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 What kind of Snapchatter are you?
It takes all sorts to make the world, and it takes all sorts to make Snapchat. While everyone has their own unique personality and way of using an app, there are a few types of people who tend to dominate an internet community. And Snapchat is no exception. Which one of these Snapchat types sounds most like you? 1. The GhostYou signed up for Snapchat and never post, but rather, you prefer creeping on other people’s snaps. You often swipe through very late at night, during the witching hour, and never snap back. Other interests: Facebook stalking, window shopping, anonymous comments, binge-watching old shows on Netflix, walking through walls, only pets and small children can see you. Read more... More about Apps, Watercooler, Funny, Lists, and Humor Read More »Baby Rhino discovers snow, pure joy
Happiness is a baby rhino playing in snow with spirited determination. Zookeepers at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa dumped freshly fallen snow into the rhino enclosure, giving this baby its first frolic in the powdery white stuff. Billie Lourd posts touching Instagram tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
In one tragic week, the world lost two amazing talents — actresses Carrie Fisher, 60, and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, 84. But while fans mourned the loss of the cultural icons, Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, mourned the loss of a mother and a grandmother. On Monday, the 24-year-old Scream Queens actress broke her social media silence to share a heartbreaking tribute to both beloved women and thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. "Receiving all of your prayers and kind words over the past week has given me strength during a time I thought strength could not exist," Lourd wrote alongside an old photograph of her, Fisher and Reynolds. Read more... More about Star Wars, Scream Queens, Instagram, Entertainment, and Billie Lourd Read More »Mariah Carey rep claims she was 'set up to fail' at New Year's Eve performance
"Shit happens," Mariah Carey said in a tweet after her disastrous New Year's Eve performance, but her team had more to say on the matter. A representative for Carey told Billboard that Dick Clark Productions "set her up to fail," but the production company denies any such actions. BWR-PR's Nicole Perna told Billboard that Carey noticed her earpiece was malfunctioning and was told it would be fixed on stage. “They told her it would be fine once she was on stage,” Perna said. “However, that was not the case...Instead of endeavoring to fix the issue so that Mariah could perform, they went live.” Read more... More about Mariah Carey, Entertainment, and Music Read More »Groundbreaking Second Ave. subway station mural features a gay couple
New York City's newest subway line is here to inspire change in more ways than one. After nearly 100 years of discussion, the city's 2nd Avenue Subway line became a reality on New Year's Day, giving commuters much more than alternate transportation routes. The stations features installments from artist Vik Muniz's project Perfect Strangers, a series of life-size mosaic portraits of everyday New Yorkers. Amongst the beautifully intricate artwork depicted on the walls of the station is a mural of two gay men — an IRL married couple — holding hands. SEE ALSO: It took 100 years and 1 inspirational video for new NYC subway line to launch Read more... Guy documents a 9-foot python eating a grazing wallaby
Nature can often be beautiful one minute, and brutal the next. Especially for this wallaby in Kuranda, Queensland on Sunday. After grazing in a paddock, it found itself being slowly eaten by a 3-metre (9.8 feet) scrub python. It all happened on the property of Bernie Worlsfold, who managed to snap a few photographs and take a video of the encounter. Suffice it to say, it's a sight. "It was right in the middle of the paddock, there it was rolling around this huge wallaby and python," Worlsfold told ABC News. "I was amazed by the size of his [python's] head ... he swallowed that wallaby in three hours." Read more... More about Animals, Wallaby, Python, Snake, and Australia Read More »Tesco shaves price of women's razors so they no longer pay more than men
British supermarket Tesco is taking steps to eliminate gender-differentiated pricing on products sold in its stores, by cutting the price of women's standard razors to equal that of similar men's products. After all, men and women both shave, so why should women have to pay more for their razors? Though to some the store's latest step towards gender equality may seem small, a 2016 investigation by The Times found that high street stores in the UK were charging women twice as much as men for items like razors, simply because of their pink coloring. Does that seem fair? More about Women, Business, Gender Equality, Uk, and Tesco Read More »Rebecca Ferguson says she’ll sing at Trump's inauguration...under one condition
Donald Trump is in quite the political pickle. Jan. 20 is fast approaching and the president-elect is still having trouble finding celebrities who want to perform at his inauguration. Well have no fear, Donald — British singer and X Factor alum, Rebecca Ferguson, has agreed to perform on your big day...as long as you approve her song choice, that is. On Monday, Ferguson revealed on Twitter that she had been asked to perform at the upcoming presidential event and publicly gave her response. Rather than flat out deny the invitation like Sir Elton John did, the singer said she would perform, provided she be allowed to sing "Strange Fruit," a famous protest song which came from a Abel Meeropol poem. Read more... More about Strange Fruit, Twitter, Rebecca Ferguson, 2016 Election, and Inauguration Read More »The Indiana Pacers found a way to troll Mariah Carey
The Indiana Pacers won the game of trolling this week. Mariah Carey's marvellous New Year's Eve meltdown inspired the Pacers to roll out a "Lip Sync Cam" for fans to sing along with. The stadium crew picked Carey's 1991 hit "Emotions," naturally.
