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 There's nothing beautiful about the manipulative and glib 'Collateral Beauty'
In a year when the originality of movies was first questioned then buoyed to new heights, there had to be some mediocrity. Directed by David Frankel and written by Allan Loeb, Collateral Beauty is the story of Howard (Will Smith), a man struggling to cope with his daughter's death. In an attempt to "help" him, his coworkers (Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña) contrive a plan to make Howard seem mentally unfit for work so that they can secure a major account at their ad agency. And — act one spoiler here — they hire actors to approach him as Love, Time and Death, the three abstractions which, in a brief flashback, he tells us "connect every human being on Earth." Read more... More about Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Movie Review, Collateral Beauty, and Will Smith Read More »Google's driverless cars will now have to prove themselves as a real business
After it looked to be putting our self-driving dreams on hold (for a moment, at least), Google parent company Alphabet has revealed its real plans for driverless cars. The project, previously one of the major endeavors of Google X, is getting spun out into its own independent company. Dubbed Waymo, the new company will continue development of the autonomous-driving tech that has been in the works at Google for the last eight years. According to a Medium post from the new company's CEO, John Krafcik, Google prototypes have spent the equivalent of 300 years of time driving on roads since 2009 — data Waymo will build on as it continues to move toward its goal of making fully autonomous cars a reality. Read more... More about Ride Sharing, Self Driving Cars, Chrysler, Fiat, and Alphabet Read More »Microsoft's version of the Amazon Echo will be a Cortana-powered speaker
Microsoft will soon bring its digital assistant to a lot more places. The company is opening up Cortana to third-party hardware companies so they can integrate it into hardware devices like speakers, cars and home appliances. The first of these will be a Cortana-enabled speaker made by Harman Kardon with a planned February 2017 launch, the tech giant announced at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. Microsoft revealed few details about the upcoming speaker, but the Amazon Echo-like device is voice activated and will work with third-party services, Microsoft says. Read more... More about Amazon Echo, Cortana, Microsoft, Apps And Software, and Tech Read More »The Arctic is reeling from its warmest year since at least 1900
Arctic climate change went into overdrive in 2016, with record high temperatures eclipsing anything seen since at least 1900. Accompanying the record warmth were freak losses of sea ice, melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and a host of cascading feedbacks that scientists have been warning about for years. The record warm year reflects both human-caused global warming, which is hitting the Arctic harder than almost any other region on Earth, as well as natural weather variability that pumped even more heat into the region this year. Scientists detailed the changes on Tuesday with the release of an annual peer-reviewed report that amounts to a physical of the Arctic environment, known as the "Arctic Report Card." Read more... More about Science, Greenland, Sea Ice, Extreme Weather, and Global Warming Read More »Snowden tells Twitter CEO hate speech can be countered with 'more speech'
Edward Snowden thinks the answer to hate speech is to drown it out with other voices. The former NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower spoke with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey via video on Tuesday, and touched on Twitter's struggle to figure out how to handle those who use the platform to spread hate. "The answer to bad speech is not censorship," Snowden said. "The answer to bad speech is more speech." Twitter has at times seemed to agree and disagree with Snowden on that point. The social media platform has become proficient at banning accounts that recruit for and promote ISIS, suspending some 235,000 extremist accounts from its service as of August. It also recently barred many accounts that espoused white nationalism. Both moves are obvious instances of a social media company controlling the speech allowed on its platform. Yet the company isn't devoted to this type of censorship. Read more... More about Speech, Ceo, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, and Edward Snowden Read More »Samantha Bee has the perfect response to Ohio's anti-abortion 'heartbeat' bill
Samantha Bee has decided that, since every morning seems to bring us a "non-stop sh*t-geyser of presidential news" courtesy of Donald Trump, she wants to turn her attention to what the states are up to "while our eyes are full of feces." In Ohio, it's just a regular day of further encroaching on women's reproductive rights, thanks to a new bill that would ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected — which can be as early as six weeks. As Bee points out, "At six weeks most women won’t even know they’re pregnant — especially now, since every time we wake up and realize Trump is president, we all have morning sickness." Read more... More about Samantha Bee, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Student's NSFW photo series puts Trump's gross words on women's bodies
Warning: This post contains nudity. An 18-year-old photographer is resisting Donald Trump's sexism with her powerful series #SignedByTrump. Aria Watson, a student at Clatsop Community College, painted quotes that Trump has said about women on several women's bodies, which she then photographed for her photography class. The pictures were taken down from Instagram and Facebook due to nudity, but are still making a huge impact on Tumblr and Twitter. Image: ARIA WATSON "I started creating #SignedByTrump a few weeks before the election. However, once the election happened and I saw that Donald Trump had won, I knew I had to work harder on this project and spread my message," Watson wrote to Mashable. Read more... More about Art, Photography, Donald Trump, Watercooler, and Women Read More »Mitú launches Snapchat Discover channel
Digital network mitú is hoping to make Latino-focused content more mainstream. The company on Tuesday officially launched its own channel on Snapchat Discover, marking the company's latest push to bring more eyeballs to its content. It also underscores Snap Inc.'s efforts to bring more diverse content to its Discover platform, which is already home to media companies ranging from Mashable to Cosmopolitan. "As the leading voice of Latino youth in America, we’re excited that Snap acknowledges and understands the importance of connecting with what is the most strategic demo in American youth today," mitú's Chief Marketing Officer Danny Johnson told Mashable. "For us, it’s a validation of our unique voice and ability to tell stories that resonate with this important audience. For Latinos, it’s meaningful to have one of the most important platforms take a leadership position in programming to them." Read more... More about Digital Network, Latinos, Mitu, Snapchat Discover, and Snapchat Read More »The people of Boston explain their city pride
We all know that the pride of Boston runs deep in its people. But here, it's more than just a particular sports team, or a distinctive accent, that brings the population together. There is a genuine bond between the people of Boston that is unique to the city. Hear the people of Beantown talk about their pride in the video above. Read more... Watch next: Bostonians share how tech has transformed their life in the cityMore about Supported, Us World, Travel Leisure, Work Play, and Us Read More »Bostonians share how tech has transformed their life in the city
We all have been influenced by technology. We use it for the most basic things – communication, navigation, you name it. We asked the good people of Boston which apps they use the most while connected to the Boston Wi-Fi. We got a wide variety of answers, from entertainment apps to apps that connect them to their bank account. Check out all their answers in the video above. Read more... Watch next: Some of the best things in life – and Boston – are freeMore about Supported, Us World, Travel Leisure, Work Play, and Apps Software Read More »Check out all the new 'Overwatch' Winter Wonderland hero skins
Overwatch is in full holiday mode with Winter Wonderland, and the heroes are no exception. During the limited-time event, a handful of heroes are getting into the holiday spirit with brand-new winter-themed skins, including a spot-on Santa cosplay from everyone's favorite turret builder, Torbjörn. The new skins can be received from loot boxes players get from leveling up or purchased with in-game gold. Not every hero got a skin for the event running from Dec. 13 to Jan. 2, but here are the ones that did. Along with the new skins, there are holiday-themed loot drops, a brawl mode called Snow Brawl, and some of the maps in the game are covered in snow and decorated with lights. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Holidays, Blizzard Entertainment, and Overwatch Read More »Some of the best things in life – and Boston – are free
From buskers, to free samples, to the public library and beyond, Boston offers some of the best cultural and entertaining activities in the country at a very reasonable price – free! For those on a budget, Boston is a phenomenal place to visit. There are free concert series, the beautiful Museum of Fine Arts and even free sunscreen dispensers on the streets. But don't take our word for it. Hear all about this amazing city from true Bostonians in the video above. Read more... Watch next: The people of Boston explain their city prideMore about Supported, Us World, Travel Leisure, Work Play, and Us Read More »'Overwatch' brings the holiday cheer with new Winter Wonderland event
Nothing beats seeing Torbjörn dressed as Santa Claus. Overwatch is officially in the holiday spirit with the release of Winter Wonderland, which was released in a patch Tuesday. Similar to October's Halloween-themed event, there are new skins, new loot and a brand-new brawl mode called Snow Brawl for a limited time. Overwatch Winter Wonderland is running from Dec. 13 to Jan. 2, so don't miss out. The boy with the plastic bag Messi jersey has finally met his hero
In February, the internet fell in love with a five-year-old boy in a homemade plastic bag Lionel Messi jersey named Murtaza Ahmadi. Now, almost a year later, Ahmadi has finally met his idol. The Argentine soccer star and the young Afghan super fan shared a warm embrace on Tuesday, in a heartwarming encounter captured on video tweeted by the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee. Messi is seen smiling and picking up the boy, whose blue and white striped plastic shirt and gleeful expression while wearing it melted hearts online at the start of the year. Read more... More about Football, Soccer, Lionel Messi, Afghanistan, and World Read More »Slack swallows even more of your life with long-awaited feature
Slack is taking aim at the wheelhouse of one of its chief rivals with a new video-calling feature. The workplace chat service announced a hotly anticipated tool on Tuesday that will for the first time let co-workers chat face-to-face, in groups or individually, within the platform. The move ups the competition between the company and Microsoft-owned competitor Skype for Work, which made its name in video conferencing, along with other services like Google Hangouts. It also follows rival HipChat's addition of a similar feature in August. The feature, which will roll out in the next few days, is an expansion to the audio calling tools that Slack has offered since this spring. Slack users can use it to either call other team members directly or organize calls of up to 15 people. Read more... More about Videos, Slack, and Tech Read More »Kanye West wants a 'direct line' with president elect Trump
Kanye West has returned to Twitter to explain why he made a controversial visit to Trump Tower this morning. West says he discussed "multicultural issues" with Trump and wrote, "I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change."
