Friday the 13th: Icons of Horror from Freddie Krueger to Jason in all their gory glory

While this news might get paraskevidekatriaphobics (look it up, fact fans) in a spin, the rest of us can use it as an opportunity to get into the Halloween spirit a whole 18 days early. What’s more, with the gruesome and blood-curdling Jigsaw hitting the screens on October 26, we’ll need the extra long spooky […]

Tom Petty dead: Music icon’s greatest hits race up charts in the US, UK and worldwide

The American hitmaker was 66 when he was found in full cardiac arrest yesterday, October 2, and later died. In his lifetime he sold more than 80 million records worldwide, and he’s selling even more today. In the USA, his Greatest Hits collection has rocketed to No1 on the US iTunes rankings, while Wildflowers rises […]

New icons are YouTube’s latest way to alert creators of video demonetization

Enlarge (credit: Valentina Palladino) After the ad-pocolypse earlier this year, YouTube put many new systems in place for advertisers to better control which videos their ads appeared over on the platform. The company also clarified what it means to be “advertiser-friendly” on YouTube, as well as what kinds of hate-speech would be ineligible for monetization. However, many […]

The trailer for Steven Spielberg’s next movie is here and it’s going to combine all of your favorite pop culture icons

Warner Bros. The INSIDER Summary: Steven Spielberg revealed the first trailer for “Ready Player One” at San Diego Comic-Con Saturday. The movie is based on the best-selling novel from Ernest Cline. In the future, everyone uses virtual reality headsets to go to school, do daily activities, and escape real life. The first footage shown at […]

Toy Time Plays With DC Icons Justice League Rebirth Action Figures

DC introduces a whole new audience to the Justice League in theaters this fall, and we’re begin bombarded by pictures the upcoming movie’s take on Wonder Woman, The Flash, Batman, Cyborg and Aquaman. The DC Icons Justice League Rebirth box set couldn’t come at a better time. Unless the movie somehow flops miserably (like that […]

Eye-Popping Geometric Portraits of Pop Culture Icons

Madrid-based artist Okuda San Miguel makes his US solo debut at Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery. Mayan Renaissance, open through April 29, features an eye-popping series of multi-media works, including vibrant enamel paintings, sculpture, and tapestries. Okuda is best known for his shockingly colored murals and his conversion of an abandoned Spanish church named Kaos […]

Diverse Portraits of LGBTQ Cultural Icons and Community Leaders at Home

Award-winning photographer Tom Atwood has captured portraits of luminaries including Buzz Aldrin and John Waters. His latest book, published by Damiani on April 25, is being called the most ambitious photo series ever conducted of the LGBTQ experience in America. Kings & Queens in Their Castles collects more than 350 photos of subjects at home, […]

Learn to Love Loading Icons With This Beautiful Stop-Motion Short

It can mean that you’re experiencing a brief inconvenience or it can be a sign that you’re in for a major problem—either way, no one wants to see the loading icon. Unless, of course, that loader is made in a beautiful stop motion celebration of waiting for your dang computer to do its job. Advertisement […]