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 Why do people think these 'Rogue One' characters are gay?
Warning: This article contains a few serious spoilers for the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Contrary to the opinions of a tiny group of homophobic fans, there is nothing controversial about including gay characters in the increasingly diverse Star Wars galaxy. Author Chuck Wendig has already done so explicitly, in the Force Awakens prequel novel Aftermath. Director J.J. Abrams, asked earlier this year if he would like to see gay characters included in Star Wars movies, didn't hesitate for a second: "Of course," he said. But that doesn't mean Rogue One characters Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen) and Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen) constitute Star Wars' first on-screen gay couple—especially not in a series of movies that tend to focus on friendship and family, and barely hint at romance. Read more... More about Rogue One A Star Wars Story, Rogue One, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Michelle Obama to Melania Trump: I'm here if you need me
As CBS prepares to air a highly-anticipated interview between Oprah Winfrey and First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday night, the network released a clip in which Obama talks about her FLOTUS-to-FLOTUS outreach to Melania Trump. In the clip, Obama talks about her interactions with Trump and how she drew on her own experiences with former First Lady Laura Bush during the 2000 transition. During the interview Obama said: She also indicated she plans to talk to the incoming First Lady even after the inauguration, saying, "You know, you don’t have questions the day after the election." Read more... More about Oprah, First Lady, Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, and Entertainment Read More »Kid is understandably terrified at the mere sight of his Elf on the Shelf
Parents will do just about anything to keep their kids in line, and Elf on the Shelf seems to do a pretty good job during the weeks leading up to Christmas. The concept is pretty simple and is based off of a children's book: a scout elf is propped up inside your house to keep tabs on kids' activities during the day and reports back to Santa. So basically the elf is a straight up narc, and if you're a bad kid, Santa will know. What makes the whole thing even creepier is that when the elf returns in the morning before everyone gets up from bed, he's positioned in a new spot. Scary, right? Read more... More about Funny, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Watch Ezekiel Elliot jump into a giant Salvation Army pot
Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliot proved he is charitable in every sense of the word Sunday. Not only did Elliott's touchdown give the Cowboys a lead in the second quarter against Tampa Bay, but the 21-year-old running back also donated himself to the Salvation Army, jumping into a giant red pot as part of an elaborate touchdown celebration. "I mean it's just sitting there in the end zone," Elliott said after the game. "We support the Salvation Army — NFL, Cowboys — they're one of our biggest partners, so you know I had to show them a little bit of love." Read more... More about Nfl, Texas, Football, Watercooler, and Sports Read More »Make your workout worth it on this exercise-powered boat
Summoning the energy to get to the gym at all is enough of a challenge, but now an Italian design firm wants to harness your workout to power a boat. The firm, Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) partnered with gym equipment makers, renewable energy and urban design groups, and architects to design what they are calling the "Paris Navigating Gym." It's a boat that moves down the Seine River using the energy from your workout. The 20-meter long boat can hold up to 45 people, all of whom will help keep it moving along. With riders on specially designed bikes, human energy will be used, along with energy captured from solar panels and photovoltaic cells on the gym roof, to activate electric propellers. Read more... More about Human Power, Boat, River, World, and Transportation Read More »Twitter figured out why Camila Cabello quit Fifth Harmony
Twitter has it all figured out. Early on Dec. 19, Fifth Harmony announced on Facebook that singer Camila Cabello had left the girl group. While many of the group's fans are struggling to find answers, Twitter users have already pieced the mystery together with one important video montage. No one would high five Camila.Maybe, if just one person — anyone — would have met her up top, the group's situation would be different right now.
Here's a comprehensive breakdown of the 16 'CS:GO' teams in the ELeague Major
The first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major of 2017 is coming up in January, and all 16 teams are locked in after this weekend's qualifier for the $1 million ELeague Major. The eight "Legends" — teams that placed in the top eight at the previous Major in July — are champions SK Gaming, Team Liquid, Virtus.pro, Fnatic, Astralis, Na'Vi, Gambit Esports and FlipSid3 Tactics. The eight "Challengers" that qualified over the weekend are FaZe Clan, Godsent, Mousesports, OpTic Gaming, Team Dignitas, Team EnVyUs, G2 Esports and HellRaisers. SEE ALSO: The most beloved version of 'Counter-Strike' will live on as a mod for 'CS:GO' Read more... Warm ocean water is melting East Antarctica's largest glacier
Right now, a team of about 30 researchers are sailing through the turbulent waters of the Southern Ocean aboard an Australian research vessel named the "Aurora Australis," hoping to collect vital intelligence on East Antarctic glaciers. Their work on prior missions has already revealed some unsettling results. The information these scientists gathered during the Antarctic summer of 2014 and 2015 makes clear that glaciers and ice shelves in East Antarctica are vulnerable to some of the same forces that appear to have set into motion an irreversible melt of parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Amundsen Sea. Read more... More about Climate, Sea Level Rise, Science, Global Warming, and Climate Change Read More »Esports takes over Sin City at MLG Las Vegas
The first Infinite Warfare tournament and a major Overwatch showdown were the centerpieces at MLG Las Vegas. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Faze Clan, Rise Nation, Team Envyus, and Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare Read More »Heroic, unstoppable subway rat fights against all odds to go down escalator
Is there anything a New York City subway rat can't do? Take a look at this mighty rat, using all of his tiny rat strength to go down the wrong direction on the elevator. He doesn't let hordes of humans or simple mechanics get in his way. Not this rat. No way, no how. Empowered by the strength of his rat elders — who could forget the fearless sewer rat that dragged a slice of dirty pizza across the ground — this courageous rat defies the odds in search of liberation. This country is waging a war against Facebook
In the latest chapter of the "fake news" saga, Facebook is now facing off against an entire country as German officials want to fine the social media platform for every fake story that makes its way to the newsfeed. Thomas Oppermann, party chairman of the Social Democratic Party, told Der Spiegel that because Facebook hasn't gotten its act together yet despite knowing fake news and hate messages proliferated on the site, the company should be subject to a €500,000 fine ($523,320). The threats come just as Facebook announced new tools to fight the spread of fake news, including an option for users to flag fake news and third-party fact-checking with help from the Poynter International Fact Checking Network. Read more... More about Sedition Act Of 1798, Facebook, Fake News, Germany, and Business Read More »'Barry' director on race, identity and why the young Obama matters
Vikram Gandhi didn't direct the Netflix biopic Barry because he cared about Barack Obama. He made it because he cared about a kid named Barry. Gandhi set out to discover who Barack was before he was Barack, back in 1981. The film follows a portion of Obama's life then as a student at Columbia University, and how it shaped who he would grow up to be. "I don’t know who Barack Obama is," Gandhi told Mashable in a phone interview. "I didn’t study that. I studied who Barry was. I related with Barry. The things that he’s struggling with are things that people around me have struggled with, I’ve struggled with, and I think that I still struggle with. Barack Obama’s the president; I have no idea what that’s like, but I know what it’s like to be a confused kid, a 20-year-old kid in New York City trying to figure out where you belong." Read more... More about Interview, Vikram Gandhi, Netflix, Barry, and Movies Read More »Homemade ‘Mortal Kombat’ trailer remake is just as fatal
We know that just reading the headline got the theme song stuck in your head. (You’re welcome.) So you might as well check out CineFix's trailer for the 1995 cult film Mortal Kombat, re-created shot-for-shot on an effects budget of almost nothing. (Because the original was so high-budget, right? Uh-huh.) Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Mortal Kombat, Homemade Movies, Movies, and Cinefix Read More »How college football's biggest stars are changing the game by sitting out
This has to give the authoritarian oligarchs of college football a real bad feeling about what's to come. But we'll get back to that in a minute. For now, good on Leonard Fournette. Good on Christian McCaffrey. Good on them for sizing up a corrupt system, then saying no thanks. And good on them for setting an example. Fournette, an LSU running back, and McCaffrey, a Stanford running back, are the faces of what's suddenly become college football's newest trend. They're among the sport's biggest starts, yet they won't take the field when their respective schools play in season-ending bowl games soon. Read more... More about Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Sly Stallone's Netflix competition show 'Ultimate Beastmaster' is gonna fly now
