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James Gunn’s Superman is looming on the horizon, getting ready for its July 11 release date. But another member of Kal-El’s immediate family is also gearing up for her debut in the new DCU. Gunn announced on social media that principal photography has begun on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The photo released shows the back of Kara Zor-El actress Milly Alcock’s head, sitting in her on-set chair. Craig Gillispie, known for his work on I, Tonya and Cruella, is in the director’s chair for this one. You can see James Gunn’s post right here:

So what can we infer from just this one Supergirl photo? Not a whole lot, but a few things. For one, Kara is going to have long hair. In the DC Comics, she’s worn many different hairstyles over the decades. But it looks like they’re going with Supergirl’s longer hair from the Tom King and Bilquis Evely comic the film is based on. Second, Milly Alcock’s chair has the same ‘S’ symbol that our new Man of Steel David Corenswet has. Looks like that’s our House of El symbol across both films, which shows consistency. And last, the bar she’s in is probably the same alien bar Kara goes to in the original comic book on her 21st birthday.

Hopefully, we’ll see an official photo of Milly Alcock in her Supergirl costume soon. Unlike her iconic cousin, Kara Zor-El has worn a metric ton of different costumes over the years. We wouldn’t be surprised if she wears something akin to the design she has in the Woman of Tomorrow comic book. But they might do something completely different for the live-action version. And they might want to differentiate from her Arrowverse CW costume or the one used by Sashe Calle in The Flash. In any case, after her stellar work in House of the Dragon, we’re pretty sure that Alcock is going to completely own this role.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow hits theaters on June 26, 2026.

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Remember when Lyft and Uber first took off? I know you remember the prices for a ride back then. We lived through it becoming a norm to call a total stranger to come, pick us up, and deliver us to a location. What I always remember is the interactions with the drivers. I’ll never forget asking a driver the most memorable story he had from driving Lyft. “A couple having sex in the back seat.” My friend asked, “How’d you know it was happening?” The driver (Ryan) said, “Well. First, I smelled it.” To this day I burst out laughing thinking about that. Nowadays, I feel like we don’t get interactions like that too often, especially since you can request a driver not be talkative. I always remember that as a fun interaction, and I don’t get that feeling going into rides anymore; however, Kevin Iso’s new web series, One Star, captures that feeling. 

I first saw Kevin Iso a few years ago tagging along with a friend to a comedy club. He was the comedian I gravitated to that night, and I had to tell him. He then told me about the web series he was working on at the time along with fellow comedian Dan Pearlman called Flatbush Misdemeanors. The show was brilliant and then a few years later got picked up for 2 seasons by Showtime. A huge draw for that show is how down to earth, squirrely, awkward, and sincere the characters were. In One Star, Iso’s new project, I can see that same sense of honesty. Iso has a knack for capturing situations that you can either feel yourself in or have actually been in before. 

One Star Deserves Mad Stars

In the first episode of One Star, he’s driving a woman talking to her partner on speaker phone. Her man starts wanting to talk that “Cinemax after dark” talk, asking what she’s wearing. When she mentions the driver, dude’s response is immediately, “Man, fuck that *****”.” Iso’s character turns around, entirely apologetic saying, “Oh, it’s no problem, I got earbuds in” in order to accommodate his rider. Meanwhile, the dude on the phone is still going off. When I tell you, I have been in that exact situation. Except it was the driver talking to his girl on speakerphone, and I turned up my music in my earbuds so damn loud. I saw that first episode and knew this man had a banger on his hands. 

The second episode deals with trying to put on the right song for a passenger (Bryson Brown) but he keeps messing up the vibe due to a common thread among all the artists he”s selecting. Bryson plays up the frustration over the music perfectly as he has to keep reminding the driver about the very subtle issue at hand. The third episode, tho? You gotta see that shit. It’s the most energetic one and a perfect build as the passenger (Raven Jenai) consoles her friend with a trifling boyfriend. They way she elevates the scene to a crescendo is perfect as Kevin Iso reacts solely through facial expressions to how outrageous things are getting.

