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Facebook is screening <em>Casablanca</em> for free

Facebook is screening Casablanca for free

If you missed Casablanca during its movie theater run earlier this year, fear not. Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, you can screen it for free tomorrow…
Jay-Z comes out in support of gay marriage, also supports having fewer problems

Jay-Z comes out in support of gay marriage, also supports having fewer problems

Jay-Z has come out as a person who favors human rights over dogmatic hate! The rap-treneur recently told CNN that, "What…
George Lucas' plans to build a studio upset a homeowners association, so now he's building low-income housing instead

George Lucas' plans to build a studio upset a homeowners association, so now he's building low-income housing instead

Homeowner's Associations are the worst. I know this because I grew up in the suburbs, and it's my understanding that their belief is that…
Prominent gay donor asks Mitt Romney for his money back over same-sex marriage

Prominent gay donor asks Mitt Romney for his money back over same-sex marriage

As you've undoubtedly heard, President Obama came out in support of same-sex marriage last week. (Yay! I mean, a little late and also he said…
Yet more evidence surfaces that medical marijuana is a good thing

Yet more evidence surfaces that medical marijuana is a good thing

Scientists have been telling us for years that weed has real medical benefits other than communing with Jah or enhancing the taste and…
Watch the first trailer for Mindy Kaling's new show

Watch the first trailer for Mindy Kaling's new show

The first trailer for Mindy Kaling's hyper-anticipated new comedy, The Mindy Project, is finally upon us. And, it looks good! Kaling's…
<em>Battleship</em> gets a Wes Anderson makeover

Battleship gets a Wes Anderson makeover

And the Wes Anderson movie parodies keep on chuggin'. First, we got the Spider-Man parody. Then, the Scream parody. In between were…
Watch the severely awkward new video from "Marcel the Shell" creator

Watch the severely awkward new video from "Marcel the Shell" creator

In a bold move, Dean Fleischer-Camp — boyfriend of Jenny Slate, co-creator of the beloved "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On"…
Louis C.K. is still saying lusty things about Ewan McGregor

Louis C.K. is still saying lusty things about Ewan McGregor

We first heard about Louis C.K.'s attraction to Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor a few years ago, when he admitted during the special…
Ron Paul sort of ends presidential campaign, but would still like you to vote for him

Ron Paul sort of ends presidential campaign, but would still like you to vote for him

Ron Paul, the Republican presidential hopeful who is barely even a Republican and never really had any hope, has suspended his current bid for…
The most interesting people on Nerve: helicopter pilots, neo-pagans, and Chris Isaak

The most interesting people on Nerve: helicopter pilots, neo-pagans, and Chris Isaak

Hey. You. You did it. You're the best around. You are the tops, the most, the biggest and baddest and so many other superlatives I can't…
Nerve poll: Are you attracted to people with tattoos?

Nerve poll: Are you attracted to people with tattoos?

Last week on Nerve, our Tools of Attraction feature focused on some fashion-forward punks. Tattoos were discussed, with one of the interviewees…
Mature Rand Paul says Obama's views on marriage "couldn't get any gayer"

Mature Rand Paul says Obama's views on marriage "couldn't get any gayer"

Don't say Rand Paul can't accomplish something when he puts his mind to it. President Obama has faced plenty of inevitable, intolerant…
Watch Will Ferrell show Jimmy Fallon who wears the tight pants on "Late Night"

Watch Will Ferrell show Jimmy Fallon who wears the tight pants on "Late Night"

A couple nights before his SNL hosting duties, Will Ferrell stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to engage in some typically silly banter with…
NBC picks up tasteful, witty Dane Cook sitcom

NBC picks up tasteful, witty Dane Cook sitcom

Everyone hates Dane Cook, right? I mean, everyone who isn't an eighteen-to-twenty-four-year-old bro, that is. Well, NBC doesn't, because…
Oh dear: there's going to be a reality show starring Whitney Houston's family

Oh dear: there's going to be a reality show starring Whitney Houston's family

Hey everyone, did you hear the good news? Apparently newly discovered Mayan murals indicate that their civilization counted time well after…
Queen bringing back Freddie Mercury for a cameo, using "illusion" and dark sorcery

Queen bringing back Freddie Mercury for a cameo, using "illusion" and dark sorcery

Well, it's as we all feared. In the aftermath of the Tupac hologram, celebrities are returning from the grave with ever-increasing…
Nerve poll: Would you rather settle down in the city, the country, or the suburbs?

Nerve poll: Would you rather settle down in the city, the country, or the suburbs?

This week's Talking to Strangers takes place in Morgantown, West Virginia, which at first mention, might conjure the sound of banjos in even…
It is officially as bad to be a recent college grad as your barista has been telling you

It is officially as bad to be a recent college grad as your barista has been telling you

For the past few years, recent and soon-to-be college graduates have been forced to listen to a lot of bitching and moaning about how tough it is…
Nerve poll: Are you still attracted to the same kind of people you were in high school?

Nerve poll: Are you still attracted to the same kind of people you were in high school?

Some people never grow up. A Please Advise article mentioned a guy afraid to bring his wife to his high-school reunion out of the fear she'd…