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 Twitter account tracks elusive Hillary Clinton 'in the wild'
In the wake of her election loss to Donald Trump, we've seen Hillary Clinton on a hike, in a bookstore, and trying to buy some last-minute cranberry sauce. But now the "Hunt for Hill" just got a little easier thanks to a Twitter account cataloging Clinton's public appearances. "HRC in The Wild" is collecting all your Hill-spots from around the vicinity of New York.
FlipSid3 Tactics tears through losers bracket to win 'Rocket League' Championship Series
FlipSid3 Tactics defeated Mockit Aces in the Rocket League Championship Series Season 2 grand finals Sunday, taking home $50,000 and avenging their second-place finish last season. The FlipSid3 Tactics squad of Mark "Markydooda" Exton, Francesco "Kuxir97" Cinquemani and Marius "Greazymeister" Ranheim edged out Mockit's Philip "Paschy90" Paschmeyer, David "Deevo" Morrow and Jos "Violent Panda" van Meurs in two intense grand finals sets in Amsterdam. Kuxir, Greazymeister and Markydooda holding up the RLCS Season 2 trophy. Image: psyonix/twitch 15 amazing 'Rocket League' plays that explain why you aren't a pro
The second season of the Rocket League Championship Series just wrapped up on Sunday and the grand finals were chock-full of mind-blowing plays. Since Rocket League's release in the summer of 2015, the level of talent in the professional Rocket League scene has sky-rocketed, and what better way to show that off than with a collection of the most jaw-dropping goals, saves and passes in the Season 2 grand finals. In the series, FlipSid3 Tactics defeated Mockit Aces over two sets in Amsterdam, walking away with $50,000. FlipSid3's squad is Mark "Markydooda" Exton, Francesco "Kuxir97" Cinquemani and Marius "Greazymeister" Ranheim. Mockit is comprised of Philip "Paschy90" Paschmeyer, David "Deevo" Morrow and Jos "Violent Panda" van Meurs. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Rlcs, Rocket League, and Entertainment Read More »Woman destroys Donald Trump in merciless, epic Twitter rant
Sometimes you just need to let it all out in string of more than 30 tweets. President-elect Donald Trump continued his reoccurring Saturday night ritual of watching Alec Baldwin impersonate him on Saturday Night Live before angrily tweeting his dislike for the show and Baldwin's portrayal.
While this may seem typical for Trump, many were angered that he would pay so much attention to a comedy show that has a history of poking fun at the country's president, especially when there are so many more important issues to take on at this time. While any tweet Trump sends out is bound to get a variety of responses, Danielle Muscato's string of tweets deserves special recognition. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Politics, Twitter, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »'Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite' gameplay looks as slick as that cinematic trailer
Where can you find Ryu, Mega Man, and the Infinity Stones in the same universe? Look no further than Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. In this first look at the new game in action we see what can happen when fighters harness the power of the time and power Infinity Stones. In addition to the two Capcom favorites, the trailer features Iron Man and Captain Marvel duking it out as well. Check out the game's cinematic debut trailer from PlayStation Experience here. 'Godzilla' trailer remake captures the chaos without visual effects
CineFix's series, Homemade Movies, captured the panic and destruction of 2014's Godzilla trailer in this shot-for-shot remake, with nearly zero budget (but a whole lot of cardboard, action figures, zip ties and ingenuity). Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Trailer, Godzilla, Homemade Movies, and Cinema Read More »The NFL is basically the Grinch for penalizing a snow angel
The NFL had a pair of games unfold under snowy conditions that made for a pair of fun snow angel moments. Too bad it lived up to its reputation as the "No Fun League." The San Francisco 49ers, a team from a city that rarely sees snow, enjoyed playing in the white stuff against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday. At least, until the refs got involved. On a Bears punt attempt, 49ers defender Shaun Draughn managed to block the punt and teammate Dontae Johnson picked up the loose ball and ran it in for a touchdown. Johnson then hit the deck for a snow angel (because what else are you supposed to do?) and fellow 49er Rashard Robinson joined him. Read more... More about Penalties, Nfl, Green Bay Packers, Snow Angels, and San Francisco 49ers Read More »NuckleDu's Capcom Cup 2016 victory makes history
Du "NuckleDu" Dang officially became the first American to win the Capcom Cup tournament in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday. Dang, the 20-year-old Street Fighter V pro beat 32 other players for the title, including fellow countryman and tournament runner-up Ricki Ortiz. Many top-ranked Street Fighter players were eliminated early in the tournament. Favorites like Seonwoo "RZR/Infiltration" Lee and Justin Wong — representing Korea and the U.S., respectively — didn't even proceed past the first round of matches.
