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 On this Friday the 13th, Flight 666 made a safe landing in HEL
Quick poll: would you get on a plane to HEL? Well, on Jan. 13 (Friday the 13th), a bunch of people did just that, hopping aboard a 1.5-hour long flight from Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH), to Helsinki, Finland (HEL). Oh, also, the flight number was AY666. Oh, also, the plane was 13 years old. Everything went great, though! And would you believe that HEL's temperature was only in the low thirties?
Kim Kardashian shared beauty tips in her first post-robbery public appearance
Kim's dedication to makeup has brought her back into the world. Kim Kardashian West has slowly made a return to social media following her fateful trip to Paris last October. Over the past two weeks fans have been treated to polaroids of the West family looking cozy and Kardashian West's signature style of selfies on Snapchat. But it wasn't until today that Kim made her first public appearance. Kardashian West flew out to to Dubai to model for her makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic's Master Class. The tutorial was originally supposed to be held on Oct. 14, 2016, but was postponed due to the robbery. Read more... More about Kardashians, Celebrities, Makeup, Kim Kardashian, and Watercooler Read More »Is Apple's App Store a monopoly?
Is Apple's App Store a mall or the equivalent of a sole proprietor shop selling unique wares? That question appears to be at the heart of a now revived lawsuit against Apple, Pepper et al v. Apple Inc. In it, a group pf plaintiffs claims that Apple's insistence on selling all iPhone apps through the App Store and not allowing developers to sell iOS apps through other channels is anti-competitive and artificially inflating prices. The lawsuit is almost five years old and, according to sources, was dismissed so early on in the legal process that the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, which agrees with the plaintiffs, is still a procedural one. It only leaves the door open for the lawsuit to again move forward, without positioning it for a court battle, at least not yet. Read more... More about Ipad, Iphone, App Store, Apple, and Tech Read More »Elon Musk's SpaceX absolutely needs its satellite internet business to work
SpaceX is betting big on its (currently non-operational) satellite internet business. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Friday, Elon Musk's private spaceflight company hopes that its planned fleet of 4,425 satellites designed to deliver internet to locations around the world will bring in enough revenue to fund its goal of getting people to Mars. In total, SpaceX is projecting that the internet end of its business will "bring in more than $30 billion in revenue by 2025," the Wall Street Journal said, citing SpaceX documents. More about Rocket Explosion, Nasa, Private Spaceflight, Rockets, and Elon Musk Read More »Totally gnarly cat hits the slopes for some radical sledding, my dudes
This cat is up for anything. In this video posted to YouTube by user jessesphotos's channel, Weston the cat absolutely shreds in the snow while sledding with his owner. He's definitely done this before. He's got his snow gear on, that fire in his eyes and the grip of a total pro. You go, Weston. Fly! Kevin Hart is about to school you with 'The Black Man's Guide to History'
Kevin Hart is teaming up with History Channel for The Black Man's Guide to History, a look at lesser-known but important black history stories, filtered through the lens of Hart's comedic sensibilities. The Central Intelligence star will executive produce and star in the two-hour event from HartBeat Productions and Comedy Dynamics. According to a release, the show begins as Hart finds his daughter upset after watching the film 12 Years A Slave, believing that black history appears to only be about slavery and oppression. This prompts Hart to begin educating her through scripted re-enactments about fascinating historical figures that people may not have heard about before such as Matthew Henson, the first person to go to the North Pole, but did not receive the credit; Robert Smalls, a former slave who led a revolt on a Confederate warship and pretended to be the captain to evade capture; Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut; and Henry “Box” Brown, a slave who courageously mailed himself to a free state in a box. Read more... More about History, Kevin Hart, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »#TBT: Young Joe Biden was a dapper man indeed
Before he was young at heart, Vice President Joe Biden was regular young. And, just like present-day Joe Biden, he was a dapper man indeed. Like most photos of Joe Biden, the below throwback shot eventually gained meme status after Biden posted it to Instagram in 2014.
