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 Carrie Fisher's mom shares health update after heart attack
Carrie Fisher is in "stable condition" after suffering a heart attack Friday, according to a tweet posted by her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds on Sunday. The tweet was the first notice from family regarding the Star Wars actress' condition since news of her heart attack broke on Friday. Fisher's brother Todd told the Associated Press that Fisher was "out of emergency" that day, though there has been little information about her condition since.
'Doctor Who' Season 10 trailer arrives just in time for Christmas
The Doctor Who Christmas Special is just hours away from airing in the U.S., but there's one more festive surprise for all you Whovians out there: a Season 10 trailer. The minute-long sneak peek is narrated by Pearl Mackie, in character as the Doctor's new companion, Bill Potts. She was first revealed back in April, in a clip that featured her and the Doctor squaring off against a Dalek. This new trailer offers a broader look at what's to come in Season 10 of Doctor Who. The series returns to BBC America in April 2017. Bring Olaf from 'Frozen' to life with this DIY tutorial
Want to build a snowman? In this episode of Homemade How-to, we show you how to bring your favorite talking snowman, Olaf, to life—no magical powers required. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Diy, Olaf, Frozen, and Homemade Read More »Pop music idol George Michael dies at 53
Pop music idol George Michael died peacefully at his home on Sunday evening at 53, according to his publicist, the BBC reports. The British singer came to prominence in the 1980s with his band Wham, before embarking on a successful solo career which began with singles such as "Careless Whisper" and "Faith." In November, Michael was putting the finishing touches on a documentary called Freedom, which is due to hit screens March 2017. This story is developing... Read more... More about George Michael, Entertainment, and Music Read More »First-time VR users open a new reality on Christmas and start freaking out
The year 2016 may have been the year when virtual reality didn't quite hit the mainstream, but that's mostly because most people didn't have a VR headset. That all changed on Sunday, as so many woke up on Christmas morning to discover a VR headset under the tree. The signs were all there: Best Buy and Amazon have been sold out of the Oculus Touch controllers for over a week, and a lot of chatter on social media involved hopes of possibly getting one of the major VR systems such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and the Sony PlayStation VR (PSVR). Read more... More about Family, Gifts, Christmas, Virtual Reality, and Vr Read More »Why ‘Arrival’ is the intelligent sci-fi movie we’ve been waiting for
Never has the linguistics profession been so badass, so nuanced, so full of intrigue. At first glance, Arrival may seem like your typical alien movie. After all, it has all the hallmarks of a classic first encounter story. There are the massive spaceships strategically placed in 12 locations around the world, cities in a panic-induced state of looting and rioting, and the aliens themselves, of course. But it’s also about much more than that. Hitting theaters 12 January 2017, the movie stars Amy Adams as acclaimed linguistics professor Louise Banks, who gets tapped by the U.S. government to translate and decode the alien language, and then analyze their intentions. Do they come in peace? Or should the world brace itself for an intergalactic war? Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, Entertainment, and Space Read More »A look back at George Michael's legendary career
British pop singer George Michael died Christmas Day, leaving behind an epic musical career and that iconic image of his feathered hair and single earring. His musical career began in the 1980s when the duo Wham! rose to fame. He later broke out on his own, starting his solo career in the disco-dance-pop world by singing in a duet with Aretha Franklin while on tour. He was still performing around the world despite health issues in recent years. Here's a look back as he belted out his pop hits. George Michael on stage for Wham's London concert in 1986. Image: PA Wire/PA Images George Michael with Wham bandmate Andrew Ridgeley in 1985. Image: ASSOCIATED PRESS Read more... Listen to 'Last Christmas' and remember the legend of George Michael
It's a twist that will be unbearable to many: Pop legend George Michael, and the singer of the iconic Christmas song, Last Christmas, died suddenly at 53 on Christmas Day. His synth-pop tune, which has been covered by many since it was released in 1984, now takes on a sombre meaning. Many fans expressed they had been listening to the song to celebrate the festive season before hearing of his death. SEE ALSO: Pop music idol George Michael dies at 53
This is how George Michael helped kick off 'Carpool Karaoke'