People can't figure out if this hilariously awkward NYE countdown is a setup
Most television broadcasts of New Year's Eve are filled with people hooting and hollering with excitement. But there was no such enthusiasm on Australian music show The Loop, which had the most terribly awkward NYE celebration, possibly ever. It featured an extremely deflated group of so-called "competition winners" who stepped on set to do the most anticlimactic new year's countdown live on air. It's equal parts depressing, cringeworthy and hilarious. The thing is, the internet can't seem to figure out if the countdown was a setup. Surely a group of competition winners can't be that unhappy to be there? Surely. Read more... More about The Loop, Countdown, New Year S Eve, Videos, and Video Read More »Leslie Jones responds to news of a Milo Yiannopoulos book deal
Along with the rest of the world, actress Leslie Jones recently learned that despite being banned from Twitter, Breitbart editor and notorious Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos managed to secure a $250,000 book deal. The Ghostbusters star, who was the victim of racial abuse at the hands (or Twitter fingers) of the conservative pundit in 2016, is not too pleased about the Yiannopoulos' opportunity. In July 2016, Yiannopoulos wrote a harshly negative review of Jones's film, Ghostbusters, which awakened fellow Twitter trolls and led to a tirade of racism and harassment towards the actress. Yiannopoulos was blocked for his controversial tweets and Jones took a temporary leave from the social media site. Read more... More about Book, Simon Schuster, Milo Yiannopoulos, Leslie Jones, and Twitter Read More »People are 'theft-proofing' their Apple AirPods by disguising them as floss
Social media users were quick to mock Apple's AirPods when they were first unveiled back in September, calling them electric toothbrush heads and their containers, dental floss dispensers. But who's laughing now, huh? AirPods enthusiasts, that's who. It seems that the dental hygiene similarities have an upside: Disguise. Yep, some AirPod users have begun creating stickers to deter would-be thieves from rolling them for their expensive wireless headphones. Just look at these innovative DIY jobs, made to look like dental floss packaging. Read more... More about Dental Floss, Apple, Airpods, Apple Airpods, and Watercooler Read More »These are the 'nightmare' queues in airports after nationwide customs system outage
We know it's called the "silly season," but this is ridiculous. International travellers arriving in airports across the U.S. have been forced to stand in crazy-long queues, after a technical glitch affected U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operating systems on Monday night. Twitter users were busy posting images of hordes of people in airport lines, while official airport handles thanked passengers for their patience. Flyers were delayed at airport customs in Atlanta, Miami and Salt Lake City, according to CNN, while other outlets reported airports in Washington, Boston, New York City and Fort Lauderdale were also affected. Read more... More about Flight Delays, Twitter, Airport, Us World, and Transportation Read More »'Dangal' on its way to breach the Rs 5 billion mark in box office collections
2016 was a great year for Bollywood sports movies, or more specifically, for sports biopics. As many as five such films hit the theaters, of which two went on to become mammoth successes, recording over Rs 3 billion ($44 million) each in box office collections. But the year's first Rs 5 billion grosser ($73.4 million) might just be around the corner. Superstar Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' which released during the Christmas weekend has already collected Rs 4 billion ($58.7 million) in domestic and worldwide box office. Currently, it trails only Salman Khan's 'Sultan' in India collections, but is likely to surpass the film in the next few days, given the free run it is enjoying in the theaters in the absence of any other major release. Read more... More about Box Office, Film Industry, Films, Bollywood, and India Read More »Space is still the place: NASA picks its favourite photos of 2016
Space is overflowing with visual wonders, but what happens on earth can just be as fascinating as moons and stars. NASA have compiled their favourite photos of 2016, capturing rare cosmic events, rockets unleashing ferocious power and life as an astronaut. 2017 brings with it somewhat uncertain times when it comes to the specificities of NASA's operations due to President-elect Donald Trump, so it's nice to look back at just what the space agency acheived last year. There are 66 photos in its roundup for the year, but we've picked a handful of our own personal favourites. Read more... More about 2016, Space Exploration, Space Photos, Nasa, and Photography Read More »How 'The Beatles' brought together rival politicians in India
What happens when the beloved daughter of a famous father gets married? Well, the father gets up on stage and croons a classic Beatles track. What's more, he — the state's chief minister — is joined by his political rivals in the performance. All this and more happened in the Indian city of Shillong, also known as the rock capital, when Mukul Sangma, the chief minister, sang The Beatles' 'All My Loving' and joining him in chorus were the state's leader of opposition, Dr. Donkupar Roy, and a rival party's working president, Paul Lyngdoh. Sangma reportedly was a part of a music band during his college days. And Lyngdoh continues to write and make music for his own band. Read more... More about India, Viral Videos, Music, Entertainment, and Watercooler Read More »Wendy's Twitter serves up a slice of sassy when their motto is questioned
Beef with Wendy's social media team? Prepare to get burned like fresh, never frozen, North American beef on a grill. Twitter user Parker Molloy captured one such skewering when she uploaded screenshots of a conversation between the official Wendy's Twitter account and that of illustrator and Wendy's critic, Thuggy-D, who tweets from a private account. Things got heated as hot plate, when the customer dared question the conditions under which Wendy's beef is stored. Seems like Wendy's does not take kindly to insolence. "Our beef is way too cool to ever be frozen," the chain restaurant tweeted. Read more... More about Beef, Twitter, Wendy S, and Watercooler Read More »Oh nothing, just a terrifying snake eating another freaking snake on video
If there's one thing more frightening than a large venomous snake, it's a snake eating another snake. Gross. But unfortunately in Australia, it happens. Snake catchers Norman and Sally Hill caught sight of this eastern brown snake just helping itself to a carpet python, when they were called to a home near Ipswich in Queensland on Monday. "We've never seen something like this before, it's very rare any snake catcher gets an opportunity to witness something like this," Norman Hill told AAP. It was a few more hours until the snake was caught and removed from the house. The snake catchers politely waited for the reptile finish its meal. Read more... More about Videos, Video, Animals, Snake, and Australia Read More »Twitter's head of China leaves after just 8 months
Twitter's head of greater China has left the company, just eight months after joining the social network. Kathy Chen, who joined Twitter's Hong Kong office after two five year stints at Microsoft, announced her departure on New Year's Eve in a string of tweets. She said she had successfully helped to grow Twitter's advertising business in China, so "it's time to pursue my next dream." She noted that over the past two years, Twitter has seen four-fold growth in advertisers in the greater China region.
