by Brenna Ehrlich 3 mins ago

There are officially too many things in the zeitgeist. They are now mixing and merging in confusing and unholy ways, time periods leaking into time periods in a manner in which would prompt a “Doctor Who” joke from someone has seen more episodes of “Doctor Who.”

The latest “chocolate in my peanut butter” moment? The below mashup of… wait for it… MTV’s “Catfish” and “Saved By The Bell.” Yup, you may have thought it would be impossible to catfish a dude back in the era of the Zack Morris phone — but you would be wrong. Woefully wrong.

Check out the chilling, decades-bridging faux-pisode below:

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by Brenna Ehrlich 7 mins ago

“I don’t think there’s a time in your life when you’re more intelligent or interesting,” reads the Lorde quote on the cover of October’s Elle, which also features the 17-year-old singer looking fresh-faced and serious. Don’t trust anyone over 30 — or, rather, 20 — am I right?

Lorde’s team announced via Instagram on Wednesday (September 10) that the singer would cover the upcoming fall issue of the fashion magazine, sharing both the cover and a shot from Ella’s photo spread. Ella in Elle? I guess it’s only fitting.

Although we’re itching to get our fingers on the story — perhaps she’ll spill more info on new music and that “Hunger Games” soundtrack — the cover itself gave us a new view of Lorde. She’s sporting a much more natural look than usual in the magazine’s pages — devoid of goth makeup and purple lips.

New music and a new look? Makes sense to us.

by Brenna Ehrlich 29 mins ago

Kim Kardashian: Your dreams have just come TRUE, lady! Tuesday (September 9), Apple rolled out the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6-Plus and, get this Kim, the new models make it even easier to take selfies. Oh yes.

Sure, the phones have a ton of other rad features — larger screens, thumb-print technology, etc — but the thing that really got our attention raring was a feature called “burst selfies.” Basically, “burst selfies” is what it sounds like: it allows users to fire off a series of photos all in a row, so as to achieve the perfect shot. Imagine how awesome that would have been when Kim did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on “Ellen.” Action shot, anyone? She could have basically made a flipbook of the moment.

And just imagine what it could have meant for her upcoming Selfish all-selfies book?

Also, the whole deal would have been captured as if by an expert photog, as the new phones boast features that help iPhone slingers keep photos in focus, as well as shots steady. Perfect for anyone dumping ice-cold water down his or her back!

So, um, Kim… maybe invest in a new model? That is, if fancy famous people haven’t already been shipped the new goods via some kind of elite iPhone delivery service.

by Adam Fleischer 17 mins ago

Almost a year after it went down, the epic Kanye West interview with MTV’s Sway Calloway is back on our minds this week, thanks to one particularly impassioned quote from Yeezy: “It ain’t Ralph, though!”

The line came when discussing Sway’s clothing line — which Kanye stressed was not on Ralph Lauren’s level. On Monday night, in a snippet of a new Theophilus London song, “Can’t Stop,” ‘Ye rehashes the line — though in a different context.

“It’s aight, but it ain’t Ralph, though/ And unless your money talkin’, keep your mouth closed,” Yeezy raps on the minute-and-a-half snippet, invoking a flow and cadence that recalls sonics of Graduation-era Kanye far more than Yeezus-era Kanye.

The track appeared online just hours after Ralph Lauren himself responded to the initial comments in an interview with Style.com. “That’s very cool. Well, that’s great,” he said. “If I were to cater to Kanye, he would know that I’m catering to him. The fact that I make what I make—he gets it.”

The “Can’t Stop” snippet first appeared on an iTunes pre-order for London’s new album, Vibes. According to London’s Facebook page, the project will be executive produced by Kanye and is set to drop on October 28.

by Brenna Ehrlich 1 min ago

The worst part of growing up is that you instantly lose the ability to just lie down in public if you feel so inclined. You know, like when you’re out to dinner with your family and you’re super sleepy and your mom and dad are talking and… Hmm, doesn’t this booth look super comfy? Annnnnd… face-plant. Yeah, you can’t do that once your voice chances and you’ve started cramming for the SATs or whatever.

It’s this nostalgia for public relaxation that renders the child above our spirit animal. Yup, you’re not seeing things. This kid — while visiting the White House — just planted himself face-first into a plush Oval Office couch, choosing to ignore whatever it is President Obama is discussing with his smiling mom and dad.

Just look at that form! That kid definitely had some serious couch creases on his face after extricating himself from the cushions — how much change do you think he yoinked? — and smoothing out that baller little suit jacket.

You do you, kid. You do you.

And once more, to get the full effect…

by Alex Zalben 16 mins ago

What happens when you take Rocket Raccoon and Groot from “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and mash them up with the main characters (and art style) of “Calvin & Hobbes?” Our hearts explode, that’s what.