What is in the bag he is holding? Is it wine? Is it a tiny baguette? Is it ice cream, somehow? Does anyone feel a lot like Leslie Knope right now? Read more... More about Joe Biden, Photos, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Neon is an experimental web browser that's filled with glorious content bubbles
Opera, which released its first browser in 1995, has quietly been innovating its products over the last two decades with features like built in ad-blocking and VPN. Now, the company has launched Neon, a new concept browser. "Each Opera Neon feature is an alternate reality for the Opera browser," the company said in a blog post announcing Neon Thursday. Neon is a fun and fresh take on the browser. It pulls your desktop background as the browser’s home background, making it feel transparent. The first thing you see when you open Neon are floating bubble-like shortcuts to popular websites—a redesign of the speed dial feature from Opera's flagship browser. Other bubbles replace conventional tabs and form a vertical bar on the right of the screen. Read more... More about Browsers, Browser, Opera, and Tech Read More »Céline Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' should play at every basketball game
Anyone who claims he doesn't tear up during the key change on Céline Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" is lying to you, and that is plain fact. Dion's key change is so good, in fact, that it works wonders to heighten emotions in unlikely scenarios. For example, basketball games. That's the joke behind @TitanicHoops, a Twitter account devoted to mashups between iconic basketball moments and the love theme from Titanic.
This boot has been recalled after Redditors found swastika prints on the sole
A seemingly innocuous men's boot available from a retailer on Amazon has been recalled after a Redditor discovered it left a tread print that looked a lot like a swastika. Earlier this week a user on the site posted an image of their newly purchased New Men's Polar Fox Winter Cap Toe Wool Lining Boot. A side-by-side shot showed the print the tread left. The uploader captioned the photo, which has since had over three million views, "There was an angle I didn't get to see when ordering my new work boots..." Redditors traced the boot to its Amazon page and started inundating the listing with questions, comments, reviews and posts about the swastika design — as well as some ill-advised puns about Hitler, the Holocaust and Nazis. Read more... More about Amazon, Reddit, Design, Shoes, and Offensive Read More »'Ultra Street Fighter II' for the Nintendo Switch is the ultimate throwback
After more than 25 years since its arcade release, Street Fighter II is making its comeback on the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo revealed Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers at the Nintendo Switch Presentation Thursday, putting a new spin on the classic early-'90s fighting game with both old school and HD versions in the same game. Players can choose to go toe-to-toe in a pixelated, square resolution reminiscent of the original SFII's first console version on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or amp the game up to a smoother, crisper, widescreen iteration. Read more... More about Gaming, Esports, Ultra Street Fighter Ii, Capcom, and Nintendo Switch Read More »This gaming display is literally lit
'Razer' has a concept gaming system called 'Project Ariana' that extends your viewing experience with a 3-D depth sensing projector. Add to this a set of 'Chroma' lights and you'll feel like you're in the game. Read more... More about Technology, Tech, Lights, Chroma Keyboard, and Gaming Read More »Striking images capture the majestic beauty of seadragons
Researchers in Australia finally caught on camera what they were looking for: a new species of seadragon in its natural habitat. Footage released this week in Marine Biodiversity Records shows the elusive "Ruby Seadragon" in the waters off Australia's remote west coast. "I fully expected that we knew all the seadragon species that are out there, but the discovery showed us that we can still find big, charismatic, bright red fish that no one has ever seen before," Josefin Stiller of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, said in the video highlighting the new species. She discovered the "Ruby Seadragon" in 2015 by analyzing the DNA of preserved specimens. Read more... More about Seadragon, Science, World, Pics, and Climate Read More »WhatsApp: That 'backdoor' in our encryption is actually a feature
Neither WhatsApp nor The Guardian are having a good day. The UK-based newspaper published a scathing exclusive report early Friday morning, purporting to reveal disturbing news about the encryption used by WhatsApp's, the Facebook-owned messaging service. Almost as soon as the article went live, however, security experts took to the internet to publicly question the nature of its claims. According to the article, WhatsApp has a glaring security flaw in the manner its end-to-end encryption is set up, which creates a wide-open backdoor which "allows snooping" by Facebook — and, by extension, government agencies or others who might gain access to it by legitimate or nefarious means. Read more... More about Security, Encrypted Apps, Encryption, Whatsapp, and Tech Read More »Bull shark steals a fish right off a fisherman's line
