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 Teens have officially gone off the deep end with the #BackpackChallenge
It's happened: teens have finally lost their damn minds. The mannequin challenge and Andy's coming are dead, and a new, much more violent challenge is making its way through American high schools: the #BackpackChallenge. Here's how the #BackpackChallenge works: one very brave person runs between two rows of lined-up participants, who throw their backpacks full-force at the runner. As you might guess, this doesn't turn out well for the runner, who typically topples over after two or three blows. Backpacks are heavy. Here is the original video from Twitter user Abucci Wood who claims he is the challenge's creator: Read more... More about Viral Videos, Wtf, Twitter, Challenge, and Teens Read More »Ellen DeGeneres forgot her ID and can't get into the White House
White House security does not mess around, and pulling a "Do you know who I am!?" probably isn't going to help much. Ellen DeGeneres is in the nation's capitol to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom—but because she forgot her ID, the comedian and talk show host had a hard time getting inside President Obama's house.
"They haven't let me in to the White House yet because I forgot my ID," DeGeneres tweeted, attaching a photo of herself lounging on one of Washington D.C.'s finest benches. Read more... More about Conversations, White House, Ellen Degeneres Show, Ellen Degeneres, and Watercooler Read More »Kid Cudi publicly thanks collaborators and industry peers in touching letter
Kid Cudi is giving thanks a bit early this year. The rapper — who recently left rehab after receiving treatment for depression — appears to be in a much better place now after taking time to thank those who expressed love and support while he was away. In the post, Cudi showers a wide range of public figures and entertainers with gratitude — including collaborators Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky. "Thank You for opening your hearts and extending your love and support during a troubling time," he wrote. "I wanted to let yall know it meant the world to me. I have nothing but love for you. Words can't really express how much it made my heart glow. I look forward to better days." Read more... More about Entertainment, Conversations, Mental Health, and Kid Cudi Read More »Tesla is powering an entire island with solar energy, NBD
Word on the street is Tesla has some serious solar power skills. In case you weren't 100 percent convinced, the energy storage company is working to provide the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa with energy. An entire island. No big deal, right? After Tesla's $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity was approved by its shareholders on Thursday, the company announced its major solar energy project: SolarCity and Tesla: Tau Microgrid. According to a SolarCity blog post — smoothly titled, "Island in the Sun" — the remote island has had quite the struggle in regards to power rationing and outages. Now, thanks to Tesla's cost-saving solar panel technology, things are changing. Read more... More about World, Business, Tech, Science, and Solar Panels Read More »PewDiePie is taking a YouTube break
LOS ANGELES — PewDiePie is taking a break from his daily vlogging. The YouTuber (whose real name is Felix Kjellberg) said last week he will take a brief hiatus from his videos because of the stress of his busy schedule. He's currently in Los Angeles working on season two of YouTube Red series Scare PewDiePie. "I'm doing the show, daily vlogs, Revelmode stuff...it's just been too much," he said in his latest vlog titled "I quit (for now)". "Everyone is just stressed out over the vlogs and I think the fun disappeared somewhere. If it's forced and not fun what's the point of continuing?" Read more... More about Digital Influencers, Youtube, Pewdiepie, and Entertainment Read More »'Doctor Strange' in 8-bit arcade mode conjures up pixels of magic
Spoiler Alert! This magnificent mind-bending world gets retold in full 8-bit nostalgic video game fashion. 8-bit Cinema "gamifies" your favorite Hollywood blockbusters into '80s arcade and NES-inspired action. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Comic Book, Comics, Marvel, and Marvel Cinematic Universe Read More »Here’s how a VR kitchen could transform holiday shopping
This virtual reality kitchen could change the face of retail. The ability to see realistic shapes, sizes and colors of products through the VR experience could completely reinvent shopping in stores and especially online. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Vr, Retail, Online Shopping, and Shopping Read More »'Overwatch' hero Symmetra is getting a complete overhaul
Symmetra is one of the least-played heroes in Overwatch, so Blizzard is giving her a redesign. In a developer update video on Tuesday, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan explained a host of different changes coming to support-hero Symmetra, which will be available to try on the public test region "very soon." Blizzard will also be adding a new "Stay With Group" feature that allows players to stay with their teams after a match ends. It's meant to give strangers that end up playing well together a way to keep the good times rolling. More about Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More » Killer Frost proves she's ice cold in this chilling 'Flash' sneak peek
After struggling to control her unwanted metahuman abilities for the past few episodes, Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) will take center stage in the Nov. 22 installment of The Flash, ominously titled "Killer Frost." A heroic deed has dire consequences for our favorite scientist in Tuesday's episode, when — as Caitlin's mother predicted — a powerful display of her abilities unleashes her inner villain. Mashable has an exclusive sneak peek at Killer Frost in action above, as Caitlin goes on the hunt for Dr. Alchemy, and Julian (Tom Felton) gets caught in the crossfire. (Plus there's a Star Wars reference — what's not to love?) Read more... More about The Cw, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Felton, The Flash, and Entertainment Read More »'Doctor Strange' in retro 8-bit magic beats all CGI powers
No CGI trick can defeat the 8-bit magic of arcade games! In this episode, Doctor Strange falls into the trippy, grainy world of '80s video games. 8-bit Cinema "gamifies" your favorite Hollywood blockbusters into '80s arcade and NES-inspired action. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Gravy-flavored candy canes are the holiday crossover no one wants
Though hot, fresh gravy improves most holiday dishes, there are exceptions to the rule. Candy canes, for example. And yet: Image: archie mcphee Sold in packs of six at Archie McPhee, these brown-and-white gravy-flavored candies ostensibly taste like meat in cane form. One pack retails for $6.50. Beyond gravy, Archie McPhee's savory candy-cane offerings include pickle, wasabi, bacon and coffee. Image: archie mcphee Image: archie mcphee Disgusting? Very likely yes, which makes these packs a solid gift option for White Elephant gift swaps, office Secret Santas and 10-year-olds. Read more... More about Holiday 2016, Candy, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »Climbing Higher
Promoted by Coors LightCoors Light believes that what challenges you, inspires you and drives you is what makes you who you are. Whatever your mountain, #ClimbOnWhen opportunity and determination collide, amazing things can happen. For Noramay Cadena, co-founder of hardware accelerator startup Make in LA and the Latinas in STEM Foundation, a career that helps others realize their dreams is the key to her happiness. But getting to this place of contentment has required what at times has been a rather steep climb. Born in Mexico, Noramay moved to the United States with her parents and siblings when she was just a toddler. Money was tight and things weren’t easy for the family of five while she was growing up. It took a long time for Noramay to see her potential. But once she did, nothing was going to stop her -- not even the unexpected arrival of her daughter when she was just 17 years old. Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, and Lifestyle Read More »Notre Dame football team placed on probation following academic misconduct
The NCAA placed Notre Dame's football team on one-year probation Tuesday after a student-trainer committed academic misconduct, according to a statement from the NCAA. During the 2012 and 2013 seasons, the trainer completed coursework for two football players and gave "impermissible academic assistance" to six other players, according to the NCAA. A number of those players also committed academic misconduct individually by playing while ineligible. As a result, the team is forced to vacate its wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Notre Dame went 12-1 in 2012, and eventually lost the BCS championship game to Alabama. In 2013, the Irish put up a 9-4 record. All 21 of those victories will be forfeited. Read more... More about Ncaa, Football, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »This tiny wind turbine can charge your phone in the most remote locations
Nature enthusiasts and travel bloggers will be psyched about this - a wind turbine that will charge your phone from anywhere with enough wind to power it. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Wind Turbine, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Us World Read More »Snapchat Spectacles: The teardown
Snapchat's new smart sunglasses, Snapchat Spectacles, are the hottest gadget in town. It's probably the first wearable designed specifically for the Snapchat generation. They're also in incredibly short supply and only available through special robot vending machines. Which is why we had to tear one down. Snapchat Spectacles, which arrived on the social media landscape a little more than a week ago, let you Snap videos from your point of view. They're essentially life-casters for the teen-set. Unlike previous wearable glasses, Spectacles look, more or less, like hipster sunglasses. Snapchat did all it could to hide the technology away. The only indications that there's something else afoot here are the two yellow circles on either side of the sunglasses. One houses the video camera and the other a circle of LEDs that make it clear to others when Spectacles are filming. Read more... More about Teardown, Snapchat Spectacles, Snapchat, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »How to get high with your family this Thanksgiving
It's going to be a green Thanksgiving for families across a lot of America this year. Gathering with family and a copious amount of food and drink is part of what makes the Thanksgiving holiday so special. But many families in certain America states may be considering adding a different offering to their holiday menu this year: marijuana. Thanks to the 2016 election, California, Massachusetts, Nevada and possibly Maine have all voted to legalize cannabis for recreational use among adults, joining Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Washington DC. So, now that pot is legal for millions more families and the stigma surrounding cannabis use is slumping faster than you can slide into the comfy spot on your couch, it's safe to say that it's going to be a very relaxing Thanksgiving for many. Read more... More about Family, How To, Marijuana, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »'Bleak' — Most students have trouble idenifying fake news, Stanford study finds
Fake news may be trickier for young internet users to spot than previously believed. A new study from Stanford University found that even members of generations purported to be the most web-savvy of all time are often tripped up by deliberate misinformation online. SEE ALSO: 7 signs the news you’re sharing is fake The researchers behind the report tested thousands of students ranging from middle schoolers to college kids on their ability to pinpoint obvious political biases, basic signs of credibility and sponsored content tags. They found that the young people by and large failed their age-appropriate tests for news literacy. Read more... More about Google, Faceboook, Stanford, Business, and Advertising Read More »Star Wars is political, and it always has been
The planetary shockwaves of our collective post-election freakout have finally reached the galaxy far, far away. The creative force behind Star Wars is revealing its progressive roots in response — even as their gatekeepers shy away from those roots. The writers behind the forthcoming December blockbuster Rogue One: A Star Wars story are, like many millions of us, very anxious about America giving an ignorant, race-baiting billionaire with global business interests the powers and pulpit of the presidency. Like many millions of us over the past few weeks, they took to Twitter to vent their frustration. Read more... More about Politics, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Hillary Clinton spotted living her best life at Rhode Island bookstore
