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 The iPhone at 10: It changed everything
When something is as ubiquitous as the iPhone, it can be hard to remember what life was like without it. Apple’s iPhone, which was introduced 10 years ago today at MacWorld by Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, is more than a device or expert integration of components, software and design. It’s a cultural object with influence that’s still being felt far and wide. I wasn’t present at the unveiling. At the time, I worked for PCMag.com and, though we covered Apple and its products, we didn’t always attend MacWorld (back then, Macs held just a fraction of the then critical desktop market). We were aware that Apple had smartphone ambitions, but they were entering a market dominated by BlackBerry, Palm, Microsoft and Nokia (for less-smart “feature phones”). Read more... More about Smartphones, Iphone, Apple, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Mariah Carey says producers 'foiled' her New Year's Eve performance
Mariah Carey didn't want a lot for Christmas. She didn't even wish for snow. But in hindsight, she probably regrets not adding "better producers" to her humble gift list. The American singer-songwriter-diva on Sunday blamed Dick Clark Productions for her disastrous New Year's Eve performance in Times Square. Carey's comments — shared in a video on Twitter — are the first in her "own words" about the on-stage debacle. Her representative last week similarly blamed producers for the mess-up, a charge that Dick Clark Productions has disputed. Read more... More about Mariah S World, Live Music, Twitter, Dick Clark, and Dick Clark Productions Read More »Resolved to write more in 2017? We have advice for you.
2017 has just begun, which means it's time to make (and stick to) your resolutions. If one of your resolutions is to write more, maybe finish that novel you've always meant to write, you're not alone. And Mashreads has your back. We went to not one, but two of YA's best authors: David Levithan and Rachel Cohn. Not only are they award-winning and bestselling authors in their own rights, but together they've collaborated on such amazing books as Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, and its 2016 sequel The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily. Read more... More about Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, Entertainment, Writing Tips, and Writing Read More »College team surprisingly good at 'swimming' through snow in Speedos
You got to hand it to these swimmers from Georgia Tech: they're dedicated to swimming no matter what the conditions. When the school's planned tri-meet in Virginia against Virginia Tech and the University of Kentucky was canceled by heavy snowfall, some Georgia Tech swimmers took matters into their own hands.
Fighting cabin fever, some swimmers went outside and decided to swim anyway in the snow and the results were pretty impressive. Read more... More about Swimming, Snow, Georgia Tech, Watercooler, and Sports Read More »iPhone commercial or foreign indie film? Apple gets artsy with new ad.
Apple’s latest commercial looks like something straight out of a foreign indie film. "Take Mine" is Apple's latest one-minute ad meant to show off the iPhone 7 Plus' portrait mode and new depth-of-field feature. The short film, featuring indie film-style yellow subtitles, starts in an old cafe and proceeds to take us around what appears to be a Greek village to meet locals who would fit well into a Criterion Collection classic film. Alas, this may all be smoke and mirrors, as the real Apple hype is around the 10th anniversary version of the iPhone, coming later this year, which is expected to be an ambitious departure from previous models. But if you can't wait for the next phase of the iPhone, this spot is a charming entreaty to get you to snag an iPhone 7 now. Read more... More about Filmmaking, Marketing, Commercials, Iphone 7, and Iphone 7 Plus Read More »Emma Stone uses awards speech to praise kids' party food 'fairy bread'
In Australia, most kids can't go to a party without encountering a snack called fairy bread. It's white bread, topped with margarine and colourful hundreds and thousands (A.K.A. sprinkles.) The kids Down Under are wild for it. So too is actress Emma Stone, it turns out. Having only recently been deemed trendy by a U.S. publication (much to the horror of average Australians), Stone spoke of her love of the snack while accepting the award for Best Actress for her role in La La Land during the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards in L.A. Friday. Read more... More about Aactas, Emma Stone, Food, Fairy Bread, and Australia Read More »How your BFF Emma Stone got ready for the Golden Globes
It's weird that your best friend, Emma Stone, didn't invite you over to have a glass of champagne and listen to Carly Rae Jepsen while she gets ready for her big night. But it's cool! She probably didn't want you to make you think she's just trying to make everything about Emma Stone all the time. But lucky for us, the social media-shy actress let everyone have a peek at her less-than-glam lip mask routine.
Issa Rae called out Donald Trump on Golden Globes red carpet
It might be Issa Rae's first Golden Globes but she is not leaving without making a statement. The actress and brilliant mind behind HBO's Insecure took some time on the red carpet to talk about president-elect Donald Trump's controversial Twitter account. SEE ALSO: 5 Golden Globe wins we'd love to see "Every single time I see a tweet from that man...every single time I see some of the staff and administration he's bringing, it gets worse and worse," Rae said. "The scariest part is how normal it's becoming to some people." "I think we just have to keep calling things out like, 'No you're lying! That's not true! No, that doesn't work that way!,' Rae explained. "As long as we don't continue to let him slide there might be some hope, but it's scary." Read more... More about Hbo, Insecure, Red Carpet Event, Twitter, and Donald Trump Read More »Watch Pharrell try really hard not to face palm at Golden Globes
Pro-tip: Even if you haven't watched all the films this year, maybe make sure you can get their names right. It's the least you can do. On the 74th Golden Globes red carpet, Jenna Bush Hager made an awkward mistake when speaking to Pharrell Williams, who is nominated for Best Original Score for Hidden Figures...NOT Hidden Fences (which is not a movie, by the way). "You're nominated for 'Hidden Fences,'" Bush Hager says to Williams, who then managed to calmly avert his eyes and most likely was doing everything in his power to not face palm right then and there. Read more... More about Awkward, Conversations, Watercooler, Pharrell, and Pharrell Williams Read More »Barrage of winter storms dump dangerous rain and snow on West Coast
An onslaught of West Coast storms caused dangerous flooding and severe mudslides on Sunday, with homes, highways, vineyards and cars slipping underwater in parts of California and Nevada. In Yosemite National Park, the roaring Merced River threatened to reach 11.8 feet deep by Sunday evening, according to the park service. Avalanche warnings were in place near the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Lake Tahoe Basin. The West Coast is at the start of a two-week-long barrage of fierce winter weather, which is projected to bring crippling ice storms to western Oregon, flash flooding in California and winter storms around the Rocky Mountains. Read more... More about Avalanche, Winter Storm Warning, Winter Weather, Winter Storm, and Flooding Read More »Golden Globes 2017: The best and worst looks from the red carpet
Velvet suits, plunging necklines and sequins run rampant. Prepare your eyeballs: It's the 2017 Golden Globes red carpet. SEE ALSO: 5 Golden Globe wins we'd love to see The A-listers, B-listers and Giuliana Rancics of Hollywood are out in full force on tonight's red carpet, giving us our first glimpse of the fashion to come this awards season. Mandy Moore and Kristen BellImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Image: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Regina King and Ruth NeggaImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Image: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Lily Collins and Lola KirkeImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Image: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Read more... The 'Stranger Things' kids are having an awesome time at the Golden Globes
By now, it's almost impossible to imagine the kids from this summer's hit Netflix breakout Stranger Things having anything but fun while romping around together on red carpets and press events. While it's a travesty that we can't be there with them for their first Golden Globes, thank goodness the delightful cast have been sharing their vantage point of the awards. We'll be updating this post with their charming moments throughout the night. Rolling up in style....
Golden Globes 2017: See full winners list here
Hollywood's best party took place Sunday night at the Jimmy Fallon-hosted Golden Globes. SEE ALSO: 5 Golden Globe wins we'd love to see Television faves such as Game of Thrones and Stranger Things are set to duke it out, alongside movie frontrunners such as La La Land and Manchester by the Sea. Plus: Deadpool. A full list of winners, updating live, is below. Best Motion Picture, Drama Best Director Evan Rachel Wood wants girls to know they don't have to wear dresses
Evan Rachel Wood has some pretty golden advice for getting ready for the red carpet: "Just be yourself, because your worth is more than that." The Westworld actress opted to wear a sharp suit on the Golden Globes red carpet to remind people there's no right way to be a woman. "I love dresses; I'm not trying to protest dresses," she told Ryan Seacrest. "But I wanted to make sure young girls and dresses knew that they aren't a requirement, and you don't have to wear one if you don't want to."
