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 The internet bands together to help Chrissy Teigen get Fun Dip off her hands
Chrissy Teigen is going to the Grammys on Sunday. Exciting! Unfortunately, her fingers are stained green with Fun Dip, and she needs it to come off before the show. Luckily, the internet is here to help. And do weird jokes. This is why the internet was invented, right?
Here are a few of Twitter's more interesting responses, from the practical to the, uh, not. Their usefulness is, of course, TBD — though we don't think a literal green thumb would be a bad awards show accessory. Read more... More about Grammys, Chrissy Teigen, Twitter, and Watercooler Read More »Starting Sunday, you can stream Prince's music almost everywhere
Get ready for a #PurpleSunday. After several months of speculation, Prince's biggest hits will be available to stream on a number of streaming services — including Spotify, Pandora, Napster and Amazon Music — starting Sunday. Prince, a prolific artist who died of an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl in April of 2016, removed his music from the major streaming services in June 2015. Shortly after, Jay Z's Tidal became the exclusive streaming home to the artist's back catalog, as well as more recent works "Baltimore" and the LP Hit n Run. Read more... More about Napster, Pandora, Prince Rogers Nelson, Spotify, and Streaming Services Read More »One newspaper accidentally used photo of Alec Baldwin instead of President Trump
Sometimes it's not easy separating life from art. The Dominican newspaper El Nacional learned that the hard way on Friday, after it accidentally published a photo of Alec Baldwin instead of President Donald Trump. Baldwin has made headlines for his spot-on impression of the former reality star. But it was a mistake. Image: twitter/screengrab The paper on Saturday issued a clarification on its website: "El Nacional published on Friday as Donald Trump a picture of actor Alec Baldwin, who imitates on a television program the president of the United States," the publication wrote. "The picture was sent that day by Associated Press (AP) with the name of the actor and reported on the program, but was placed as if it were Trump's, a situation that went unnoticed for all who reviewed page 19El Nacional apologizes to the readers and to all those who felt affected by the publication. Actor Baldwin imitates President Trump on the Saturday Night Live weekly show on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), one of the most important in the United States." Read more... More about Nbc, Saturday Night Live, Alec Baldwin, Donald Trump, and Media Read More »This cosplayer might be the most convincing Taylor Swift lookalike yet
Meet the woman who looks so much like Taylor Swift, you'll want to ask her who she voted for. The internet loves a good doppelgänger, and it's found one in April Gloria, a cosplayer who's nailed Taylor Swift's cat-eyed, red lipsticked signature look. Yes, friends, it's true: this is not actually Taylor Swift. And the resemblance doesn't stop with appearance. April even has a cat named Milo, who definitely looks like he could be friends with Meredith and Olivia. Read more... More about Instagram, Taylor Swift, Lookalike, Doppelganger, and Watercooler Read More »NBA star Russell Westbrook uses 'Any Given Sunday' to put Kevin Durant on notice
In case anyone was wondering whether NBA star Russell Westbrook was taking the return of his former teammate, Kevin Durant, to Oklahoma City seriously, his pregame wardrobe just removed all doubt. Strolling into the Chesapeake Energy Arena hours before the 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off, Westbrook sported a number 13 Willie Beamen jersey. If you've forgotten, Beamen is the unapologetically awesome quarterback character played by Jamie Foxx in Any Given Sunday. Beamen's struggle in the film, like Westbrook's in real life, is defying the doubters, even in the face of his obvious talent. Read more... More about Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Basketball Read More »MashReads Podcast: YA fans are the best book fans ever. Take it from a YA expert
If you've ever been inspired by the art you love, you're not alone. It happens to everyone, even editors at famous publications like Entertainment Weekly. Or, at least, it happened to YA expert-turned-YA author Jeff Giles. SEE ALSO: MashReads Podcast: John Darnielle tells us not to trust 'Universal Harvester.' That's the point. Giles is known for being the former Entertainment Weekly editor who brought in-depth YA coverage to EW in the early days of the Twilight craze. Now he can include himself among the ranks of the YA authors he covered with the publication of his debut novel The Edge of Everything. Read more... More about Ya Books, Podcasts, Mashreads Podcast, Mashreads, and Entertainment Read More »Internet freaks out over 'BlondYe' aka blonde Kanye West
BlondYe is back. On Saturday, Kanye West was spotted in New York sporting newly dyed platinum blonde hair.