"Oh my f*ck." Fisherman were surprised to see a rogue bull shark doing a little bit of opportunist fishing on the Breede River in Western Cape, South Africa, last month. The men noticed the shark in the water, and sure enough, it snagged a fish right off their line as they reeled it in to the boat. While bull sharks are commonly seen near the mouth of the river, this video was taken 28 kilometers upstream, so it was quite a shock to see the shark in an area where people typically play in the river. 16 great ideas we have for Nintendo's 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild'
After the Nintendo Switch event on Jan. 13, our hype for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is at an all-time high. We, being two guys who love video games and play them all the time, came up with a few features we hope the newest installment in the legendary franchise includes. The game comes out on March 3, so it's unlikely that Nintendo will be able to include any of our very good and real ideas in time for release, but we hope that at least a few of these are already in there. Let us know what you think, and if you know of any job openings at Nintendo. Read more... More about Nintendo Switch, Gaming, Funny, Humor, and Watercooler Read More »Brilliant, bold, bisexual, boss: the author of 'Goodnight Moon' was before her time
Beloved children's book author, bisexual, whirlwind romancer, mistress— did we mention beloved children's book author? A new book about Margaret Wise Brown, most commonly known for penning Goodnight Moon, has revealed some incredibly badass things about her personal life, including her sexuality, affairs and thoughts on kids. All of it is made more iconic when you consider she was born in 1910. In the Great Green Room by Amy Gary draws from Brown's personal diaries and letters to paint a portrait of the woman behind the moon, and a colorful painting it is indeed. Read more... More about Books, Goodnight Moon, and Watercooler Read More »Watch an uncomfortable Ryan Gosling watch his old dance videos
Ryan Gosling does not want to watch his old dance videos (you know, the ones you have probably seen on the internet), but Graham Norton has acquired them, so watch them he must. To make matters worse, he must watch them with Ben Affleck, Sienna Miller and his La La Land co-star Emma Stone. Do you think Emma Stone wishes they had used that choreography for La La Land? Probably, right? All the celebrities who'll be performing at the inauguration vs. protesting it in one beautiful graphic
Donald Trump released a brand new list of celebrity performers for his inauguration today and the result is still a little short. The presidential inaugural committee has struggled to attract celebrities to perform at the event, or at least ones you don't have to Google to find out who they are. Even though Trump has attracted new names to perform, the number pales in comparison to the number of A-list celebrities who'll be protesting him. On inauguration day, Americans everywhere can greet the leader of the free world by jamming out to 3 Doors Down, a handful of disgruntled Rockettes and Mormons and runner-up reality star Jackie Evancho. Read more... More about Inauguration 2017, Donald Trump Election 2016, Inauguration, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »All the ways I played with Nintendo's new Switch console today
We got to try Nintendo's forthcoming console, the Nintendo Switch, today—playing seven different games, holding the new Joy-Con controllers in roughly five different ways. Our first real experience with the Switch and its new Joy-Con controllers might as well start with the goofy-looking fighting game Nintendo unveiled during their presentation out of Tokyo last night, called Arms. The Nintendo staffer manning one of the Arms booths let us play around with the Switch first. Sliding the Switch into and out of its dock immediately transfers gameplay between the TV screen and the Switch's 6.2-inch screen, which displays at a 1280x720 resolution. Read more... More about Tech, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »'Snipperclips' is low-key and one of the most exciting Switch games
Great news, Nintendo Switch fans. We've found the console's first sleeper hit: Snipperclips. The two-player version of this cooperative puzzle game — there's a four-player mode as well — follows Snip (the red one) and Clip (the yellow one). They look like blobs of color cut out of construction paper, with cheery faces drawn onto each one. Your goal in a given level varies. In one, you might need to position each character in such a way that their combined, overlapping forms fill in a heart-shaped outline. In another, you might need to put a basketball through a hoop or carry a larger-than-life pencil to an oversized sharpener. Read more... More about Video Games, Games, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo, and Snipperclips Read More »Hey, parents: You don't owe strangers candy for sitting next to your babies
