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 Child battling garbage can is a metaphor for 2016
Some kids complain and throw tantrums when it comes to doing their chores. However, one brave young boy is happy to face any task he is given. Although he probably should have asked for some help with taking out the trash on a windy day, since the garbage bin and its lid seem to have some issues with him. We needed this laugh today. You'll be able to buy an Amazon Echo for really cheap this Black Friday
"Alexa, can I get a cheaper Echo?" "Yes, yes, you can." Amazon.com will, obviously, be a prime destination for holiday shopping, with most people buying stuff not made by Amazon. The e-retail giant would like to change that a bit, which is why it's priming the pump by pre-announcing a collection of pretty sweet Black Friday deals for a chunk of its branded hardware devices. The biggest deal, by far, will be for Amazon's voice-assistant-hosting Echo device. The home of Alexa will be $40 off, listing for $139.99. If the tallish tower with music-ready speakers is overkill, Amazon is also slashing the Echo Dot, which can listen and respond, but is not for playing media. It will list for $39.99, a $10 price cut. Read more... More about Holiday Gift Guide, Black Friday, Echo Dot 2, Echo, and Amazon Read More »Photoshop battle predicts Trump's White House decor
Trump is going to become the next president of the United States, and we're all wondering what that will look like. Welp, r/photoshopbattle has stepped up to the plate and put together some thrilling predictions of decorative changes made to the White House when Trump moves in. Lots of shine, gold, cash and a fire, which doesn't sound entirely inaccurate. Here is the White House, before Trump becomes president: And here are the many different imagined versions of the White House after Trump becomes president. Brace yourselves: Read more... More about Photoshop Battle, Pics, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »People try Google's new $80 Daydream View VR headset for the first time
Google took its first real stab at entering the VR headset world...and the version is pretty cozy. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Daydream, Google, Vr, and Real Time Video Read More »American Airlines just upgraded its painfully slow in-flight Wi-Fi
In a shift sure to give frequent flyers hope for trips filled with Netflix binges, American Airlines is finally getting rid of its notoriously slow in-flight W-Fi. Bloomberg reports that American plans to retrofit 500 aircraft in its domestic fleet with ViaSat's satellite Wi-Fi service, stiffing its typical go-to provider, Gogo. This latest order continues the airline's distancing from Gogo. Back in February, American went as far as filing a lawsuit against Gogo over slow Wi-Fi speeds, specifically citing ViaSat's faster network as the cause for litigation. While the suit was dismissed 10 days later, the gap between Gogo and ViaSat's network speeds clearly continued to be an issue for the airline. Read more... More about In Flight Wi Fi, Wi Fi, Gogo, American Airlines, and Tech Read More »Rats giggle when tickled — but only when the mood is right
At parties and bars, he introduces himself as a “rat tickler.” The title makes Shimpei Ishiyama sound like he belongs in some forgotten guild of yore, with the Victorian “pure-finders,” who collected dog dung for a living, and the “flankers and flaggers,” who kept partridges in the range of hunters’ guns. But he is, in actual fact, a neuroscientist, and his rat-tickling is anything but antiquated. By trying to titillate these rodents — and recording how their neurons respond — Ishiyama and his adviser are unraveling a mystery that has puzzled thinkers ever since Aristotle posited that humans, given their thin skin and unique ability to laugh, were the only ticklish animals. Read more... More about Science and Us World Read More »Remember when Trump hated Obama? Here's a refresher
So, it happened. President Barack Obama met with President-elect Donald Trump at the Oval office — for an hour and a half — Tuesday and both spoke cordially about each other to the press afterwards. Yes, really. "I very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future," Trump said, smiling at the press scrum and adding that Obama told him about "some of the really great things that have been achieved." "Mr President, it was a great honor being with you, and I look forward to being with you many more times in the future." Again, yes really. Read more... More about Election Day 2016, Obama, Donald Trump, Us World, and Politics Read More »People are burning their sneakers over New Balance's perceived Donald Trump endorsement
Donald Trump's presidential win has already caused a lot of ups and downs for various major companies. But perhaps none have seen quite as visceral a reaction as New Balance, which is facing customer outrage after one of its statements was interpreted as an endorsement of the president-elect. It started when Wall Street Journal reporter Sara Germano quoted a spokesperson for the sneaker giant on Twitter who seemed optimistic about a Trump administration and claimed Pres. Barack Obama "turned a deaf ear" to the company.
10 financial advisors on what President Trump means for your money plan
The election of Donald Trump ushered in a new political reality Tuesday night. Will it also require Americans to change their approach to saving and investing money for the future? We asked 10 members of NerdWallet’s Ask an Advisor network for their thoughts on what the election means for your financial planning. What are you telling clients who ask what this election means for their investing strategyChris Chen, wealth strategist at Insight Financial Strategies, Waltham, Massachusetts: In the long run the markets will be fine. The U.S. economy is the strongest in the world and will continue to hum along. In the short term, we may suffer volatility as we get to know our next president and see how he will shape his Cabinet and his policies. Read more... More about Business, Personal Finance, and Work Life Read More »Watch Ellen DeGeneres show off Spectacles before anyone else
This week, Ellen DeGeneres had something new to celebrate. The talkshow host was one of the first to use a Snapbot, the interactive, Minion-looking vending machines that Snap (the company behind Snapchat) is using to distribute Spectacles over the coming months. The story, made available on her Snapchat account Thursday morning, shows DeGeneres getting a pair from the vending machine. "Am I going to get cigarettes?" DeGeneres joked while standing in front of the machine. When faced between the choice of three colors, she opted for black. Read more... More about Ellen Degeneres, Gadgets, Snapchat, Spectacles, and Business Read More »Powerful Mannequin Challenge video highlights the Black Lives Matter movement
The latest instalment in the Mannequin Challenge social media trend is a powerful freeze frame look at police brutality, civil rights and the Black Lives Matter movement. In the short video directed by online actor and producer Simone Shepherd, the camera pans across several frozen scenes as a heartbeat pulses in the background. The vignettes depict key moments from the past months and years: shootings and fatalities, including those of Philando Castile, Sandra Bland and Alton Sterling; Trayvon Martin with his Skittles and hoodie up; San Francisco 49ers football player Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem; and Black Lives Matter protesters with their fists raised. Read more... More about Police Brutality, Mannequin Challenge, Black Lives Matter, Us World, and Us Read More »IKEA built a replica of a Syrian refugee home inside a store
As part of a campaign with the Norwegian Red Cross, Ikea has built a model of a Syrian home in a store in Norway to show shoppers what life inside a war zone is like. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Damascus, Refugees, Syria, and Home Design Read More »7 ’Hunger Games’ facts that will change the way you see the film
You're probably familiar with the Hunger Games movies, books, and maybe even the history of Panem, but here are a few things most people don't know about the franchise. Our CineFix series, Things You Didn't Know, scoured all 12 districts and consulted countless mockingjays to bring this collection of little-known trivia to light. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Hunger Games, Movies, Things You Didnt Know, and Cinefix Read More »Dear People Magazine: Please stop pretending the Trump presidency is normal
Donald Trump, the KKK-endorsed candidate who rose to power promising to deport millions of Americans, purge the media and sue the women who accused him of sexual assault, will be America's president in January. And People Magazine thinks that makes just an adorable cover story. Yesterday, People Magazine published a shiny, happy photo of Donald Trump on their cover, and shared it with a predictably glib tweet announcing that he was "hired!" (Yes, there was an exclamation point). For the readers of People Magazine, the appointment of self-identified sexual predator, who helped to bring white nationalism into the mainstream, looked normal, expected, part of our smooth democratic process, a moment worth celebrating, nothing to worry about. Read more... More about Election 2016, People Magazine, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Amid election reactions, some speculate NBA teams won't visit a Trump White House
Around the NBA, players and coaches have reached a general consensus about Donald Trump's big presidential win this week. They aren't happy. The negative sentiment surrounding a Trump presidency has left some speculating that teams will no longer visit the White House, as the NBA champion traditionally does each year. Richard Jefferson — a guard for the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers — posted the following message on Snapchat last night. The Cavs visited the White House on Thursday.