Created by artist Mike S. Miller (via GeekTyrant) – and available for purchase as prints on his Facebook page – we know the phrase “I can’t even” gets thrown around a lot, but “I” and also “can’t even.”

Mike S. Miller Art

Mike S. Miller Art

Mike S. Miller Art

Let us know if you think The Orb is the Transmogrifier in the comments below!

by Anu Valia 1 min ago

Have you ever wondered how C3P0 goes to the bathroom? Or how Darth Vader cleans his cape? We took it upon ourselves to answer these pressing questions for you.

1. They get stopped at the airport

Kurt Woerpel

Even R2D2 has to take his shoes off at security.

2. They fill up on gas

Kurt Woerpel

It’d be pretty embarrassing if a Stormtrooper’s vehicle ran out of juice mid-Tatooine invasion.

3. They buy toilet paper

Kurt Woerpel

Frustrating, trying to get to the top shelf is.

4. They clean up after their dogs

Kurt Woerpel

If Jabba had a dog, I’m pretty sure it’d be a Saint Bernard.

5. They iron their clothes

Kurt Woerpel

Which is more than we can say for most people…

6. They relax with that paper

Kurt Woerpel

C3P0 appreciates his downtime just like anybody else.

by Brenna Ehrlich 15 mins ago

Um, did someone say they needed a pump-up jam? Anyone?

Well, whether you required one or not, Fall Out Boy has delivered the ultimate battle cry of a track this week: “Centuries,” a jam Pete Wentz calls “the story of David and Goliath. It is us passing along the story of how we feel right before we step on stage, trading feeling small and human for all the sweat and grit and sheer power of belief it takes to stare down a giant.”

Damn.

They also released a pretty intense Scantron-directed music video along with the jam that uses Instagram’s new Hyperlapse app to give a super-fast, super thorough tour of Chicago. An official video is also on the way.

After teasing the track via a cryptic Morse code last week, the band officially released the song — which samples Suzanne Vega’s 1990 hit “Tom’s Diner” — early this week. The tune marks the first single on the band’s upcoming as-yet-unnamed album on Island Records/DCD2 Records, due out next year.

“We never had a plan to jump right back into it after the whirlwind year we’ve had… but sometimes the song calls you,” Wentz said in a release. “We started writing ‘Centuries’ while we were on tour. Traveling the world for the last year we have seen, and been a part of, the landscape and fabric of music — from tiny sweaty clubs in Australia to insanely huge festivals in the UK. It felt impossible not to react to ...

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by Abby Devora 8 mins ago

With additional reporting by Janelle Myers

She Really Does Care
Demi Lovato has been feeling so much love from the Lovatics that as a thank you she is giving away her album Demi for free. She’s teamed up with Google Play to deliver hits like “Really Don’t Care” and her cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Give Me Love” in digital form for nothing at all. Get it here.

‘What You Waiting For?’
What I’m waiting for is a whole lot of music from Gwen Stefani, who said that she’s coming out with a No Doubt album AND a solo album with some help from fellow “The Voice” mentor Pharrell Williams. The two are hitting the studio together to work on her personal material, and Pharrell said, “When I tell you she’s killing it, it’s another level. Gwen is somewhere else.”

Avicii Cancels Tour Dates
TomorrowWorld attendees won’t be seeing Avicii behind the DJ booth, because he’s canceling all his tour dates due to health issues that are related to earlier surgeries to remove his gallbladder and appendix.

He’s Got One Less (Legal) Issue
Justin Bieber has less to worry about now that assault charges against him have been dropped in relation to an alleged attack on a limo driver in Toronto in late December of last year. However, he still has to turn up to court in a few weeks to face charges of assault and dangerous driving from ...

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by Adam Fleischer 18 mins ago

Two years after handing down sweeping sanctions against Penn State’s football team, the NCAA relented on many of the restrictions on Monday (September 8). The penalties — imposed following a sexual abuse scandal that rocked the football program — were initially supposed to last for four years, but were lifted two years early.

In addition to a ban on postseason play and loss of scholarships, Penn State was ordered to pay $60 million — said to be as much revenue as the football program pulls in annually — to “external programs preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims.” That money was supposed to go into an NCAA endowment, but on Monday, the athletic association announced that it would be redirected to a Pennsylvania endowment, overseen by the state.

Jerry Sandusky, an assistant football coach at Penn State for three decades, was convicted In 2012 of sexually assaulting 10 boys; the 70-year-old was found guilty on 45 counts. He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years behind bars.

Just a month later, the NCAA handed down sweeping sanctions against Penn State’s football team. But by Monday, they had reversed course.

So, why is the NCAA changing its tune now?

For one, those directly involved in the sexual abuse scandal have since been dismissed by the school, and Penn State has shown “progress toward ensuring its athletics department functions with integrity,” as the NCAA put it. Those factors may have contributed to the NCAA easing their ...

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