Not only did George Michael deliver some of the biggest hits in pop music history, it turns out he's also partly responsible for the beginning of the hugely popular Carpool Karaoke series with late-night host James Corden. SEE ALSO: Pop music idol George Michael dies at 53 Earlier this year, while visiting Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show, The Late Late Show host told the story of how Carpool Karaoke came to be. It was inspired in part by an old Comic Relief skit he did with George Michael. In the clip, Corden and George Michael rock out while driving and singing in a scene that has become a familiar sight to all music lovers. Read more... More about James Corden, Carpool Karaoke, George Michael, and Watercooler Read More »Pop icon George Michael was a music video master
British singer and global pop culture icon George Michael has died at 53, leaving behind a legacy of music and ground-breaking music videos that have impacted generations. Beginning back in 1981, George Michael, along with his partner Andrew Ridgeley, formed the group Wham! The UK group had its first hit in 1982 with "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" a pop riff on the emerging rap music genre, following in the footsteps of Blondie's 1980 his "Rapture." That song, from Wham!'s debut album "Fantastic," set the group up for one of its biggest hits, "Bad Boys," which introduced the world to the group's '50s motorcycle gang leather jacket and pompadour look merged with a slick British pop sound. Read more... More about Music, George Michael, and Entertainment Read More »Barbie's tech-powered Dreamhouse was a nightmare this Christmas
Mattel's attempt to bring Barbie into the internet age with an app-connected, voice-controlled Barbie Hello Dreamhouse left many users out in the cold on Sunday. The toy allows children to control the functions in the tiny house (opening doors, controlling its elevator, turning lights on) using voice commands. But on Sunday, Christmas morning, a number of users have reported problems using the toy's voice command, with many saying they got a message reading "Error Code 18" when trying to use the toy. "Santa brought a Hello Dreamhouse but all we're getting is an error code," wrote one user on Twitter, while yet another wrote, "#hellodreamhouse error code 18 is spoiling Christmas morning. Can you help? No info in directions for this one! #help." Read more... More about Apps And Software, Dreamhouse, Hello Dreamhouse, Mattel, and Toys Read More »George Michael helped a generation realise it was okay to be gay
George Michael, who died at home Sunday, was an inspiration for those who found it difficult to express their sexuality, especially in a time when being LGBTQ was stigmatized. For many kids growing up in the '90s, he was one of the first publicly gay people they knew. But it wasn't always that way. The 53-year-old kept his sexuality hidden for years, but came out in 1998 following a well-publicized incident where he was arrested by Los Angeles police for a public sex act.
Disney offers a deeper look into new 'Avatar' theme park
Jumping on the special family moment Dec. 25 offers many families, Disney Parks released the latest, impressive peek at its new Avatar theme park on Sunday. Last month, we showed you the realistic Na’vi animatronics that will populate the theme park, and now we're getting a glimpse of how it will mimic the bioluminescent connected forest as seen in the film. The park will even attempt to duplicate the floating mountains (at smaller scale, of course) seen in Avatar. The film's director, James Cameron, even shows up to gush about how stunning the park's recreation of his film will be for visitors. However, like the sequels to Avatar (the first due in 2018), the public will be the real judge of just how good it is. Read more... More about James Cameron, Disneyland, Disney, Theme Parks, and Avatar Read More »After winning free pizza for a year, this man went and did something great
When a pizza parlor decided to hold a contest to give away pizza to one lucky customer for a year, they thought the winner would be happy to just stay busy eating for a year. But instead of relishing in the 365 days of cheesy goodness, the winner asked if he could give it all away. Josh Katrick was randomly selected from 1,200 hopefuls to win pizza for a year from his local Pennsylvania pizza parlor, Mario's Pizza, local news station WMFZ reported. Katrick got the email about his winnings as he was leaving a chemotherapy treatment center. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in July. But despite his diagnosis and the tough year so far, he told the pizza place he wanted to give back the offer and send it to the local food bank. Read more... More about Food Bank, Contest, Pizza, Watercooler, and Social Good Read More »Even during the holidays, 2016 is being a jerk
2016 has been awful. You'd think it would take a break over the holidays from claiming a whole host of talented artists including Prince, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen. But nope. 2016 is a jerk, even during the holidays. It's ruthless in its quest to claim the people who help bring us joy in the world. First with the Friday evening scare with Star Wars' Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack during a flight on Friday and then with pop icon George Michael's death on Sunday. 2016, get lost already.