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Lady Gaga is not here for Piers Morgan's bullsh*t regarding her sexual assault
Lady Gaga is not having Piers Morgan's sh*t. Last week in London, Lady Gaga made a powerful announcement that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following her teenage sexual assault. Shortly after making the announcement, the singer penned an extremely personal letter on her Born This Way Foundation's website about how mental illness affects her daily life, and what steps she is taking to work through it. While Gaga was widely met with praise for speaking out about the tough issue, journalist Piers Morgan decided to air his antagonistic opinions on Twitter. Read more... More about Interview, Twitter, Mental Illness, Ptsd, and Piers Morgan Read More »'We are all human': Anti-bullying activist speaks out against body-shaming memes
Lizzie Velasquez is no stranger to appearance-based hate — or fighting back. The latest example of the 27-year-old activist's bold work comes in the form of a heartfelt Instagram post this week, calling out the harms of meme culture. Velasquez bravely posted a meme of herself that, in its subtext, suggested she is undesirable because of how she looks.
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' is more of a spy-thriller than the comic was
Both the film and comic versions of Captain America: The Winter Soldier deal with Captain America encountering the friend he thought had died back in World War II, who is actually alive, brainwashed and working as an assassin. The comic and movie have some major differences, like the roles of Black Widow and Sharon Carter, the nature of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the origin of the Winter Soldier. Our CineFix series, What's the Difference, reveals those differences here. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Captain America, Whats The Difference, and Cinefix Read More »There's a kid named Zion Williamson whose high school hoops highlights will blow your mind
Man ..what? What is going on here? How is this real life? Is this real life? There's a high school kid in South Carolina named Zion Williamson, and we need to talk about him right now. Williamson is one of the best basketball-playing high school juniors in America. He went off for 47 points in a game over the weekend, and now The Blogs™️ have begun picking up the highlights. Because those highlights are insane. Like, freaking. Insane. Man. The junior (did we mention he's only a junior?) appears to be redefining the phrase "man among boys." Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Mysterious plane circling Manhattan sparks concern and intrigue
A large military-style plane, which looked remarkably like a C-130, circled Manhattan for at least 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, causing quite the commotion online. Despite the concern from New Yorkers, Eric Durr, Director of Public Affairs at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs told Mashable the plane was simply an HC-130, a search and rescue plane, conducting routine training. Durr explained that the folks flying the plane and helicopters around mid-town Manhattan on Tuesday, a crew based out of Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, "specialize in retrieving people who are down behind enemy lines." Read more... More about Reactions, Us And World, Plane, New York, and Us World Read More »Look, Kanye West! 4 times Donald Trump distracted us all
Whether it's all part of an elaborate scheme or he just kind of stumbled into it, Donald Trump has proven to be a sleight-of-hand master who knows how to throw out something shiny while more nefarious stories are at play. On Tuesday, as he confirmed his most important cabinet pick (ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State) and postponed his first press conference since being elected, Trump met with Kanye West and posed with the rapper in the Trump Tower lobby. The canceled press conference was supposed to focus on how Trump would handle business conflicts of interest. Read more... More about Kanye West, Climate Change, Hamilton, Donald Trump, and Us World Read More »No more hazing MLB rookies by making them dress as women
The days of your favorite MLB rookies wearing wigs and dresses are gone. The league's new collective bargaining agreement includes an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Policy, which prohibits teams from making players dress up as women or wear costumes "... that may be offensive to individuals based on their race, sex, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or other characteristic," according to the Associated Press. Late in the season, veteran players have rookies dress up in outlandish costumes on team travel days. Often, that includes dressing up as women. Read more... More about Associated Press, Espn, Baseball, Mlb, and Entertainment Read More »Jill Stein wants moral high ground after cashing in on Trump fear
Jill Stein seems to be trying her hand at gaslighting. In a conference call with journalists on Tuesday, the Green Party presidential candidate tried to recast the reasons she and her party launched a crowdfunding effort to recount votes in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The effort largely relied on vague claims that the election results in those states may not be as they appear. After a campaign full of nonstop talk about hacking and the election of a historically disliked candidate, it wasn't difficult to get people to throw money in a hat. More about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan Read More »Dash cam captures priceless reaction after an embarrassing car wreck
Sometimes, you just really need to grab some candle supplies. Two very confused ladies were cruising along in Pelham, Alabama, just trying to find the candle supply store when they found themselves in the bottom of a loading dock. To their credit, the dock wasn't marked at all and was actually pretty hard to see. But accidentally crashing their vehicle wasn't their concern. After driving right over a sunken loading dock, one of the women in the car asks someone outside the car for some help. But she didn't ask for help with their car they just wrecked, she asked for help finding the candle supply store. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Dash Cam, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Rick Perry vowed to scrap the Energy Department. Now he may lead it.
Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, once said the U.S. Department of Energy "needs to be done away with." Now, Perry is poised to lead that same agency. President-elect Donald Trump plans to name the Texas Republican as his secretary of energy, transition officials told reporters Tuesday. Perry would fit right in with Trump's other cabinet picks, a fact that climate scientists and environmentalists say they find particularly troubling. The former governor has said he doesn't think carbon emissions — a main driver of climate change — are harmful pollutants, and Trump's nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions from Alabama agrees. Read more... More about Innovation, Climate Denial, Climate Change, Wind Energy, and Renewable Energy Read More »Uber expands its bike-hailing service in India
Uber’s bike-hailing service, UberMOTO, will be available in another Indian city starting next month. The company had piloted the service in Bangalore earlier this year by allowing users to take short rides on motorbikes for fares as low as Rs 3/km. Now its expanding it to Hyderabad. UberMOTO in Hyderabad will offer customers rides at Rs 20 (30 cents) for the first 3 km and Rs 5/km thereafter. It is aimed at improving last-mile connectivity and solving inconveniences in short-distance travel. Uber founder-CEO Travis Kalanick, who was in India for the launch, said: “Our goal is to provide our riders another choice for quick, reliable and affordable transportation, and to partner with the Telangana government on smart mobility solutions for the state.” Read more... More about Transportation, India, Ola, Uber, and Ubermoto Read More »Watch 367 of the best videos from 2016 in 10 minutes
The internet is vast wasteland of premium #content. For the ninth year in a row, Luc Bergeron, aka Zapatou, has created the mashup of all mashup videos. Investing 230 hours of searching, editing and compiling spread over five weeks, Bergeron smushed 367 of the best videos from the past year into one 10-minute clip. The year may have sucked but at least there was some cool stuff to watch. The 'Sad Kermit' meme will crush your hopes and dreams forever
Welp, this is the way 2016 had to end — with a very, very sad meme. Twitter user Jonny Sun started a meme challenge on Twitter that turned pretty dark pretty quickly. Sun started by tweeting his own version of the meme, now lovingly referred to as "Sad Kermit."