Taking candy from a baby is easy, but there's zero reason that parents should be handing it out to strangers on a plane to buy cooperation in case their kid screams. No matter what the internet says. On Friday, reddit user "Fe_Mike" posted a photo of gift baggy and a little note “written” by a three-month old with the comment, “Lady on the airplane just handed this to all of the rows around us. She now has an entire team of passengers ready to help.” If this sounds familiar, it’s because these little handouts — usually filled with some candy and a set of ear plugs — have become a full-on viral trend. Read more... More about Kids, Parenting, Watercooler, and Family Parenting Read More »Jose Mourinho plays secretary after reporter's phone rings at worst possible time
Quick. Come here. While no one's lookingSssshhhh! We're going to let you in on a little secret of the Media Elite. Most reporters have learned by now that if you're recording an interview with your phone — and especially if you're recording a full-on press conference — you should put said device on airplane mode. Otherwise you might end up like this poor soccer reporter. Jose Mourinho, the most notorious manager in soccer, held a press conference Friday morning. He was in the middle of talking about something or other when every reporter's worst nightmare struck: an incoming call signified by a jaunty ringtone. Read more... More about Soccer, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Security experts mock website of Trump's cyber czar
A good way to tell whether a "cybersecurity expert" truly knows something about cybersecurity is to take a look at their website, assuming they have one. Does the site look like something coded for a middle school project? If so, you might want to be skeptical. If, for example, the newly appointed informal cybersecurity advisor to President-elect Donald Trump has a company website that looks like it was built after a handful of coding classes, it makes sense to doubt his expertise. Folks on the internet immediately denounced the cybersecurity chops of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was announced as an informal cyber advisor to Trump on Thursday. Read more... More about Security, Website, Advisor, Cyber Security, and Cybersecurity Read More »Survey says you will be surprised by who volunteered to help Trump with 'the inner cities'
Donald Trump wants comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey to get into politics. On Friday, Harvey met with Trump in Trump Tower to discuss the Family Feud host getting involved with Ben Carson's inner cities initiative. Carson, the GOP presidential candidate drop-out and surgeon with no government experience, is up for Trump's housing secretary. Harvey posted a statement about the meeting on Twitter, calling it "congenial and sincere." He went on to explain that "Trump wants to help with the situations in the inner cities." According to Harvey, Trump put Carson on the phone so the two could talk about Housing and Urban Development programs and other housing issues. Read more... More about Inner Cities, Hud, Donald Trump, Steve Harvey, and Ben Carson Read More »What to watch in esports: $100,000 'Overwatch' tournament charges onward
It can be tough to keep track of everything going on in the world of professional competitive gaming. Fear not: Each week, Mashable rounds up the best and biggest tournaments in esports to let you know when they're going down, and where to catch all the action. Plug in. Some great events are taking place this weekend and next week, including the conclusion of the biggest annual speedrunning event in the world — Awesome Games Done Quick — and the end of group stages in the $100,000 Overwatch Winter Premiere. SEE ALSO: World's best 'Shovel Knight' speedrunners finish race within seconds of each other Read more... Former Microsoft employees sue over PTSD from reviewing child porn
Two former Microsoft employees are suing the company because they say the disturbing content they had to view for their jobs caused them to experience post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Both men are suing the tech giant for damages, alleging disability discrimination, violations of the Consumer Protection Act and negligence. The amount is to be decided during trial, according to the complaint filed in district court. When they confronted their employer about the trauma they experienced, Microsoft told them to play video games or take more smoke breaks, instead of providing adequate mental health services, the suit alleges. Read more... More about Ptsd, Microsoft, and Tech Read More »Don's Johns: Port-a-potties get censored for Trump’s inauguration
Donald Trump is an image sensitive guy, always aware of his personal branding even if he's been elected president of the United States. So it's perhaps inevitable he would be micromanaging the details of his inauguration in Washington, D.C. next week. Having the names of the port-a-potties covered up, though? That might seem like going a bit far, until you hear the name of the offending portable toilet company: Don's Johns. Even Trump could see how bad that looks — and how quickly the jokes could turn into potty humor. More about Donald Trump, Inauguration 2017, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Watch Rupert Grint, Ed Westwick in new trailer for Crackle's 'Snatch'
