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Jun 13 2013 02:39 PM ET

'Before Midnight' Reddit AMA: Seven insights from Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater

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Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and Richard Linklater continue to make the rounds promoting their latest film, Before Midnight, as it exands its release this weekend. Following Hawke’s amusing Reddit AMA (“ask me anything”) last week tied to his indie thriller The Purge, he decided to come back and bring his Before collaborators with him.

Although they probably weren’t all sitting in the same room, hovering over a single computer, answering questions like “who is the most romantic?” (Answer: Julie), we’d prefer to imagine that the above photo is actually documenting the Reddit session. Regardless, the Before Midnight co-writers were their charming, insightful selves and even answered a few burning questions, including whether or not there is a Dazed and Confused sequel in the works.

Linklater also teased Hawke for his success with The Purge, joking that in five years, Hawke will already be filming The Purge 7. Check out some of the top moments from the Reddit session below.
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Jun 6 2013 10:25 AM ET

Move over, Bryan Cranston: Samuel L. Jackson does a killer Walter White -- VIDEO

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Last week, noted neologist Samuel L. Jackson waded into Reddit’s murky waters and pledged to recite any 300-word monologue of the Internet’s choosing, all in the name of charity. Though the resulting thread was kind of a mess — thanks largely to 4chan trolls — he emerged Friday with the winning monologue: an original composition that had Jackson promise to give up acting for a life of crime-fighting.

But thankfully, the fun didn’t stop there. Partway through the contest, Jackson interjected and told users that if their donations to the Alzheimer’s Association broke $100,000, he’d record another monologue of his choosing. Reddit’s users came through — and yesterday, Jackson made good, posting his own take on one of Breaking Bad‘s most memorable moments. Turns out he‘s the one who knocks:

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Jun 5 2013 09:48 PM ET

Ethan Hawke's Reddit AMA reveals his many man-crushes

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While promoting his unlikely duo of new films — romantic threequel Before Midnight and bleak thriller The Purge — Ethan Hawke made his way to Reddit on Wednesday for his first AMA (“ask me anything”), which quickly turned into ask him anything … about his favorite Hollywood bros.

Hawke was an open book during the rapid-fire virtual Q&A, revealing everything from the finer points of island ownership to whether he still loves the citrus bite of Tang (he does). He was clearly feeling the spirit of brotherhood, frequently leading the topic of conversation to some of his main men in the industry.

Here are some of his gushiest sound bites about the leading men he admires most:

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May 29 2013 03:13 PM ET

Finally, a chance to put words in Samuel L. Jackson's mouth -- via Reddit

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English, motherf—er! Do you speak it?!

If so, you might want to head over to Reddit — where Samuel L. Jackson himself has volunteered to record a video in which he’ll read any 300-word monologue of the Internet’s choosing. Post your pick on the thread; whatever gets the most upvotes by tomorrow night, Pacific Time, will win.

And just in case you don’t believe this is real, Mr. Jackson has posted a verifying photo on his Twitter account:

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Mar 18 2013 02:14 PM ET

Reddit launches original web series, 'Explain Like I'm Five' -- VIDEO

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The Internet’s front page is expanding. Today, social news site Reddit officially launched Explain Like I’m Five — a new web series inspired by the site’s popular, eponymous subreddit.

Reddit’s “Explain Like I’m Five” section asks posters to untangle thorny issues in the simplest way possible. The videos take that idea a step further by having a pair of very patient grown-ups (Michael Kayne and Langan Kingsley, two veterans of New York City’s improv comedy scene) explain similarly complicated concepts to actual five-year-olds. The series is sponsored by DonorsChoose.org, an online charity aimed at helping public schools.

So far, Reddit has posted three Explain videos, each of which concentrates on a single topic: the crisis in Syria, existentialism (a.k.a. “eggsalentlalism”), or how the stock market works. Here’s the latter, which would have really come in handy in 2008:

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Mar 8 2013 12:36 PM ET

Rachel Maddow hits Reddit: 'Ask me anything!'

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Rachel Maddow, author and queen of MSNBC punditry, took to Reddit to do an AMA (“ask me anything”), joining Aziz Ansari and President Obama in the ranks of people who’ve jumped into the giant, crazy pool of Reddit in order to talk to Us, the American People about Congress, war, and the best rye whiskeys on the market.

Here’s what we learned:

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Feb 7 2013 07:56 PM ET

Five things we learned from 'Community' writers and Joel McHale on Reddit

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Ladies and gents, it’s finally “October 19,” and Community is back on the air tonight. In honor of the new season, the cast and crew took to Reddit last night and this morning in an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) chat that unearthed some secrets from the set.

1. NBC initially halted production on the the “Dungeons & Dragons” episode.

“Thankfully, Dan [Harmon] rejected their rejection,” Community writer Megan Ganz explained.

2. There is a sex tape!

Ganz said is always surprised that fans find the easter eggs so fast. But running jokes, like the Beetlejuice gag, are favorites of fans and the writers alike. Also, remember how Abed had a camera set up in his college dorm, which caught Britta stealing a Kickpuncher DVD once? Does that mean that since Jeff and Britta had sex in his room that Abed has a tape of it?

“We have discussed this in the writers’ room, actually. The general consensus was: Definitely,” Ganz said.
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Jan 2 2013 02:49 PM ET

Samuel L. Jackson dares interviewer to say the n-word -- VIDEO

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No one knows how to make white men squirm quite like Samuel L. Jackson.

A post on Reddit last night has unearthed a prime example. Two weeks ago, the Django Unchained cast sat down with Jake Hamilton, host of Houston’s Emmy-winning film show Jake’s Takes, at a press junket. Things went smoothly enough until Hamilton approached Jackson with a question about the movie’s controversial use of the “n-word.” Jackson insisted that Hamilton, who is white, say the word out loud; after Hamilton repeatedly refused, they moved on. It was uncomfortable.

“The most awkward moment was just seeing everyone in the room freeze, and waiting to see what my reaction was going to be,” Hamilton says today. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 22 2012 04:13 PM ET

Which 'Community' cast member would win in a fight? Dan Harmon's money's on...

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Community creator Dan Harmon is no longer running the NBC sitcom — but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped thinking about it. The ex-executive producer took to Reddit today for an AMA, or Ask Me Anything, with fans; unsurprisingly, most of the questions focused on the cult comedy he was fired from this spring.

Harmon gamely revealed his all-time favorite Community episode (season 2′s “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons”) and speculated about what might happen in the Harmon-less season 4 (expect Jeff to meet his dad). He also spent a lot of time carefully answering this query: “Who would win in a fist fight between all the cast?” Here’s Harmon’s exhaustive take:

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Jul 6 2012 12:57 PM ET

Women rule Facebook, Twitter, while men dominate LinkedIn, Google+

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The old adage that men are from Mars and women are from Venus needs to be amended to reflect the current social (media) climate. According to Mashable, women are from Facebook and Twitter, and men are from LinkedIn and Google+.

There is a gender divide in the social media world and women are queens of the universe. Women post more frequently on the major social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and are more active on Zynga — the largest online gaming network. The majority of the women using Zynga — who comprise 60 percent of overall users — are over 55.

However, men rule the less-populated professional social networks, including Google+ and LinkedIn.

Males reign on Reddit (84 percent) and females control Pinterest (82 percent). Check out Mashable’s infographic to the right for more statistics.

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