Leading by example, Sun challenged his followers to imitate his efforts to create a "wholesome" meme using the picture of Kermit. Read more... More about Challenge, Twitter, Kermit The Frog, Memes, and Watercooler Read More »Polar vortex plunging into the U.S.: Get ready for dangerous cold
A pinwheeling section of the polar vortex is clearing customs at the Canadian border, heading for the northern Plains, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. For millions, this may be the coldest December weather in at least a decade. On Thursday, temperatures may not rise above the low single digits Fahrenheit in Chicago, with any winds making for dangerous wind chill temperatures. By Thursday and Friday, the ultra-cold air will push east behind a series of cold fronts. These frontal systems will drag cold air southeastward and cause northwesterly winds to howl across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Read more... More about Snow, Winter, Cold Weather, Polar Plunge, and Arctic Air Read More »Climate scientists vow to stand up to Trump
Standing defiant in white lab coats, climate researchers had a message for the Trump administration on Tuesday afternoon, promising to "stand up for science." With President-elect Donald Trump appointing climate change deniers to his administration and issuing other implied threats to climate science research, the science community came together outside the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The meeting is the world's largest gathering of Earth scientists, and this year, one of the main topics of conversation is how deeply the Trump administration may cut federal research funding. Read more... More about Climate, Global Warming, Earth Science, Scientists, and Climate Change Read More »Beyoncé just swept up even more award nominations
If for some reason you thought Beyoncé had reached the human limit of nominations, think again. Similar to her Grammy nomination sweep, the Queen leads the way in nominations for the 48th annual NAACP Image Awards, which were announced Tuesday. The award show—which will be hosted by black-ish star Anthony Anderson—has Bey up for seven different categories, including Entertainer of the Year. In that category, she is up against heavy hitters, including Viola Davis, Regina King, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Chance the Rapper. Read more... More about Nominations, Awards Show, Conversations, Kendrick Lamar, and Solange Knowles Read More »A behind-the-scenes look at the many lives of BB-8 from 'Star Wars'
There's more to BB-8 than just a cute droid in the new Star Wars films. In a behind-the-scenes look, the man who created the robot for the big screen, electronic engineer Matt Denton, reveals how the character appeared in many different forms. There are the puppet and robotic versions, and, yes, even a robot needs a stunt double. In Nova's Secret Life of Scientists episode, see how many forms of BB-8 it took for filmmakers to bring the robot into last year's The Force Awakens. A new Star Wars installment, Episode VIII, with BB-8 returning comes out at the end of next year. John Green hopes to 'amplify the voices of people who are not traditionally heard' through YouTube
John Green wants to help tackle internet hate one YouTube video at a time. The young adult author is among five YouTubers to be tapped as ambassadors for the video platform's Creators for Change initiative. The worldwide program, which first launched in September, gives selected creators a $25,000 grant to use toward a social impact project of their choice. The creators aim to engage their communities on topics like hate speech, xenophobia and extremism. "I've seen online communities mobilize for good time and again, but I've also seen online communities that define themselves by their vitriol, xenophobia, racism, and misogyny," Green told Mashable in an interview. "Abuse and harassment is rampant in online spaces. This is hopefully one small step among many toward combatting that." Read more... More about Online Video, Social Good, Creators For Change, Youtube, and John Green Read More »Here's another interactive lobby to lust after
The lobby, which is located in Washington, D.C., has three themes...and they are all incredible to look at. Office buildings these days are really stepping their lobby game. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Interactive Lobby, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Us World Read More »One dad was so confused by 'Pokémon Go' he made a short film about it
It's no surprise that in 2016, many across the globe experienced Pokémon Go fever. Everyone except Brant Pinvidic, that is. The filmmaker and dad just couldn't understand why everyone — ranging from a Pokémaster in New York City to his own wife and kid — wanted to catch 'em all. So instead of just trying out the popular mobile game himself, he decided to go one step further and make a short film about it. Titled Why I'm Not on Pokémon Go, the short film — which is about 14 and a half minutes — debuted on YouTube and a standalone website last week. "How does a 25-year-old Japanese cartoon all of a sudden become the most popular app in history?" Pinvidic told Mashable in an interview. "I just felt left out." Read more... More about Dad, Gaming, Pokemon Go, Youtube, and Film Read More »Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe steps down, leaving Facebook's VR future uncertain
Just days after Oculus released the Oculus Touch to rave reviews, Oculus cofounder and CEO, Brendan Iribe, has announced that he's stepping down. "You do your best work when you love what you’re working on," said Iribe. "If that’s not the case, you need to make a change." Iribe revealed the sudden change on the company's blog on Tuesday. "Changing the world … has required us to also scale Oculus at warp speed," said Iribe. "With our growth and product strategy, we’ve decided to establish new PC and mobile VR groups to be more focused, strengthen development and accelerate our roadmap." Read more... More about Virtual Reality, Vr, Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, and Oculus Read More »Donald Trump believed a WWE storyline which explains a lot
While this will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who has followed Donald Trump's tweets, an eight-year-old interview with a WWE Superstar indicates that the president-elect has a bit of an issue with reality. In a radio interview from 2008 that's been making the rounds and posted by Deadspin, WWE wrestler HHH (also known as Paul Levesque, WWE’s Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative and son-in-law to WWE CEO Vince McMahon) spoke about a 2007 WWE storyline that involved Vince getting blown up in a car. Read more... More about Hhh, Conspiracy Theories, Wwe, Donald Trump, and Entertainment Read More »This is an absurdly frustrating time to buy a MacBook
Shopping for a MacBook used to be really simple. Want the thin one? Get an Air. Doing a lot of work? Get the Pro. But Apple has made things tricky since the good ol' days. To buy a MacBook at the tail end of 2016 is to accept some significant compromise. While the computers may "just work," comparison-shopping between the three core models is unbelievably frustrating, a process that's littered with aesthetic and functional tradeoffs that simply shouldn't be. Here's what prospective MacBook buyers are faced with today on the base level, before internal upgrades are added in: The $999 MacBook Air, which is thin; the $1,299 MacBook, which is small in a different way; and the new $1,499 MacBook Pro, which is heftier but considerably more powerful. Read more... More about Laptops, Macbook, Macbook Pro, Apple, and Tech Read More »Oklahoma's public bathrooms will soon be forced to post anti-abortion signs
It used to be that the only sign you would see in a public bathroom was a gentle, laminated reminder to perform the most basic of tasks — wash your hands. On Tuesday, however, the Oklahoma State Board of Health approved regulations that would require the state's hospitals, restaurants and public schools to post anti-choice information in their bathrooms. Oklahoma won't be funding the effort, so businesses in the state will have to pay for the signs themselves, at an estimated cost of $2.3 million. The regulations are scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018. Earlier this year, the legislature passed a law requiring that the state develop informational pamphlets and content "for the purpose of achieving an abortion-free society." Read more... More about Bathrooms, Pro Life, Anti Choice, Oklahoma, and Watercooler Read More »Richard Sherman thinks Thursday Night Football is an 'absolute poopfest'
If there are two things to know about Richard Sherman, it's that he 1) despises the NFL and 2) has #nofilter. Those two often go hand in hand, as they did on Tuesday, when the Seahawks cornerback blasted the NFL for its weekly Thursday Night Football match-ups, calling it an "absolute poopfest." Sherman's Seahawks will face the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, a mere four days after Seattle's loss to Wisconsin on Sunday. In 2012, the NFL expanded the sporadic Thursday Night Football so each team has to play one mid-week game per season, and players aren't happy about it. Read more... More about Richard Sherman, Football, Nfl, Thursday Night Football, and Entertainment Read More »Microsoft bot lets you create your own horrific celebrity combinations
Bots have come a long way since SmarterChild amazed us with its coherent responses more than a decade ago. Nowadays you can play (an evil, vengeful) God — forging picture of celebrities, objects and animals together. It's all thanks to an experimental Microsoft bot called Project Murphy, which lets you create Franken-celebs on the fly. Murphy uses "the knowledge of Bing" to help visualise hypothetical "what if..." questions from users, according to Microsoft. It's still pretty new, so it won't have all the answers to your messed up queries just yet, but the more people it interacts with, the smarter it gets a.k.a. machine learning. Read more... More about Face Swap, Project Murphy, Artificial Intelligence, Bot, and Microsoft Read More »Yippee Ki Yay: The major differences between 'Die Hard' and the book it's based on
If your preparing for an intense holiday movie binge-a-thon, don't forget the Christmas classic Die Hard. Did you know the movie was based on the book Nothing Lasts Forever? Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. A daughter shows her mother the transformative power of travel
PAID CONTENT BY DOUBLETREE BY HILTONDoubleTree by Hilton believes that nice is contagious. It starts with a warm chocolate chip cookie but doesn’t stop there! You’ll find that the niceness you experience stays with you – and chances are, you’ll want to pass it on. Share your stories of niceness with us using #NiceTravels.How has travel impacted your life? Meghan discovered her love for travel after venturing outside the U.S. for the first time at 29. Since then, it has expanded her view of the world — and herself. So she decided to pay it forward by taking her mom — a self-described homebody — on the road trip of a lifetime, driving up the Pacific Coast Highway along California's rocky coast. Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, and Lifestyle Read More »28 gift ideas for people who can’t believe how shitty 2016 was
The year 2016 was a rough one, to say the least. Add that to the stress of the holidays and this very well may be the most stressed out some people have ever been. But along with the holidays comes a new year, and a chance for everyone to start fresh and forget the year 2016 ever happened at all. So if your loved one had a hell of a year or could use a little break, consider getting them one of these gifts for the upcoming holidays. They need it. 1Aromatherapy diffuserPrice: $21.95 2And some essential oils to go with itPrice: $18.95 3. A heated fleece blanketPrice: $32.96 Read more... 4Some cozy ass knitted socksMore about Gift Guides, Holiday 2016, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Imgur unveils new app features so you can finally chat with users
The internet's beloved image sharing community is getting some swanky new features. On Tuesday, the Imgur team announced via a blog post that a few of their most highly requested features will finally be available in the Imgur app, with some improvements to the desktop site as well. This means the site's 150 million monthly active users will now have the ability to chat, follow others and update account settings right from their phones. Welcome to the cool kids club, Imgur. In a statement released to Mashable Monday, Imgur's head of community, Sarah Schaaf, said users of the platform are always looking for new ways to interact. "We’re really excited to help them become aware of when new content from their favorite fellow Imgurians makes it to Most Viral, and to give them the ability to chat in real time with other Imgurians right in the mobile apps," she said. Read more... More about Messaging App, Chatting, Conversations, Mobile, and Apps And Software Read More »Margot Robbie to lead a 'Suicide Squad' spinoff with DC's female villains
You can't keep a good villain down. Critics may not have been impressed with David Ayer's Suicide Squad (Mashable called it "the most disappointing movie of the summer"), but love it or hate it, the film still pulled in a hefty $745 million gross worldwide — and also inspired the most popular Halloween costume of the year: Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn. So it should come as no surprise that Warner Bros. has turned to Ayer to helm another film featuring Robbie's breakout character. Mashable has confirmed that Ayer and Robbie are reteaming for Gotham City Sirens, a project centered around some of the DC Universe's most iconic female villains. The name comes from a 2009 comic book created by Paul Dini and Guillem March, which focused on frequent Batman foils Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy. Read more... More about Gotham City Sirens, Warner Bros., Dc Comics, Harley Quinn, and Margot Robbie Read More »Google's Android Things looks to take control of the IoT landscape
With a better connected future in its sights, Google announced a Developers Preview of Android Things, a new platform for the Internet of Things (IoT). By handing the reins of the OS to developers, the company promises to put "the power of Google" at their fingertips — while the developers put Android in exciting new devices for the connected life in return. Android Things will give developers a comprehensive platform to design and develop new IoT devices using the popular OS as a starting point. As the Developers page says: "if you can build an app, you can build a device." Read more... More about Qualcomm, Connected Home, Android, Internet Of Things, and Google Read More »Watch LeBron James geek out to Kendrick Lamar in an utterly lifeless crowd
LeBron James: NBA Finals MVP, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year and ..Kendrick Lamar superfan. The Cleveland Cavaliers star received his Sportsperson of the Year award on Monday night in Brooklyn, where rapper Kendrick Lamar treated the audience to a performance of "Untitled 07" from his latest release, untitled unmastered. But James was the only person who seemed to care. Here's James, vigorously rapping along to every word while the rest of the crowd sits still. James has every reason to be amped though. After all, he was partially responsible for the surprise release of untitled unmastered. Read more... More about Lebron James, Kendrick Lamar, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »'Growing Pains' star Alan Thicke dies at 69
Alan Thicke, who rose to stardom on the popular sitcom Growing Pains, has died at age 69. "Alan's sudden passing has been confirmed," a publicist for the actor told Mashable. "At present, we have no further details. We appreciate your interest and when we have additional information, we will make it available." The death was first reported by TMZ. Thicke most recently appeared on an episode of Fuller House on Netflix. Several celebrities mourned his passing on Twitter, including Bob Saget, whom Thicke gave a shoutout to on Twitter just hours before his passing.