Here are 39 things Donald Trump has promised America
Donald Trump has been elected as the 45th president of the United States of America and, as he prepares to take over on Jan. 20, 2017, he has a long list of campaign promises to make good on. Americans are no stranger to these sorts of pledges, which are pushed out in an effort to get votes. We're also used to seeing them broken, from George H.W. Bush's infamous "Read my lips, no new taxes" line to Barack Obama's pledge to close Guantanamo Bay. And Donald Trump has amassed quite a bold, controversial list of promises, ranging from his dubious promise to make Mexico pay for his border wall to the threat to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton. Read more... More about White House, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Us World, and Politics Read More »Little girl bravely shared her truth at an anti-Trump rally in Austin
President-elect Donald Trump was celebrating on Tuesday night, but since the results have been announced, many others have done just the opposite. Thousands of Americans headed straight to the streets of cities like Seattle, Chicago and New York City to protest the election. Some of those protesters cannot even cast a vote—like one young girl in Austin, Texas, who used her voice to tell the crowd her story. "Found the Trump protest rally in Austin," her mother commented on the Facebook video. "Couldn't stop her from speaking her mind..." Read more... More about Election 2016, Protesters, Anti Trump, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Dakota Access pipeline builders are 'enthusiastic' about Trump presidency
The builder of the Dakota Access oil pipeline is "enthusiastic" about the coming presidency of Donald J. Trump. Kelcy Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of Dakota Access LLC, said Trump's surprising victory this week was a triumph for the U.S. oil and gas industry. "We find ourselves in, I believe, a really good position," Warren said Thursday on a quarterly earnings call. "Overall, I'm very, very enthusiastic about what's going to happen with our country." The Dakota Access pipeline has drawn fierce opposition from Native American activists and their allies, who are gathering in North Dakota's prairie lands to physically block construction of a particular segment. Read more... More about Fossil Fuels, Oil And Gas, Oil And Gas Industry, Pipeline Protests, and North Dakota Read More »Visit Uluru in virtual reality for the first time ever, with new airline app
There's often a sense of trepidation when booking a visit to a tourist destination never been to before. A new virtual reality app from Australian airline Qantas is here to help. Would-be travellers, bored daydreamers and anyone with an appreciation for the beauty of nature can now experience some of Australia's most-loved natural wonders from the comfort of their phone. SEE ALSO: The 5 best new cameras for travelers Qantas VR features iconic destinations captured in 360 degree video. There are 13 different experiences to choose from, with more to be added progressively. The airline was granted permission to capture aerial views of sacred sites at Uluru and Kata Tjuta for the first ever, working in partnership with Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board and the Film and Photography Consultative Committee. Read more... More about Uluru, Virtual Reality, Vr, Qantas, and Australia Read More »Listen to Childish Gambino's fervent first single off 'Awaken, My Love!'
Donald Glover is closing out one hell of a year by releasing a new Childish Gambino album, Awaken, My Love! on Dec. 2. After the album name and release date leaked, Glover made it official by releasing the first single, "Me and Your Mama,"and the track list. Glover's last release as Childish Gambino was 2014's EP STN MTN / Kauai. Sonically, "Me and Your Mama" is a departure from Because The Internet's more upbeat sound. "This is the end of us, sleeping with the moon and the stars," Gambino howls in an eerie gospel swirl. Read more... More about Celebrities, Music, Donald Glover, Childish Gambino, and Entertainment Read More »This Hillary supporter just ran into Hillary in the woods, because we all need a long walk today
While out for a walk with her children in Chappaqua, New York, Margot Gerster says she ran into an unlikely couple: Hillary and Bill Clinton, out for a post-Election Day walk with their dog. Gester posted a photo and account of their surprise encounter on Facebook. Gerster says she'd been feeling "so heartbroken since yesterday's election and decided what better way to relax than take my girls hiking." As she was leaving the hiking spot, she and her family ventured into a clearing where the Clintons happened to be walking. More about Election 2016, Politics, and Watercooler Read More »Trumpism hangs over the USA vs. Mexico World Cup qualifier like a dark cloud
"I would hope that they give every person in that stadium the respect that they deserve," U.S. soccer star Michael Bradley says of American soccer fans. You'll have to excuse our skepticism here that it will be so simple. The USA plays Mexico in a World Cup qualifier match in Columbus, Ohio, Friday night. It's a big game between what Bradley calls "two sporting rivals." As ever, the showdown is something for sports fans to anticipate with eagerness — but this time it will be played under the dark cloud of Donald Trump's election to the U.S. presidency. Read more... More about Usmnt, Soccer, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Tupac and Biggie murders coming to TV from 'The People vs. O.J.' director
After the massive success of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, public interest in true crime stories shows no sign of abating — and now USA Network has hopped on the bandwagon with a project focused on the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. USA has given a pilot order to Unsolved, from People v. O.J. director Anthony Hemingway, who will direct and executive produce along with Mark Taylor through their Hemingway | Taylor production company. The show is a scripted true crime serial that chronicles the two major police investigations into Shakur and Smalls' deaths. Read more... More about Biggie Smalls, Usa Network, The People Vs Oj Simpson, Tupac Shakur, and Tv Read More »60 heavily discounted Best Buy Black Friday deals you don't want to miss
Get your wallet out because it's shopping season. Best Buy just released its shopping deals for Black Friday, the biggest shopping event of the year. SEE ALSO: Amazon just killed Black Friday For techies, it means lots and lots of new gadgets at discounted prices. We've combed through Best Buy's 48-page Black Friday preview site for the best deals. Here are the best ones ones we could find. (Note, the deals aren't live until Nov. 24.) There's tons more from smart home devices to car gadgets to fridges to headphones so be sure to look hop on over to BB's site for the full preview. 4K TVs75-inch Sony Smart 4K Ultra HD TV — Blac Chyna did the mannequin challenge from the delivery room oh my god
Blac Chyna gave birth to a bouncing bundle of content today! We're not talking about her beautiful human child with Rob Kardashian, little baby Dream. We mean the mannequin challenge video she and the family made from the delivery room. Kris Jenner, Rob Kardashian and Corey Gamble were among those who paused to take in the miracle of birth. It's unclear at what stage of the birth this was created. Chyna gave birth via C-section so this was likely created before or after the birth of her child. It's really the thought that counts, though. Read more... More about Mannequin Challenge, Clebrities, Rob Kardashian, Blac Chyna, and Kardashians Read More »'Supernatural' is tackling Hitler (again!)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Supernatural has been on air for 11 years, and in that time, the Winchester brothers have fought everything from ghosts and vampires to shapeshifting gods that look like Paris Hilton and Lucifer himself. This week, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are tackling Hitler — and not for the first time. Following a Season 8 episode (aptly titled "Everybody Hates Hitler"), the Nov. 10 episode, "The One You've Been Waiting For," sees the brothers facing off with the Thule Society, a group of Nazi-supporting necromancers who are attempting to resurrect the Führer. Read more... More about Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Supernatural, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Bernie Sanders is prepared to be Trump's 'worst nightmare'
Sen. Bernie Sanders let the new president-elect know his feelings Thursday via Donald Trump's favorite method of communication. Sanders posted on Twitter that, if Trump turns against minority groups, Democrats "will be his worst nightmare," referencing some of the groups Trump has targeted in the past.
The post polarized Twitter users, with some concerned that Sanders was promoting violence, while others rallied behind the Independent Vermont congressman. Read more... More about Donald Trump Election 2016, Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Us World, and Politics Read More »Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 headphones beat most competitors for half the money
Two years ago, Plantronics, a company best-known for Bluetooth headsets, released the BackBeat Pro, a pair of full-sized, wireless, noise-cancelling headphones with a ton of options for 250 bucks. Back then, the iPhone still had a headphone jack, and wireless headphones that could also cancel outside noise and had decent battery life were quite rare, so the BackBeat Pro immediately became one of the best choices in the space. Now, two years later, Plantronics followed up with the BackBeat Pro 2; not so much a successor but a rethinking of their original idea. And despite some minor flaws I found in about a week of use, I declare them a success. Read more... More about Review, Backbeat Pro 2, Plantronics, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Wearing Snapchat Spectacles made me feel like a hipster spy
Getting my hands on a pair of Snapchat Spectacles felt like getting a golden ticket. Only instead of Willy Wonka greeting me at the "chocolate factory" (Venice Beach), there was just a bright yellow vending machine. And a line of hundreds of people also waiting to get the specs. "That's incredible," one person said, admiring the "Snapbot" from afar. When I finally got them — thanks to a friend at the front of the line who got one for me — I realized why everyone is so excited. Not only are the glasses a cool tech gadget, they actually look cool when you're wearing them. Read more... More about Snapchat Spectacles, Sunglasses, Gadgets, Tech, and Snapchat Read More »Today in America, a couple bald eagles got stuck in a storm drain
Well, you might as well watch a video of a couple bald eagles stuck in a storm drain today. The sorry affair happened in Orlando, Florida, and the the whole thing was captured by WFAA-TV on Facebook Live. Just a typical day in the United States in 2016. One eagle got caught, and its mate stuck around in solidarity. It's unclear how it happened, so we can only assume why. Eagles aren't having a great year. Either way, the internet thought it was too soon for such metaphor, nature.