Eerie new music video drops for the late David Bowie's 70th birthday
David Bowie would have been 70 years old on Jan. 8. To celebrate the legendary, late musician's birthday anniversary, Columbia Records just released a chunk of the last songs he wrote. Recorded at the same time as his final album, Blackstar, the new tracks form an EP called No Plan and the title track even comes complete with a mysterious new music video. The video is directed by Tom Hingston according to Billboard, and features the song's lyrics being broadcast across a wall of TVs in the window of a store called Newton Electrical — a sly nod to Bowie's character in The Men Who Fell To Earth and the Bowie-penned musical, Lazarus. Read more... More about Videos, Music, Ep, No Plan, and David Bowie Read More »Twitter is not a fan Jimmy Fallon's Chris Rock impression
Jimmy Fallon raised a few eyebrows by including an impersonation of comedian Chris Rock in his Golden Globes opening Sunday evening. Fallon said that he had consulted other awards show hosts to prepare for the Golden Globes, and then launched into an impression of Rock. Whether or not his impression was accurate, many viewers deemed it inappropriate....and it reminded quite a few people of a certain cringe-y Office episode.
Uber gives cities a peek under the hood, sharing trip data with new tool
Now operating in more than 450 cities, Uber is sitting on a wealth of data about how our cities operate. Notorious for its heated battles with local government, the ride hailing service is playing a tad nicer in 2017, making some of that knowledge accessible to infrastructure planners and researchers with a new website called Movement. SEE ALSO: After 2016 of pushing hard on self-driving cars, Uber started 2017 building for human drivers Uber product manager Jordan Gilbertson and head of transportation policy Andrew Salzberg said in a statement that Movement aims to help planners "make informed decisions about our cities." Read more... More about Manila, Washington Dc, Sharing Economy, Big Data, and Movement Read More »Hey Trump, Jimmy Fallon just made a devastating popular vote quip at the Golden Globes
"Welcome to the Golden Globes," said host Jimmy Fallon Sunday night, before describing the awards show as "one of the few places left that still honors the popular vote." Hey-o!! The Tonight Show host began the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony with a star-studded La La Land musical parody and jokes about Donald Trump, as expected. The opening number began with Fallon trapped in traffic on the Globes red carpet, a la La La Land, joined by various stars including Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown and Courtney B. Vance, as well as Evan Rachel Wood in costume as Dolores, Rami Malek as Mr. Robot and Jon Snow gasping to life. Read more... More about Hfpa, Nbcu Photo Bank, Jimmy Fallon, Golden Globes 2017, and Television Read More »'The People v. O.J. Simpson' team just gave a super timely speech at the Golden Globes
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story continued its getaway with all of Hollywood's brightest accolades on Sunday night, taking home the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries. "The trial of O.J. Simpson turned tragedy into entertainment, reminding us that American justice is anything but blind when race, gender and celebrity are involved," said executive producer Nina Jacobson when accepting the award. "When working on the show, we had no idea how painfully relevant those themes would be in 2016." SEE ALSO: The 16 best TV shows of 2016 People v. O.J. was the most nominated TV series at this year's ceremony, up for five awards including Sarah Paulson for Best Actress in a Miniseries (she won!), Courtney B. Vance for Best Actor, and Sterling K. Brown and John Travolta for Best Supporting Actor. Read more... More about Sterling K Brown, Sarah Paulson, Fx, People V Oj Simpson, and Entertainment Read More »'Atlanta' wins Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy
Atlanta has snatched its first Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy, beating out Black-ish, Mozart In The Jungle, Transparent and Veep. Show creator Donald Glover giddily accepted the award on behalf of the cast and crew of the show, many of whom joined him on stage. It’s the first Golden Globe nomination for the show and for Glover, who plays Earn, a college dropout navigating life and the rap scene in Atlanta. "I really just wanna thank Atlanta and all the black folks in Atlanta for real for being alive and doing amazing and being amazing people," Glover said, flustered. "I couldn't be here without Atlanta," he continued before thanking hip hop group Migos — "not for being in the show but for making 'Bad and Boujee.' That's the best song ever." Read more... More about Golden Globes 2017 and Entertainment Read More »'black-ish' star Tracee Ellis Ross' Golden Globe speech was super inspiring
Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross took home her first Golden Globe for best actress in a TV comedy or musical.
In an emotional speech, the elated actress dedicated the award to "all of the women, women of color and colorful people whose stories, ideas and thoughts are not always considered worthy." Ellis Ross thanked both her family and her on-screen TV family. Read more... More about Comedy, Tv, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2017, and Abc Read More »Ruth Bader Ginsberg pens inspiring handwritten note to 8-year-old superfan
You may remember 8-year-old legend and avid reader, Michelle, who dressed up as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg for her school’s “Superhero Day.” Yes, we got teary, too. Now, prepare to bawl your eyes out because the Notorious RGB has not only seen the viral Facebook post by Michelle’s mum, Krista Wujek Threefoot — she has responded in the coolest, most Bader Ginsberg-y way. Wujek Threefoot told Facebook that RBG’s people reached out online, asking for her address. The suspense was palpable. The delivery revealed a hand-written note by the woman herself, saying “Dear Michele: You look just like me! May you continue to thrive on reading and learning. Every good wish, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Read more... More about I Dissent, Facebook, Superhero, Supreme Court Justice, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg Read More »Sarah Jessica Parker is wearing a wedding gown at the Golden Globes
Though Sarah Jessica Parker isn't getting hitched tonight, her Golden Globes gown suggests otherwise. Per Vogue, Parker hit the red carpet on Sunday night in a wedding gown from Vera Wang's Fall 2017 bridal collection. Considering that Parker was up for best actress in a TV comedy for her role in Divorce, the marriage theme was not lost on Wang. As she told Vogue: "I’d like to imply that because this silhouette originated from our bridal collection, there was a deliberate nod to Parker’s new series, but not intentionally ... I’d like to think it had more to do with the exaggerated shape and proportions of the dress." Read more... More about Pics, Golden Globes 2017, and Watercooler Read More »Please get out of Viola Davis's way, Golden Globes attendees
Listen, Viola Davis has an award for best supporting actress in a film drama to accept. She doesn't have time to maneuver around your chairs, so please, for the love of God, just move. Even Meryl Streep's going to need everyone to move out of Davis' way. That's right, less talking, more moving. Thanks, everybody. Read more... More about Golden Globes 2017, Film, Entertainment, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »Ryan Gosling proves Feminist Ryan Gosling meme is real during his Golden Globe speech
Add another one to the pile: Ryan Gosling just won a Golden Globe for playing the aspiring jazz musician Sebastian in Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. "This isn't the first time I've been mistaken for Ryan Reynolds, but it's getting out of hand," Gosling quipped at the microphone, referring to Reynolds' competing nomination for Deadpool. But even the power of Marvel couldn't beat La La Land's moment. "Damien and Emma, this belongs to the three of us," Gosling said to his director and costar. "I'll chopped it into three pieces if you want." Read more... More about War Dogs, La La Land, Ryan Gosling, Comedy, and Movies Read More »Here's a huge wasp dragging a huntsman spider around a kitchen
Not content with giving us snakes eating each other, or exceptionally giant spiders who eat mice, nature has plenty more frightening animal-on-animal oddities to throw up. Take for example this orange spider wasp dragging a large, incapacitated huntsman spider in Sydney, Australia. "It came in the back door while we were doing some DIY and started dragging the thing around the place," video creator Adam Farrow-Palmer explained to Mashable via Messenger. "...it flew up when I got too close." Eventually him and his friends followed the wasp to the bathroom, where eventually they captured both insects and took them both outside, but once outdoors again, the remarkably large wasp left its dinner behind. Read more... More about Huntsman, Insects, Insect, Wasps, and Spiders Read More »Denzel Washington is all of us watching the Golden Globes
Denzel Washington could be home getting cozy in his footie pajamas, but by some wild twist of fate, he ended up at the Golden Globes. Here, readers, is the face of a man who is staring into a black hole. He cannot hear Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman's banter, only the screaming coming from somewhere within. Your existential terror, sir, is a mirror reflecting our broken world. Washington is nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for his spectacular work in Fences. Hopefully he will be returning to the ceremony this time next year for his devastating role as a man who just barely won his fight to sit upright through three hours of Jimmy Fallon's jokes. Read more... More about Denzel Washington, Golden Globes 2017, Actor, Celebrities, and Watercooler Read More »Emma Stone attempts hug, is unsuccessful
Emma, it's fine. It's fine! We've all been there. Just before La La Land's Damien Chazelle hit the stage to accept his award for Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes, Emma Stone hit him with a hug that cut right into a moment between Chazelle and his date.