Australia's 'words of the year' prove 2016 just needs to end already
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Australian turn of phrase is a gorgeous linguistic riddle. Even those who live there can be confused by popular phrases. Flip flops are called "thongs," and woe betide the Australian who says otherwise, for they will be dragged. The Australian National Dictionary Centre have released their annual round up the most Smashed AvoAustralians do love their brunch and the "smashed avo" is the king of all brunch foods. The problem is a certain journalist penned a "think" piece explaining that the reason young people couldn't get into Sydney's exploding housing market was because they spent too much on the food stuff. Read more... More about Dictionary, 2016, Words, Ausexit, and Australia Read More »Apple Watch update delayed after reports of bricked devices
Apple has pulled the latest software update for the Apple Watch after reports some users found it bricked their devices, rendering them unusable. Apple confirmed the news to Mashable, adding that the company is working on a fix for watchOS 3.1.1. "A very small number of Apple Watch customers experienced an issue while installing watchOS 3.1.1, so as a precaution we've pulled back the software update," a spokesperson said. "Any customers impacted should contact AppleCare, but no action is required if the update installed successfully." Read more... More about Bricking, Software Update, Apple Watch, Apple, and Australia Read More »Plume is turbo-charged Wi-Fi on a budget
If we left it up to cable companies with their crummy, out-of-date Wi-Fi routers, we’d never have decent Wi-Fi. Thank goodness for companies like Plume. It gets adaptive networking right and does it on a budget. Plume is a pint-sized, plug-and play dual-band Wi-Fi expansion and boosting system that competes nicely with more established players like Eero (a set I use and love). I easily set up a $179 Plume three-pack in my three-story house and was impressed with the results. Unlike Eero, which builds a mesh network that recommends line-of-sight connectivity between pods for optimal performance (in reality, you don’t need that to make it work quite well), Plume uses lower-power pods that can work singly or together to improve overall in-home Wi-Fi performance. Backed by cloud-based technology, Plume promises to learn about your network performance and improve over time. Read more... More about Mashable Choice, Networking, Reviews, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Afternoon of casual golf interrupted by a massive python eating a wallaby
Golf isn't a sport one would associate with high risk situations. Unless of course, you're playing a round of 18 holes in sub-tropical Australia. Golfer Robert Williamse's casual Saturday round turned a little Planet Earth, when he spotted a 4 metre (13 foot) python crushing the life out of a wallaby, in the middle of the green, according to The Cairns Post. Williamse told the newspaper that the python made relatively quick work of the lifeless marsupial, as bystanders watched on. “The python swallowed it and rolled into the creek, then snuck back into the bush. It must have gone for a rest for the next few days," Williamse said. Read more... More about Queensland, Australia, Wallaby, Snake, and Golf Course Read More »Did you know 'Die Hard' was based on a novel?
As Christmas approaches, why not celebrate one of the best holiday films ever? OK, so Die Hard isn't your traditional Christmas family movie, but we bet you didn't know it was based on a book! Here are the top differences between the novel and film. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Alan Rickman, Bruce Willis, Adaptation, and Film Vs Book Read More »Hundreds of tech workers pledge to fight a Muslim registry
In the month since the election, fears of Donald Trump's proposed Muslim registry have already prompted plans to overrun the list with non-Muslim allies and fight the Islamaphobic idea by any means possible. Now the tech industry is jumping in to push back against a Muslim registry. A list of signatures from more than 320 engineers, executives, designers, and other tech employees started growing Tuesday after the Never Again.Tech group first formed. Now employees from Stripe, Google, GitHub, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Pandora, Giphy, Slack and so many more companies have pledged to combat any such data collection. Read more... More about Muslim Registry, Encryption, Silicon Valley, Donald Trump, and Tech Read More »Twitter suspends account lobbying against black deaths in police custody
The family of Julieka Dhu, an Indigenous Australian woman who died in police custody, is frustrated following the suspension of their Twitter account. The suspension comes a few days before the results of a coronial inquest into the death are released. Ms. Dhu's case has been the focus of national attention as the country contends with the continued deaths of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples in police custody — a tragic legacy of institutionalised violence. The Twitter account's suspension matters, not least because social media has helped ensure that Ms. Dhu's death cannot be ignored. Read more... More about Aboriginal, Indigenous, Deaths In Custody, Ms Dhu, and Twitter Read More »Surfing under the Northern Lights is definitely as gnarly as it sounds
Surfer and noted shark-puncher, Mick Fanning has spent most of 2016 chasing waves in far-flung places. One of those locations was under the Northern Lights in Norway, arguably one of the world's most fascinating and stunning light shows. Fanning teamed up with Norwegian photographers, Emil Sollie and Mats Grimsæth, who had come to him with the proposal, according to the Australian's sponsor, Red Bull. They had to wait days and nights for the lights to appear. They finally came out after midnight on the third day of the shoot in November. Read more... More about Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights, Mick Fanning, Surfing, and Surf Read More »From Soundcloud to the stage: Soulful R&B singer's major festival debut
When you ask Sam Rui to describe her music, she's a jumble of giggly self-deprecation that belies just how much of herself she puts into her lyrics. Just 20, the fast-rising singer songwriter is making her mark on the Singapore music scene. She's just recorded an EP, and in January, will be making her debut on the big stage at the famed St. Jerome's Laneway Festival. And it probably won't be long until you start hearing Rui's music outside of the festival scene, because when she starts singing — oh boy. Displaying a surprising depth of soul, she sings about life, boys, and her art, with an easy jive. Read more... More about Singer Songwriter, R B, Singapore, St Jerome S Laneway Festival, and Entertainment Read More »Top Google searches show this nation's citizens had a v. v. odd 2016
In 2016, even Australia was unsure why it was competing in the Eurovision song contest. The country is, after all, a long way from Europe. "Why is Australia in Eurovision?" was the sixth most popular "why is...?" search in Australia in 2016, according to Google's data. It was preceded by choice questions such as "Why is my internet so slow?" not to mention the perennial faves, "Why is the sky blue?" and "Why is my poop green?" While overall searches were pretty predictable — everyone was concerned with the U.S. election, the Olympics and the Census — things got weirder in the more existential sections. Read more... More about Google Search Results, 2016, Google, Australia, and Tech Read More »'Pokémon Go' is now officially live in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
People in India and other South Asian countries can now go berserk over catching Pokémon characters in their neighbourhoods. Pokémon Go mobile game is now available for download in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The app is available for Android smartphones and iPhones. The official availability in these regions means more Pokéstops and Gyms, places where you find Pokemon characters will be available in local area. "To our Trainers in India - we appreciate your patience during the last few months while we worked on bringing Pokémon GO to your country," the developers of the game, Niantic, wrote in a blogpost. "The Niantic team had to resolve a few administrative challenges before launching in order to ensure we could provide the best experience possible." Read more... More about Pokemongo, Pokemon Go, Pakistan, India, and Tech Read More »Amazon Prime Video launched in India for just Rs 499 a year
India, meet the least expensive on-demand video streaming service you've ever seen. Ahead of its media event scheduled for later today, Amazon Prime Video service has gone live in India. The video streaming service is now listed on India's Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and supports Amazon India credentials for login. Amazon Prime Video service is part of its Prime subscription service in India. Amazon Prime was launched in India earlier this year and costs Rs 999 ($15) for a year-long subscription. As part of an introductory offer, Indians can avail the yearly Prime subscription at Rs 499 ($7.5). Read more... More about Netflix, India, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime, and Amazon Read More »Apple releases macOS Sierra 10.12.2 update
Apple has a new macOS Sierra update, and installing it will make you both happy and sad. Apple has released macOS 10.12.2, the second major point update for its macOS Sierra desktop operating system since September. The new update brings with it several interesting new features and improvements. The redesigned emoji characters that iPhones received earlier this week with iOS 10.2 update, for instance, now also render perfectly on the desktop. Also worthwhile is a fix for graphical issues that some users of new MacBook Pro models had complained about. They will also be able to take screenshots of the Touch Bar using CMD+Shift+6 combination or using the Grab app. Read more... More about Macbook Pro, Macos, Macos Sierra, Apple, and Tech Read More »'Driver Appreciation Day' is the latest gig economy stunt
Ride-sharing drivers might be without employee protections or health insurance, but at least they have Driver Appreciation Day — if they work for Lyft. The No. 2 ride-sharing company is celebrating its drivers with a new appreciation day on Wednesday. The company will match tips riders award its drivers for the day, capped at $20 per driver. "It's a culmination of actions we've taken over the years to put our drivers first," Lyft President John Zimmer told Mashable. To mark the day, Lyft posted an animated short film featuring music by Sir the Baptist, who Zimmer said got his start in music while working as a Lyft driver. The 7-minute film, directed by a longtime Disney and Pixar animator, follows an older woman who becomes a Lyft driver after her car is totaled. Read more... More about Business, Gig Economy, Uber, and Lyft Read More »Massive crush of thousands of soccer fans looks like a total nightmare
Tens of thousands of soccer fans in Indonesia jostled to get tickets to a match, resulting in several of them injured in the crush. On Tuesday, a massive crowd stood outside a military base in Jakarta to buy tickets to the AFF Championship finals between its home country's national team and Thailand, happening Wednesday. The line started to form overnight, but eventually became a disorganised mob, Detik reports. People were let into the gate at intervals, with army personnel struggling to bar the entrance to people pushing through. Read more... More about Indonesia, Queue, Soccer, Suzuki Aff Cup, and Aff Cup Read More »Apple's Sierra update 'fixes' Mac battery woes by removing 'time remaining' estimate
After the new MacBook Pro came out in October, a number of users complained about the device's battery life. Apple advertises 10 hours of battery life for all new models — the 13-inch Pro without a Touch Bar, as well as the 13- and 15-inch Pros with a Touch Bar — but some users aren't getting anywhere near that figure. Now, with the new version of macOS, Sierra 10.12.2, Apple has a solution: The company decided to remove the "time remaining" estimate from the battery drop down menu in the menu bar. Nothing has replaced the "time remaining" estimate; users are simply expected to rely on the battery life percentage, which is still visible in the menu bar. Read more... More about Macbook Pro, Battery Life, Apple, Macos, and Sierra Read More »Bruno Mars Carpool Karaoke is 15 minutes of pure, straight up joy
Watching this episode of Carpool Karaoke, you could easily end up thinking Bruno Mars and James Corden had been best friends for years. Between the enthusiastic singing, the conversations about hat-wearing and the talk of what Mars' next album might be ("Wine and Wetwipes" is a popular suggestion), the two just seem to get on really, really well. The highlight? Bruno Mars giving Corden lessons in seductive dancing. This street performer dancing to the BBC news jingle is simply glorious
LONDON — If this man hasn't been tracked down and invited onto TV to perform his sweet, sweet dance moves within the next 24 hours, then the BBC is definitely missing a trick. On Tuesday, journalist Jakub Krupa shared a video of a street performer in London's Leicester Square dancing to a version of the BBC's news jingle.