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint and Gossip Girl alum Ed Westwick transform into hustlers for their new roles in Crackle's Snatch. The 10-episode show, which Grint also executive produced, follows a group of 20-something, up-and-coming hustlers in London who stumble upon a truck load of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of organized crime. The series, from showrunner Alex De Rakoff, also stars Luke Pasqualino (Skins) as Albert Hill, Lucien Laviscount (Scream Queens) as Billy Ayres, Dougray Scott (Fear the Walking Dead) as Vic Hill, Phoebe Dynevor (The Village) as Lotti Mott; and Juliet Aubrey (The Infiltrator) as Lily Hill. Read more... More about Rupert Grint, Ed Westwick, Snatch, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »The new 'Twin Peaks' teaser is just Kyle MacLachlan staring, and that's fine
In yet another Twin Peaks revival teaser that tells us absolutely nothing, Kyle MacLachlan emerges from the shadows as Special Agent Dale Cooper, gazing into the abyss. And that's pretty much it, besides a little Pacific Northwest scenery and a road illuminated by headlights. But for fans starved of any hints, it's as sweet as cherry pie. The revival, advertised as a "pure heroin" look into the curious mind of creator David Lynch, will premiere on May 21 on Showtime. The 'Hamilton' soundtrack surpassed a major milestone
The Hamilton soundtrack is making history. According to Billboard, the cast recording of Hamilton: An American Musical has surpassed 1 million U.S. album sales. The soundtrack is only the ninth original cast recording to claim the honor. The top selling cast recording, at just shy of five million, is a selection of songs from the original London cast recording of Phantom of the Opera released in 1991, the year Nielson began keeping track. The soundtrack, which was released on September 25, 2015, is the only soundtrack with the honor released after song streams equivalent to album sales became eligible for inclusion on the charts. Read more... More about Music Charts, Lin Manuel Miranda, Musical, Theater, and Soundtrack Read More »'Street Fighter' pro Infiltration says Capcom doesn't care about pros
Professional Street Fighter player Lee "Infiltration" Seon-woo really opened up about Capcom and his issues with how they handle the pro scene. In an interview with Core-A Gaming on Wednesday, Infiltration discussed some of his frustrations with season 2 of Street Fighter V and how changes and updates are focusing on bringing in new players, which in turn is forcing dedicated players to learn new characters and strategies. With all the new changes, Street Fighter V now rewards offensive strategies more than balanced strategies and pros have to adapt their playstyles. Infiltration also talked about some of his issues with the Capcom Pro Tour and Capcom Cup, including a lack of communication about tournament structure and scheduling and lack of rest and practice space at Capcom Cup. Read more... More about Infiltration, Capcom, Street Fighter, Street Fighter V, and Esports Read More »Why LeBron James retro-ing his first signature shoe is a surprisingly emotional thing
Hi. I'm old. You're oldLeBron James is old. The best basketball player in the Milky Way and all other galaxies made a surprise announcement Thursday night. But, even more surprisingly for something revolving around footwear, this surprise is a surprisingly emotional thing. Ugh. Now we're sitting over here getting all nostalgic and playing that one Green Day song on repeat. So, please: Join us as we explore these feelings. In a video posted to social media, James announced that "very, very soon" Nike will re-release his first signature sneaker. (In sneaker lingo, Nike will "retro" the shoe, with "retro" being employed here as a verb.) Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Court reopens patent case between Apple and Samsung
Samsung's long battle with Apple has entered a pivotal new phase. A patent case between the two tech rivals was reopened late Thursday evening, Law 360 reports. The major outstanding question is how much Samsung will have to pay Apple for infringing on the iPhone's design. This case has a long and complicated history stretching back to 2011. You could spend hours exploring this rabbit hole, but the most relevant bit to Thursday's news came last month, when the Supreme Court reversed a ruling that would have forced Samsung to pay Apple $399 million for copying aspects of the iPhone's design. Read more... More about Apple V. Samsung, Samsung, Apple, and Tech Read More »Americans still love bringing guns to the airport, and 2016 was a record year
When packing up to get on the plane, you might want to leave that loaded gun at home. That might sound obvious, but 2016 actually saw the highest number of guns seized at airport security checkpoints — almost 3,400 firearms and 83 percent of them loaded — since the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was founded in 2001, the government agency announced on Thursday. A total of 3,391 guns were seized at nearly 240 different airports across the country. Last year, TSA agents uncovered over 2,650 guns at security checkpoints. That marks a 28 percent jump from 2015 to 2016, although the agency notes there was also 43 million more passengers in 2016 than the year before. Read more... More about Transportation Security Administration, Airport, Guns, and Lifestyle Read More »A Kickstarter trifecta led to this awesome heated blanket creation
A heated blanket, battery pack and lantern in one beautifully designed, portable product. Read more... More about Tech Utility, Technology, Tech, Kickstarter, and Outdoors Read More »Is 'Deadpool' an Oscars contender? You bet your chimichangas it is.