Let's break this one down piece by piece: Image: NBC Image: NBC Image: NBC Image: NBC Image: nbc Don't worry about it, Emma. You're up for a Golden Globe! Just embrace it. Read more... BONUS: Jimmy Fallon's Chris Rock impression at the Golden Globes was a "no" for TwitterJimmy Fallon's Chris Rock impression at the Golden Globes was a 'no' for Twitter
Twitter was not feeling Jimmy Fallon's Chris Rock impression at the Golden Globes. Take a look. Read more... More about Golden Globes 2017, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, Real Time Video, and Real Time Read More »Watch the Golden Globes' moving tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
"Last year we lost so many legends and icons, but a few weeks ago we lost a mother and daughter within a couple of days," host Jimmy Fallon said at the 74th Golden Globe Awards. Aside from the usual "In Memoriam" segment, the Golden Globes aired a separate tribute to the mother-daughter duo of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, who passed away on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28 of 2016. Breaking news: 'Hidden Fences' is NOT an actual film, Michael Keaton
Hidden Figures is a great filmFences is also a wonderful filmHidden Fences, however, is a nonexistent film. Under the pressure of the harsh stage lights at the 74th Golden Globes, Michael Keaton mistakenly referred to Hidden Fences just before presenting the award for Best Supporting Actress to Viola Davis for her performance in Fences. It's an understandable slip of the tongue for two movies that are up for multiple awards — only it's even more of an awkward mistake, as it wasn't the first time in the night someone called it Hidden Fences. Michael Keaton is the new Jenna Bush Hager. Read more... More about Twitter, Golden Globes 2017, Watercooler, Fences, and Hidden Figures Read More »Hugh Laurie made the absolute best Trump joke at the Golden Globes
Hugh Laurie wasn't afraid to throw some shade at the Golden Globes. During his acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Miniseries or Movie on Sunday, the actor joked this may be the last Golden Globes. "I don't mean to be gloomy but it has the words 'Hollywood,' 'foreign' and 'press' in it," he said, referencing the coming Donald Trump administration. That was the first of many political jokes the British actor, who won for his role in AMC's The Night Manager, cracked during his speech. "I accept this award on behalf of psychopathic billionaires everywhere," he joked, a burn once again pointed Donald Trump's way. Read more... More about Hbo, Night Manager, Tv, Hugh Laurie, and Golden Globes Read More »'The Crown' reigns at the Golden Globes
The Crown has won Best TV Drama at the 2017 Golden Globes, beating out Westworld, This Is Us, Stranger Things and Game of Thrones. The lavish Neflix drama was nominated for three Golden Globes overall — the other two nods were Best Actress in a Television Series for Claire Foy, who also won, and Best Supporting Actor for John Lithgow, who lost to Billy Bob Thornton (Goliath). The Crown recently scooped a Critics' Choice award for Lithgow, and will no doubt capitalize on its Globes momentum going into awards season, with Emmys victory firmly in its sights. Read more... More about The Crown, Golden Globes 2017, Golden Globes, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »There's a new 'Beauty and the Beast' trailer that you're going to want to watch, stat
There's something there that wasn't there before: Emma Watson singing! Though fans have recently gotten a sneak peek at Watson's Disney princess voice thanks to a doll, we got a lot more Sunday night in the new trailer for Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, which aired during the Golden Globes. Intercut with footage primarily from the original trailer, Watson's Belle sings, "I want so much more than they've got planned," which, of course, comes from the classic song, "Belle." The film, directed by Bill Condon, will — finally — be released March 17. Read more... More about Emma Watson, Beauty And The Beast, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield kissed at the Golden Globes and we're fine
Ryan Reynolds may not have won a Golden Globe, but he kissed Andrew Garfield, so the night wasn't a total loss. Reynolds was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Comedy for Deadpool, but the award went to another Ryan — Gosling, for La La Land. But Reynolds wasn't bitter, and took the moment to steal a kiss from Gosling's costar Emma Stone's ex-boyfriend, Andrew Garfield. The internet had a lot of *feelings* about The Kiss, most of which could only be articulated in ALL CAPS.
Apple celebrates 10th anniversary of iPhone with special tribute page
The anniversary of the original iPhone's unveiling is tomorrow, but Apple decided to celebrate a little early with a tribute page on Sunday night. Apple's special page notes the iPhone's upcoming 10th anniversary on Jan. 9 and includes images of the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who presented the device to the world, as well as heartfelt remembrances from Apple insiders on what it took to make the device a reality. Image: apple "It is amazing that from the very first iPhone through to today's newest iPhone 7 Plus, it has remained the gold standard by which all other smartphones are judged," said Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing. Read more... More about Steve Jobs, Iphone, Apple, and Tech Read More »This is what Donald Trump thinks of 'Black-ish'
Surprisingly, president-elect Donald Trump is not live-tweeting the 74th Golden Globes. But that doesn't mean he has nothing to say about the work being honored during the award show. In 2014, Trump had some interesting thoughts on ABC's Black-ish — the hit show that Tracee Ellis Ross received her first Golden Globe for on Sunday night. Lucky for us, tweets live forever.
'La La Land' makes Golden Globe history with record 7 wins
La La Land tap danced its way into Golden Globes history. The love letter to Hollywood swept all seven nominated categories at the Hollywood Foreign Press' awards this year, taking home the trophy for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and winning the most Golden Globes for a single movie ever. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976) and Midnight Express (1979) previously head the record with six wins each. Damien Chazelle picked up the Best Director and Best Screenwriter in the Musical or Comedy category — the two spots where La La Land looked vulnerable. With those two awards secured, it was clear that La La would sashay its way into history. Read more... More about Awards, La La Land, Golden Globes, Movies, and Entertainment Read More »Meryl Streep is the moral compass the world needs now
Screen icon and humanity's all around MVP Meryl Streep was awarded the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday night, and her speech was, in a word, perfect. Read it in full below: "You'll have to forgive me, I've lost my voice, in screaming and lamentation this weekend, and I have lost my mind sometime earlier this year, so I have to read. Thank you Hollywood Foreign Press, just to pick up on what Hugh Laurie said, you, and all of us in this room, really, belong to the most vilified segments in American society right now. Think about it, Hollywood, foreigners and the press. But who are we and what is Hollywood anyway? It's just a bunch of people from other places. Read more... More about Florence Foster Jenkins, Meryl Streep, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2017, and Entertainment Read More »Mirror selfie backfires spectacularly as woman gets dragged for her messy room
In case you forgot momentarily, Twitter can be a really mean place. Twitter user Alyssa Bordelon A.K.A @og_pocahontas learn that the hard way, when after uploading an #OOTD mirror selfie, she was dragged all over the site. Why? Just look at her room. As Twitter users pointed out through a variety of jokes, Where's Waldo-style crops and reaction GIFs, the Louisiana woman's room is messy as hell. It all began innocently enough. Feeling herself, Alyssa uploaded a picture of herself in a sequin gown, writing "Going to dinner because I needed an excuse to wear this." Read more... More about Selfie and Watercooler Read More »Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech divides nation
Despite having a sore throat, Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech on Sunday sent a loud and clear political message. "Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners, and if you kick us all out, you'll have nothing to watch except for football and mixed martial arts, which are not arts," the actress said while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Though Streep never mentioned Donald Trump by name, the speech itself was very political, which elicited a slew of mixed responses, obviously, from viewers online. More about Twitter, Journalism, Politics, Donald Trump, and Tv Read More »Chrissy Teigen isn't into John Legend's Golden Globes dancing
Meanwhile at the Golden Globes, Chrissy Teigen has little patience for John Legend's moves: Though that head shake should absolutely speak for itself, Teigen clarified just in case you didn't quite get it:
As is her award show M.O., Teigen's been tweeting from the show since it began. From the looks of it, it seems like she and Legend are having a pretty solid time.
