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The Year of the Snake

Jerry Adler | Posted 05.14.2013 | Comedy
Jerry Adler

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble Empty towers midst the rubble Waiting for their price to double. You can see them from the Hubble.

A Call to Arms

Remy M. Maisel | Posted 05.14.2013 | Comedy
Remy M. Maisel

Muster your well-placed outrage and your strength, and prepare to fight fire with soda. You're gonna want to start mainlining corn syrup right into your veins. Whoever is for the Big Gulp, follow me!

St. Paddy's Day Fashion Rules

Jordan Hart | Posted 05.14.2013 | Comedy
Jordan Hart

Other than Halloween, St. Patrick's Day is the year's biggest costume-clad binge drinking event. But unlike October 31st, your clothing options are pretty limited. Follow the rules below to make sure you don't look like an idiot when you're acting like one.

Improv Everywhere the Documentary Premieres at SXSW 2013 (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.14.2013 | Technology
Shira Lazar

Backed by Kickstarter, Adams originally planned to release the film online but as he started meeting more people from the group, he grasped what the movie would really be about, which was the evolution of the group and the creative transitions from text to photo to HD video.

Pope of Culture

The Soup | Posted 05.14.2013 | Comedy
The Soup

An event like this only comes around every few decades, so it's a big news week for the Vatican's biggest -- and only -- gossip rag, Papal Magazine. Check out some of the highlights.

My 75-Year-Old Dad Reviews "Shaun of the Dead"

Leslie Goshko | Posted 05.13.2013 | Comedy
Leslie Goshko

They say kids say the darndest things. But my belief is that it's 75-year-old parents who have just discovered a new movie who really blurt out classic nuggets of truth (hell, just look at Shit My Dad Says).

Top Headlines From the Valley's Biggest Tech Names and Over-hyped Startups

Rebekah Iliff | Posted 05.13.2013 | Comedy
Rebekah Iliff

In an attempt to make every single individual on the planet "pay" for perceived infringement on patents and intellectual property of the company, Apple has sequestered all U.S. citizens with first and last names beginning with the letter "i".

Don't Be Offended. Seriously, Don't.

Kirker Butler | Posted 05.13.2013 | Entertainment
Kirker Butler

Recently, our country was shaken to its core by two events that future historians will mark as the point-of-no-return for America's long slide into moral depravity.

10 Totally Acceptable Times to Go Commando

Michael Kleinmann | Posted 05.13.2013 | Comedy
Michael Kleinmann

Going commando is definitely a persons's prerogative (ask Jon Hamm), and it's definitely a person's right to keep that kind of information to themselves. But there are definitely some times when ditching the briefs is more acceptable, or expected, than others.

Are You a Jackass? Take the Test

Brent Beshore | Posted 05.13.2013 | Comedy
Brent Beshore

Jackasses: We all know them. None of us can stand them. But what if "them" is "us"? Here's a short guide to help you walk through the jackass self-assessment process. As you read through the sentences, write down the letter that best encapsulates you.

Filking Is the Music Revolution

Michael Molina | Posted 05.12.2013 | Comedy
Michael Molina

Like most music trends it's hard to specify what exactly filking is, but our research scientist tells us it involves the performance of folk music centered around a science fiction or fantasy theme.

'Winter in Scotland': How Ashley Judd Will Force the Media to Develop a Sense of Humor

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 05.12.2013 | Politics
Jonathan_Miller

As Judd has maintained a low profile while she considers challenging Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for his U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky in 2014, the media has applied Talmudic scrutiny onto every rumored utterance by the actress.

A Veteran Returns to Domestic Strife in Hilarious Dead Metaphor at ACT

Leo Stutzin | Posted 05.12.2013 | San Francisco
Leo Stutzin

Comedy rarely takes blacker form than it does in George F. Walker's Dead Metaphor. At the same time, the pursuit of laughs rarely takes more timely, absurd and hilarious form than it does in this world premiere being staged by American Conservatory Theater.

The Deficit: Why We Should Stick Our Kids With the Bill

Gavin Shulman | Posted 05.11.2013 | Comedy
Gavin Shulman

Here's something I've never understood about our federal deficit and the oft-flamed fear that we're going to force our children, or our grandchildren, to have to pay for it -- can't they just force their children or grandchildren to have to pay for it?

Top 10 Ways [Funny] Parents Cope With Waiting for School Assignments

Nato Green | Posted 05.11.2013 | San Francisco
Nato Green

If you don't know, the pending letters are not the end of the journey. They're only round one assignments.They're allegedly based on the preferences expressed by the parents, but legend holds that schools are assigned by magic 8-ball.

Pitch Notes

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.10.2013 | Comedy
Chris Kelly

I have this idea I love. It's totally getable but it's also sort of... out there. That's why I thought of you guys first. I shouldn't say this, but this is something I could only do here on HBO (Showtime/FX/Starz/AMC/Netflix/Disney XD).

Fair Is Fair

Jeff Valdez | Posted 05.07.2013 | Latino Voices
Jeff Valdez

Greetings, from behind the "Tinseltown Curtain." This is a series about life in the media capital of the world, Hollywould'vecould'veshould've. Befor...

The 4.54 Billionth Annual Spring Awards

Tim Mattingly | Posted 05.07.2013 | Comedy
Tim Mattingly

Yes, this year's Spring is shaping up to be quite a spectacle, quite a spectacle indeed. It was just confirmed yesterday that Mother Nature will be returning as host, thus marking her 4.54 billionth consecutive turn as Master of Ceremonies.

Why Being in Your 20s Blows

Courtney Garcia | Posted 05.06.2013 | Comedy
Courtney Garcia

No matter what job we get or relationship we embark upon, the practice of doing the same thing every day is a form of monotony we're not easily accustomed to, and the thought of it continuing on forever creates terror in our liberated souls.

Fashion Week Special: The House of Sp*rkle

Martin Marks | Posted 05.06.2013 | Comedy
Martin Marks

Even those who aren't of the fashion world certainly can bask in the radiant, resplendent, redolent, and, as it turns out, radioactive glow of the magic and whimsy and delight that is The House of Sp*rkle

The Harlem Shake: Anatomy Of The Meme

Gilad Lotan | Posted 05.05.2013 | Comedy
Gilad Lotan

If you still have not heard of the Harlem Shake you must be living in a cave. Much has been written about the rapid and global spread of this catchy internet meme, yet little is understood about how it spread.

Study: Polytechnologiae -- The Next Human Relationship Revolution?

Rebekah Iliff | Posted 05.04.2013 | Comedy
Rebekah Iliff

Polytechnologiae, often abbreviated as just "polytech," is frequently described as "consensual, ethical, and responsible" technologically enhanced non-commitment, with the outcomes varying from feelings of emptiness-slash-loneliness, to brief "fixes" of fake intimacy.

Ellen DeGeneres On Her First Big Gig: 'I Choked'

Posted 03.04.2013 | Fifty

To say Ellen DeGeneres is an inspiration to many just goes without saying. But her appearance on Makers, a new video initiative profiling awe-inspirin...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Joe Avella on Master of Inventions

Dan Persons | Posted 05.03.2013 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

If you ever wondered whether the people who come up with the Clapper and the Slapper-Chopper are truly happy with their careers, here's your chance to find out.

The Night Kate Middleton Asked Me to Dance

Cheech Marin | Posted 05.01.2013 | Latino Voices
Cheech Marin

There was fog on the moors and the hounds were baying in the night when I landed in Glasgow, Scotland... or maybe it was just the sound of the jet engines dying down, along with the fog of three vodkas I took for the transatlantic flight from L.A.