Nasty Gal files for bankruptcy
It's not a great week for the #GirlBoss. Nasty Gal, the online retailer founded by #GirlBoss author Sophia Amoruso, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday. But the site won't be shutting down in the immediate future, according to a statement, which did not mention the state of the brand's brick-and-mortar stores. “Our decision to initiate a court-supervised restructuring will enable us to address our immediate liquidity issues, restructure our balance sheet and correct structural issues including reducing our high occupancy costs and restoring compliance with our debt covenants,” Nasty Gal CEO Sheree Waterson said in a statement. “We expect to maintain our high level of customer service and emerge stronger and even better able to deliver the product and experience that our customers expect and that we take pride in bringing to market.” Read more... More about Ebay, Girlboss, E Commerce, Nasty Gal, and Business Read More »Jeremy the snail finally found a snail to have sex with
Not being able to find a local woman he's compatible with usually isn't enough to hold a man back from searching the globe for one to sleep with anyway. And the same goes for snails, apparently. Jeremy the garden snail has a genetic mutation that causes his shell to swirl counterclockwise, moving his sex organs to the left side of his head. Most snails' shells swirl clockwise and have sex organs on the right side of their heads, in case you weren't up on the sex organs of snails. And after a worldwide search, scientists finally found two female snails who might be willing and able to mate with Jeremy. Read more... More about Photography, Animals, Snails, Snail, and Watercooler Read More »NFL players get one step closer to pot as a pain treatment
As a handful of states voted on recreational and medicinal marijuana propositions this week, the NFL Players Association announced it would study pot as a pain-management treatment for players. The NFL currently bans marijuana, though the repercussions for using it are more lenient than for other drugs. But the league has endured plenty of outrage for how it penalizes marijuana violations versus, say, domestic violence. Now, it looks like there could be progress on that front. The Players Association will form a committee that studies different pain treatments, marijuana included, George Atallah, the NFLPA's assistant executive director of external affairs, told the Washington Post on Wednesday. Read more... More about Football, Marijuana, Nfl, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Confederate monument tagged after Trump win: 'Your vote was a hate crime'
"Your vote was a hate crime." Anti-Donald Trump protests bloomed throughout the United States in the wake of the Republican nominee's election on Tuesday. That included graffiti in Richmond, Virginia, once the capital of the Confederacy. There, a protester tagged the statue of Jefferson Davis, the former president of the Confederate States of America, with "your vote was a hate crime." Other nearby statues, such as the monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee, were also graffitied. Read more... More about Your Vote Was A Hate Crime, Jefferson Davis, Virginia, Graffiti, and Richmond Read More »The audacity of optimism about Barack Obama
Editor's note: This is the 43rd entry in the writer's project to read one book about each of the U.S. Presidents in the year prior to Election Day 2016. Follow Marcus' progress at the @44in52 Twitter account and the 44 in 52 Spreadsheet. It's a very strange feeling writing about the 44th president of the United States the day after the nation has elected the 45th president — especially after an election as contentious as 2016's has been. Trump's shocking electoral college win, and Hillary's pyrrhic victory in the Electoral College, didn't affect my experience with David Remnick's book on Obama, The Bridge. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Barack Obama, 44 In 52, Entertainment, and History Read More »Real estate publication skewered after bougie pro-Trump tweet
Word to the social media wise: Not every topical segue is a smart one. Some are just wrong, and oddly classist. Australian real estate publication Domain.com.au published a story Thursday that raised the notion that Donald Trump's presidential win would be a good thing for local mansion owners. Retribution was swift and vicious. The gist of the now-amended piece is that Australia's luxury properties "do well in times of global uncertainty" and hooray, rich people can buy other rich people's houses now.
Australia ratifies Paris Climate Agreement despite Trump concerns
We did it, fam. And not a minute too soon. Undeterred by Donald Trump's election victory in the U.S., Australia has (finally) officially formalised its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced Australia's pledge to curb carbon emissions Thursday, less than a day after climate change-denying Trump became president-elect — essentially putting the agreement under threat. "Almost a year from the Paris Conference, it is clear the agreement was a watershed, a turning point. The adoption of a comprehensive strategy has galvanised the international community and spurred on global action," Turnbull said at a press conference, according to news.com.au. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Australia, Climate Change, Paris Agreement, and World Read More »ESPN is making an XFL documentary and we're already excited
The XFL has long been dead. Long live the XFL. Sports fans know by now to give most any documentary in ESPN's "30 for 30" series a chance — they're consistently among the the best pieces of content produced by the sports broadcasting behemoth. Now an XFL documentary is officially in the works — and we're already excited. For those just catching up, the XFL was a football league co-founded by Vince McMahon (yes, he of pro wrestling fame) that lasted for just one season in 2001. It was weird. It was awful. It was glorious. Read more... More about Espn, Tv, Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »A depressingly long list of hateful attacks shared online since Trump's election
One journalist is carefully tracking reports of hateful speech and violence following the election of Donald Trump as president. Shaun King is the senior justice writer at the New York Daily News and he's making sure incidents of discrimination are aired out on Twitter for everyone to see. SEE ALSO: Muslim women are scared to wear the hijab in public after Trump win Moments of hate are detailed on his Twitter feed, from reports of people shouting insults at Hispanic Americans to the burning of LGBTQ pride flags. Here's glimpse at what King has documented on Twitter since Trump's election on Tuesday. Read more... More about Donald Trump, 2016 Presidential Election, Discrimination, Sexism, and Racism Read More »Former Australian leader rips into America following Trump's election
There's no shortage of uncertainty over a Trump presidency. But Australians shouldn't need to worry so much. That's if you heed the words of former prime minister and clap back Queen, Paul Keating, who praised Australia (and slammed the U.S.) in the face of a looming Trump presidency on ABC's 7:30 Thursday night. Essentially, Keating thinks Australia is better than the U.S. "as a society," and in future, it should be look to improve its relationship with Asia instead of trying to be America's "deputy sheriff," all the time. Keating says Australian society is "more even, it's more fair, we've had a 50 percent increase in real incomes in the last 20 years, median America has had zero. Zero." Read more... More about Paul Keating, Election 2016, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, and Australia Read More »'Beware the Slenderman' trailer shines a light on the internet's bogeyman
Remember when you were a kid and you'd check the closet and under your bed for the bogeyman? These days, kids check for the Slenderman, a creepy internet meme whom two young girls thought was real enough to justify stabbing a classmate nearly to death. The bizarre 2014 case made headlines around the world, and now HBO has released the first trailer for its upcoming documentary Beware the Slenderman, which will air Jan. 23, 2017. Irene Taylor Brodsky directed the documentary, which follows Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, 12-year-old girls who lured their best friend into the Wisconsin woods and nearly killed her to appease Slenderman. Read more... More about Movie Trailers, Slenderman, Irene Taylor Brodsky, Beware The Slenderman, and Hbo Read More »Here's a small way to support the vulnerable in Trump's America
For people of color, women and LGBTQ people living in Donald Trump's America, the threat of violence is a serious one. In the two days since Trump's shocking presidential win, stories of hate crimes against members of vulnerable populations are already circling social media. But there is a small way people can show solidarity with hate crimes victims: Wear a safety pin. The safety pin became a symbol for allyship just after the shocking Brexit referendum that left U.K. immigrants fearing for their safety. Twitter user @cheeahs suggested that allies display safety pins on jackets and coats as a sign of safety for targets of public harassment. Read more... More about Social Media, Donald Trump, Politics, Watercooler, and Social Good Read More »Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter, artist and poet, dead at 82
Leonard Cohen, the singer-songwriter who influenced multiple generations with his cerebral and darkly meditative songs, has died, his record label confirmed on his Facebook page Thursday night. He was 82. "It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away," reads the post. "We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date. The family requests privacy during their time of grief." Cohen belongs in the same breath as Bob Dylan, fellow Canadians Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell — and all of the luminous troubadours of the late 1960s folk movement — though he was perhaps the darkest, the moodiest, the most contemplative. His mournful bass of a voice and spectral nylon-stringed guitar lines would remain his signature sound throughout his career, which never vaulted him to great celebrity, but also never failed him. Read more... More about Music, Leonard Cohen, and Entertainment Read More »White House visit includes mind-blowing surprise for one NBA champion
The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers visited President Obama at the White House on Thursday, as is customary for championship sports teams. The visit's highlight came when Cavs guard Iman Shumpert had his mind visibly blown by the fact that a White House lectern is — drum roll, please — movable. That is the face of a thoroughly impressed person — even if Shumpert's teammates didn't seem nearly as moved by the movable lectern. But hey, thanks for the laugh, Iman. Read more... More about Watercooler, Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Politician explains what a Tupac Shakur is to parliament
At some point, you've probably had difficulty explaining modern music to your parents. But it's even worst when they try and explain it back to you. Australian Liberal politician Luke Howarth was the lame dad nobody wants to talk about rap with Thursday, when he went to an little Tupac Shakur rant. Howarth was talking about increasing employment among young people, when he regailed the gallery with a strange segue about wearing rapper merchandise. "I had a guy came in a while back and he said 'Have you got a job for me?' And he was wearing a 2Pac shirt. I don't know if you know who 2Pac is, but he's a deceased rapper." Read more... More about 2pac, Tupac, Tupac Shakur, Music, and Australia Read More »Trump is back to tweeting like Trump again
Old habits die hard. Less than 48 hours after promising to bring the country together in a measured victory speech, President-elect Donald Trump was back to his old ways on Twitter, critiquing protesters and the media all in one swipe.