The eccentric rapper and fashion designer is in the Big Apple for New York Fashion Week. His Yeezy Kanye West runway show is scheduled for Feb. 15. Last time West went blonde was in December following his hospitalization. People on the internet had a lot to say about the return of the hairstyle. Read more... More about Hair, Music, Kanye West, and Watercooler Read More »It took an Aussie to finally tell Piers Morgan to f*ck off
There may be someone on this here Earth who has not heard of Piers Morgan, and what a blessing that must be. A sentient sack of useless opinions, the British media "personality" was on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday when an interesting thing happened. Australian comedian Jim Jefferies, he of the viral gun control rant, told Morgan to just "fuck off." As Morgan tried to claim U.S. President Donald Trump's "Muslim travel ban" was not a "Muslim travel ban," Jefferies felt compelled to make some factual commentary: "You just like that you won The Apprentice and you have a famous friend, mate." Read more... More about Real Time With Bill Maher, Australia, Muslim Travel Ban, Piers Morgan, and Donald Trump Read More »Magic Leap CEO defends his AR company on Twitter after photo leak
Shortly after a photo of company hardware was leaked, the CEO of the augmented and mixed reality company Magic Leap has gone online to correct the record. On Saturday, Business Insider published an image of what it said was "a working prototype" of the Google-backed startup's portable augmented reality device given to it by a source. On Twitter, Rony Abovitz claimed Saturday the photo showed only a "R&D test rig." The image depicts a man with a kit on his back that looks as if it's in the early stages of development, but Abovitz's tweet suggested it was not intended as consumer technology. "The photo you are all excited about is NOT what you think it is," he wrote. "The photo shows an @magicleap R&D test rig where we collect room/space data for our machine vision/machine learning work. Read more... More about Rony Abovitz, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Magic Leap, and Tech Read More »Melissa McCarthy's is back and super mad as Sean Spicer on 'SNL'
Melissa McCarthy returned to Saturday Night Live to bring us the gift that is her impression of White House Press Secretary Sean "Spicy" Spicer — and things got physical. McCarthy opened the night's briefing by assuring the press corps that it needn't worry: This was going to be the "New Spicy." A calm Spicy. One that definitely wouldn't throw wads of chewed gum at reporters and attack them with a leaf blower.
Kate McKinnon's Kellyanne Conway goes full 'Fatal Attraction' on 'SNL'
Kellyanne Conway will not be ignored, Jake. Especially not in Saturday Night Live's remake of the 90s thriller Fatal Attraction. Played by Kate McKinnon, the Trump advisor goes all single white female on Beck Bennett's Jake Tapper, lurking uninvited in his house, desperate to get back on the news. In the skit, the State Of The Union host heads home from CNN after declining to book Conway — an incident that reportedly happened on the network this week. Little does he know, the New Jersey native is waiting in the dark. And she has an affection for knives. Read more... More about Cnn, Donald Trump, Fatal Attraction, Saturday Night Live, and Jake Tapper Read More »Donald Trump has his day in 'The People's Court' on 'SNL'
On Saturday Night Live, Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump made good on his — and his press secretary's — promise to see the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges in court. More specifically, The People's Court of television fame. Melissa McCarthy as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer assured the gathered press corps in SNL's cold open that the president would be taking the fight over his seven-nation travel ban to the most reputable televised court in the land, and the show did not disappoint. "Mr. Trump, you understand this is a TV court, right?" asked Cecily Strong as The People's Court judge. Read more... More about Alec Baldwin, The People S Court, Court, Sean Spicer, and Melissa Mccarthy Read More »Tracy Morgan delivers Destiny’s Child burn from Beyoncé’s womb on 'SNL'
Tracy Morgan popped up on Saturday Night Live in the most unexpected of places: Beyoncé's womb. Morgan surprised the audience in Queen Bey's (Sasheer Zamata) ultrasound, playing one of her unborn twins alongside Keenan Thompson. Morgan and Thompson traded quips about what a cool mom they must have. "I think she's important," Morgan said. "When people meet her, they scream, so she's either a beautiful queen or a goblin." "Yo, our mama is Beyoncé, man!" the wiser Thompson explained. "Wow, I haven't even breathed yet and I know who Beyoncé is!" Read more... More about Twins, Beyonce, Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live, and Entertainment Read More »All you Valentine's Day haters are wrong. There, I've said it.