Website curates all the stares from 'The Office' into a glorious 'stare machine'
When mankind gets to a point where it'll need a catalogue of human emotions, the U.S. version of The Office will do a great job of covering most of them. But don't worry about building one, it's already here. It's called "The Office Stare Machine" and will shoot back any emotion you so desire. SEE ALSO: 7 things you should never do at work It's all delivered by the characters of the U.S. iteration of the comedy TV series, who'll happily (or miserably) break the fourth wall to do their thing. Image: mashable screenshot While the website will immediately suggest simple sentiments such as "happy" or "sad," it has a very broad taxonomy (there's 800 of them) of emotions that you can request. Read more... More about Tv, Television, Entertainment, The Office, and Watercooler Read More »Older smartphones get locked out of WhatsApp
This New Year, WhatsApp was not an option for many people to send greetings to their friends and family. To add to their woes, alternative messenger apps were also not easy to find. WhatsApp stopped working on a range of older smartphones on the New Year’s Eve. The Facebook-owned messaging app no longer supports smartphones running Android 2.2 Froyo, or older versions of Android, iPhones running iOS 6 or older, as well as the handful of smartphones running Windows Phone 7 or earlier version. Although these are quite old operating systems — Android 2.2, for instance, was released in 2010 — many people still use smartphones that cannot be upgraded to a newer version. And as a result of this, they have lost access to WhatsApp. Read more... More about India, Telegram, Messenger, Instant Messaging, and Facebook Messenger Read More »This Chinese bike-sharing firm has put 70,000 bicycles on the streets in just a month
SHENZHEN, China — There’s a saying that everything in life comes full circle. In southern China, that is more apparent than ever as a new crop of start-ups battle to update what was once the icon of pre-economic reform China: the bicycle. In the past year, Tencent-backed Mobike and Xiaomi-backed ofo have been locked in a battle for bicycle-sharing supremacy — dumping tens of thousands of two-wheelers onto Chinese city streets. Now, a third company, Bluegogo, has entered the fray. Compared with the 600 or so other bike-sharing providers that the world has seen though, these Chinese startups are making them look downright primitive. Read more... More about Ofo, Mobike, China, Bluegogo, and Bicycles Read More »And the 'New Celebrity Apprentice' catchphrase is ...
Ummmm, spoiler alert? I guess? The great suspense surrounding the The New Celebrity Apprentice — whose new host is walking catchphrase Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Genisys) — was what catchphrase he'd use while terminating people. Apparently the show's executive producers decided that "You're fired" had worn thin, and a lot of people thought "You're terminated" would be it. Ha! Hollywood is more creative than that, come on guys. SEE ALSO: Rebecca Ferguson says she’ll sing at Trump's inauguration...under one condition Read more... Bangalore's 'Night of Shame': Mass molestation in India's Silicon Valley on New Year's Eve
It is a familiar narrative for India. And that is the most unfortunate part. Women party-goers on New Year's Eve were harassed and molested en masse in the city of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley. What is most stunning, not in a good way though, is that drunken molesters could not be contained by even 1,500-plus policemen deployed in the area to ensure an "incident-free" New Year. The attackers came in large numbers and wreaked havoc in the middle of the night across two prominent streets in the heart of the city. Read more... More about Party, New Year S Eve, Social Media, India, and Watercooler Read More »Ed Sheeran posts yet another cryptic clue, sends Twitter into meltdown
LONDON — First, we had a plain blue square. Then we had a (very brief) New Year's Day announcement of new music. And now, this:
OK, good: so we have an exact time. But do those symbols mean what we think they mean?
If you're in China, this Friday is the best day to purchase a Mac or iPhone
If you live in China and were on the fence about when to get a new Mac or iPhone, you will want to check out the Apple store this Friday. Apple says it will hand out red Beats Solo3 Wireless headsets at no charge with the purchase of a Mac or an iPhone on Jan. 6. The one-day offer is in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the company says on the website. Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones sell at $299.95 in the United States. The offer will start at 8:00 a.m. local time Friday, and people in China, as well as those in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan are eligible for it. Stocks might be limited, the company warns. Read more... More about Discounts, Deals, Iphone, Mac, and China Read More »Turns out Benedict Cumberbatch has an IRL connection to Sherlock Holmes
LONDON — Benedict Cumberbatch might be everyone's favourite on-screen Sherlock, but he also has another connection to the world-famous detective Facebook apologizes for removing photo of nude Neptune statue
Facebook has come under fire again for blocking a photograph of a 16th-century statue of Neptune, the sea god, because it is "sexually explicit." The famed statue stands in Piazza del Nettuno in the Italian city of Bologna and was chosen by local writer and art historian Elisa Barbari to illustrate her Facebook page called "Stories, curiosities and views of Bologna." But the social media company told Barbari that the picture violated its privacy policies. In a statement, Facebook said: “The use of the image was not approved because it violates Facebook’s guidelines on advertising. It shows an image with content that is explicitly sexual and which excessively shows the body or unnecessarily concentrates on body parts." Read more... More about Photo, Statue, Censorship, Bologna, and Facebook Read More »'All the best': Sacked head of the world's richest cricket board to Supreme Court
Last afternoon, a prominent sports administrator in India wished the country's apex court "all the best" in a video message on Twitter that has gone viral. Now, why is this striking? Surely there's nothing absurd in a good luck wish. Unless it is what it is. Anurag Thakur, who until yesterday was the chief of India's largest sports body — the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that manages the country's most popular sport — was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on charges of corruption. Not only that, the Court also sacked the BCCI's top brass for being too old to run the organisation. Read more... More about Law, Judiciary, India, Cricket, and Sports Read More »Try not to laugh at this fan absolutely losing it over a footballer's surname
LONDON — This isn't the first time footballer Christian Fuchs' surname has attracted attention, and it probably won't be the last. On Monday, Middlesbrough took on Leicester City in a Premier League match. The game itself was a fairly uneventful 0-0 draw, but there was one highlight: this unidentified man's gloriously delayed reaction when spotting that Fuchs, who has played for Leicester City for well over a year, has a name that sounds like a rude word: We particularly like the fact he nudges both guys next to him to share the observation. Read more... More about Rude Words, Funny, Fans, Football, and Soccer Read More »Lenovo takes on Amazon Echo with Smart Assistant
Lenovo has a smart speaker whose potential customers are easy to define: Everyone who wants an Amazon Echo, but needs better sound. It's called the Lenovo Smart Assistant, and it's an Alexa-powered digital assistant and speaker. It works just like the Echo: You talk to it, and Alexa talks back, giving you info on things like the weather, and helping you do tasks such as play music or order something from Amazon. While the Smart Assistant is a cylinder-shaped speaker that looks a lot like the Echo, it comes in a variety of colors, including light grey, green and orange. Read more... More about Mashces, Ces, Ces2017, Amazon Echo, and Smart Assistant Read More »Tube station has all its ads replaced to encourage commuters to make one change in 2017
LONDON — A Tube station in London has had every single advert replaced with posters urging people to go vegan. Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is behind the move, which saw 60 posters of cows, pigs and chickens take over Clapham Common station.