Emma Stone sings and dances her way to a Golden Globe for 'La La Land'
It's another day of sun for Emma Stone! The La La Land star continued her Oscar frontrunner status at the Golden Globes Sunday night, taking home the statues for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. "Damien wanted to make a modern original musical, that's sort of a crazy notion," Stone said of Damien Chazelle's vision for the film. Stone got emotional in her acceptance speech, thanking her parents and noting that she moved to Los Angeles this same week 13 years ago. She began her journey there, like so many, as a dreamer. Read more... More about Emma Stone, Golden Globes 2017, La La Land, Movies, and Entertainment Read More »Ted Cruz issues China an epic eye roll, saying it can't tell the U.S. what to do
In a move sure to raise eyebrows in China, U.S. senator and former presidential hopeful Ted Cruz met with Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen in Houston on Sunday. Cruz, who lost in the race to become the Republican presidential candidate to Donald Trump last year, used the occasion to fire a word-bullet China's way. He said that his team had received a "curious letter" from the Chinese consulate asking him to reject Taiwan's visit. "The People's Republic of China needs to understand that in America we make decisions about meeting with visitors for ourselves. Read more... More about Ted Cruz, China, One China Policy, Taiwan, and World Read More »Here's the best and worst moments of the 2017 Golden Globes
Love them or hate them, the Golden Globes are always a hell of a night. The 2017 ceremony brought a deluge of wins for La La Land, political speeches and honors for newbies like Atlanta and The Crown. Below, our roundup of the best and worst from the three-hour ceremony. The BestThe La La Land openerThere’s nothing Hollywood loves more than Hollywood — and, of course, making fun of it. Fallon’s opening number, a tribute to awards darling La La Land, was the perfect way to kick off an awards show in the city of stars for the city of stars. Read more... More about Watercooler, Twitter, Lists, Golden Globes 2017, and Television Read More »An HTC Vive VR smartphone? Video hints one may be coming
This year's CES didn't offer too many surprises in the way of virtual reality, but a new video has some wondering if we'll soon see a major new VR product from HTC: a smartphone. Buried at the end of an HTC promotional video leaked on Twitter this weekend is the image of what appears to a smartphone branded as "HTC Vive." The HTC Vive is the company's popular VR headset, but the only major VR news the company made last week was the unveiling of new VR sensor pucks. However, a smartphone with some kind of native VR functionality would not only be a huge development, it would represent a smart move forward as the VR industry continues to focus on the smartphone as the engine of broad user adoption of VR versus the pricier, high-end VR headsets. Read more... More about Smartphones, Htc Vive, Virtual Reality, Vr, and Tech Read More »'Moonlight' saves best for last, wins best drama at Golden Globes
Moonlight took home best motion picture drama Sunday at the Golden Globes, the last honor of the night and a big sigh of relief for its fans — many of them critics — after being shut out of five other categories. Berry Jenkins’ coming-of-age drama follows Chiron — played by Alex R. Hibbard, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes at different points in the character's lives — as he navigates the drug-plagued streets of Miami. Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Janelle Monae also star in the film, which has been lauded for its bold meditation on boyhood, growth and sexuality. More about Film, Moonlight, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2017, and Entertainment Read More »Very important: The best and worst beards of the Golden Globes
The Golden Globes were filled with glitz, glamour and beards. From the scraggly to the scruffy, beards were almost as popular as La La Land. Almost. Behold, the best and worst hairy faced famous people. Chris PineImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Ryan ReynoldsImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Bryan CranstonImage: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images via Getty Images Dev PatelImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Casey AffleckImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Matt Damon and Luciana BarrosoImage: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Read more... Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech is exactly what we need right now
While accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday night Meryl Streep proved once again why we love her. Read more... More about Golden Globes 2017, Meryl Streep, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Us World Read More »Facebook brings guys with same name together in a bromance for the ages
One day you'll get to experience the pure joy of meeting someone with the exact same name as you. But in the meantime, there's Sam Mitchell from Tasmania and his namesake from England, who have the most incredible story of how they met, something which was chronicled on reddit recently. The pair met after the Australian Mitchell sent a message to the English Mitchell on Facebook, seemingly just to say hello. "You may be wondering why I have sent you a friend request. I had to because we share the same name. Middle name as well. Good day sir," Australian Mitchell wrote. Read more... More about Same Name, Mates, Conversations, Facebook, and Australia Read More »Ryan Gosling's most delightful faces at the Golden Globes
Ol' Ryan "reliably emotive" Gosling is back at it again. Between fielding red carpet questions and accepting Golden Globe awards for La La Land, Gosling provided us with plenty of GIF-worthy moments. It's why we love him. The "Who, me?"The good-natured laughThe vulnerable artistThe "Proud of you, girl"The "Why is everyone shoving me?"The blank stare (but that doesn't mean he isn't listening, because he's always listening).The serious movie star who has something stuck in his teethMore about Tv, Film, Golden Globes 2017, Entertainment, and Watercooler Read More »Stop using the word 'trolling' when you mean harassment and abuse
The internet has created a unique vocabulary, but we've stretched some of these new words beyond their limits and "trolling" should be the first to go. For most people, "trolling" still refers to a form of online pranking — a provocation in search of a response. Witness people endlessly tweeting the retailer ASOS over a pair of ridiculously long jeans or the Amazon reviews of the "Make America Great Again" Christmas ornament. Most of all, the word "trolling" demands that you not take anything seriously on the internet. But we've become rhetorically lazy, and there is plenty to be serious about. Read more... More about Trolls, Harassment, Online Abuse, 4chan, and Reddit Read More »India tells phone makers to build sub-$30 smartphones
The Indian market is destined to see a $30 (or cheaper) smartphone soon, with all the forces working on making this happen. To reach India’s one billion people who still don’t have a smartphone, the government has reached out to phone makers to build smartphones that cost less than Rs 2,000 ($29.3). The government officials recently met homegrown smartphone manufacturers including Micromax, Intex, Lava, and Karbonn to talk about the further lowering the price tag of smartphones, Economic Times reports. With smartphones dropping below $30 price bracket, more people in India will be able to afford it, the government believes, hoping that this would boost the penetration of mobile wallet and other epayment solutions in the country, according to the report. Read more... More about Smartphones, Smartphone, India, Android, and Google Read More »India's petrol pumps and banks are now fighting over transaction fee on plastic money
Another day. Yet another about-turn. In a move that could seriously cripple India's cash-strapped population, nearly 56,000 gas stations (locally known as petrol pumps) have decided to stop accepting plastic currency, after the country's top four banks levied a 1% transaction fee on card payments. The Times of India reported that refueling stations threatened to ban cards almost immediately, until the government intervened and extended the deadline by another week. Two of India's top banks, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, account for some 60 percent of card swipe machines installed at petrol pumps. Read more... More about Currency, Petroleum, Transportation, Tax, and India Read More »Seems that Donald Trump is not a fan of 'Hillary lover' Meryl Streep's speech
After Meryl Streep's barnstorming speech at the Golden Globes, in which she criticised Donald Trump without mentioning his name, everyone has been waiting for the almost inevitable tweetstorm. While we anticipate a 140-character hot take from the president-elect is still to come, the New York Times have landed a short but revealing interview with Trump, getting his response to the actress' remarks. Calling her "a Hillary lover," the former reality TV star added he was "not surprised" he had been criticised by "liberal movie people." He claimed to have not watched the award ceremony. Read more... More about Awards Ceremony, Golden Globes 2017, Donald Trump, Meryl Streep, and Entertainment Read More »Chinese student beats up female classmate for challenging him in class
Editor's note: This story contains upsetting details about physical violence. A Chinese university student who was unable to best a fellow student in a classroom debate decided instead to resort to his fists for revenge. The male postgraduate student from the Shanghai University of Sport waylaid his female classmate on campus and delivered a brutal beating, as captured by a CCTV camera. He is seen first giving her a swift blow to the head, then proceeding to kick her while she lay on the ground Meet the dude who knits sweaters of places, then visits them