Deadpool is not winning the Oscar for Best Picture — not happening, nope, never, no way — but a series of recent developments have us wondering: Could it be nominated? Could a disturbingly vulgar, hyper-violent superhero-rascal movie stand alongside La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight on Feb. 26 at the Dolby Theatre? Is this like a Brexit/Trump presidency thing happening right before our eyes? Ehhh, probably not. And yet ... Despite its decidedly antithetical Oscar pedigree, the surprise box-office blockbuster from Fox/Marvel suddenly has all the markings of a potential nominee. Put it this way: If a "serious" movie had all this loot in its bag already, we'd be calling a nomination a killshot: Read more... More about Oscars, Deadpool, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Meet the new adult at Snap: Sony exec Michael Lynton moves full time to Snapchat
A big media executive is stepping down at Sony to help Snapchat on its quest to redefine the camera — and television. Michael Lynton, chief executive of Sony’s entertainment division, announced Friday he is leaving his role at Sony to focus on Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat where he is chairman on the board. According to an internal email obtained by Mashable, Lynton decided that Snap needed more of his attention given its growth. Indeed, the news comes as CEO Evan Spiegel and other members of Snap’s executive teams are meeting with investors to discuss an upcoming initial public offering. A private space company you probably don't know has enough money to land on the moon
A private company you probably haven't heard of just announced that it has the money it needs to shoot for the moon, literally. Moon Express — one of the teams competing to win the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize — says that it has now raised enough money to build, test and launch its uncrewed MX-1E spacecraft to the lunar surface before the end of this year. “We now have all the resources in place to shoot for the moon,” Moon Express CEO Bob Richards said in a statement. In total, the company has raised more than $45 million in private funding for its moonshot. Read more... More about Space Exploration, Moon Mission, Moon Express, Moon, and Science Read More »Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde's son had a Beyoncé-themed birthday AND she got him a present
Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde's toddler is a proud member of the Beyhive: For his second birthday, he wanted a Beyoncé-themed party. But he didn't just get the party of his dreams. According to a new interview with Sudeikis, the Queen also gave him a gift. SEE ALSO: Jason Sudeikis and Joe Jonas play something called 'Tandem Sculptionary' with Jimmy Fallon
"She sent him a signed photo for his second birthday though, which is pretty adorable," Sudeikis told Andy Cohen on Thursday night's episode of Watch What Happens Live, multiple outlets report. Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, Andy Cohen, Beyonce, and Olivia Wilde Read More »The internet just can't believe what this Mississippi city calls MLK Day
A Mississippi city was at the center of Twitter rage Friday after calling Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by another name. While announcing municipal offices would be closed Monday, the city of Biloxi's official Twitter and Facebook accounts said the absence was due to "Great Americans Day."
No mention of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, which is celebrated as a day honoring the man who fought for civil rights before he was assassinated in 1968. Read more... More about Twitter, Mississippi, Robert E Lee, Martin Luther King Jr., and Watercooler Read More »What a teen's recent livestreamed suicide reveals about mental health and social media
On Dec. 30, Katelyn Nicole Davis turned on the livestreaming app Live.me at her home in Cedartown, Georgia, and broadcast her own suicide. As that video spread across the internet and social media, it demonstrated how quickly technology can turn casual spectators into traumatized witnesses. The video also left those who encountered it online or through news reports wondering what would drive a young person — Davis was just 12 — to invite unsuspecting friends and strangers to watch a life vanish before their eyes. More about Social Media, Facebook Live, Social Good, Mental Health, and Conversations Read More »When engineers shut down Niagara Falls' water flow and found surprisingly few corpses
Image: Russ Glasson/Barcroft/Getty Images For several months in 1969, the torrent of water rushing over American Falls, one of three waterfalls that makes up Niagara Falls, was reduced to little more than a trickle. American Falls is recognizable for the immense rock pile, or talus, at its base, the result of a series of natural rockslides over the years. In the late 1960s, concerns were growing that further rockslides could erode the falls completely To study the geological composition of the falls and forestall their potential destruction, a joint American-Canadian commission decided to dewater them for five months. Read more... More about Nature, Engineering, Waterfall, Niagara Falls, and History Read More »Experience the first ever skydive captured on Google Street View
