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 This homemade crane lifting a 3-year-old is the definition of DIY engineering
Talk about a new meaning for DIY - a dad built a crane to show his son the meaning of true home engineering. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Viral Video, Diy, Real Time Video, and Real Time Read More »Man instantly regrets driving close to a hungry hungry hippo
A man driving his truck across a bridge made the terrible mistake of trusting that a hippo was friendly toward humans. Wikus Ceronie, a 26-year-old welding inspector, was crossing a bridge in Kruger National Park during a drive from Mozambique to South Africa on Friday. Ceronie tells Latest Sightings that he noticed the hippo on the bridge, but assumed that it was used to humans because there were people walking in the nearby vicinity. Ceronie was very wrong. Almost immediately upon noticing the truck, the hippo charged the vehicle, leaving the front end of the truck with significant damage. The hippo briefly tried to bite the truck, then walked away as if nothing ever happened. Read more... More about Animals, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »NASA unveils 'food bars' to feed astronauts on long space journeys
Your average granola bar simply won't cut it for a Mars-bound astronaut. NASA food scientists are in the process of developing a new "food bar" (that's seriously what they call it) that astronauts will be able to eat for breakfast every morning while on missions to deep space destinations like Mars or the moon. At the moment, NASA astronauts have a variety of good tasting — but mostly questionable looking — options for breakfast and other meals on the International Space Station. If NASA crews start flying to the red planet as planned sometime in the 2030s, however, that variety won't be viable. Read more... More about Space, Food, Space Food, Nasa, and Science Read More »Lupita Nyong'o recites insane stand up from famous comics on 'Billy on the Street'
Here's a video we didn't know we needed. Billy Eichner has taken his show to the streets again, this time with Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o. Under the guise of preparing for her Netflix half-hour stand up special, Nyong'o recites some seriously racy jokes from famous male comics to unsuspecting pedestrians - and of course (being Lupita), she does not disappoint. Watch the Queen of Katwe star deliver jokes from Bob Saget, Louis Ck, Daniel Tosh and Andrew Dice Clay above. We would absolutely watch this special. 'Hearthstone: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan' is coming Dec. 1
Mark your calendars — the latest Hearthstone expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, is coming very soon. Hearthstone: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan is releasing Dec. 1, Blizzard revealed during a live stream showing off a ton of new cards from the expansion and how eight of the nine classes are looking in the new meta. The stream below begins at 9:44. The Warrior vs. Priest match starts at 11:50, the Priest vs. Hunter match starts at 30:32, the Druid vs. Paladin match starts at 42:05 and the Warlock vs. Rogue match starts at 57:21. More about Gaming, Esports, Mean Streets Of Gadgetzan, Blizzard Entertainment, and Hearthstone Read More » 'Final Fantasy XV' reviews are in, and it sounds like it was worth the wait
Final Fantasy XV is a great game, and a far better one than its protracted, 10-year development would suggest. So say many critics who lined up the day before the game's long-awaited Nov. 29 release to share their thoughts. It's not without its flaws, but the stuff that works, works extremely well. For a lot of people, diving in with this new Final Fantasy adventure will be a no-brainer. But for anyone else, here's a general sense of what the critics have to say about what the game gets right and what it gets wrong. 10 years later ...Image: Square Enix Read more... San Francisco transit hack hints at possible attacks to come
The start of this news story reads like a typical vaguely futuristic plot from a movie that isn't hard to imagine coming to a theater near you. First, a hacker breaks into the fare system of the San Francisco Municipal Railway on Friday. Unable to immediately regain control of the system, railway officials allow free rides until further notice. Then the hacker demands to leave them alone, though officials release a statement on Sunday to say the situation is "contained," and things are soon mostly back to normal. More about Malware, Ransomware, Ransom, Hacker, and Attack Read More »Baby tries yogurt for the first time, is instantly repulsed
It wasn't long ago that this baby tried broccoli for the first time and realized the world is a cruel place. So when her parents offered her a new food to sample for the first time, they figured yogurt might be a safe bet. Well, perhaps this baby already has a refined palate because she was totally repulsed by her first taste. If just one spoonful was enough to make her gag, sampling new snacks should continue to be a pretty entertaining adventure. Ruthless Black Friday shoppers completely trash Nike store
Shoppers are ruthless when Black Friday rolls around, and this year was no different. Last Friday, the Nike store at the Seattle Premium Outlets in Tulalip, Washington felt the wrath of determined sneaker addicts eager for some good deals. After the doors opened on Black Friday, it was only a matter of time before the immaculately organized store devolved into a chaotic mess of mismatched shoes and an obstacle course of piled boxes. Here's the Nike store pre-Black Friday, with neatly stocked shelves and beautifully hung items of clothing. Read more... More about Watercooler, Pics, Conversations, Sneakers, and Shopping Read More »This ramen joint is an introverted foodie's paradise
Embrace your inner #ForeverAlone. Ichiran Ramen is a Japan-based restaurant chain famous for its unique dining style. Customers eat alone, partitioned into individual sections that separate them from other diners and the staff, and orders are taken by filling out a form, all in order to limit human interaction. And now, there's good news for New Yorkers: Last month, the introverted foodie's paradise finally opened a shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Ichiran was founded in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1960. As explained by Timeline, the chain believes that eating solo "helps people focus on their food," as it "eliminates the need for exchanging saccharine pleasantries with servers or companions." Read more... More about Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Watercooler, and Soup Read More »Large parts of West Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse 'in our lifetimes'
Scientists say they discovered the "troubling" reason why a massive iceberg splintered off one of West Antarctica's largest glaciers last year, and why this may not bode well for the future of the world's coastal megacities. Warm ocean waters appear to have melted Pine Island Glacier from underneath, causing a deep subsurface crack that split the ice from the inside out, Ohio State University researchers found. The 20-mile-long rift eventually broke through the surface and cleaved off a 225-square-mile iceberg in July 2015, according to their study, published Monday in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Read more... More about West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Thwaites Glacier, Flooding, Coastal Flooding, and Sea Level Rise Read More »NFL Dance Party: This LeBron James impression is the week's best celebration
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. scored a pair of touchdowns in Sunday's win at Cleveland. Naturally, he channeled one of the city's biggest stars — LeBron James — while celebrating one of those touchdowns. The best part? He actually busted out the James impression twice. Beckham returned a punt for a touchdown in the fourth quarter — displaying James' classic chalk toss and "The Silencer" — but the score was called back after a holding penalty. So when Beckham found the endzone again later in the quarter, he made sure the James celebration received its due diligence. Read more... More about Nfl, Nba, Basketball, Football, and Lebron James Read More »Track #CyberMonday shopping with this mesmerizing visualizer
Enjoy a glimpse of consumerism at its best from an e-commerce site that is showing how much shopping we do online, especially the Monday after Thanksgiving. Image: Shopify.com Black Friday may have had people duking it out over sneakers, but Cyber Monday is all about emptying your wallet from the comfort of your laptop — and online stores are ready. On Shopify's site, which hosts small- and medium-sized online stores from around the world, Monday's online shopping frenzy is visualized with a counter tracking the number of products sold per minute, how much money is being spent per minute, a list of the recent products sold and a globe showing where sales are happening. Read more... More about Visualizer, Online Shopping, Cybermonday, Us World, and Us Read More »Hot 'Deals' are the fake news of online shopping, and you're all buying it
Want to understand the problem of fake news? Want to do it while seeing how much money you just got schemed out of by Google, Amazon, or Facebook? Then take one look at the online holiday shopping bonanza: Massive corporations, peddling questionable information, to a public without sufficient tools to help separate the good from the bad. Black Friday just gave way to Cyber Monday, and now, the internet's lousy with "deals." Consumers have already spent over $5.3 billion online this shopping season, according to Adobe (which doesn't even account for weekend or Monday spending, which Adobe expects to add on another $3.4 billion). But how many people spent that money under the guise of getting a "great" deal, only to get an average (or even downright bad) deal? Read more... More about Facebook, Google, Amazon, Fake News, and Business Read More »MIT and Google have reinvented the office cubicle