The beast awaits Netflix viewers. On Monday, the streaming service teased a trailer for its first global competition series from producers Sylvester Stallone and Dave Broome (The Biggest Loser). Ultimate Beastmaster, which launches Feb. 24, will pit 108 competitors from the U.S., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan (18 from each country) against one another. They "will take their shot at running one of the most physically demanding obstacle courses ever devised, The Beast.” Each hour-long episode will feature 12 competitors (two from each country). Different versions of the show will feature different local celebrities as a host, and popular athletes will provide commentary throughout the competition. Read more... More about Tv, Ultimate Beastmaster, Reality Tv, Sylvester Stallone, and Netflix Read More »Fearless man jumps into partially frozen lake to rescue a dog
A brave man risked his life by jumping into partially frozen lake to save a stuck dog. According to the clip's YouTube description, the incident occurred in Simferopol, a city on the Crimean peninsula. In the video, the man can be seen disrobing before hopping into the icy water, and swimming towards a small dog. Thankfully, the man was able to reach the dog quickly and direct it towards the shore before picking it up and climbing onto a snowy bank. Rise Nation overcomes mass player defection to win 'Call of Duty' tourney
LAS VEGAS — Three days and 160 teams later, Rise Nation came out on top of the $100,000 Call of Duty World League tournament at MLG Vegas this weekend, the first time the CoD World League introduced CoD Infinite Warfare over Black Ops III. Rise Nation recently lost three members to Luminosity Gaming late October, replacing them with Ulysses “AquA” Silva, Brice “Faccento” Faccento and Tyler “Felony” Johnson. If MLG Vegas is indicative of things to come for Rise Nation, it will have proved to be a good trade. Read more... More about Games, Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare, Mlg Vegas, Call Of Duty, and Esports Read More »A deer decided to stop by the gym for an unexpected workout
Apparently, it's not just humans who want to work out. On Friday, a gym in Anderson, South Carolina, got a surprise guest visitor looking to burn some serious calories. A deer burst through the window of a Gold's Gym and wreaked some havoc amongst the sweaty patrons, according to WLOS. Thankfully no one was hurt and it was all caught on film and the gym posted the hilarious footage on Facebook. First, it bursts through the window, limping across the shattered glass before getting briefly stuck behind a desk. The deer manages to then hit the weight room, and by that we mean it pranced over barbells and successfully frightened all the arm-day folks. Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, Gym, and Deer Read More »Now witness the beauty of the 'Death Star' moon floating above Saturn's rings
One of Saturn's most photogenic moons gets its closeup in a new photo taken by the Cassini spacecraft. The image, released by NASA this week, was taken by the spacecraft on Oct. 23, when it was about 114,000 miles away from Saturn's moon Mimas. The small moon, which is known as Saturn's "Death Star" moon because of its distinctive crater (not visible in the above image), can be seen floating above the planet's rings. Although Mimas looks like it's just inches above the ring plane in this photo, it's actually 28,000 miles from the rings, NASA said. Read more... More about Space Photos, Death Star, Mimas, Nasa, and Saturn Read More »Tastemade launches new DIY channel with Michael's
Tastemade is getting crafty this holiday season. The digital production company is launching a DIY/craft channel called "Crafted," Mashable has learned. Image: tastemade The channel, created in partnership with craft retailer Michaels, marks the company's latest efforts to branch out beyond just food programming. "Tastemade is committed to creating high-quality, addictive video for mobile consumption across the world's largest social networks," Oren Katzeff, Tastemade's head of programming, told Mashable. "Our launch of a DIY / craft channel fits naturally with this blue print." More about Michael S, Crafts, Diy, Digital Entertainment, and Tastemade Read More »Discriminatory 'bathroom bill' on the chopping block, but there's a catch
The end is in sight for North Carolina's so-called "bathroom bill," which banned transgender people from using the restroom of their choice. But the expected repeal comes with a catch. A deal between state lawmakers and the city of Charlotte sets the stage for the repeal of HB2, which started a domino effect of organizations, companies and celebrities pulling their financial connections from the state in protest. Only after the city of Charlotte unanimously voted to reverse an anti-discrimination ordinance that protected LGBTQ rights within the city Monday did Gov. Pat McCrory announce a special legislative session to reconsider the bathroom bill. The quid-pro-quo had critics of the state law fuming. Read more... More about North Carolina, Transgender Rights, Lgbtq, Bathroom Bill, and Us World Read More »Team EnVyUs crowned MLG Vegas 'Overwatch' Invitational champions
LAS VEGAS — Team EnVyUs defeated seven other MLG-invited teams to win the $100,000 Overwatch tournament at MLG Vegas this past weekend, completing a 4-0 sweep against the FaZe Clan despite it being their first tournament since last week's Overwatch balance update. EnVyUS took the $40,000 lion's share for first. FaZe Clan came second with $20,000 in winnings. Cloud9 and Fnatic took 3rd and 4th place with $24,000. CompLexity Gaming, NRG Esports, Team Liquid and Rise Nation respectively took places 5-8 splitting the remaining $16,000 accordingly. More about Mlg Vegas, Mlg, Overwatch, Esports, and Video Games Read More »The Electoral College was never going to save you, despite what you wanted to believe
Talk about something often enough and the idea can become real, especially if people around you are talking about the same thing. That, in short, gives a good indication why there had been so much chatter about the possibility of the Electoral College voting against Donald Trump on Monday, even though it was never likely to happen. Electors voted for Trump as expected, and the letdown for Clinton supporters and Trump detractors has no doubt whipped them straight back to dismal reality. But psychologists say the good news is they're not likely to feel dismal about their situation for long, despite the many blinking lights of false hope. Read more... More about Psychologist, Hope, Election 2016, President, and Donald Trump Read More »26 lawmakers defend Energy Department scientists against Trump
Fallout over the Trump administration transition team's questionnaire to Energy Department employees continues. The team sent a 74-question inquiry to the department which included a request for detailed information on the top salaried employees at national laboratories as well as a list of civil servants who attended the U.N. climate negotiations in the past four years. But last week, the Trump team distanced itself from the inquiry, blaming it on a "rogue" staffer, after the questionnaire cause an uproar within the science community. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, however, aren't letting the matter go. Read more... More about Climate, Politics, Donald Trump, Global Warming, and Climate Change Read More »Entrepreneurial woman sells positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist to pay for college
Well, that's one way to pay off your student loans. One woman in Jacksonville, Florida, sold her urine and positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist to pay her way through college. In a now-removed post on the Jacksonville-area Craigslist page, the woman said she offered "positive pregnancy tests or urine" in an "absolutely no questions asked type of deal." Image: craigslist "Very self explanatory," the post read. "I am 3 months [pregnant] and I am providing a product in which the consumer is able to purchase positive pregnancy tests or urine for your own use." Read more... More about College Tuition, College Student, Wtf, Pregnancy, and Craigslist Read More »St. Vincent's 'Guitar World' cover is a sly nod to the magazine's sexist history
St. Vincent forgives, but she does not forget. The Grammy-winning musician called out sexist guitar magazines while appearing for the first time on the cover of Guitar World. Image: guitar world St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, widely considered to be one of the greatest modern guitarists, takes the magazine to task inside the issue, too. “I did a quick Google search of women on the cover, and all I really saw was girls in bikinis holding guitars like they’ve never held a guitar before," Clark tells the magazine in the January 2017 issue. "I started thinking about that and just wanted to make my own absurdist comment on it. I couldn’t really let it slide without poking a bit of fun and taking the piss a little!” Read more... More about Watercooler, Rock Music, St. Vincent, Guitarist, and Music Read More »Amy Schumer just bought her dad the most touching gift of all time
Ever dream of repaying your parents for putting up with your bullsh*t for years? Amy Schumer just made that dream a reality. Schumer's Upper East Side childhood in NYC was upended when her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and the Schumer's small but successful business folded under the pressure. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2015 Schumer explained that by the time she was 12, things in her life went "spectacularly pear shaped." Her family relocated to Long Island after declaring bankruptcy and soon after, her parents separated. Read more... More about Father, Family, Surprise, Gift Goals, and Gift Read More »In farewell interview, Obama gets real on Trump, Russia and race relations