Krupa's video has been retweeted over 1,500 times since it was first posted. Read more... More about Twitter, Uk, London, Bbc, and Street Performer Read More »People are sharing this cartoon on Instagram in solidarity with people in Aleppo
The situation in the eastern part of Aleppo is still grim after a ceasefire to allow the evacuation of opposition fighters and tens of thousands of civilians is on the verge of collapse. Shelling has resumed in the rebel part of the city and buses meant to be used in the evacuation have returned to their depots, according to Syrian activists. It comes after trapped residents and activists took to Twitter to send heartbreaking "goodbye" messages as the Syrian government's forces closed in. The UN's human rights office said Syrian pro-government forces have been entering homes in eastern Aleppo and killing civilians inside, including women and children. Read more... More about Syria, Instagram, Cartoons, Aleppo, and Social Media Read More »Amazon Prime Video now available in 242 countries
Netflix has a new global competitor: Amazon Prime Video. At a media event in India, Amazon announced today its Prime Video service is now available in 242 countries. The company additionally is offering the on-demand video streaming service at discounted price in all of the new regions and costs $2.99 per month or is free in countries where Amazon has launched its Prime service. Amazon Prime Video, which is available on mobile apps and web, includes Amazon Original Series as well as a bouquet of titles the company has added to its catalog over the years. In the run up to its global expansion, Amazon has been striking major deals with movie studios and distributors across the world. Read more... More about India, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon, and Tech Read More »These are the hottest trends for 2017 according to Pinterest
LONDON — Out with the old, in with the new. As 2016 draws to a close, we can kiss farewell to hygge, unicorn eyeliner, and bejewelled crocs. As 2017 beckons, we're making room for the new — and very exciting — trends that will define the coming year. From distressed denim and slip dresses to fruit as a meat replacement, Pinterest is already predicting the biggest fashion, food and home trends of 2017 based on current search data. Here's what's in store for us trend-wise for the coming year. FASHION1. The bell sleeveFarewell off-the-shoulder, it's all about the romantic bell sleeve in 2017. Just try not to dip them in your coffee Read more... More about Watercooler, Home Interior, Home, Food, and Lifestyle Read More »Jennifer Lawrence has an impressively disturbing app idea
Jennifer Lawrence's app idea sounds pretty weird when you first hear it, but actually... well, it could sort of work. During an appearance on The Late Late Show, Lawrence pitched her idea to fellow guest T.J. Miller. In a nutshell, she wants an app "where you see what you and your dog's baby would look like". If that sounds slightly disturbing, but it's definitely the sort of thing you can imagine people downloading out of curiosity. Plus it's definitely better than the idea James Corden comes up with at the end of that clip. We can't see that one catching on. Read more... More about Tj Miller, App, Uk, The Late Late Show With James Corden, and James Corden Read More »Finally there's proof that Britain's 4G is as bad as you thought
A new government report has claimed that the UK is behind Albania, Romania and Peru as far as mobile phone coverage is concerned. The National Infrastructure Commission ranked Britain 54th in the world for 4G coverage and said there are too many "digital deserts and partial not spots" even in city centres. Mobile coverage on the UK's trains and motorways was described as "frankly appalling" by Lord Andrew Adonis, who led the investigation.
Google's Year in Search makes 2016 seem even more heartbreaking
Google has posted its top lists of most popular topics in 2016, and a lot of it is a painful reminder of all the great people that left us this year. In overall global searches, Prince and David Bowie are in fourth and sixth place. Google lists a category called "Losses" this year, and there the two rock giants are joined by other beloved stars, including Christina Grimmie, Alan Rickman, Muhammad Ali and Leonard Cohen. Yes, it's been a rough year. Unsurprisingly, Pokémon Go was the most searched-for topic this year, and even though the interest for the augmented reality game has waned since the launch in June, it was enough to catch first place. Read more... More about 2016, Year In Search, Google, Us World, and Us Read More »Nikon D500 is a sport shooter's dream come true
Before knowing what I was doing, I had taken 10 photos with the new Nikon D500. The shutter speed was set for sports while the continuous shooting mode meant I didn’t have to worry about missing a moment. There’s a lot to love for fans looking to take a leap forward in the world of prosumer DSLRs, especially if you’re looking for speed. SEE ALSO: The 5 best new cameras for travelers Spec-wise, the Nikon D500 checks all the boxes you need to justify a $2,000 price tag for the body alone — the kit with 16-80mm VR Lens will set you back $3,070. At the heart of the Nikon D500 is a 20.9-megapixel DX CMOS sensor and EXPEED 5 image processor. The sensor may seem like a downgrade compared to the Nikon D7200 or Nikon D750 with the former boasting a 24.2-megapixel DX CMOS sensor and the latter featuring a 24.3-megapixel FX CMOS sensor, but trust me, you're not losing much. Read more... More about Mashable Choice, 4k, D500, Nikdon D500, and Nikon D750 Read More »The Eiffel Tower will go dark in solidarity with Aleppo
The Eiffel Tower will go dark on Wednesday night in solidarity with the people of Aleppo, as the ceasefire deal between rebels and Syrian government effectively collapsed. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo announced on Twitter that the tower's lights will be turned off at 8pm local time as a "symbol" to honour the citizens of eastern Aleppo, which has been wrestled back by pro-government forces in recent days.
Man sparks possibly the world's greatest Wiki photo caption battle
LONDON — Wikipedia is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only is there a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips and all that, but there's also the occasional presence of glorious hidden gems. The following photo caption alteration, which was tweeted on Tuesday and quickly made waves on social media, is the perfect example of this.
That photo can be found halfway down an article about the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902. It shows Gilbert Kerr, who was part of the trip, playing the bagpipes while standing beside a penguin. Read more... More about Antarctic, Uk, Reddit, Scotland, and Penguin Read More »Apple's Support app is now available in the U.S.