'Transformable Meeting Spaces' is an innovative solution to the need for privacy and quiet in the modern-day open space office environment. It's a cocoon-like structure made up of 36 felt-lined fiberglass rods that fold up when not needed, and drop down into a cubicle with the pull of a counterweight. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Design, Innovation, Office Life, and Google Read More »Captain America has trouble bonding with Winter Soldier in cartoon short
As everyone knows, Captain America longs for the good old days. Unfortunately, he's in for some new bad days when the Winter Soldier shows up in this animated short. Our CineFix series, Bad Days, tells the story of Captain America: The Winter Soldier slightly differently than the hit Marvel film: fewer fight scenes and more beer. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Captain America, Animation, Bad Days, and Movies Read More »Robert De Niro flaunts his foul mouth in first trailer for 'The Comedian'
Robert De Niro is known as one of the greatest dramatic actors of all time, but he's always had a knack for comedy. From Midnight Run to Analyze This to Meet the Parents, De Niro has always made us laugh, and he's back at it again in the new trailer for Taylor Hackford's The Comedian. De Niro plays Jackie Burke, an aging comic icon once beloved by TV audiences who has struggled to reinvent himself. After accosting an audience member, he's forced to do community service, where he strikes up an unlikely friendship with Harmony (Leslie Mann). Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone, Harvey Keitel and Edie Falco co-star in the film, which starts a limited run in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 2 before returning to select theaters on Jan. 13. Read more... More about Patti Lupone, Taylor Hackford, Harvey Keitel, Edie Falco, and Danny Devito Read More »Here's the school newspaper's interview with the Ohio State attacker
The young man identified by officials as responsible for Monday's attack at Ohio State, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, had spoken with school's student newspaper three months ago as he was adjusting to life on campus. The interview, part of The Lantern's "Humans of Ohio State" section, was originally published in the Aug. 25, 2016 issue. In the piece, Artan talks about his Muslim faith, being new at Ohio State and how he felt Muslims were portrayed. Noting the interview took place on his first day on campus, Artan seemed overwhelmed, comparing the campus to his previous school, Columbus State (where he reportedly graduated Cum Laude in May 2016), by saying, "This place is huge and I don't even know where to pray." Read more... More about Knife Attack, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, Ohio State, and Us World Read More »Sling TV gets a great cloud DVR, but there's a catch
Sling TV is sweetening its Internet-based live-TV service with a feature typically associated with more traditional cable plans: a DVR. But unlike a normal DVR, this one is based in the cloud. Sling isn't the first Internet TV service to offer a DVR; Sony's PlayStation Vue offers one, too. However, Sling TV's cloud DVR — which launches in beta on Monday — has an edge: The recordings, up to 100GB worth, have no expiry date. “Unlike other OTT [over the top] services, we’re delivering a true cloud DVR with no 28-day restriction on your recordings, marking another win for Sling TV and our customers,” said Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch in the official announcement. Read more... More about Playstation Vue, Dvr, Cord Cutting, Sling Tv, and Tech Read More »Phew, Hillary Clinton and Snoop Dogg are finally following each other on Twitter
Since Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election she has gone for a relaxing hike in the woods, browsed a bookstore and stopped by the grocery store to stock up on cheese. But perhaps her most amazing move since Election Day took place recently, when she made the decision to follow her loyal fan, Snoop Dogg, on Twitter. Snoop, the rapper and avid Clinton supporter, has not been shy about his political preferences. In fact, he was so upset by the results of the election that he asked his buddy Drake to help him flee the country and start a new life in Canada. Read more... More about 2016 Election, Conversations, Hillary Clinton, Snoop Dogg, and Twitter Read More »All I want for Christmas is this Mariah Carey and My Chemical Romance mashup
The broken, the beaten and the damned could really use some snuggles under the mistletoe right about now. This mashup of the greatest Christmas song of all time, Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," and the greatest emo marching band anthem of all time, My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade," is truly a gift. The band has previously covered "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and Way has been a vocal supporter of Carey's talents. Mariah, meanwhile, loves sweet, sweet revenge, baby. AT&T launches long-awaited online TV streaming service
AT&T's DirecTV package is going digital. After weeks of anticipation, the telecom giant officially launched its new DirecTV Now streaming service Monday at an event in New York City. The new option, which starts at $35 per month (though that price is set to increase after a certain window), will offer subscribers more than 100 live channels available through a digital set-top box or mobile device. It currently supports Apple and Android devices, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and other online platforms with the exception of the Roku, which is expected to be included sometime next year. More about At T, Business, and Media Read More »5 genius tactics to help your small business appear more robust
“Fake it ‘til you make it.” It’s an approach used – and often, used quite effectively — in the business world. The success of this mindset all comes down to attitude. Your small business may just be three ambitious twenty-somethings working out of a tiny apartment, but your customers don’t need to know that you’re using a spare closet as ground zero for your business’ day-to-day affairs. Whether you’re just getting a small business off the ground or simply want to project the appearance of a larger, more rooted company, there are many clever tactics that can help your small biz “walk tall.” Here are just a few. Read more... More about Supported, Printers, Printing, Small Business Growth Hacking, and Small Business Customer Service Read More »Cackling albino kookaburra is either laughing with you or right at you
Surely the mark of a good joke is whether or not you can get even the birds in the trees to have a cackle. An albino kookaburra who calls Symbio Wildlife Park in Australia, home is one such bird. Although it's often unclear if its laughing with you or at you. If this short video uploaded via Facebook is anything to go by, this little feathered cutie is having a great time either way. Go off, buddy! The bird's "laugh" is actually employed to establish territory amongst family groups and is most often heard around dawn and dusk. Close your eyes for just a moment, and enjoy one of the more perplexing and strangely beautiful noises in the Australian soundscape. Read more... More about Australia, Albinism, Kookaburra, Symbio Zoo, and Symbio Wildlife Park Read More »Wes Anderson’s H&M Christmas ad is what we need this holiday season
H&M is no stranger to pulling out all the stops for a good ad, but this one might take the cake. Read more... More about Mashable Video, H M, Adrian Brody, Christmas, and Wes Anderson Read More »Taylor Swift partners up with AT&T for streaming 'video experience'
LOS ANGELES — Welcome to new media, Taylor Swift — it's been waiting for you. AT&T announced Monday it is partnering with the Grammy-award winning artist for a new streaming video experienced called Taylor Swift NOW. The streaming video catalog will "showcase unique videos, concert performances, behind-the-scenes footage and more from the Taylor Swift archives," the telecommunications giant said in its release. AT&T customers will be able to get Taylor Swift NOW across all of AT&T's video platforms later this year including DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and U-verse. A sneak peek of the channel will be available to fans in the coming weeks. Read more... More about Online Video, Tv, Music, Streaming Services, and Att Read More »Michigan fined $10,000 for Jim Harbaugh's postgame rant
Ohio State eked out a victory against Michigan last weekend, and a handful of close officiating calls left Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh furious after the game. Harbaugh was "bitterly disappointed" with the officiating, he said at the post-game press conference, and labeled some of the calls "outrageous." The Big Ten responded on Monday by reprimanding Harbaugh and fining Michigan $10,000. According to the Big Ten, Harbaugh violated the conference's sportsmanship policy, which expects members of its institutions not to compromise "integrity of competition, civility toward all, and respect, particularly toward opponents and officials." Read more... More about Michigan, San Francisco, Nfl, Ncaa, and Football Read More »'Dear Zindagi' sheds the spectacle of conventional Bollywood
Every winter, Bollywood, just like Hollywood, pulls out all the stops in hopes of scoring awards and holiday box office success Some of the year's most buzzed Bollywood releases were Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which quickly fell under fire for an entitled protagonist, and the upcoming Befikre, whose advertising campaign takes care to emphasize that Indian movies are cool with kissing now. The hope in all that clutter was always Gauri Shinde's Dear Zindagi (Dear Life), starring Alia Bhatt, a standout in the new class of young Bollywood actresses, and superstar Shahrukh Khan as not her love interest, but her therapist. Read more... More about Review, Shahrukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Dear Zindagi, and Bollywood Read More »What to buy anyone in your life whose only interest is Kylie Jenner's lips