With only about a month until Trump's inauguration, the clock is ticking on your chance to hear thoughts and reflections from Barack Obama as POTUS. Sooner than we'd like to admit we'll be hearing from our country's leader mostly via Twitter and likely with spelling mistakes. Obama gave his last sit-down radio interview with NPR last Thursday and in the roughly hourlong conversation with the station's Steve Inskeep, he covered a lot of ground. The conversation, which aired Monday morning, spanned everything from Obamacare to African-American police relations, the next generation of America and the power of the presidency, as well as the recent election, the rise of Donald Trump, Russia's hacking and Obama's plans for after he leaves the White House. Read more... More about Hacking, Dnc, Donald Trump, Interview, and Npr Read More »Rogue kangaroo smashes through a window and onto a sleeping couple's bed
A kangaroo left a couple hella shocked after it smashed through a window of their house and leapt straight onto their bed as they were sleeping. The unusual home invasion happened to Bill and Norma McConnell from Torquay, Australia, on Sunday morning. "Firstly, I didn't realise it was a kangaroo. I heard the enormous crash and then I could just see this big, brown mound in front of me," Norma told 9 News. The 1.5 metre (4.9 feet) marsupial kept going after jumping around on top of the couple's bed — hopping around the house and scratching up furniture. Read more... More about Animals, Videos, Video, Marsupial, and Kangaroo Read More »Turkey's internet censorship is starting to look like China's 'Great Firewall'
The Turkish government is strengthening its already tight grip on the country’s internet. In the past, government officials have blocked Twitter, Facebook and other social networks where Turkish residents often discuss politics. These blocks have no doubt been maddening for many, but savvy internet users have been able to use virtual private networks (VPNs) to access their favorite social networks anyway. As of Dec. 18, Turkey has officially gone after VPNs and Tor, which had allowed users to remain anonymous, according to Turkey Blocks, which tracks internet censorship in the nation. Internet users in Turkey can still use what's called a Tor bridge or customized VPNs to get around the intense censorship, but using such tools requires a degree of technical know-how that many likely don't possess. Read more... More about Facebook, Twitter, Censorship, Internet, and Turkey Read More »A woman's brain changes in profound ways after she gives birth, new study shows
Along with the arrival of a new human being into the world, pregnancy also seems to result in something else life-changing — a woman's brain that's differently wired. Just what sort of 'different' is less clear, but apparently some pretty notable changes take hold after a woman gives birth, according to a study published Monday in Nature Neuroscience. It reports that, after pregnancy, women's brains hold less gray matter in certain areas of the brain, particularly those regions dealing with things like social cognition and theory of mind, or knowing what's going on inside someone else's mind, as explained by Scientific American. Read more... More about Study, Pregnancy, Nature Neuroscience, Science, and Mommy Brain Read More »New browser plug-in fact checks Trump's tweets for you
Trump needs many things before he heads into the Oval Office (cough cough, intelligence briefings), chief of which is a fact checker. While some dedicated readers head to Politifact or Snopes to fact check his most outrageous statements, that's an extra step many are unwilling to take. Over at The Washington Post, however, software developers recently created Chrome and Firefox extensions that fact check Trump's tweets for you. The creators of the plug-in, RealDonaldContext, warn that the extension is still in development. Still, RealDonaldContext works. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Fact Check, Twitter, The Washington Post, and Watercooler Read More »Twitter is experimenting with breaking news alerts
Twitter has been quietly testing a feature that could push it further into the news business. The social network is now sending some of its mobile app users push notifications about breaking news events that lead into relevant "moments" — or curated collections of tweets around a topic of note. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed to Mashable on Monday that the alerts are part of an ongoing trial. While the test has been happening seemingly unreported for months now, two major alerts on Monday — one on a horrific attack in Berlin and another on Donald Trump securing an electoral college victory — drew attention to its existence among many unacquainted users (myself included) for the first time. Read more... More about Twitter, Business, and Media Read More »An absolute GENIUS rigged an ice machine to dispense pizza rolls
Whoever did this is a genius. Like, Einstein-level genius. Seriously, you are about to flip. Someone – who is probably at least 50 percent a supernatural being – rigged a fridge to dispense frozen pizza rolls. Yup. Just place a plate underneath, let the frozen pizza bites flow, microwave, and enjoy. Families of Orlando victims sue Google, Facebook and Twitter
Google, Twitter and Facebook are being sued by the families of three victims killed in the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, Florida in June that left 49 people dead. The families of three fatally shot victims — Tevin Crosby, Juan Ramon Guerrero and Javier Jorge-Reyes — filed a lawsuit against Google, Twitter and Facebook on Monday alleging the tech companies provided "material support" for the radicalization of Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired shooter Omar Mateen and his horrific act of violence, Fox News reports. The suit, filed Monday, points the finger directly at all three tech giants, saying they "knowingly and recklessly" allowed for accounts associated with ISIS to exist and allowed the extremist group "to use its social networks as a tool for spreading extremist propaganda, raising funds, and attracting new recruits." Read more... More about Lawsuit, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Islamic State Read More »NBA star hurls profanities at reporter in outburst caught on camera
You don't see this every day: An NBA star getting in a local columnist's face, then that columnist's paper devoting an entire article to condemning the player's "bullying." But then again, the Sacramento Kings aren't your everyday NBA team and DeMarcus Cousins isn't your everyday NBA star. Joyce Terhaar is executive editor of The Sacramento Bee. She published a column this weekend entitled, "DeMarcus Cousins unleashes profanities at Bee reporter in latest attempt to control the media." The crux of the story was a confrontation between Cousins and Bee columnist Andy Furillo. To be more accurate, actually, Cousins was the one doing all the confronting. Cousins was upset about Furillo having written a column that mentioned a nightclub altercation involving Cousins and his younger brother, Jaleel. Jaleel Cousins, an NBA minor leaguer, was arrested following the July incident in Tampa. Read more... More about Nba, Sacramento Kings, Demarcus Cousins, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »An official 'Bachelor' Fantasy League now exists
Bach Nation finally has its own fantasy league. ABC and sister company ESPN on Monday announced the "official ultimate fantasy game experience" for the upcoming season of The Bachelor. The game, which is available on ABC's website and the ESPN Fantasy App, gives fans of the popular reality show franchise the opportunity to predict which four women will make it to the hometown dates and who will receive the final rose. Bios of the contestants — as always — are available on ABC's website. Season 21 of The Bachelor, which debuts Jan. 2, stars Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise alum Nick Viall. Read more... More about Fantasy Sports, Espn, Abc, The Bachelor, and Entertainment Read More »Twitter has quietly changed how its search works
Twitter no longer wants to show you just what's new in its search results, it wants to show you who tweeted it best. The platform has moved further away from reverse chronological order in search to relevance order. Now when you look for something using Twitter's search bar, you'll be shown relevance-ordered tweets from across Twitter first on the results page. The change occurred in September, according to a Twitter spokesperson, but was announced publicly Monday. If you still want to see the most recent live tweets, the "latest" filter is still there, as well as "news," "photos" and "videos." Read more... More about Machine Learning, Search, Twitter, and Social Media Read More »The photographer behind those haunting assassination images
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the images below are graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici was covering what he thought was going to be an everyday photo-op with Andrel Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at a photo gallery in Ankara, the Turkish capital, on Monday. It was anything but. In a first-person account for the AP, Ozbilici later Monday shared what it was like to capture images of the scene just as the ambassador was shot and in the harrowing moments following the shooting despite the danger. (Karlov, 62, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead and police killed the shooter, identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas, in a shootout.) Read more... More about Syria, Russia, Assassination, Ankara, and Photographer Read More »Someone found a way to make Odell Beckham's 'Beat It' touchdown dance even more amazing
Though there's hardly a conceivable way to top a one-handed touchdown catch, Odell Beckham Jr. found one. The New York Giants wide receiver — known for his elaborate touchdown celebrations (see this LeBron James impression) — busted out the moves to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" after an amazing catch in the fourth quarter of New York's win over Detroit on Sunday. Here's that miraculous grab, followed by Beckham's slick moves. But it gets better. One Vine user (RIP Vine) mashed up Jackson's hit with Beckham's touchdown celebration. Read more... More about New York, Nfl, Football, Michael Jackson, and Watercooler Read More »This interactive map helps shoppers find black-owned businesses