In November, Apple launched an official Support app, offering its support documents and the ability to chat with an Apple support staffer or sign up for a meeting at an Apple Store. There was a big caveat, though: the app was only available in the Netherlands. Until now, that isTechCrunch reported Wednesday that the app became available in the U.S. The list of features is the same as before. The app is personalized, and it knows from your iCloud usage which devices you own, making it easier to schedule a repair or find a support document. Read more... More about Support, Apple, Apple Support, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Afghan boy who wore the plastic bag Messi jersey finally met his idol
Murtaza Ahmadi, six-year-old Afghan boy who went viral after making his own Messi jersey using a white and blue plastic bag, finally met his idol. Read more... More about Plastic Shirt, Real Time Video, Real Time, Lionel Messi, and Afghanistan Read More »Check out this collection of 14,000 'Jerry Maguire' VHS tapes
You had me at VHS tapes. Jerry Maguire, the movie that just won't go away, will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary (congratulations on 20 meh years, Jerry Maguire). Video collective Everything is Terrible decided to commemorate the occasion by building a video store made entirely of Jerry Maguire tapes — over 14,000 of them, to be exact. The store will be open to the public on Jan. 13 at the iam8bit Gallery in Los Angeles, and will close just two short weeks later, on Jan. 29. The collective decided to create a video store since VHS tapes were the movie's primary home viewing medium back in 1996. After issuing a call for donations, tapes poured in. One person even donated 1,300 VHS tapes, because apparently they decided to spend their money that way. Read more... More about Vhs Tapes, Jerry Maguire, Watercooler, and Film Read More »You can now live stream on Twitter without the Periscope app
Get ready to see a lot more live video on Twitter. More than a year after acquiring Periscope, the platform is finally making live streaming an official part of its app. Twitter was updated Wednesday with the ability to begin a live broadcast directly from the app without opening Periscope. "Live" will now appear as an option alongside photo and video from your camera roll when you post a new tweet. Selecting live will begin a new Periscope stream just as it does in the app. And streams started on Twitter will be visible within the Periscope app as usual. Read more... More about Periscope, Twitter, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »How Airbus wants to completely redesign airplane cabins
Since the dawn of the jet age, airlines have adopted a uniform model for passenger cabins. There have been modest variations—a rear-facing seat here, a tiny first class bar there—but the basic template of forward-facing seats and rows has withstood the test of time because it’s efficient and makes money. Futurists at A3, Airbus Group’s Silicon Valley research outpost, are contemplating a new paradigm. Instead of a design that’s set in stone when the aircraft rolls out for its maiden flight, they envision mobile modules a carrier could adjust rapidly, much the way freight airlines alter interiors for cargo. Read more... More about Business, Design, Airbus, Airplanes, and Transportation Read More »These Muslim women are handing out roses in the wake of a targeted attack
A group of young Muslim women have taken action against Islamophobia in the best possible way. With love. It follows a stabbing on Monday at a train station in Forest Hill, south-east London where the attacker reportedly shouted "I want to kill Muslims". The victim was taken to the hospital where he remains in serious, but not life-threatening, condition. Even before the Brexit vote, anti-Muslim incidents rose by 326% in the space of a year, according to a report from the group Tell Mama. One of the women, Iysha, announced the flower initiative on Twitter:
Inside Amazon's playbook to take on Netflix in India
Go local. Speak the language. That seems to be Amazon’s mantra in India where it announced the launch of its Prime Video service on Tuesday. In an increasingly competitive on-demand video market in the country, what separates Prime Video from its global competitor Netflix is the focus on locally relevant content – original and partnered – in languages that dominate entertainment consumption in these areas. Amazon Prime Video’s India subscribers will have access to films and TV shows in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bengali, some of the country’s most spoken languages, in addition to Hollywood films and other global content. Read more... More about On Demand, Video Streaming, Entertainment, Netflix, and India Read More »Merciful chrome extension replaces photos of Trump with kittens
While you certainly won't be able to avoid Donald Trump for the next four years, it's possible you'll be able to replace his face with something better. A new chrome extension allows you to swap out Donald Trump's mug with a photo of a kitten. No longer will you have to look at the nation's orange commander-in-chief — you can look at this just as orange, but way way fluffier, tiny kitten. The extension's name is called Make America's Kitten Again and it has a simple purpose, as explained by it's creator: "because seriously, f*** that guy." The creator continues: Read more... More about Chrome Extensions, Kittens, Trump, and Watercooler Read More »The ultimate guide to the 104 new emoji in iOS 10.2
While the #1 internet treat is Beyoncé dropping a new album, Apple dropping new emoji comes as a pretty close second. iPhone users are now able to download iOS 10.2 that features 104 new emoji, including new faces, food, animals, sports, professions and more. And in case the thought of more than 100 new colorful icons sliding into your phone is a tad overwhelming, we've put together a comprehensive guide that details the optimal time to use each new emoji. Here's when you should use each of them: Image: AMBAR DEL MORAL/MASHABLE Image: AMBAR DEL MORAL/MASHABLE Read more... The ultimate 'Star Wars' gift guide
Star Wars fans are already getting a pretty awesome gift this holiday season thanks to the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — Mashable's review calls it "an amazing achievement and an extremely effective story," and that's putting it lightly. (Read our spoiler-free review or longread review for more details.) But a trip to the cineplex is hard to fit in a stocking, so Mashable has compiled a gift guide that would make a Bounty Hunter blush, stuffed with enough gadgets, toys, clothing, kitchen appliances and plain ol' nerdery to send your loved ones into hyperspace when they open their presents this year. (Or you can just keep them for yourself — it's what Han Solo would do.) Read more... More about Rogue One, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Film Read More »FuboTV moves beyond soccer with $35 sports streaming service
Cord-cutting is the hardest for TV viewers who like live events. For many viewers, that means sports. FuboTV wants to be the go-to option for sports fans who don't want to pay the full cost for traditional cable. The streaming service, which has carried channels tailored to soccer fans for the past two years, announced the addition of about 50 channels covering a swath of sports and entertainment on Wednesday. The streaming pay-TV service inked deals with Fox Networks Group, NBCUniversal, A+E Networks, Crown Media Family Networks, Fuse Media and NBA TV. The service is still focused on sports, with deals with Fox and NBC providing access to regional sports networks. The new version of the service will launch in beta over the next few weeks. Read more... More about Tv, Cord Cutting, Soccer, Sports, and Fubotv Read More »'The Daily Show' tears into the media's coverage of Kanye and Trump
Between the horrific massacre in Aleppo and terrifying allegations that Russia influenced the American election, yesterday was a uniquely dark day for our planet. But instead of actually exploring those stories, much of the media — including TV networks — chose to focus their attention on Kanye's visit to Trump Towers. Nothing could be more of a distraction, and Trevor Noah on The Daily Show explained the media's failure uniquely well. "Oh, man! The media is the best,” Noah said. “It really makes you wonder how America ended up selecting a celebrity president when the media is so focused on the issues." Read more... More about Trump, Kanye West, The Daily Show, and Watercooler Read More »No one enjoys baths more than this pug puppy
Gaze at this tiny pug falling asleep mid-bath and watch your heart melt into a glorious puppy puddle. Its teeny eyes roll back as it receives a massage, a service that ought to be provided for all pug puppies. And look at those little ears. If you're having any problems getting through the week and can't make it to get a massage yourself, watching this video should help. U.S. Postal Service includes free augmented reality app with packages
The U.S. Postal Service wants to make gift giving just a little more magical. The postal service has released a free augmented reality smartphone app a la Pokémon Go, just with a little less competition and a little more holiday cheer. In order to use the app, you need to buy one of the postal service's Priority Mail boxes. Senders can choose between two different animated messages: a reindeer in Christmas tree lights or a penguin accompanied by other wildlife near an igloo. “Our app adds that special touch by delivering cheer when mailing and receiving holiday gifts via Priority Mail,” USPS Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President James Cochrane said in a statement. Read more... More about Tech, Apps And Software, Gift Ideas, Gift Box, and Holidays Read More »'Apocalypse' singer to perform national anthem at Trump inauguration
16-year-old Jackie Evancho, a former contestant on America's Got Talent, will perform the national anthem at Donald Trump's inauguration in January. Evancho announced the news on Today Wednesday morning and also shared a picture of herself with Trump from five years ago.
"I felt really honored to be able to sing for the office," said classical prodigy Evancho, who performed for President Obama at the White House in December of 2010 during the season of America's Got Talent in which she would go on to place second. Read more... More about America S Got Talent, Jackie Evancho, Inauguration, Music, and Entertainment Read More »Amazon's drone just accomplished its first real delivery
Amazon's one step closer towards using drones to deliver packages to customers. CEO Jeff Bezos revealed on Wednesday the company's Prime Air trial service successfully delivered a package by drone in a 13-minute flight on Dec. 7 in England's Cambridge region. "Customers will choose from a selection of thousands of items tucked away in a Prime Air fulfillment center tucked away just over the horizon from their homes" Amazon says in a video. In the video, we learn a little bit more about how the drones are deployed after an order is placed. Read more... More about Amazon Drone, Drone Delivery, Shopping, Delivery, and Drones Read More »Jimmy Fallon and Jon Glaser achieve maximum comfort with the help of bizarre hoodies
By now, Jimmy Fallon is a professional when it comes to getting someone comfortable as a guest on The Tonight Show—but when Jon Glaser stopped by on Tuesday night, it just was the opposite. Glaser sat on the couch donned in the "relaxation hoodie," a jacket meant for maximum comfiness with room for a music player and pockets that let you hug yourself. Naturally, Glaser brought one for Fallon and the two zoned out in what might be late night's weirdest interview ever. So sit back, zip up and leisurely watch. Tallest wave ever recorded could have swamped the White House
Located at the intersection of prevailing storm tracks and colliding ocean currents, the North Atlantic Ocean is home to some of the largest waves in the world. The region can now lay claim to a world record wave, after the World Meteorological Organization this week certified a record wave height of 19 meters, or 62.3 feet recorded in 2013. The wave was measured by a UK Met Office buoy floating between Iceland and the United Kingdom on Feb. 4, 2013. The wave occurred after a cold front passed across the area, bringing winds of 50 miles per hour to that location. This wave beat the previous record-holder of 59.96 feet, which was also set in the North Atlantic, back in 2007. Read more... More about Storm, North Atlantic Ocean, Bombogenesis, World Record Wave, and Science Read More »Line's latest update lets you video call 200 of your closest friends