India is spending $530 million on a statue twice as tall as Statue of Liberty
India might have 99 problems but securing funds to build the world's largest statues is not one of them. Over the weekend, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Mumbai to lay the foundation stone for a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji. The memorial of the 16th century ruler of the Maratha empire is estimated to cost Rs 36 billion ($530 million). The statue, which is to be built in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast, will be 192-metres tall — the tallest memorial in the world, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last week. Read more... More about Narendra Modi, Memorial, Statue, India, and World Read More »Study makes new claims about world's oldest human civilization
Some ancient relics never cease to pique the interest of modern societies. Sample this: A 4,500-year-old metal figurine, one of the most critical excavations related to the Indus Valley Civilization — arguably the world's oldest human civilization — might have been something no archaeologist or historian ever thought before. The "Dancing Girl", a 4.1-inch tall bronze statuette, was long thought to be a toy figurine or perhaps a prop for magic art, but now a paper written by a veteran Indian historian claims that she might have been an avatar of a widely worshiped Hindu Goddess. Read more... More about Research, India, Archaeology, History, and World Read More »Seal invades suburb, decides to take a seat on someone's car
We're not sure why, but Australia seems to be the land of seals doing whatever they want. Just like this massive fur seal which was found in the suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania, on Boxing Day. Dubbed "Lou-seal" by Tasmania Police, the seal was roughly 50 kilometres (31 miles) away from the ocean. According to ABC News, the adult male seal is estimated to have weighed 200 kilograms (440 lbs). It was first spotted in the middle of the road in the early hours of Monday morning, then was seen sitting on a car parked in a driveway, then jumped onto another parked behind it. Read more... More about Animals, Seals, Seal, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Inside India's plan to substitute cash with its citizen's fingerprints
India just took its next major step in becoming a cashless society. The government in association with IDFC Bank has launched an app called Aadhaar Pay that aims to help millions of its citizens without a smartphone to pay for their purchases digitally with just their fingerprint. Merchants will be able to download the app on their Android smartphones and attach a fingerprint scanner device. To make payments, buyers will only have to choose their bank name, input their unique Aadhaar number and scan their fingerprint, which acts as a password to make the payment directly from their bank account linked to their Aadhaar card. Read more... More about Money, Paytm, India, and Tech Read More »Behind-the-scenes footage of George Michael and David Bowie will give you the chills
Seeing some of the musical legends who passed away in 2016 all together brings on a whole new wave of sadness. People on Twitter are sharing this amazing video of a rehearsal for a 1992 tribute concert to Freddie Mercury. In it, George Michael absolutely slays a performance of "Somebody to Love," and if you watch closely you'll see the Thin White Duke himself, David Bowie, looking cool in the background, with Seal next to him. The video appears to originally be bonus material on a DVD of the tribute concert. In another rehearsal, Bowie and Annie Lennox sing "Under Pressure," and you can spot George Michael in the background. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Queen, Freddie Mercury, 2016, and David Bowie Read More »Marine Biologist fights for kelp forests
Take a dive with Ariadne Reynolds, a marine biologist restoring the underwater ecosystem in Santa Monica Bay. 'How She Works' is Mashable's new series highlighting women in diverse occupations. Subscribe for weekly episodes: http://on.mash.to/subscribe Watch more episodes: http://bit.ly/2hP05rx The company which wanted to 'put a bullet in Google's head' is dead
It turns out lying about userbase, millions of dollars, and ambitious claims aren’t enough for a company to take Android’s future away from Google. Cyanogen Inc., a startup based in Palo Alto, is shutting down all its services, including nightly builds. The company’s open source fork CyanogenMod will also be discontinued on New Year’s Eve. The surprise announcement leaves over 50 million users, which the company claims are using its software, out in the dark. Cyanogen is a modified version of Android that doesn't need to rely on Google services. Read more... More about Open Source, Android, Cyanogen, and Tech Read More »4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy to get a face-lift
The mummy returns, this time in India Incidentally, India is one of the few countries outside Europe and America that houses Egyptian mummies in six museums across six cities. Though the mummy is well-preserved in an "insulated cabinet", experts will assess the conservation facilities going ahead, at the same time giving the museum's Egyptian Gallery section a much-needed face-lift. Read more... More about Egyptian, Kolkata, India, Culture, and Conservation Read More »Take a dive with a marine biologist working to restore our ecosystem