Dakota Access pipeline opponents just scored a huge victory
Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline erupted in cheers on Sunday after U.S. regulators rejected a final permit needed to complete the controversial pipeline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it won't grant an easement that would've allowed the pipeline's builders to run the conduit under Lake Oahe, a reservoir on the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. The decision is an enormous victory for the thousands of people camped near the disputed construction site. Native American activists and their allies have insisted that the $3.8 billion project would threaten the region's water supplies and damage sacred sites. Critics also noted the 1,170-mile pipeline would boost U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by allowing for increased oil production in North Dakota's shale region. Read more... More about Al Gore, Dakota Access Pipeline, Dapl, Us World, and Climate Read More »Watch Hawaii become a winter wonderland
A winter storm warning is in effect for an unlikely place: tropical Hawaii. The National Weather Service has issued a warning for the Big Island's Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes through Sunday night. Around 2 feet of snow has already fallen on the volcanoes' peaks, and another 6 to 12 feet are expected throughout Sunday above 11,000 feet. Time-lapse footage near Mauna Kea's summit captured wind gusts and thick snow piling up near the elegantly named Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. The peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa both rise more than 13,000 feet above sea level, and both volcanoes get snow each year. Read more... More about Flood Warning, Flash Floods, Summit, Volcanoes, and Snow Read More »'Biggest new coal mine' in the world gets an 'Honest Advert' skewering
While the rest of the world slowly warms up to renewable energy and alternate power sources, it is so refreshing that one country continues to break away from its progressive counterparts. Six years since its proposal to the Queensland state government in Australia, Adani's Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project has made a significant step toward complete approval. It's set to become largest coal new coal mine in the world. The proposal estimates a 60-year use of the mine, which will generate an estimated 4.7 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, according to Environmental Law Australia (ELA). Read more... More about Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Carmichael Coal Mine, Adani, and World Read More »Politician picks fight with 'The Simpsons' meme page, gets roasted
Politicians often find themselves derided by the public, but in Australia, memes from The Simpsons are used to criticise them. That's what Facebook page The Simpsons against the Liberals has been doing for sometime now, mocking the conservative Liberal party — as well as other parties including Labor, The Greens and One Nation — with references from the hit TV show. While popular, the page has mostly gone unnoticed from politicians. Until Andrew Laming from the Liberal National Party started kicking up a fuss on the page. It all began when the Facebook page posted a comment by Laming on Thursday, alongside a picture of Grampa Simpson complaining on a typewriter. Read more... More about Andrew Laming, Entertainment, The Simpsons, Politics, and Australia Read More »Followers await news after Syrian girl's Twitter account deleted
Twitter followers are concerned following the disappearance of the account of Bana al-Abed, a seven-year-old who has shared her experiences of living in the war zone of Aleppo, Syria on the social media platform. No explanation was given to her followers prior to the Twitter account deletion. It's been a little less than a week since Bana tweeted what was described as her "last message," though the girl had sent out tweets since then, including one on Sunday, just before her Twitter account unexpectedly disappeared. According to CNN, her final tweet was, "We are sure the army is capturing us now. We will see each other another day dear world. Bye.- Fatemah #Aleppo." Read more... More about Aleppo, Syria, Bana Alabed, Us World, and Twitter Read More »Virtual reality aims to transport lonely patients out of the hospital bed
Virtual reality may be struggling to crossover into the gaming mainstream, but doctors are excited about the role it could play in medical treatment and therapy. In 2016, VR let clinicians step into a cancer cell, and now an immersive experience named Joy is being tested for its ability to alleviate loneliness among long-stay hospital patients. Built by Australian VR company Liminal and commissioned by the health insurer Medibank, it aims to provide a comforting experience for those who are unable to leave their hospital bed. Read more... More about Medical Vr, Liminal, Medibank, Virtual Reality, and Australia Read More »How to make sure your laptop isn't one of thousands left with the TSA this holiday season
With Thanksgiving just past us and Christmas still to come, we're right in the heart of the holiday travel season, so it's a good time to remind you to stop leaving your laptop at TSA airport checkpoints. SEE ALSO: James Corden isn't the TSA officer you want if you're carrying Fantastic Beasts in your suitcase This was underscored last week when a rep from the TSA shared a tweet (below), showing dozens of laptops stacked on a shelf, all left behind at TSA checkpoints at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.
Tom Cruise brings his spy action chops to 'The Mummy' in new trailer
On Sunday, following up on the mini tease delivered last week, Universal Pictures released the full-length trailer for the latest Tom Cruise film event, The Mummy. If the earlier teaser left you with any doubts that this reboot of the ancient movie franchise was any good, Cruise does his best to dispel all fears. Although it's a departure from his usual spy action and sci-fi fare, Cruise somehow manages to make his trademark high knee sprints, showing of bare chest and unlikely escapes from certain death work in this trailer for the supernatural thriller. That doesn't mean the full film will deliver Cruise's usual cinematic thrills, but as a trailer, it's encouragingThe Mummy, which also stars Russell Crowe and Sofia Boutella, hits theaters on June 6, 2017. Read more... More about Trailers, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, and Entertainment Read More »Negan shows his softer side on 'The Walking Dead' (and it's still awful)
This post contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 7, episode 7, titled "Sing Me a Song." To refresh your memory of where we left off, check out our recap of episode 6.While Rick's away, the mice will play — and by play, we mean embark on various ill-conceived suicide missions to try and get revenge on Negan. Carl and Jesus pull off their plan to infiltrate the Saviors' compound — a sprawling factory known as the Sanctuary — but get separated when Carl tricks Jesus into jumping out of the truck without him so that he can take on Negan himself. Carl's genius scheme is to pop out of the truck with an assault rifle and demand that Negan surrender himself, which goes about as well as expected: he kills two of Negan's followers, but doesn't even attempt to shoot the man himself, even when he has ample opportunity to do so. Luckily, Negan continues to be impressed by Carl's moxie (remember that creepy fixation on his balls?) and decides to give him a VIP tour of a day in the life of Negan instead of horribly mutilating or murdering him. Read more... More about The Walking Dead Recap, The Walking Dead, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »That time Jaden Smith hid a Nike ad in his music video
