They're making TV shows based on Twitter accounts now? Hold on, let me just get my stationary out. Dear Hollywood, Really? Signed, Professor Tumbldore From The Hollywood Reporter: Twitter sensation Shit My Dad Says is headed to television. CBS has... CONTINUE READING YOU CRAZY FOR THIS ONE, TWITTER»
Posted on November 10, 2009 in WebJunk, What America Wants
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Tags: Shit My Dad Says | Twitter
Videogum commenter and Twitter enthusiast @werttrew is putting together an Official List of Videogum Twitter Monsters. Get at him.... CONTINUE READING #VIDEOGUMMONSTERS»
Posted on October 29, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters | Twitter | Yo La Tengo
Often times in this hectic modern age that we live in, people's idea of preparing for a party is to open a bag of Tostito's-brand "Scoops™" tortilla chips*, pour them into a bowl, and presto: you've got a party. But... CONTINUE READING BEST NEW PARTY GAME 10»
Posted on October 27, 2009 in Best New Party Game
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Tags: Funtimes | Twitter
Oh, look who is on Twitter! It is Roger Ebert, that is who. ... CONTINUE READING ROGER EBERT IS THE @BEST!»
Posted on October 13, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Roger Ebert | Twitter
A few days ago, the Internet launched a campaign to get Tracy Morgan on Twitter, as the Internet will do. And now, Tracy Morgan is on Twitter. Success! Here is his first Tweet: "my dickhead is shaped liked a darth... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE": TRACY MORGAN IS ON TWITTER»
Posted on October 8, 2009 in WebJunk, What America Wants
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Tags: Tracy Morgan | Twitter
There's a new trend on Twitter in which celebrities post photos of themselves holding a piece of paper with their Twitter address written down. You know, to prove that it's really their Twitter account. (Phew, no more fake Dannys DeVito!)... CONTINUE READING TWITTER, NOW WITH REAL CELEBRITIES»
Posted on September 8, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Danny DeVito | Leighton Meester | Twitter
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
As we know, Hollywood is always remaking stuff. They love it. They can't get enough of the remakes. They are remake-aholics over there. And when they do remake a movie, it's almost always with an eye towards "the kids." Got... CONTINUE READING BEST NEW PARTY GAME 7»
Posted on August 28, 2009 in Best New Party Game
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Tags: Funtimes | Twitter
RT: he's in a vehicle, I'm in a vehicle, we are equals RT: let people pass you, that's part of this RT: you're being followed by a professional follower RT: I am not going to hurt you, sir, at... CONTINUE READING #FOLLOWFRIDAY: @ROBHUEBEL»
Posted on August 21, 2009 in Viral Video
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Tags: Rob Huebel | Twitter
Paula Abdul, whoever that is, is leaving American Idol, whatever that is. Just kidding. I know who Paula Abdul is. She's the lady who popped out of the ink well on Scat Cat's song. And I've heard of American Idol.... CONTINUE READING PAULA ABDUL LEAVES AMERICAN IDOL IN TYPICALLY POOR FASHION»
Posted on August 5, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: American Idol | Girl Talk | Goodbyes | Paula Abdul | Twitter
Movieline tracks down the writer of Jonah Hill's fake Twitter. And he would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those pesk[gunshot] ... CONTINUE READING THE PERFECT CRIME»
Posted on July 15, 2009 in Justice, WebJunk
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Tags: Jonah Hill | Twitter
The filmmaker, Kevin Smith, took to his Twitter an hour ago (as if there would ever be an appropriate time for this) with an important update: YIIIIIIIIKES. Obviously we should all be so lucky to still have an exciting and... CONTINUE READING NSFW: KEVIN SMITH, AN ADULT, TWEETS ABOUT HIS WIFE'S TAINT»
Posted on July 9, 2009 in NSFW, WebJunk
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Tags: Burn The Internet To The Ground | Kevin Smith | Sex | Twitter
Michael Jackson died yesterday, RIP 4 Real, which is when Twitter did what Twitter does worst: go completely crazy. Look, I understand that people want to get the word out there, but there's something about Twitter's implication that everyone is... CONTINUE READING GO TO BED, TWITTER, IT IS YOUR BEDTIME»
Posted on June 26, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Iran | Michael Jackson | Twitter
An Australian singer-songwriter named Kate Miller-Heidke, about whom I know only what's on her Wikipedia page, wrote this song about Facebook (and Twitter!) called "R U Fucking Kidding Me?" that is kind of a "Since U Been Gone" for the... CONTINUE READING THE WORLD'S FIRST ACTUALLY FUNNY SONG ABOUT FACEBOOK»
Posted on June 25, 2009 in Music Related Content
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Tags: Facebook | Kate Miller-Heidke | Twitter
