NOTE: The video above may be NSFW. Actors Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey often play roles that require little-to-no clothing, and moviegoers seem to be pretty ok with that in their latest flick Magic Mike. But what if a more unconventional sex symbol was stripping on the big screen? The self-proclaimed assistant to Jason Biggs “leaked” a video of the American Pie actor’s audition tape. Though it’s validity is questionable, the video above is slightly more SFW than his first movie strip-down — but in many ways, it’s equally embarrassing. This Week’s Hot Viral Videos ‘Simon’s Cat’ Partakes in the Animal Olympics A new “Simon’s Cat” video hit the web Saturday, and this one gets into the competitive spirit of the Olympics … with a snail race. Will Ferrell Lashes Out at Kristen ‘Trampire’ Stewart Someone give Will Ferrell a box of tissues and pint of Ben & Jerry’s because the funnyman needs help healing his broken heart. Ferrell sat down with Conan O’Brien and let his emotions spill out as he discussed the recent breakup of Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (or “Patterson,” as Ferrell referred to him). A Real Dad Won’t Save You if You’re ‘Taken’ The 2008 thriller Taken, about an American girl kidnapped by human traffickers in Paris, raised anxiety levels for many worrywort parents. The film isn’t based on a true story, but that didn’t stop moms and dads from wondering what they would do in a similar situation. 90-Year-Old Pole Vaulter Will Make You Feel Lazy Meet Dr. William Bell, a 90-year-old fitness nut who holds a pole vault world record for his age group. Pfft, as if a bunch of buff 20-something Olympic swimmers prancing their six-packs around the pool didn’t already make us all feel like a bunch of unaccomplished cubicle potatoes this week. Envy aside, Dr. Bell could provide a helpful dose of pick-me-up to any of us feeling a bit lapsed in the physical fitness department Choo-Choo-Choose to Watch Excited Train Guy Maybe it’s the rumble of the engine or the sound of the horn, but something has this train enthusiast yelling with excitement. The railfan — yes, that’s a real thing — squeals behind the camera as a rare 1953 EA Heritage Train engine rolls through a New York station. As one YouTuber put it, “Double Trainbow!” Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/07/12/magic-mike-audition-tape/
We’re excited to announce the revamped Mashable Vine Challenge. Each week we’ll present a theme and ask you to create the best Vine video based on a chosen topic. In honor of Social Media Day, this week’s theme is special connections. Social Media Day is all about celebrating the connections that have come into our lives because of social media. In an instant, you can make a friend across the globe. These connections can bear the fruit of a new friend, career or soulmate. Use your Vine video to explore a standout connection between two people or things. We encourage you to attend a Social Media Day Meetup in your city. Be sure to shoot a Vine video and tweet it with the hashtag #SMDay. In our first two Vine Challenges, we were excited to see you take interesting approaches to the themes. For this week’s challenge, we want you to embrace your creativity and interpret it in your own personal style. Tweet your video by 5 p.m. E.T. on Monday, July 1 with the hashtag #SMDay for a chance to be featured in our Vine Challenge roundup on Mashable. Edit: See the Results of This Challenge Stay tuned for the following Vine Challenge theme to be announced next Wednesday. We look forward to seeing your #SMDay Vine videos! Join the Social Media Day Movement Sign up to attend or organize your own event on the Mashable Meetup Everywhere page. Use the #smday hashtag on Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and any other social network of your choice. Find your Mashable Meetup community: Other Social Media Day Resources: Social Media Day Meetups Happening Worldwide How to Organize a Mashable Meetup How to Make Social Media Day Official in Your City Past Social Media Day Celebrations Homepage Image by Mashable Read more: http://mashable.com/2013/06/26/vine-challenge-smday/
Microsoft’s new anime ad is the latest creative response to one of the biggest marketing challenges in tech: rebranding Internet Explorer. The browser, often the butt of jokes among would-be technorati despite its overwhelming global popularity, is presented as a bulwark against all kinds of Internet bad guys. You don’t need a degree in English Lit to grasp the symbolism here as the young heroine grabs a shield with a monogrammed “I” and is transformed into a warrior. The protagonist is, in fact, Inori Aizawa, the “official mascot of the Internet Explorer,” according to her Facebook Page. Aizawa is the latest attempt to reintroduce IE to the masses, following “Child of the 90s,” one of the top viral ads of this year so far. That ad appears to have helped IE hold on to 57.8% of worldwide market share, according to The Next Web. This isn’t the first time Microsoft has presented itself as a consumer advocate. Once sued by the Department of Justice over monopolistic behavior, the company has in recent years presented itself as a less evil alternative to Google via its “Scroogled” campaign. Image: Microsoft, YouTube Read more: http://mashable.com/2013/11/06/anime-internet-explorer-ad/