Family is, perhaps, more important now than ever before. And that's why you should absolutely purchase socks from Rob Kardashian's sock line featuring images of Kylie Jenner's cosmetically enhanced lips. Lip kit entrepreneur Kylie Jenner has been teasing a holiday kollection for the new extension of her personal brand, The Kylie Shop, with a slew of sexy photos. Today, she revealed a whole new set of products that will soon be available. Socks, pins, tees, underwear, hats, sweatshirts, jackets and phone cases with Kylie's lips will be available for purchase in the suburbs of Los Angeles on Dec. 9 and online the following day. Read more... More about Celebrity Nudes, Holiday Shopping, Celebrities, Kardashians, and Kylie Jenner Read More »Family of stolen mini monkeys recovering after harrowing zoo heist
It's been a wild ride for a trio of little monkeys that were stolen from Symbio Zoo in Sydney, Australia, now all safely back home together. On Saturday, a family of three pygmy marmosets, father Gomez, mother Sofia and a yet to be named four-week old newborn were found missing by keepers. Two brothers, Jesse and Jackson George, were found driving with the unnamed newborn baby monkey in the car on Sunday following a tip-off. It's not alleged the brothers took the animals from the park, according to Fairfax Media — they are accused of buying them illicitly. Read more... More about World, Animals, Monkey, Pygmy Marmosets, and Australia Read More »Buying the right Bud Light could win you Super Bowl tickets for life
The self-proclaimed beer company of America is calling on you to find the golden ticket. Or actually, the golden can. Anheuser-Busch is playing Willy Wonka and giving out a golden can with a coveted prize sitting at the other end — Super Bowl tickets for life. You just have to buy Bud Light. And not just that, but only packs of 18, 24 or 30 12 oz. cans. Hidden among those specially marked beer packages — between now and Jan. 16. — are 37,000 cans with limited-edition "Strike Gold" Super Bowl-themed packaging. If someone's lucky enough to find a golden can, they can enter a contest to win Super Bowl tickets for the next 51 years, the company has promised. Read more... More about Super Bowl, Football, Nfl, Beer, and Anheuser Busch Read More »31 matching holiday pajamas for the ultimate lounging experience
The best part of the holidays is spending much-needed quality time lounging with your family. The holidays celebrate the gift of giving, making memories with your family and spending the entire day relaxing in pajamas. While you're making coffee and opening presents, staying cozy is an essential part of the festivities. Make these holidays extra special with a matching pajama set for the ultimate festive - and cozy - experience: 1. Holla for the holla-days with these cool pajamasImage: target Read more... Price: $12.99-$24.99More about Matching Pajamas, Gift Guide, Pics, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Banks set to lose their last stand against Apple Pay
It looks like Apple will win this fight between Goliaths In a case of financial giants versus technology giant, Australia's consumer watchdog released a draft decision Tuesday indicating it would deny a request from some of Australia's top banks to negotiate collectively with Apple over mobile payments. SEE ALSO: Apple's 'spaceship' campus looks like a futuristic, solar-powered fortress in new drone video "While the ACCC accepts that the opportunity for the banks to collectively negotiate and boycott would place them in a better bargaining position with Apple, the benefits are currently uncertain and may be limited," ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said in a statement. Read more... More about Apple Pay, Westpac, National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, and Apple Read More »NYU's plan to make college cheaper: Get students to live with senior citizens
New York University is thinking outside the average dorm to make college more affordable. With tuition and housing more than $60,000 per year in one of the most expensive cities in the world, the college is having an affordability crisis. To alleviate some of the costs of living, the private university is launching a pilot program to pair students with older New York City residents with extra room in their apartments. Some are calling the housing option "grandma's spare room," as The Guardian reported. Students will be living with senior citizens and other residents near the university who may be struggling financially, but have extra space. Students won't be working for their elderly roommates and aren't there to be nurses or caregivers — everyone is just living the New York dream under the same roof. Read more... More about Intergenerational, Room And Board, College Tuition, Affordable Housing, and New York University Read More »A little team from Illinois crushed the first big 'Gears of War 4' tournament
The first major Gears of War 4 tournament — held in Columbus, Ohio, less than two months after the game came out — carried a heavy purse, with 108 teams competing for a total of $300,000. But it was a smaller-profile team that prevailed Sunday, as Ilinois-based Team OpTic Gaming took home $120,000 of the pool for first place prize at MLG Columbus Gears Open. The event kicked off the first of six in a series of Gears of War 4 tournaments called Gears Pro Circuit. A total of $1,000,000 will be up for grabs over a span of six months, ending summer of 2017. Read more... More about Mlg, Gears Of War 4, Video Games, Entertainment, and Esports Read More »How to make spammy calendar notifications go away
Spammers have unfortunately devised a new way to invade phones: calendar invitations. A rash of calendar spam has invaded iPhones in recent weeks as many people are getting a wave of calendar invitations from Chinese email addresses, which are sending annoying notifications.
Company is kind of apologises for stationery covered in curse words
It's a fine line remaining hip and relevant, while appeasing the grouchy. Typo is treading one such line — balancing between being attention-grabbing and not offending parents of young kids. Like, by covering merchandise with swear words for example. The Australian retail chain is on the receiving end of some parental wrath after several complaints were made against the company for selling notebooks and various home ornaments with curse words across the cover. There is no room for cursing in the world of disco. Image: typo screenshot No one is allowed to be this excited about mermaid hair. Image: typo screenshot Read more... #DefineAboriginal shows what it's like to be Indigenous in the face of racism
Australian far-right politician Pauline Hanson has been quite the know-it-all recently. Last week, she claimed the Great Barrier Reef is fine, then on Monday night, she decided that "there's no definition to an Aboriginal" and a person could be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander by marrying one. It's part of her rhetoric around lobbying to repeal the country's Racial Discrimination Act, 18C, which makes it illegal to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate" someone due to their race or ethnicity. But with grace, a touch of sass and a large serving of reality, Indigenous Australians have responded with a hashtag: #DefineAboriginal. Read more... More about Pauline Hanson, World, Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Rights, and Aboriginal Read More »The Warriors lost the NBA Finals but everyone still wants their jerseys
Cyber Monday has spoken — though the Golden State Warriors lost the NBA Finals, they're still kings of the online merch game. As of 10 p.m. ET on Cyber Monday, the Warriors are the top-selling NBA team on sports retail website Fanatics. NBA MVP Steph Curry, the Warriors point guard, is the top-selling NBA jersey on Fanatics for the second Cyber Monday in a row, according to Fanatics Director of Public Relations Brandon Williams. Even though the Warriors couldn't win their second NBA title in as many years, it's not surprising that fans are loading up on Golden State merch. Last year's squad notched a record 73 wins, and with the offseason signing of Kevin Durant, many are calling the 2016-17 Warriors one of the best teams in NBA history. Read more... More about Nba, Basketball, Golden State Warriors, Cyber Monday, and Entertainment Read More »Trump's campaign manager hangs with singing Naked Cowboys
The lobby of Trump Tower is a way more happening spot than you'd think. Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, graced the golden entryway Monday and got a live performance from New York's famous "Naked Cowboys."
Conway stood by the performers in the building's lobby as the cowboys sang a song about Trump building a wall, the Associated Press reported. The cowboys are more minimally clothed than naked, but the scene made for great juxtaposition with the next president of the United States making world-changing decisions in the same building, albeit far up in his penthouse apartment. Read more... More about Donald Trump Election 2016, Kellyanne Conway, Trump Tower, Naked Cowboys, and Us World Read More »China's immense solar ambitions get an Aussie tech boost
If Trump makes good on his rants against wind and solar, it will be countries like China and India that muscle in, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted in November. And Australia? Australia can sell the 21st century world powers the technology to get them to a greener future. On Tuesday, Australia's peak science body announced it would be selling solar heliostat technology to China as part of a major new deal. Working with the Chinese company Thermal Focus, CSIRO's technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation. Read more... More about Coal, Csiro, China, Solar Energy, and Solar Read More »Watching desserts bake is strangely hypnotic
Thanksgiving is over but the holiday crush still looms ahead. To get some peace and quiet, you might want to take a sojourn to the nearest powder room and watch this video of desserts being baked in the oven.