Thousands of people protested Trump's win Wednesday night, holding marches from New York To Los Angeles. In response, Trump returned to his tone during the campaign, demonizing the media and delegitimizing the activists on Twitter. He even capped it off with one of his favored phrases: "Very unfair!" The comment comes after he broke precedent and refused to have media cover his travels to the White House in his motorcade and on his plane. Read more... More about Protests, Donald Trump, World, and Us Read More »Zuckerberg claims Facebook hoaxes didn't influence the election. He's wrong.
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't believe that Facebook, the largest social network on planet Earth and a major news platform, could have influenced the outcome of the presidential election. "Personally I think the idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way, I think is a pretty crazy idea," the Facebook CEO reportedly said Thursday night at the Techonomy conference in Half Moon Bay, California. "Voters make decisions based on their lived experience." Wowza. Facebook has come under fire this year for allowing the proliferation of misleading information in its News Feed, where a tremendous number of people receive information every day — 1.18 billion people, according to the social network's own numbers. Read more... More about Mark Zuckerberg, Election 2016, Facebook, and Tech Read More »Following Leonard Cohen on Facebook made it feel like he was your family
I didn't know Leonard Cohen — of course I didn't. But his loss is profound to me, as it is for so many, because I felt like I did. His music affected into me so throughly that I couldn't imagine a dark moment where his words, whether I wanted company or not, reminded me I wasn't alone. And then he became an unlikely public figure that I felt like I got to know through his Facebook page. I don't know how much Cohen himself (or his family) had to do with it, but the page's updates felt like the sort of thing you'd get from a relative. Read more... More about Social Media, Photos, Musician, Leonard Cohen, and Watercooler Read More »GoPro is running its first-ever scripted TV ad after its stock nosedived
GoPro is launching its biggest advertising push to date one week after a disastrous quarterly report wiped out a good chunk of the company's value. The centerpiece of the campaign is the company's first-ever scripted TV ad — a 30-second compilation of user-shot videos and professional footage. SEE ALSO: Everyone is giving up on GoPro While the strap-on camera company has aired commercials in the past, they've all spotlighted extreme sports feats, wildlife encounters and other adventures filmed by the company's devoted user base. GoPro's most recent ad breaks from that formula and aims for a more specific message. Read more... More about Gopro, Business, and Advertising Read More »Leonard Cohen's fans remember him with their favorite quotes
Well, we lost another legend. Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at age 82. The artist, writer and poet's death was confirmed on his Facebook page Thursday night, and since then tributes have been pouring in. Fans have gathered on social media to honour the legendary musician and share their favourite quotes from his lyrics. After his official Facebook page told followers, "It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away," fans including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and k.d lang, among many others, have taken to tweeting their most-loved passages from Cohen’s catalogue. Read more... More about Quotes, Twitter, Leonard Cohen, Entertainment, and Music Read More »This ardent Hillary supporter had a live TV meltdown about the electoral college
This man interviewed live on CNN at an anti-Donald Trump protest in Chicago Wednesday night is not taking Hillary Clinton's loss lightly. The highly animated and passionate man could not be stopped once he got going about how unfair Clinton's loss is for the American people.
He also seemed very frustrated about Clinton winning the popular vote, but not enough electoral votes. Read more... More about Cnn, Chicago, Protests, Election 2016, and Anti Trump Read More »Politician requests Trump pardon for 'Australian hero' Julian Assange
The trend of immediately asking your mates for favours when they get a promotion transcends all cultural barriers, evidently. Conservative Australian senator Pauline Hanson took to social media shortly after Donald Trump's U.Selection victory, to lavish him with praise as well as ask him a cheeky favour. Her request? Grant a full Presidential pardon to Ecuadorian embassy basement-dweller and Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. The anti-immigration One Nation party leader has already been grilled on national television over whether or not she has a boner for Trump, which she awkwardly denied amidst giggles. Read more... More about Australia, Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Donald Trump, and Pauline Hanson Read More »Thanks Trump: Katy Perry pulls out of big China concert
Although Alibaba heavily promoted her appearance at its big gala concert in China, concert headliner Katy Perry decided to stay home after tweeting about how upset she was with Hillary Clinton's loss in the U.S. presidential election. Alibaba is China's biggest e-commerce vendor, and Friday's Singles' Day event has been the world's biggest shopping event for the past four years. The U.S. singer pulled out of the concert appearance citing a "family emergency." She was meant to appear at Alibaba's Thursday night concert to drum up excitement for the midnight's sale commencement. Read more... More about Us Election 2016, Alibaba, China, Singles Day, and Katy Perry Read More »This hashtag is connecting transgender people with lawyers
Our president-elect is known for using Twitter mostly to rant and rave, but one community is using the platform to find help for transgender people who may be affected by a Donald Trump presidency. The hashtag #TransLawHelp has spread through the site connecting lawyers with transgender men and women who need legal assistance with paperwork to officially change their listed gender or sex on documents such as birth certificates, passports and other forms of identification such as Social Security cards. Under President Barack Obama, transgender people have been protected from prejudice through executive actions and administrative rulings. Under Trump, those rulings, such as those prohibiting discrimination on bathroom choice based on gender identification at schools, may be reversed. Read more... More about Translawhelp, Hashtag, Twitter, Legal, and Transgender Rights Read More »'Please Like Me' actress posts about her abortion to support Planned Parenthood
Abortion can be difficult. Even more difficult in the United States with the election of a president who's pro-life one minute and pro-choice the next. Please Like Me actress and Australian export, Caitlyn Stasey has taken to Instagram to recount her experience of having an abortion through reproductive healthcare provider, Planned Parenthood. Stasey is one of a number of women and men on social media, moved to show support for the organisation, in the wake of a Trump election win. The president-elect has previously said Planned Parenthood helps millions of women, but he seeks to defund it. Read more... More about Abortion, Instagram, Planned Parenthood, Caitlin Stasey, and World Read More »HTC Bolt joins iPhone 7 in the #noheadphonejack club
Start kissing your headphone jack goodbye, Android fans, because it's the beginning of the end of the analog port. Joining phones like the iPhone 7, Moto Z and LeEco's new devices, HTC's new Android 7.0 Nougat-powered Bolt, exclusive to Sprint, also has no headphone jack. If you're looking at the Bolt and thinking to yourself "Gee, it looks just like an HTC 10 but without a headphone jack" you're mostly right. The all-metal phone with the thick beveled chamfer on the back is very reminiscent of the HTC 10 released earlier this year with a few small differences. Read more... More about Sprint, Android Nougat, Usb C, Headphones, and Htc Bolt Read More »Cate Blanchett conjures a deadly spider in trailer for short film 'RED'
For all her appearances in big-budget blockbusters like The Hobbit series and upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, Cate Blanchett seems to always have her feet dipped in the experimental art world. The Australian actress is appearing in an upcoming surrealist short film called RED. The first film by artist Del Kathryn Barton, RED is "a savage tale of female power inspired by the mating rituals of the Australian red back spider." Epic. "This brutal chronicle spoke to me of the poetics of female power as an inherent and indeed, elemental force in the universe. By intercutting human protagonists with extraordinary macro footage, RED has evolved into what I now consider to be an uncompromising celebration of female power," Barton said in a statement. Read more... More about Del Kathryn Barton, Red, Art, Film, and Cate Blanchett Read More »WhatsApp is testing two-step authentication, background audio playback features