Hillary Clinton was spotted just doing her thing at a small-town bookstore in Rhode Island Sunday — almost two weeks after losing the presidential election to Donald Trump. Jessica Wick, a bookseller at a Westerly, RI, bookstore, snagged a photo with the Democratic candidate who was stopping through town with her family. Clinton had been at the Savoy Bookshop and Cafe with her husband former President Bill Clinton, her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, her son-in-law and grandchildren, the Associated Press reports. Wick explained in a Facebook post (which went up Monday because she said wanted to give the famous family some privacy) that she told Clinton that she had voted for her. Read more... More about Post Election, Bookstore, Hillary Clinton, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »How the ‘Fight Club’ film altered the original novel's characters
Before Brad Pitt broke the First Rule of Fight Club, people were already talking about Fight Club, the 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. Our CineFix series, What's the Difference, breaks all sorts of Fight Club rules as we delve into the differences between the book and film, and how the characters of the narrator, Tyler Durden and Marla evolved along the way. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Ed Norton, Brad Pitt, Chuck Palahniuk, and Fight Club Read More »Timely browser extension replaces ‘alt-right’ with ‘white supremacy'
As the alt-right grows louder, journalists are still debating what to call the movement. One Chrome extension, at least, has taken that decision out of their hands. The "Stop Normalizing Alt Right" browser extension replaces appearances of the phrase "alt-right" with the phrase "white supremacy." A Google search for "alt-right," with the results doctored by the Stop Normalizing Alt Right browser extension. Image: screenshot/google The term "alt-right" was coined to describe a far-right ideology whose supporters often espouse racist, misogynist and otherwise bigoted views. But since Donald Trump's win in the presidential election, many have called for journalists to more directly refer to the movement as "white nationalist" or "neo-Nazi." Read more... More about Donald Trump, White Nationalism, White Nationalist, White Supremacist, and White Supremacy Read More »8 ways to consume news without using Facebook
The era of "fake news" is upon us and it's time to reconsider the ways in which we consume information. After multiple media reports documented a severe rise in incorrect articles being shared on Facebook, the platform announced its plan to break the "fake news" cycle. Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Saturday the company will introduce a number of measures to help with the infestation of fake news, including stronger detection, easier reporting tools, warnings and new advertising policies. Despite this action, the spreading of false news, which even caught President Obama's attention, should be a serious wake up call to start looking outside your News Feed for factual information. Read more... More about Lists, World, Facebook, Conversations, and Fake News Read More »Truck driver fired via text gets his sweet revenge
A truck driver who was fired from his job while on the road tried to get the last laugh. Darren Walp, 36, of Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania was driving a load of corn from Reynolds, Nebraska to Hanover, Kansas in August when he was fired by his boss via text. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Walp's boss texted him saying, "Pack your stuff ASAP and you can leave..." according to an arrest warrant that was later released. Walp was still in possession of the truck's load of corn, so he allegedly decided to seek some revenge on his trucking company. He pulled over to the side of the road, opened his trailer's bottom hatch and took off, leaving nearly 1,000 bushels of corn strewn across Highway 8 in Gage County, Nebraska. Read more... More about Funny, Jobs, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Restaurant apologizes for accidentally hosting neo-Nazi gathering
An Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C., apologized on Sunday after a group of neo-Nazis ate dinner there on Friday, the day before a white nationalist conference in the nation's capital. Maggiano's said in a statement that restaurant employees did not know the guests were white nationalists and neo-Nazis. They were also offended by a tweet sent after the dinner, in which three attendees are photographed giving a Nazi salute inside the restaurant. SEE ALSO: CNN puts neo-Nazi statement on screen "This expression of support of Hitler is extremely offensive to us, as our restaurant is home to Teammates and Guests of every race, religion and cultural background," the restaurant said in its Facebook statement. Later, they added, "we want to sincerely apologize to the community of Friendship Heights for inadvertently hosting this meeting, which resulted in hateful sentiment." Read more... More about Neo Nazi, Alt Right, White Nationalist, Richard Spencer, and D.C. Read More »Under Trump, dark days ahead for net neutrality and the open internet
The battle for the future of a free and equal internet is flaring up again, and looks set to take a dramatic turn. The momentous win that net neutrality advocates celebrated in 2015 is on track to be reversed during Donald Trump's presidency. On Monday, the president-elect named two high-profile opponents of net neutrality to oversee the transition of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which handles federal regulations of companies providing internet access to consumers. Quick refresher: "Net neutrality" is the principal that all internet traffic should be equal—that we should all have the same internet. That means: No blocking sites or throttling traffic by providers, or letting those same providers get away with selling faster, more open internet access to individuals or companies with the money to pay for it. The internet's always worked this way, but in the past decade, the issue's become a major concern for internet advocates worried about powerful business interests turning the web into a glorified version of cable television. Given Trump's appointments, concern for the future of the issue is flaring up again. Read more... More about Business, Net Neutrality, Internet, and Media Read More »'LeBron: The Musical' is the 'Hamilton' parody for sports fans everywhere
It was only a matter of time before Hamilton's absurd popularity propelled it into the world of sports. Today is that day. Viral content site DOSE unveiled "LeBron: The Musical," which reimagines the opening number of Hamilton as a chronicle of NBA star LeBron James. Sports fans will appreciate the details — Steph Curry's mouthguard, James' highly publicized press conference The Decision, and his Sports Illustrated exclusive from 2014. The internet has already given us some great parodies of the hit production (see Batlexander Manilton), but this one might be good enough to get sports fans waiting in line for Hamilton tickets. Read more... More about Hamilton, Nba, Basketball, Lebron James, and Entertainment Read More »There may be no aloe in that aloe vera you just bought
If you find yourself needing some aloe vera to soothe a sunburn after your Caribbean Christmas vacation, be wary: it may not have any aloe at all. Bloomberg reports that tests it had an independent laboratory perform on aloe vera bought off the shelves at Wal-Mart, CVS, and Target did not contain any traces of actual aloe, though all three listed aloe barbadensis leaf juice as a primary ingredient. Aloe vera is big business, too, according to Bloomberg, racking sales of $146 million in the last year. Specifically, Bloomberg reports its independent testing found no evidence of acemannan, malic acid and glucose, the chemical markers of aloe, in the gels that were tested. Read more... More about Cvs, Target, Wal Mart, Lawsuit, and Aloe Vera Read More »Tommy Hilfiger says designers should 'be proud' to dress Melania Trump
The fashion world has been pretty quiet since French American designer Sophie Theallet announced she won't be dressing future first lady Melania Trump and encouraged other designers to do the same. Now Tommy Hilfiger has broken the silence, saying he has no qualms about dressing Melania during her time as FLOTUS. "I think Melania is a very beautiful woman and I think any designer should be proud to dress her,” Hilfiger told Women's Wear Daily on Monday. "I don't think people should become political about it." At a charity ball in New York City, Hilfiger told the publication that the fashion world should treat the next FLOTUS just as they have treated the current first lady. Read more... More about Designer, Fashion, White House, U.S. President, and President Read More »5 low-tech gifts the techie in your life will appreciate
The list of high-end technology devices set to fly off the shelves this holiday season is vast and mostly predictable. But there's another, more specialized category of items that your geek giftees are hoping for: low-tech solutions for their distinctly high-tech leanings. We've collected some of the best ideas to fill that unique niche as you hunt for the perfect treats for your finicky techie friends. Image: under armour UA SpeedpocketSome apparel companies cater strictly to the tech sector and have long offered clothing with pouches and pockets to carry your devices. But nowadays, being strapped with an array of mobile tech is no longer the sole domain of tech enthusiasts — it's mainstream behavior. Read more... More about Fashion, Apparel, Mobile Devices, Blue Blocker, and Accessories Read More »The 'Game of Thrones' wine that would make Tyrion proud
If you want to feel a little more like you're in Westeros when you watch Game of Thrones, you sit in a chair that kind of looks like the Iron Throne, you turn the AC up (to make it feel like winter ... other people do that too, right?) and of course, you drink wine. And now, you can drink wine specially branded for your GoT viewing experience. HBO and Vintage Wine Estates have partnered up to bring you a line of Game of Thrones wines, which includes a Chardonnay, a red blend and a reserve-style Cabernet Sauvignon. The line will be available in Spring 2017. More about Hbo, Food, Alcohol, Wine, and Game Of Thrones Read More »Finally, you can customize an ugly Christmas sweater of your very own
This December, you can have the ugliest sweater at your ugly sweater party, and all with the knowledge that you designed it. Uglychristmassweater.com, which exclusively sells intentionally terrible Christmas sweaters, has introduced a tool that allows customers to create their own tacky garments. The founder of the company, Fred Hajjar explained why the company chose to start offering customized sweaters. “Customers have provided feedback that they love our product styles and selections, but wanted the option to design their own sweaters," Hajjar said. "So we listened, researched and invested in the technology to allow them to do just that.” Read more... More about Christmas, Pics, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Bunny discovers the exhilarating joy of eating popcorn
Imagine clambering onto the rim of a serving bowl twice the size of your body. Now imagine that serving bowl was filled with popcorn. Then, you might be able to imagine the elation of this rabbit, who ate only one delicious kernel, but made enough memories to last a lifetime. Of course, rabbits should not munch on popcorn often. If you're a bunny owner yourself, it's best to keep your long-eared friend's salty, buttery snacks to an absolute minimum. Trump backs away from pledge to 'cancel' Paris Climate Agreement
President-elect Donald J. Trump has not been inaugurated yet, but he's already backtracking on some of his most high-profile campaign positions. The latest walk-back concerns global climate change: specificallys the agreement that world leaders recently put in place to rein in emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. In an interview on Tuesday with senior reporters and editors of the New York Times, Trump said he has "an open mind" on whether to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. “I’m looking at it very closely," he said. More about Global Warming, Science, Climate Science, Climate Denial, and Donald Trump Read More »Racists react after Trump disavows the 'alt-right' in New York Times interview