Google Street View decided to jump out of a plane over a coastal New Zealand national park. And lucky for us, we get to experience the skydiving trip without having to sign any waivers. In late December, a certified Google Street View photographer teamed up with New Zealand skydive operator Skydive Abel Tasman. Together, they captured the mountainous region of the South Island and the sun-soaked beaches and glimmering ocean. In the first ever skydive to make it onto Google Street View on Google Maps, the virtual tour shows what it's like to head 16,500 feet into the sky and then jump, falling at about 125 miles per hour toward Abel Tasman National Park below. Read more... More about Google Street View, Google Maps, New Zealand, Skydive, and Travel Read More »Single mom builds a house from the ground up using YouTube tutorials
Your dream home is apparently only a year's worth of physical labor, cost of supplies, and a work crew of children away— if you want it badly enough. In 2008, single mother of four Cara Brookins felt trapped: she was simultaneously living with a violent and abusive husband and being stalked by a mentally ill ex. She knew that even if she left, she couldn't afford to buy a house big enough for her family. It was a classic "life gives you lemons" situation if your definition of lemons is like, really horrifying. As Brookins explains on her website, she took her lemons, her kids, a bank loan for an acre of land and construction supplies, and she built a house. Read more... More about Parenting, Women, Inspiration, and Watercooler Read More »SpaceX's Saturday rocket launch is a big freaking deal
It's make or break time for SpaceX. The Elon Musk-founded spaceflight company is planning to launch a clutch of communications satellites to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday. This is the company's first launch since a Falcon 9 blew up on its pad during what should have been a routine test five months ago. The September explosion grounded the company's rockets and hit its bottom line, forcing SpaceX's aggressive launch schedule to be pushed back. Musk called the investigation the "most difficult and complex failure" in SpaceX's 14-year history. Read more... More about Space Exporation, Private Spaceflight, Spaceflight, Rockets, and Rocket Launch Read More »Could these new rideable rings replace your skates?
These futuristic new hollow rings may change the way we skate. 'OrbitWheels' have raised the bar for recreational transportation. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Transportation, and Riding Read More »Barack Obama and Joe Biden get the 'Shawshank' ending they deserve
There's been much speculation about what Barack Obama and Joe Biden will do after leaving office next week. Obama, for one, has stated that he plans to stay active in politics during Trump's presidency. Biden has reportedly expressed a desire to stay involved in the search for a cancer cure. While neither has stated any plans to move to Zihuatanejo, Mexico and fix up an old boat together with money stolen from a crooked prison warden, this video somehow still feels cathartic and possible. Get busy living, Joe and Barack. People are fuming over Donald Trump's comments about John Lewis
If there's one thing Donald Trump has taught us since his presidential campaign began, it's think before you tweet. On Saturday morning, Trump's latest controversial social media actions came in the form of two tweets targeting Civil Rights icon and U.S. Representative for Georgia John Lewis, claiming the man is "all talk and no action or results." The lashing out comes in response to Lewis telling NBC News he does not see Trump as "a legitimate president" in a clip released on Friday and that he does not plan to attend Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. Read more... More about Politics, Conversations, Twitter, Civil Rights Movement, and Civil Rights Read More »In World War I, British military industry was dominated by women
c. 1917 Women and men work amid rows of artillery shells at the National Filling Factory in Chilwell. Image: Imperial War Museums When Britain entered World War I in 1914, thousands of women joined the workforce to fill jobs left by men sent overseas. In addition to taking over as transit workers, police, bank tellers and firefighters, women dominated the manufacturing industry which sprang up to fuel the war effort. Women filled the floors of factories producing artillery shells, gas masks, tanks, ships, planes, mines and various munitions. The work was not only strenuous and difficult, it was hazardous. Women in munitions factories had their skin turn yellow from regular exposure to TNT, earning the nickname “canaries.” Hundreds of women died from overexposure to TNT and other deadly chemicals. Read more... More about Women In Business, Women, World War Ii, Wwi, and History Read More »Barack Obama emotionally reflects on highs and lows of his presidency
With less than a week left before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, emotions are running high for the Obama family. As President Barack Obama lives out the final days of his second term, he's reflecting on the highs and lows, the groundbreaking accomplishments and the unbearable disappointments he faced during his time in office. Grab your tissues, everyone. And prepare to take a look back at Obama's legacy. Since his emotional farewell address on Jan. 10, NBC's 'Dateline' special, "The Reality of Hope," which aired 10 p.m. ET Friday, and Obama's final weekly address from the White House have been the main source of our tears. Read more... More about Sandy Hook Elementary, Videos, White House, Conversations, and Donald Trump Read More »Jennifer Holliday cancels Trump inauguration performance, apologizes to LGBT community