I’m going to show my age a bit here but, yall remember that late night HBO show Taxi Cab Confessions? For those of you that don’t, it was basically a documentary series that ran from 1995-2006, where taxi cab passengers were spilling their guts. At the end of the show they are told about the camera and could sign a waiver to release the footage or not. That shit sounds insane now, but back then it gave way to real ass stories. Unfiltered, graphic, hilarious, it was a look into what strangers were going through in their day to day lives. I feel like One Star is a return to that time that never went away but through the lens of a skit. Being able to capture that feel and turn it into comedy feels like putting a thunderstorm in a Pepsi bottle, but that’s what Kevin Iso excels at.

When it came to the inspiration behind One Star, Iso stated, “Creating takes so much time. To get financing. To get green lit. All that stuff makes you feel like your work is good depending on someone else’s approval. I wanted to make something on my own. So right before I bought a car, I was thinking what if I drove Uber. What would it look like if I was the worst Uber driver? Hence, the title ‘One Star’… I learned a lot about arcs, structure, and being cheap during ‘Flatbush’. Applying some of that here. If anything, this project feels like a mixtape.“

I asked Kevin what made him want to tell this story. “I haven’t even really started telling it yet. I’m just making videos of a dude that’s already kind of over his job. The real story I want to tell when I’m done playing around is one of a man that has to humble himself to take care of his family.” That’s why I rock with this comedian. I love a story where a man gotta humble himself in order to move forward. It’s one thing to write some shit that’s funny but putting a heartfelt story behind it with a character going through trials and tribulations. That’s my shit right there, and that’s the shit Kevin Iso stay on too. You can catch the rest of the series over on Kevin Iso’s Instagram page and social media.

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We’ve seen some impressive LEGO Star Wars displays created by fans over the years. Does anyone remember that incredible LEGO Galactic Senate Chamber? As cool as that was, we think someone just topped it. This one is so impressive, it literally took years to finish. David Hall of the YouTube channel Solid Brix Studios has created incredible LEGO Star Wars builds before, like the Jedi Temple. Now, he’s just outdone himself again. He’s turned his attention to the Battle of Geonosis from the animated The Clone Wars series. You can see the whole thing come together in a 9-minute time-lapse video below:

This Star Wars project took Solid Brix over two years to create, and is a whopping 15 feet long. And there are over 250 thousand LEGO pieces in it. Now, you may think this battle is the one from the end of Attack of the Clones. The one where Yoda whipped out his lightsaber for the first time. But as the Solid Brix tour of the full LEGO build on TikTok reveals, it’s actually from the second Battle of Geonosis. It’s the one from The Clone Wars episode “Landing at Point Rain.” It may be a different battle, but it’s the same planet. Not to mention, all the same players. You’ve got the Grand Army of the Republic, the Jedi Knights, the native Geonosians, and the Battle Droid army.

The Battle of Geonosis LEGO build has some incredibly cool details, all pertaining to the episodes of The Clone Wars it’s based on. In fact, the best little Easter egg in the set is a tiny theater inside the build actually playing that particular episode for some loyal Clone Troopers. To paraphrase another famous Lucasfilm character, this LEGO Clone Wars build is so great “It belongs in a museum!” We’re not sure how the Solid Brix folks plans to outdo it, but we can’t wait to see which Star Wars moment they try to recreate on a grand scale next. For more incredible LEGO builds, ranging from Star Wars to Lord of the Rings, head on over to the official Solid Brix YouTube channel.

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In today’s times, the word “YouTube” and its logo are familiar to virtually every person over the age of two. The multibillion dollar platform boasts billions of users around the world and is the ultimate place for sharing videos of everything from informative deep dives to silly clips to the major movie trailers. YouTube’s impact on pop culture and entertainment is immeasurable as a platform that has shaped internet trends, transformed how we consume news and seek knowledge, and, for some, led to international fame. It feels like YouTube has been around for many, many decades. In reality, the social website launched in 2005 with a surprisingly brief and simple yet impactful video. Let’s dive into the brief history of the first and oldest YouTube video in existence and how it shaped the website’s future. 