Donald Trump may have disavowed his most virulently racist and xenophobic supporters on Tuesday, but not all of them are upset about it. Trump disavowed the "alt-right" in a meeting with The New York Times, saying he doesn't "want to energize the group, and I disavow the group." The alt-right has become a catch-all term for white nationalists and neo-Nazis who have deftly spread racist and xenophobic messages through various online platforms. SEE ALSO: CNN puts neo-Nazi statement on screen "If they are energized, I want to look into it and find out why," Trump said, according to tweets sent by New York Times reporters at the meeting. Read more... More about Richard Spencer, Andrew Anglin, The New York Times, David Duke, and White Nationalists Read More »'Crying Jordan' comes to life at Medal of Freedom award ceremony
Michael Jordan's eyes were glistening as Barack Obama listed his accomplishments and influences Tuesday at the White House. "He’s more than just a logo. He's more than just an internet meme," Obama said about the legendary basketball player, known more often these days not as the best basketball player to ever play the game, but for his ubiquitous "Crying Jordan" meme that gets plastered on everything around the internet. Jordan was one of 21 honored in Obama's final ceremony to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. Read more... More about Crying Jordan Meme, Medal Of Freedom, Barack Obama, Us World, and Politics Read More »People are already hacking their Snapchat Spectacles
Just weeks after they were introduced to the world, people have started investigating ways to hack their new Snapchat Spectacles. The new smart sunglasses offer a whole new experience in snapping, allowing filming from the point of view of the user. But going incognito requires some tweaking of the gadget — and techies and bloggers are already showing everyone how to do it. SEE ALSO: How do Snap Spectacles work? YouTube vlogger Jesse Wellens was one of the first. He showed his 10 million subscribers that using the specs without anyone knowing just requires a little electrical tape and enthusiasm. Read more... More about Tech, Vlogger, Vlog, Youtube, and Snapchat Spectacles Read More »Model slams brands using fur in fashion after walking off photoshoot
It's not everyday we found ourselves in a workplace situation that doubles as a full blown ethical conflict. But for high fashion model and Australian export, Ruby Jean Wilson, it's actually pretty common. The vegan and defender of animal rights was compelled to make a powerful statement on Facebook, slamming the fur industry, after she walked off the set of a photo shoot because it featured fur. Wilson, who's walked for labels like Louis Vuitton, Burberry Prorsum and Marc Jacobs, explained that was so confronted by the scenario she didn't know what to do at first. Be professional and go through with the work? Or a leave for the sake of her morals? Read more... More about Modelling, Animal Rights, Fur, Ruby Jean Wilson, and Australia Read More »Report: Mark Zuckerberg is so desperate to get Facebook into China, he supports censoring news
Facebook's wants to connect the world, even more of it than the 1.79 billion people—or more than half the global population—it's already reaching every month. But there's an entire nation unable to share or react to posts: China, which has blocked Facebook, its associated sites, and its apps. But on Tuesday, a New York Times report revealed that Facebook's been working on ways to move past that that ban—one of which involves censoring news: A tool that would prevent posts from showing up in a particular geographic region, which according to current and former Facebook employees (who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Times) the company already has. Read more... More about China, Censorship, Media, Facebook, and Business Read More »Twitter's ongoing strategy? Video, video, video.
Is there such a thing as too much video? Let's hope not, for the sake of pretty much every news media and social media outlet going. Twitter, for one, is on board. In an interview with Fairfax Media, Twitter's new Australian managing director Suzy Nicoletti said she believed live video would be key to turning the tide on the platform's stuttering growth. Nicoletti took on the role only recently, replacing former MD Karen Stocks, who left the company in October as part of an exodus that included Twitter's India head Rishi Jaitly. Twitter's chief operating officer Adam Bain also left in early November. Read more... More about Livestreaming, Live Video, Video, Suzy Nicoletti, and Australia Read More »The small, foldable DJI Mavic Pro is the ultimate personal drone
Owning a DJI Mavic Pro is a little like having a secret. The drone is so small, light and, most importantly, foldable, that it can easily fit in a backpack, a large handbag or even a car’s glove compartment. No one looking at me walking down the streets of Manhattan would know I have the power of flight in my backpack. It’s more, though, than just the size that makes DJI’s new pro-sumer drone a winner. It’s expertly designed, smart and one of the easiest-to-fly drones I have ever encountered. The $999 drone – and included remote – is unlike anything DJI has ever produced before. Gone are the smooth curves of DJI’s Phantom series. Instead you have a tough, gray plastic body and slightly military-looking lines that might remind you of a tiny tank. It weighs just 1.64 pounds and, folded, is 83x83x198 millimeters — about the size of a water bottle. The four rotors attach bayonet-style to the arms and, for the first time in my memory, there are no back-up blades. Read more... More about Mavic Pro, Mashable Choice, Reviews, Review, and Dji Read More »Watch: New Zealand sea bed lifted over 19 feet during earthquake
Earthquakes is universally known to be powerfully destructive, but it's not everyday you can witness them raise a seabed a bunch of feet into the air. A Youtube video from GeoNet features an area in New Zealand known as the Papatea fault. That's where earthquakes with magnitudes of up to 7.8 literally lifted the sea bed on the coast of the south island. In the video, researcher Kevin Berryman inspects the area where the quakes lifted the sea bed almost 6 metres (19.6 feet) into the air, essentially creating a massive wall a little out to sea. According to locals, Berryman said, the sound of the fault shift was "just horrendous" to locals, saying they "described not the earthquake noise but the noise of water running off the top of the platform here." Read more... More about Rise, Sea Bed, Earthquake, New Zealand, and World Read More »You can blame 'heavy' webpages for frustrating online shopping delays
There are few hallmarks of the holiday shopping season more frustrating than those infamous Black Friday check-out lines. It's bad enough to have struggled through the crowds before sunrise in a battle for doorbuster specials. Waiting in line among the mass of other shoppers after the adrenaline has worn off and counting on an overtaxed seasonal employee manning the register to make the process run smoothly is even worse. There may be one other experience that can measure up on the frustration-scale: an online shopping system delay. The physical commitment and stress might not be on the same level, but being stripped of the advantages of buying online — staying home, dodging crowds and not being required to put on pants chief among them — is an unpleasant shock. In-store shoppers expect the lines, but online shoppers expect the instant gratification of clearing their shopping cart with a click. Read more... More about Web Page, Internet Usage, Online Shopping, Black Friday, and Tech Read More »Flights could be free in ten years, airline CEO says
Ryanair could start offering its customers free flights in the very near future, the airline's CEO said at a conference in London Tuesday. The low-cost Irish carrier could offer journeys at zero cost to the customer in the next five to ten years, its often outspoken boss Michael O’Leary insisted. His comments come as the airline brings in record profits this year and sees tax cuts across the industry. At the Airport Operators Association conference, O'Leary said Ryanair could make such generous offerings by drawing its profits from shared revenue (partially from shopping and retail services) at the airports it works with, The Guardian reported. Read more... More about Ryanair, Ceo, Michael O Leary, Ireland, and Flight Read More »This is not a drill: Symmetra 2.0 is now playable in 'Overwatch'
Go get it, Overwatch fans. Symmetra — the shiny, new Symmetra with her sweet Shield Generator and Photon Barrier — is now live and playable in the Overwatch Public Test Region (PTR). She was revealed in an update from game director Jeff Kaplan earlier on Tuesday. The PTR is a live play environment accessible to anyone that owns Overwatch on PC. Progress made in the PTR doesn't count or carry over, but it gives fans a chance to try work-in-progress updates and Blizzard a chance to base balance tweaks on live feedback. To get yourself into the PTR, open the Battle.net client and open the "Region / Account" pulldown menu located just above the "Play" button. Choose the PTR from that menu, wait for any updates to download and you'll be good to go. Read more... More about Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Your fan fiction could one day turn into a TV show
LOS ANGELES — The future of fan fiction is apparently linear TV. Wattpad, an online community of readers and writers, announced Tuesday that has partnered with Universal Cable Productions (UCP), a division of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Under the new deal, UCP will produce a number of television projects derived from Wattpad content across multiple categories including: mystery/thriller, teen, science fiction, action and general fiction. “Wattpad data will help spot compelling stories with massive built-in audiences, and fans will influence the development process,” head of Wattpad Studios Aron Levitz said in a statement. “There’s no place for hunches and guesses when it comes to content development these days. Data- and community-driven entertainment is the future, and Wattpad Studios is leading the way.” Read more... More about Universal Cable Productions, Wattpad, Tv, Entertainment, and Video Read More »Major ad tech platform shuts out Breitbart for hate speech
One of the biggest digital ad services has banned Breitbart News from its platform for violating its rules against hate speech. AppNexus said Tuesday that it decided to look into the conservative outlet's content after receiving several complaints following Donald Trump's appointment of Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon as chief strategist. The company's audit team found several instances of language they thought had the potential to incite violence. Like many other big ad networks, AppNexus bars sites that traffic in unsavory activities like hate speech, pornography or media pirating. Read more... More about Breitbart, Appnexus, Business, Advertising, and Media Read More »MashReads: Hear an exclusive audio excerpt from Nicola Yoon's 'The Sun is Also a Star'
Do you believe in fate? Or do you believe in cold hard facts? In bestselling author Nicola Yoon's latest novel, The Sun is Also a Star, two teens that embody those different worldviews are forced re-evaluate what they believe in on a day that will change their lives. In Yoon's new YA novel (a National Book Award finalist in the young people's category), scientific and rational Natasha is dealing with the worst day of her life: her family's last day before they're set to be deported back to Jamaica. While trying desperately to find a solution, she meets Daniel, a poet and hopeless romantic fighting against his Korean immigrant parents' expectations. In the exclusive excerpt from the audiobook, Natasha tries to work within the system to keep her family in the country, despite the odds stacked against her. Read more... More about Audiobooks, Exclusive, Nicola Yoon, Ya Books, and Books Read More »Rare 'thunderstorm asthma' event strikes Australian city
Asthma is no fun at the best of times. On this occasion though, a rare storm triggered breathing problems for hordes of people in an Australian city. The unusual phenomenon called "thunderstorm asthma" resulted in two deaths, over 30 people rushed to intensive care and 1900 emergency calls between 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday night. "We essentially had a day's workload within five hours. This includes 200 cases for asthma, and we were seeing asthma in people who had not experienced breathing issues before," Ambulance Victoria's Executive Director of Emergency Operations, Mick Stephenson, said in a emailed statement. Read more... More about World, Thunderstorm Asthma, Asthma, and Australia Read More »Twitter CEO's account was suspended, and everyone made the same joke
Everyone's bragging about their follower count after what looks like a brief suspension of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's own Twitter account Tuesday night. Once his account came back online after about 10 minutes, the social media exec was down to a paltry 142 followers.
