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The Funniest Unflattering Beyonce Photos and Memes

Hannah Gutenplan — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:15:41 +0000

For those of you who watched the Beyonce concert last Sunday, AKA the Super Bowl halftime show, you know that Beyonce's performance was unbelievable. She was fierce; she was intense, and then Destiny's Child showed up! But she messed up when her publicist requested unflattering photos of her be removed from the internet.

The Best Super Bowl 2013 Memes

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:58:01 +0000

Last night's Super Bowl was certainly eventful. What with the power outage and the Beyonce's thighs, there were many jokes to be made. And joke the internet did. Some took to Twitter, others prefer more visual tactics. Here is their work. The best Super Bowl XLVII memes on the web.

Shaq Lip-Synced 'Halo' During Beyonce's Halftime Performance

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:36:12 +0000

It seems there was some lip syncing during Beyonce‘s halftime show at the Super Bowl last night. But it wasn’t Beyonce — it was Shaq, who decided to film himself doing it and upload it to the internet because of course he did. Shaq-Fu uploaded it to TOUT with the title “I can feel your [...]

Twitter Thinks Bane Caused the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:04:37 +0000

We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.

Watch Sandy Hook Elementary Students Perform With Jennifer Hudson at Super Bowl 2013

Tom Blunt — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:17:09 +0000

Jennifer Hudson not only turned in a surprise performance at the Super Bowl tonight, but she fronted a choir of 26 children from Sandy Hook Elementary School, site of the one of our nation’s most tragic shootings. Hudson and the children performed a very uplifting rendition of ‘America the Beautiful,’ leaving not a dry eye [...]

The Best Super Bowl 2013 GIFs

Hannah Gutenplan — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:30:28 +0000

Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner. You may be concerned about where you're watching the game, what fried foods lay ahead of you, or, you know, who's going to actually win the game, but here at TheFW, we're thinking about GIFs (as usual). You can thank us later for how psyched up this special edition of Super Bowl GIFs gets you.

Things We Want to See at Super Bowl XLVII

Christine Gritmon — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:55:53 +0000

Unless your team is in the Big Game, if you've seen one Super Bowl you've seen 'em all. Here are a few things we'd love to see at Super Bowl XLVII that would actually make the game more interesting than the commercials!

12 Dogs Who Are Ready for the Super Bowl

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:06:21 +0000

One of the best parts about the Super Bowl is that everyone becomes football fans when it rolls around. It doesn't matter where you're from, whether or not you know what's going on or if you're just watching the game for the commercials (guilty)-- it's just a fun ol' time!

XII Super Bowl Fun Facts in One Handy Infographic

TheFW Staff — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:49:03 +0000

If your excitement for Super Bowl XLVII this Sunday stems more from a love of chili than a love of football (which is tooootally fine, by the way), here are some facts for you (in handy infographic form!) about the big game and the Super Sunday game to end all games in general. Learn them and you might even score yourself a few extra wings at the party.

Fortune-Telling Camel Predicts Ravens Will Win Super Bowl

Donald Deane — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:45:24 +0000

After Teddy the talking porcupine correctly predicted the winner of the 2012 Super Bowl, we decided never to scoff at a fortune-telling animal again. So, when we heard that a clairvoyant camel had peered into the future and determined the winner of this year's game, we were all ears.

'Where's Waldo?' Finally Found at the Super Bowl

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:42:42 +0000

During the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, 'Sports Illustrated' photographer David Bergman created a stunning Gigipan photo of almost the entire interior of Lucas Oil Stadium. You can zoom in and out of the sprawling 1,721 megapixels image -- much like you do on Google Earth -- and see in high resolution detail just about everyone who was watching the game from the stands.

Well, the folks at Blame it on the Videos made an amazing discovery while playing around with this neat feature.

New York Giant Greg Jones Proposed to His Girlfriend at the Super Bowl

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:32:52 +0000

Greg Jones will have no problem remembering the day he proposed to his girlfriend. Neither will New York Giants’ fans. That’s because the rookie linebacker dropped to one knee and asked Mandy Piechowski to be his wife during the on-field celebration of his team’s 21 to 17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl [...]

9 Fun Super Bowl Alternatives

Lindsay Seim — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:45:04 +0000

Break out the nacho dip and Swedish meatballs! Super Bowl XLVI kicks off at Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, Feb 5th.

While rabid football fans across the country will gather to watch this year’s gridiron title bout at 6:30pm Eastern on NBC, a certain segment of viewers will secretly be more interested in hearing Kelly Clarkson sing the National Anthem, catching hi-larious first-run commercials or seeing what Madonna has up her (uh… biceps) for the Halftime Show. And then there are

'Conan"s Billy Eichner Goes to the Super Bowl Just to See Madonna [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:27 +0000

While there was a whole bunch of stuff going on during Super Bowl weekend, comedian and ‘Conan”s man on the street Billy Eichner was only interested in halftime performer Madonna. So he went around host city Indianapolis asking folks about what they thought about the Material Girl. As you can see, Eichner’s unbridled enthusiasm for the pop legend engendered [...]

Jimmy Fallon Spoofs Adele With Post-Super Bowl Song 'Please Don't Go To Sleep' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:31:26 +0000

After the Super Bowl has ended, and all the chicken wings have been chewed to the bone, the typical football fan just wants to go to sleep. Particularly with the cruel spectator of work looming.

This posed a problem for Jimmy Fallon, who was hosting a special post-Super Bowl Sunday version of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.' So Fallon dealt with this dilemma the best way he knows how -- a parody song, in which he made Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' into 'Please Don't Go To Sleep.'