Most people who see an animal in danger would do their best to help. But what happens if that animal is enormous? One Swedish couple found out when they were out to lunch and saw a female moose struggling to get out of a lake. She had fallen through the layer of ice on top of the lake, and was so panicked and exhausted that she couldn’t make her way back to solid ground. Fortunately, the couple brought an axe. They began the delicate work of trying to stay out of the water themselves while helping the moose. Check out the rescue below. Read More: Firefighters Rush To Rescue Two Horses Stuck Up To Their Necks In Freezing Water Without their help, the moose might have died there in the lake. I’m so glad they saw her! Share this daring rescue with all the animal lovers you know. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/saving-a-moose/
The 3D printing industry is the subject of documentary Print the Legend, which Netflix just acquired. Image: Mashable Netflix has acquired documentary Print the Legend, a film about the 3D printing industry, which earned special jury recognition at SXSW this year for editing and storytelling. It will debut on Netflix sometime in 2014. The exclusive deal, which was announced Wednesday, comes two months after Netflix nabbed its first Oscar nomination with The Square, another documentary the streaming service acquired in November. Print the Legend follows those who are involved with all facets of the 3D printing world, such as replicating human organs, creating guns and changing home manufacturing. “It’s so rare for a film to capture history in the making, and [directors] Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel have done just that in their skillful presentation of the elation and betrayals experienced by young entrepreneurs detailing the groundbreaking technology of 3D printing,” Lisa Nishimura, Netflix’s vice president of original documentary and comedy, said in a statement. Like with The Square, Print the Legend will be available to stream in every country Netflix is offered. This is an enormous launching pad, especially for a documentary. As The Square director Jehane Noujaim previously told Mashable: “That’s what’s exciting about releasing on Netflix as well because 47 countries at the same time can go online after seeing and have a discussion with people from very different circumstances.” The film details how consumers can use 3D printing tools, looping in startups MakerBot and Formlabs as well as bigger companies Stratasys and 3D Systems to tell the story. “This is a compelling glimpse into a game-changing technology as it nears an inflection point going from the fantasy world of a few obsessed visionaries to a must-have technology that may enter every home,” Nishimura added. Netflix previously acquired The Short Game, which follows eight 7-year-old golfers on their journeys toward the World Championships of Junior Golf, in November. That film became Netflix’s first original documentary. BONUS: 20 Incredible 3D-Printed Gifts Amazing 3D-Printed Gifts 1. Gramohorn II These HTC One smartphone speakers may be pricey, but for those who appreciate the seamless marriage of old and new, the audio tool can double as an art piece. Perhaps the best feature of the Gramohorn II is that it doesn’t require power to operate; its double phonograph-style design offers all the sound amplification you’re likely to need from a smartphone. Price: $1,613 Image: Gramohorn 2. Protos Custom Glasses It was only a matter of time before 3D printing was harnessed to give us cooler glasses. If you want your frames to truly stand out, these should be your first stop. The company offers 3D-printed frames specifically tailored to the shape of your face — some of our mugs don’t fit into a cookie cutter template — or your choice from a variety of premade styles. Price: $299 Image: Protos 3. Blizzident Toothbrush Dental hygiene doesn’t have to be a chore. This 3D-printed toothbrush cleans all your teeth in just six seconds. […]