Aspiring actor-singer-fashion model Jaden Smith is back again, this time with a full-length music video. But all it takes is about a minute to realize that the camera seems to be in love with Jaden's brand spanking new, impossible for most to get Nike Mag self-lacing sneakers, the ones inspired by Back to the Future. And while few will ever lay hands on the shoes, it is a nicely timed video to drum up interest in Nike's other self-lacing sneaker, the Nike HyperAdapt. But wait. Jaden likes to go deeper. Maybe it's not just a product placement. What's really going on here? Conspiracy theory mode: ON. Read more... More about Music, Nike Hyperadapt, Back To The Future, Nike Mag, and Nike Read More »The Veronicas singer defends LGBTQ education after 13-year-old's tragic death
Adolescence can be a tough time. It can be an even tougher time when who you are becomes the subject of ridicule and bullying. At a rally on Saturday in Brisbane, one half of Australian music duo The Veronicas, Jess Origliasso posted a touching Instagram tribute to Tyrone Unsworth, a gay 13-year-old who tragically died by suicide after being bullied at school. The rally was attended by hundreds, who came to honour Unsworth as well as show support for the threatened Safe Schools education program. The program is a non-compulsory education program for LGBTQ youth in Australia, teaching inclusivity and providing a safe environment for teens to ask questions and promote healthy development. Read more... More about Lbgtq, Australia, Marriage Equality, Jess Origliasso, and Ruby Rose Read More »Spidering lightning and red skies are the type of ominous weather 2016 deserves
If you're superstitious about the awfulness of 2016 (see Bowie, Prince, Cohen and Trump), one Australian state's end-of-days weather over the weekend will only seem appropriate. Saturday evening brought a spectacular clash of red sunset skies and spidering lightning to southeast Queensland, but also some danger: A teenager was hit by lightning and a number of homes were damaged, ABC reported. That didn't stop locals from capturing some impressive snaps and video of the light show, which they were kind enough to share on social media. More about Instagram, Lightning, Storm, Brisbane, and Australia Read More »Video of guy punching a kangaroo in the face has quite a story behind it
Seen that viral video of man punching a kangaroo in Australia over the weekend? Turns out there's quite the saga behind it. It's all very intense. The video was first shared on the Facebook page of user Steven Stubenraugh, where it's since received 3.8 million views at the time of writing. The video shows a man running toward a kangaroo, which has a dog in a headlock. The man confronts the kangaroo, who then lets go of the dog after a struggle. Then out of nowhere, the dude gives the kangaroo a punch in the face. More about Animals, Kangaroo, Video, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Airbnb scams tripled in 2016, earning a consumer watchdog warning
Where people go, scammers follow, so it's no surprise to find the sharing economy being targeted. Australia's consumer watchdog issued a notice Monday, warning holiday-goers that scams relating to accommodation booking sites such as Airbnb are on the rise. In fact, complaints about sharing economy cheats to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Scamwatch have tripled since 2015. In 2016, there were more than 150 reports and A$80,000 reported lost, compared to A$65,000 last year. ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard warned in a statement that scammers have a number of methods: They are likely to direct consumers away from the Airbnb site to make transactions, or create fake versions of the online platform as well as scam emails to steal personal information. Read more... More about Trips, Sharing Economy, Accc, Airbnb, and Australia Read More »Kid gets apology letter from thief after drunken reindeer display theft
This Grinch may have stole Christmas, but at least they were somewhat apologetic about it. 9-year-old Chiara Velardi from Sydney, Australia, woke up to find her much loved light-up reindeer stolen from her front lawn, reported 7 News. It turned out a carload of thieves had stopped by the house and nicked the display, which was all caught on CCTV camera. But just like Scrooge — they soon saw the light. So to speak. While relatively inexpensive at A$75 (US$55), the four-year-old reindeer display had sentimental value to the family. It had been there for half of the Christmases of young Velardi's life, and the family was considering ending their displays due to the theft. Read more... More about Lights, Reindeer, Christmas, Holidays 2016, and Australia Read More »'Westworld' finale leaves us with 'chaos' for Season 2
This post contains spoilers for Westworld Season 1, Episode 10, titled "The Bicameral Mind." Read the recap for episode 9 here.Westworld’s finale was a near-perfect end point to a fantastic season of sci-fi television, not to mention a tantalizing platform from which Season 2 will launch. The Man in Black was William all along; Dolores was "Wyatt," incited to kill her fellow hosts by Arnold as a way of derailing the park's original opening; Ford actually wasn’t the villain (that was a double-twist!); and the hosts initiated the bloodbath viewers have been anticipating (courtesy of Ford’s final act and Chekhov’s frozen host army). Read more... More about Westworld Recap, Westworld, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Amazon brings Launchpad to India
For its latest trick in India, Amazon aims to help startups in the country sell, market, and deliver their products and gain more visibility. Amazon announced Monday it is bringing its global startup program Launchpad to India. The India Launchpad portal is live with products from over 400 startups, of whom 25 are India-based. The company has also partnered with Nasscom, Government of Maharashtra, Indian Angels network and several bodies and venture capitalists to help startups on policy and financial sides. Through Launchpad, first unveiled in 2015 and now available in seven regions, Amazon partners with startups and sells their products on its giant ecommerce platform. Additionally, Amazon also helps startups market and promote their products. Read more... More about Startups, Amazon, Amazon India, Launchpad, and India Read More »Microsoft's Home Hub aims to turn the PC into an Amazon Echo