Earlier this year, WhatsApp made your chats more secure on its app with end-to-end encryption. Now the Facebook-owned company is looking into making it tougher for fraudsters to get hold of your account. WhatsApp has begun testing two-factor authentication on its Android and Windows Phone clients. The feature, which provides users with an option to put an additional layer of security to the app, is now available on beta versions of WhatsApp for Android and Windows Phone. Recent beta versions of WhatsApp for Android, dubbed v2.16.341 and above, have "Two-step verification" option in the account settings. When tapped, users are asked to enter a six-digit passcode and an email address to link with the account. Once activated, users are asked to enter the passcode when registering the phone number with WhatsApp on any other devices. WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone (v2.16.280) also has this feature. Read more... More about Security, Two Factor Authentication, Facebook, Whatsapp, and Tech Read More »Internet's moodiest pet boxer will have you instantly saying 'same'
Out of the ashes of defeat, there emerges a hero new. For anyone still reeling from a Trump election win in the U.S., we bring you Lillian the dog. A boxer from Australia, Lily's reactions to everyday nothings articulate the inner workings of us all — from toddler tantrums to goofy grins, she is truly the people's four-legged princess. May she refresh and unburden you, if only for a few minutes. Here she is having a meltdown because she's inexplicably fed-up. Feel free to indulge in some coy canine flirtation, to perk you up when you're feeling down. Read more... More about Video, Dogs, Funny Animals, Australia, and Boxer Read More »Chrome extension replaces pictures of Donald Trump with burgers
In these times of high emotion and political uncertainty, maybe we need to focusing on the things we all love. Like burgers. Thankfully, there's a new Chrome extension called "Make Trump Burger Again" that replaces pictures of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump with burgers. Call it comfort food. Behind it all is Australian burger restaurant Mr. Burger. You can download the extension here if you fancy seeing delicious food instead of Trump's face. "We like to brighten people’s days, and after Trump's win we thought we'd create something small to make the internet fun again", co-founder Daragh Kan said in a statement. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Election 2016, Burger, Chrome Extension, and Australia Read More »Alibaba sells $12 billion in 12 hours on what's set to be biggest Singles' Day sales ever
China's biggest e-commerce player, Alibaba, keeps smashing those Singles' Day sale records every year. By Friday's halfway mark, it announced sales had already reached 82.4 billion yuan ($12.1 billion). The biggest shopping bonanza in China — and in the world, really — started at midnight across Alibaba's online stores such as Taobao and Tmall. SEE ALSO: Amazon Prime launches in China Alibaba threw a huge concert to kick it off, featuring Scarlett Johansson, David Beckham, Kobe Bryant and One Republic. Just 52 seconds in, Alibaba already cracked 1 billion yuan ($146 million) in sales. Image: alibaba/sina Read more... Watch a baby gender reveal party backfire spectacularly
This is so poetic. For queer people, gender non-conforming folk, or anyone who despises inane conversations about babies, the idea of a baby gender reveal party can be a problematic one. Over-emphasising your kid's gender from the womb is so last century, plus gender-neutral baby clothing is way more chic. And yet, the tradition persists. But the joke's on this couple — looks like they're having a beautiful, bouncing gay baby. Congratulations! And as I told my mum, "It's not a phase!" Joe and Leela Krummel are the couple in the video. And as Joe recounted to Caters Clips, "Nobody at the party knew the gender, including us. Read more... More about Lgbtq, Gender Reveal, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Child actor of 'Lion' movie denied US visa to attend screening for 'immigration concerns'
We don’t know yet what Donald Trump-led America would look like for Indians planning to visit the United States, but this week we may have gotten a glimpse of it. A child Indian actor was denied from entering the United States this week to attend the screening of his movie. Wide-eyed 8-year-old Indian actor, Sunny Pawar, failed to get the US visa he needed to enter the country this week for the screening of movie 'Lion', in which he stars with Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and David Wenham. Pawar was hoping to attend the premieres of the movie in Los Angeles this Friday and in New York City next week with his father. The US Consulate in Mumbai denied the visa because of "immigration concerns", the film’s distributor The Weinstein Company said. Read more... More about Hollywood, Immigration, Immigrants, United States Of America, and India Read More »People were too busy shopping on Singles' Day to eat
China's Singles' Day, which has become the world's biggest shopping festival, is proving too much for some sale hunters to handle. With slashed prices across the country for both offline and online retailers, it's easy to see how you could get caught up in the bonanza. A user, posting pretty similar WeChat messages from two friends, showed screenshots of them begging her to bring some food to them. It seems they were both too busy shopping to head out to get food for themselves. Image: weibo Image: weibo Read more... This Scottish newspaper really didn't hold back with their Trump front page
LONDON — It's common knowledge that Donald Trump isn't exactly a popular figure in Scotland. As soon as he was elected president, the reaction on Scottish Twitter made the extent of his unpopularity abundantly clear. Even way back before he began on his road to the White House, his campaign to build a golf course in Aberdeen made him hated among many of the locals. Perhaps it shouldn't be much of a surprise, then, that Scottish tabloid the Daily Record published this as their front page on Thursday morning: Image: imgur/junkboy187 Read more... These pub signs sum up the U.S. election in quintessential British style
LONDON — Following the results of the U.S. presidential election, the international community has reacted in a number of ways. Some are indifferent. Some people are congratulating the U.S., while others have offered their condolences. Many have expressed outrage and anger towards Americans. And some people are taking the piss. Any guesses who? Yup, it's the Brits. It's true that across the U.K. the news of Trump's election has been met with varied response, however, this pub sign sighted near City University London perhaps best captures the sentiment felt by Londoners: Read more... More about Nyc, Uk, London, Pub, and Pub Signs Read More »No, that pic from the White House doesn't show staff looking at Trump
It's happened many times before: an iconic picture gets tweeted out of context and gathers thousands of retweets before someone debunks it — but it's too late and it's already gone viral. A photo showing White House staffers and top members of the Obama administration in the Rose Garden was shared widely on Twitter as Obama was due to meet President-elect Donald Trump. In the picture you can see, among others, Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to President Obama, who is leaning with arms crossed against the white column; Jen Psaki, the White House communications director, and National Security Advisor Susan Rice. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Barack Obama, White House, and World Read More »People are sharing the heartbreaking letter Leonard Cohen sent his muse
Since the news of Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen's death broke on Thursday night, tributes have been pouring in on social media. Alongside the lyrics and favourite quotes, the letter Cohen sent to his former partner Marianne Ihlen — and the response he received — were shared on Twitter by the account Letters of Note on Friday morning. Here's the deeply moving letter Cohen sent to Ihlen — who he lived with for a period in the '60s, and who inspired his 1967 song "So long, Marianne" — shortly before her death in July 2016. Read more... More about Twitter, Letter, Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen, and Watercooler Read More »Emma Watson shares epic new 'Beauty and the Beast' film poster
LONDON — The new live action film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast is getting closer by the day, folks. First we had a brief trailer, then we has some photos, and now we have a moody-looking teaser poster shared by none other than Belle — a.k.a. Emma Watson — herself.
Pretty cool, right? Read more... You can watch the trailer here:More about Uk, Dan Stevens, Poster, Film Poster, and Emma Watson Read More »Can a drone do yard work?