Like many of us, Baltimore's Sam Barsky likes to bring along a sweater when he's on vacation. The difference is that he's knitted the sweater himself, and that it also happens to feature the same landmarks he's visiting. SEE ALSO: The 5 places that stole my heart in 2016 Photos of Barsky's sweaters have recently gone viral after they reached the front page of Reddit. He has created 103 different sweaters, which feature images ranging from Stonehenge, to Times Square, to a shark tank inside of an aquarium. It's something he's been doing for quite some time. "I started knitting in March 1999 and made two solid colored sweaters followed from a pattern," Barsky told Mashable via email. Read more... More about Travel, Reddit, Knitting, Watercooler, and Travel Leisure Read More »China moves to stop 'internet addiction' rehab camps from using shock therapy on teens
For the past decade, concerned Chinese parents have been sending their internet-addicted teenagers to "boot camps" that claim to offer a cure. But teens have claimed that abuse is rampant in the camps; electric shock therapy and drugs are some of the "treatments" administered. People have died in the past in these rehab centres, as well. The Chinese government has now drafted a new law that aims to protect attendees from such abuse, the South China Morning Post reported. The cyberprotection law, if it goes into effect, will prevent these centres from abusing or threatening minors attending. Read more... More about Internet Addiction, China, and World Read More »Groomsmen dress up as McDonalds' menu items for the yummiest wedding party ever
Imagine this happy meal strutting down the street. When Chen Guanyou got his groomsmen to accompany him to pick up his bride, Joanna Tan, on his wedding day, they showed up as McDonald's menu items, to complement Chen's Ronald McDonald outfit. The guys were marching to Tan's residence in a tradition practiced by many Chinese couples in Southeast Asia, where the groom and his party have to complete a series of quests set by the bridesmaids in order to "win" the bride. One of the groomsmen dressed up as a McFlurry. Image: UNIQUE-COLOURS CREATIVE MEDIA/VIMEO Read more... 15 mesmerizing photos capture Kashmir's first snowfall of the season
Northern India has witnessed heavy snowfall in the last few days. The Kashmir Valley is the worst hit as incessant snow has hit rail, road and air connectivity and cut the region off from the rest of the country. But snow has its own charm and life around it takes on a different character. Here's a snapshot of life in Kashmir right now and it includes tourists reveling in the snow, boatmen rowing through frozen lakes, shepherds walking cattle in the mist, and much more. Tourists play in the snow-covered Patnitop hill resort, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir. Image: EPA Read more... Chinese government now controls the main stake in McDonald's China business
McDonald's has sold its China and Hong Kong franchise to Citic Group and Carlyle Group, the companies announced Monday. The $2.08 billion deal covers the fast food chain's franchise rights for the next 20 years in mainland China and Hong Kong. Of the three parties, state-owned Citic will have the controlling stake of 52 percent.
American investment firm Carlyle has 28 percent, and McDonald's has the remaining 20 percent. Read more... More about Mcdonald S, China, and Business Read More »These are the over-the-top Miss Universe costumes that you need to see
We've seen some crazy pageant costumes over the years, but it looks like this year's will set the bar higher. Love ‘em or hate them, you be the judge: Miss MalaysiaImage: RIZMAN RUZAINI/INSTAGRAM Kiran Jassal’s costume features the country’s iconic twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, and has more than 100,000 Swarovski crystal sewn into the silver and nude piece. Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig's Golden Globes speech was hilariously emotional
The Golden Globes 2017 was packed full of memorable moments. It was also packed full of funny moments, and emotional moments. But perhaps no moment encapsulated the whirlwind of emotions better than the beautifully deadpan, tears-in-their-eyes speech given by Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig before they presented the Award for Best Motion Picture — Animated. If that isn't acting at its finest, we don't know what is. Just look at Jake Gyllenhaal's reaction if you don't believe us: More about Awards, Speech, Funny, Golden Globes, and Golden Globes 2017 Read More »Christian Slater had the best reaction to Tom Hiddleston's bizarre Golden Globes speech
It was at the end of a long night at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday when Tom Hiddleston got on stage after winning Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for The Night Manager. SEE ALSO: 'The Crown' reigns at the Golden Globes That could help explain the tired faces and the perplexed looks after he made his acceptance speech. It seemed at first a rather routine Hollywood speech about the situation in South Sudan, and a recent trip Hiddleston made there with the UN Children's Fund. “It’s a terrible situation happening for children [in South Sudan]. The Night Manager is about arms dealing, and there are far too many arms going into South Sudan." Read more... More about South Sudan, Africa, Speech, Golden Globes, and Tom Hiddleston Read More »Apple to meet Indian officials to discuss iPhone manufacturing plans
Apple's plans to manufacture locally in India is moving smoothly with executives from both sides planning to meet later this month. At a high-profile meeting on Jan. 25, Apple executives will discuss the company’s plans for setting up a manufacturing unit in India, PTI reports. The Indian government will send officials from department of commerce, industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), revenue, environment and forest, electronics and IT. Apple will reportedly also request for several tax and other incentives, which could include long-term duty exemptions. It's unclear at this time what duty exemptions the company is looking for. Read more... More about Tim Cook, Iphone, India, Apple, and Tech Read More »Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield's kiss is inspiring superhero-themed fan art
When a moment like the Ryan Reynolds/Andrew Garfield kiss happens, it sends gleeful shockwaves throughout the internet. One of inevitable results of such a moment? Fan art. First, let's take another look at the kiss itself, in all its passionate glory: Here's a close up, for good measure: Now given that the two of them have both recently played superheroes — Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool — there was really only one way this could go:
'Dangal' becomes the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time
Aamir Khan is his own competition. How else do you rate a man who starred in India's first Rs 1 billion-film (Ghajini, 2008), first Rs 2 billion-film (3 Idiots, 2009), first Rs 3 billion-film (PK, 2014) and now, the highest-ever grossing film (Dangal, 2016) in more than a century of movie-making? Three weeks since its release, high-octane sports film Dangal became the most commercially successful Bollywood production of all time. It has netted Rs 3.45 billion ($50.5 million) at the domestic box office and is still running to near-packed houses. Read more... More about Film Industry, Cinema, Box Office, Bollywood, and Indian Cinema Read More »'This is one device': Watch Steve Jobs introduce the original iPhone
The iPhone is officially old as heck: Steve Jobs introduced the device 10 years ago Monday. You could argue to what extent the device itself has truly evolved from those earliest moments in 2007. At the end of the day, its design has been refined but not revolutionized, much as its actual functionality still revolves around a grid of downloadable apps. But to reflect on the original announcement event at the Macworld conference in San Francisco is to understand how our culture has shifted as a result of this iconic device. Consider that Jobs had to introduce the iPhone as "one device" that rolled together an iPod MP3 player, a web browser and a mobile telephone. He had to explain how to open and exit apps using the touchscreen and home button — and how to zoom around on websites that were, of course, not yet optimized for a mobile world. Read more... More about Apple, Iphone, Steve Jobs, and Tech Read More »Queen Cersei praises Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech in 1 emphatic tweet
LONDON — Queen Cersei may be a fairly unpleasant character in the Game of Thrones universe, but actress Lena Headey has proven time and time again she's anything but. When you consider her position on Donald Trump and her recent efforts to spread awareness of the refugee crisis, it's really no surprise that Headey would be a fan of Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech. In the speech, which was praised by many but divided others, Streep spoke about the dangers of exclusion, disrespect and violence. On Monday morning, Headey made her own feelings about the speech crystal clear. Read more... More about Game Of Thrones, Uk, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2017, and Lena Headey Read More »Bee-sicles, it’s all in the name of research
Entomologist Hollis Woodard studies bees in order to save them. 'How She Works' is a new series from Mashable highlighting women in diverse occupations. Watch more episodes on our YouTube channel. Chrissy Teigen chilling at the Golden Globes is pure gold
There were many epic moments during this year's Golden Globes but, in our humblest opinion, nothing can be compared to the stunning Hollywood couple Chrissy Teigen + John Legend relaxing in the middle of the red carpet.