It has been rumored for some time that Microsoft wants to join the smart home speaker space with a device called Home Hub. A new report has a lot more details, and while it still sounds like a competitor to Amazon's smart speaker Echo and Google Home, it's different in one key detail: it's software, not hardware. According to Windows Central, which quotes multiple unnamed sources, Home Hub is a software update for Windows 10 that will make the Windows PC a bit more like a smart speaker. What Home Hub would doMicrosoft's smart digital assistant Cortana can already answer your queries, even if the PC's screen is locked. The Home Hub is tied to Cortana and takes this a few steps further. It would add a special app with features such as calendar appointments, sticky notes and shopping lists. Read more... More about Cortana, Smart Assistant, Google Home, Amazon Echo, and Home Hub Read More »Chris Pratt reveals hilarious story about his broke days as a waiter
If you've ever worked in restaurants, you know that waiting tables can be tough work. However, a fringe benefit of the job is the possibility of free food — a scrap from a kind chef, or, if you're really hungry/desperate/dismissive of standard hygiene procedures, a customer's partially eaten leftovers. Before he made it big, Chris Pratt worked in the restaurant service industry and it turns out he had quite a few tricks for getting fed on the job. The Passengers actor recounts on The Graham Norton Show one incident in particular involving a 32 oz. steak, an elderly woman, and a Pomeranian. Read more... More about Graham Norton Show, Actor, Waiter, The Graham Norton Show, and Jennifer Lawrence Read More »Google Allo gets Hindi language support
Google just opened its AI-driven app Allo to hundreds of millions of new users. Google said Monday Allo is getting support for Hindi, one of India’s widest spoken languages. The assistant, which a user can trigger using the keyword "@google", now understands as well as responds in Hindi language. The company first demoed the feature at its Google for India event in September, with company’s executives emphasising their continued efforts to tailor their services for the Indian market. "We are enthused by this and today’s launch enables us to extend these features to the next millions of users in a language of their choice,” Amit Fulay, Group Product Manager, Google said in a press statement. Read more... More about Hindi, India, Allo, Google, and Tech Read More »Jennifer Lawrence reveals how her butt almost killed a man
It's not every day you hear a Hollywood actress talking about butt scratching. But not every actress is Jennifer Lawrence. During a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show alongside her Passengers co-star Chris Pratt, J-Law told an unusual tale about scratching her bottom on ancestral Hawaiian rocks while filming The Hunger Games — that almost led to the death of the film's sound man. Scroll to 2.30 if you want to hear J-Law in full swing. Or watch from the start to see British chef Jamie Oliver get a roasting about his recipe for the Spanish dish paella. Read more... More about Uk, Graham Norton, Chris Pratt, Jamie Oliver, and The Graham Norton Show Read More »An armed vigilante decided to investigate 'Pizzagate,' is quickly arrested
Police in Washington, D.C. have arrested a man armed with an assault rifle who claimed he was investigating "#Pizzagate," the fictitious conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring inside a restaurant. Metropolitan Police received a phone call about a man with a weapon who had entered Comet Ping Pong, a popular bar and music venue in the affluent Friendship Heights neighbourhood. The suspect, 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch of Salisbury, North Carolina, walked into the restaurant and "pointed a firearm in the direction of an employee of the restaurant", police said in a statement. Read more... More about Conspiracy Theory, Reddit, Hillary Clinton, Washington Dc, and Fake News Read More »Pair arrested for trying to spend the night in Ikea
Two friends who tried to hide in an Ikea outlet overnight to livestream the experience were busted by security guards. Over the weekend, a Beijing man named Xiao Zhao and his unidentified female friend decided to duck into a large closet in Ikea just after closing time, the Beijing Evening News reported. Although some 8,000 people tuned in to their broadcast, it only took about 10 minutes for security guards to find the pair — presumably from the sounds of Xiao Zhao trying to narrate the event live. Xiao Zhao wears a mask throughout the livestream. Image: weibo Read more... Fox instantly regrets attempting to pounce on vole hiding in snow
LONDON — Hunting for small creatures must be a tall order at the best of times. But it becomes vastly more complex when they're concealed beneath a huge blanket of snow. Foxes that stalk the prairies in North America during wintertime know this only too well. During a segment of Planet Earth II the trials of one particular fox — who was trying really, really hard to hunt a vole — captured the nation's heart. "The food the fox seeks is also deep beneath the snow," explained David Attenborough, after describing how a herd of bison are forced to break through the white blanket to get to the grass beneath. Read more... More about Uk, David Attenborough, Planet Earth Ii, Fox, and Watercooler Read More »A pack of lions attacked a buffalo, and the internet is taking sides
LONDON — Sometimes in Planet Earth II's more intense scenes of animal interaction you know exactly who to root for — let's be real, nobody was cheering for the snakes in that intense chase scene with the baby iguana during the "Islands" episode. However, the show's most profound moments often come when the audience can't quite choose who they want to come out on top. Sunday night's episode provided one such nail-biting scenario when a hungry pride of lions attempted to tackle a large water buffalo. Read more... More about Planet Earth Ii, Wildlife, Animal, Buffaloes, and Lions Read More »Here's your first sweet glimpse of 'Game of Thrones' Season 7
Warning: Contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 6. LONDON — Game of Thrones Season 7 may still be half a year away, but it's officially time to start getting excited. Why? Because we can now feast our eyes on the first actual footage from the new season. All two seconds worth of it. In a "Coming to HBO in 2017" trailer shared on Sunday evening, the network showcased a glimpse of different shows in store for next year. Nestled in there at the 1:02 mark is approximately two glorious seconds worth of Season 7. It's crushingly short, but hey — they were never going to give too much away at this early stage. Read more... More about Uk, Arya Stark, Sansa Stark, Jon Snow, and Preview Read More »Yes, you should care about Italy's referendum
Another country, another referendum, another resignation. After the Brexit vote in the UK, it was Italy's turn to go to the polls in a highly divisive referendum about Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's proposed constitutional reforms. As predicted by the polls, Italians overwhelmingly rejected those changes leading to Renzi's resignation and plunging Europe's third largest economy into a political crisis. So why should you care? If you are concerned about the growth of populism and the far-right in Europe, then Italy's referendum is a sign of things to come. Read more... More about Le Pen, Populism, Matteo Renzi, Italy, and Italy Referendum Read More »Touching things in VR with your real hands is a total game changer