For anyone looking to support black-owned businesses this holiday shopping season, a new online guide is making them much easier to find. The eponymous activist organization behind the Black Lives Matter movement is partnering with New York ad agency J. Walter Thompson to create a nationwide interactive map to show shoppers where to find restaurants, mom-and-pop stores and other small businesses owned by African Americans. The group released a beta version of the tool on Monday with more than 300 locations listed — mostly concentrated in major metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more... More about Black Lives Matter, Business, Advertising, and Social Good Read More »Beyoncé's holiday decorations include a 'Lemonade'-inspired tree
Christmas Day should really be renamed Christmas Bey. No matter how merry your gatherings, or how coordinated your decorations, you just won't have a yuletide celebration like Queen Bey. The Queen herself reminded us of that fact, with a short and festive video showcasing her plethora of impeccably-dressed Christmas trees and her ability to sleigh all day as a sexy human-reindeer hybrid. Please take note of the Lemonade-themed Christmas tree. It's the one decorated with actual lemons. Read more... More about Beyonce, Christmas, Beyonce Knowles, Christmas Tree, and Entertainment Read More »Coldplay may have written the best Christmas song ever while on tour
If you love something, write a song about it. That's the saying, right? If so, Coldplay really, really love the idea of celebrating Christmas in Australia because Chris Martin's gone and written an original bloody song about it. It's name? "Christmas with the kangaroos" of course. During a concert in Sydney on Dec 14., Martin launched into a simple and adorable "Australian Christmas carol," all about spending the holiday drinking beer in the sun and such. And it's really catchy. He sure knows how to win those Aussies over. Facebook rolls out another method to make you watch Live videos
If you've logged on in the past year, you'd knew Facebook really, really wants you to watch Live video. Since it pushed out the feature globally in February, the social media behemoth has prioritised Facebook Live over other content in its Newsfeed, to get people tuning in. Now it's prompting some users to watch Live broadcasts via a small autoplay window that pops up in the bottom right of Facebook's app. Appearing recently for some users globally on iOS, the notifications show video from Facebook connections or pages a user may have subscribed to. Fairly unobtrusive, the pop-up emulates the video-minimising window used by some news sites, including Mashable. Read more... More about Video, Live Video, Facebook Live, Facebook, and Social Media Read More »Cat loves lamp more than anyone has ever loved anything before
Salt lamps are a trendy home decor item that are great for creating a romantic ambience. People claim they have exorbitant health benefits, but mostly they're just good at lighting up a room and attracting cats, apparently. This young feline was found blissfully hugging its owner's salt lamp, probably because it enjoys the warmth. We've all been there, kitty. Best esports plays of the week: : 1 shot, 2 kills from 'CS:GO' pro
At the top level of competitive gaming, the best of the best give it their all to win big. On their way to victory, professional esports players will inevitably make some jaw-dropping plays ... or epic fails. Each week, Mashable rounds up the most mind-blowing highlights in esports for your enjoyment. Over the past week, Counster-Strike: Global Offensive teams battled to qualify for the ELeague Major, Call of Duty World League had its first event of the 2016-2017 season, Melee players duked it out in the Pacific Northwest and North American Overwatch teams battled to qualify for the next season of OGN's Overwatch Apex. Read more... More about Super Smash Bros. Melee, Counter Strike, Call Of Duty, Overwatch, and Esports Read More »Koala's terrible day improved by a kind human with a hair brush
It's a tough life for a koala during Summer, especially if you happen upon a particularly unfriendly patch of prickly burrs. Bruce Atkinson was outside his home in Victoria, Australia, on Saturday morning when he found a koala chilling on his back porch. He approached it with a bowl of water, only to have it slapped away, according to his Facebook post on a community page. But when Atkinson began gently brushing the critter's fur with a hairbrush to remove the plethora of prickly burrs stuck on it, the marsupial was won over. Read more... More about Hairbrush, Videos, Australia, Animal Rescue, and Koala Read More »How the murder of a Russian official went massively viral on Facebook
Warning: This post contains a graphic image that some readers may find disturbing. If you have an iconic image on your hands, forget the front page: You're posting it on Facebook. That's exactly what the Associated Press did Monday, shortly after the assassination of Andrey G. Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey. A young man shot the official to death at an art exhibit in Ankara, and the AP's Burhan Ozbilici captured the entire violent incident. Less than two hours after the news broke, the AP's official account for images on Facebook shared a photograph of the gunman, arm raised in triumph, standing over Karlov's body. Read more... More about Social Media, Associated Press, Turkey, Facebook, and Tech Read More »The Turbo Man toy from 'Jingle All The Way' is becoming reality
Jingle All The Way is one of the more critically panned Christmas films to date, but it does capture the chaos of the holiday shopping season. And let's face it: deep down, you wished your parents went to the same lengths to buy your favorite toy as Arnold Schwartzenegger did with Turbo Man. Now you can buy the toy, thanks to a Kickstarter campaign that promises to make a replica of Turbo Man based off a 3D scan of an original prop from the 1996 film. The toy will be a 14.5-inch (36-centimetre) fully poseable figure, costing backers US$130 each. The campaign has so far raised more than US$15,000 at the time of writing, exceeding its initial target. Read more... More about Christmas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Film, Movies, and Jingle All The Way Read More »Margot Robbie posts the most perfect response to wedding rumours ever
The media's abuzz with rumours that actress Margot Robbie secretly married her long-time partner, director Tom Ackerley, on the weekend in Byron Bay, Australia. At least, until she shut down said rumours with one swift Instagram post. According to the Northern Star, the wedding menu consisted of pizza and a BBQ, with Coco Pops (apparently her favourite cereal) as the dessert. Yet no one knew for sure if Robbie and Ackerley got hitched, with outlets relying on Instagram pics of guests to tell the story. SEE ALSO: This Margot Robbie obstacle course might be Billy Eichner's finest achievement Read more... China chokes as it hits its worst air pollution levels of this year so far
Air quality in China has hit its worst of this year, with airborne pollutants exceeding 100 times the safe limit in many regions. On Monday, the government ordered heavy industries to shut down. And traffic has been disrupted in over 23 cities that have issued red alerts — allowing cars to only drive on alternate days. In Beijing, over 200 flights have been cancelled, and schools ordered shut. The red alerts are expected to stay in place until Wednesday, as the country struggles with a thick layer of smog. Greenpeace East Asia estimates about 460 million people have been affected by the air quality this year, leading to a rise in asthma and other respiratory conditions reported at hospitals. Read more... More about Air Pollution, China, and World Read More »Nourish your Insta: 7 body positive women to follow this coming year
Your Instagram feed is likely nowhere near the top of the list of things stressing you out in 2016, but why add to it? The end of the year is the perfect time to cut things out of your life that make you feel low. And Instagram envy is a bad time. Fitspo models with unrealistic advice? Cut 'em. Spruikers of "clean eating" with all the cash in the world to afford an organic lifestyle? Unfollow. Your high school frenemy who you still creep on? Nope. But no need to become anti-fitness or switch off your social media entirely (unless that sounds good, in which case, go for it). Instead, consider who gets your precious "follow" and fill up your feed with positive women who make you feel good about yourself — creatives who genuinely inspire you. Read more... More about Body Positivity, Yassmin Abdel Magied, Instagram, Social Good, and Australia Read More »Bizarre video shows politician running away with Speaker's ceremonial mace in India
In a bizarre scene, a politician disrupted the session in a state legislative assembly after running away with the Speaker’s ceremonial mace. All India Trinamool Congress politician Sudip Roy Barman took everyone by surprise in the north-eastern state of Tripura's Legislative Assembly on Monday when he climbed to the speaker’s desk and ran away with the mace. Barman, 50, dodged marshals for a good half-a-minute before he was caught and the mace restored to its rightful place. The mace stands as a symbol of the authority of the House. This was the third-time an opposition lawmaker in Tripura ran away with the mace during session. Read more... More about Politician, India, Assembly, Parliament, and Watercooler Read More »How Karun Nair cheated death and went on to score a triple ton
They say the darkest hour is the nearest dawn. And Indian cricketer Karun Nair must know a thing or two about it. The 25-year-old, playing only in his third test match, slammed an unbeaten triple hundred against the visiting England side on Monday in Chennai. But few know that only a few months ago he cheated death. In July, Nair narrowly escaped death after his boat capsized in Thampa River in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Nair’s native place. He didn’t know how to swim and had to be rescued by onlookers, PTI reported. “I was lucky to live again,” Nair said as he recalled the incident after end of day’s play. Read more... More about Records, India, Cricket, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »That futuristic elevated bus is now gathering dust, and China doesn't want people discussing it