Let me just get this off my chest. I am so tired of everyone hating on Valentine's Day. What is better to celebrate than love? There is perhaps nothing more deserving of recognition and appreciation than the fact that you are loved, that someone cares about you and wants you to be happy. And I don't just mean in the romantic sense. I happen to love Valentine's Day, but not just because I'm in a relationship. Whether it's romantic love, familial love or friendship; love is worthy of celebration, especially when it often feels like the world is spinning out of control. So, to set the record straight, I'm going to tackle every single complaint I've ever heard about Valentine's Day, because Valentine’s Day can’t stick up for itself. Read more... More about Relationships, Romance, Love, Valentine S Day, and Uk Read More »How sunshine is bringing radio to remote parts of South Sudan
In South Sudan, most people don't have a TV. They rely on radio to get information. But limited access to power means entire communities of are left in information darkness for days at a time, especially in remote areas. One man is turning to the sun to change that. Issa Kassimu, an electrical engineer, came up with the bright idea of setting up the country's first solar-powered local radio station, Mayardit FM. Since March 2016 the station has been running on sunshine. The devastating impact of information darknessMayardit FM is not only changing the media landscape, it is also transforming people's lives. Vulnerable populations in South Sudan are very isolated and any kind of information darkness can have a devastating impact. Read more... More about Journalism, Freedom Of Information, Information Technology, Engineering, and Solar Panels Read More »Early tourists clambered to the top of Egypt's pyramids in fancy dresses and suits
1938 Tourists take tea atop the Great Pyramid. Image: Bettmann/Getty Images Since the visit of Herodotus in the 4th century BC, the enduring monuments of Ancient Egypt have drawn tourists across the Mediterranean from Europe, most of all to the towering pyramids of Giza. With the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, visits by wealthy tourists increased. That same year, travel mogul Thomas Cook offered his first tour of Palestine and the Nile, and launched regular steamer trips on the great river in the following years. The discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb in 1922 spurred a renewed Egyptian fascination among Europeans. Read more... More about Travel, Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Egypt, and History Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update crams a week of Trump missteps into 8 minutes
Saturday Night Live didn't exactly shy away from politics this week, which featured Trump impersonator-in-chief Alec Baldwin as the host. But most of the top real world headlines were skewered not in sketches, but in a dizzying Weekend Update instead. Co-hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost spat out one-liner after one-liner during an 8-minute tour through the many missteps and gaffes committed by the Trump White House during the preceding week. Che nailed it when he said: "The pace of this presidency is exhausting." Only one news event merited more than a one-liner: Mitch McConnell silencing Elizabeth Warren in the Senate as she argued against U.S. attorney general Jeff Sessions' confirmation. The Warren role went to Kate McKinnon and ... well ... watch it for yourself. Read more... More about Elizabeth Warren, Kate Mckinnon, Donald Trump, Saturday Night Live, and Snl Read More »MamaBreast is a realistic breast-feeding device that can help new parents everywhere
'MamaBreast' can teach you how to nurse your newborn properly. The straps are adjustable to make it comfortable to wear. Read more... More about Latching, Real Time Video, Real Time, Parenting Hacks, and Parenting With Technology Read More »Frank Ocean slams Taylor Swift's '1989' win in angry letter about the Grammys
At the tail end of 2016, Frank Ocean called the Grammy Awards "dated" and did not put forth his album Blonde for consideration—effectively boycotting the 59th annual awards and triggering a wave of possible no-shows from Kanye West, Drake and perhaps Justin Bieber. Now, in response to criticism from Grammy producers, Ocean penned a letter on Tumblr on Saturday night to share his frustrations with the awards show and to slam Taylor Swift's 1989 win over Kendrick Lamar in 2016. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich and writer David Wild expressed their irritations working with Ocean during his 2013 Grammy performance, saying the artist was rigid in his ways and did not understand that his vision would not be well-suited for television. Read more... More about Grammys, Conversations, Entertainment, Tumblr, and Frank Ocean Read More »That time Leslie Jones played Donald Trump on 'SNL'