The first thing you instinctively want to do after strapping on a VR headset and diving into a virtual world is to reach out and touch what you see. Unfortunately, this is not a reality on today's most popular VR headsets. Well, official support isn't. Instead, VR headsets either rely on traditional gamepads like the Xbox One controller (Oculus Rift), custom hand controllers (HTC Vive/Rift), side-mounted touchpads on the headset (Samsung Gear VR), or wireless remotes (Google Daydream View). I've tried all of these controls, and while they work fine, none of them feel completely intuitive or natural; there's a learning curve for all of them. The Vive's hand controllers and the Rift's Touch controllers are good attempts at mimicking your hands, but neither provides full-finger tracking. Read more... More about Gear Vr, Immersion, Hand Tracking, Motion Sensor, and Orion Read More »Google's new app will help loved ones find you in an emergency
When something goes wrong, one of the first things you think about is getting in touch with the people you care about. But if there's been a natural disaster, an accident or some other emergency, that may be a lot easier said than done. Google's latest app, called Trusted Contacts, aims to fix that. The app allows friends and family members to remotely share their location with just one touch. When you sign up for the app, you designate specific people in your address book as "trusted contacts." This allows you to share your location at any given time and allows them to request your location. Read more... More about Google, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »'Lemonade,' Lin-Manuel and other things Tumblr loved in 2016
It was a year of change on every level, including in online trends. Tumblr released its top trends of 2016, which show major love for The 100, Lemonade and the very real imagined love of Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers in Captain America. So strong is the love of Stucky (Steve + Bucky) that Sebastian Stan dethroned Chris Evans as the top actor of the year on Tumblr (Lin-Manuel Miranda cracked into the top 10 for the first time). The love for CW's The 100 cracked the acting lists too, with Alycia Debnam-Carey and Eliza Taylor as the most popular actresses (last year's top actress, Zendaya, is now No. 8). Read more... More about Youtube, Tumblr, Online, and Entertainment Read More »Turning human remains into coffee cups
Here's an alternative to burying or cremating the dead. How about making a coffee cup out of your loved ones remains? Justin Crowe of Chronicle Cremation Designs is mixing ashes into his bespoke dinnerware, making items that will live on beyond death. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Coffee, Design, Cremation, and Ceramics Read More »'I saw my fear': How psychedelic therapy is making a comeback
After learning in 2010 that she had Stage 1 ovarian cancer, Dinah Bazer felt optimistic. Her doctors had just removed the grapefruit-sized tumor bulging from her belly and started her on a course of chemotherapy. "I thought, when the chemo is over, we'll celebrate," Bazer, who is now 69, recalled. "But it was the exact opposite." Bazer's cancer was in remission, yet she felt terrified by the possibility of its return. Every check-up filled her with dread. She gained weight stress-eating bags of Halloween candy in her Brooklyn home. The upbeat spirit she'd shown her husband and two grown daughters was completely gone. Read more... More about Medicine, Cancer, Treatment, Addiction, and Anxiety Read More »Here are the books longlisted for the 2017 PEN Literary Awards
Looking for a book suggestion? PEN America's got you covered. Starting this week PEN America is kicking off its literary award season by announcing the longlist for the 2017 PEN Literary Awards. Each year PEN uses its Literary Awards program to honor the best and brightest in fiction, science writing, essays, sports writing, biography, children’s literature, translation, drama and poetry. Past winners have included Ta-Nehisi Coates, who won the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay for Between The World and Me in 2016, and Paul Harding, who won the Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction for his novel Tinkers in 2010. Read more... More about Pen Literary Awards, Pen America, Pen, Mashreads, and Books Read More »The disastrous phone calls we all want to avoid
Answering the phone when an unknown caller is on the line – or worse, a number you don’t recognize – is like talking on speakerphone in a public place. It’s just not something you do. More than 1 out of every 7 calls in the U.S. is a fraud or scam, according to DU Caller, a new smartphone privacy app. From your standard telemarketers all the way up to professional scam artists, unwanted callers are a drain on time, energy and money. “At the very least, scam calls are a personal intrusion into our lives; at the worst, they can cause huge financial losses,” says Keskin Zhao, DU Caller product manager. Read more... More about Supported and Lifestyle Read More »'Luke Cage' second season on its way from Netflix
Christmas just got a little sweeter. Netflix revealed Sunday via Twitter that Marvel's Luke Cage is definitely coming back for a second season...we just don't know when. The 13-episode first season of Luke Cage follows the bulletproof hero of the Harlem streets as he learns more about his past and his powers. It's also the most we've seen so far in a Marvel show of Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson), who appears in Daredevil and Jessica Jones — both of which are due for new seasons in the coming year, along with The Defenders, which will unite Netflix's greatest heroes in an epic team up. Read more... More about Marvel, Luke Cage, Netflix, Television, and Entertainment Read More »Amazon just teased the future of in-store shopping
Amazon wants to help you shop with just your smartphone. Right. They've already done that. But in addition to revolutionizing online shopping, the tech giant is making moves in brick and mortar. On Monday, the tech giant unveiled Amazon Go, its new initiative for in-store shopping. The first store opened in Seattle, Amazon's headquarters and offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. At Amazon's stores, customers don't need to wait in line or checkout formally. There are no cashiers. Customers simply use Amazon's new Go app. Read more... More about Business, Seattle, Shopping, Brick And Mortar, and Amazon Go Read More »Everything you wanted to know about 'Rogue One' but were afraid to ask
To understand 'Rogue One' takes exactly one minute. I'm not being metaphorical; all you really need to do to get what this film is about is watch (or, more likely, rewatch) the first minute of the most popular space movie in history. Ready? Let's do it, 1977 style. To save time, skip the Princess Leia paragraph. Focus on the first two: there's a great civil war underway, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It's The Rebels vs. The Galactic Empire — which, in case there were any doubt, is "evil." The scrappy little Rebels win a battle for the first time. Evidently this battle's main objective was to help a heroic team of spies steal the plans to a scary "ultimate" weapon called the Death Star, which is the same size as a moon but isn't one. The Death Star can destroy worlds. Read more... More about Star Wars Rogue One, Rogue One, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Genius inventor plays his heart out on a 'shotgun guitar'