Remember that traffic-straddling elevated bus that was getting built in China? It's only been four months since the futuristic vehicle was unveiled to the public, but it seems it's quickly become abandoned — and the government doesn't want people talking about it. In August, the makers of the TEB-1 (Transit Elevated Bus) said that the 22 metre (72 foot) long bus can hold a large load of 300 people, allowing a 2.1 metre (6.8 foot) clearance for cars to pass under its carriage. At just 10 percent of the cost of building a subway equivalent, the idea was widely lauded as a solution to China's congestion problems. Read more... More about Tebtech, Transit Elevated Bus, Teb 1, China, and World Read More »Angry James Corden perfectly sums up why British people hate Secret Santa
For your average grumpy and socially awkward British person, the phrase "Secret Santa" is something to be feared above all else. Because it's just such a minefield, isn't it? There's the quandary of whether or not to go for a humorous gift and how much to spend. That's before you've even get on to the present-opening bit where everyone stands around clapping and any microscopic signs of disappointment are magnified ten-fold. In the sketch above, which sees The Late Late Show staff exchanging their Secret Santa gifts, James Corden perfectly nails the cringe-factor. Read more... More about Uk, Christmas, The Late Late Show With James Corden, Funny, and The Late Late Show Read More »'Great desktops' lie ahead in Apple's roadmap, Tim Cook promises
Is Apple still committed to desktop computers? Some examples, like the Mac Pro, which hasn't been updated in three years, make it hard to argue that it is. Now, in an internal forum post to Apple employees, dug out by TechCrunch, Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses the issue, claiming Apple is still very much interested in the desktop, and that it plans to launch new desktop products in the future. "Some folks in the media have raised the question about whether we’re committed to desktops. If there’s any doubt about that with our teams, let me be very clear: we have great desktops in our roadmap. Nobody should worry about that," he wrote. Read more... More about Mac Mini, Mac Pro, Imac, Desktop Pc, and Apple Read More »Last-minute shopping for Christmas gifts? Apple now offers free next-day delivery
Ordering presents online this close to the holidays always comes with a dose of anxiety: Will you have an actual box under the tree, or a clumsy note saying the presents should arrive in 10-12 days? If you're shopping for Apple products, you needn't worry, as the company on Monday activated free next day delivery for most products in its lineup. The note, visible on Apple's online store for multiple countries, promises free next day delivery for "in-stock items ordered by 2:00 p.m. on 12/23." Image: Stan Schroeder/Mashable/Apple It doesn't work for all products, though. For example, Apple's recently launched wireless earbuds, the AirPods, ship in six weeks. Read more... More about Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Christmas, Delivery, and Apple Read More »This Korean man's instructional video on U.S. v UK accents is glorious
American English and British English may be similar in many ways, but when it comes to pronunciation there are a whole bunch of subtle differences. Here to walk us through five of the biggest differences is everyone's favourite language vlogger KoreanBilly, who went viral earlier this year with his brilliant instructional video on British accents. The icing on the cake? His on-point use of Harry Potter in the examples. Apple might finally start manufacturing iPhones in India
Apple could become the latest brand to get its smartphones manufactured in India. The Cupertino-based company is in discussion with the Indian government about the possibility of manufacturing its products in India, according to WSJ, which cites unnamed senior government officials. The iPhone maker sent a letter to the government last month in which it outlined how it would assemble its products in India and sought financial incentives from the government, the report adds. Assembling iPhones in India is crucial for Apple if the company wants to make its products available to the Indian market at lower price. The Indian government currently imposes heavy taxes on electronic products like smartphones imported to India to encourage local production. Read more... More about Foxconn, India, Apple, Iphones, and Iphone Read More »Sons save up for 10 years to buy their mother her dream car
As you get a little older and a little wiser, you start to understand those sacrifices your parents have made over the years. For brothers Daniel and Jason Knust from Wollongong in Australia, Christmas was the perfect opportunity to say a true thank you to the woman who raised them. So, they bought their mother, Carol, a brand new BMW — something they've been saving up for 10 years to buy. "One day, my mum, she said to us that she wanted her own BMW. It's something that's been in the back of my mind for a long time, and it's something I've always wanted to do," Daniel told Mashable. Read more... More about Mothers, Mother, Australia, Holidays 2016, and Watercooler Read More »'Ich Bin Ein Berliner' trends after Christmas market attack
Berliners have been overwhelmed by messages of solidarity on social media after a driver rammed a truck into a crowded Christmas market in the heart of the German capital killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 50. SEE ALSO: It's 27 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and everyone is pointing out the same thing The truck hit the popular Christmas market filled with tourists and locals outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church near Berlin's Zoo station late on Monday. Police believes the truck "was intentionally driven into the crowd". Using the hashtags #PrayforBerlin and #IchBinEinBerliner — meaning "I am a Berliner" and also a reference to the famous speech made by John F. Kennedy in 1963 — Twitter, Instagram and Facebook users have been sending messages of love and support: Read more... More about Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Social Media, and Attack Read More »Man perfectly demonstrates the dangers of drunk table dancing
LONDON — Should you find yourself developing the sudden urge to dance on top of a table this Christmas, watch the clip below first. Matt Kemp recently tweeted a video taken at London's Winter Wonderland, in which two men climb on a table to throw some enthusiastic shapes. Unsurprisingly, things don't quite go according to plan. To be fair to the guy on the left, you really can't fault his commitment. There's not many people that would get straight back up and start dancing again after a fall like that. Luckily, the hapless shape-thrower didn't appear to have been too hurt by his experience — although Kemp was able to shed some light on why that might have been. Read more... More about Uk, London, Twitter, Video, and Fail Read More »Facebook now lets you send festive cards...to yourself
If you forgot to send a physical Christmas card to love ones this year, you can still redeem yourself on social media. Some Facebook users are getting an option to send festive card to friends and family. Well, in theory. The cards cover several major religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism, and some are just neutral, festive cards that will work for anyone. We've counted a total of 18 designs, and most of them are animated. Image: Rachel Thomson/Mashable But this is where things get slightly unusual. Once you post the card, it will appear in your own news feed; you cannot send it to someone else. You can, however, choose who can see it as you're sharing it. Read more... More about Virtual Card, Seasons Greetings, Facebook, and Social Media Read More »This man's 'Star Wars' illustrations are sweet pun perfection
LONDON — Remember those stupendously pun-filled Chewbacca cartoons that did the rounds a while back? Well London-based illustrator Joe Stone, the man behind the puns, has made a return. "I basically got too excited about Rogue One coming out and couldn't resist going back to them, and I wanted to play around with a few different characters," Stone told Mashable. "Mostly I just wanted to draw Admiral Ackbar because his face is great." Stone shared the new series of nine images — embedded below — on his Instagram over the last few days. Read more... More about Uk, Puns, Instagram, Drawings, and Illustrations Read More »Jedi fails to be recognised as a religion
Jediism has failed to 'force' its way through the legal hurdles of the British bureaucracy system in order to be recognised as a religion. The Temple of the Jedi Order (TOTJO), whose followers worship the mythology of Star Wars films had its charitable status application rejected. An online community, not a religion.The Charity Commission wrote that Jediism "lacks the necessary spiritual or non-secular element" to be registered as a religion and "does not promote moral or ethical improvement". The Temple of the Jedi Order was an "an entirely web-based organisation and the Jedi are predominantly, if not exclusively, an online community". Read more... More about Star Wars, Order, Temple, Religion, and Jedi Read More »Girlfriend somehow delighted by her boyfriend's gift of an empty box
Christmas gifts are an art form, and only a select few are true masters of the craft. 21-year-old Braxton Silo of New Orleans, Louisiana, seems to have captured everyone's hearts with his inspired gift giving. Recently, Silo purchased an empty box for his 20-year-old girlfriend, Ray, for Christmas, and she couldn't have been more thrilled. Empty. Box. Take a look at their strange, endearing conversation, which has since made many, many people scratch their heads.