Japanese mobile messaging service Line just debuted group video messaging, complete with an absolutely bonkers feature: the chats can include up to 200 participants. Line's answer to Google Hangouts — or maybe more accurately, the teen-friendly Houseparty app — is fairly standard in terms of function and design. After creating a group of contacts, users can initiate a video call by simply tapping the video call button. Participants can enter the chat as they like, and new members can be invited to calls already in progress. Given the constraints of screen size, only four participants at a time will actually get any face time. As the group grows, bubble-shaped avatars of everyone else will pop up on the right side of the screen, which users can drag into the main group of four when they inevitably get sick of friend number 150's sass. Read more... More about Tech, Group Messaging, Messaging Apps, Video Messaging, and Chat Read More »Silicon Valley heavyweights will be advising Donald Trump
Elon Musk, chairman and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, and Travis Kalanick, CEO and co-founder of Uber, are officially joining Donald Trump's advisory board. On Wednesday, President-elect Trump's transition team confirmed that Musk and Kalanick along with PepsiCo Chairman and CEO, Indra Nooyi, will be joining his economic advisory council. Though Musk said he hoped Trump would not receive the GOP nomination back in October 2015, as Trump further journeys into the tech industry it appears as though Musk is stepping up to offer his assistance. Read more... More about Executive, Politics, Elon Musk, Tech, and Donald Trump Read More »Stephen Colbert's 'Charlie Brown' Christmas special is extremely glum
A good rule of thumb this holiday season: do not ask Santa who he voted for. If you do, you might end up like this sad Charlie Brown version of Stephen Colbert, who was dismayed to learn that all Donald Trump wanted for Christmas was for Santa Claus to vote for him. And Santa Claus obliged. The result is a Christmas special with a protagonist sadder than Charlie Brown himself. Good grief. Facebook's epic email blunder reveals their stance on Trump's Muslim registry
In the canon of corporate email screwups, this one's pretty great: A Facebook spokesperson accidentally sent an email to a Buzzfeed reporter instead of the colleague they thought they were forwarding the email to, and in the email, called President-elect Donald Trump's proposed Muslim registry a "straw man." This is the first opinion on the matter from the tech giant, and it comes after days of refusing to comment on whether or not they'd help the president-elect with the technology to build his proposed registry. The email, coming from an unnamed Facebook spokesperson, was apparently meant as an internal reply to a request from Buzzfeed for comment on the company's stance about the registry. Read more... More about Buzzfeed, Facebook, Donald Trump, Muslim Registry, and Business Read More »No more screenshots: Instagram now lets you privately save posts
Instagram is making it a lot easier to mark posts you know you'll want to revisit with a new feature that allows you to privately save posts for later viewing. SEE ALSO: Instagram live video is here Now, when browsing your feed or the app's "explore" section, you'll see a bookmark icon underneath the right side of a photo or video; this is the "save" button. After you've saved a post, you can go back and look at it by tapping into the new "saved" menu in your profile. Saved photos aren't accessible to anyone else and users won't know if you saved one of their posts. Image: Instagram The feature should come as welcome news to many Instagram users who haven't had an efficient way to save posts they want to look at later. Until now users have often resorted to screenshots or messaging themselves in order to keep track of posts, says Instagram product Manager Ashley Yuki. (There is also a web-based workaround that allows you to save posts without a screenshot, but it requires a few steps.) Read more... More about Facebook, Instagram, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »'Stranger Things,' Millie Bobby Brown score SAG Award nominations
The nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Wednesday morning, and Oscar favorites such as Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea dominated. Mahershala Ali led the acting nominations with his supporting role in Moonlight, as well as ensemble nominations for both that and Hidden Figures. For Manchester by the Sea, Lucas Hedges received a Supporting Male Actor nod, a break from Monday's Golden Globe noms and a promising step if the young actor hopes to snag an Oscar nod for his stellar work as a grieving teen in the drama. Read more... More about Sag Awards, Entertainment, Film, and Tv Read More »Director Mike Mills on the real people who inspired '20th Century Women'
"It's all about the mother," says Julie (Elle Fanning) to Dorothea (Annette Bening) in 20th Century Women. That's the secret employed by the film's writer and director Mike Mills, as discussed in a new featurette debuting exclusively by Mashable. "Dorothea...is based a lot on my mom," Mills says in the video. In fact, the characters in Mills' film are all based on elements of women he knows, who he observed and interviewed as part of the writing process. "The way I write, I don't really create characters; I kind of find existing, real people and work off of them," Mills says. More about Exclusive, Videos, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, and Annette Bening Read More »Bruno Mars on Carpool Karaoke is pure, straight up joy
James Corden and Bruno Mars belted out such hits as 'Locked Out of Heaven' and 'Uptown Funk'...while also chatting music and why Mars is always so freaking positive. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Music, James Corden, Carpool Karaoke, and Bruno Mars Read More »The 16 best TV shows of 2016
If you watch a lot of television, you probably already know about the theory of Peak TV — that we're fast approaching a critical mass of shows and eventually, the bubble will burst and networks and studios will have to cut down on the amount of scripted series they're producing, because viewers simply can't watch enough of them. With more than 400 scripted series airing across broadcast TV, cable and streaming services, keeping track can be impossible, but one reassuring trend in the TV landscape is that quantity doesn't seem to be affecting quality. If anything, the variety of different platforms and networks that are producing scripted projects has resulted in some of the best series in recent memory — shows with unique voices and fresh perspectives, conceived by a diverse array of creators with a singular vision. Read more... More about Outlander, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Cw, Fleabag, and Nbc Read More »Photographer explores the public and private personas of your favorite actors
Bored by the set-up of traditional film festival photo booths, Andrew H. Walker, a staff photographer at Shutterstock, took an unusual approach to celebrity portraiture for this year's Toronto Film Festival. Back in September, Walker asked entertainers in attendance to pose for a series that explores the internal and external voices of celebrities. "I was really curious with actors because they have, not only this personal inside voice, but they have a public persona that they put out there, and they also have their private self," Walker tells Mashable. "There's this whole other layer of themselves as people. I found that really, really intriguing." Read more... More about Pics and Watercooler Read More »Vic Mensa and KNA release new song to launch Twitter's live feature
Vic Mensa is watching the world change in the blink of an eye, and he wants you to get involved. Mensa teamed up with KNA to pen an original song for the Twitter's new feature that allows you to instantly go live and broadcast your world for all to see, without the Periscope app. To launch this feature, the artists released "Live Like This (Go Live)," a song that details going live means to them. “Twitter has always been the best way for me to express my thoughts and find out what’s happening worldwide,” Mensa exclusively told Mashable via email, saying that he is excited for the live function to ease communication with fans and also get a glimpse into their lives. Read more... More about Social Media, Vic Mensa, Live Video, Livestreaming, and Periscope Read More »Kanye West is proud of his signed Trump 'Time' cover for some reason
Kanye West's Donald Trump-inspired return to Twitter continues to be an ugly, dark, twisted reality. West, seemingly in an effort to evaporate any remaining goodwill with his fanbase, tweeted a photo of copy of Trump's TIME Person of the Year cover with a personalized message from his "friend." SEE ALSO: People are using Kanye West lyrics to diss Kanye West in the wake of his Trump Tower visit
"To Kanye, you are a great friend. Thanks," writes the president elect. America is little bit like a water bottle, Kanye. If it's in your hands you have to be responsible for it. Now Trump is the one man with all that power, and he's not a real friend to anyone but himself. Read more... More about Rapper, Person Of The Year, Time Magazine, Celebrities, and Politics Read More »Medium's year in review shows a tech industry hooked on 2016 politics
Medium has for the first time shared its own reflections on 2016. Yes, the place that is commonly known as a platform for musing on your decision to leave New York City or close your startup has detailed its growth on becoming so much more. Overall, the number of posts nearly quadrupled from 1.9 million in 2015 to 7.5 million this year. More than 2 billion words were posted to the site. People spent more than 3.6 millennia reading on Medium. Unsurprisingly, given the election, Medium readers spent the most amount of time with stories tagged politics. In total, readers spent 457 years reading posts about politics, which beats the second place tag by more than 100 years. Read more... More about Tech, Business, Media, Blogging, and Twitter Read More »Climbing to creative freedom
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, #ClimbOnLife on the road can be tough – especially for musicians still paying their dues. It means meals of subpar gas station food, sleeping on a lumpy hotel mattress and time away from family and friends. There’s also the driving: hours upon hours of driving. And then even more driving When we first spoke to the guys in Surf Rock is Dead, a reverb-happy beach rock outfit based in Brooklyn, they were somewhere in the middle of Nebraska on their way to a show Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, and Entertainment Read More »Bedroom not hot enough? Get a $250 lube warmer
If your bedroom doesn't get quite hot enough when you're getting intimate, why not consider an electric lube warmer? Pulse is a new device retailing for $250. Plug it in and fill it with its own special lube (available flavors include H2Oh! and Aloe-ahh). Then, stick your hand under the top and watch the magic happen, just like an automatic soap dispenser. Just maybe warn your partner that tonight's petroleum might be a little warmer than usual. This line of lipsticks comes in tiny wine-bottle form
Though wine-infused cosmetics err heavily on the side of marketing gimmick, brands know Instagram's a sucker for novelty packaging. Enter the vino-inspired packaging adorning Labiotte's collection of wine-extract infused makeup. Dubbed the "Chateau Labiotte Wine Collection," the Korean cosmetic brand's offerings include wine goblet-shaped lip balms and bottle-shaped lipsticks, lip tints and mascaras. Though Labiotte credits wine extracts with keeping lips and lashes ambiguously "healthy," any potential health benefits red wine might possess are likely best absorbed through an actual glass with dinner. Read more... More about Bottle, Wine Bottle, Lifestyle, Lipstick, and Wine Read More »Students' catchy long division song will be stuck in your head all day