Take a dive with Ariadne Reynolds, a marine biologist restoring the underwater ecosystem in Santa Monica Bay. 'How She Works' is Mashable's new series highlighting women in diverse occupations. Subscribe for weekly episodes: http://on.mash.to/subscribe Watch more episodes: http://bit.ly/2hP05rx Read more... More about Howsheworks, Marine Biologist Career, Marine Biologist At Work, Marine, and Ecosystem Read More »7 pro tips to help you learn how to cook in 2017
Learning to cook is at the top of many New Year's resolution lists. And it's easy enough to grab a shiny new stockpot, a cookbook with glossy photographs of mouthwatering stews and picturesque cookies and set about making the first meal of the rest of your cooking life. Half an hour later, reality sets in and you find yourself sobbing into your hollandaise and wondering how quickly you can order in some pizza and put this whole disaster behind you. Don't despair and don't give up. Learning to cook is a skill and art that must be honed just like anything else. Rome wasn't built in a day and homemade pie crust wasn't conquered in an hour. Several chefs, and food personalities weighed in and gave their favorite pieces of advice for any novice to get into the kitchen and stay in the kitchen. Read more... More about Chef, Cooking, Food And Drink, Food, and Watercooler Read More »These touch lights snap to each other to create custom lighting for your home
This unique modular lighting system called 'Helios' is controlled by a simple touch, allowing you to create different designs. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Home Decore, Home Interior, Tech, and Design Read More »Everyone crashed their new holiday drone
Few things define the holidays like the fading whine of a newly-gifted drone as it floats ever farther away, over branches and out of sight, where it will eventually smack into a tree and smash into the ground. Many people have given and received drones this holiday season. Many of those people have also watched as their presents — in minutes — turned into husks of their former selves. Drones are hard, but hopefully we can all have a collective laugh at just how gloriously frustrating they can be as a holiday gift. Many people, for example, tried to bring down the Christmas tree with their new toys. Read more... More about Hair, Christmas Tree, Lost, Roof, and Tree Read More »Mistletoe man rushing to the airport is like 'Love Actually' IRL
Sometimes all it takes is one picture to bring out the romantic in all of us. And there are a lot of romantics out there if the number of shares on this photo is any indication. Isobel Chillman tweeted this photo on Christmas Eve of a stressed-out looking man carrying nothing but mistletoe on the train to London's Gatwick Airport.
5 trends CMOs better have a grip on in 2017
Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) never seem to have enough time to do all of the tasks they need to accomplish in a given day. To be successful, CMO have to delegate and make informed purchase decisions. Automation has made the work of marketing teams easier, but with so many tools now available, it can be very difficult to find the perfect option for a department’s needs. Selecting the wrong tools, or being a late-adapter can really set a marketing organization back. In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s more important than ever that CMOs be ahead of current marketing trends, which means constantly evaluating solutions to make sure they address the following five needs. Read more... More about Marketing and Business Read More »In 'The Church in the Darkness,' you never know what kind of cult you're getting
Most of the time when video games tackle the subject of cults it’s to give heavily armed players more robe-wearing demon-worshippers to fire rockets at. Richard Rouse III’s The Church in the Darkness takes a different approach. The game’s cult, the Collective Justice Mission (CJM), has more in common with real world cults like Jim Jones’ People’s Temple, of Jonestown Massacre infamy. But — and this is where Church in the Darkness gets really interesting — the CJM isn’t always doomed. The game’s narrative elements are randomized. In one playthrough, you might meet a group of gun-toting fanatics; in another, they could just be hippies that want to live in the woods. Read more... More about The Church In The Darkness, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Airbnb CEO teases updates for 2017 on Twitter
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is spending his holiday working. On Twitter on Christmas evening he asked the community what his home rental startup should do next year.
Chesky apparently was glued to his phone for the proceeding hours, replying to suggestions with feedback on which ones were already on the company's roadmap and why some had not been pursued. Three hours later, Chesky said he had received more than 300 ideas. It comes after a busy year for Airbnb with regulatory losses and expansions to cities all over the world. Read more... More about Brian Chesky, Business, Startups, and Airbnb Read More »One shelter's dogs and cats had the best Christmas of their lives
Christmas is a hard time for so many creatures, hoomins and non-hoomins alike. These shelter dogs from the Animal Rescue League of Iowa had the time of their lives, however, when staff members allowed them to select a special Christmas toy from underneath the shelter's “Tree of Life." The shelter sets up the tree every year to help benefit the animals. While some of the animals in the video have been adopted, others are still looking for homes. Here's to 2017.