Tupac, Pearl Jam will be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Another blow for nasty women everywhere: Janet Jackson didn't make the final cut for the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Longtime David Bowie collaborator Nile Rodgers will also receive the Award for Musical Excellence at the ceremony. Jackson and Depeche Mode were among the finalists considered for the honor who were not selected this time around. Artists become eligible 25 years after releasing their first recording. Read more... More about Joan Baez, Music, Pearl Jam, Tupac, and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Read More »Mistakenly released 'Mummy' reboot trailer is so bad it's very, very good
Fans of the '90s The Mummy might fondly remember the movie as profoundly awful, a waste of time and money and pretty boring. But Universal has brought the Mummy back because — Universal — and last week, an IMAX trailer was seemingly accidentally released that peaked our interest way more than a plain reboot. This mistaken trailer is missing all the sound sans the actor's voice tracks. Watch as planes explode and fire burns, to the tune of literally nothing. Is there anything better than a bad movie with even poorer sound editing? Of course there is. But this is pretty good, too. Samantha Bee and Glenn Beck discover they might have something in common
"My audience wants to kill me for normalizing a lunatic like yourself," Samantha Bee said to Glenn Beck as they sat down for an interview while wearing ugly Christmas sweaters. "As a guy who's done damage, I don't want to do any more damage," Beck said to a skeptical Bee. Beck acknowledged his role in dividing American voters and urged Bee's audience to not repeat those mistakes. Even with his recourse, though, Beck maintains that he's not a pessimist — he's a catastrophist. And that wasn't all. "I hate to break it to you," Beck said to Bee. "I've been watching you. You've adopted a lot of my catastrophe-kind of traits." Read more... More about Samantha Bee, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Denzel Washington deserves an Emmy for his dramatic greeting card performance
We're calling it: Denzel Washington will win an Emmy this year. He's usually more of an Oscars guy, but his performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night was so, so inspired. Complete with compelling lighting and underscored by The Roots, Washington and Jimmy Fallon dramatically read silly greeting cards with such gravitas that we'll never look at the greeting card aisle in Duane Read the same way again. And we're okay with that. It was the meaty, dramatic role Denzel fans have been waiting for. Ask the experts: 9 books that will help you stand up for equality in 2017
This holiday season, give the gift of standing up for someone — especially those who might find themselves under attack in the new year. You can march and raise money for causes. You can speak up when you see bigotry in public. And you can educate yourself (and your friends) about the very real struggles that people of color, Muslims, women, immigrants and the LGBTQ community face in a country where hate incidents saw a spike in activity after the election. We talked to five activists about what books to give out — and gift to yourself — in order to help you and your loved ones stand up for the people and causes you believe in. Read more... More about Holiday Gift Guide, Feminism, Sexism, Immigration, and Islamophobia Read More »Watching this mother whale and her calf in the wild will bring you the peace you need
The two were captured by drone footage while migrating south to cooler waters. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Australia, Real Time Video, Ocean, and Whales Read More »Shake Shack now lets you skip the line and order on your phone
Shake Shack is finally shaking up the way we order food, while simultaneously working to eliminate lines. The popular fast food chain has decided to join the likes of Taco Bell, Wendy's and Chick-fil-A by allowing customers to order and pay for their food via mobile app. The Shake Shack app allows hungry customers to order, customize and pay for their food straight from their mobile devices. It also lets you choose the location and time you'll be arriving, this way, once you make it to the restaurant, there will be no frustrating wait time. Read more... More about Conversations, Mobile App, Shake Shack, Fast Food, and Burgers Read More »6 ways this luxury smartwatch will make your life better — and more stylish
Wearing a smartwatch is a game changer almost instantly. These innovative wearables keep you informed and involved, wherever the day takes you. The Samsung Gear S3 is the luxurious, understated watch for the tech enthusiast with a sense of style. With an innovative interior technology and a fashion-forward exterior, it’s the perfect blend of form and function. The Gear S3 comes in two designs: The frontier has a more rugged look, with a notched bezel in dark grey, while the classic has the timelessness of a traditional watch thanks to clean lines and a brushed metal finish. Both are backed by intelligent design and advanced features built right inside. Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, and Tech Read More »The tough and stylish smartwatch built for both work and play
Samsung’s Gear S3 is the luxurious smartwatch ideal for people on the go, the ones who always move forward without looking back. No matter what their day holds – from a board meeting to hitting up the gym – this crowd needs a smartwatch that can keep up. Thanks to its durable exterior and smart interior design, it’s the ultimate wearable device for both work and play. The Gear S3 comes in two distinct styles – the frontier has a more rugged look and is built with military-grade durability, while the classic has a minimalist look and channels the timelessness of a traditional watch. Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, and Tech Read More »These are the iPhone 8 rumors you need to know
What will the new iPhone look like? It's impossible to know for sure, but there are a few good leads as to what we can expect. It's going to be the device's 10th anniversary next year and it's rumored to include a major overhaul. Here's what you need to know. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Smartphones, Tech, Iphone, and Real Time Video Read More »Watch a custom drone lift a dude on a snowboard off of a mountain
It's 2016, so obviously Santa's sleigh has been replaced with a drone. YouTuber turned CNN staffer Casey Neistat has wowed us plenty of times. He took us for a snowboarding ride through the streets of NYC. He showed us what it's like to fly in an ultra luxurious plane. But this time Neistat took his love for drones a bit further by building a massive drone capable of lifting a full-grown man off the ground. Mostly he just used it to pull him on a snowboard. "It's a drone. It's really a drone," Neistat can be heard yelling into his camera, shutting down the inevitable thousands that will inevitably call his stunt fake. Read more... More about Snowboarding, Tech, Drones, Casey Neistat, and Viral Videos Read More »15 fun things to do with all your old dumb, useless iPhones
Sure, you may have had a hard time adjusting to the dongle/AirPods lifestyle ever since the iPhone 7 came out this fall. But now that you and your 7 have gotten to know each other, you're feeling confident that this is the phone you want to commit to (for the next year, at least). And as an adult in the year 2016, you probably have a bunch of old iPhones laying around. And if you're anything like us, you probably want to get rid of them. So, in the spirit of upcycling, here are 15 fun ideas for what to do with all the dumb old iPhones you have laying around. Read more... More about Tech, Apple, Iphone, Watercooler, and Gadgets Read More »Here's how Apple CEO Tim Cook justified his decision to meet with Donald Trump to Apple employees
Apple CEO Tim Cook won't be on the sidelines. That's the crux of why the chief executive of the world's most valuable company joined President-elect Donald Trump and dozens of other tech executives in Trump Tower in New York City last week. Outside of this must-read filing by Recode's Kara Swisher, details on the meeting have been sparse, at least until Cook recently shared his thoughts on an internal Apple message boardTechCrunch obtained the communication, which has sine been verified by Apple. An Apple employee asked Cook: "How important is it for Apple to engage with governments?" Read more... More about Business, Politics, Tech Policy, Election 2016, and Donald Trump Read More »This is (probably) your last chance to get an NES Classic before the holidays
One of the hottest gadgets for Christmas 2016 is going to be available for probably the last time before Christmas as Best Buy will be selling a small number of Nintendo's NES Classic systems in stores on Tuesday. The highly anticipated gaming station, featuring 30 classic games from the original Nintendo Entertainment System, has been so popular this holiday shopping season that most buyers have had to resort to outlandish secondary market prices. But retail giant Best Buy is trying to help you out by selling a limited number of the systems in stores on Tuesday. With no online option, that means many have had to go the old school route of lining up outside the stores for the chance to get their hands on the old school system. Read more... More about Nes Classic, Best Buy, Tech, and Gaming Read More »Seth Meyers takes 'A Closer Look' at North Carolina Republicans' current power grab
Let's break this thing down. Last night on Late Night, Seth Meyers took 'A Closer Look' at the current political power struggle erupting in North Carolina. Using some pretty creative props, the talkshow host explains how the state's Republican officials are trying to strip power away from incoming Democratic governor Roy Cooper before he even takes office in January. Thankfully, Meyers has found a way to make something very terrifying very, very funny. All parents of troublemakers will love this dangerous Christmas card
Don't worry: Photostop was involved in the making of this Christmas card. The Stanley family nailed what it's like to raise two rowdy boys in the card they sent out this holiday season. They did it by placing their kids on the roof. "I try to capture the essence of raising two boys in our Christmas cards," the boys' dad and creator of the card wrote on Reddit. "Here is my 2016 card." Image: kakalacky_guy/reddit The photo features his children proudly standing on the roof clutching a power drill and a mallet, a sign saying "Santa stop here – ben gud" (meaning been good), and both parents and their dog running to rescue the naughty kids. Read more... More about Cute Kids, Holidays 2016, Holidays, Christmas, and Photoshop Read More »Stoned dude goes Christmas tree shopping and made the best purchase
Everyone always talks about drunk shopping, but stoned shopping will clearly yield more entertaining results. Redditor SnapeProbDiedAVirgin decided to do a little high shopping for a Christmas tree the other day, but he did not return with a tree at all. Instead, he returned with a blow up Christmas dragon that now takes up an entire corner of his girlfriend's apartment. In the comments, SnapeProbDiedAVirgin clarifies that he lives in Los Angeles where cannabis is legal, so please chill. He also notes that he took an Uber, and did not drive intoxicated. Clearly, as you can see by his purchase and actions that he is a very responsible adult. Read more... More about Holidays, Christmas, Christmas Tree, Dragon, and Watercooler Read More »Engineering students build custom toys for children with disabilities
Students from the University of North Florida worked together to give out 18 custom-built toy cars to children with disabilities. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Cerebral Palsy, University Of North Florida, Holiday, and Gifts Read More »A&E announces docu-series 'Generation KKK' and Twitter has some concerns
America's "most infamous" yet rapidly rising group of White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, is about snag more of the spotlight in a new documentary series. A&E announced that it will start 2017 with Generation KKK, an eight-part series following different Klan members. "This series gives viewers an unprecedented look at what it is like to be born into hate," said A&E and Lifetime's Executive Vice President and General Manager Rob Sharenow in a press release. "Our producers gained access to Klan families allowing for full immersion into this secret world and its impact on the next generation. 'Generation KKK' brings viewers inside the places where hatred and prejudice are born and bred, and carried forward or not." Read more... More about Announcement, Series, Documentary, Ku Klux Klan, and Kkk Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda really wants you to donate to Planned Parenthood
Lin-Manuel Miranda really, really wants you to make a donation to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and with good reason. Turns out, his mother Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda is on the executive board of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the organization's nonpartisan political arm. And considering that President-elect Donald Trump could cut the organization off from taxpayer money in 2017, Planned Parenthood needs more help than ever. So Miranda and fundraising platform Prizeo teamed up to offer a major three-show Hamilton package for one lucky donor. The winning donor will receive tickets to show performances in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco, plus airfare and hotel accommodations. Read more... More about Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda, Planned Parenthood, Watercooler, and Video Read More »'Rogue One' star Diego Luna really wants to touch Jabba the Hutt
Please. Please let Diego Luna touch Jabba the Hutt. Judging by a video montage compiled by observant Twitter user @tolkienianjedi, Luna constantly brought up the rude and enormous slug — who does not appear in Rogue One — during his Rogue One press tour. Primarily, Luna discussed his deep desire to learn more about Jabba's texture, whether by touching his belly or, if it came down to it, French kissing him. "I know it sounds gross, but it might be delicious," he says in one interview. Guys, we're going to be honest here — this sounds like some deep stuff. If you have any strings to pull in the Star Wars community, please do your best to help Diego Luna touch the big slimy villain. Thank you. Read more... More about Rogue One, Entertainment, and Watercooler Read More »Facebook is giving you a gift for 2017: More Facebook!