"I'm ME, Not MEAT. See the Individual – Go Vegan," reads the posters' slogan. Read more... More about London Underground, Health, Pics, Conversations, and Uk Read More »These photos show the extreme measures migrants take to reach Europe
A picture of a sub-Saharan migrant hiding inside a suitcase in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in northern Africa, is putting the spotlight again on the extreme measures migrants take to reach Europe. The man, a 19-year-old from Gabon, was trying to cross the border of Ceuta with Morocco inside the luggage of a 22-year-old Moroccan woman. Police at the border crossing noticed the nervous behaviour of the woman and asked her to open the suitcase. Image: EPA The migrant was immediately treated by doctors after suffering a shortage of oxygen in the case while the woman has been arrested for attempting to smuggle an illegal migrant into Spanish soil. Read more... More about Europe, Spain, Morocco, Ceuta, and Migrants Read More »This moment between 2 quiz show contestants is so gloriously awkward
LONDON — When it comes to mildly awkward moments quiz shows are normally quite good value, but Monday's episode of BBC regular Pointless took things to a whole other level. If you've never seen Pointless before, it basically involves pairs of contestants competing for a cash prize by trying to name the most obscure answer they can in various different categories. For the opening round, students Sarah and Mariam were tasked with naming countries that end in two consonants. Sadly, things didn't get off to a great start. Read more... More about Awkward, Pointless, Quiz Shows, Watercooler, and Uk Read More »LG's new 4K TVs employ 'nano cells' for better color accuracy
TV manufacturers seem to be a bit stuck on where to go next. 3D didn't exactly take off, and 4K, while nice, has been around for years and there's still not enough content for most users to really care. So what's next? If you ask LG, it's nano cells. At CES in Las Vegas, LG unveiled its new lineups of Super UHD TVs — SJ9500, SJ8500 and SJ8000 — all of which feature the company's Nano Cell technology. The Nano Cell LCD panels, LG says, employ "uniformly sized particles approximately one nanometer in diameter." Basically, as you change the viewing angle, colors on traditional LCDs tend to lose some of their luster, but these TVs should fix that, meaning the colors should stay the same at wider angles than on traditional TVs. The picture should also look better in environments with ambient lighting. Read more... More about Mashces, Ces, Ces2017, Super Uhd Tv, and Tv Read More »India's largest mobile wallet app Paytm gets regulatory nod to operate its own Payments Bank
India’s largest mobile wallet service now has its own payments bank. Paytm announced today it has received regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of India for launching Paytm Payments Bank, a move that "changes everything" for the company. "Our aim is to build a new business model in banking industry, focussed on bringing financial services to 100s of millions of un-served or underserved Indians," said founder and CEO of Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma. "With power of technology and innovation-at-scale, we aim to become a benchmark in world of banking," he added, stating his intentions of taking full-time executive role in the Bank. Read more... More about Money, Payments, India, Paytm, and Tech Read More »Vinyl sales are back to '90s levels
Vinyl sales in the UK reached a record high last year, with over 3.2 million records sold, a rise of 53% on the previous year, according to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry). The last time vinyl purchases performed so well was in 1991, when Simply Red's Stars topped the annual best-seller charts. David Bowie's posthumous album Blackstar sold more than double the number of copies of 2015's biggest-seller, Adele's 25. Bowie, who died in January 2016, had five albums featuring in the top-30 best-sellers, according to the Official Charts. Read more... More about Uk, Blackstar, 1990s, Vinyl Sales, and Vinyl Read More »'Bachelor' recap: Best group of contestants in franchise history?
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the first episode of The Bachelor, season 21. After being introduced to all the contestants on Season 21 of The Bachelor, it seems the fourth time on the franchise may actually be the charm for Nick Viall. Since we first met Viall on Season 10 of the Bachelorette, he has certainly changed. The 36-year-old went from being the villain (when fighting for Andi Dorfman's love) to being tolerated (on season 11 of The Bachelorette with Kaitlyn Bristowe) to eventually — dare we say it? — being loved on Bachelor in Paradise (after it didn't work out with Jen). But if Viall finds his match this season, it won't be because he has transformed into a more likable reality star. Instead, it'll likely be because the ABC franchise has picked perhaps the strongest group of contestants to date. Read more... More about Nick Viall, The Bachelor, Abc, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »This German chef knife is made out of wood
'//SKID' is a knife made entirely out of wood and features a high alloyed carbon steel blade. Its creators, a German company called Lignum, say it's the first of its kind. Read more... More about Chef S Knife, Real Time Video, Real Time, Japan, and Germany Read More »Band has brutally blunt reaction to getting praised in The Sun
LONDON — Normally, getting plugged by a national newspaper in an article about "artists expected to be the next big thing" would be every band's dream. Not always, though. At the end of 2016, The Sun published an article titled "7 for 2017", which listed seven artists "likely to make their musical breakthrough" in the coming year. One of these was post-punk band Cabbage from Manchester, UK. "The band sing about everyday issues with a sense of humour and no subject is out of bound," reads the article. And shortly after that piece was published, Cabbage lived up to their description: Read more... More about Uk, Twitter, Band, Cabbage, and Tabloid Read More »Legal marijuana sales topped $5.8 billion in 2016
Legal marijuana is growing fast. Sales of the newly legal-for-many drug topped $5.8 billion in the United States in 2016, and $6.7 billion in North America, according to a new report. That's a 30 percent jump to sales in North America, according to Forbes. U.S. sales in 2015 came in at $5.4 billion, so most of that growth is in Canada. In 2014, U.S. marijuana sales were $4.6 billion. The Arcview Market Research report cited by Forbes projects that North American sales of legal marijuana will reach $20.2 billion by 2021. More about Marijuana Legalization, Marijuana, and Business Read More »Eye-opening theory will make you see Postman Pat in a whole new light
LONDON — Every wondered what Postman Pat gets up to when he's not trundling through the winding streets of Greendale in his little red van? Well, maybe you don't want to know. Maybe, lurking behind the cheerful, bespectacled face of everyone's favourite village postman there's a much seedier underbelly. Irish Twitter user @AnDuinneach certainly seems to think so, anyway. A few days ago he posted the following, irrefutable pieces of evidence that Postman Pat has sired every child in the village.