YouTube’s Strange Origin Story 

Before YouTube ever got its domain name, much less its first video upload, it was just a random idea from three smart guys. YouTube’s founders Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim were all early PayPal employees who wanted to start a company after eBay bought out their employer. According to Karim, the inspiration for YouTube stemmed from the infamous 2004 Super Bowl incident where Janet Jackson’s breast was briefly exposed by Justin Timberlake during the halftime show.

Karim said it was hard to find video of that very widely seen moment as well as other major news stories like the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. We don’t know why those two very different incidents stood out to him. But we do know that there wasn’t really a place for video clips of big moments that people could access on demand.

Chen and Hurley claimed the original vision for the website was to be a video dating service akin to the website Hot or Not. Fortunately and unsurprisingly, that idea went nowhere after attempts to find attractive women to submit videos in exchange for payment did not go well. They then decided to make the platform one where users could upload any type of video. What a weird start to the website, indeed. Either way, after some venture capital funding, they formed a very modest headquarters in San Mateo, CA. The website “youtube.com” became active in February 2005 and the first video hit the website in April. 

What Is the First and Oldest YouTube Video?

The first YouTube video, published on April 23, 2005, is a 19-second clip called “Me at the zoo.” The “me” in question is YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, who is seen in front of an elephant exhibit giving commentary about the animal’s trunks. The “Me at the zoo” video, filmed by Karim’s friend Yakov Lapitsky, laid the foundation for what YouTube would soon become. Karim’s commentary clearly isn’t very in-depth. However, it is the epitome of user-created, amateur content that allows the creator to craft a specific narrative and become the purveyor of reporting. He is, indeed, the first YouTuber.

The direct engagement with the camera—a portal to an unseen audience—and very matter-of-fact and slice of life approach is the formula that many users tap into and build on with more refined aesthetics decades later. And, for Gen Xers and Millennials, this clip and its grainy appearance drums up nostalgia for simpler social media times. Remember those good fun party times before everything was about careful curation for clicks, engagement, and a potential payday? It was a place to transfer the commentary and opinions from places like LiveJournal and put it into video form to share with others. 

“Me at the zoo” is the first and oldest clip, but it isn’t the most viewed YouTube video. Still, it is no slouch with 346 million views as of January 2025. (Interestingly, it is the only video under Karim’s account. His other videos are no longer available for unknown reasons.) But the San Diego Zoo’s pinned comment on the clip expressing its pride in being a part of the first-ever YouTube video is the most liked one on the platform with 4 million and counting. People continue to add to well over 10 million comments—almost on a daily basis!—to talk about the video’s impact on the world wide web.

Jawed Karim’s Life After Posting the First and Oldest YouTube Video “Me at the Zoo” 

From the beginning of YouTube, Jawed Karim didn’t want to be an employee of the company. He instead wanted to focus on school at Stanford University as a computer science graduate student. So, he became an adviser instead and took a lower share of the company compared to the other co-founders. That lower share is nothing to snuff at considering he got over 137K shares of stock when Google bought the company in 2006, which equaled about $64 million dollars. He went on to launch a venture fund company that invested in Airbnb, Reddit, and Eventbrite, among others. Basically, he’s really, really rich and appears to mind his business, which is what we love to hear. 

Karim doesn’t post videos on YouTube, but he does use “Me at the zoo” to criticize the platform that he helped found via its video description. In 2013, he changed the video description to “I can’t comment here anymore, since i don’t want a Google+ account.” Later on, in 2021, Karim did the same thing when dislikes went away on YouTube with a description saying “”When every YouTuber agrees that removing dislikes is a stupid idea, it probably is. Try again, YouTube.” For now, the video’s description is simply three short timestamps—Intro, The Cool Thing, and End. 

Of course, YouTube’s history is riddled with controversies and criticisms, from privacy issues to promotion of harmful conspiracy theories and many things in between. But, we cannot deny that it is a vital part of our experience as internet users and creatives. We go to YouTube to learn new skills, to search for trailers, to check in with our fave YouTubers or to simply go down a rabbit hole of strange and comforting videos to escape the world. None of this would be possible and our world wouldn’t be the same without a quick video clip of a YouTube founder having a random day at the zoo.

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