Splitsider

 

Your 'Fancy' Wine Collection Isn't Impressing Anyone

You should know that you're not impressing anyone just because you've strategically left those expensive price tags on your overpriced bottles of wine. Fortunately, Naked Wines can set you straight.

Adam DeVine on the Importance of "Man"-scaping

Coming this Fall on the Broxygen Network, The Special Unit's Unit patrols the streets to make sure guys are keeping their body hair under control. Check out this video from Philips Norelco starring Adam DeVine of Workaholics fame as he lays down the (men's grooming) law. Once he catches a perpetrator, he equips the disheveled criminal with the new Norelco Click & Style Razor, an electric razor designed to "man"-scape a man's entire body.

Check out I'd FAQ Me for more (maybe too much) info on men's shaving and enter for a chance to win one of 100 Philips Norelco Click & Styles here.

'The Simpsons' and the Birth of the Modern Animated TV Comedy

This post is brought to you by Out There, airing Fridays at 10:30/9:30c on IFC.

Sure, there were plenty of primetime animated series before The Simpsons, but they were few and far between in the late '80s and the influential Fox show singlehandedly led the charge in bringing cartoons back to primetime (and adult audiences) after over a decade-plus absence. The Flintstones was the first significant animated comedy to air in primetime, debuting on ABC in 1960. After it went off the air in 1966, there wasn't another one until another Hanna-Barbera series, Wait Till Your Father Comes Home, which aired in syndication from 1972 to 1974 and didn't [...]

20 Great Coming of Age Characters: Part I

This post is brought to you by Out There, premiering tomorrow night at 10:30pm/9:30pm C on IFC.

While the fringe jackets and bell bottoms may have changed to purple leather, poofy hair, and shoulder pads and the soundtracks have evolved from The Partridge Family to Tom Petty to Simple Minds, transitioning from adolescence to adulthood is a universal experience, and you can learn a lot about someone (more specifically, which decade they grew up) based on their favorite coming-of-age films and television shows. In anticipation of IFC's new series Out There, here's a two-part look at 20 memorable characters who came of age onscreen, in no particular order.

MINI USA NOT NORMAL PRANKS and a Breakdancing Bear

There's your typical car buying experience – and then there's the MINI USA buying experience. As part of their NOT NORMAL SALES EVENT, MINI USA set up hidden cameras in a MINI dealership, and then sprung a few surprises on customers to see if they shared MINI’s love of all things Not Normal. Watch the video below to see their reactions and just how Not Normal it can get at MINI dealerships throughout the US this month. Can you say "breakdancing bear?"

Butt Wipes, Courtesy of Dollar Shave Club

Forget number one. Let's talk about number two… if you know what we mean. Introducing One Wipe Charlies, butt wipes for men from Dollar Shave Club that will keep your booty sparkling clean. If you thought the first Dollar Shave Club video was amusing, this latest video brings you more bears, a cameo from Alejandra, and Founder and CEO Mike Dubin's potty mouth – pun intended. Watch the video and join the ranks of the clean elite by visiting dollarshaveclub.com/one-wipe-charlies.

Addicted to Cheetos? Great. Let's Take That Addiction a Step Further.

Cheetos are awesome. So are anthropomorphized cheetahs. And now there is a cheetos game, which is ridiculously awesome. Fling cheetos across the room with your phone or mouse, racking up points and unlocking new levels. Make sure to be creative with your targeting because some of the targets will kickstart strange and funny cutscenes when you trigger them. You can play the Cheetahpult on the CheetosChannel, then check out Cheetos on Facebook for more cheesy goodness.

20 Great Coming of Age Characters: Part II

This post is brought to you by Out There, premiering tonight at 10:30/9:30c on IFC.

Yesterday we brought you Part I of our 20 favorite coming-of-age characters from movies and TV, spanning from 1985's Claire "The Princess" Standish to 2007's Seth from Superbad. Here are our ten remaining picks to further rouse your high school nostalgia and embarrassment, featuring everyone from the uptight best friend to the popular girl-turned-murderer.

