Jared Keller

Bio

Jared Keller is the former director of news at Mic.
In One Tweet, Elizabeth Warren Perfectly Sums Up Why We'll Miss Jon Stewart
By Jared Keller
Jon Stewart, the beloved satirist and host of The Daily Show, announced during a live taping on Tuesday that he's ending his 16-year run on late night's best news desk. America has a long, rich history of political satire from Thomas Nast to the…
NASA Just Spotted a Smiley Face in Space — And What's Causing It Is Mind-Blowing
By Jared Keller
The universe is smiling on you today. At first, this may seem like an optical illusion: After all, the human brain is wired to see human faces in everything, a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia. But the scientific explanation for this…
Spider-Man Is Finally Joining Marvel Studios in a New Deal With Sony Pictures
By Jared Keller
Get excited, Marvel fans: After years of separation and speculation, Spider-Man will appear in upcoming movies produced by Marvel Studios.  A deal has been announced between Sony Pictures and Marvel to feature the beloved superhero in an upcoming…
No, Smoking Marijuana Doesn't Make You More Likely to Crash Your Car
By Jared Keller
After Colorado and Washington state voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2013, the legislation's opponents and health officials conjured up the specter of stoned drivers turning America's highways into death traps. They warned that increased…
The Handwritten Love Letter Is Dying — Here Are All the Wonderful Things We'll Lose
By Jared Keller
The evidence of my earliest forays into romance are in a manila envelope on the bottom of my old desk, squirreled away in a corner of the bedroom in the house I grew up in. As a young man raised on '90s rom-coms like 10 Things I Hate About You and…
AC/DC Just Used a Teleprompter for One of Their Own Songs at the Grammys
By Jared Keller
I'm just going to leave this here:  Everything is a lie.
Report: Netflix Is Developing a Live-Action ‘Legend of Zelda’ Series
By Jared Keller
Holy Hyrule! Netflix is reportedly developing a live-action series based on The Legend of Zelda, one of the most popular video games of all time, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix is…
Marvel's First Ever All-Female 'Avengers' Comic Is Here — and It's Glorious
By Jared Keller
Brace yourself: Marvel Comics is putting together the female supergroup of the century. "We've purposefully assembled a team composed of very different characters — from disparate parts of the Marvel U, with very different power sets, identities…
The West Constantly Expects All Muslims to Denounce Terror. Here's What That Looks Like
By Jared Keller
There's a template to how Western countries respond to Islamic terrorism. First comes the manhunt for suspects and the trickle of gruesome details about the latest disaster. Then comes the powerful calls for solidarity in the face of terror, an…
On Bob Marley's 70th Birthday, His Estate Is Giving Fans an Incredible Gift
By Jared Keller
Beloved reggae superstar Bob Marley would have been 70 on Friday. To celebrate the occasion, the late singer's estate is giving a birthday gift to Marley's devoted fans: unseen video of the reggae star in action. Marley's estate plans on releasing a…