Leslie Jones dreams of playing Donald Trump. The Saturday Night Live star knows that Alec Baldwin has the gig locked down. But that won't stop her from trying, or from destroying the office of SNL creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels. Can we please have more of these "real talk with Leslie" sketches? A new anti-smoking ad slams Big Tobacco for targeting black neighborhoods
The tobacco industry knows all about diversity — and knows exactly how to exploit it. That's the message of a new ad campaign from anti-smoking group Truth Initiative that highlights the ways in which cigarette marketers disproportionately target disadvantaged groups. In the commercials, comedian and former MTV VJ Amanda Seales talks through some stark statistics about the abundance of tobacco ads in black neighborhoods, near low-income schools and other areas where they're more likely to be seen by various underprivileged populations. Read more... More about Health, Tobacco, Business, Advertising, and Social Good Read More »Go behind-the-scenes of 'Scamalot' with funnyman James Veitch
It’s the one year anniversary since the premiere of Scamalot. James sure went on many adventures over the course of two seasons and now as a special treat for the fans we’ve put together this behind-the-scenes look at season 2's taping. And yes, James is as wacky in person as you would imagine. Catch up on the full series here. Subscribe to Mashable's YouTube for more great content. Can't get enough of James Veitch's antics? Follow him on Twitter: @veitchtweets or find him on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrjamesveitch Cheetos ad meeting on 'SNL' mocks marketing in the age of Trump
Donald Trump isn't ever mentioned by name in this Saturday Night Live sketch about a pitch meeting with Cheetos, but his presence looms large. Riffing on Lumber 84's political Super Bowl LI commercial — which delivered a strong message on the importance of an immigrant workforce — the SNL bit mulls the thought process behind politically motivated advertising. Are companies concerned about the issues or do they just see politics as another marketing tool? A very pregnant Ciara has the perfect Whitney Houston tribute
Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of Whitney Houston's death, and folks found unique ways of paying their respects to the legendary singer—but no one managed to honor Houston quite like Ciara. Ciara, who is expecting a child with NFL star Russell Wilson soon, danced her heart out with a perfect lip-sync to "I'm Every Woman" with her son Future making an adorable appearance in the short clip, along with a cameo from Wilson. Houston herself was pregnant in the original music video, making Ciara's tribute to the late singer even more special. Read more... More about Watercooler, Conversations, Whitney Houston, and Ciara Read More »Betsy DeVos' Department of Education misspells W.E.B. Du Bois' name, then misspells its apology
"Education must not simply teach work — it must teach life." These words by civil rights activist and historian W.E.B. Du Bois were echoed by the U.S. Department of Education's Twitter account, but ironically, with a spelling error. The account attributed the words to W.E.B. "DeBois." Of course, people on Twitter noticed right away and were not afraid to bring out the red pens and correct the "alternative spelling." Later, the account apologized for the error — but, sadly, it botched that too.
Behind-the-scenes look at the 'Scamalot' series
It’s the 1-year anniversary since the premiere of Scamalot. James sure went on many adventures over the course of two seasons and now, as a special treat for the fans, we’ve put together this behind-the-scenes look at the filming of season 2. And yes, James is as wacky in person as you would imagine. Catch up on the full series here. Subscribe to Mashable's YouTube for more great content. Can't get enough of James Veitch's antics? Follow him on Twitter: @veitchtweets or find him on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrjamesveitch Read more... More about Scams, Scam Emails, Benjamin Martin, Dustin Mclean, and Green Screen Read More »Nike shows it's no Under Armour with LeBron ad that slams discrimination
It's getting harder and harder to avoid politics in sports. Pro basketball stars in particular are speaking out against discrimination and hate, and LeBron James is no exception. On Sunday, the three-time NBA champion tweeted out this powerful new Nike ad featuring himself, fellow NBA pro Kevin Durant and tennis great Serena Williams. In sports, "you're defined by your actions, not your looks or beliefs," the ad's narrator says. The video shows athletes using spray paint to extend their basketball courts and soccer fields to show that "equality should have no boundaries." Shots of a Muslim track runner and people standing outside of a court building push home the message that "opportunity should not discriminate" and "the ball should bounce the same for everyone." Read more... More about Kevin Durant, Serena Williams, Equality, Lebron James, and Nike Read More » | ||||
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