The drama surrounding Donald Trump's inauguration is not letting up. Things looked as hopeful as possible (relatively speaking) for the president-elect on Friday, after it was announced that country star Toby Keith, rock band 3 Doors Down and singer Jennifer Holliday were set to perform at his Jan. 19 concert. However, on Saturday morning, after receiving serious backlash — especially from fans in the LGBT community — Holliday announced that she will no longer be participating in the event and released a letter apologizing to those she hurt by accepting the offer. More about Donald Trump, Jennifer Holliday, Inaugural Concert, Inauguration 2017, and Entertainment Read More »SpaceX returns to flight in style, launching satellites and landing another rocket
SpaceX is back. Elon Musk's private space company just successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket to space following an explosion in Sept. that had halted its launch operations. The company returned to flight in style, too, by landing its seventh rocket stage back on Earth after delivering a payload to space. The landing was a secondary objective for the mission, but it was gorgeous. The booster landed dead-center on a small remotely-operated barge in the Pacific Ocean. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket gently landed on SpaceX's drone ship less than 10 minutes after it launched 10 communications satellites on their way to orbit for Iridium, another spaceflight company. Read more... More about Space Exploration, Rockets, Spaceflight, Private Spaceflight, and Spacex Read More »Arsonist pet tortoise starts fire that burns neighbor's home and causes $150,000 in damage
A tortoise in San Antonio is being blamed for a fire that spread to a neighboring home, causing an estimated $150,000 in damage. The tortoise's motives remain unclear. According to Fox 29 San Antonio the reptilian suspect is 15 years old, his name is Bits and he weighs about 120 pounds. Bits reportedly knocked down a heat lamp in his outdoor enclosure around midnight on January 10, starting a fire that spread to a neighboring home. The family in the burned home had to evacuate but was unharmed. Bits himself suffered minor burns to his shell but nothing serious. Read more... More about Weird Animals, Reptiles, Animals, Turtles, and Watercooler Read More »Chevy reveals Lego Batmobile at Detroit auto show
The Lego Batman Movie is just weeks away, and to add hype to what already looks like an epic movie, a life-sized Lego Batmobile has been unveiled. Chevrolet revealed the creation on Saturday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. At roughly 17 feet long, the Lego model was created by students from the Detroit community in conjunction with student outreach organizations A World in Motion and First Lego League. Image: CHEVROLET Chevrolet even created an entire website devoted to an imagined life-sized Lego Batmobile that includes all the specs you'd find on a real car. Read more... More about Cars, Chevrolet, Chevy, Toys, and Lego Batman Read More »Snow won't stop the animals in Oregon Zoo from having fun
Portland, Oregon called in their first snow day of 2017 but that did not stop the animals at the Oregon Zoo from playing in the snow. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Snow, and Bears Read More »SpaceX's breathtaking bullseye rocket landing in gifs
Elon Musk's SpaceX just proved that they're still one of the best in the rocket launching game. On Saturday, after a more than four month hiatus, SpaceX successfully launched its first Falcon 9 rocket since an explosion in September forced them to ground all flights. Not only did the Falcon 9 successfully deploy 10 Iridium communications satellites to their expected orbits, SpaceX also managed to land the first stage of its booster back on Earth after launch. Image: spacex The rocket launched from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 12:54 p.m. ET into a beautiful, cloudless sky. Read more... More about Private Spaceflight, Spaceflight, Space Exploration, Rockets, and Spacex Read More »Inauguration, and the Women's March, will give Airbnb its biggest-ever weekend in DC
Next weekend, 15,000 visitors are set to stay at Airbnbs in Washington, D.C. That will be the most guests to use Airbnb in the District since the home-rental company's launch. In a blog post, Airbnb outlined the demand surrounding inauguration weekend. Much of that demand — although Airbnb didn't say how much — is also for the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, the day after inauguration. "Airbnb guest arrivals for the presidential inauguration were initially projected to reach 10,000 and bring in over $3.5 million in earnings to DC-area hosts," Airbnb's public policy arm, Airbnb Citizen, wrote in a blog post Friday. "Today, more than 15,100 guests arrivals are booked for this three-day period, with 13,000-plus guests booked for the evening of January 20, 2017 — representing the biggest night ever for Airbnb arrivals in the District of Columbia. Read more... More about Women S March On Washington, Inauguration 2017, Washington Dc, Airbnb, and Business Read More » | ||||
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