Brutal holiday blizzard wreaks havoc across northern U.S.
A nasty winter storm is sweeping the northern United States, leaving thousands of people without power and forcing closures on vast stretches of highways. Freezing rains, white-out conditions and howling winds whipped across the northern Great Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday evening and into Monday morning. Parts of northern New England are expected to face a combination of snow, sleet and freezing rains come Monday evening that could turn roads into slippery ice sheets and knock out power throughout the region, the National Weather Service warned. Read more... More about Christmas Day, Holiday, Holidays, Power Outage, and Flash Floods Read More »OurMine just combined hacking and debunking to dispel a fake Britney Spears death tweet
On Monday, Britney Spears joined the ranks of celebrities who have briefly died on the internet. But her fake death was unique, at least in the way it was shown to be untrue. The performer's fake death was first announced via the somewhat obviously hacked account of Sony Music Global. A celebrity death announcement will cause a lot of double-takes, but these two tweets are hard to believe even on first glance.
Details emerge of George Michael's many quiet acts of kindness
It appears that while many facets of George Michael's life were sensationalised and made public, he was very privately doing good deeds. As the world mourns the 53-year-old's death, which was reported on Christmas, people are sharing stories of the pop star's acts of kindness. For struggling individualsA good deed reported by Richard Osman, a UK television presenter and producer, is being widely shared.
Voldemort actually had a nose while filming Harry Potter
Even the hardcore HP fans may not know these secrets from set. And since literally no one can ever get enough of the wizarding world, here are more things you didn't know about the magical franchise. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Boyfriend has tear-jerkingly beautiful reaction to girlfriend's thoughtful gift
They say it's the thought that counts, and this girlfriend's gift absolutely proves it. Nia Evans shared an unbelievably heartwarming video of her boyfriend, Obinna Victor, opening the thoughtful Christmas gift she bought him. After working on his own anime for four years, Evans had Victor's work drawn and made into a finished book.
Determined little boy engages in high speed sled chase
Nothing will get between this little boy and his sled — except of course, everything. Watch at this determined little kid uses all of his strength to capture his sled-on-the-run. There is no joy like the joy of watching a sweet little kid face plant into the unforgiving snow. Happy holidays, everyone! Kim Kardashian celebrated Christmas by silently posing in Snapchats
It's a Krismas miracle! Kim Kardashian West emerged in a series of Snapchats last night, clad in gold, celebrating the holidays at Kris Jenner's annual over-the-top bash. There she gifted friends, family members and now us by posing in their selfies. Kim worked her angles with her little North Star.
And a korn dog.
Voldemort isn't as terrifying as you think
Because no one can ever have enough Harry Potter in their lives, here are more things you didn't know about the magical wizarding world. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Movie Facts, Movie Trivia, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson Read More »'This neighborhood trusts women' signs go up in Mike Pence's neighborhood
Mike Pence's neighbors would like to welcome him to the neighborhood — with loud expressions of dissent. Residents of Pence's new 'hood in Chevy Chase, Maryland recently posted signs on their lawn that read, "This neighborhood trusts women." The signs are courtesy of NARAL Pro-Choice America, one of the nation's leading advocacy groups focusing on women's reproductive rights. One such sign even appears directly across the street from Pence's new house. When group members knocked on local doors to see if they would post signs, most residents were more than happy to participate, DCIst reports. Read more... More about Abortion Rights, Mike Pence, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Kylie Jenner and Tyga made a NSFW video to test your eyeballs
The couple that makes our skin crawl together stays together. Kylie Jenner debuted a new, very intimate, jazzy music video in which she just kinda hangs out and gazes into the distance in various states of undress and dampness. Tyga's there, touching her because he will not go away. It's sort of a wet t-shirt contest in which Jenner's competing against better judgement. The video was directed by Jenner's pal and frequent collaborator Sasha Samsonova for W Magazine. Samsonova tells the magazine that Tyga basically hopped in while they were shooting. Read more... More about Celebrity Couples, Tyga, Celebrities, Celebrity Nudes, and Kardashians Read More »This tiny device will let you play your vinyl records anywhere
Vinyl records have been making a big comeback...and thanks to this one small device, it's now easier than ever to play records anywhere. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Tech, Portable, Music, and Vinyl Read More » | ||||
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