Ryan Gosling thanks Debbie Reynolds for inspiring the 'La La Land' team
Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood legacy is incontrovertible, and it already lives on in La La Land. In an acceptance speech for the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival this past weekend, Ryan Gosling thanked the late Reynolds for her illustrious career. “I wish I could have said this in person but I’d like to thank Debbie Reynolds for her wonderful career of work,” he said. “Her work is an inspiration.” SEE ALSO: These are the top 16 movies of 2016 With its building momentum and old-Hollywood blend of movie and music, La La Land is inextricably linked to Reynolds and to one of her most famous works. Read more... More about La La Land, Video, Palm Springs Film Festival, Debbie Reynolds, and Ryan Gosling Read More »Hero toddler saves trapped twin brother in unbelievable YouTube video
Two very lucky twin brothers escaped unharmed after their unsupervised playtime took a very dangerous turn. While two-year-olds Brock and Bowdy Shoff were climbing on a twin dresser in their Utah home, a large dresser toppled over on them, trapping little Brock beneath it. In a nearly two-minute-long home surveillance video, Bowdy can be seen attempting to free his brother, and thankfully, after mustering up all his strength he was miraculously able to push the dresser off of his brother. After the terrifying event, the boys' parents decided to share the video on Facebook to raise awareness of the dangers of leaving young children by themselves, reminding parents, "Please make sure all your dressers are bolted and secured to the wall." Read more... More about Parenting, Watercooler, Videos, Conversations, and Surveillance Read More »Taco Bell teases a hungry nation with spicy lava chicken chips
It's not even the end of the first week of 2017 and Taco Bell has already ushered in yet another reason your pants won't properly zip this year. The restaurant chain is currently testing a new product called Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips in the Knoxville, Tennessee area, reports Brand Eating.
Take that in for a minute. It's fried chicken, in the triangular shape of tortilla chips, meant to be dipped in spicy, cheesy lava sauce (popular from the chain's volcano menu days, last seen for a limited time in 2015). Read more... More about Taco Bell, Fast Food, Food, and Watercooler Read More »Toddler's misunderstanding inspires the perfect New Year's family tradition
Toddlers say the dardest things, are we right CBS? Reddit user littlasskicker uploaded a picture of their daughter making a serendipitous mistake on New Year's Eve. After some very lovable confusion over what it means to "make a toast," when the clock struck midnight, the family rung in the new year by raising toasted pieces of bread. We think this is an exquisite new holiday tradition. Read more... More about Cute Kids, Tradition, New Years Eve, Toast, and Watercooler Read More »There is no greater love than the love between this dad and his cube
To ring in the new year (or something), Twitter user @RUMOKO's father has built himself a cube. As far as we can tell, it is a good cube — sturdy, smooth, made of foam board. And so far, it has done many things, including sit on the toilet, rest precariously on a countertop and say goodnight to its family. We do not know what ultimate purpose the cube serves, but must a father know the purpose of his cube so soon after the cube's birth? Can the cube just exist for a while? Learn?
Here's your first peek at Lenovo's low-cost VR headset
One of the first of the virtual reality headsets using Windows Holographic, promised by Microsoft last year, has finally debuted at CES. Lenovo's VR headset (no name has been announced) made a surprise appearance on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Although details are scarce, the headset has two cameras mounted on its front, supposedly allowing the device to provide room-scale tracking sans external sensors, according to a report from Engadget. Lenovo's headset also uses a visor-style head strap similar to the PlayStation VR, instead of the full head cradle strap favored by the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Read more... More about Ces, Windows Holographic, Virtual Reality, Vr, and Lenovo Read More »The new standard of living is a Mandy Moore mosaic in your shower
Becoming a homeowner, until now, was a great milestone. But everything has changed now that some lucky homeowners stumbled into the ideal living situation — bathing alongside a Mandy Moore mosaic. SEE ALSO: In praise of Mandy Moore's sperm tattoo They apparently didn't even realize their great fortune until a member of their social circle pointed out that it was, indeed, Mandy. Their shower features a vintage Mandy Moore snap from her blonder "Candy" era. The rest of us can only hope to be so lucky.
