15 Reasons "Zoom" Was Totally Underrated

Come on and Zoom!

Kate Dries 2 months ago 198 responses

This Guy Invented The Long Island Iced Tea

His name is Bob Butt. I know!

Jessica Misener 2 months ago 26 responses

Mayim Bialik Discusses Her Path To Becoming A Neuroscientist

Blossom grew up to be so cool.

Whitney Jefferson 3 months ago 108 responses

Here’s PBS’ Answer To A New Bill Nye Replacement

“Life By The Numbers” shows off some impressive scientific facts in a really fun way, while simultaneously making us yearn for the good old days when Bill Nye the Science Guy was the only sexy scientist in town.

ReelSnarky 3 months ago 23 responses

"Reading Rainbow" Remixed

SO MUCH AWESOME. (via pbsarts.tumblr.com)

Raymond Sultan 5 months ago 53 responses

An Incredibly Cute Mr. Rogers Infographic

PBS posted this infographic to their Tumblr this morning. Awwwww!

Raymond Sultan 6 months ago 64 responses

Big Bird’s Creator A Big Obama Backer

Joan Ganz Cooney has given more than $200,000 to Obama, the Super PAC backing him, the DNC and the DCCC in the past two years. The Big Bird and Obama love appears to be a mutual thing.

Chris Geidner 7 months ago 8 responses

The Sexy-Costume Industry Is The Real Danger To Sesame Street

Sure, Mitt Romney wants to cut funding to everyone’s favorite PBS characters. But the people who make sexy costumes?

Raymond Sultan 7 months ago 60 responses

Watch Big Bird On "Saturday Night Live"

In his first public appearance since Mitt Romney’s infamous comments at the debate, Big Bird spoke with Seth Meyers on last night’s SNL.

Raymond Sultan 7 months ago 52 responses

Mister Rogers’ Heartwarming Defense Of PBS

In 1969 PBS faced losing federal funding as a consequence of budget cuts proposed by President Richard Nixon. Fred Rogers appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to argue on behalf of the network and his show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

Baby Praying Mantis 7 months ago 93 responses

85 Reasons Why Sesame Street Is Going To Be OK

Scared for Big Bird? Here’s 85 reasons Sesame Street will be OK with or without government funding.

Hunter Schwarz 7 months ago 50 responses

PBS Fires Back At Romney With Twitter Ad Buy

Public broadcasting taking Romney at his word. “PBS is trusted, valued and essential.”

Ruby Cramer 7 months ago respond

PBS Grows Increasingly Hostile Toward Mitt Romney

The reaction goes from playful to blistering.

Jessica Testa 7 months ago 188 responses

Big Bird Takes To Twitter, Is Quite Upset With Mitt Romney

The presidential candidate asserted he would cut funding for PBS, the home of Sesame Street. It’s safe to say that Big Bird was not happy.

Stacy Lambe 7 months ago 231 responses

The Silent Jim Lehrer Twitter Account

It’s everything he said, or didn’t say, during the debates. But in his defense, it was really hard to get a word in.

Stacy Lambe 7 months ago 18 responses

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Will Have An Animated Spinoff

PBS has just announced an animated spinoff of ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ called ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.’ It’s going to be about the kids of the original characters including the 4-year-old son of the original Tiger. Get excited. (via nymag.com) View List ›

Todd Van Luling a year ago 25 responses

Fandom: Changing Society One Ship At A Time

Bronies, and Holmies, and Hiddlestoners, oh my! If you don’t know any of those words, trust me, you will.

Donna Dickens 8 months ago 13 responses

Julia Child Gets The Remix Treatment

PBS is killin’ it. To commemorate her 100th birthday, PBS released this gem a la Mr. Rodgers and Bob Ross! (via youtube.com)

Michael Schmidt 9 months ago 2 responses

Is Dubstep Just Genius Avant Garde?

An argument for why making music sound like dying robots is actually crazy hard. Wub wub wub, bitches.

Donna Dickens 9 months ago 34 responses

Let’s Build A Happy Little Cloud: Bob Ross Remix

PBS has done it again, this time with The Joy Of Painting’s Bob Ross. I predict that you will start this video chuckling and end up being super inspired. “Relax, let it flow.”

Summer Anne Burton 9 months ago 94 responses

Fred Willard Got Fired From His PBS Show

After being arrested for “lewd conduct,” the Anchorman star and all around funny guy has been dropped from his T.V. show.

Lauren Yapalater 10 months ago 1 response

The Evolution Of 8-Bit Art

From it’s roots in nostalgia, 8-bit is breaking free into a stand alone art form. PBS Off Book strikes again with another interesting mini-documentary on an aspect of internet culture.

Donna Dickens 11 months ago 26 responses

Autotuned Mister Rogers

This is incredible. Anyone else have goosebumps?

Cates Holderness 11 months ago 32 responses

Extract Your Own DNA

This is fascinating. BRB, gathering up supplies to try this out.

Mathieu S. a year ago 73 responses

The Fresh Prince Of Downton Abbey

If Edith is Carlton and Sybil is Ashley, then I guess that makes Mary Hillary?

Cates Holderness a year ago 24 responses

Animated GIFs Get The Respect They Deserve

After lurking in the shadows of the internet, animated GIFs have done got classy on us and are starring in their very own mini-documentary. The folks at PBS’s Off Book delve into their history and how cinemagraphs are changing the playing field. One thing this video does not do, however, is agree once and for all how to pronounce them.

sly a year ago 28 responses

At Harvard, Obama Dived Into Diversity Fight

In this video, not previously available online but licensed by BuzzFeed from a Boston television station, the future president speaks at a 1991 campus protest organized to demand tenure for minority and female law professors.

Andrew Kaczynski a year ago 150 responses

Watchin’ Downton Abbey

At least they didn’t call it “Sh*t Girls Say While Watching Downton Abbey”.

RedZebra a year ago 43 responses

President Obama Singing "Sweet Home Chicago" At The White House

The crooner-in-chief is back! From tonight’s finale of “In Performance at the White House” on PBS.

Matt Cherette a year ago 131 responses