You might say that the 1960s were when Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union reached their peak, but that doesn’t mean that the 1970s were any picnic. The people of both nations lived under the constant threat of all-out nuclear war. To prepare for this possibility in the U.S., radio stations in different cities were instructed to create official attack warnings. These recordings were to be broadcast to the population in the event of a nuclear strike on American soil. While these messages are ominous, they still have a friendly flavor to them since they were recorded by radio hosts. In the video below you can hear the attack warning message recorded by Jim O’Brien for Philadelphia’s WFIL in the early 1970s… It really makes you think about how many announcements they have these days…there’s gotta be at least one for a zombie apocalypse, right? Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/attack-warning-message/
Having an animal companion is a wonderful part of life. They give you companionship, entertainment, love…and, sometimes, they help you out around the house. Service animals are trained to help their human friends. This cat, however, just naturally lent a paw to her owner. Just wait ’til he touches her nose! Cat on…cat off…the catter! Rumble This may be the world’s most helpful cat. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/touch-cat-lamp/
Residents of South Bend, Indiana, noticed a peculiar sound coming from their storm drain early one morning. The cries of two small kittens were enough to wake the suburbanites at 3:00 am. Concerned citizens in the area made several calls to the South Bend Animal Care and Control, Code Enforcement, as well as the Bureau of Sewers and Waste Water. Representatives from each department arrived on the scene as the sun rose to rescue the cute kitties. Workers used a fishing net and even climbed into the drain to bring them to safety. The first little guy was pretty easy to nab. YouTube They named him Stormy. YouTube His brother was a bit trickier, taking nearly an hour to get a hold of in the drain. He was named Jared, after his rescuer, Jared Reed. YouTube You can watch the whole emotional event in this video: (via The Dodo.) Reed, an employee of the Waste Water Department, told local news that he had been in the manholes many times before, but this was his first time going in for kittens. The fluffy brothers are currently receiving care at the South Bend Animal Care and Control and should be up for adoption soon. Read more: http://viralnova.com/drain-kittens/
Remember that time those two guys wore a GoPro and scaled the Shanghai Tower? With the video that basically gave you acrophobia (which is an extreme or irrational fear of heights)? Well, they survived, and they’re back for more building-scaling shenanigans. Vadim Makorov and Vitaliy Raskalov made names for themselves by climbing to enormous heights, without harnesses, and taking amazing videos and photos. Most recently, they climbed a skyscraper in the middle of Hong Kong, along with two friends, and not only that, but they also managed to make a little edit to the billboard at the top, creating a nice message for the people below. Check out the video they made. Some of our favorite highlights: On top of the billboard On the Roofs.com Hacking into the billboard. Note the graffiti. On the Roofs.com The team’s logo over Hong Kong On the Roofs.com Rooftop selfies. On the Roofs.com The billboard’s message to the people below. On the Roofs.com If you want to see more climbing of large things, check out their website. Read more: http://viralnova.com/whats-up-hong-kong/
ABC has set a premiere date for "Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD."Image: Bob D'Amico ABC has set its fall premiere dates. The season start dates for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Scandal, Once Upon a Time and more have been to Mashable’s TV calendar (below). As previously announced, the new season of Once Upon a Time (premiering Sept. 28) will feature characters from hit Disney cartoon, Frozen, played by Fringe alum Scott Michael Foster and Lost alum Elizabeth Mitchell. And though some fans responded to the move with cries of “too soon,” ABC president Paul Lee defended it, assuring critics during the Television Critics Association Press Tour on Tuesday that creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis “always have a twist on a story so you can imagine their take is going to be very different.” Meanwhile, on S.H.I.E.L.D., premiering Sept. 23, Lee said he couldn’t go into specifics about how upcoming Marvel movies would influence Season 2’s storylines, but said the aftermath from Season 1’s Captain America weave-in will continue to be felt. “We had such a strong set of stories that put us through that huge finale at the end. That trigged up a whole lot of storylines that we’re reading at the moment and I’m loving those scripts,” he said. Our full calendar of dates released so far: Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/07/15/abc-sets-premiere-dates-for-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-once-upon-a-time-more/