You can buy Sling's 4K streaming video-local broadcast combo box right now
Right before the holidays, images and basic specs of Dish's Sling TV-centric 4K streaming box, the AirTV Player, popped up unannounced online. The full release was confirmed on Tuesday, and the AirTV Player is out and available for purchase right now. The official AirTV Player announcement touts the features that we suspected from the early tease. It's a 4K Android TV streaming box, with Netflix and SlingTV integration built into the interface (monthly subscriptions are still needed for Netflix and Sling TV service). YouTube also comes preinstalled, and other TV apps can be downloaded from the Google Play marketplace. Read more... More about Ott, Youtube, Netflix, 4k Video, and Streaming Tv Read More »New foldable bike lock is designed to be hassle-free
The 'Foldylock Compact' uses the same technology found in car lock systems. Its foldable design gives it a cool look and makes it easy to carry. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Foldylock Compact, Foldable, Compact, and Lock Read More »HP’s Spectre x360 bulks up to add power and battery
LAS VEGAS – Being thin isn’t everything. HP’s convertible Spectre x360 Windows 10 touchscreen laptop was one of the thinnest and lightest ultra-books on the market, but the latest 15.6-inch model is indicative of a pair of fresh laptop trends: more room for power and performance, and brilliant 4K displays. HP unveiled the Spectre as part of its new lineup of portables, all-in-ones and curved systems/displays on Tuesday at CES. Where the last HP Spectre x360 15.6-inch model weighed roughly 4 pounds and was 16 millimeters thick, the newest model weighs 4.4 pounds and is 17.89 millimeters thick. Not huge differences. In fact, you might not even notice them, but HP executives told us that the added chassis space affords room for discrete Nvidia graphics and 23% more battery. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Laptop, Hp, and Tech Read More »You'll need to take out a loan to buy this huge gaming laptop
Acer's Predator 21 X is quite possibly one of the most extravagant laptops we've ever seen. From its 17-pound weight, to its curved 21-inch display (a world's first), to its eight heat pipes for cooling, to its two built-in sub-woofers, to its VR-ready graphics, Acer's "mobile" behemoth is everything Apple's new MacBook Pros aren't. The Predator 21 X also comes with a hefty price to match its ridiculous specs: $9,000 to start when it goes on sale in February. When we saw the Predator 21 X in person at IFA in September, we couldn't get over its Decepticon-like design that seems capable of taking a serious beating. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Pc, Vr, and Tobii Read More »Acer's new gaming monitor tracks your eye movement
LAS VEGAS — Monitors are passive devices; they connect to a computer and display an image on a screen. But Acer's got something different in mind. The company's new 30-inch gaming monitor, the Acer Predator Z301CT, has built-in eye tracking, effectively turning your monitor into an input device like your mouse and keyboard. The eye-tracking feature offers another way to interact with your gaming environment. Look at the side of the screen and the camera angles rotate. Focus on a character in a game, and he or she might react. Read more... More about Ces2017, Mashces, Ces, Acer Predator Z301ct, and Eye Tracking Read More »HP’s huge Envy Curved PC raises the bar on immersion
LAS VEGAS — If you want people to fall in love with your curves, you better make them clean. More than a year ago, HP introduced a giant, 34-inch curved-screen all-in-one Windows 10 PC. The "ENVY" was stunning for its audacious design, but also a bit clunky. The screen rested on two large chrome feet and the rather wide 4K display was flanked by a pair of ugly speakers. HP's curved all-in-one PC is, at 34-inches, a true wide-screen experience. Image: HP This year, HP went back to the design drawing board and refashioned the computer into something you might actually envy. The company unveiled the new HP Envy Curved AiO 34 on Tuesday at CES. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Desktops, Sprout, and Aio Read More »Lenovo's AR wearable picks up where Google Glass left off
Google Glass may have crashed and burned — and set face-worn wearables back by a few years — but that doesn't mean the dream of turning into the Borg is dead just yet. Rather than foist its augmented reality wearable onto regular consumers, Lenovo is wisely positioning its "New Glass C200" Google Glass clone as a tool to aid businesses. The company announced the product at CES Tuesday. Forgettable name and hacked together design aside, the C200 doesn't sound half bad...if you're into using augmented reality. Read more... More about Ar, Augmented Reality, Wearables, Lenovo, and Ces 2017 Read More »Kim Kardashian shares intimate home video of Kanye West and the kids
Amid persistent divorce rumors, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West want you to know their extremely photogenic family is doing just fine. Kim released a new video on her app that's all smiles, hugs and Balmain. The video features clips at home and a behind-the-scenes look at some of the Kardashian-West Family's biggest public appearances. Angelic big sister North cleans up Saint's spit up. Kim sleds with her daughter on her lap. The Wife of Pablo watches the video Kanye made for her at one of her only post-robbery public outings. Kardashian's website also got a new layout for the new year, so maybe this means she'll be back to her old, oversharing self soon. Read more... More about Celebrities, Kardashians, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and Watercooler Read More »Mark Hamill's column on Carrie Fisher will give you many, many feelings
While Mark Hamill has continually memorialized his close friend and Star Wars co-star Carrie Fisher in the days since her death, he shared a longer piece about Fisher and their friendship in a special, emotional column on Monday. The column, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes an anecdote about the first time Hamill and Fisher met, before filming the original Star Wars film, at dinner in London. Giving us a peak into his personal relationship — including an anecdote about him trying one of Fisher's Princess Leia costumes — would be enough. Hamill takes his memories further, giving them emotional heft that go beyond fond, funny "remember when" stories. Read more... More about Star Wars, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Finland is the first major country to trial giving free money to citizens
Finland is offering free money to some citizens as part of an experiment aimed at cutting government red tape, reducing poverty and boosting employment. Starting this Monday, the two-year trial will see 2,000 randomly-picked unemployed citizens receive €560 (£477/$587) each month, with no constraints on how to spend it. The amount, which will be deducted from any benefits the citizens already receive, would keep coming even after citizens find employment. Olli Kangas from the Finnish government agency KELA, which is responsible for the country’s social benefits, said the scheme's idea was to abolish the "disincentive problem" among the unemployed. Read more... More about Unemployed, Basic Income, Finland, and Business Read More »This revolutionary printer doesn't use any ink to print
The technology for inkless printing was invented by a recent Indian graduate at a university in the Netherlands. Venkatesh Chandrasekar says he hopes the invention will revolutionize the printing industry by making cartridges and toners obsolete. Read more... More about Inventions, Technology, Paper, Carbon, and Invention Read More »Dog owner perfectly demonstrates the best way to stop a snorer