Shotguns are meant for shooting and guitars are meant for playing, but you've never been able to do both at the same time — until now. Rev. Peyton of Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band did the unthinkable and conceived the idea to combine the two to create a "Guitgun." It's exactly what you would think it would be, and that's what makes it so damn beautiful. War veteran 'bored to death' by retirement starts first day at new job
LONDON — Pensioner Joe Bartley stole the internet's heart when his advert seeking employment went viral last week. The 89-year-old, suffering from loneliness after the death of his wife Cassie two years ago, wanted to find a part-time job to save him "from dying of boredom." Offers of work poured in for the former serviceman, who has now officially started a new role with a local restaurant. Customers greeted Bartley with a round of applause at Cantina Bar and Kitchen in Paignton, Devon when he arrived to clock in for his first day of work. Read more... More about War Veteran, Restaurant, Devon, Uk, and Pension Read More »'Harry Potter' eyeshadow is here, just in time for the Yule Ball
Makeup company Storybook Cosmetics recently released their awesome line of makeup brushes inspired by Harry Potter characters' wands – and now, there's the perfect makeup to go with it. The company, run by identical triplets Erin, Mandy and Missy Maynard, just announced their line of Harry Potter-inspired eyeshadow, called the Witchcraft & Wizardry Palette. After weeks of posting teaser images of the eyeshadow colors on Instagram for customer feedback (which have since been deleted), Storybook Cosmetics finally announced the official lineup. Read more... More about Eyeshadow, Makeup, Harry Potter, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Samsung cut it too close with saftey margins on the Note7's design, report says
More than two months after the launch of ill-fated Note7, we still don't know what caused the batteries in some of the devices to overheat and, in some cases, explode. A new report by Instrumental, a company that helps tech companies fix manufacturing issues, suggests that the reason behind the Note7 issues was Samsung pushing the boundaries of the design a little too far. More precisely, Instrumental — after tearing down and examining a Note7 — found that the Note7's battery sits too tightly within the device, so that pressure from normal operation (such as sitting down while having the phone in your back pocket) can cause layers of lithium cobalt oxide and graphite to touch. This should never happen, as it can cause overheating and an explosion. Read more... More about Battery, Samsung Galaxy Note7, Note7, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Only Beyoncé and Drake could beat the Weeknd's 'Starboy' debut
Time to pop the champagne, party monsterThe Weeknd's Starboy is No. 1 on the charts with the third-highest debut all year. According to Billboard, the only artists to outdo his premiere this year were two of his collaborators — Beyoncé with Lemonade and Drake with Views. Starboy, which was released November 25, debuted at No. 1 with 348,000 equivalent album units sold. The album also helped him break a new record on Spotify, where he now boasts the most streams in a single day with 40 million, swiping the title from Drake. Read more... More about Spotify, Music Charts, R B, The Weeknd, and Entertainment Read More »This mesmerizing sculpture is actually a reimagined chandelier
This hypnotizing chandelier design by 'Harvey & John' was inspired by the murmuration of starlings. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Birds, Starling, Sculpture, and Home Decor Read More »IBM predicted Amazon Go back in 2006
Amazon's splashy video for Amazon Go — an all-seeing, all-knowing store where customers can grab items, toss 'em in a bag or pocket and just walk out without ever waiting in line — has obvious appeal. So obvious, in fact, that another tech company proposed the exact same concept more than 10 years ago. An IBM ad showcasing a smart store got major circulation on the airwaves in 2006 (when YouTube was nascent). It features a nefarious-looking character in a trench coat wandering the aisles of a supermarket, stuffing his pockets with items as other patrons and security guards shoot him looks of suspicion. As he exits the store through what looks like a security gate that "flashes" him, the guard calls out, "Excuse me, sir!" Read more... More about Amazon, Rfid, Smart Store, Ibm, and Amazon Go Read More »Oculus Touch finally makes the Rift a complete VR experience
Imagine trying to climb a mountain without using your hands. That's what it's been like using an Oculus Rift since the category-defining virtual reality headset landed in March. The Touch controllers, available Dec. 6, change all of that. Oculus Touch at last gives Rift users a way to interact with VR environments using their hands. Until now, Rift experiences have been limited to experiences that rely on a standard video game controller or the headset's included remote control. The moon-shaped controllers arrive as a pair, one for each hand. They're not nearly as bulky as the wands for the HTC Vive, and their natural contours guide you to a comfortable, button-accessible grip every time you pick them up. Read more... More about Oculus Touch, Oculus Rift, Oculus, Vr, and Virtual Reality Read More »Justin Bieber will go on his first stadium tour in 2017
Justin Bieber, who is not a big fan of people screaming while he performs, is currently plotting his first ever stadium tour. Bieber will hit the road again in North America following his rocky Purpose tour at the end of the summer in 2017, which should give him some time to hang out poolside and not Instagram before he returns to sing to the masses. Bieber stopped by Ellen to make the announcement and show off his biceps. The dates so far: August 12 Denver, CO at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Read more... More about Pop Star, Celebrities, Ellen Degeneres, Live Music, and Justin Bieber Read More »'Game of Thrones' star Alfie Allen promises more dragons and torture in Season 7
LONDON — In the desperate scavenge for crumbs of information about Game of Thrones Season 7, any line — no matter how brief or throwaway — will do. During a recent appearance at Malta India Fan Con 2016, actor Alfie Allen (a.k.a. everyone's favourite slowly-redeeming-himself Ironborn, Theon Greyjoy) took questions from Thrones fans. To be honest, he remained pretty tight-lipped. Despite the audience sneaking in questions about a potential Jon Snow/Daenerys alliance and asking about how the Greyjoys and Daenerys might get on in the next Season, Allen wasn't giving too much away. Read more... More about Uk, Theon Greyjoy, Alfie Allen, Game Of Thrones Season 7, and Game Of Thrones Read More »A true hero compiled every HUA! on Chance the Rapper's mixtapes into one video ... AUH!