The model and the La La Land star introduced themselves to people and did interviews while just sitting there, totally at ease:
As predicted, Donald Trump wakes up and Twitter rants about Meryl Streep
It's so predictable that it kind of already falls into a routine. Someone criticises Donald Trump overnight, Donald Trump wakes up — at around 5 a.m. EDT — gets angry and launches a 140-character Twitter tirade against that someone. This time it was the turn of Meryl Streep, who masterfully called out the president-elect at the Golden Globes without even mentioning his name. Trump had already called Streep "a Hillary lover" in a short but revealing interview with the New York Times. But naturally he couldn't resist a Twitter storm: Read more... More about Twitter, Meryl Streep, Donald Trump, and Entertainment Read More »J.K. Rowling shares spectacularly awkward anecdote about drunk man in bar
LONDON — Question: What's more awkward for a celebrity than being recognised in a public place? Answer: Being almost recognised. At least judging by the stories below. On Sunday, J.K. Rowling shared a brilliantly awkward anecdote about a time she was nearly recognised by a drunk man in a bar — and in doing so, she kick-started a brief thread of celebrities sharing their own, similarly cringy stories. It all started when a student tweeted at Rowling to say she looks like Celine Dion.
Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner just took friendship goals to a whole new level
LONDON — The Stark family may still be painfully separated in the Game of Thrones world, but actors Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner are not letting their lack of scenes together impede their IRL friendship. Far, far from it. They've done Halloween together, they regularly tweet at each other, and last year they even went and got matching tattoos. But the following photo, taken at the 2017 BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party, may be the thing that best encapsulates their love for one another.
Mumbai gets India's largest free public Wi-Fi network
The Bollywood city is getting free Wi-Fi access. Over 500 Wi-Fi hotspots are now live in Mumbai, Devendra Fadnavis the chief minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra announced today. This is the largest free public Wi-Fi project of its nature in India. The government began testing the service on Jan. 2., and in a week more than 23,000 users access the free Wi-Fi, Fadnavis said, adding that the users have already downloaded more than 2TB of data. The installation of 500 free Wi-Fi hotspots marks the end of phase one of the government’s free internet project. It plans to deploy another 700 Wi-Fi hotspots across the region by May 1. Read more... More about Google, Bollywood, Mumbai, India, and Free Internet Read More »How the iPhone revolutionized our love lives
LONDON — It's been 10 whole years since the first iPhone was revealed to the public. On Jan. 7, 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the never-before-seen phone, describing it as "a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone and a breakthrough internet communications device." He wasn't wrong. Love it or hate it, the iPhone has not only revolutionised the the way we date online. It's also transformed the way we feel about online dating. Hark back to 2007, and the dating landscape looked very different to how it looks now. Online dating was website-based, with sites like Match.com and eHarmony among the most popular. With the rise of the mobile web in the mid-2000s, mobile dating was in its nascent stages, but daters had to access dating sites via web browsers on internet-enabled phones. And, back then, the word "swipe" meant nothing to someone looking for love. Read more... More about Iphone, Apple, Tinder, Dating And Relationships, and Dating Apps Read More »Top Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar comes out of the closet, nearly
He is one of India's most-recognized persons. He is among the most influential when it comes to popular culture. He heads one of the top film studios in country. His productions are watched by millions. And there are more superlatives that one can attach to his name. On the surface, Karan Johar is privileged, famous and successful. Perhaps even leading the ideal life. But beneath the sheen of gloss and glamour, here is a 44-year-old man who's often tormented by questions about the deeply personal: his sexuality. In a telling excerpt from his biography, An Unsuitable Boy, published by the Times of India, Johar bares it all. Almost. Read more... More about Lgbtq, Sexuality, Books, Bollywood, and India Read More »The office wars heat up as one of Slack's main competitors buys Trello
Work productivity software just got a little more integrated. Atlassian, the workplace software company behind JIRA, HipChat and Confluence, announced Monday it has acquired Trello, adding to its portfolio of tools for team collaboration and project management. Atlassian is acquiring Trello for $425 million, with $360 million in cash and the rest in shares. Trello is expected to remain as a standalone service. Trello had previously raised around $10.4 million in venture capital, according to Crunchbase. "We're giving teams more choice in the tools they use to support the way they want to work. Trello will become an important part of the Atlassian portfolio, offering a fun, new way for teams to organize the often messy range of information that feeds into great teamwork," Jay Simons, president of Atlassian, wrote in an email to Mashable. Read more... More about Worksheet, Work Tool, Slack, Apps And Software, and Tech Read More »If you want to see bees flash frozen, look no further
Entomologist Hollis Woodard studies bees in order to save them. 'How She Works' is a new series from Mashable highlighting women in diverse occupations. Watch more episodes on our YouTube channel. Read more... More about Howsheworks, How She Works, Flash Freeze, Catch, and Freeze Read More »This plant-based gel stops bleeding in seconds.
A company called Cresilon specializes in plant-based gels that stop bleeding within seconds and heal wounds over time. The gel was invented by the company CEO Joe Landolina when he was 17 years old. It's currently being tested for use on humans. Read more... More about Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Stop The Bleeding, Bleeding, and Algae Read More »4 ways The Sky Broadband Tech Team are the real digital heroes
Paid Content bySky BroadbandSuper heroes: 4 ways The Sky Broadband Tech Team are the real digital heroesWhen you’re surfing the ‘net, catching up on a Sky Box Set or watching reruns of The Simpsons on demand it can be easy to take for granted that all of this online content is ready and available around the clock. Catching up with your favourite series at any time of day or night is made possible by one team: Sky’s Broadband Tech Team Sky’s Broadband Tech Team is the masked vigilante working behind the scenes to keep you online. In today’s always-on, hyper-connected digiscape we can often take for granted the speed and ease at which we’re able to surf the ‘net at any time, on almost any device and from pretty much anywhere we need to. It’s the real tech heroes – The Sky Broadband Tech Team - that are to thank for this. Read more... More about Supported and Tech Read More »J.K. Rowling weighs in hard on the Donald Trump/Meryl Streep feud
LONDON — At the time of writing, Donald Trump's Twitter rant about Meryl Streep has a combined total of over 31,000 retweets. But Meryl Streep has plenty of allies, too. Earlier this morning Lena Heady (a.k.a. Queen Cersei from Game of Thrones) made her support of the Hollywood actor clear, and now Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has waded in too. It started when Rowling shared the following tweet from writer Aaron Gillies, and added her own addendum.
Happy pups take owner for a joyous snowboarding ride in a winter wonderland
Dogs playing in the snow might just be the absolute best thing about winter. Youtube user stephen mann posted this video of him on a snowboard cheering on his adorable puppers, Cabot and Barney, as they take him for a ride down a snow-covered street. And these dogs are LOVING it. The wind in their fur, the encouragement from their owner, the freedom... Watching puppies caper in the snow will ultimately get us through this frigid, icy time. Legendary 'tunnel tree' falls victim to powerful California storm
It stood tall for more 137 years. Yet in the end, the so-called "tunnel tree," also known as the Pioneer Cabin, in California's Calaveras Big Trees State Park could not withstand a storm causing some of the worst flooding in the state in at least a decade. The tunnel tree fell sometime on Sunday, according to the Calaveras Big Trees Association. "We lost an old friend today," wrote Jim Allday, who posted a picture of the fallen tree, splintered at its base, on Facebook. Visitors used to be able to drive through the giant gap in the tree, but more recently it was only open to hikers. Read more... More about Science, Atmospheric River, Sequoia Tree, Pioneer Cabin Tree, and Flood Read More »Man's NSFW 'complaint' about donuts escalates spectacularly on Twitter
LONDON — This may be the strangest customer service exchange of all time on Twitter, and that's saying something. On Friday afternoon, Twitter user @PeeWeeMFC75 tweeted an unusual "complaint" at British supermarket Morrisons about their donuts.