We hooked up a DJI Phantom drone to a rake and tried to do some light gardening. It didn't go so well. Netflix's leading female characters send letters to their younger selves
LONDON — Hindsight can be a wonderful thing. But, there are moments in life when a little foresight, knowledge and advice from our future selves wouldn't go amiss. The knowledge that you will mess things up, that you're better looking than you think you are, that things will get better — these are just a few of the things that many of us wish we had known when we were younger. Netflix has created a series of such missives written from the point of view of its most iconic female protagonists, including Queen Elizabeth II (The Crown), Sophia Burset (Orange is the New Black), Jessica Jones and Chelsea Handler. Read more... More about Chelsea Handler, Orange Is The New Black, The Crown, Jessica Jones, and Netflix Read More »Monstrous 30-foot sinkhole consumes British man's garden
LONDON — A British man has been forced to evacuate his house after a gigantic sinkhole opened up in his back garden. Ben Bramley of Ripon, UK, tweeted about the 30-foot deep hole on Wednesday night.
Some people clearly thought he was joking, but Bramley assured them he wasn't.
Amber Ruffin of 'Late Night' to disappointed white people: 'Join the fun!'
In the days following the election, the revelation that white people overwhelmingly came out for Donald Trump has left a lot of white Hillary Clinton supporters feeling disappointed. On Thursday night, Late Night With Seth Meyers writer Amber Ruffin echoed the sentiments of millions of people of color when she invited disappointed white people to "join the fun!" She continues: "That feeling you're feeling right now? Black people have been feeling that way forever." Deaf YouTubers call out crappy captions with #NoMoreCraptions movement
If you've ever watched a YouTube video with auto-generated closed captioning, you know the garbled result is giggle-worthy. But it's actually a major problem. Inadequate closed captioning is failing deaf and hard of hearing viewers around the world. A new campaign dubbed #NoMoreCraptions is calling out "crappy" captions on YouTube, where creators are asking each other to make their content more accessible by writing their own captions on their videos. YouTuber Rikki Poynter started the campaign in late September to close out Deaf Awareness Month, saying terrible, auto-generated captions needlessly restrict YouTube's accessibility. Read more... More about Accessibility, Disability, Social Good, Deaf, and Youtubers Read More »After Trump's victory, claims of vote rigging have disappeared
What a difference a day makes. Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists said for months and months that the presidential election was rigged, but now after the surprise victory of Donald Trump, they've suddenly gone silent. Hundreds of thousands of Twitter users made allegations of voter fraud after Trump referred to the election as "absolutely being rigged by the dishonest and distorted media" back in August. Earlier this week we reported about the scale of those allegations on Twitter. There were over 600,000 allegations of vote rigging, made by 112,000 Twitter users over a two-week period (Oct. 19 to Nov. 2). Those crying foul who could be divided into three distinct groups. Read more... More about Twitter, Donald Trump, Rigged, and Us World Read More »Millions wait for hours outside banks as India transitions to new currency notes
Long, snaking lines were seen outside banks across India for the second straight day on Friday as hundreds of millions of people struggled to obtain paper cash. SEE ALSO: In pictures: Indians cope up with demonetization, queue up outside banks to exchange useless cash The sudden withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes starting Wednesday has left an enormous chunk of the citizenry stranded without enough paper cash in their wallets. Image: AP The government’s attempt to shrink the country’s black market economy may start to show positive results in the months to come, but for now many Indians wish the government had not made their lives so difficult during the transition. Read more... More about Culture, Money, India, and World Read More »Who you can blame for this election, in a helpful chart
If you're upset with imminent Trump presidency, chances are you've read about or searched for who to blame. What group didn't show up? How did Trump get elected, when all polls seemed to point the other way? Well, there isn't really one answer. If you're curious about the demographic breakdown of the election, you can take a look at the exit polls. If that's not enough for you, though, I've created my own, much dumber ideas about who to blame, which you can take a look at below. More about Art Graphics, Charts, Watercooler, Donald Trump, and Politics Read More »Watch us play 'Watch Dogs 2' right here
Who watches the Watch Dogs? You do. Watch Dogs 2 is out on Nov. 15, but we've been playing an early copy of the game for release coverage. We can't go into too many details just yet, but Ubisoft is chill with a little streaming. We'll be streaming two hours of Watch Dogs 2 starting at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 11. During the stream, which will pick up roughly one-third of the way into the story, we'll take you through one of the game's main "Operations" and, time permitting, explore the world and optional activities. Watch Dogs 2 sets players loose in a freely explorable recreation of San Francisco. You play as Marcus Holloway, an ace hacker and a member of the Anonymous-like group, Deadsec. Read more... More about Watch Dogs 2, Ubisoft, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »11-year-old girl wins Google's doodle competition in India
Google will showcase a picture drawn by an 11-year old Indian girl as its doodle on Children’s Day (November 14) in India. Sixth-grade student Anvita Telang won the National Doodle4Google competition, the company said today. Her drawing, titled, "If I could teach anyone anything, it would be" received over 100,000 votes over the past 10 days. Telang, a student at Vibgyor High School, Pune, illustrated greeneries, water, water life, balloons and other pleasantries in her picture with the message that people should try to enjoy every moment. Google has run competitions for its doodles (the special picture with a message you see above the homepage search bar) since 2009 in India. In a press statement, the company said with this program it aims to "celebrate and promote creativity, passion, and imagination in our younger users." Read more... More about India, Google, Google Doodle, and Tech Read More »Starbucks holiday cups are here and America gets some much-needed feels
Starbucks holiday cups are here and there are 13 designs to fall in love with. All the cups were designed by women and represent 6 countries. Thank you, Starbucks, for making us feel united. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Holiday Cups, Coffee, Starbucks, and Real Time Video Read More »Moped ride allows puppy to swim through the air like a hero
Science has yet to explain why dogs move their paws like they're swimming through the air when they ride on mopeds. Well, maybe science has. We're not sure. But it's much cuter not knowing. We just hope this dude was holding onto the puppy really firmly. Can a drone rake leaves?
We wanted to see if a DJI Phantom could help with the yard work. Spoiler: It doesn't work very well. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Yard Work, Lol, Funny, and Phantom Read More »Facebook will limit — but not eliminate — advertising that targets 'ethnic affinity'
Facebook will no longer allow advertisers to target or exclude different races in ads related to housing, employment and credit, the company said Friday. "Since concerns about our ethnic affinity marketing were raised, Facebook has been meeting with stakeholders to listen to their feedback and ideas about how Facebook can better support its existing efforts to combat wrongful discrimination," a Facebook spokesperson said. "We take these issues seriously. Discriminatory advertising has no place on Facebook." Facebook's tool allowing advertisers to target or exclude groups based on "ethnic affinity" came under scrutiny last month when ProPublica published a report detailing how the tool allowed the news organization to post an ad for a housing event that excluded African-Americans. That type of exclusion is illegal under federal law in ads related to housing and employment, although Facebook claimed its "ethnic affinity" category only grouped users by interest in a certain race, and not by users' race itself. Read more... More about Race, Discrimination, Housing, Advertising, and Facebook Read More »Google isn't happy about how some Android phones do fast charging
In the race for the fastest-charging battery in the Android world, Google just declared its own role in the competition: It will be the one to set the rules and control the playing field. SEE ALSO: 7 times Google disappointed us The latest version of Google's Android Compatibility Definition Document (CDD), which outlines the requirements hardware makers must follow to keep devices compatible with Android OS, included some interesting new language . David Ruddock of Android Police was the first to note the final bullet point of the section regarding USB peripheral mode, which is buried on page 70 of the 85 page report: Read more... More about Android, Google, Qualcomm, Usb Type C, and Tech Read More »Samsung has a patent for a foldable phone that looks like a tiny Surface Book
Rumors that Samsung is building a phone with a foldable display just got a new wind with a patent application from the company describing exactly that: A smartphone with a bendable part in the middle that can be folded into a phone sandwich. Called the Galaxy X or Project Valley, the device (or possibly multiple devices) was rumored to be launching as early as this year. As that won't happen, rumors now point to an early 2017 launch. The new patent application, originally filed in April and unearthed by Dutch outlet GalaxyClub (via SamMobile), shows a candy bar smartphone with a bendable hinge in the middle that bears a strong resemblance to the hinge seen on Microsoft's Surface Book. Read more... More about Smartphone, Bendable Phone, Foldable Phone, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Your first hands-on look at Snapchat's Spectacles
Snapchat's Spectacles are here and they are as cool as they look. Costing $130, the glasses will let you take up to 400 snaps per charge. Not bad. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Camera, Snapchat Spectacles, Snapchat, and Real Time Video Read More »Kids gathered outside Hillary Clinton's HQ to write thank you messages in chalk
Two days after Hillary Clinton's shocking election day loss, children gathered outside her campaign headquarters to write words of thanks on the sidewalk. Clinton staffers and journalists in the area took photos of the scene outside the Brooklyn headquarters where families covered the pavement with messages written in chalk. Messages left in chalk include, "Thank you, Hillary," "Black Lives Matter," "Love Trumps Hate" and Clinton's campaign slogan, "Stronger Together."