While his follower count started growing back to its original size, Twitter users couldn't help but gloat that they had more followers than the company's own cofounder. Read more... More about Followers, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, Tech, and Us Read More »Aussie NBA player Matthew Dellavedova is getting his own biopic
Love him or hate him, Australian NBA player Matthew Dellavedova has done well to capture attention of basketball fans with his hustle on the court. While some may paint Delly as the league's dirtiest player, many others think that's not always a bad thing. Perhaps that's why the life of the Milwaukee Bucks point guard makes for an attractive movie concept. A kind of twisted Aussie Cool Runnings saga in which an unlikely kid makes a splash in the big time. A biopic is set to be made about Dellavedova, capturing his meteoric rise from small town Australian to championship winner, with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. Read more... More about Entertainment, Sports, Matthew Dellavedova, Basketball, and Nba Read More »Elon Musk is fed up with fake news stories about himself
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has had it with fake news stories about himself. On Tuesday, the sustainable energy billionaire posted a tweet with link to a Bloomberg story calling out fake news stories about him. (He also made a timely South Park reference.)
Some of these stories include "Elon Musk Continues to Blow Up Taxpayer Money With Falcon 9" on The Federalist news site, another on Libertarian Republic and "Elon Musk: Faux Free Marketeer and National Disgrace" from the Liberty Conservative. Read more... More about Elon Musk, Fake News, Us World, and Us Read More »Justin Bieber leaves a fan bloody after punching him from a moving car
Justin Bieber doesn't love over-eager fans. That fact has been established numerous times now, what with the artist walking off stage when the crowd was screaming obnoxiously instead of, like, listening in quiet contemplation. But after a fan in Barcelona invaded Bieber's physical space by swatting him with loving aggression through an open car window, Bieber reacted in expected Bieber fashion — with anger. The Spanish fan was all up in his personal business one minute. And the next minute, BAM! Bieber's car drives off and the unnamed fan is left nursing a bloody lip with what seems like a mixture of excitement and shock. He truly is shook. This is possibly both the best and worst moment of his life. Read more... More about Punch, Tmz, Barcelona, Justin Bieber, and Entertainment Read More »What are 'drop bears' and why is one town naming a street after them?
Koalas are cute and cuddly, right? You gorgeous, naive reader, just how deeply wrong you are. The koala's vicious cousin, "drop bear" is totally a real thing and it will bite, kill and even embarrass you, if you get too close. The mythical creatures are widely regarded (at least in camp fire tales and articles such as this, designed to scare foreigners) to be the size of a small leopard. They drop from the camouflage of eucalyptus trees onto unsuspecting bushwalkers. It's about time such a formidable beast got naming rights to an Australian landmark. More about Drop Bear Lane, Tamworth, Australia, Drop Bear, and Watercooler Read More »'This Is Us' gives us a Thanksgiving stuffed with revelations
This recap contains spoilers for This Is Us Season 1, episode 8, titled "Pilgrim Rick."It's Thanksgiving on This Is Us, which means the show that thrives on punching us in the feels has even more license to do so, because Thanksgiving is already fraught with family conflict and issues. So. Many. Issues. So really, why not heap some tears on the plate to top off the feast that is Turkey Day? Let's unpack our emotional baggage and dig in. What Else Can Go Wrong? This week, we learned the story of the family traditions that Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) established when the family was headed to Rebecca's family's house and their car caught a flat a few miles from the Pinewood Lodge motel. Desk clerk "Pilgrim Rick" became the basis for the pilgrim hat tradition Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown) maintain to this day, along with a 3.4 mile hike, Thanksgiving cheese dogs and the yarn ball of thankfulness. This year, more than the yarn unravels, as Randall finds out a big piece of information. But more about that in a bit. Read more... More about Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Mandy Moore, and Milo Ventimiglia Read More »Injured kangaroo being shot by cops in front of a kid is disturbing viewing
Often the only way to help a badly injured animal is to be put of it out of its misery. But you'd hope the person pulling the trigger would check to see if there are kids around first. Geez. According to News Corp, Australian police were called to the suburbs of Melbourne on Nov 21. and attempted to put a critically-injured kangaroo down with a rifle. The officer was filmed — by local man Hash Tropoja — shooting the animal just seconds before a small child rode past on his scooter, mere metres from the .22 calibre rifle's target. In the disturbing footage, a nearby fellow officer is heard telling his colleague "There's a kid coming, sir," right before the rifle-holder fired. The kangaroo was also shot in such a way that it's seen twitching and writhing graphically in a small pool of blood, as the child scoots past. Safe to say he's scarred for life, then. Read more... More about Australia, Police, Kangaroo, Injured Wildlife, and Watercooler Read More »They blocked Netflix, but no one's in a rush to regulate insecure 'smart devices'
It seems the banal world of baby monitors and webcams is all it takes to bring down our most popular websites these days. So, what should we do about it? Well, we shouldn't regulate — at least not yet, according to the Australian government. At an address at the National Press Club in Canberra Wednesday, Minister Dan Tehan, who assists the prime minister with cyber security, said the government would regulate smart devices to ensure adequate security only as a "last resort." The option may have to be exercised sooner rather than later, however. In late October, major sites like Twitter, Netflix and Spotify were left briefly inaccessible after thousands of insecure internet-connected devices were hijacked and used to funnel a stream of malicious traffic at the domain name systems (DNS) provider, Dyn. Read more... More about Ddos, Denial Of Service Attack, Dyn Attack, Internet Of Things, and Smart Devices Read More »18 of the most excellent tattoos for pop culture diehards
Tattoos are pretty much forever, so when you get one, it better be good. And by good, we mean pop culture-referencing. While there's a tendency to get a tattoo meaning something significant — like your mother's name, or Chinese characters *shudder* meaning "luck" — we're in admiration of those who've used their bodies to pay tribute to their favourite modern day icons. There's an inherent risk that a pop culture tattoo will stop being relevant at some point, so we're giving two thumbs up to these brave souls, who felt the fear and did it anyway. Read more... More about Pop Culture, Tattoos, Tattoo, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Classic movie lines vastly improved with uncouth Australian captions
Movies are just the best and Australians? Well they're pretty good too, if a little sweary. Put them together and you've got movie meme perfection. Twitter savant Illy Bocean is a genius who's done just that. Realising that classic Hollywood films and the Australian love of barely-enunciated consonants and rude words, are the perfect match, he's re-captioned some classic lines from the silver screen with an Aussie edge. Imagine how much better The Dark Knight would have been if Harvey Dent had hailed from Toowoomba. Read more... More about Captions, Australia, Twitter, Film, and Memes Read More »Witness a potential Trump cabinet member DJ for Vanilla Ice
On Monday morning, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was meeting with President-elect Donald Trump to talk about potentially filling a cabinet position. On Tuesday night, he was, well, doing this ...