"Divide, multiple and subtract. Bring it on down and bring it on back!" Those are the words to a foot-tapping song 4th grade students made up to guide them through the unchartered waters of long division. Their teacher Nadine S. Ebri posted a video on Facebook of one student completing an equation to the tune of her classmates chanting the tune. SEE ALSO: Do not ask Alexa this math question "I always heard that teachers dreaded teaching long division! Well, not anymore!" Ebri wrote on Facebook. "My students made this song up! They're seriously the most crunk class ever! LOL." Mashable spoke with Ebri, who lives in Jacksonville, FL, about the kiddies. Read more... More about Viral Video, School, Cute Kids, Kids, and Math Read More »This is crazy but our snowman came to life and it has a great plan to unify the Democratic Party
Mom, dad, extended family and friends: This is going to sound crazy, but the snowman that me and the other kids have been building out in the front yard all day is alive. Also, we think he's going to save the Democratic Party. Okay, here's what happened. Me and the other kids built this snowman. Right as we're about to call it quits, we find this old silk hat, right? So we place it on his head, and — this is nuts, but I am being deadly serious with you right now — he began to dance around. Then he stops dancing, he turns to us and with a completely straight face he says, "I am here to unify the Democratic Party." Read more... More about Humor, 2018, Democratic Party, Snowman, and Watercooler Read More »Trump didn't invite Twitter's CEO to Trump Tower tech summit
We should know by now that Donald Trump has no problem casting aside the things and people he appears to love. The latest on the list is the founder of the president-elect's favorite social media network: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. According to Recode, Dorsey was not invited to attend a meeting between Trump and vaunted tech leaders on Wednesday afternoon at Trump Tower. The reported list of invitees to Trump's tech summit include leaders of Facebook, Tesla, Apple, Alphabet (Google's parent company), Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Cisco, Oracle and IBM, but no one from Twitter. Read more... More about Tweet, Tech Summit, Google, Apple, and Facebook Read More »EPA issues bombshell report on fracking and drinking water
Fracking has contaminated drinking water and strained local water supplies in some circumstances, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found this week in a highly anticipated report. Adding to its troubling news, the EPA scrapped language from a draft that said there was no evidence that fracking has had "widespread, systemic impacts" on U.S. drinking water. The EPA's assessment "is the most complete compilation to date of national scientific data" on the relationship between fracking and drinking water, Thomas Burke, a deputy assistant administrator and science adviser at the EPA, said Tuesday in a statement. Read more... More about Environmental Issues, Oil Industry, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, and Drinking Water Read More »Calling Bridget Jones one of the most influential women of the past 70 years is problematic
LONDON — Bridget Jones is the hapless, chain-smoking singleton who made granny pants sexy, and introduced "fuckwits" into our vernacular. Is she also one of the most powerful women of the past 70 years? Yes, according to BBC's 2016 Power List which listed her as one of seven women who've had the biggest impact on British women's lives. The inclusion of a fictional character — on a list of women who've shaped history and who have existed IRL — is problematic. While Bridget might be everyone's spirit guide to single life, her contribution to history isn't all that note-worthy. And the naming of this character has proved hugely controversial on social media. How hard is it to pick an actual human being who has shaped history? Read more... More about Womens Rights, Women, Feminism, Bridget Jones, and Lifestyle Read More »Here's the trailer for Christopher Nolan's WWII drama that features Harry Styles
A haircut really can change your life. 2017 will feature former boy band royalty Harry Styles as part of a cast of award-winning actors in the war drama Dunkirk. The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, stars Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Bridge of Spies' Mark Rylance and Cillian Murphy sporting the Peaky Blinders haircut he is either contractually obligated to keep or can no longer part with for fear of losing all sense of self. Styles plays a young soldier named Tommy at the eponymous 1940 French battle between Nazi Germany and the Allies. More about Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Harry Styles, Entertainment, and Film Read More »5 travel blunders to avoid this holiday season
The holidays are theoretically a time of joy, good cheer and spending quality time with loved ones. Traveling to get to those loved ones, however, is just enough stress to put a damper on those jolly holiday spirits. When travel goes wrong, it tends to go really wrong. Anyone who has been trapped at the airport for hours on end – or, worse, stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere – knows this to be true. With a little foresight and some tactical planning, however, some of the most common holiday travel blunders are relatively easy to avoid. Here are some tips on what to look out for as you make your travel plans this season. Read more... More about Good Hands Rescue, Supported, Christmas 2016, Holidays, and Holiday Travel Read More »IBM's Watson supercomputer discovers 5 new genes linked to ALS
IBM Watson is known for its work in identifying cancer treatments and beating contestants on Jeopardy! But now the computing system has expertise in a new area of research: neuroscience. Watson discovered five genes linked to ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, IBM announced on Wednesday. The tech company worked with researchers at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. The discovery is Watson's first in any type of neuroscience, and suggests that Watson could make discoveries in research of other neurological diseases. SEE ALSO: This high-tech E.L.F. is guiding confused shoppers with the help of IBM's Watson Read more... This $30,000 ugly Christmas sweater is for fancy people
It should be a comfort to know that the world's most expensive Christmas sweater still checks off the "ugly" box. Sparkle enthusiasts Swarovski and Tipsy Elves have combined glittering forces to create this $30,000 sweater, which took 52 hours to make and is encrusted with 24,274 Swarovski crystals. And its one-of-a-kind "Santa riding a unicorn through space" design? Well, that's just fashion. Image: Tipsy Elves Image: Tipsy Elves In the event that you can afford a $30,000 sweater, it is really, truly for sale on the Tipsy Elves website. Read more... More about Swarovski, Christmas Sweater, and Watercooler Read More »Poor reporter wipes out on an electric scooter on live TV
The local news loves to put its reporters into situations that will surely land them in disaster. FOX 11 recently ran a holiday gift segment where they tested out some of the hottest gadgets of the season, and to end the clip, they made anchor Lisa Breckenridge take an electric scooter for a spin around the studio. Breckenridge had a bit of tunnel vision in her joy ride and ended up crashing into a huge monitor. She later shared a photo of herself in the back of an ambulance to Instagram, saying she was getting "checked out."
'The 100' Season 4 trailer is epic and terrifying
The 100 will return to our screens on Feb. 1, and things are looking pretty grim for our scrappy band of survivors, judging by the first Season 4 trailer for the CW drama. Last season ended with Earth once again facing nuclear disaster, with the artificial intelligence known as ALIE predicting that the planet would become uninhabitable within six months. By the looks of the first first footage from the new season, everything that the AI predicted is starting to come true when we rejoin our heroes — from black rain to radiation poisoning to infighting — as Clarke (Eliza Taylor), Bellamy (Bob Morley), Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos) and the rest of Skaikru try to figure out how to tackle this new threat. Read more... More about Bob Morley, Eliza Taylor, The Cw, The 100, and Entertainment Read More »Polar vortex to envelop Midwest, East Coast in bitter cold twice in the next week
You know it's going to be cold when the National Weather Service hoists wind chill advisories and warnings from North Dakota to Maine. These areas are accustomed to cold, but even so, the prediction of dangerous conditions — with wind chills of at least minus-30 degrees Fahrenheit, and possibly as low as minus-45 degrees — is impressive. The worst of round one of the cold is hitting the Plains and Midwest on Wednesday and Thursday before rotating eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday and Friday. A storm system will race along the dividing zone between milder air to the south and Arctic air to the north into the early weekend, spreading a messy mix of snow, ice and rain from Chicago to New York and Boston. Read more... More about Arctic Air, Arctic Blast, Extreme Weather, Polar Vortex, and Science Read More »Amazon just made its first legit delivery via drone
Amazon Prime Air is bringing packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using its new fleet of drones. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Shipping, Online Retail, Retail, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Read More »Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui arrested for possession of marijuana
Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui was arrested for possession of marijuana. TMZ reports that the singer was caught with what appeared to be a bag of weed in her carry-on luggage during a secondary search at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Fifth Harmony performed in Washington D.C. as part of the Jingle Ball tour on Dec. 12. The band was en route to play a show in Brazil tonight and has made no announcements about a change of plans. Possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor in Virginia punishable by a $500 fine or 30 days in jail. Read more... More about Arrest, Celebrities, Pop Star, Fifth Harmony, and Marijuana Read More »Silicon Valley's giants gather at Trump Tower
The giants of Silicon Valley gathered at Trump Tower in New York City Wednesday to meet with the president-elect and discuss the future of tech under the incoming administration — and, presumably, to smooth over some lingering (one-sided) feuds. Trump, along with tech billionaire Peter Thiel, beckoned the group to the gold-plated tower for the sit-down, which began with high-profile tech leaders like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Alex Kapar striding through the gold-plated lobby. All boarded the golden elevators to head toward heights unknown, and a highly anticipated meeting with the president-elect. Read more... More about Elon Musk, Larry Page, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, and Silicon Valley Read More »These artists blow air in molten glass to make beautiful Christmas ornaments
This factory comes to life every Christmas, readying thousands of handmade ornaments. This year's most wanted item – skulls. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Christmas Season, Design, Glass, and Christmas Read More »Transgender artist bravely chronicles her transition in simple comics
The complexities of transitioning and gender dysphoria can be hard to put into words. But art can fill in the gaps — and one artist is breaking the silence with her simple comics. Los Angeles-based artist Julia Kaye is using a series of black-and-white webcomics to document her own transition, getting to the core of deeply personal experiences within the trans community. Through her art, which she posts on Instagram with the username @upandoutcomic, the 28-year-old is speaking out about the process of transitioning with honesty and radical authenticity. Read more... More about Social Good, Identity, Gender Issues, Lgbtq, and Instagram Read More »Meet the two brothers rowing naked across the Atlantic Ocean
If you're going to row a boat across the Atlantic Ocean, you should probably do it naked. At least so goes the thinking of John and Kurt Schwartz, who are doing just that — rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, naked. No, hear them out. The two brothers (John is 33 years old, Kurt is 29) figure it will take more than a million oar strokes apiece to complete the voyage. Conditions will be wet, and often cold. You want to reduce friction as much as possible, to cut back on blisters and sores and such. So, naturally, you row au naturel. Read more... More about Sports and Entertainment Read More » | ||||
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