Japanese baker Takashi Aizu is the genius who filmed his cookies, cupcakes, turnovers and the like come to delicious golden brown life. More about Baking, Desserts, and Watercooler Read More »Teen films epic journey to catch flight amidst earthquake rubble
Missing your flight can really ruin your day. But for one New Zealand teen, even the devastation caused by massive earthquakes wasn't going to stop him missing his flight. 18-year-old Jackson Lidgard's family became trapped on their remote farm, and nearby roads rail were rendered useless by earthquakes with magnitudes of up to 7.8 on the South Island a fortnight ago. So Lidgard became the human embodiment of determination — cycling for two hours and 25 kilometres (15 miles) to Kaikōura airport while filming the broken New Zealand landscape along the way. The environmental management student told Newshub NZ that nothing was going to stop him from catching his flight to Christchurch. The teen was scheduled to judge an electric vehicle competition there and cancelling just wasn't an option. Read more... More about Cycling, Earthquake, New Zealand, Watercooler, and World Read More »President-elect Trump retweets teenager in rant against CNN
Donald Trump is doubling down on his claim that voter fraud perpetrated by millions of undocumented immigrants gave Hillary Clinton the edge in the popular vote — and he's retweeting random people on Twitter to do it. There is absolutely no evidence for Trump's claim, according to Electionland, a special project run by ProPublica, Google News Lab, WNYC and other organizations. CNN's Jeff Zeleny said as much Monday, calling Trump a "sore winner" with "zero evidence" to back up his assertion. The president-elect did not take kindly to Zeleny's report, retweeting angry messages from his own supporters. Read more... More about Voter Fraud, Twitter, Tweetstorm, Donald Trump, and Us World Read More »Cheese advent calendar is the tastiest holiday item we've ever curd of
We all know that one person with an insatiable addiction to cheese. This might just be the perfect holiday gift for them...aside from a giant block of the stuff. Behold! The cheese advent calendar. It lets you count down the days till Christmas and receive a dairy treat (of a different kind) everyday. You can make it yourself too, courtesy of an instructional post by London-based Annem Hobson in her food blog So Wrong Its Nom. It's basically a slightly modified version of a typical chocolate advent calendar that's sold everywhere. That is, the tray has been reused for delicious morsels of cheeeeese instead of chocolate, and creating the box for maximum yellowy glow. Read more... More about Advent Calendar, Cheese, Food, Uk, and Australia Read More »Indians went on an iPhone buying spree after government demonetized currency
India’s push to invalidate much of its cash earlier this month has taken a toll on several businesses including smartphone sales, but at least, one player, Apple will have little to complaint about. Following India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s major announcement, Apple sold more than 100,000 iPhones in India in three days, according to industry estimates cited by the Economic Times. With demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, the Indian government aims to curb "black money", or the cash that remains unreported to tax authority. Following the announcement, some rushed to shopping malls to purchase gold and other luxury items including iPhones to get rid of the their existing stash of currency bills while they could. Read more... More about Currency, Apple, Iphones, India, and Tech Read More »How the 'Tinder murder' Facebook group became its own story
If 2016 has taught us anything, it's that the 10th circle of hell is where people who should never have been famous are allowed far more than their 15 minutes. Such is the case of Gable Tostee, now sometimes known as Eric Thomas, who was found not guilty in October of the murder of New Zealander Warriena Wright on Australia's Gold Coast. Dubbed the "Tinder Murder" after the pair met on the dating app, the case has lived on far beyond the verdict, kept alive in no small part by the more than 5,000 members of the "Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright case discussion" Facebook page. More about Facebook Group, Warriena Wright, Gable Tostee, Australia, and Social Media Read More »Soccer fans pay tribute on Facebook to Brazil's top team involved in plane crash
Fans of Brazil's top football club Chapecoense are flooding the team's Facebook page with tributes and prayers for the players who were involved in a plane crash in Cerro Gordo, Colombia. The plane, which was carrying 81 people including 22 players from the team, lost contact with ground controllers around midnight and reportedly attempted a forced landing.
Chapecoense was due to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, against Medellin team Atletico Nacional. Read more... More about Chapecoense, Soccer, Soccer Team, Football Team, and Colombia Read More »Now anyone in India can book an Uber without downloading its app
Uber is making it easier for more people in India to book cabs on its network. The Silicon Valley company announced today that its "Dial an Uber" feature, which lets people book a cab without downloading the app, is now available across all 29 cities in India where it operates. The company had begun testing this feature in India in August. With this feature, a user can book a cab by visiting dial.uber.com website on their phone. They do not have to create an Uber account to book a cab, as the feature only requires them to provide their phone number for authentication. They can settle the payment in cash at the end of the trip. (However, that might be a little difficult for many right now). Read more... More about India, Ola, Uber, and Tech Read More »Hands-on with the LyfieEye, a tiny affordable 360-degree camera for smartphones
YouTube and Facebook's support for 360-degree photos and video has sparked mainstream consumer interest in broadcasting your life in this format. But most 360-degree cameras on the market require a little bit of tech knowhow, whether it's pairing with your phone successfully, or figuring out how to get the media onto the internet. The LyfieEye is a new, tiny plug-in camera from Santa Clara startup eCapture, that promises to lower the barrier as far as possible. For one, it plugs straight into your phone. This means no batteries to charge, and no finicky Bluetooth pairing. Read more... More about Panorama, Cameras, Smartphones, 360 Degree Video, and Lyfieeye Read More »Daily Mail tweet about 'Britain's best looking couple' instantly becomes meme
LONDON — If you ask the internet something, you might not always get the answer you were expecting. The question "Is THIS Britain's best looking couple?," which was tweeted on Monday night by the Daily Mail's @Femail account alongside photos of a couple from Essex, is a classic example of this — they were probably expecting a "yes" or "no" type reply, but the whole thing quickly got a lot more... well unconventional.
Watch a bullet put out a candle flame in extreme slow motion
Watching stuff happen in extreme slow motion never gets old. And who does it better than the The Slow Mo Guys? In their latest video, Gav and Dan challenge one another to various tasks involving an air pistol and a candle. Standing 3 metres away, they take turns attempting to put out a flame, and it's all the more impressive when viewed in slow motion. Patagonia is donating every penny made from Black Friday sales to help save the planet
Patagonia, the high-end outdoor clothing retailer, is donating its entire Black Friday sales to grassroots environmental organisations around the world. Patagonia reported a "record-breaking" $10 million in Black Friday sales — about five times higher than expected — and said it will give every penny to nonprofits fighting "to protect our air, water and soil for future generations. The science is telling us loud and clear: We have a problem." The idea for the initiative came about after the US presidential election, company spokeswoman Corley Kenna told The Huffington Post. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Climate Change, Patagonia, Black Friday, and World Read More »Google's Featured Photos come to the Mac as a screensaver
Remember that snazzy Wallpapers app Google has launched for Android phones in October? You can now get those same beautiful photos of various landscapes on the Mac in the form of a screensaver. The app works like any other screensaver, install it and it will start displaying photos, along with a digital clock and the name of the photographer, after a pre-set period of idleness. The choice of imagery is a bit more limited than on the Wallpapers app. Here, you can only get images from a curated set of photos taken by Google+ members. The Wallpapers app also offers imagery from Google Earth. Read more... More about Featured Photos, Screensaver, Mac, Google, and Tech Read More »How the Aussie star of 'Barry' learnt self-acceptance with help from Obama
What do a 24-year-old kid from Perth, Australia, and the 44th President of the United States have in common? Quite a bit actually, if you ask the Aussie actor of Netflix's upcoming biopic Barry. Like the young Barack Obama, who he plays, Devon Terrell is on a journey of self-discovery. And thanks to Obama, he's learning a lot. Barry centres on the life of Obama as a young Columbia University student in racially-charged New York of the early '80s. Emigrating from Indonesia in 1971, the child of a white American woman and a Kenyan man, Obama deals with issues of belonging in Barry — based partly on his account of the period in the memoir Dreams From My Father. Read more... More about Australia, Barry, Film, Netflix, and Devon Terrell Read More »30 gifts for the person who really believes they can build a time machine and fix 2016
It's no surprise that 2016 has been a bad year, for so many, many, many reasons. Some of us have accepted this, while others think there's got to be a way to stop 2016 from happening the way it did. SEE ALSO: The 'word of the year' sums up 2016 A person like that might just be on your holiday shopping list. In that case, here are some ideas of gifts that might help them in their quest to fix a bad, bad year. 1How To Build A Time Machine by Paul DaviesImage: amazon Price: $14.00 2Large Hadron ColliderImage: nasa Price: Not exactly for sale. 7 extremely useful sites and apps to help you organize in Trump's America
It's been less than a month since President-elect Donald Trump's victory, and everywhere you look, people are struggling to organize. You can see a lot of it happening on our favorite social platforms. On Facebook, it comes in the form of repetitive pleas to "Call your legislator!" On Twitter, people retweet every 140-character nugget of pseudo-profundity they can find. It can be confusing to know what to do when so much of our democracy is at stake, but a few new sites and apps (and even a couple of old ones) can help activists and concerned Americans pave a manageable path forward. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Election 2016, Tech, Social Good, and Donald Trump Election 2016 Read More »War between Reddit CEO and The_Donald rages on
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has expressed regret for abusing his power by editing comments made about him on the site by Donald Trump supporters, but that's not preventing subreddit users and moderators from calling for his resignation. In an interview with The Washington Post, Huffman, who co-founded Reddit with Alexis Ohanian in 2005, admitted that changing abusive posts about him to mention the moderators of Reddit's biggest pro-Trump subreddit, r/the_donald, wasn't exactly a good idea. “I abused my power to give the bullies a hard time,” he said, adding that the name-swapping was just a joke, a matter of "trolling the trolls" for a bit. Read more... More about Donald Trump, The Donald, Steve Huffman, Reddit, and Social Media Read More »People think this video of a New Yorker smashing a windshield is fake