Yes, that is Rick Perry pretending to DJ for Vanilla Ice on the season finale of ABC's Dancing With The Stars. Watch the entire thing here. Read more... More about Dancing With The Stars, Vanilla Ice, Rick Perry, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »WhatsApp will now let users watch videos without downloading them
On the heels of major new features push, WhatsApp has begun rolling out a nifty little option that can improve your video watching experience on its platform. WhatsApp no longer requires users to finish downloading a video for them to begin watching it. Much like YouTube, and many other streaming service, the video can now be streamed as it being downloaded. The feature is currently exclusively available on WhatsApp for Android app, with other clients ostensibly receiving this capability in the coming days. Users have long complained about how WhatsApp has handled video sharing on its instant messaging and voice calling app. The new feature should shave off some seconds that they waste downloading the video, only to realize that it's not something that needs their urgent attention. Read more... More about Facebook, Whatsapp, and Tech Read More »Australian politician shares deeply personal experience with domestic violence
A member of parliament in Australia delivered an impassioned speech on Wednesday, speaking up for victims and families of domestic violence. Labor party MP Emma Husar opened up about her rough upbringing as a survivor of domestic violence herself. "It's taken me a long time to overcome that trauma, to get to where I am today," she said, revealing that 29 of her 36 years of her life had been affected by family violence. For the first 13 years of her life, her mother had been at the receiving end of physical violence at the hands of her "always drunk and abusive" father. Read more... More about Womens Rights, Emma Husar, Domestic Violence, World, and Australia Read More »Everyone is searching for Narendra Modi app in India
You don’t have to step out of the house to see the panic among Indians in the aftermath of country’s big demonetization push. Just go to your smartphone’s app store. A day after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wants to know people’s opinion on the surprise demonetization move through his app, he is trending on the Indian App Store, and the Google Play. His app is incidentally called Narendra Modi as well. Narendra Modi, or a variation of his name, is all over trending section on both Apple’s and Google’s app stores. So much so that at the time of writing, every search suggestion on App Store, and Trending section on Google Play was about Modi, in India. Read more... More about Play Store, Google Play, App Store, Narendra Modi, and India Read More »Telegram's blogging platform Telegraph is super simple and anonymous
With platforms such as Wordpress or Tumblr, starting a blog has never been easier, but in most cases, you still have to go through a simple registration process before you can start publishing. Now, messaging platform Telegram has made it even simpler with Telegraph, the blogging platform that doesn't require any kind of registration. You just go to Telegra.ph, and start writing. You can type a title, your name, some text, and add a photo or embed content — tweets and videos, for example — from the internet. Simple text formatting is also supported, and you can edit your post after your done (VentureBeat notes that you can only do so if you accept cookies from the site; open the same post from another browser, and you won't be able to edit it). Read more... More about Apps, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Here's how you can finally catch Ditto in 'Pokémon Go'
LONDON — Pokémon Go fans, rejoice: after nearly five months of searching, Ditto — that little blob dude who can transform into other Pokémon — has finally been discovered. Okay, so a small caveat — Ditto, who has long been a mysterious absence in the game, isn't just a very good hider. He was only actually added recently. After the most recent app update over the weekend, The Silph Road did a data mine and discovered that code relating to the elusive critter had been added to the game. On Tuesday, they discovered that his trademark move — Transform — had been activated. Read more... More about App, Game, Pokemon Go, Ditto, and Entertainment Read More »Paytm's mobile wallet surpasses all plastic card transactions in India
India might not be ready yet to completely transition to a cashless society, but in the wake of government’s major demonetization push, much of the country is quickly learning to pay from their smartphones. In the light of the announcement, mobile wallet apps have been reporting astronomical growth in usage and downloads in India. The market leader, Paytm, has gone ahead to break a few noticeable milestones. It announced this week that more people are now using its online payment platform than all the plastic cards usage combined. SEE ALSO: India's futile attempt to go cashless is a reality check for our dream epayments future Read more... Moving moment Kate Middleton hugs crying mum of autistic boy
LONDON — The Duchess of Cambridge hugged a mother who started crying when her son told the royal about his struggle with autism and Asperger syndrome at an awards ceremony SEE ALSO: Prince William opens up about the struggles of being a father to 'rascal' George Read more... Singapore has its very own Pandora station, but Singaporeans won't get to listen to it
Singapore just went and dropped a bunch of money on a dedicated Pandora station — but Singaporeans won't get to listen to it. The playlist of 80 tracks from 30 Singaporean artists was curated by the Music Society of Singapore (SGMUSO), and on Wednesday went live on the streaming music service. Pandora hasn't been available in Singapore since 2007, when it had to block access to users outside of the U.S. due to licensing issues. The service remains accessible only in the U.S., and Australia and New Zealand now. The Singapore-themed station. Image: manish singh/mashable Read more... Ellen DeGeneres tears up as Obama presents her with Medal of Freedom
There was not a dry eye in the White House, as Ellen DeGeneres was presented with the Medal of Freedom by President Obama. "It’s easy to forget now, when we've come so far, where now marriage is equal under the law, just how much courage was required for Ellen to come out on the most public of stages almost 20 years ago," Obama said at the ceremony at the White House. "What an incredible burden that was to bear, to risk her career like that. People don't do that very often, and then to have the hopes of millions on your shoulders." he added, before cracking an Ellen joke. Read more... More about Medal Of Freedom, Ellen Degeneres, Obama, and Entertainment Read More »Here's the proof that the Niffler from 'Fantastic Beasts' is actually 100% real
LONDON — Three baby Nifflers have been born at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, and their muggle caretakers, bless them, seem to think they are actually echidnas. Echidnas (also known as puggles) are a species of spiny anteater that are notoriously difficult to breed in captivity. In the wild, they are shy and elusive, making it difficult to observe their reproductive habits — possibly because they're actually, definitely, the magical breed known as Nifflers and they do what they want. The baby "puggles" are the first batch to grace the zoo in almost 30 years, and actually hatched from their eggs back in August. However, the zoo waited until the little critters had developed before making the announcement public. Read more... More about Australian Animals, Twitter Moments, Uk, J.K. Rowling, and Fantastic Beasts Read More »The trailer for Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' is here, and it's stunning
It's fair to say that Silence — a movie Martin Scorsese has wanted to make for a long, long time and one which has been tipped as an Oscar contender — is highly anticipated. In fact, that would be a huge understatement. Judging by the two-minutes of sweet trailer footage released on Wednesday morning, the film is going to be a beautiful one. Silence is based on a 1966 novel by Shüsake Endö. In the clip above, we see Jesuit missionaries Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield setting out on a mission to Japan to track down their former mentor Liam Neeson. Read more... More about Trailer, Martin Scorsese, Silence, Entertainment, and Film Read More »7 things you should never do at work
Sometimes we get a little too comfortable at the work place. These are some examples of things you should never do at the office — or perhaps anywhere, for that matter. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Job, Comedy, Work, and Office Read More »Demonetization: Teen commits suicide in India after failing to withdraw cash for exam fees
India’s invalidation of high currency notes earlier this month continues to cost lives in the nation. In a heart wrenching incident, an 18-year-old student committed suicide in Mawai Buzurg village of Uttar Pradesh after he was unable to obtain enough cash for examination fees, according to an Indian Express report. The boy, Suresh, reportedly stood in queues outside the local for several days in attempts to withdraw some money. He was a student in Panchnehi Degree College, and was pursing a Bachelor’s degree in Science. Suresh committed suicide on Tuesday by hanging himself, a day before the examination fees had to be submitted at the college, his family was quoted as saying. Police said they are investigating the matter. Locals pelted the bank with stones in protest. Read more... More about Money, India, and World Read More »This mannequin challenge is probably the most important one yet
LONDON — The mannequin challenge has been dominating our social feeds for what feels like an eternity. While some people are using the excuse of a new viral challenge to show off their skills, one organisation is using the challenge to raise awareness about a condition that can cause people to become locked inside their own bodies. Creatives Jordan Morris and Danny Jones teamed up with motor neurone disease charity MND Association to create the thought-provoking video. Through the video, they hope to raise awareness and money to help find a cure for the disease. Read more... More about Lifestyle, Uk, Watercooler, Mannequin Challenge, and Health Read More »President Obama brings Medal of Freedom winners to tears
President Obama gave 21 athletes, artists, scientists and philanthropists the highest civilian honor in America — the Presidential Medal of Freedom — one last time before he leaves the White House. Things got emotional as he acknowledged the various barriers broken down by the people that shared the White House podium with him. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Bill Gates, Diana Ross, Michael Jordan, and Robert De Niro Read More »30 gifts for people who are obsessed with their kitchen
We all know someone who loves their kitchen. And why not - comfortable, functional, filled with food - a good kitchen can easily be the best room in any house. As any decorator knows, a room is never finished, and there's always an opportunity to elevate your decor game. Here are 30 gifts perfect for taking your kitchen-loving friend's room to the next level: 1Pete the Pizza Cutter ManImage: uncommon goods Price: $33.00 2Mug TreeImage: uncommon goods Price: $70.00 Read more... 3Crock-Pot Cook' N Carry Six-Quart Oval Manual Portable Slow CookerMore about Kitchen, Gift Guide, Holiday 2016, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »First-ever Republican Chief Technology Officer calls out white supremacy
The first-ever Chief Technology Officer for the Republican party has penned an open letter to fellow Republicans and to President-elect Donald Trump calling on them to disavow and denounce by name white nationalists, white supremacists and neo-Nazis who are part of the so-called "alt-right" movement. Andrew Barkett served as CTO of the RNC from 2013 to 2015. He is now a member-elect for the party's central committee in San Mateo County, CA. In a letter posted on Facebook and Medium, Barkett takes aim at Richard Spencer, one of the movement's most prominent leaders and Steve Bannon, former editor of Breitbart who's been named White House chief strategist. Read more... More about Gpo, Republican Party, White Supremacist, Donald Trump, and Alt Right Read More »J.K. Rowling sends 'Harry Potter' books to girl in Syrian war zone
LONDON — On Monday, J.K. Rowling had an exchange on Twitter with the mother of Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old girl who's been tweeting from Aleppo, Syria. Bana had seen a Harry Potter film with her mother and wanted to know how she could read the books, too. "She wants to but we don't have it here," Bana's mother Fatemah tweeted. "We watched the movie before. How do we get?" Two days later, Rowling found a solution.