When he's not rapping or singing on the track, Chance the Rapper is usually making some sort of noise. Most of the time, you're guaranteed to hear him exclaim "IGH!" a few times on one of his three mixtapes, but there's a lot more than that if you listen closely. Hero Zach Ace compiled every "ugh," "pwuah," "ruh," and "nyah" the rapper spits for a clip that's almost four minutes of adlibs we didn't know we desperately needed.
Jimmy Kimmel will host 2017 Oscars
Is Jimmy Kimmel the new Neil Patrick Harris? After a second stint hosting the Emmys in September, Kimmel will barely have time to dust off his host hat before he hosts the 2017 Academy Awards (which, like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, air on ABC). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kimmel will host the Oscar ceremony, which takes place on Feb. 26, 2017. A rep for Kimmel did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment. Kimmel hosted the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, also on ABC, earlier this year as well as in 2012. This will be his first time as master of ceremonies at the Oscars, which were hosted by Harris in 2015 and Chris Rock in 2016. Read more... More about Academy Awards, Oscars 2017, Oscars, Abc, and Jimmy Kimmel Read More »How yelldesign is changing the short-form content game with paper and scissors
Four years ago, Melbourne resident Matt Willis crashed his bike. He didn’t know that the next two months in hospital would transform his life. During his time off work, the design consultant discovered the Vine app and began producing stop motion videos, bringing to life ordinary household items in seamless six-second clips. Eight months into his Vine career, Willis was approached by brands that were interested in collaborating on stop motion videos, and yelldesign was born. Now in his fourth year, Willis heads up a team of nine video artists, illustrators, sound designers and paper crafters to make viral stop motion videos for clients such as Visa, Twitter, Samsung and more. Success accompanied the growth: In 2014, yelldesign was nominated for a Vine creativity Streamy award and two Tropvine awards at Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival. Read more... More about Tech, Paper Craft, Vine, Printing, and Printers Read More »'Pizzagate' — The deranged conspiracy theory that jumped from hashtag to IRL violence
On Sunday afternoon, an armed man walked into pizzeria Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C., firing his weapon at least once and causing a whole lot of havoc. The reason for his actions? He was there to "self-investigate" an online conspiracy theory now handily known to those online as "Pizzagate," one of the weirdest, most grotesque Hillary Clinton conspiracy theories ever circulated (which is saying something). But to the casual news consumer, this may be the first they've heard of Pizzagate. So, if this is you, here's the backstory. Read more... More about Conspiracy Theories, Comet Ping Pong, Pizzagate, Tech, and Politics Read More »Mariah Carey-starring Christmas special headed to YouTube Red
All we wanted for Christmas was a Mariah Carey Christmas special. And, thanks to YouTube, it's happening. The Google-owned video platform announced Monday that Carey will star alongside YouTuber Rudy Mancuso in a new holiday special titled The Keys of Christmas. It will debut on YouTube Red on Dec. 19. Dave Meyers — who is behind music videos such as Katy Perry’s “Firework" — will direct the special, which also features musical performances by Alex Aiono, Boyce Avenue, Nicky Jam, Bebe Rexha and Gregory Brothers. Boxing legend Mike Tyson, DJ Khaled, Ciara and Fifth Harmony are also featured in the special. Read more... More about Rudy Mancuso, Nicky Jam, Fifth Harmony, Ciara, and Dj Khaled Read More »US author tweets that London is 'all Islamic', gets immediately shut down
LONDON — As we learned from Donald Trump's replies that time he tweeted about Brexit, British people have a limited tolerance for Americans spreading misinformation about life in the UK. This time around, American author Janie Johnson was in Twitter's firing line. Johnson's website describes her as "An American Citizen". She previously wrote a book called Don't Take My Lemonade Stand — an attack on the US political system which, according to the promo image below, comes with "special sections to help you teach your kids common sense Conservative values". Read more... More about Uk, Muslim, Islam, London, and Twitter Read More »Sextacles: How Snapchat's new Spectacles are being used in the sack
When Snap CEO Evan Spiegel described Spectacles—his company's first piece of hardware, a pair of video-shooting sunglasses—in a September Wall Street Journal story, he called them a "toy." There's more than one type of a toy in this world, however, and there's one Spectacles use case we're not yet seeing, at least not publicly: Spectacles as a sex toy. Of course, behind closed doors, it's already happened. "It was the first thing I thought as we were waiting in line," said media entrepreneur Rachel, who bought a pair from the first popup shop in Venice Beach with the guy she's seeing. (Names of users have been changed by Mashable at their request for privacy.) Read more... More about Snap Inc, Sex Toys, Snapchat, Spectacles, and Business Read More »This adorable new photo of Saint West will help you through the Kim Kardashian drought
A year ago today, the world was truly blessed by the birth of Saint West. In honor of Saint's birthday, Kim Kardashian West's bestie, Jonathan Cheban, shared new personal photos of the one-year-old and his mom on Kim's app. They are devastatingly adorable, as Saint is a true Kardashian who is incapable of taking a bad photo. Image: kimkardashianwest.com The family celebrated Saint's birthday and Kanye West's return from the hospital with a low key (by Kardashian standards) celebration at home. Lots of balloons were involved. Read more... More about Cute Kids, Saint West, Celebrities, Kardashians, and Kim Kardashian Read More »Uber can now track you after a ride and some people are creeped out
LONDON — Uber has introduced a new feature that allows the app to gather users' location data for up to 5 minutes after a ride has ended. SEE ALSO: UberEats has surge pricing now Prior to this latest update, Uber only collected location information during a passenger's trip and only while the app was running in the foreground. No data was collected after the drop-off. However, the company now intends to collect location information for the five minute period following the ride. And — unless the user opts out — Uber asks customers to always share their location even when they aren't using the service. Read more... More about Internet Of Things, Privacy, Data Collection, Uber Taxi Service, and Tech Read More »Best esports plays of the week: Nov. 28 to Dec. 4
