The Side Dish

So, I’m fully aware that BuzzFeed is not some in-the-dark and underrated phenomenon. The website and their quizzes certainly have taken most of the white college girl world by storm, and it’s truly hard for me to find a day where my news feed isn’t clamored with super irrelevant quiz results such as ‘Which hot dog topping are you?’ or ‘Who would be your celebrity spouse?’ But, with that being said, it is agreeable that BuzzFeed is sort of a guilty addiction for many. And, after scrolling through so many little quiz results on my Facebook, I decided to give it a go. However, I shied away from the meaningless quizzes and found some interesting videos, which linked me to BuzzFeed’s YouTube channel—BuzzFeed Yellow. Most of the videos were fairly interesting, ranging from hilarious almost ‘miniseries-quality’ film clips like ‘Signs Your Turning Into Your Mom,’ to funny little guides that are almost on the level of ‘Girl Code,’ providing sexual advice or tapping into romanticism, like ‘Why What You Wear Is All About Sex.’ And, it’s easy to see why videos such as ‘Thoughts You Have On A College Tour’ strike up some interest with our college-aged audience.

Ultimately relatable and quite funny, I might add.

A Side Dish Finale

Meg Ryan to be narrator for "How I Met Your Dad"

Meg Ryan will be the Bob Saget to Greta Gerwig's Ted, lending her voice for Futute Sally.

Well, I'm sure that many of you lovely Side Dish followers are super interested in all things entertainment. Taking that into consideration, I thought I'd take a slightly different approach this week and bring you all some handy, dandy entertainment apps that might enhance your media-viewing experiences. Like TV? Got you covered. Movies? Great, there's an app for that. So let's take a look at some swanky new apps you might love that are booming in the world of Apple at the moment. For starters, we'll take a look at a new TV app that just might make you laugh.

Comedy Central's brand-spankin'-new, absolutely free entertainment app brings you full-length episodes of all your favorite Comedy Central television programs. That's pretty cool, considering most television apps I've downloaded in the past promise you 'hours of entertainment,' but by entertainment they actually mean .5% of your favorite episode in a clip of a clip of a clip with a nice big advertisement in the middle and then an invitation to buy the app. Well, Comedy Central's new app does not have in-app purchases, thank you very much, and is, like I've mentioned, free to download. In addition to full-length episodes of your favorite shows like 'The Daily Show' or 'South Park,' the app allows you to link up with your cable provider (which, I assume, you already pay for) and access additional shows such as 'Tosh.0,' 'Workaholics,' and full seasons of returning series. There is no TV provider sign-in required to access the latest Comedy Central episodes, so you can go wild with the initial instillation of the app. Seems like a pretty good deal if you like Comedy Central, so be sure to check that out.

  Moving onto movies! This app is a bit different because it isn't simply a gateway for you to access your favorite content, but a means by which you can create it. That's right, if you're into movie-making, an app called Cameo just might tickle your fancy.

Now, Cameo is not necessarily a brand-new app, but they've recently updated to a new version with some great new specs. Cameo allows you to add video, music, and professional-grade transitions to pre made trailer templates, or you can build your own. The great thing about Cameo is how clean and professional your amateur videos come out. I personally enjoy recording stupid movies with insignificant plotlines and totally dramatizing them with serious editing effects. Or, you could just make a video of your dog. Whatever. So, be sure to check out this clean little video-editing app to make some high-quality snippets.