Survivors of homelessness talk about the one item they carried through it all
As we approach Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season, many of us will spend the coming days and weeks thinking about what we're grateful for: Family and friends, food and shelter, health and happiness. But across the U.S., hundreds of thousands of homeless people are struggling just to get by. A new series of one-minute PSAs from the New York City-based poverty organization Robin Hood Foundation aims to highlight their resilience. Called "The Things They Carry," the video series features five people who found a path out of homelessness, talking about the one item they carried with them through it all. Read more... More about Poverty, Mashable Debuts, Video, Homelessness, and Social Good Read More »Chinese astronaut plays table tennis alone thanks to the magic of zero-gravity
There's a lot you can do without gravity bringing you down. Chinese astronaut Chen Dong was on video link with a local TV show back home, and decided to demonstrate playing table tennis by himself. On Earth, his darting back and forth the cabin to hit the ball drew giggles from the studio audience — head coach of the national table tennis team Liu Guoliang, Rio Olympics gold medallist Ma Long, and silver medallist Zhang Ji Ke. "He moves even faster than Ma and Zhang," said the coach. Chen set off for space with fellow astronaut Jing Haipeng in October. The two are on the Tiangong 2 space station, helping to prep for 2018's planned launch of the station's core module. Read more... More about Space, Astronauts, Tiangong 2, China, and Watercooler Read More »OnePlus 3T review: Picking up where the Google Nexus left off
Startup phone maker OnePlus has a new flagship Android smartphone. Well, tweaked phone might be more accurate. Less than six months after it released the $400 OnePlus 3 to critical acclaim (Mashable's included), OnePlus is back with the OnePlus 3T — a faster and longer-lasting OnePlus 3. The OnePlus 3 (left) and new OnePlus 3T (right) are identical with the exception of the darker gunmetal color. Image: lili sams/mashable OnePlus 3 owners might be upset at the rapid refresh — I'd be upset too if my phone was suddenly outdated in less than six months — but OnePlus waits for no one, not even its most loyal customers. Pushing forward as quickly as possible is built into the company's "Never Settle" ethos. Read more... More about Smartphones, Android, Oneplus 3t, Mashable Choice, and Reviews Read More »A tribute to Paris Geller, the true heroine of 'Gilmore Girls'
LOS ANGELES — Like most people (everyone), I became infatuated with Gilmore Girls at a young age. Yes, even that seventh and final season brought me joy. I owned all seasons on DVD, and I still had a Netflix marathon when episodes became available on the streaming service. But the older I got, the more I realized I don't love the Gilmore Girls. I love Paris Eustace Geller (played brilliantly by Liza Weil). Back in my youth, I thought Paris was too judgey. Why did she have to be queen of the high school and college newspaper? Why was she so mean to Rory, even when they formed a friendship? Read more... More about Paris Geller, Liza Weil, Tv, Netflix, and Gilmore Girls A Year In The Life Read More »River rat burgers arrive because rodents are trendy now
LONDON — If there's one thing you wouldn't want to put anywhere near your mouth, it's a rodent. Yet one Russian restaurant is making rodent meat mainstream by serving up river rat burgers. The river rat — also known as nutria or coypu — is the latest meat to enter the gastronomic arena as Moscow restaurant Krasnodar Bistro adds the river rat burger to its menu Fan mashes up 'E.T.' and 'Star Wars' to create ETPO
Are you a big E.T. or Star Wars fan whose been struggling to find a gift for a likeminded friend? Every year, you must choose a gift related to one franchise or the other. Someone on Reddit has finally offered a solution to this annual conundrum and created an action figure combining the best of both worlds: ETPO, a mash up of both E.T. and C3PO. Image: reddit/mrsoojay The creator revealed on Reddit that it was built using Photoshop and plastic bubbles ordered online for $1, just in case you'd like to try to recreate it yourself. Read more... More about Toys, Watercooler, Star Wars, and E.T. Read More »Brad Pitt is back to killing movie Nazis in 'Allied,' but Marion Cotillard slays
Robert Zemeckis' WWII spy thriller Allied is smart, sexy and ultimately why we go to the movies: to think and feel with the likes of Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, two true movie stars doing what they do best. Pitt plays Canadian pilot and Allied Forces intelligence officer Max Vatan, who we first meet parachuting into the Moroccan desert in 1942. A risky assignment awaits in Casablanca, where his British superiors have paired him with French resistance fighter Marianne Beauséjour (Cotillard). Together they are to assassinate a Nazi ambassador at some distance and under heavy guard, but as we all know, Pitt is skilled at killing movie Nazis. The couple reunites in London, fall in love and start a family as he begins an officer's lifestyle. Read more... More about Paramount, Allied, Steven Knight, Marion Cotillard, and Robert Zemeckis Read More »White rainbows are the natural phenomenon you've never heard of
LONDON — Sometimes all the elements just come together at once to make the perfect photo. During a shoot in Glencoe, Scotland on Sunday, photographer Melvin Nicholson had just that opportunity when a fogbow (also known as a white rainbow) appeared in the sky. "I was shooting with a friend of mine Scott Robertson when he mentioned that a fogbow was appearing due to the sun burning off the mist," Nicholson told Mashable. "I moved into position and photographed the tree centrally positioned under the fog bow. Scott also captured a similar image." Read more... More about Uk, Photographer, Scotland, Fogbow, and White Rainbow Read More »Flawless Beyoncé-'Hamilton' mashup will leave you satisfied
If you believe Glee killed the mashup, we have good news for you: the mashup just had a renaissance. Musicians Michael Korte and Jared Jenkins put together a group of six talented singers to perform a pretty flawless mashup called #HAM4BEY of dozens of Beyoncé and Hamilton tunes. "The inspiration was bred from fantasy – I wanted to do the impossible, selfishly combine my two favorite things, Queen Bey & King Ham," Michael Korte, the creator of the video, wrote to Mashable. "The video is so important NOW as it is 7 minutes of soul-hugging joy and an unapologetic celebration of diversity in a time where many are questioning what the future holds," he said. Read more... More about Mashup, Lin Manuel Miranda, Watercooler, Entertainment, and Hamilton Read More »OKGo's 'The One Moment' music video was shot in the blink of an eye
For OK Go's latest video, they took on a new challenge: Math. Frontman Damian Kulash and bassist Tim Norwind sat down with Mashable to discuss the video for "This One Moment," in which hundreds of small events take place in a matter of seconds thanks to a small army of robotic arms, several cameras to capture it all and some very intense planning. "I have this spreadsheet that is massive that I was working on for a month, and sometimes I would look at it and it would not be numbers anymore, it was just squiggles," says Kulash, who directed the video. "There were times that my brain just cracked." Read more... More about Rock Music, Music Video, Watercooler, Ok Go, and Entertainment Read More »Google Glass gives Snapchat Spectacles the reality check it needs
Google Glass gives Snapchat Spectacles some much-needed life advice and tips on surviving in the real world. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Wearables, Snapchat Spectacles, Snapchat, and Technology Read More »Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be livestreamed in 360 degrees
There's a new way to experience the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year and it doesn't require being there in person for it. . Verizon will live stream the 90th annual New York City parade in 360 degrees on YouTube Thursday morning starting at 9:00 a.m. ET. Since the stream is on YouTube, you'll be able to watch either the 360-degree broadcast through a web browser on a computer or through the YouTube app for mobile devices. In the latter case, you should also be able to move your phone in any direction to view the parade from different perspectives. Read more... More about Parade, Thanksgiving, Macy S, 360 Degree Videos, and Youtube Read More »How you'd love to troll your Trump-supporting family this Thanksgiving and what to say instead
Happy Turkey Day everyone, and welcome to the worst Thanksgiving of your life. Beloved KKK-darling Donald Trump has been officially elected president of the United States of America, promising to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, put law-abiding Muslims on a registry and destroy our enemies at Hamilton. For people who voted for Clinton, going home to visit their Trump-supporting parents this Thanksgiving is an exercise in torture — and yet somehow they still need to find a way to talk to them about the election. Of course, it's too late to change Trump-supporters' vote, but it's on anti-Trumpers to respectfully challenge them on their attitudes, help curb the wave of hate violence currently sweeping the nation and prepare for 2018. And no, they can't do it by calling them racist misogynistic morons — science says that just doesn't help. Read more... More about Thanksgiving, Election 2016, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Dishing Out Dreams
PROMOTED BY COORS LIGHTCoors Light believes that what challenges you, inspires you and drives you is what makes you who you are. Whatever your mountain, #ClimbOnWhen Pilar Guzman Zavala decided to sell empanadas at a street food festival in South Beach, it was a turning point for her and husband Juan Zavala, who together own HalfMoon Empanadas. For years they’d been losing money on their takeout-centric empanada restaurant. They were paying $11,000 in rent for a storefront in South Beach. Times were tough for the young couple. “We got two evictions in those three years because we couldn’t afford the rent,” she says. Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, and Lifestyle Read More »Roadside: Millennials behind the wheel quiz
It’s been a while since Driver’s Ed. Millennials are constantly being ridiculed for their need for hand-holding, but on the road, it’s pretty important to know the basics. And while the cars of the future may not even require you to actually drive them, you’ll likely still need to know how to properly change a tire in a pinch. How much do you remember from what dad taught you about tire pressure in high school? Take our roadside IQ quiz to find out. More about Millennials, Cars, Driving, Quiz, and Watercooler Read More »Adorable pit bull learns to sing his name
Dogs are a man's best friend, and also may be singing their partners. Twitter user @stoolive shared a video of his adorable pit bull Kilo singing a popular chant in perfect harmony with his father...kind of. When it's time to sing his name in the song, the pup leans his head back and lets out his best howl right along with his human accompaniment. Listen to the innovative duo below.