LONDON — Two of New York City's more notorious features are its traffic and the brash mentality of its citizens (particularly regarding that traffic). YouTube personality Coby Persin encountered both in an unfortunate incident caught on camera when he made the mistake of impeding a busy NYC street for a photoshoot. Or did he? The video shared to Twitter shows an encounter with an apparently enraged motorist who takes a bat to the windshield of the 21-year-old social media star's car. However, the internet is wondering if Persin, whose videos typically depict social experiments and pranks, staged the whole thing. Read more... More about Youtube Star, Twitter Moments, Fake, Road Rage, and New York City Read More »Giving Tuesday is here, and it's time to make a difference
The holiday season is in full swing and after a long weekend of shopping and searching for deals, we shift gears to Giving Tuesday – a day for charitable donations and giving back. Whatever form your good acts take, it's important to remember that the spirit of the season isn't in materialism, but in making the lives of others a bit brighter. The good folks at eBay found that nearly three-quarters of Americans are more excited to give someone a gift if it benefits a charity.* That's why, through the Giving Tuesday Charity Shop and Gifts that Give Back, eBay is delivering the widest selection of gifts that support nonprofit organizations as well as a new way to give in-kind donations. Read more... More about Social Good, Supported, Sponsored, Giving Tuesday, and Charity Read More »Celebrity's book 'misunderstanding' becomes Twitter meme
LONDON — When it comes to social media, celebrities are always just a throwaway sentence away from becoming a meme. Following a recent decision in India to add the likes of Harry Potter and Tintin to the school syllabus, actress and UK Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty told The Times of India what she thought about the decision. It was all going well until she mentioned Animal Farm.
A sexy Kenny G meme war is what the internet does best
Kenny G's hands are for one thing and one thing only: playing his super seductive, smooth jazz sax. On Saturday, the musician who is apparently still around and relevant tweeted this photo of him on his bike with the caption: "My hands are for one thing only: playing sax." Within seconds, a brief yet beautiful meme war began. Here's the initial tweet for reference/your long-term memory.
Skilled tweeters then put their photoshop, captioning and *hands* to work. Read more... More about Memes, Kenny G, and Watercooler Read More »I love you J.K. Rowling, but 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' is not 'affordable'
LONDON — Back in October 2015, I was one of thousands of Harry Potter fans who joined the eager online queue for Cursed Child tickets. SEE ALSO: 22 tweets that sum up the agony of trying to book 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' tickets The whole process was exciting and incredibly frustrating. In the end it took four-and-a-half hours, I was booted out of the system once and had to rejoin the queue in 17,742nd spot. When I finally did get tickets I was so deliriously excited I barely registered the fact I'd just spent £240 for two seats that came with a "view may be partially restricted" warning. Read more... More about Uk, Tickets, Theatre, Jk Rowling, and Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Read More »Keep this mini camera drone inside your phone case for the best aerial selfies
'AirSelfie' is a pocket-sized portable flying camera designed to fit in your phone case. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Kickstarter, Inventions, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Questions about Rogue One? Ask the director on Twitter Friday
May the force be with Twitter. The microblogging site that has turned into a hub of live video content is hosting a live event on Tuesday for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The event, hosted by People, takes place on Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. EST and will include exclusive behind-the-scenes clips and a live discussion with the director and cast members. Twitter users will have the opportunity to ask questions to the cast with the hashtag #AskRogueOne. Live discussion participants include director Gareth Edwards, Lucasfilm President and Producer Kathleen Kennedy, and cast members Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk and Riz Ahmed. Read more... More about Rogue One, Star Wars, Livestreaming, Twitter, and Business Read More »'Marvel vs. Capcom 4' reportedly taps into the MCU roster
Who would win in a fight: Chris Evans' Captain America or Paul Rudd's Ant-Man? It's looking like Marvel vs. Capcom 4 could answer that question in 2017. The fighting game sequel that fans have been asking after for ages is reportedly coming next year, and the superhero half of its roster is expected to draw from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Marvel vs. Capcom series pits comic book superheroes against characters from an assortment of Capcom games, including Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Mega Man, Devil May Cry and more. Read more... More about Marvel Vs. Capcom 4, Capcom, Marvel Studios, Esports, and Gaming Read More »Nintendo's Universal theme park world is real, and the first look is here
Yes, it's real: Nintendo is actually teaming up with Universal Parks and Resorts, and now, our first look at some of their plans—or at least a confirmation that this isn't just an incredible fantasy—is here. The news of the Nintendo-Universal collaboration was first unveiled last May, but other than the news that the first of these partnerships would pop up in Japan, we haven't heard much...until now. In the video released today, Nintendo designer and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Universal Creative president Mark Woodbury sat in front of Mario-themed sets, and discussed the vision for Nintendo's expansive and interactive environments coming to three Universal theme parks: Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Japan. Read more... More about Mario, Gaming, Theme Parks, Universal, and Nintendo Read More »Amazon reportedly working on new Echo with 7-inch screen, better sound
Are you aching for just a bit more...everything on your Amazon Echo? Improvements and additions might come soon, as Bloomberg reports the company is working on a premium variant of the Echo smart speaker — one that will have a 7-inch screen. According to the report, which cites two people familiar with the matter, the new Echo will be a radical departure from the current, simple cylindrical design. In addition to the 7-inch screen, the new Echo will have much-improved speakers. And the gadget will tilt upwards so that you can easily access it while standing. Details at this point are vague, but in terms of design, we're imagining something akin to a Fire tablet on a stand or a smaller Surface Studio. Read more... More about Amazon Echo, Amazon, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »'Girl on the Train' author Paula Hawkins announces next book
Even a mediocre movie adaptation can't ruin enthusiasm for books. Paula Hawkins, author of the bestselling thriller The Girl on the Train, will release her next novel, Into the Water, in 2017. “Into the Water is an urgent, surprising, deeply satisfying read," Hawkins' U.S. editor Sarah McGrath said in a press release. "Paula Hawkins pulls the reader along with so much intrigue, but as with her last thriller, the murder mystery is just one piece of the larger whole, just one element of what readers will connect with." The book will be released by Penguin under Riverhead Books, which accompanied the release with a synopsis: Read more... More about Penguin, Into The Water, The Girl On The Train, Paula Hawkins, and Books Read More »Syrian girl who received Harry Potter books is 'trapped' after bombing
The Syrian girl who was sent a Harry Potter book by J.K. Rowling has been displaced in Aleppo along with her mother after her house was destroyed by bombing. Talking to Mashable via direct message on Twitter, Bana Alabed said they're still trapped in the rebel-held areas in the eastern part of the city "Still inside, we can't escape. If we go to regime side, they will kill us. We received many death threats," she said. "We're just waiting. We're together." Earlier, the 7-year-old tweeted a picture of her house reduced to rubble: Read more... More about Bana Alabed, Syria, Jk Rowling, Harry Potter, and Syrian Girl Read More »How to watch the $1.1 million ELeague 'CS:GO' Season 2 playoffs
Only eight Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams are left in ELeague Season 2: Team Dignitas, SK Gaming, Astralis, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Mousesports, OpTic Gaming, Virtus.pro and FaZe Clan. ELeague Season 2 is one of the last big tournaments of the year and one of the last LAN events for these teams to prove themselves before the first Major of 2017 in January. The quarterfinals matches start at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday and Thursday on Twitch, followed by the first semifinals match at 5 p.m. ET Friday and the second match at 10 p.m. ET broadcast on both Twitch and TBS. The finals finish off Season 2 of ELeague on Twitch and TBS at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. Read more... More about Gaming, Esports, Cs Go, Counter Strike, and Eleague Read More »Watch Obama age from kid to outgoing POTUS in seconds
We're less than two months away from President Barack Obama's White House tenure coming to an end. So it seems like a good time to see what the stress of being the leader of the free world will do to a guy. In this GIF put together by the minds at healthtrends (which is currently undergoing a redesign), you can see Obama morph from kid to POTUS to outgoing POTUS in seconds. Besides being hypnotic, the loop also shows how quickly being president can age a person. In the last few frames, you can almost follow the progress of his gridlock battle with Congress as his hair gets grayer and grayer and the lines on his face get deeper. Read more... More about Getting Old, President Of The United States, Barack Obama, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »California is cracking down on cow farts
California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills. Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure. More about Climate Regulations, Manure, Cow Farts, Livestock, and Dairy Cows Read More »25 striking wildlife photos that show nature at its most tranquil and brutal
LONDON — The winners of the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition have already been declared, but now you can have your say, too. You have until Jan. 10, 2017 to cast your online vote for the Museum's annual People's Choice Award. Members of the public around the world are encouraged to choose their favourite from 25 images shortlisted by the Natural History Museum. The photographs were pre-selected from nearly 50,000 submissions hailing from 95 different countries. Here are this year's breathtaking contenders: Read more... More about Photography, Wildlife Photography, Nature, Natural History Museum, and London Read More »Watch Lady Gaga sing alongside French fans in spontaneous street performance
For Lady Gaga fans, just seeing the Mother Monster live and in the flesh is a big deal. Not only did some lucky little monsters in France get to see the singer on Monday—they got to perform with her, too.