Facebook knows it's got your attention. Every day, over a billion people check the site, thus contributing to its multibillion dollar revenues. Facebook doesn't want you to forgo experiences in the real world, however. It'd be quite beneficial to them, in fact, if you went to something, then posted about it on Facebook. In November, Facebook showed a message at the top of users' News Feeds telling them not to miss the supermoon, a time where the moon was the closest it will be to Earth until 2034. It wasn't the first time Facebook told its users of a big event, and it won't be the last. Image: FACEBOOK Read more... This pocket-sized device is designed to prevent asthma attacks.
'Wing' is an over-the-counter FDA-approved sensor that tracks lung function. It's particularly useful for asthma patients as it can help prevent the onset of attacks. Read more... More about Otc, Real Time Video, Real Time, Mashable Video, and Developer Read More »A startup will give you free birth control with the code 'Donald Trump'
First, women donated to Planned Parenthood in honor of Mike Pence. Now, they can think of Donald Trump when they get their birth control. Nurx, a startup that prescribes birth control through an app, will give new users credit toward free birth control when they use the not-so-subtle code "Donald Trump." The promotion gets users $45 toward birth control provided by the telehealth startup. Of course, many forms of birth control are already free through the Affordable Care Act. But Nurx is getting customers ready for a Trump administration that could undo the provisions that require insurance companies to cover contraception. Read more... More about Trump, Contraception, Birth Control, Womens Health, and Healthcare And Medicine Read More »Is Apple neglecting the Mac?
Apple is getting serious flak this year from diehard Mac fans for losing sight of what its "real" users want in a new machine. Take the new MacBook Pros. Rather than update them with significantly greater performance or extraordinary battery life, Apple chose to make them thinner and lighter, swap the keyboard with shallower keys and replace all of the ports (MagSafe, SD card, HDMI, etc.) for USB-C. Moreover, Apple has been accused of letting its desktop Macs languish. Mac fans aren't wrong to feel abandoned; the Mac Pro hasn't been updated since 2013, the iMac in over a year and the Mac Mini in over two years. Read more... More about Mac Pro, Imac, Macbook, Macbook Pro, and Mac Read More »Teardown might just reveal why the AirPods were delayed for so long
After lengthy delays to AirPods, Apple fans were finally able to purchase a set of the wireless headphones this week. Gift givers everywhere breathed a sigh of relief as the hottest (and most expensive) stocking stuffer of the year hit Apple Store shelves just in time for the holiday season. But the cause of the delays was never disclosed. Now that AirPods are out, we could be closer to an answer. After a complete teardown of the buds, the iFixit team has a theory: it was the case's fault. After giving the earbuds and their portable charging case a once over, the teardown began. It started with the AirPods themselves, which are filled with impeccably-packed components. This includes an IR proximity sensor, which is used to detect when it's in use, in-ear. Read more... More about Iphone 7, Wireless Earbuds, Ifixit, Teardown, and Airpods Read More »Instagram Stories: Now even more like Snapchat, but with better video recording
Instagram just dropped another major update to Stories and, once again, some of the new features may look a little familiar. The app added a stickers feature that looks a lot like Snapchat's geofilters, as well as the (decidedly un-Snapchat-like) ability to record video hands-free. SEE ALSO: Instagram live video is here For now, there are two main types of stickers: a handful of holiday-themed illustrations (presumably, Snapchat will periodically update its selection throughout the year) and "contextual stickers" that look a lot like Snapchat's filters. The contextual stickers allow you to add illustrated overlays that showing the current time, temperature or your location. While Snapchat has its own variant of all of these, Instagram's location stickers are not as creative as Snapchat's geofilters (though they look very similar at first glance). Read more... More about Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram Stories, Instagram, and Apps And Software Read More »'The Walking Dead: Season 3' premiere review: It's a family affair
What is a family, really, when desiccated monsters that want to dine on your flesh account for 99 percent of the world's population? In its first two seasons, Telltale Games The Walking Dead focused on makeshift families. The bonds that rapidly form when desperate circumstances bring a group of strangers together. We simultaneously watched and participated as a young girl named Clementine went from wide-eyed innocent to hardened survivor. Whatever choices you made that shaped her, she emerged from the series' first 10 episodes as a capable survivor of the zombie apocalypse. Read more... More about The Walking Dead Season 3, The Walking Dead, Telltale Games, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »What to do when you run into someone you know while home for the holidays
You're back in your hometown, making your way to the ol' grocery store, minding your business, when suddenly, someone slightly familiar appears. Your pulse quickens and you hold your breath. Your thoughts race: It isn't To assist, here are some do's and don't to use when you run into someone while you're home for the holidays. Read more... 1. Don't immediately cross the street to avoid the person. Wait until you reach a crosswalk to avoid a ticket for jaywalking.2. Don't play dead, unless the acquaintance is a large bear you recently wronged.More about Humor and Watercooler Read More »Artsy photo app Prisma gets more social
Prisma, the mobile app that turns your photos into artworks through neural-network magic, has received what its founders call the biggest update so far. Originally focused on taking photos, applying filters to them and sharing them on other social networks, Prisma is now a social network in its own right. The Camera part of the app is now joined by Profile and Feed tabs. While Profile is self-explanatory, the Feed offers a list of trending images, and it works a little different than other social feeds. "A shared artwork an only be seen by people nearby. Every like spreads the post further increasing its range of appearing on people’s feed. Theoretically, a user can post a picture, get likes and watch his or her post spread and cover the whole world," Prisma explains in its press release. Read more... More about Filters, Android, Ios, App, and Photo Sharing Read More »Elephant gets revenge by farting on another elephant's head
There is no revenge greater than a wet fart to the face. At the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand there is a constant battle between elephants over a small hill. An elephant named Kabu is always pushing another named Faa Mai off the little mound, but Faa Mai knows exactly how to seek her perfect revenge. After tumbling down the hill, Faa Mai reclaims the top spot and positions herself directly on top of Kabu's head. There she unleashes an ungodly elephant fart, forcing Kabu to endure the flatulence before finally letting her go. Faa Mai is basically everyone's older sibling growing up. Thundersnow with 'continuous' lightning hit Hawaii on Sunday
Thundersnow, a phenomenon that makes weather geeks everywhere rejoice, struck in an unusual location on Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, a low pressure system resulted in snowfall with "continuous thunder and lightning" over the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The summits were plastered with snow and pounded by strong winds on Sunday, according to webcam footage and social media postings. While snowfall is not unusual on these mountains — Mauna Kea is 13,769 feet above sea level — thundersnow is rare. Read more... More about Blizzard, Science, Space, Astronomy, and Snow Read More »Virtual Reality is invading film festivals, never mind the skimpy storytelling
DUBAI — The robust menu of virtual reality installations offered at this month's Dubai International Film Festival — the first time the format was featured here — would’ve made it the world's largest, most celebrated VR-palooza of record just a couple of short years ago. That distinction now lies somewhere between the expansive springtime VRLA Expo in Los Angeles and next month's Sundance Film Festival, where a dozen installations seemed like a huge deal in 2015 (this year well over 30 are coming to Park City, Utah). More about Virtual Reality, Sundance, Dubai International Film Festival, Movies, and Entertainment Read More »How realizing your passion can change your life
It's time to change your life and start up your wildest dreams. Sure it will take hard work, perseverance and maybe even a little bit of luck, but realizing your calling is the first step. It’s that moment when it suddenly hits you: there’s something else out there for you. For these four people, realizing their dreams wasn’t a slow burn – but an explosion. Suddenly, they had to make a change. As the saying goes, "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" Watch in the videos below to discover how others experienced a moment that changed their lives and learn how you can follow their lead. We dare you not to be inspired. Read more... More about Supported and Business Read More »7 weirdest moments from Mark Zuckerberg's new AI video
Facebook CEO and very rich man Mark Zuckerberg released a video on Tuesday that demonstrates his fancy new artificial intelligence named Jarvis that he's been working on all year. While the AI is surely impressive, we couldn't help but get over just how weird the video is that goes along with it. It's so strange Zuckerberg even had to clarify in the comments that this is not a live demo, but a "fun summary." Add on top that Jarvis is voiced by popular voice actor/God Morgan Freeman and the whole thing just has a weird and creepy feel to it. Also Zuckerberg may or may not be a robot. After much deliberations, these are the moments we thought were the weirdest: Read more... More about Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Funny, Technology, and Tech Read More »Take a peek at the first 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' map pack, Sabotage
The first Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare map pack is coming on Jan. 31, 2017 for PlayStation 4 people — everyone else has to wait another month — and it's packed with goodies. Longtime fans know the drill here. Four new multiplayer maps and one new Zombies adventure. The new maps span a variety of locations: Brooklyn, Venice, a training simulation, even the planet Mars. The Mars map is actually a reskinned version of the fan-favorite Afghan map from Modern Warfare 2. Then there's the new Zombies outing, Rave in the Redwoods. Think Friday the 13th — complete with unkillable revenge monster stalking through the woods — only the summer camp in this case is the site of a Burning Man-style rave. Read more... More about Infinity Ward, Activision, Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare, Call Of Duty, and Gaming Read More »Pro-Clinton Facebook group Pantsuit Nation has inspired a book
Pantsuit Nation, the invite-only Facebook group that served as a safe space for Hillary Clinton supporters during the presidential campaign and its aftermath has secured its very own book deal. Libby Chamberlain, the 33-year-old who started the page back in October, was inspired to write a book after seeing the serious impact the page had in the lives of voters through the meaningful stories members shared. Chamberlain excitedly announced the book deal to Pantsuit Nation's nearly 100,000 Facebook fans on Monday, giving the future milestone the following glowing description: Read more... More about Us, Social Media, Hillary Clinton, 2016 Election, and Books Read More »Mark Zuckerberg's home assistant is voiced by Morgan Freeman. Seriously.