Know a bad snorer? To tone 'em down a bit, take a leaf out of this dog owner's book — record their snores on your phone, then play them back at an extremely loud volume. The big downside: you'll wake your beloved snorer up from their peaceful sleep. And if they're a dog with big, adorable eyes, that could be kind of sad. Adorable Kuri robot appears wise, watchful and doesn’t judge
LAS VEGAS — The history of home robotics is littered with the carcasses of unmet promises and potential. It's 2017 and we're still not close to having a Rosie the Robot or C-3PO in our homes. Kuri, the autonomous home robot, might change that. The 14-pound, 20-inch robot from Mayfield Robotics makes its debut this week at CES in Las Vegas. There’s no complicated touch screen or even an animated face. Instead, the rolling bot has a round head that can look up at you with two simple eyes (it even has plastic eyelids) and a cone-like body with a pair of what appear to be fixed, gray plastic arms. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Kuri, Robotics, and Robot Read More »Watch the exact moment this pickpocketer realizes he's on CCTV
Word to the wise: The next time you're thinking about committing a crime, maybe check to make sure there aren't cameras around first. In this video, a man appears to pickpocket a customer at an ATM and then realizes the great error he's committed. The video may very well be staged — but if it is, it's truly a beautiful staging. There's no shaming quite like public shaming. Bitcoin may be the biggest winner of 2017 so far
Bitcoin is having a good 2017. The digital currency traded at $1,029 on Tuesday, its first day of trading in the new year. The price was bitcoin's first over $1,000 in three years. The jump in value was attributed to increased demand in China, which is where most bitcoin is traded. Analysts speculated that more people in China were using bitcoin to circumvent the Chinese government's strict regulations on money leaving the country, BBC reported. Demonetization of high-value paper currency in India has also led some to turn to bitcoin, CBC News said. Read more... More about China, Digital Currency, Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Business Read More »Volvo wants you to never miss a meeting again. Thanks so much, really
LAS VEGAS — The best thing about being out of the office is being unavailable for certain meetings. Evil geniuses Volvo and Microsoft are about to end all that. The two companies have collaborated on an in-car solution to this office absentee problem: integrating Skype for Business in a Volvo car. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 Maybe Volvo should take most of the blame... er... credit since it's the one integrating existing business communication technology in its 90 Series cars. The application will appear on the automobile's huge in-dash touchscreen, connecting to your smartphone to complete the callMashable was promised a hands-on demo of Skype integration later this week. We'll report back on our findings. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Cars, Skype, and Volvo Read More »'SNL Korea' does a perfectly bizarre 'Dr. Strange' parody you need to see
This is the only superhero parody you'll ever need to watch. Saturday Night Live Korea created a brilliant parody of Marvel's Doctor Strange, ripe with street magic and two incredible hype men. In the sketches, the famous superhero is transformed from Earth's primary protector against mystical threats into a questionable, David Blaine-style street magician, using his "magic" solely to blow the minds of strangers. The hilariously off-beat sketch begins with an innocent game of basketball, but once the Doctor earns the respect of the two men that become his hype crew, it transforms into something that can only be described as magic. Read more... More about Magic, Lol, Parody, Snl Korea, and Doctor Strange Read More »Ex-Dignitas 'CS:GO' squad has a new home under Danish soccer club
Team Dignitas's former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster has been picked up by a brand new esports organization just two weeks after leaving Dignitas. North — an esports organization formed in partnership between Danish soccer club F.C. Copenhagen and Danish film studio Nordisk Film — picked up the five (mostly) Danish players Tuesday as its flagship esports team. Kristian "K0nfig" Wienecke, René "CajunB" Borg, Ruben "Rubino" Villarroel, Emil "MagiskB0Y" Reif and Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen are signed with North for two years. SEE ALSO: 7 things to expect in esports in 2017 The new North roster had a lackluster 2016 until they were joined by MagiskB0y in July, which kicked off their ascent into the top tier of CS:GO teams. The squad took first place at Epicenter 2016 with wins over Fnatic, Na'Vi and Virtus.pro, and placed in the top eight of ELeague Season 2 and ECS Season 2. Read more... More about Counter Strike, Cs Go, Dignitas, Esports, and Gaming Read More »Serena Williams trolls fans with a taco engagement ring
Serena Williams is going to fit in just fine with her new Reddit family. The tennis icon announced her engagement to the website's co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, last week with her own Subreddit. Now, she's Instagrammed a "sneak peek" of her engagement ring with a cheesy joke.
"It was a corn tortilla, in case you were wondering," she captions a picture of a taco ring, the symbol of true love. Ohanian is reportedly worth $4.5 million, so he would probably at least splurge on organic ingredients when he put a ring on it. Read more... More about Serena Williams, Celebrities, Celebrity Couple, Alexis Ohanian, and Watercooler Read More »This 'Captain America' trailer gets a miniature homemade makeover
The civil war is back! The miniature civil war that is. Homemade Movies returns with action-packed toy-tastic trailer of 'Captain America: Civil War.' Watch the side-by-side comparison with the original. Watch the behind-the-scenes. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Donald Trump is selling the news over Twitter—and everyone's buying
It took American media outlets two hours into the 2017 work-year to bungle coverage of Donald Trump. On Tuesday morning, the president-elect fired off a few tweets on the recent move by Congress to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. Monday's surprise vote yielded loud criticism that the Republicans controlling Congress acted with the intent of making it far more difficult to find and prosecute corruption among its members. Here's Trump's response:
Quinoa is toast… here's why teff is the hottest new superfood
Teff is the latest gluten-free grain to take the health-conscious culinary world by storm. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Gluten, Grain, Food, and Teff Read More »YouTuber dives deep to examine the madness that is Trump's Twitter
President-elect Donald Trump has baffled the minds of people across the world with his favored approach to communication: rampant... expressive tweets. Curious as to how Trump captures the minds of social media users, YouTuber Nerdwriter1 decided to parse Trump’s tweets to uncover more about the structuring, language and punctuation he utilizes. By examining 221 "emotionally charged" 140-character-long messages Trump has sent since being named president-elect, Nerdwriter1 was able to determine which devices the tweets were posted from, which tweets include links, which are positive and negative, etc. Read more... More about Youtube, Conversations, Politics, Twitter, and Donald Trump Read More »This smart ring wraps fitness tracking and more right around your finger
