"Hot Cheetos and Takis"
FROM AUG. 23, 2012
If these YouTube-ruling kid rappers from Minneapolis are to be believed, it's not about what you drive or how much gold you've got—it's about snacking your way to permanent red chili powder stains all over your fingers.
Tony Scott Clips on YouTube
The sad passing of an iconic director sent us down a mesmerizing wormhole of uploaded scenes from his greatest work. Also reminded us that Man On Fire was totally underrated.
America’s Next Top Model Goes to College
When Jeopardy! does it, we quickly grow tired of the coed geekspotting. But we're hopeful that the collegiate theme of the new ANTM season holds greater promise—or at least fewer baggy sweatshirts.
Kirstin Bell & Dax Shepard, America’s Awkward Sweethearts
There's something just a little bit off about the Hit and Run co-stars and real-life sofa smoochers, but…we're kinda into it.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Who knew a pair coin-collecting brothers who look like Ron Jeremy would be the most resilient heroes in video games? Their latest romp looks pretty rad on the freshly embiggened Nintendo 3DS XL.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a Bike Helmet
Premium Rush star JGL may be just the man to finally deliver a bike-themed movie that's cool enough for actual cyclists. (Sorry, Breaking Away fans—that was 33 dang years ago.)
Eclectic Method: Bill Murray
Wu-Tang tested, Wes Anderson approved. From Caddyshsack to Moonrise Kingdom and pretty much all points between, this latest Murray mashup is an apt reminder of the man's bent genius.
Nicki Minaj, American Idol Judge
Instead of a tagline a la "that was kinda pitchy, dawg," we reckon she'll come up with a crazy trademark move, like throwing a live baby squid at contestants who really nail it. Or something like that.
Streaming the New Four Tet Album
British artist/remixer Kieran Hebden's latest set, Pink, is loaded with deftly sliced beats and hypnotic samples suitable for office, basement or backyard BBQ.
Condi Rice: The Barack Obama of Elitist Golf
Getting accepted to Augusta should give the former Bush advisor a final push to get over being dumped by Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock.
Watching The Hunger Games Again
FROM AUG. 16, 2012
Katniss in widescreen Blu-ray? Who needs bonus features? We look forward to many hours of full-on Panem-monium in our living rooms.
Veep Fever
Mitt Romney's running mate pick is providing all kinds of fresh chum for the poli-wonk shark tank. It also birthed an awesome twist on an already memorable meme: Paul Ryan Gosling.
Sparkle
Jordin Sparks is one of the most underrated Idol alumni still making music, but we freely admit that we mainly just want some Whitney closure.
Miley Cyrus’ Haircut on Twitter
It's the chop seen 'round the Twitterverse, and we give it a resounding Favorite—even if Robyn rocked it even better, like, yeeears ago.
“Gangam Style”
Turns out it's South Korea that's out to destroy America — not with nukes or sinister agitprop, but with the most bad-ass dance-pop video we've ever seen. Comrade PSY, we salute you!
Terry Crews on Stars Earn Stripes
The buff 44-year-old toughie has officially given us something to love even more than his outrageous Old Spice plugs. And we've got a feeling he'll outlast some of the show's lesser battlefield wannabes.
Hoarding Nestle Crunch-Girl Scout Cookie Mashups
Candy gimmicks come and go, but these things are flat-out amazing, yo. And they're going away in September. There's a Facebook app to help locate the nearest cache, which may or may not be booby-trapped.
Dragon’s Lair for Xbox Live
Nearly 30 years after it gobbled millions of Reagan-era dollars in adolescent allowance, a cartoon-y arcade classic is resurrected for the Kinect era. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the hilariously awkward time warp.
Reading Cosmopolis First
The pairing of Robert Pattinson's sexy-pale glower and director David Cronenberg's masterful creepiness is one of this year's major mutliplex highlights. Burning through the Don DeLillo novel that inspired it can only multiply the fun.
Jaws on Blu-ray
You're gonna need a bigger TV. As if Steven Spielberg's original blockbuster needs any help looking great, every frame's now been masterfully scrubbed and cleaned up, and Bruce is looking a lot less like he came from the '70s.
Russophilia
From the "Free Pussy Riot" campaign to prepping for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi to the soaring Hollywood stock of Ukrainian-born Milena Markovna Kunis (that's Mila Kunis to you), there's never been a better time to have a Russia fetish.
Rich Kids on Instagram
FROM THE WEEK OF AUG. 8, 2012
We simply cannot turn away from this color-saturated orgy of luxury cars, Dom Perignon bottles, big-ass yachts, designer accessories and enough narcissistic mugging to fill a Jersey Shore marathon. If capitalism ever does fail, this must-follow Tumblr belongs in the intergalactic time capsule.
Taylor Swift’s Kennedy quotient
Speaking of rich kids on boats, cavorting with relatives of JFK could be the perfect set-up for Tay's transformation from quasi-country superstar to pseudo-blue-blood demigoddess. We hope Conor likes cats, because little Meredith may be the jealous type.
Snoop Lion
When Sting put out a whole album of medieval lute jams, we ran like hell. But we're all for Snoop Dogg's self-reinvention as a Rastafarian and reggae artist. Legit spiritual awakening or gateway to superior weed? Check the new Reincarnated album/documentary and judge for yourself.