Instagram's next big feature will be live video
Instagram's going to transform once again. After copying Snapchat Stories with its own Instagram Stories, Instagram is now preparing to introduce live video, joining the likes of Facebook Live, Twitter's Periscope and YouTube Live, according to a recent interview Kevin Systrom, CEO of Instagram, gave to the Financial Times. SEE ALSO: Instagram wants you to shop in its app Last month, the Russian website T Journal published screenshots and a short video of what appeared to be a live video feature Instagram was secretly testing. Instagram declined to comment on the feature. The company frequently tests new features with small groups of users; the tests, however, aren't confirmation that they'll ever become official (some never get released to everyone). Read more... More about Facebook, Video, Live Video, Instagram, and Tech Read More »Trump subreddit is ready to wage 'meme war' in Europe
Alt-right Donald Trump supporters on Reddit are trying to capitalise on the surprise election victory of the Republican presidential candidate to help far-right politicians in Europe. Moderators of the /r/The_Donald, arguably the largest Trump subreddit community, appealed to their 286,000 subscribers to wage a "meme war" to help rightwing politicians across the pond. In a post inspired by Trump's slogan and titled "Make Europe Great Again", subscribers were urged to "show some support for other politicians trying to wake Europe up" and do "some more meme magic". Read more... More about Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen, The Donald, Reddit, and Subreddit Read More »Michelle Obama pulls off best Mannequin Challenge yet
Another day, another Mannequin Challenge. This one is anything but ordinary since it stars the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the FLOTUS herself, Michelle Obama. They teamed up to film it on Thursday during the Cavs' visit to the White House. But why is it the best one yet? Well, aside from a brief LeBron James blink, the cast is absolutely still. And let's face it, as her time in the White House winds down, any time with the First Lady is appreciated. There's some speculation that NBA teams won't visit the White House when Donald Trump becomes president. If that's the case, may this Mannequin Challenge forever live in infamy. Read more... More about Lebron James, Nba, Basketball, White House, and Michelle Obama Read More »The Weeknd and Bella Hadid have split up
Unfortunately there's another stab to 2016's heart, albeit a little less painful than post-election protests, Brangelina anxiety and Hiddleswift's demise. Bella Hadid and The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) have broken up, according to People. No, this isn't a false alarm. “Their schedules have been too hard to coordinate and he is focusing on finishing and promoting his album,” People's source shared with the magazine. He announced a massive world tour in support of his forthcoming album, Starboy. "They still have a great deal of love for one another and will remain friends," the source said. Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, Celebrity Breakup, Bella Hadid, and The Weeknd Read More »'Mars' series trailer is like something from the future
If you like your space missions futuristic and Mars-based, you'll likely be pleased to hear about National Geographic's new TV drama Mars. Based around a mission to establish a colony on the red planet in the year 2033 and featuring Elon Musk himself, the drama sounds like the sort of thing we might potentially be witnessing IRL in the not-too-distant future (albeit with much less fire and screaming, hopefully). Mars premieres on Nov. 13 at 9 pm CT on National Geographic. 4 positive ways to take action after Trump's victory
After Donald Trump's election, many are feeling hopeless and helpless as they grapple with the reality of having a leader who has consistently championed regressive ideals that threaten social progress. In the face of Trump's impending leadership, coming together to stand for equality and justice is essential for anyone who's passionate about social change. But it can be hard to know where to start. Consider these tactics a jumping-off point for social action after the election. Here are four positive things you can do to enact real change as we reckon with the reality of Trump's America. Read more... More about Activist, Activism, Social Good, Election 2016, and Donald Trump Read More »Sia singing 'Satisfied' for 'Hamilton Mixtape' is exactly what you need today
The United States of America has always been resilient, and Lin-Manuel Miranda knows it. As part of his full-time job inspiring the American people, Miranda released a new track from the Hamilton Mixtape on Friday, and it is — guess what — fantastic. Sia's performance of "Satisfied" features Miguel as Alexander Hamilton and Queen Latifah rapping the hell out of the middle section. If you find yourself having an emotional response to this, you're not alone: Miranda announced earlier in the week that there would be a second volume of the mixtape, but with the request that fans wait for volume 1, which drops Dec. 2, first. Read more... More about Miguel, Queen Latifah, Hamilton, Music, and Sia Read More »We all needed Lin-Manuel Miranda freestyle rapping about everyday annoyances
Lin-Manuel Miranda just keeps cementing himself as 2016's saving grace. Ellen DeGeneres could have given Miranda literally any topic to freestyle rap about on her show this week. And for some reason, she chose ordinary, everyday annoyances, like people not saying thank you when you hold the door open, and when your phone wants you to update the software yet again. "And so I just get so fed up/I switch to a Samsung/and the thing just blows up," is a line he literally made up on the spot. Thank you for existing this week, Lin. We really needed this. The stellar signs of science fiction films featuring Eric Heisserer, writer of 'Arrival'
CineFix invited Eric Heisserer, writer of the new sci-fi flick Arrival, to speculate what exactly qualifies a film as science fiction. We get a little extra(terrestrial). Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Facebook is the most powerful force online — and these new numbers prove it
Welcome to Facebook's internet. The social network is absolutely crushing the competition online, new information from the Pew Research Center shows — in case you needed more evidence. Seventy-nine percent of American adults who use the internet are on Facebook, according to the results from a Pew survey released Friday, and 76 percent of them say they use it every day. The next-largest social network is Facebook-owned Instagram, with 32 percent of online adults. The survey indicates that older Americans are joining the social network "in increasing numbers." Read more... More about Social Media, Pew Research Center, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, and Tech Read More »Baby Dexter thinks crumpling paper is just so funny
Sweet, sweet babies. They have no idea how hard this week has been for so many grown-ups. Even though this video was filmed a few weeks ago, this baby's laughter at the simple act of paper crumpling is enough to remind us that the world goes on and cute things are still cute. This Japanese-American fighting unit was one of WWII's most decorated
1943 Private Tsuneo Shiroma, of the 522nd Field Artillery Battery B, in a foxhole during the Allied invasion of Italy. Image: PhotoQuest/Getty Images When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, many Japanese-American service members aided in its defense and in guarding against a potential invasion in the days that followed. Shortly thereafter, the government initiated a program of forcible mass incarceration which rounded up virtually every person of Japanese descent on the West Coast and confined them to “relocation centers” such as Manzanar. In Hawaii, however, Japanese-Americans made up such a large segment of the population that mass internment would have devastated the economy. Read more... More about War, Asian Americans, Japanese Americans, World War Ii, and History Read More »A rat holding a bunch of keys and other predictions I have for President Trump's cabinet
Now that President Trump is a reality, everyone is trying to figure out who he'll appoint to his cabinet. Rumors are circulating around Rudy Giuliani, Chris Christie and Steve Bannon, who all helped Trump get elected, but we really won't know until Trump announces them. Seeing as how Trump has already appointed a climate change skeptic to lead the EPA transition, I have a few predictions for where he'll go with some of the other positions he has yet to appoint. Secretary of StatePrediction: Newt Gingrich wearing a Ring of Power, forged by the elven-smiths of Eregion under the order of Sauron in the Second Age of Middle Earth. Read more... More about Watercooler, Donald Trump, Politcal Humor, Humor, and Politics Read More »Watch children try to do #MannequinChallenge and adorably fail
Adele did it. Destiny's Child did it. Paul McCartney did it—and even First Lady Michelle Obama did it. With seemingly everyone under the sun standing still and sharing videos online, the #MannequinChallenge seemed overblown....until this adorable video of children attempting the challenge sprung up online today. The children, whose ages are unknown, try their very best to keep their surprised facial expressions on lock and stay in place, but have the hardest time standing completely still. The slight movements are hysterical and charming, and it might be physically impossible to smile while watching them. Read more... More about Children, Instagram, Mannequin Challenge, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Sci-Fi soiree with Eric Heisserer, writer of 'Arrival'
Eric Heisserer, writer of the new sci-fi film Arrival, joins the CineFix gang on a journey through space and time in the science fiction cinematic universe. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, The Martian, Terminator, Interstellar, and Eric Heisserer Read More »You won, Donald Trump, you can stop tweeting now
He's tweeting again! The ever-loving President-elect Donald J. Trump is tweeting again. After winning the presidential election and — for a solid 48 hours — appearing presidential, Trump returned to his favorite social media platform.