If a wrist wearable to track your workout is a bit too conspicuous for your taste, a solution might be here: just wrap Motiv around your finger. The smart ring packs just about everything you could hope for in a fitness tracker into a tiny circular package — minus a display, of course. But if you're looking for a compact, discrete wearable, who needs a screen? The titanium ring, which comes in either slate gray or rose gold in seven sizes, uses three sensors (an optical heart rate sensor, a 3-axis accelerometer and a smart LED sensor) to keep track of its wearer's activity and heart rate at all times. Along with standard fit tracking measures like steps and calories burned, its heart rate sensor gives additional insight to keep up with resting and active heart rate. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Sleep, Workout, and Heart Rate Monitor Read More »Girl Scout cookie season has finally begun, with 2 new treats on the lineup
Clear off a shelf and and gird your sweet tooth, everyone: Girl Scout cookie season has arrived. January 3 marks the official start of the 100th year of Girl Scouts selling cookies — an annual tradition since a troop in Oklahoma held a school bake sale in 1917. And this year, the Girl Scouts have two new treats to add to our beloved Thin Mints, Samoas and Do-si-dos — a duo of delightful S'mores cookies. One is a graham cracker sandwich filled with marshmallow and chocolate, and the other is a graham cracker double dipped in crème icing and chocolate. Incidentally, both seem like they would be great with even more marshmallows and chocolate stacked between them. Read more... More about Food, Girl Scout Cookies, Girl Scouts, and Watercooler Read More »Atmospheric river will dump 20 feet of snow on California
California has suffered through a seemingly perpetual drought that has lasted more than half a decade now. There were high hopes that the drought fever would break last winter, thanks to an El Niño-related weather pattern. But alas, those rains and mountain snows never materialized. Enter this winter. There is no El Niño, which would favor a stormy West Coast weather pattern, but a parade of storms is marching across the Pacific anyway. One will hit California from Tuesday through Wednesday, while another gathers steam offshore, ready to hit the state beginning during the weekend. More about Global Warming, Climate, Weather, Snow, and Extreme Weather Read More »Discovery's 'Killing Fields' is your next true crime obsession
What do you get when you mix the aesthetic of True Detective with the storytelling of Serial? That would be Killing Fields, Discovery Channel's first true crime drama series, which returns for Season 2 on Jan. 3. The second season — shot in real time — continues to track the investigation into the 1997 cold case of Louisiana State University student Eugenie Boisfontaine, whose body was discovered in a bayou and whose murder has remained unsolved for years. Leading the charge is Detective Rodie Sanchez, the first investigator assigned to Boisfontaine's case back in '97, who came out of retirement to try and solve the mystery which has haunted him for the past two decades. Read more... More about Discovery Channel, Killing Fields, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Cochella 2017 lineup features Beyoncé, Radiohead and...Hans Zimmer?
Be sure to drink a refreshing glass of lemonade to beat the heat at Coachella this year — Beyoncé will be headlining the second day of the festival. Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar are also headliners. Lorde, the XX, New Order, Bon Iver and Gucci Mane are among the other noteworthys acts making their way to Indio, California in the spring. But Hans Zimmer, the Academy Award winning German composer responsible for The Lion King and The Dark Night soundtracks among many others, is the most interesting inclusion on the lineup.
E Ink produces an HDTV-sized ePaper display
LAS VEGAS – Traditional HDTVs aren’t the only things getting bigger and bigger. Thanks to E Ink, we now have a 42-inch high-definition ePaper display that the company unveiled this week at CES in Las Vegas. Each display is 25.9 in. wide x 34.8 in. tall x 0.65 in. thick and offers a resolution of 2160 X 2880 (85 dpi). The 42-inch length is measured diagonally. The display can operate in portrait or landscape mode and offers wide viewing angles. The ePaper display is also extremely power efficient because it’s not based on power-draining backlit technology. Read more... More about Displays, Epaper, E Ink, Ces 2017, and Ces Read More »Another organ has been hiding in your belly all along
This week, as you dream up ways to improve yourself in 2017, give yourself a pat on the back: You've already made a significant change this year, from deep within your belly. You technically gained an organ. Irish researchers have confirmed that the mesentery — a fold of membrane that connects the intestine to the abdomen — is its own continuous organ, and not a series of fragmented parts like experts had previously thought. The discovery could create a new field of "mesenteric" science and may help doctors better understand and treat abdominal diseases, said Calvin Coffey, a professor of surgery at University of Limerick's Graduate Entry Medical School. Read more... More about University Of Limerick, The Lancet, Gray S Anatomy, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Ireland Read More »The new 'Overwatch' map, Oasis, is live
After a month of hiding in the ever-expanding desert known around these parts as the Overwatch public test region, Oasis has revealed itself. The latest Overwatch map, Oasis, a control map set in a futuristic city in the Middle East, came out in a patch Tuesday available to all players on all platforms. Like the other control maps in Overwatch (Ilios, Lijiang Tower and Nepal), Oasis has three different stages on which teams battle to capture and hold a point, king of the hill style. One of the stages features a jump pad that launches heroes up onto an advantageous lookout not only over the point but also traffic on the outer edge of the map. Read more... More about Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »This dastardly college basketball trick play is an all-time classic
It's one thing to even dream of trying this trick play. It's something else entirely to actually draw it up in an important game. And to pull it off successfully? Out of this world. So we tip our caps in the direction of Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz, who staged an all-timer against Duke on Monday night. Louisville had possession of the ball to open the second half. Walz had his players take the court as if they were trying to score on one basket — but, in fact, Louisville was tricking Duke into defending the basket where it was trying to score. The result? When Louisville inbounded the ball, point guard Mariya Moore had a wide-open layup with virtually every player on the court set to begin play under the wrong hoop. Read more... More about Louisville, Duke, Women S College Basketball, College Basketball, and Sports Read More »Gun violence spreads like an infectious disease, new study finds
Gun violence in Chicago spreads like an infectious disease — and now, researchers have figured out a way to predict who’s most likely get sick next. With infectious diseases, predictions are fairly simple: The more relationships an individual has with sick people, the more likely he is to be infected. The longer it’s been since exposure, the less likely infection becomes. Now, researchers at Harvard and Yale have adopted that same type of mathematical model to predict potential victims of gun violence in Chicago. In 63 percent of the shootings they studied, they found that social contagion played a key role. Their study was published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Read more... More about Science, Chicago Cubs, Gun Violence, and Us World Read More » | ||||
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