken Ober | Remote Control | Topher Grace
Let me make something very clear: Michael Jackson's 3D short film, Captain Eo, which used to be an attraction at Disneyland's Epcot Center, is easily one of the best 3D short films from an international pop sensation featuring smoke machines... CONTINUE READING DUH AFICIONADO MAGAZINE: CHILDREN DO NOT WANT TO SEE CAPTAIN EO»
Posted on November 17, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans
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Tags: 3D | Captain Eo | Children | Death | Michael Jackson | Musicals | Space
After the jump, I have posted a video in which teenagers booty dance on top of people's graves in a graveyard. If you follow the jump and you are expecting a video that doesn't feature teenagers booty dancing on people's... CONTINUE READING ONE THING'S FOR SURE: THESE GUYS ARE DEFINITELY BOOTY DANCING IN A GRAVEYARD»
Posted on November 16, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Butts | Dancing | Death | Graveyards
Guys, I don't want to bum you out, but Michael Jackson is dead. Forever. Now, I'm not trying to be a downer. I understand how comforting it can be to believe that there is something waiting for us on... CONTINUE READING IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A MICHAEL JACKSON SEANCE, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF»
Posted on November 5, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans
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Tags: Death | Ghosts | Heaven | Michael Jackson | Seance
So, David Spade has finally sent his publicist home, and emerged from his hot tub to speak out personally about the Direct TV ad featuring his dead friend Chris Farley. From People: When he agreed to do a DirecTV commercial... CONTINUE READING DAVID SPADE IS SORRY THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW COOL THE DEAD CHRIS FARLEY AD IS»
Posted on October 29, 2009 in Backlashes
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Tags: Chris Farley | David Spade | Death | Direct TV
Some people, including this people, were a little grossed out by David Spade's appearance with a CGI Chris Farley in an ad for Direct TV. I think the main reasons people were bothered by it was the fact that advertising... CONTINUE READING DAVID SPADE'S PUBLICIST MAKES NO APOLOGIES FOR DISGRACEFUL FARLEY AD»
Posted on October 27, 2009 in Backlashes
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Tags: Chris Farley | David Spade | Death | Direct TV | Public Apologies | Yuck
Yesterday, on NY Mag's Vulture Blog, it was reported that Alan Ball is planning on killing a character in the third season of True Blood. Vulture then offered a poll to readers of which character they would most like to... CONTINUE READING WHO SHOULD DIE ON TV?»
Posted on October 13, 2009 in Everyone's A Critic
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Tags: Death | Family Guy | Gossip Girl | Mad Men | True Blood
It can be difficult to remember in the flush and fury of youth that eventually you will be old. Old in body, yes, and face, with deteriorating health and a tiny breakfast plate (next to your actual breakfast plate) filled... CONTINUE READING IT'S OFFICIAL, EVERYONE GETS SO OLD»
Posted on October 12, 2009 in Music Related Content
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Tags: Aging | Death | Scott Weiland | Stone Temple Pilots
I'M LIKE THE WILLARD SCOTT OF BLOGS!... CONTINUE READING A VERY HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO ZACH GALIFIANAKIS»
Posted on October 1, 2009 in Yay!
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Tags: Aging | Birthdays | Death | Willard Scott | Zach Galifianakis
In celebration of her 1,000,000th Twitter follower, Soleil Moon Frye decided that she would do something "crazy," and give fans "the perfect gift," which is to dress up like Punky Brewster in a web video. Really, Soleil, A GIFT CERTIFICATE... CONTINUE READING SOLEIL MOON FRYE GIVES HER FANS WHAT SHE CONSIDERS TO BE "THE PERFECT GIFT"»
Posted on September 2, 2009 in Where Are They Now?
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Tags: Aging | Death | Punky Brewster | Soleil Moon Frye | Twitter
Ryan Jenkins, the VH1 reality TV contestant accused of murdering his wife, has been found dead in a motel in Canada of an apparent suicide. Oof. This whole story was a little TOO real, if you know what I mean.... CONTINUE READING RYAN JENKINS DEAD FROM APPARENT :(ICIDE»
Posted on August 24, 2009 in Reality TV
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Tags: Death | Emmys | Megan Hauserman | Megan Wants A Millionaire | Murder | Ryan Jenkins
One of the most popular topics of conversations on the internet these days is whether or not print media is dying. The short answer is: probably. The longer answer tends to involve some kind of complicated math between the shifting... CONTINUE READING WHY NEWSPAPERS ARE DYING, IN TWO MINUTES»
Posted on August 6, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans
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Tags: Animals | Death | Future | Interviews | Journalism | Kindle | Newspapers | Publishing
The best part about the official Michael Jackson lithograph (endorsed by the American Historic Society*) is that after you've hung it up in a prominent place in your otherwise art-free home, you can do almost anything in that room.... CONTINUE READING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON»
Posted on August 4, 2009
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Tags: Death | Michael Jackson | Posters
They say that art lies in taking something very personal and making it universal. Or whatever. The idea is that in exploring life as you understand it, from your own unique perspective, you actually find a way to relate to... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: FUNNY PEOPLE»
Posted on August 3, 2009 in The Videogum Movie Club
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Tags: Adam Sandler | Aubrey Plaza | Aziz Ansari | Comedy Nerds | Death | Funny People | Health | Jason Schwartzman | Jonah Hill | Judd Apatow | Seth Rogen
There's a disturbing new trend emerging, you guys. It appears a lot of people are committing suicide after learning of the death of Michael Jackson. Now, I know that this is easier said than done, but how about people don't... CONTINUE READING HEY YOU GUYS, HOW ABOUT LET'S NOT KILL OURSELVES BECAUSE OF MICHAEL JACKSON»
Posted on June 30, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans
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Tags: Death | Michael Jackson | Suicide
So look, my DVR didn't tape True Blood last night for some reason. So I haven't seen it. Was it good? NO SPOILERS! Just kidding. I ain't care. But, so, also, Billy Mays died? And that is just really sad.... CONTINUE READING TRUE BLOOD/BILLY MAYS OPEN THREAD»
Posted on June 29, 2009 in Comment Party!