Jokey complaints are nothing new on Twitter, but this particular case was different from the others — because Morrisons actually sent a response. Read more... More about Uk, Funny, Customer Service, Complaint, and Twitter Read More »Super cool principal tries very hard with his snow day announcement video
It's that time of year again... Cardinal Gibbons High School principal Jason Curtis posted a video on Youtube yesterday announcing that school would be cancelled today due to snow. Of course, it couldn't just stop there. Curtis, now having the school to himself, embarked on a Ferris Bueller-esque adventure by dunking baskets in the school gym, roasting marshmallows over a Bunsen burner and casually tossing the school's mascot from the rafters. Look at him! So cool. So hip. We're predicting this won't be the last snow day announcement video we'll see this winter season. Daredevil skier turns snowy neighborhood into their own, personal track
To most people, snow days are either permission to stay holed up inside all day watching movies or a curse because they have to spend the day shoveling the white powdery mess from their driveways. Well, to one man in Raleigh, North Carolina, a snow day was the perfect time to break out the skis and go for a little joy ride. YouTube user M Newman uploaded this daredevil's trek through the snow on Saturday. Newman, like we all would, followed the skier in his car and recorded every glorious moment. Kudos to the skier for both his ingenious use of a snow day and for not wiping out like Newman and friends wanted him too. Read more... More about Fun, Daredevil, Skiing, Snow, and Watercooler Read More »At least 16 arrested in connection to Kim Kardashian robbery
Several suspects were detained by authorities in Paris on Monday morning in connection with the robbery of Kim Kardashian West, which took place back in October. Months after Kardashian West was held at gunpoint and robbed of more than $10 million in jewelry at her hotel while in Paris for fashion week, the Associated Press reports at least 16 people (CNN and other sources report 17) have been arrested and are being held for questioning in relation to the crime. The ages of the suspects range from 23 to 72 years old, and according to a Paris police official, those arrested have a history of prior robberies and other criminal offenses. Read more... More about Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Entertainment, Arrests, Conversations, and Kim Kardashian West Read More »Russian embassy tweets an alt-right meme to troll the British government
The Russian Embassy in the UK is really stepping up its online trolling game. After using a meme of a duckling with the word "Lame" in response to U.S. President Barack Obama's sanctions against Russia, the embassy's verified UK Twitter account had a go at pundits who criticised a possible Russia-U.S. thaw in relations. In doing so, the embassy used the infamous Pepe the Frog cartoon, which in September was added to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)'s database of hate symbols:
Every parent's ski trip nightmare just happened in real life
Hanging from a ski lift by your backpack is probably the last way you'd want to go up a mountain. Fortunately, ski patrol was ready. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time, Skiing, Disaster, and Skitrip Read More »Razer's prototypes were so awesome someone stole them from CES
Nobody can accuse gaming company Razer of not bringing its A-game to CES last week. Though only concepts, Razer stunned attendees with Project Valerie, a concept gaming laptop with three 4K displays and Project Ariana, a concept projector that extends your screen onto your walls. Both earned spots in Mashable's Best of CES 2017. The devices were so impressive that someone has reportedly stolen two prototypes from the company. In a post published to his Facebook page on Sunday (the last official day of CES), Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, said that he was "informed two of our prototypes were stolen from our booth." Read more... More about Project Ariana, Project Valerie, Laptops, Ces, and Ces 2017 Read More »Men, a dirty face is the latest grooming trend
LONDON — 2016 saw some pretty unusual men's grooming trends. There was anti-grooming, which involved fake sweat and dishevelled bed hair. Then, there was Jon Snow-inspired hair perms and even the English rose look. But, 2017 is set to be even more unusual. Models at London Fashion Week's TOPMAN show were sporting a decidedly odd aesthetic: fake dirt TOPMAN says the look consists of dirty and greasy hair and oily skin, designed to give one the look of having worked all day and clubbed all night. Read more... More about London Fashion Week, Lifestyle, Beauty, Mens Fashion, and Grooming Read More »Billy Eichner and Meghan McCain go to war on Twitter over Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech
Leave it to Meryl to start a conversation. During her acceptance speech of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, legendary actress Meryl Streep used her time to criticize President-elect Donald Trump for mocking New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski for his disability at a 2015 rally. "This instinct to humiliate when it's modeled by someone in a public platform, it filters down into everybody's life because it gives permission for others to do the same," the actress said, "Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence." More about Golden Globes 2017, Election, Trump, Twitter Trolls, and Twitter Beef Read More »Apple might be launching three new iPads this year
The iPad mini might be going the way of the Dodo. According to a note from usually-quite-accurate analyst Ming-Chi Quo from KGI Securities, Apple will be launching three iPads in 2017: a 12.9-inch one, a 9.7-inch one and another model that will have a 10-10.5-inch screen. The largest of the three will simply be a new version of Apple's iPad Pro, while the 9.7-inch model will be a "low-priced option," Quo claims, according to 9to5Mac. The 10-to-10.5-inch model will be the most interesting of the three: A "high-end" model with a narrow bezel design, meaning it might actually have a smaller footprint than the 9.7-inch one. Read more... More about Kgi Securities, Rumors, Apple, Ipad Pro, and Ipad Mini Read More »World's best 'Shovel Knight' speedrunners finish race within seconds of each other
At the top level of competitive gaming, the best of the best give it their all to win big. On their way to victory, professional esports players will inevitably make some jaw-dropping plays ... or epic fails. Each week, Mashable rounds up the most mind-blowing highlights in esports for your enjoyment. Over the past week, Overwatch teams competed for spots in the Winter Premiere playoffs, Dota 2 had its first big tournament of 2017 and the world's fastest gamers showed off their speedrunning skills at Awesome Games Done Quick. More about Gaming, Esports, Agdq, Dota 2, and Overwatch Read More »This beer is perfectly optimized for glorious shower drinking
LONDON — There are few things in life that sound more appealing than a cold, refreshing beer while you're standing in a warm shower. One microbrewery in Sweden has decided to "optimise" the showering-with-beer experience by customising a beer for this exact situation. "As a brewer I work long and hard days, and when I come home I'm often covered in malt dust — my girlfriend actually calls me Mr Malty Pants — and the shower is a gateway back to normal society," Fredrik Tunedal — founder of PangPang brewery — told Mashable Nerdy family creates the snowman of every Star Wars lover's dreams
It's time to face the harsh reality: some snowmen are just better than others. Reddit user tfrancis333 shared a picture of he and his daughter's creative snowman - or should we say, snow-droid, which is so perfect it's sure to bring tears to the eyes of any Star Wars fan. The winning twosome used their snow medium to replicate everyone's favorite The Force Awakens character, BB-8. *Tearing up* Chewie, we're home. Read more... More about Family, Snowman, Snow, Bb 8, and Droid Read More »Facebook is (finally) preparing to make money off its massive video audience
Facebook is about to turn up the volume on its video competition with YouTube. Videos on the social network can soon include mid-roll advertisements, allowing publishers to finally start making money from their videos, Recode reported Monday. Unlike YouTube where ads run prior to the video and can be skippable after 5 seconds, ads within Facebook videos can be inserted 20 seconds into any video that lasts at least 90 seconds. The move to ad breaks comes as little surprise to publishers. This mid-roll ad system is the same format Facebook has tested with live videos. "We've found that this model is working well, and we plan to expand this test to make it available to more partners," a Facebook spokesperson wrote in an email to Mashable. Read more... More about Tech, Business, Advertising, Online Video, and Video Read More »Ranking the internet's boyfriends after the 2017 Golden Globes
Being a human on the internet in the year 2017 means developing collective crushes on various entertainers that provide wonderful distractions from the horrors of the world (or, you know, just your typical bad day). These are your Benedict Cumberbatches, your Ryan Goslings. Celebrity Internet Boyfriends are great and always there when you need them with a witty GIF or a fun Tumblr meme. And unlike real-life significant others, they are wonderfully complication-free! Well... normally. As awards season is heating up, we're hitting prime time for the point when we get to see the most of our favorite entertainers. And Sunday night the 2017 Golden Globes provided high and low moments for both old guard Internet Boyfriends like Gosling as well as promising up and comers like Dev Patel. Read more... More about Celebrities, Andrew Garfield, Tom Hiddleston, Dev Patel, and Donald Glover Read More »Keep calm with this wristband that emits comforting heartbeat-like vibrations