One of the richest men in the world now has God as his personal assistant. Well, the voice of God. Who better for the man who oversees a network of more than 1.8 billion people and has ambitions to connect the world? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed Tuesday that actor Morgan Freeman is the voice behind his home AI assistant, the project he tasked himself to complete during 2016. Zuckerberg has said he was inspired by Iron Man, played by Robert Downey Jr., and his AI assistant Jarvis. Conveniently enough, Downey Jr. volunteered Jarvis' fictional voice (played by actor Paul Bettany) for the AI, but Zuckerberg declined the offer. Read more... More about Facebook, Apps And Software, Artificial Intelligence, Business, and Tech Read More »'Fargo' returns as the best holiday comedy movie of the season
What if this 1996 Academy award-winning dark comedic film was just another holiday movie? Well, we'd still watch it. Happy Holidays! Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Maker Studios is merging with the content & media team at Disney
Maker Studios is undergoing yet another shake-up at its new Disney home. The digital entertainment company is merging with parent company Disney's Content & Media department, which is part of its consumer products and interactive media division, Mashable has confirmed. Courtney Holt, Maker Studios' top exec, will move to new corporate role at Disney as EVP of media and strategy. "Merging Maker Studios with Content & Media allows DCPI to continue to expand audiences — across both physical and digital content," Holt wrote in a memo to staff, obtained by Mashable. "And, by taking a broader digital content offering to market, we can truly differentiate ourselves to advertisers and distribution platforms." Read more... More about Digital Influencers, Online Video, Youtube, Disney Consumer Products And Interactive Media, and Courtney Holt Read More »Oculus Inception: Quill app in VR shows what simulation theory really looks like
The Oculus team frequently showcases the work of artist Goro Fujita using VR drawing app Quill. His most amazing VR work surfaced earlier this month with "Worlds In Worlds." The piece was a demonstration of how you can use Quill's "infinite canvas" to embed 3D drawings within larger 3D drawings to give the viewer a sense that they're traveling from one reality into another in terms of scale. As amazing as that was, another user decided to test just how far Quill's canvas can be pushed, and the result is a mind-bending trip reminiscent of the layered dream worlds of Inception. The nearly three-minute video takes us into a building in which a man is watching a television that contains a duplicate of his surroundings. The Quill user manages to push the app until it hits seven levels of embedded scenes, at which point "reality" begins to become unstable and lose resolution. If you've ever heard of Nick Bostrom's simulation theory and wondered what it might look like, this VR demo in Quill suddenly makes the idea a lot easier to grasp. Read more... More about Vr, Virtual Reality, Inception, Art, and Quill Read More »We have a good feeling about this Death Star gingerbread house
That's no MoonPie. It's a gingerbread Death Star. Though we can't imagine anything less festive than blasting an entire planet to smithereens, a few crafty bakers have constructed a "fully operational" cookie replica of the famed Star Wars weapon. It even has little candy canes on it! Do you guys think Grand Moff Tarkin likes candy canes? Probably. Anyway, we'd tell you how to make your own, but we don't have the plans. You can maybe find them in a big tower on Scarif or something. [H/T: Entertainment Weekly] Read more... More about Imgur, Star Wars, and Watercooler Read More »'Street Fighter V' kicks off Season 2 with updates and holiday skins
The first season of Street Fighter V has come to a close and developer Capcom is ushering in Season 2 with a host of changes and new content. Tuesday's Season 2 patch includes a new character, a bunch of character updates and balances, new penalties for rage quitters (on top of the old penalties), better controller support for PC players and the release of some purely aesthetic holiday DLC. Akuma enters the frayThe 23rd character in the Street Fighter V roster has arrived. Akuma, who was first introduced in Street Fighter II Turbo, is available Tuesday. You can check out his trailer below. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Capcom, Street Fighter, and Street Fighter V Read More »Two cynical city dwellers try 'hygge' with disastrous results
LONDON — You could spend a lifetime trying to keep up with the latest lifestyle trends. Each time you master one, another comes along. This year the Scandinavian trend 'hygge' invaded the UK. It was in every article we read, every shop we entered, every party we attended. It was all around us and we had a choice: we could either embrace it, or rail against it. So what is Hygge?Hygge (pronounced HUE-gah) is a Danish word that describes a mood or feeling that comes from taking pleasure in making everyday moments more meaningful or beautiful. That can mean making a ritual out of taking time to enjoy a cup of tea, lighting a candle with every meal and having a cosy evening with family and friends. Read more... More about Watercooler, Lifestyle, Uk, Work Play, and Conversations Read More »This is the most alarming scientific information for 2016
Check out this 3-D view of carbon dioxide circling the earth from NASA. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Emission, Carbon Dioxide, Co2, and Nasa Read More »Meet the hardware hackers rebelling against Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Note7 owners are being forced to give up their phones — that doesn't mean they're all going to go quietly into the night, though. Just because some devoted Note7 owners have been told their phones are too dangerous to own, are banned from airlines forever, and will be crippled by software updates doesn't mean they're all simply heeding the global recall. But what recourse do these (either unwaveringly brave, or incredibly reckless and stupid) phone owners have? What can they possibly do to keep Samsung from prying their precious Note7s from them? Fight the system, and rebel... by joining a Facebook group, of course, to seek solace (and action) in these dark times. Read more... More about Smartphones, Explosions, Android, Note 7, and Galaxy Note 7 Read More »Ubisoft's 'Assassin's Creed' strategy: Recruit your biggest fans to make it
There is no sexy origin story for the Assassin's Creed movie, to hear Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot tell it. He speaks of bringing down customer acquisition costs and finding ways to offset the investment needs of AAA game development. It's all part of the philosophy Ubisoft Motion Pictures was founded upon when the division was established in 2011. "It came from the fact that I saw competitors doing movies [based on] games," Guillemot told Mashable in an interview. "I saw the risk and the opportunity linked to that." Read more... More about Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft, Gaming, Film, and Entertainment Read More »'The Daily Show' made a perfect Donald Trump-themed Yule Log featuring a burning Constitution
Leave it to The Daily Show to turn the Yule Log Fireplace into a political statement. The Comedy Central show on Monday uploaded a 5-hour video called "Donald Trump's Christmas (NOT HOLIDAY) Yule Log," which shows a burning United States Constitution. The background music is mostly carols, frequently interrupted by some interesting sound clips, including Trump saying, "If I become president, we’re going to be saying, ‘Merry Christmas’ at every store." Happy holidays. Read more... More about Holidays, Christmas, Daily Show, Donald Trump, and Yule Log Read More »Craig Sager's final TV interview is both painful and beautiful to watch
Two months before he died of cancer, the legendary NBA broadcaster Craig Sager gave his final television interview. His hair was gone and his face was emaciated. But the luminous spirit that made him so beloved would not be dimmed. Sager's final interview, which CBS Sunday Morning just posted online, is painful and beautiful to watch. It's hard to see someone known for his verve for life so physically depleted. Yet it's inspiring to see Sager maintain perspective, gratitude and some degree of joy while knowing he's at death's door. He's even dressed in one of his trademark jackets. Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More » | ||||
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