This guy bought a $4.5 million house with the money he made from streaming 'Minecraft'
We're living in a time when "internet celebrity" and traditional celebrity are blurring into each other, when Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg appears on late night talk shows and Kim Kardashian's most popular product is a new mobile app.
One major YouTube star you might not heard of is "CaptainSparklez." He has over eight million YouTube subscribers and averages several hundred thousand views per video. He's just 23-years-old.
And clearly he's making money off it, too.
Danny Masterson Found Guilty In Rape Retrial
Getty Danny Masterson has just been found guilty by a jury on two of the three rape counts he was facing ... with a deadlock on the third.
The "That '70s Show" actor received the guilty verdict Wednesday in Downtown Los Angeles. He faces up to 30 years to life in prison, and has a sentencing hearing Aug. 4.
Backgrid As we reported, Masterson's first trial kicked off in October where he pled not guilty .
Film Review: Mine
Armie Hammer is a Marine sniper who has to keep one foot on a land mine in an existential war thriller that never explodes.
“Mine,” starring Armie Hammer as a U.S. Marine sergeant trapped in the desert on top of a land mine (if he lifts his left foot, it will blow), is a drama that pretends to be a serious consideration of war, and even a philosophical rumination on freedom and existence.
How scientists engineered a see-through squid with its brain in plain view
Becoming invisible usually requires magic.
For some thumb-sized squid, though, all it takes is a little genetic tweaking.
Once these squid are genetically altered, "they're really hard to spot," even for their caretakers, says Joshua Rosenthal, a senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass.
"We know we put it in this aquarium, but they might look for a half hour before they can actually see it," Rosenthal says.
How Two Armenian Immigrants Made Turkish Delight An American Hit
In 1921, an ad in The Seattle Times touted a brand new candy called "Aplets," a new confection made "from the finest Washington apples and honey and walnuts." A few years later, Aplets were joined by "Cotlets," a similar candy made from an apricot base. In most of the world, "Aplets & Cotlets" were based on a treat called lokum, a word derived from Arabic, but the British and Americans know it as "
Kisses at a Mexican house party: Mayan Toledanos best photograph
Tiempos Kisses, Lomas de Tecamachalco by Mayan Toledano, 2022Tiempos Kisses, Lomas de Tecamachalco by Mayan Toledano, 2022My best shotArt and design‘I think capturing love and joy is really important because it gives hope and inspiration on how to live in a country that is still violent to queer and trans people’
Mexico City’s queer, creative community: Mayan Toledano’s work – in pictures
I had been working in Mexico City for a few years when I took this in 2022.
Mike Mora, Singer Kelis' Husband, Dead at 37 After Battle With Cancer
Kelis' husband, Mike Mora, has died after a battle with stage 4 stomach cancer. He was 37. Kelis' management team confirmed the sad news in a statement to ET.
"Sadly, it’s true that Mike Mora has passed away. We would ask all to respect Kelis and her family's privacy as of right now. Thank you," Steve Satterhwaite, of Red Light Management, told ET.
Several friends of Mora and Kelis shared tributes to the late photographer, including Evan Ross.
O.J Simpson Reacts To "The Story Of O.J." By Jay-Z
O.J. Simpson finally spoke out concerning Jay-Z's now iconic track, "The Story of O.J.," which landed on his 2017 album 4:44. Moreover, blogger Augustus Lymon asked him about the track on April 7, specifically its most explicit reference to Simpson. "O.J. like, ‘I’m not black, I’m O.J.’ …okay," Hov rapped on the song. Furthermore, the former NFL star took some issue with how simply and out of context the rapper portrayed his infamous comments on being Black.
13 actors who have played Elvis Presley, ranked
Updated Elvis Presley has been portrayed countless times in movies and on TV. Here, we highlighted the best and ranked them. See where your favorite ranked. 13. Don Johnson, "Elvis and the Beauty Queen" (1981) Don Johnson as Elvis Presley. NBC Four years after Presley's death, Don Johnson played Presley in this made-for-TV movie. It chronicled Presley's love affair with a beauty-pageant contestant in the last years of his life.
Celebrity Gogglebox 2022 cast: Gordon Ramsay and daughter Tilly join line-up
Gordon and Tilly Ramsey join Charlotte Church and Luke Evans for Gogglebox special. Picture: Channel 4 Who's starring in Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox special? The full cast revealed... Celebrity Gogglebox is back on our screens this week raising money for Stand Up To Cancer.
The much-loved Channel 4 special sees stars of music, stage and screen snuggle up on their sofas to enjoy some great telly in an effort to raise money for the charity.