Last night, on my TweetDeck, I saw this, from @tedleo: First night in while I don't have to stay up past...now. So do watch St. Vin on Lttrmn, or hit the sack & check it out on Videogum tomorrow? Hey,... CONTINUE READING ST. VINCENT ON DAVID LETTERMAN, BECAUSE A DEAL IS A DEAL»
Posted on June 25, 2009 in Music Related Content
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Tags: David Letterman | St. Vincent | Ted Leo | Twitter
Oh man, Bebe's Kids is blowing up right now. 2009. (Thanks for the tip, Max.)... CONTINUE READING WHO TWITTERS THE TWITMEN»
Posted on June 18, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Bebe's Kids | Twitter
Late yesterday afternoon, a Best New Party Game took over Twitter! Finally, a Best New Party Game that even your mom can play! (Because of how your mom is such a Twitterhead.) The rules to this one are so simple... CONTINUE READING BEST NEW PARTY GAME 4»
Posted on June 18, 2009 in Best New Party Game
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Tags: Best New Party Game | Twitter
Hahahaha. Unbelievable. I am willing to believe that impulse control is a serious enough problem for some people to the point of needing professional help. And I recognize that the human body comes in all shapes and sizes and... CONTINUE READING KIRSTIE ALLEY TO LEGALLY CHANGE HER NAME TO "NOM NOM NOM"»
Posted on June 3, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Food | Kirstie Alley | Obesity | Sonic | Twitter
Last night's MTV Movie Awards were weird, because much of the two-hour paid advertisement for upcoming blockbusters (like the Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds rom com The Proposal. JK.) was ACTUALLY FUNNY. (And we just knew KEYBOARD CAT was gonna show up.)... CONTINUE READING THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS»
Posted on June 1, 2009 in Awards, Photo
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Andy Samberg | Ben Stiller | Brody Jenner | Bruno | Cameron Diaz | Chris Isaak | Danny McBride | Eminem | Forest Whitaker | Justin Timberlake | Keyboard Cat | Kiefer Sutherland | LeeAnn Rimes | MTV Movie Awards | Robert Pattinson | Sacha Baron Cohen | Sandra Bullock | Triumph The Insult Comic Dog | Twilight | Twitter | Will Ferrell
So 35 minutes ago Sarah Palin twittered "Getting ready to tape shout-out for our awesome US troops serving overseas! Will be on 'Colbert Report' next month, broadcast from Iraq..." So that is going to happen. Let's assume the "..." at... CONTINUE READING SARAH PALIN BLOWS STEPHEN COLBERT'S PERSIAN GULF TRIP COVER ON TWITTER»
Posted on May 29, 2009 in Politics, Pranks And Stunts
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Tags: Iraq | Sarah Palin | Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | Twitter
Look, you Twitter. Sure. Everyone twitters. Last night your mom tweeted "10 minutes until I eat soup! Lots Of Love!" But just because everyone does something doesn't mean we need a TV show about it. But just because everyone does... CONTINUE READING OF COURSE THEY'RE MAKING A TWITTER TV SHOW BECAUSE UGH»
Posted on May 26, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans
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Tags: Twitter
Ann Curry interviewed Brad Pitt live from Cannes on the Today Show this morning about Inglourious Basterds, a movie, Ann kept pointing out, she has seen and Brad has not. In addition to some good-old-fashioned sycophantic Ann Curryisms ("There isn't... CONTINUE READING ANN CURRY CAN'T BELIEVE SHE GRABBED BRAD PITT'S FACE»
Posted on May 20, 2009 in Interviews, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Angelina Jolie | Ann Curry | Brad Pitt | Inglourious Basterds | Quentin Tarantino | The Today Show | Twitter
The Onion News Network: "We have about 2400 photos of the cigarette falling out of his hand from about 14 different angles. Within moments of the fire breaking out 45 people had called the fire department and 38 people had... CONTINUE READING POLICE USE 43,000 STUPID PARTY PICS TO SOLVE DORM FIRE MYSTERY»
Posted on May 19, 2009 in Parodies
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Tags: Fire | Hipsters | The Onion News Network | Twitter
Is there anyone better right now than Mindy Kaling? Just two days after the news broke that NBC has signed Mindy to a multi-year Tina Fey-style development deal, her character Kelly Kapoor engaged in a hilarious dance-off with Ed Helms's... CONTINUE READING MINDY KALING'S SEXY VICTORY DANCE»
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Sitcoms
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Tags: Dancing | Ed Helms | Kelly Kapoor | Mindy Kaling | The Office | Twitter
A porno based on a popular social networking micro-blogging software? Sure. Because it just makes sense. From AVN Business (via TheDailyWhat): "We threw the first-ever 'PornStar TweetUp' with PornoDan at Blue Moon Nights last month -- while there someone asked... CONTINUE READING NSFW: OF COURSE THERE IS GOING 2 BE A TWITTER-BASED PORNO»
Posted on April 29, 2009 in NSFW, WebJunk, What America Wants
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Tags: Porno | Twitter
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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