Together, the group sang a stripped down version of the title track from Gaga's latest album, Joanne. "Stay Joanne / Heaven's not ready for you," she and fans gently sang in the doorway of ALAIA, according to the singer. Read more... More about Street Performer, Conversations, Watercooler, Lady Gaga, and Joanne Read More »Singing parrot gives Sia a run for her money with 'Chandelier' cover
Australian singer Sia has a unique sound that not many can replicate. Enter this parrot. A lovely person on the internet filmed a parrot singing Sia's "Chandelier" — and the bird actually nailed the pop song. All the parrot is missing is a signature Sia wig. BONUS: Watch dogs try cat toys for the first timeYou can now get glove skins in 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are freaking out over fancy gloves. In a completely unexpected addition to Tuesday's CS:GO update, developer Valve introduced a brand new way to customize your look: different styles of gloves. The update makes it possible for players to collect the Glove Case, which — when opened — randomly drops one of the 24 different glove skins or 17 weapon skins. It works like other cases in CS:GO — you need a key purchased with real money to open one, and the contents inside are randomized. You aren't guaranteed to get the exact loot you want when you open the Glove Case; you might not even get a glove. Read more... More about Valve Corporation, Esports, Gaming, Cs Go, and Counter Strike Read More »This is what it looks like when LGBTQ teens tell their own stories
Young love is difficult for any teen to navigate, from decoding flirty texts to stealing kisses in high school hallways. For queer youth, however, these universal hesitations and anxieties also come with the stigma of LGBTQ identity. Not only do queer teens have to worry about teachers scolding them for PDA, but they also fear judgment and ridicule from peers who may not accept their sexuality. A new video powerfully depicts what it's like to be an LGBTQ teen finding new love — and why we need to empower at-risk teens to tell their own stories, and challenge media representation of queer lives. Read more... More about Lgbtq, Psa, Social Good, Youth, and Lgbt Read More »Online sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday broke all the records this year
With 2016's Thanksgiving weekend shopping numbers in the books, it's safe to say that another massive revenue record for online sales has been set. Adobe Digital Insights (ADI) is hard at work tracking online sales numbers throughout the holiday season. With the "Turkey 5" buying bender come and gone (Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday), the most intense shopping period is over. Now all that's left to do is look at the numbers to see just how much everyone spent, and how. Thanksgiving DayIt all started on Thanksgiving Day. With many online retailers kicking off the deals early, consumers took advantage and spent $1.93 billion, an 11.5 percent increase from Turkey Day last year. Read more... More about Holiday Shopping, Cyber Monday, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, and Online Shopping Read More »Instagram isn't alerting people when you screenshot, you creep
Taking screenshots of Instagram posts is a right of social media passage. We all do it, but a recent update to the app has avid Instagram users on edge. After news broke that Instagram would be alerting users when friends take a screenshot of their "disappearing messages," many people became extremely paranoid that Instagram is also sending notifications when they take a screenshot of a photograph. Before you have a social media-induced panic attack, let us assure you, Instagram is not sending notifications every time you take a screenshot. Notifications only occur when you take a screenshot in the app's new disappearing message feature. Read more... More about Tech, Mobile, Social Media, Instagram, and Conversations Read More »Teen students design a robot that can successfully flip a water bottle
Bottle flips will never get old in the eyes of those most important to popular culture — teenagers. Somers High School Technology Education students designed, constructed and programmed a robot to flip a water bottle - and they're shocked to see it work. Check out their technical handiwork above. Biggest die-off of corals ever recorded on Great Barrier Reef
During the past two years, Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef suffered its largest die-off ever recorded. The cause being unusually warm waters that pushed the intricate ecosystems past their limits of survival. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Ocean, Nature, Australia, and Climate Change Read More »Evan Rachel Wood opens up about sexual assault in a stirring open letter
Now that she's in the spotlight, thanks to HBO's Westworld, Evan Rachel Wood is not shying away from speaking out. Wood revealed details about her former relationship with Marilyn Manson, career moves and her sexuality in an interview with Rolling Stone—but also took some time to share her painful experience with, "physical, psychological, sexual" abuse and rape she experienced when she was younger. The actress posted the full email she sent the Rolling Stone reporter to Twitter, courageously expanding upon the article's summation of her experience. More about Twitter, Rape Culture, Rape, Sexual Assault, and Westworld Read More »Drought-fueled wildfire 'apocalypse' hits Tennessee
Strong winds fanned flames from a large wildfire in eastern Tennessee on Monday, damaging a large number of structures in picturesque Gatlinburg, and prompting widespread evacuations. The Chimney Top Fire is part of a broader outbreak of blazes burning across the Southeast amid unusually mild and dry conditions during what will be one of the top 5 warmest years in U.S. history, and the hottest year globally. The high winds that hit on Monday, and are continuing in some areas on Tuesday, dramatically escalated the risk of unpredictable and extreme fire behavior. The fire's advance on Gatlinburg and other areas caught thousands off-guard, according to the National Park Service. Read more... More about Science, Smoky Mountains, Dollywood, Gatlinburg, and Drought Read More »Watch a runner get hit by a deer in the middle of a race
This college runner was knocked the ground by a deer. Don't worry, he's fine. But still, runners watch where you're running. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Cross Country, Marathon, Deer, and Runner Read More »You can now play 'Pac-Man' and 'Space Invaders' in Facebook Messenger
Games are officially becoming part of Messenger. Facebook is adding a suite of new "Instant Games" to its messaging app, the company announced Tuesday. The games include well-known titles like Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Words With Friends as well as games from indie developers. Rolling out now in 30 countries, you can find the games under the game controller icon. Once you start a game in a chat, others in the conversation will see that you played and can try to beat your score. Facebook has dubbed them "Instant Games" because they load almost instantaneously (you don't need to download a separate app or complete any other steps before you start playing.) Read more... More about Video Games, Pac Man, Messenger, Facebook, and Tech Read More »Darren Criss tapped as behind-the-scenes digital host for NBC's 'Hairspray Live!'