We'd buy the album. Read more... More about Twitter, Singing, Cute Animals, Dogs, and Pit Bulls Read More »No, Sir Elton John will not be performing at Trump's inauguration
Reports that Sir Elton John will be performing at Donald Trump's inauguration in January are incorrect, the singer's publicist said. A member of Trump's transition team, Anthony Scaramucci, told BBC program “HARDtalk” that Elton John "is going to be doing our concert on the [National] Mall for inauguration". “This will be the first American president in U.S. history that enters the White House with a pro-gay rights stance," he said.
Former Apple CEO John Sculley on why health tech startups don't tackle the big problems
As Apple extends its reach into healthcare, the tech giant will be competing with its onetime chief executive. John Sculley, who served as CEO of Apple from 1983 to 1993 and before that as president of PepsiCo, is now trying to upend the healthcare industry with RxAdvance, a cloud-based pharmacy benefits platform. "This is the most important thing I’ve done since I was involved at Apple," Sculley told Mashable. "It's the most exciting time in my life." Sculley, founding partner of RxAdvance, called Mashable to talk about the future of healthcare, why health tech startups aren't tackling the big picture and what entry into healthcare means for Apple. Read more... More about Healthcare And Medicine, Healthcare, Steve Jobs, John Sculley, and Apple Read More »We would totally hang with Leo on this 'Titanic' cruise line
If the Titanic never sank, it would certainly be a popular favorite for family vacation cruises! Trailer Mix is a biweekly series that re-imagines your favorite film trailers as entirely different genresSubscribe to CineFix for more videos. These Irish people are positively delighted by American Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated as a national holiday in the United States. But international curiosity for the tradition spreads far and wide, particularly regarding the meal served on the day. And the world is right to be intrigued. Thanksgiving foods are undeniably delicious as these Irish folks found out when they sampled a handful of favorites. The butternut squash soup was a smash hit. The scalloped potatoes garnered respect. The turkey & cornbread stuffing with cranberry sauce were eloquently described as "a season in your mouth." And who doesn't agree that the filling in pecan pie is definitely better than the crust? Read more... More about Food, Uk, Ireland, Thanksgiving, and Irish People Read More »Make sure your friends can cut pie before inviting them to Thanksgiving
Friendsgiving can be a wonderful celebration of gratitude and friendship, provided everyone knows how to correctly cut a pie. However, for someone on Reddit, the night took a turn when their friends cut a slice of pie right out of the middle. Image: reddit/SrirachaFlash The left slice has been respectfully removed from the pie. While the other was removed by what the poster described as "wild animals." This Thanksgiving, please treat the pumpkin pie with utmost kindness and cut the slice so you get some crust on it. Read more... More about Pumpkin Pie, Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving, and Watercooler Read More »Happy Sportsgiving: Lebron James surprises high school teams with new gear, words of encouragement
Sportsgiving came early this year. According to an Imgur/Reddit post by user gotsnowart, a high school girls' basketball team in St. Joseph, Missouri received the surprise of a lifetime in the form of a very special delivery in the mail. The Benton Cardinals were already riding a high, having secured the Missouri state championship title for 2016, but a surprise package by NBA legend LeBron James lifted their spirits to new, soaring levels. Image: imgur/reddit, gotsnowart Image: IMGUR/REDDIT, GOTSNOWART James reportedly sent the ladies some sweet new kicks, championship shirts and a hand-signed letter, which reads: Read more... More about Supported, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Sportsgiving, and High School Sports Read More »You'll want to jump on this bouncy grass, but here's why you shouldn't
LONDON — As a kid, did you ever fantasize about what it would be like if the entire world was a trampoline? Well, visitors to Sutton Park in St. Helens, Merseyside, UK got a glimpse of what that might look like, and it's bizarre. A section of wobbly grass in the park took on a trampoline-like effect after recent heavy rain caused the ground to swell. Lauren Roberts captured video of the waterlogged earth rippling beneath the feet of a man and dog, and posted the strange sight to Facebook where it has since been shared almost 1,500 times. Read more... More about Rain, Weather, Uk, Bouncing, and Watercooler Read More »Feel free to weep as you watch this dude surprise his wife with a car
After years of saving, YouTube user Coolie Sheppard was finally able to buy his wife her dream car — a Fiat Multipla — for her birthday this year. In case you felt like sobbing today, he also filmed the surprise reveal — which is just as heartwarming as you'd expect. "You know what is better than working your ass off and achieving goals like this... not a whole lot. Good f*cking job my dude," one Redditor wrote. Dad does his best to replicate daughter's impressive gymnastics moves
In a show of father-daughter bonding at its finest, this dad took the time to master each of his daughter's toughest gymnastics moves. His daughter's grace isn't there. But at least he can hold that hand stand. Michelle Yeoh is the first confirmed crewmember of 'Star Trek: Discovery'
You can't fly a ship without a crew, and May 2017 — the premiere timeframe for Star Trek: Discovery — is closer than it seems. Michelle Yeoh, star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and its Netflix follow-up, is joining the crew of Trek's long-awaited return to the small screen. It's not clear who she'll play, but informed speculation suggests it's a leading role. The confirmation came from an unusual source: Nicholas Meyer, the Discovery consulting producer who previously directed Star Trek II and Star Trek VI. He revealed Yeoh's involvement during a ComingSoon interview for his 1979 sci-fi film Time After Time, freshly released on Blu-ray. Read more... More about Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, Michelle Yeoh, Netflix, and Cbs All Access Read More »Lovable dog waits patiently outside hospital after owner falls ill
LONDON — You know your dog is loyal when it comes to A&E with you and then waits patiently outside while you receive treatment. Just look at the snug little critter in the photo below, which was tweeted on Tuesday by the London Ambulance Service's Harrow branch.
"One of our ambulance crews had been called to someone who was feeling unwell, and when they arrived they found the patient accompanied by a little dog," paramedic Sarah Angelou told the Evening Standard. "They had to get the patient to hospital as quickly as possible so took them both in the ambulance to A&E." Read more... More about Uk, Twitter, Ambulance, London, and Hospital Read More »Capcom deems its own 'Street Fighter V' stage too distracting for pros
The 2016 Street Fighter V season is coming to a close and Capcom has banned one of its stages from the final tournament and the 2017 season. Street Fighter V downloadable content stage "Skies of Honor" has been deemed too distracting for competition. It's been banned for the next year, including the 2016 main event, the Capcom Cup.
Skies of Honor was released by Capcom on Nov. 8, turning the wings of an airplane owned by the character Rashid into a fighting arena. While the stage itself stays steady and horizontal, the background tilts and moves constantly as the plane flies over Dubai. Read more... More about Entertainment, Esports, Gaming, Capcom, and Sfv Read More »Windows 'Solitaire' game comes to Android and iOS for the first time
Solitaire has been a staple of Windows operating systems since the 3.0 edition was released in 1990, but now it's bound to Windows no more. For the first time, Microsoft Solitaire Collection — which includes the Klondike (i.e. classic) version, as well as Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid and Tripeaks variants — is playable on Android and iOS. It's free to download and play right now, but with a few strings attached. If you download the collection before Dec. 31, you'll enjoy a free one-month Premium Edition subscription for the game. This step-up version eliminates in-app ads, lets players earn bonus coins (for ranking up) in Daily Challenges, and gives players an extra advantage in Pyramid and Tripeaks. Read more... More about Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Microsoft, Ios, Android, and Solitaire Read More »Snapchat's Spectacles might have just ruined regular sunglasses
Look closely at the photo above. See anything unusual about my sunglasses? No? Good, because it isn't a trick question. There is absolutely nothing special about my sunglasses. They're just regular sunglasses I picked up in Berlin a few months ago. And yet, this morning, as I rode to work on a packed New York City subway train, someone mistook them for Snapchat Spectacles. "Sorry for asking. Are those Snapchat Spectacles?" asked a 20-something year old woman. She must have thought I was possibly recording her when I placed my hand up to the stems of my regular sunglasses to readjust them. Read more... More about Glasses, Snapchat Spectacles, Privacy, Cameras, and Wearables Read More »Donald Trump is selling a $150 Christmas ornament
No one gets the common man quite like Donald Trump. On his website, President-elect Trump is selling a $150 dollar "Make America Great Again" Christmas ornament. The unique decoration, based off of 2016's most surprising fashion statement, was announced in an email to supporters on Wednesday. "This ornament is sure to make any tree stand out," the Trump online shop writes of the brass decoration. Finished in 14 karat gold, the collectible ornament is shaped like "the classic red MAGA hat," the email from Trump's store manager explains. Read more... More about Christmas Tree, Ornament, Gifts, Christmas, and Holidays 2016 Read More »All aboard the 'Titanic' for your next holiday cruise
What if the Titanic never sank? We think it'd make for a great holiday getaway cruise in this new trailer mix! Trailer Mix is a biweekly series that re-imagines your favorite film trailers as entirely different genres! Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Kate Winslet, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cinefix, and Trailer Mix Read More »You probably shouldn't follow Stephen Colbert's turkey cooking advice
The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is sure to be a saving grace for many cooking turkeys this Thanksgiving. That is, as long as Stephen Colbert is not the "expert" on the other end of the line. The goofy Late Show show host visited Butterball's call center in Naperville, Illinois to volunteer to help the nation's confused turkey chefs. He provided callers with ridiculous gems such as, "Butterball hotline, let's butter your balls," "Cook it a long time," "You got ripped off. Birds usually come with thighs," and "You'll be fine as long as you don't take any of my advice." This clip is only part one of Colbert's Butterball antics, so stay tuned. Read more... More about Thanksgiving, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Late Show, Talk Line, and Chef Read More »10 essential 'Gilmore Girls' episodes to binge before Friday