The Doppel wristband tracks heart rate and uses pulse vibrations to influence a user's mood. Read more... More about Ces, Real Time Video, Real Time, Apps And Software, and Calm Read More »Genius kid discovers way to use iPad hands-free
iPads are great for watching movies, playing games and even reading. But if there's one drawback, it's that you have to laboriously hold them with your own hands. Well, what if I told you that there is a lazier way? Redditor MerryAntoinette found out their kid is the next Einstein. Image: reddit/merryantoinette Quick, somebody get this kid a scholarship to Harvard. He's clearly a genius with an understanding of the world that most of us can only dream of. If this is the kind of stuff that this kid is figuring out at age 5, just imagine the kind of greatness he is going to uncover in the years to come. Read more... More about Reddit, Kids, Ipad, Watercooler, and Family Parenting Read More »Why Google Waymo's self-driving platform is a big deal
Less than a month after officially entering the automotive space as an independent company and announcing its first vehicle, Waymo (the driverless-car company spun off by Alphabet/Google) took the stage at the 2017 NAIS Detroit auto show to show off its new self-driving platform. And what it had to say could make a profound difference for car companies that feel left out of the self-driving game. The biggest takeaway from the presentation is the company is now making its own hardware for the platform. By taking this step, Waymo can control the development of its hardware hand-in-hand with its software, putting its future in its own hands. Read more... More about Transportation, Auto Show, Autonomous Cars, Hardware, and Self Driving Cars Read More »Twitter made the best out of the embarrassing 'Hidden Fences' mistake
Here's a PSA we shouldn't have needed: Hidden Figures and Fences are two separate movies. After the nonexistent "Hidden Fences" came up twice during Sunday's Golden Globes, Twitter used it as the jumping off point for a series of glorious portmanteaus. Hollywood, you have one job. Well, you have several — but at a bare minimum, in the Maslovian hierarchy of Things You Should Get Right, please, for the love of Meryl, learn some names. The egregious mixup recalled last year's mistaken identification of Gina Rodriguez as America Ferrera, or the party where Mindy Kaling was mistaken for Malala Yousafzai. The Globes even misspelled John Legend's last name, which is also an actual word. Read more... More about Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Golden Globes 2017, Jenna Bush Hager, and Michael Keaton Read More »Watch YouTuber Alexis G. Zall learn about hacking in 'Coin Heist' behind-the-scenes clip
YouTuber Alexis G. Zall ditched vlogging for computer hacking to prep for her role in Netflix's new film Coin Heist. The digital influencer, who has 1.1 million subscribers, got more tech savvy for the role of a computer hacker with help from Google's Elisabeth Morant, who consulted on the film. Mashable got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look (above). The film, which premiered on the streaming service Jan. 6, follows four teens who hatch a plan to break into the U.S. Mint to raise $10 million after a crisis threatens their high school. Read more... More about Alexis G. Zall, Youtube, Digital Influencers, Streaming Services, and Coin Heist Read More »Twitter tries to list the things Trump finds overrated. You know, besides Meryl Streep.
Meryl Streep winning an award is finally controversial. The actress' speech as she accepted the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award was the most talked-about of the evening, largely due to her acceptance speech. She used her time on the stage to celebrate diversity and champion the free press from being destroyed or silenced. You know, the sort of stuff Donald Trump struggles with. She also brought up the infamous incident in which the president elect mocked a reporter with a physical disability. More about Twitter, Golden Globes 2017, Meryl Streep, Donald Trump, and Watercooler Read More »Another year, another day of no one wearing trousers on London's tube
LONDON — It's that time of year again. Everyone knows that trousers (or pants, if you're America) are a cumbersome, abrasive burden, so it's only right that one day a year we get to dispense with them altogether for our daily commute. No Trousers Tube Ride Day is a glorious tradition started in New York back in 2002, which quickly spread to other countries when people realised just how much fun not wearing trousers on public transport can be. Here are some highlights from the London's 2017 'No Trousers Tube Ride':A good few people seemed to get involved. Image: John Stillwell/PA Wire Read more... James Corden won't be host of 'Carpool Karaoke' spin-off, but tons of other celebrities will be
James Corden won't be the only host at the wheel of CBS and Apple's Carpool Karaoke spin-off. The series, which will be Apple Music's first official show, will feature 16 different hosts (one per episode) paired with musical guests. The guests announced at CBS' Television Critics Association presentation Monday include John Legend and Alicia Keys; Billy Eichner and Metallica; Ariana Grande and Seth MacFarlane; Blake Shelton and Chelsea Handler and Will Smith and Corden. Overall, the show is "fundamentally different" than Corden's late night segments, executive producer Ben Winston said. The biggest distinction is that the spinoff will function as more of an "interview series," and each episode will be 30 minutes in length. Read more... More about Will Smith, Chelsea Handler, Blake Shelton, Seth Macfarlane, and Ariana Grande Read More »Volkswagen's new Microbus is even more 'hippie' than the original
Have you always wished you could ride in an iconic 1960s Volkswagen Microbus? Well, soon you'll be able to, and what’s more, it’s electric and drives itself. Volkswagen introduced the ID Buzz concept car at this year’s Detroit Auto Show on Monday. The concept vehicle from the German automaker is a nod to the beloved Volkswagen Microbus, Volkswagen’s second car, which it introduced in 1950. The original Microbus was popularized during the Hippie movement in the 1960s. The ID Buzz, which Volkswagen calls a “Microbus for a new era” is both a glimpse of Volkswagen’s future plans and a tribute to one of its most iconic vehicles. It may also help people forget about the diesel scandal from a year ago as the company executes on a larger overall strategic shift from diesel towards electric vehicles. Channing Tatum gets social with Jenna Dewan's NSFW nap time
While everyone else was winning, losing and boozing at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan had a much more relaxed day. The actor shared a scandalous picture on Instagram of his wife lounging before nap time and well, she looks comfy. "Nap time = The Best Time," Tatum wrote on Instagram, paired with a photo of Dewan sans pajamas cuddling up with some blankets. The couple have always been open about their strong relationship, whether posting photos of each other on the 'gram or divulging about their sex lives in the pages of the latest Cosmopolitan. Read more... More about Celebrity Nudes, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Channing Tatum, Instagram, and Conversations Read More »Facebook’s hiring process hinders its effort to create a diverse workforce
Facebook has put itself at the forefront of efforts to recruit a more diverse workforce, including a targeted internal recruiting strategy in 2015 designed to bring in female, black and Latino software engineers. Yet within Facebook’s engineering department, the push has been hampered by a multi-layered hiring process that gives a small committee of high-ranking engineers veto power over promising candidates, frustrating recruiters and hindering progress on diversity goals. Facebook started incentivizing recruiters in 2015 to find engineering candidates who weren't already well represented at the company – women, black and Latino workers. But during the final stage for engineering hires, the decision-makers were risk-averse, often declining the minority candidates. The engineering leaders making the ultimate choices, almost all white or Asian men, often assessed candidates on traditional metrics like where they attended college, whether they had worked at a top tech firm, or whether current Facebook employees could vouch for them, according to former recruiters, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly about their work. Read more... More about Business, Jobs, Diversity, and Facebook Read More »This unbelievable footage of the Swiss Alps is not CGI
Though it seems like a CGI landscape from an action movie, this footage taken of the Swiss Alps is real and breathtaking. Read more... More about Racer Drone, Cgi, Switzerland, Real Time Video, and Drone Video Read More »New smart ball could aid children with special needs
'Leka' is a multi-sensory learning device designed specifically for children with special needs. Read more... More about Special Needs, Autism, Leka Ball, Leka, and Smart Ball Read More » | ||||
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