Coming across like a forgotten segment from Lord of the Rings, the BBC have really upped the game for Winter Olympics trailers, as Charles Dance (that’s Tywin Lannister to me and you) narrates a foreboding poem about dreadful menaces and conundrums and stealing dreams and vast mountains and holy shit, mommy I’m scared!

Documentary exploring the controversial figure behind the Megaupload site who’s recently launched Megaparty, a political party in New Zealand—he’s currently under house arrest for his involvement in the largest copyright case the world has ever seen. Vice visited him at his mansion in New Zealand and discussed his upcoming EDM album, online surveillance, file-sharing, and [...]

Remember 2013? Yeah, seems a long time ago now, doesn’t it? But before you whore yourself to 2014 and completely forget about all that 2013 did for you, remind yourself of how it was a fun year for people who like laughing at news readers and reporters messing stuff up. You could call it a [...]

There’s nothing like getting sentimental about the year that’s about to end, a few weeks before it does end. And that’s what this video is all about, and because it’s Google it’s driven by keyword searches of words that evoke the historical and cultural events that took place, from the death of Madiba to a [...]

While there were many reasons to celebrate women’s representation in the media this year—Hollywood hits with female protagonists slaying the box office, women in great TV roles that don’t stereotype or pigeonhole them—there were also lots to be disappointed at considering we’re living in the 21st century, and lots of it is coming from Fox [...]

Meet Greg Packer, he’s the go-to man if news agencies want a quote from a “man on the street” and so he has become the person in the title of this video. It’s his passion, he says, to be the most quoted man and so he’s dedicated his life to achieving that goal, so well [...]

In case you didn’t know, The National is an American indie rock band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio. There was a moment on their last tour when Brooklyn’s (their new adopted home) The National reminded you just how special they can be – and are regularly. I find it hard to believe this will not be [...]

In an expert example of how not to do a newscast, Lisa Dutton leaves her colleague looking on in disbelief as she unwittingly mimes an X-rated routine during the morning news show in Saskatchewan, Canada. Motioning her clenched fist towards her mouth, the brunette said: “When my son was teething he used to take the [...]

It’s got to that stage in the holidays where you’ve got nothing better to do than stuff your face with food you don’t need and watch 13 minutes of the year’s best news bloopers. There’s nothing better you could be doing with those 13 minutes so don’t try and pretend there is — just watch [...]

Todd Akin’s comments about rape are just about the dumbest thing anyone’s ever said. Not sure what biologist he’s getting his information from but they’re definitely not from this planet. But, while it’s depressing hearing Atkin open his mouth, the internet can restore your faith with this little ditty that clarifies legitimate rape for us [...]

Health – Where are you on the global fat scale?
Kids – The Mini-Golf Open is now a major championship
Global Media – Shell’s social media campaign goes haywire
Pets – First Ever DOG HUMPING Contest, ‘The Humpy Awards’
Relationships – Break-up on a train gets reported live on Twitter
Social Media – Facebook Monitors Your Chats for Criminal Activity
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