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Tags: Billy May | Death | Infomercials | True Blood | Vampires
New Green Day video for "21 Guns," you guys: Hey Green Day, cool sonzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I'm not saying that Green Day ever actually embodied any kind of punk ethos beyond what came in a 10$ jar of Manic Panic and an... CONTINUE READING GREEN DAY PROVIDES THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PUNK ROCK NURSING HOME»
Posted on June 22, 2009 in Music Related Content
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Tags: Aging | Death | Green Day
There's a lady in Oregon who's been busted again for hoarding bunnies. It seems she's been arrested over and over for having hundreds of rabbits in her house (some in her freezer :() and now they've found her in a... CONTINUE READING NOBODY, NOT EVEN OREGON, CAN KEEP THIS WOMAN AWAY FROM BUNNIES»
Posted on June 18, 2009 in Local News
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Tags: Bunnies | Death | Rabbits
There are very few constants in life. Friends move. Loved ones die. Americans lack the job security they once considered a reliable fact of quotidian life. Young people today can expect on average to have seven different jobs in their... CONTINUE READING WEIRD AL DON'T EVER DIE»
Posted on June 16, 2009 in Music Related Content, Parodies
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Tags: Craigslist | Death | The Doors | Weird Al Yankovic
At the MTV Movie Awards, the world's most important and relevant awards ceremony, it will be official: Ben Stiller is old. From People: Zac Efron, 21, will present the Zoolander star, 43, with MTV's Generation Award at the upcoming Movie... CONTINUE READING ZAC EFRON TO PRESENT BEN STILLER WITH A "YOU'RE OLD" AWARD»
Posted on May 22, 2009 in Awards
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Tags: Aging | Ben Stiller | Death | MTV Movie Awards | Zac Efron
After he passed, I used to just sit in my husband's chair, breathing in his scent of hair oil and roast beef, wondering when it would be my turn, but then I found a mildewed envelope with some of... CONTINUE READING GOOD OLE TOM'S WILL BUY YOUR DEAD HUSBAND'S COINS»
Posted on May 19, 2009 in Local Commercials
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Tags: C.R.E.A.M. | Coin Collecting | Death | Good Ole Tom's
An email newsletter from English ski-wear company SkiWear4Less (or Ski Warehouse? definitely ski something) has been banned by the U.K.'s Advertising Standard's Authority, whatever that means, for including Natasha Richardson as a bid to sell more ski helmets. Huh. It... CONTINUE READING NATASHA RICHARDSON'S DEATH CONTINUES TO BE HANDLED IN A CLASSY AND NON-EXPLOITATIVE WAY»
Posted on May 13, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans
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Tags: Advertising | Death | England | Natasha Richardson | Skiing | Yuck
gabe: what is on your list of 100 movies to see before you die? gabe: give me 100 movies, now gabe: you have 30 seconds gabe: and then i will make fun of your list gabe: GO lindsay: Slumdog Millionaire... CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: WHAT MOVIES SHOULD EVERYONE SEE BEFORE GABE KILLS THEM?»
Posted on March 27, 2009 in Friday Fight
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Tags: Death
Yahoo! has released a list this week of the 100 Movies To See Before You Die. According to whom? Yahoo! Oh, sure. If there's one thing that I think of when I think of Yahoo!, it's EXPERTISE. No, David Blaine.... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM LIST OF 100 MOVIES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE»
Posted on March 24, 2009 in The Ultimate Argument Settler
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Tags: Death | The Videogum List Of 100 Movies To See Before You Die
As I have mentioned before, there is nothing funnier than a list of "all the examples." But when you combine a list of "all the examples" with a song about what kinds of breakfast you won't need when you... CONTINUE READING THE BREAKFAST SONG IS THE BESTFEST SONG»
Posted on March 5, 2009 in Viral Video
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Tags: Breakfast | Death | God | Heaven
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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