NEW YORK — As everyone on the internet is all too aware, Gilmore Girls returns for four super-sized episodes on Netflix this Friday, Nov. 25. Bad news: Unless you've been expertly checking out a few original episodes a day for weeks as part of a comprehensive re-watch, it's too late to start the whole thing now. But! If you've previously seen the series but it's been a while, below are our picks for the 10 best episodes to re-watch to get ready. They run the gamut over the course of the show and are sure to make you laugh, cry, and want to call your mom. Read more... More about Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Netflix, Gilmore Girls A Year In The Life, and Gilmore Girls Read More »This Thanksgiving, don't play nice—bring out your inner nasty woman instead
Every Thanksgiving celebration this year needs a nasty woman. After all, this beloved tradition in American households is one that has, in form and function, generally put women in their place. They become the gracious hostess, greeting family members with a warm smile, and a hot meal. They stay out of dinner table disputes over politics, and take their meals standing up in the kitchen. That may sound like a throwback, but plenty of women—liberals included—slip into a conventional role that makes everyone else feel comfortable. More about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gender Equality, Women, and Thanksgiving Read More »This smart mirror is actually a giant iPhone
Created by web developer and graphic designer Rafael Dymek, this tech-enhanced mirror allows you to do anything an iPhone can do. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Inventions, Gadgets, Smart Mirror, and Iphone Read More »No, voting machine hackers probably didn't steal this election for Trump
Two weeks after the presidential election, a whiff of scandal is all it takes to rattle voters, even if just for a moment. A New York Magazine article published Tuesday night indicated there was a chance hackers had broken into voting machines in Wisconsin, altering the tally just enough to tip the state in favor of Trump. If that was true, and if Clinton somehow pulled off a win in still-too-close-to-call Michigan, and if she was somehow able to challenge the results in Pennsylvania and pull off a win there, maybe she could win the election after all. More about Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Hack, and Hillary Clinton Read More »If you receive this terrifying Google alert, you are not alone
People are tweeting out a concerning Google email alert they received, which notes state-sponsored hackers are trying to break into their account. The alert reads: "Government-backed attackers may be trying to steal your password." Following the highly publicized suspicions that Russian hackers are lurking in our midst, the alerts become a little more alarming. These warnings are not new, though. Google has been advising users of government-backed attacks since 2012. In March, the company launched a full page warning, as shown in the tweets below. It does not indicate which country is behind the attempted hack. Read more... More about Hacking, Russia, Hackers, Tech, and Conversations Read More »Comedian Michael Che talks 'sh-t you can't say' in new Netflix special
LOS ANGELES — Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che is opening up about "shit you just can't say." In his new Netflix special, Michael Che Matters, the comedian tackles a wide range of topics including cops, drugs and guns. Check out Mashable's exclusive clip (above) where he jokes about the phrase "screwed the pooch." The special debuts Nov. 25, just in time for Thanksgiving. This is how you celebrate Thanksgiving in space
Two Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving in a unique way this week. NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough will spend their Thanksgiving floating 250 miles above the Earth aboard the International Space Station. While the two astronauts will work through the day Thursday (unlike many Americans who have the day off), they're still planning to have a big meal with their four other international crewmembers that evening. "It's going to be a little different for us up in space, but I'm going to try to make it as much like home as we can," Kimbrough said in a Thanksgiving video from NASA recorded on Nov. 18. Read more... More about Space Station, Nasa, Science, Thanksgiving, and Space Read More »Patriots coach is not at all amused by Butt Fumble question
Pro tip: Don't ask Patriots head coach Bill Belichick about the "Butt Fumble." It's been four years since the Butt Fumble, a Thanksgiving Day play that saw Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez run straight into the derrière of his teammate, hit the ground, drop the football and watch the opposing Patriots recover for a touchdown. It's a moment that lives in infamy for NFL fans. And though the Butt Fumble benefited Belichik's Patriots, he's still not amused. A reporter jokingly brought up the play in a press conference on Wednesday, asking Belichik if he'll watch film of the Butt Fumble to prepare for the Patriots-Jets game on Sunday. Read more... More about Thanksgiving, Football, Nfl, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Don't do these things at the office unless you hate your co-workers
Sometimes we get a little too comfortable at the work place. These are some examples of things you should never do at the office, or anywhere for that matter. Subscribe for more like this: http://on.mash.to/SubscribeWatercooler Watch more original sketch, parody & humor videos: http://on.mash.to/NoFilter Stunning 'Zelda: Majora's Mask' fan film leaves you wishing for that Netflix series
The rumored Zelda series on Netflix may never actually happen, but Ember Lab makes the strongest case for it imaginable in Majora's Mask - Terrible Fate. The fan-made short film is a stylized origin story that sets up the events of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, a Nintendo 64 classic. It's way too short for our liking, but manages to nail both the Zelda series and the dark tone of Majora in fewer than five minutes. Hopefully you're watching this, Nintendo. Animation has come a long way since the days of this. 17 dumb headlines we wrote inspired by Alicia Silverstone getting nude for PETA
Alicia Silverstone, 40, is capitalizing on a pretty foolproof way for women to remain in the spotlight: nudity. PETA just released a new campaign this week, protesting the use of wool with a naked photo of the Clueless actress. Image: PETA The campaign focuses on the horrific conditions sheep sometimes face in order to provide the fashion industry with wool. Sure, we respect Silverstone for supporting a cause she believes in, but that didn't stop us from immediately going back to that Clueless well and constructing the worst headlines possible. Read more... So, here are 19 lame headlines we had a lot of fun making up:More about Sheep, Entertainment, Watercooler, Movies, and Clueless Read More »Nick Jonas accidentally photobombed an innocent mom's vacation selfie
Well, that's one way to get a selfie with a celebrity. When Cheryl Potts went on vacation to Hawaii with her husband and some friends earlier this month, she kept her daughter Presley Peterson, 18, updated with plenty of vacation photos. One selfie Potts sent caught Peterson's attention for a surprising reason – Nick Jonas was casually chilling in the background. And Mom had no idea. "I was sure it was Nick as soon as I saw the picture," Peterson wrote to Mashable. "To confirm, I follow him on Snapchat, and sure enough, he was in Hawaii. I called her immediately after seeing the picture, trying to convince her to talk to him and get a better picture, but she wouldn't." Read more... More about Entertainment, Photobomb, Photography, Nick Jonas, and Moms Read More »Facebook's ideals: As fake as its fakest news
Facebook doesn't care. You know this. After all, why should anyone be surprised by that recent report alluding to the potential of Facebook supporting Chinese censorship of their News Feed? They want to make inroads into China, where the service is currently banned. China is a huge potential market for them. The social network is a machine, and human users are its grist. We're there to create data that increases the platform's value. And the nature of that data—whether it's a pictures of an infant, or a fake news post influencing someone's vote—is secondary. More about Mark Zuckerberg, Social Media, Facebook, and Tech Read More »The Weeknd continues to be the Quentin Tarantino of music videos in the bloody 'Mania'
You're not going to believe this, but things get bloody in The Weeknd's new short film. The Weeknd, represented by his human self, Abel Tesafaye, and a black leopard apparently named Murphy, encounters a mysterious enemy to a violent end in is his new 12 minute video/mini slasher flick. The short film features clips of previously released songs from Starboy, out later this week — "All I Know," "Party Monster" and "I Can Feel It Coming" featuring Future, Lana del Rey and Daft Punk, respectively. We get a taste of "Sidewalks," too, although Kendrick Lamar's verse is still under wraps. Read more... More about R B, Music Video, Celebrities, The Weeknd, and Entertainment Read More »'Spider-Man' actor Tom Holland makes adorable in-costume hospital visit
The new Spider-Man is off to a good start. This week, the latest face of the timeless wall-crawling superhero, Tom Holland, visited New York Hospital in costume to surprise some of his young enthusiasts. On Instagram, the actor chronicled his visit with one adorable boy named Nicholas, who probably would have been happier to see Batman. Watch the heartwarming video here: Trump says that the wind is a 'very deceiving thing'
Donald Trump stopped by the offices of his journalistic nemesis the New York Times on Tuesday to chat with senior reporters and editors. The captivating full transcript from the sit-down has since been released, and amongst discussing his feelings towards the publication and his plans for America, the climate change skeptic had some uh, interesting things to say about the wind. Trump's hot take on the wind? It's deceiving. When New York Times political reporter Michael Barbaro pressed the president-elect on reports that he'd met with Brexit leaders about wind farms, Trump began to babble about birds. "I have a problem with wind," he boldly declared. Read more... More about World, Global Warming, New York Times, Donald Trump, and Climate Read More »Start a new (old) Thanksgiving Day tradition: 'Alice's Restaurant' on the FM radio
This song is called "Alice's Restaurant." It's about Alice, and the restaurant. And it's a huge Thanksgiving tradition you probably didn't realize has been happening right under your nose for decades. Kid, it's time you joined the movement. NOW, kid! It all started 51 Thanksgivings ago — that's 51 years ago on Thanksgiving — when folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie was busted for littering in Great Barrington, Mass. The incident spiraled spectacularly out of control, and Guthrie turned the real-life debacle into his greatest opus. Read more... More about Thanksgiving, Arlo Guthrie, Music, and Entertainment Read More » | ||||
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