LOS ANGELES — Darren Criss is joining the nicest kids in town. The Glee alum has been tapped as the multiplatform host for NBC's live telecast of Hairspray Live!, Mashable has exclusively learned. The uplifting musical comedy delves into the issues of racial segregation in Baltimore in the 1960s. The live TV production will air on NBC on Wednesday Dec. 7. Newcomer Maddie Baillio has been tapped to play the lead role of Tracy Turnblad. Other cast members include Jennifer Hudson (Motormouth Maybelle), Ariana Grande (Penny), Kristin Chenoweth (Velma Von Tussle), Martin Short (Wilbur Turnblad), Harvey Fierstein (Edna Turnblad; he is also one of the show's writers), Derek Hough (Corny Collins), Sean Hayes (Mr. Pinkie) and Rosie O’Donnell (gym teacher). Read more... More about Tv, Hairspray, Musicals, Darren Criss, and Hairspray Live Read More »Beyoncé just made your holiday shopping much easier
Back off, other brands: Beyoncé's got dibs on that "slay"/"sleigh" pun. Queen Bey has released a line of Lemonade-themed 2016 holiday apparel on her official website. Like Beyoncé, it's festive and beautiful. Unlike Beyoncé, it's a little corny. But no worries, understated dressers: if you don't want to wear an "I Came to Sleigh" sweatshirt to the office holiday party, you can always wrap all your gifts in Beyoncé's perfect face. There are also sweatpants with "Boy Bye" on the butt, so... just saying. Check out the whole holiday collection below. Read more... More about Beyonc, Holidays, and Watercooler Read More »Alexis Bledel surprises everyone with her favorite 'Gilmore Girls' characters
Some seriously deep cuts in here. Alexis Bledel revealed her top four favorite Gilmore Girls characters on The Tonight Show last night, and her answers may surprise you. Fallon previously revealed his top four characters on the show - excluding Rory and Lorelai, of course - and incited the popular hashtag #GilmoreGirlsTop4, where Twitter weighed in on their favorite Gilmore Girls personalities. Guess which character made both Jimmy and Bledel's lists. (Spoiler: it's obviously Kirk). OnePlus and O2 celebrate the OnePlus 3T launch in London
One of the best mobile phones on the market just got even better. The OnePlus 3T is an upgraded addition to the company’s premium flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone lineup. And OnePlus, one of a select few technology companies with such a strong community-focused mission, teamed up with O2 to celebrate its launch with a one-day pop-up event on 24 November at 123 Oxford Street in London. More than 100 people braved cold weather to join the queue to get into the event, and the O2 angels were on hand to give out snacks and drinks. T-shirts and backpacks were given out as well, but the giveaways of the day were two OnePlus 3Ts. The first went to the first person in queue at the till, and the second went to a man who got the highest score on the event’s Dash Charge game. Read more... More about Supported, Tech, Gadgets, and Mobile Read More »Babies crying in slow motion makes for an hilarious, nightmarish trend
Thanks to higher frame rates and simple video editing tools at our fingertips, anyone can turn the heartbreaking cry from a child into a hilarious sound. While there are plenty of people that have found humor in a slowed down version of their child's discomfort before, the trend kicked off again on Monday after someone submitted a clip of a stingray acting weird at an aquarium while using Snapchat's slow motion feature. While the stingray was funny enough, there happened to be a baby wailing at the top of its lungs in the background, turning the clip into something straight out of a horror movie. Read more... More about Funny, Parenting, Memes, Ciral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »Intense video shows a very angry bear being rescued from a septic tank
A video of a bear being rescued from a septic tank in Bolu, Turkey, has surfaced online, showing the fury that rises when Mother Nature gets trapped. In the clip, construction workers can be seen inspecting, then later destroying what appears to be a concrete septic tank. After breaking a hole in the side of the tank, an extremely angry bear starts to claw its way out, and eventually emerges once the hole is large enough. Though The Daily Mail and Metro reported the story to say that the construction workers stumbled upon the bear, it's more likely that this was actually an effort to save the bear. The video even opens with a man inspecting the inside of the tank from the top. Read more... More about Rescue, Bear, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Austin Mahone, Jake Paul among special guests for What's Trending's Giving Tuesday live stream
LOS ANGELES — Musician Austin Mahone and digital influencer Jake Paul are among the handful of celebrities who are joining a special 24-hour live stream on Giving Tuesday. The stream is co-hosted by Shira Lazar, CEO and founder of online media brand What's Trending, and YouTuber Bart Baker. All proceeds from the live broadcast, which will take place at musical.ly's new Los Angeles headquarters, will be donated to the Pablove Foundation, which works to help fight childhood cancer. What’s Trending is a media company with over 125 million YouTube views to date. Musical.ly, which has over 160 million users, is a video social network for creating, sharing and discovering short videos, and live.ly is its sister app. Read more... More about Live.Ly, Musical.Ly, What S Trending, Jake Paul, and Austin Mahone Read More »No, 'Keeping Up With Kardashians' is not on hold following Kanye's hospitalization
Despite reports that the Kardashians are taking a break from their long-running show following Kanye West's hospitalization, the cameras are still rolling. A spokesperson for E! has denied the reports in the following statement to Mashable, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians is currently in production and has not been halted." According to a report from TMZ, early Tuesday morning, the show halted production for the remainder of 2016 and "possibly longer." The network, however, maintains that the family continues to shoot the 13th season of the show, but did not comment on whether or not Kim Kardashian West's current involvement with the show. Read more... More about Kanye West, Reality Tv, Celebrities, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and Kardashians Read More »Facebook CEO's posts about 'fake news and hoaxes' temporarily vanished
UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2016, 12:50 p.m. EST Mark Zuckerberg's posts about the election were restored Tuesday afternoon after the publication of this article and an article on The Verge. Original text follows. - Curious about what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks about the election? On Monday, you could go to his profile page to find out. Tuesday? Not so much. As spotted by The Verge, Zuckerberg's statements about the election and spread of misinformation on Facebook vanished from his profile page Tuesday morningMashable confirmed that they were gone. A representative for the social network did not immediately respond to our request for comment, and it's unclear if the posts were purposefully deleted. Read more... More about Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Social Media, and Tech Read More »George R.R. Martin heads to Mexico before buckling down on 'Winds of Winter'
The North remembers, and the South will too. George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, will head to Guadalajara on Nov. 30 for the International Book Fair, his last public appearance of 2017 and one of few scheduled between now and when he finishes writing his next book. Martin will join the conference as a speaker and special guest, where he will do press interviews and a live streaming event in addition to signing books. "I expect I will be doing some tequila tasting as well," he wrote on his blog, because what better research for Westerosi history than to drink? Read more... More about The Winds Of Winter, A Song Of Ice And Fire, Game Of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, and Entertainment Read More »AwesomenessTV's 'Foursome' gets Season 2 release date, trailer
LOS ANGELES — Foursome is headed back to YouTube Red. The AwesomenessTV show, which debuted in March, will premiere its second season on YouTube's streaming service on Dec. 6. The show follows Andie (Jenn McAllister known on YouTube as JennxPenn), a sophomore who struggles with dating — largely because of her overprotective older brother Alec, played by Logan Paul. So, she turns to her three best friends (Rickey Thompson as Dakota, Meghan Falcone as Courtney, and Brooke Markham as Imogen) to help her navigate the highs and lows of high school. Susanne Daniels, YouTube's Global Head of Original Content, has touted the show as one of the platform's most popular offerings. Like other streaming services, YouTube Red doesn't release its viewership numbers. However, the platform reported that the pilot episode of Foursome has generated more than 5.2 million views since its release earlier this year. Read more... More about Jenn Mcallister, Streaming Services, Logan Paul, Awesomenesstv, and Foursome Read More »These alternative Christmas cards will stop you in your tracks
LONDON — As Christmas draws nearer, Christmas cards are beginning to land on doormats up and down the country. One charity has created a series of alternative Christmas cards to remind people of the 2016 events that forced millions of people from their homes. International humanitarian medical charity Doctors of the World launched its arresting collection of Christmas cards, which paint a more sombre picture than the usual nativity and festive scenes emblazoned on our cards. Image: Doctors of the World The card designs feature vintage biblical nativity scenes mixed with modern-day photos of conflict zones in the Middle East. Read more... More about Doctors, Lifestyle, Christmas, Syrian Civil War, and Social Good Read More »Lyft will give you an exact price now, not just an estimate
Lyft is saying goodbye to estimates. Lyft will tell consumers the exact price of their rides with a new feature launching Tuesday. The upfront price information will be similar to the locked-in prices users see before they agree to an UberPool or Lyft Line ride. Lyft has provided price estimates for a while, but its new feature will be the first time the app is able to guarantee a price for regular Lyft rides. Uber began introducing upfront fares for regular Uber rides in July. The new fare works similar to traditional taxis in that it will set a definite price on the distance — but time can still be a factor. Lyft noted that if "your ride takes more or less time than expected — the ride total you were quoted will not longer apply." Read more... More about Ride Hailing Apps, Ridesharing, Uber, Uberpool, and Lyft Read More »An artist is making a nice piece of jewelry out of someone else's toe
A Tumblr user called cummy-eyelids is just thrilled about her upcoming art project: making a necklace out of someone else's pinky toe. Royallyoily, another Tumblr user who had that toe amputated almost ten years ago, recently commissioned cummy-eyelids to make the piece. "Not only do I absolutely trust your artistic expertise, cummy-eyelids," she wrote, "but I also feel my body part ... could not be in more capable hands." That's a relief. Who could wear a toe necklace made by an amateur? But what really set the internet off was the below photo, which cummy-eyelids posted to Tumblr a few weeks ago. Read more... More about Tumblr and Watercooler Read More »Twitter has mixed feelings about new five pound note containing animal fat
LONDON — The Bank of England confirmed in a tweet on Monday that the new 5 pound note contains trace amounts of animal fat. A substance called tallow (often used in soaps and candles) is rendered from animal fat and can be found in the polymer composition of the banknotes.