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, multiple major tournaments wrapped up for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, Street Fighter V and more, giving us a lot of impressive plays to ogle at. Check out our favorite plays from the past week below. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Gears Of War, Street Fighter, and Counter Strike Read More »'The Last Guardian' is a half-broken puppy-rearing simulator
The Last Guardian is clearly a metaphor for the painfully adorable hellscape that your life becomes when you raise a puppy. I have a puppy. He's able to be alone now for long stretches of time without killing himself, but there was a six-month period in his life when it was all I could do to keep him alive, clean, and not murdered. His delightful puppy wriggling and whimpering helped a lot in those darker moments. There were months of my life where I would commute home from an abbreviated work day with no real notion of what I was walking into. Would the puppy still be breathing? Would he have shit smeared all over him? Would he somehow manage to cover himself in pink makeup, or something equally implausible? Read more... More about The Last Guardian, Sony, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »So, that happened: Al Gore meets with Donald and Ivanka Trump on climate
Former vice president Al Gore met with President-elect Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka on Monday, to discuss climate change. The president-elect is a well-known climate change doubter—and now, the only climate change-denying global leader—who's taken a stance on climate issues in direct opposition to that of Gore and the world's scientists, who believe global warming is primarily human-caused, and warrants urgent action. After the meeting, Gore told the press that the meeting was "a sincere search for common ground," and "extremely productive." More about Exxon, Politics, Science, Global Warming, and Ivanka Trump Read More »Couple emphasizes consent in clever 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' remix
Frank Loesser's 1944 Christmas song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" tends to creep listeners out with its sexually charged call-and-response lyrics, and a distinct lack of consent from the song's female perspective. With this in mind, a Minnesota couple reworked the lyrics of the winter classic to emphasize sexual consent in a fresh, funny way. Lydia Liza and Josiah Lemanski tell CNN they penned the new lyrics over the course of an hour, and recorded the song on Wednesday in just 15 minutes. Since posting on Soundcloud, the couple has racked up more than 228,000 plays. Read more... More about Songs, Christmas, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Study: Hackers can get your credit card info in 6 seconds just by guessing it
In troubling news, a paper from researchers at Newcastle University in the UK claims that Visa's credit-card payment system can be compromised online in "as little as six seconds." The security flaw was possibly the point of entry for the cyber-attack on the UK's Tesco Bank that lost £2.5 million. This isn't some high-level hacking going on here either — all it takes for a determined thief to grab a treasure trove full of card data is a laptop with an internet connection and some basic guesswork, the paper says. The team of researchers, led by PhD student Mohammed Ali, call the method "the Distributed Guessing Attack." It's a simple approach: a thief generates random numbers to guess combinations of card numbers, expiration dates and CVV codes (that three-digit number typically found on the back of the card). The video below demonstrates just how easy it is to generate all of these fields quickly: Read more... More about Hackers, Fraud, Online Security, Visa, and Tech Read More »Mom impresses her son with impromptu car rap
Most kids are mortified when parents crank up the car stereo volume and sing their hearts out. Not the case with this mom, though. This really cute mom recorded herself rapping to Da Brat's "Funkdafied" and sent it to her son with a message: "21 Savage who??" He tweeted the clip where it received a slew of comments praising her beat-dropping talent.
Burgers and burritos come together because goodness exists in the world
From sushi donuts to Swedish Fish Oreos to the mufgel, 2016 has been the year of food mashups. And now joining the ranks is the Burgrito, a burger and burrito mashup, with its own restaurant headed to Brooklyn. The Burgrito is a stomach-busting concoction stuffed with tomato, bacon, lettuce, American cheese, onion, chipotle sauce, fries and hamburger meat. They also have a vegan Burgrito option, the Veg-rito. Image: burgrito's Mashable spoke with Lawrence Laby, owner of Burgrito's, on why he is excited to expand the business from Long Island to Park Slope. Read more... More about Brooklyn, Restaurants, Nyc, Watercooler, and Food Read More »Meet the woman whose found a way to keep the homeless warm and employed
Veronika Scott founded 'The Empowerment Plan' after a college class asked her to create something that would help her community. She designed a coat that transforms into a sleeping bag, specifically to keep the homeless warm at night. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Philanthropy, Detroit, The Empowerment Plan, and Real Time Video Read More »The Panthers benched style icon Cam Newton because of this outfit
If there was ever a way to get scolded for fashion choices, Cam Newton would surely figure out how. The Carolina Panthers quarterback — whose fancy post-game attire defines him as much as his MVP-calibre skills on the field — was benched for the first play of Carolina's loss to Seattle on Sunday after violating the Panthers' dress code. Newton didn't wear a tie on the team flight into Seattle because — obviously — it didn't go with his outfit. Speaking to the media in the offending outfit after the 40-7 loss, Newton said he hadn't packed a collared shirt after being away from home for a week, and couldn't rock a tie over his turtleneck. (He also said he couldn't find a dress shirt to fit his frame on short notice, according to USA Today.) Read more... More about Football, Nfl, Cam Newton, Entertainment, and Sports Read More » | ||||
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