How to Actually Keep Your New Years Resolution

By Dr. Jeff Godin Ph.D., CSCS, CISSN and Tammy Godin, B.A.B.

Seventy-eight percent of people fail at achieving their New Year’s resolution. Why? Is it because their goals are too lofty and will-power is crushed? Maybe they are in the contemplation stage of making a habit change and don’t know how to prepare and take action. Or is it because they are focused on the negative and not the positive aspects of their goal? Is it because they are extrinsically motivated, not intrinsically motivated, and when results don’t happen overnight they get frustrated?.

Some common New Year’s resolutions are, “I am going to lose weight,” “I [...]

Comedy as Therapy: How Some Comedians Self-Treat Depression and Social Anxiety with Standup

This content series is produced in partnership with smartwater. smartwater, good taste travels well. click here to learn more.

It’s a cliché at this point, the idea that comedians are damaged individuals who only perform comedy so that they can score enough laughs to keep their inner demons at bay, but that doesn’t mean it’s false. While there are plenty of well-adjusted, functional people who perform and write comedy, there are just as many who use their mental health issues as fuel and motivation. But can baring one’s soul onstage serve as a substitute for therapy, or is laughter just a temporary salve on permanent psychological wounds?

Rob [...]

Gillette Helps Answer Your Most Pressing Question: How Does the Man of Steel Shave?

We know you've been losing sleep over this. With the upcoming release of Man of Steel on June 14, Gillette is the first to boldly ask the question everyone wants to know — how does Superman shave? For a superhero that is fire-proof, bullet-proof, kryptonite-proof (oops, scratch that), what could possibly cut through that steel-hard stubble?

As a service to all inquiring minds, Gillette has graciously created a forum on HowDoesHeShave.com for shaving intellectuals to pose their theories. Check out videos from five Superman enthusiasts — director Kevin Smith; TV hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman; scientist and comedian Bill Nye; and Mayim Bialik, actress and real-life neuroscientist [...]

Animated TV in the 2000s: DVD Resurrection, Adult Swim, and the MacFarlane Empire

This post is brought to you by Out There, airing Fridays at 10:30/9:30c on IFC.

Yesterday, we ran a piece on the history of animated TV comedy in the wake of The Simpsons, leaving off in 1999 with several new (and newish) shows finding success. The big networks spent most of the '90s trying to replicate the popularity of The Simpsons, with ABC, CBS, and NBC's attempts falling short and Fox finding hits at the end of the decade with a trio of new shows – King of the Hill, Futurama, and Family Guy. All of these shows echoed The Simpsons in some way. King of the Hill and [...]

Talking With 'Out There' Creator Ryan Quincy

This post is brought to you by Out There, premiering tonight at 10:30/9:30c on IFC.

Ryan Quincy has been working in animation for well over a decade. He spent 12 years on South Park (he's featured in the behind-the-scenes documentary 6 Days to Air) and now he's taking his original characters to IFC in his new animated series Out There (which premieres tonight at 10:30/9:30c on IFC). I had a chance to chat with Quincy about the show, his "out there" character designs, and fainting in sex ed class.

Tell us what Out There is all about, and how it came to IFC.

Out There is about two best [...]

Jokes To Go: A Guide to Mobile Comedy

Between the rise of Twitter, Tumblr, podcasts, and web videos, it’s no secret that mobile comedy is quickly becoming the next big thing. While the accuracy and relevance of TV ratings continue to dwindle, online view counts, retweets, and comedian/fan interconnection have flourished and changed the way we discover and share our favorite performers, and in turn how they choose to release and promote their work. Few forms of entertainment are better designed for on-the-go enjoyment than comedy, and a bevy of websites, production companies, and comedians have taken advantage of the age of constant mobile connectivity to redefine comedy as we know it. Here's a list of some of [...]

-->