[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnXQsJ8ung8?enablejsapi=1&&w=640&h=360] Depending on how you interpret the game of basketball, the NBA has just released either the awesome-est or gross-est highlight reel to hit YouTube. The clip features Brian Scalabrine. Scalabrine, for the uninitiated, is a red-haired, pasty-faced journeyman center who spent eleven seasons warming the bench for three different teams. He was alternately…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JgyaHXqs0w?rel=0&w=640&h=360] We feel your pain, parents. Having a crying baby can be immensely stressful. Why is he crying? What does she need? Before you start beating yourself up for not knowing how to translate infant screams into English, try this geek-approved approach to calming down your baby. Star Wars fans have been known to…
http://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=24328653&width=600&height=336&property=mlb The San Francisco Giants will host “Bruce Lee Tribute Night” on Sept. 4. They’re going to give away some sweet bobblehead dolls of the martial arts legend as part of the event. But Thursday afternoon, the team’s marketing department released this extremely creative and slightly frightening video to promote the special evening. The clip…
No surprise here, animals take home the award for this week’s most viral moments. The cutest spot must go to a kitten doing its best Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” impression. And the most sneaky spot is saved for a pup who is just too smart for his own good. But nothing can top a regal…
If I had to choose a favorite side, anything with potatoes would probably be it. But if you forced me to narrow it down further, it’d be a tie between french fries and mashed potatoes. On the one hand, mashed potatoes are so smooth, but I love that fries are crunchy and super salty. But…
On the heels of revelations about NSA spying comes a film that may leave online security advocates further infuriated. In a documentary, titled Terms And Conditions May Apply, Facebook‘s CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes an appearance, in which he’s asked to talk about privacy and the dark side of the Internet. The movie’s director, Cullen Hoback,…
Market researchers everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief. A new app called Perch, by developers Closely, lets small businesses monitor and track the online activity of their competitors — essentially, giving them a digital birds-eye view of their immediate competitive landscape. Perch collects Facebook posts, tweets and pins from local competition. Then, every update…
Barack Obama’s dad jeans collection better make room in the closet for some Hammer pants. The POTUS — with help from YouTuber Hugh Atkin — channels MC Hammer’s 1990 hit “U Can’t Touch This” for a clever remake titled “U Didn’t Build That.” Let’s not forget the original, especially if you’re in need of an…
11 Classic Political Campaign Advertisements 1. “I Like Ike” Dwight Eisenhower’s 1952 presidential campaign ad was produced by Walt Disney Studios and Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon. “I Like Ike” is one of the most well-known and catchiest political slogans of all time. 2. JFK Jingle John F. Kennedy’s repetitive jingle aired during the 1960 presidential campaign.…
We knew a lion and tiger hybrid is called a liger, but what do you call the offspring of a lion and a liger? A liliger apparently. What’s thought to be the world’s first lililger was recently born at the Novosibirsk Zoo in Russia. The cub, named Kiara, is currently being raised by an ordinary…
Less than a week after Facebook‘s big announcement about hitting 1 billion users, all anyone can remember are the chairs. Facebook celebrated hitting the milestone with its first ad campaign, an inspired effort that compared the social network to chairs. The Internet’s response has been swift. Mashable has tried its hand at lampooning the ad…
Everybody loves a good list. Here are four reasons why: 1. They’re fun2. They’re informative3. They’re shareable4. They probably have GIFs Thankfully, Mashable‘s new show Monumental is all about lists. Every Tuesday, a rotating group of panelists will debate and decide the top four — or “Mount Rushmore — of a familiar topic in pop…
As the month nears an end, the time has come for fuzzy faced men everywhere to wave adios to their Movember ‘staches. Parting with that beloved lip warmer can be traumatizing for fellers who poured so much time and love into cultivating their sprouts of manliness. Before you fall into a pit of furry despair,…
Jonah Hill is on an apology tour. After TMZ released footage on Tuesday of the actor making a homophobic slur at the paparazzo over the weekend, Hill appeared on The Tonight Show, where he began by immediately addressing the news of his recent homophobic slur. “Unfortunately, this isn’t a joke,” Hill said. The video from…
15 Vintage MTV Promo Spots You’ll Cherish for Eternity 1. MTV Moon Landing Classic MTV action. 2. MTV Crab Legs This vid pokes fun at an old ’80s “Sea Galley” commercial. 3. MTV Dinosaur B-movie-tastic! 4. MTV Masks Does this make your head hurt? 5. MTV Construction Worker This still makes us smile. 6. MTV…
If you liked David Neevel’s Oreo Separator Machine, we’ve got a treat for you. MTV and its connected content lab, MTV Other, have a new web series starring the quirky physicist. The new project, Practically Useful, premieres today — watch the debut episode above. It centers on Neevel as he attempts to tackle some of…
You know this isn’t how the football coach from Ravenna High School in Ohio drew up his team’s game-winning play against nearby Field High. But, hey, you can’t quibble with the results. In fact, our decidedly un-expert analysis says this is probably the most amazing game-winning high school football play of all time. Falling down…