Last night's tweet complaining about peaceful protesters, calling them fake and blaming the media was like the greatest hits version of all his tweets. It had the petulance, the defensiveness, the scattershot accusations and the clipped complaint. Read more... More about Donald Trump, President Elect, Presidential Election, Tech, and Twitter Read More »How Planet Coaster takes SIM gaming to exciting new levels of realism
Theme parks are awesome. This is a fact of life. The smell of burnt popcorn and the sound of bumper cars colliding gets our hearts racing faster than the coasters themselves. This said, we all have individualized reactions to the thrill of a theme park. While some of us absolutely love a 5.8G free-fall, others' eyes widen in terror at the mere thought. Frontier, a leading independent game developer with more than a decade of experience with SIM gaming, examined these individualized reactions when developing its new game Planet Coaster. Aside from all the bells and whistles of a typical "build-your- own-[park/neighborhood/environment]" game, Planet Coaster goes a step further — into the brains of park guests. Read more... More about Computer Games, Amusement Parks, Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, and Simulation Games Read More »'Mr. Robot' creator has a very 'Mr. Robot' response to Trump's presidency
FSociety is going to have a busy 2017! As the United States spirals further into chaos, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail has made his opinions known by "leaking" a page from the Season 3 script.
Season 3 will premiere sometime in 2017, and while it's unknown if the show will actually address the impending Trump administration, the show did fake an Obama cameo in Season 2 with the power of editing. More about Tv, Donald Trump, Mr. Robot, Sam Esmail, and Watercooler Read More »Conor McGregor got rowdy AF at his pre-fight press conference
Oh, Conor McGregor. What happened? Just a couple days ago you were strolling through New York City, bringing smiles to our faces and tears to the eyes of your biggest fans. But it looks like that was pre-pre-fight Conor McGregor. During Thursday's press conference for UFC 205 — McGregor's bout with Eddie Alvarez this weekend — Nice Guy Conor McGregor was nowhere to be found. As UFC president Dana White spoke at the podium, Alvarez casually dropped a chair in McGregor's direction. Nice Guy Conor went nuts.
'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' review: Get outside and take a walk instead
On paper, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk — two-time Oscar winner Ang Lee directing an adaptation of Ben Fountain's acclaimed novel — must’ve seemed like a great idea. In execution, it’s an absolute mess, and it has nothing to do with the fact it was shot in 120 frames per second, five times the normal frame rate. No, the problems here all boil down to the story, which is poorly structured and completely, utterly misguided. Don’t let anyone tell you Billy Lynn is a complex war movie about PTSD. This is a film about a group of soldiers trying to get a movie deal done inside of a single day. More about Ben Fountain, Ang Lee, Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin, and Joe Alwyn Read More »New York bids goodbye to Big Sexy, baseball's GIF hero
Big Sexy is leaving the Big Apple. Bartolo Colon, the 43-year-old starting pitcher who spent the past three seasons in New York with the Mets, agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Braves on Friday. Affectionately called Big Sexy by teammates and the media, Colon is known for providing both laughable moments and surprising athleticism considering his stout frame. He also gave the Mets' pitching depth in a season plagued by injuries. Here's an ode to Big Sexy, baseball's GIF hero. First, to show how much he meant to the Mets, here's how folks (including ace Noah Syndergaard) reacted to his departure. Colon broke into the big leagues in 1997 and earned four All-Star nods during his career, not to mention the Cy Young Award in 2005. Read more... More about New York, Mlb, Baseball, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Beekeepers cross political borders to breed the perfect queen bee
Though the island of Cyprus is split into Greek and Turkish rule, these beekeepers from opposite sides are joining forces to save the suffering bee population. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Honey, Politics, Social Good, and Beekeeper Read More »What will Trump's presidency mean for technology?
Against long odds, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton to become the president-elect of the United States of America. And now people all over the world are legitimately worried about what his presidency will mean for technology. Joining me on MashTalk this week to discuss the topic is Mashable chief correspondent Lance Ulanoff and business reporter Kerry Flynn. SEE ALSO: Will you let Google Home into your home? Let's not beat around the bush: Trump hasn't really revealed much on where he stands on technology. That's not surprising since it's widely known that he doesn't really know much about it. Read more... More about Podcasts, Mashtalk, Election, Trump, and Tech Read More »Stephen Colbert doesn't pull punches with President-elect Trump
As the reality of Donald Trump's election starts to set in, it's reassuring to know that late night hosts are struggling to come to terms with the news just as much as some of us are. CBS' Late Show host Stephen Colbert opened his Thursday night monologue with the same incredulity he displayed on Wednesday: "Hey, so... this is all still happening,"Donald Trump is really going to be the next president," he said to a chorus of boos. "For a while, I was poking myself with a straight pin to try to wake up from this, but now I just keep doing it to feel something." Colbert has been one of Trump's most outspoken critics throughout the campaign, and it's reassuring to know that despite Trump's repeated promises to "open up the libel laws" and weaken First Amendment protections for the media if elected, the host has no intention of backing down. Read more... More about Election 2016, Donald Trump, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert, and Entertainment Read More »30 hours in the Magic City with the Huawei Honor 8
Paid Content ByHuaweiThe humidity in Miami hits like a freight train the second you step out of the airport For Jill Emmer, a photographer on a city-sleuthing mission to document the city through the lens of the Huawei Honor 8 smartphone, though, the heat is more welcoming than oppressive. “Miami is an incredible place for photography,” she says, her Minnesotan accent betraying her tourist status, refreshingly quirky amid the Cuban-tinged Spanglish of South Beach. “Every building is eye candy. The bright colors are amazing,” she adds. Truthfully, it’s hard to envision a place better suited for a photography-based adventure: the palm trees sway enticingly in the ocean breeze and the people-watching is hard to beat. The air itself exudes Miami spice. Read more... More about Miami, Photographer, Cameras, Smartphones, and Phones Read More »Teen contestant makes Alex Trebeck ask the internet's favorite question
Some things never get old. On Thursday's Jeopardy! Teen Tournament, one contestant was stumped by the Final Jeopardy question. Instead of panicking, Sabrina saw opportunity knocking on her door, and paid a brilliant tribute to the internet. The question was: "Roughly half the size of Texas, it's the largest structure made by living creatures and can even be seen from space." While the real answer was the "Great Barrier Reef," the very clever teen wrote, and successfully got Alex Trebek to say, "What are those?" Watch our new hero do it for the internet below. Read more... More about Memes, Teenage Girl, Jeopardy, Viral Video, and Watercooler Read More »Hailee Steinfeld and James Corden ruin pop songs with the 'First Line, Every Line' challenge
On Thursday night's episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld and James Corden played a game of "First Line, Every Line." According to the rules, the player replaces the lyrics to pop songs with that song's first line. Steinfeld sang Katy Perry's "Firework," Corden poured his heart into Adele's, "Someone Like You," and both came together to perform Madonna's, "Like A Prayer." Considering that both Steinfeld and Corden are talented vocalists, it's not surprising that these two nailed this game, while ruining all of the songs. Relatable deer is already sick of holiday shopping
Though it's unclear how this deer got into his local American Eagle retailer, one thing is definitely clear: he want to GTFO. As Starbucks rolls out its red cups and the radio stations begin playing holiday songs, many of us will have to make our sad way to buy gifts. When you can't take anymore of the caroling throngs and the extra $1 for gift wrap, just romantically remember this deer and how he managed to escape. Just, please, do not attempt this. There are more polite ways to exit a store. Watch this little girl bravely share her truth at an anti-Trump rally
A young girl spoke to a crowd at a rally in Austin, Texas, following the election results. Thousands of Americans have been hitting the streets in major cities in protest. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Protests, Election 2016, President Elect, and Donald Trump Read More » | ||||
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