On social media, the revelation has been met with mixed responses. Vegans and vegetarians have largely expressed horror and outrage: Read more... More about Vegetarian, Vegan, Animal Rights, Fiver, and Banknotes Read More »There's a devastating environmental cost to returning your Cyber Monday purchases
As the wait for Cyber Monday packages to arrive drags on, here's something to feel guilty about: Your returns. Goods sent back during the holiday season online shopping are hurting the environment — and retailers. In 2015, consumers returned $20 billion worth of goods purchased online over the holidays, according to a report by the returns-focused logistics company Optoro. That's nearly a third of total holiday returns, which came in at $69 billion in 2015. Annual returns for the year landed at $260 billion. All that stuff isn't just getting shipped back out. Those total returns lead to 4 billion pounds of excess and returned inventory sent to landfills by U.S. retailers each year, Optoro said. That's enough to fill 220,000 garbage trucks. Read more... More about Recycling, Environmental Issues, Amazon, E Commerce, and Online Shopping Read More »See this terrifying swarm of sardines take over the San Diego shoreline
Due to low oxygen levels in the water, millions of sardines gathered close to the San Diego shoreline in this unusual oceanic event. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Ocean And Sea, San Diego, Sardine, and Aquatic Read More »Please enjoy this delightful photo of a woman dressed like her dog
Considering all that went down in November 2016, Halloween costumes are decidedly ancient news. But suspend your holiday spirit/existential dread for a moment and look at this woman's work-of-art Halloween costume expertly crafted in her dog's likeness.
Back on Nov. 1, Zoë Baumann of Salt Lake City tweeted this photo of her mother dressed exactly like their dog Teddy. Thanks to a recent BuzzFeed listicle and a few viral Instagram account pickups, her tweet blew up with more than 4,300 retweets and 7,700 likes. Read more... More about Cute Animals, Pics, and Watercooler Read More »This coat doubles as a sleeping bag to keep the homeless warm in the winter
The product comes from the nonprofit 'The Empowerment Plan' and has been distributed to more than 10,000 people in the U.S. and Canada. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Philanthropy, Warm, Winter, and Coat For Homeless Read More »The 2017 Pirelli calendar features actresses in #NoMakeup glory
Last year's Pirelli calendar made headlines for its stunning yet silly portrait of a nearly naked Amy Schumer drinking a coffee. For the 2017 edition, titled "Emotional," photographer Peter Lindbergh went in a different direction. He visited five cities to photograph powerful actresses including Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz and Nicole Kidman, all of whom embraced the makeup-free look. The idea behind the photos was, “to create a calendar not around perfect bodies, but on sensitivity and emotion, stripping down to the very soul of the sitters, who thus become more nude than naked," Lindbergh said in a press release. Read more... More about Lupita Nyong O, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Uma Thurman, and Helen Mirren Read More »Sleepy baby won't let nap time put an end to a messy spaghetti feast
While binging certainly might make you sleepy, passing out mid-meal is a new extreme. But this baby just wants to keep eating, whether or not sleep is an option. Mid-way through eating mouthfuls of spaghetti, this sauce-covered baby slipped into a pleasant, carb-induced slumber and then wakes immediately back up to eat more. We can only assume that eating yourself to sleep is the best way to pass out. Graduate gets her high school teachers to answer her inappropriate questions
Asking your high school teachers inappropriate personal questions is every student's dream. High school graduate and Youtube user ElleoftheMills magically persuaded her former high school teachers to answer every question she'd wanted to ask them as their student, and they did not disappoint. With questions like, "Do you have a priest outfit for every day of the week?" it seems like Elle was likely a super fun student to have in class. 8-foot poisonous snake found inside a toilet is the stuff of nightmares
Always look before you sit, especially on a toilet. An 8-foot-long poisonous snouted cobra has been terrorizing an apartment building in Pretoria, South Africa. The snake was first spotted on Thursday morning inside a toilet in one of the building's apartments. The residents quickly called Barry Greenshields, a snake catcher who attempted to remove the snake from the building, according to News 24. Unfortunately for Greenshields and everyone else in the building, he was unsuccessful and the snake slithered back down the toilet. Resident Anton Meijer posted a clip of the extraction attempt to YouTube, stating, "we still have no idea where the snake is hiding." Read more... More about Viral Videos, Wtf, Snake, and Watercooler Read More »5 Facebook privacy settings you should check right now
Whether you use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family, share thoughts about the world, or just read news (real or fake), every interaction you have on the network is recorded somewhere. If you don't pay attention to your privacy settings, you may letting on more information than you'd like to. We've created a brief, five-step Facebook security checkup that you can use to ensure your basic privacy is protected. 1. Stop unwelcome tagging before it happensDon't like it when people tag you without asking first? You can activate the option to approve any tagging in your friends' posts before they appear on your Timeline and in others' News Feeds. Read more... More about Tech Utility, Privacy, Facebook, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Man livestreams harrowing escape from wildfire
"We just got stuck, we're turning around. There's power lines and trees blocking the road. We cannot get out." Those are the first words viewers hear when they start watching a video uploaded to Facebook by Michael Luciano, who's in a vehicle along with one other person as they roll over burned up branches and through sheets of smoke, trying to escape a raging fire that has scorched much of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over the past 24 hours. The video is apocalyptic. Spots of fire glow orange at the edge of the road. Cabins are engulfed in roiling flames. The sky, normally navy blue above the bare tops of the trees, glows red. Read more... More about Flames, Fire, Tennessee, Gatlinburg, and Escape Read More »Spotify outs its listeners' embarrassing habits with billboards
Your guilty pleasures and weird obsessions have apparently not escaped the notice of Spotify's number crunchers. The streaming service is singling out some of its customers' quirkier habits in a new billboard campaign that hit the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany this week. Among the company's revelations: A repentant lover who played the song "Sorry" 42 times on Valentine's Day, a Hamilton stan who racked up thousands of soundtrack listens in New York's theater district, some monster of a person who started listening to holiday music in June and thousands of dark-humored Brits who streamed "It's the End of the World as We Know It" the day after the Brexit vote. Read more... More about Spotify, Business, Advertising, and Music Read More »Amazon reveals who plays the man in 'Man in the High Castle'
LOS ANGELES — Viewers will finally get to meet the Man in the High Castle. Though the show doesn't return until Dec. 16, Amazon on Tuesday announced that Stephen Root will play the actor behind the titular role. The show, developed by Frank Spotnitz, is based on the bestselling 1962 Philip K. Dick novel. Set in 1962, the dystopian series takes place in an alternate history in which the Axis powers won WWII. Root is most known for his role in Office Space. Most recently, he starred in the comedy film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. He's also had recurring roles on many popular TV shows including Fargo, The Big Bang Theory and Boardwalk Empire. Read more... More about Tv, Stephen Root, Amazon Studios, Amazon Video, and Man In The High Castle Read More » | ||||
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