Jimmy Kimmel Gets Viewers to Unplug Their TV During the Super Bowl With Hilarious Results [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:46 +0000

Jimmy Kimmel can be a quite a troublemaker. Last week, on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' he asked fans to do him a favor and pull the plug on their TV during the Super Bowl, and then record the reactions. While Kimmel was pleased to report this stunt didn't result in any deaths, he couldn't say the same thing about injuries.

Did Gisele Bundchen Curse at Hecklers After the Super Bowl? [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:57 +0000

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, is one sore loser. As Bundchen exited Lucas Oil Stadium following the Patriot’s loss to the Giants in last night’s Super Bowl, she angrily responded to a heckler and dropped the F-bomb. Gisele’s Super Bowl Potty Mouth Bundchen was making her way toward an elevator when [...]

Did M.I.A. Flip Off the Camera During Madonna's Super Bowl 2012 Halftime Performance? [VIDEO]

Nick Nadel — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:06:03 +0000

Madonna’s halftime performance during Super Bowl 2012 definitely has people talking. Particularly over the shot of M.I.A. flipping off the camera. Carried onto the field by an army of gladiators, Madonna offered a halftime performance that was part ’300,’ part ‘Blonde Ambition Tour’ circa 1988. Joined onstage by Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, Cee-Lo and rapper M.I.A., [...]

Channing Tatum and 'SNL' Film Their Own Super Bowl 2012 Promos [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:29:21 +0000

Ever wonder what those NBC Football guys do to stay relaxed when making their Super Bowl 2012 promos? As Channing Tatum and the 'Saturday Night Live' guys found out, they only take about a few seconds to make, but you have to stay loose in order to get a genuine shot.

Madonna Hits the Football Field for 'Give Me All Your Luvin' Video

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:45:10 +0000

This weekend, Madonna will have roughly a billion pairs of eyes on her when she does the Super Bowl halftime show. To prep fans for that extravaganza, the Material Girl released the video for her single ‘Give Me All Your Luvin,’ which also features Nicki Minaj and M.I.A, and is expected to be performed on Sunday. [...]

Toyota Reinvents Everything In Super Bowl 2012 Commercial [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:03 +0000

Toyota recently “reinvented” their popular Camry line, and in a commercial which will air during the third quarter of the Super Bowl, the car manufacturer tries their hand at updating a host of other products. To kick things off, Toyota introduces a reinvented couch, which is made from bikini models, and a reinvented baby that doesn’t poop. As the [...]

David Beckham Shows Off For the Ladies in H&M Super Bowl 2012 Commercial [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:42:50 +0000

About 70 percent of America’s women plan on watching the Super Bowl, and clothing retailer H & M seems to be reaching out to that demographic with a Super Bowl ad featuring David Beckham. In the black and white spot, the camera pans all over the soccer superstar’s heavily- tattooed and mostly naked body. As this [...]

21 Random Facts About Super Bowl Sunday

Kathy Landin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:36:56 +0000

It is so 2011 to be the person at the Super Bowl party who knows all the little statistical factoids about the teams and the game. So how about this year you're not that guy? How about, this year, you’re the genius who knows all the useless trivia about everything but football on Super Bowl Sunday?

Teddy the Talking Porcupine Predicts a 2012 Super Bowl Winner [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:46:03 +0000

Teddy the talking porcupine seems to be upping his game. Rather than refusing to share his food like he's done in past videos, Teddy takes it upon himself to predict a winner for Super Bowl XLVI. Watch your back, Punxsutawny Phil!

11 Things You Don't Want to Hear at a Super Bowl Party

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:01:53 +0000

Whether it be the commercials, the halftime show or, you know, the game itself, the Super Bowl gets everyone fired up -- so much so that the Super Bowl party has become an American institution.

Not much can dampen the enthusiasm we have for the biggest game in the sports world. But here are a few things you don't want to hear at any Super Bowl bash.

Cute Puppy Picks Super Bowl Winner on 'Jimmy Fallon' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:55:08 +0000

Animals have a long history of being good a predicting things. There was the psychic octopus Paul, who picked winners during the 2010 World Cup. And, of course, there is the proverbial monkey with a dartboard, who can always earn more money in the stock market than the average broker.

It looks like Jimmy Fallon may have found the next great animal prognosticator, a puppy named Bruce who predicted on 'Late Night' back in September that the Patriots would win the Super Bowl.

Cold Cut Stadium Is What the Super Bowl is All About [IMAGE]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:53:46 +0000

What's the Super Bowl about, really? Unless you're a supporter of one of the two teams participating (or have a very large wager on the game) even serious sports fans can get caught up in all the chili-baking, party-attending, big-screen-TV-buying hoopla surrounding this unofficial national holiday.

So that's why this photo of a skillfully assembled cold cut football stadium probably says more about the Super Bowl and what it has become than any monosyllabic answer the media is going to finally coax out of Patriot coach Bill Belichick this week.

The Most Controversial Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:42:36 +0000

Super Bowl ads tend to have more longevity than traditional commercials thanks to their large budgets, creative freedom and overall goal to keep you glued to the TV between quarters. Some, however, aren't remembered for the joy they brought but rather for the public outcry they produced.

The Greatest Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:05:39 +0000

The Super Bowl might bring the promise of glory to one group of lucky fans and humiliating and bitter defeat to another, but for the rest of the universe, it's a chance to enjoy some primo, top-of-the-line adver-tainment.

The 10 Most Cringeworthy Team Songs in Sports History [VIDEOS]

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:22:39 +0000

Athletes carry an aura of invincibility that seems to make their fans think that just because they can jump high, run like lightning or throw a ball the length of a small subdivision, that means they can do just about anything. This leads to the music industry automatically assuming that they can also sing.