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 Oscar-nominated movies get poster remakes featuring 'Pokémon,' 'Overwatch' and 'Star Wars'
A group of artists celebrated some of the biggest Oscar-nominated movies by reimagining them in different film, TV, video game and comic book universes. Imgur user Diablien uploaded a collection of 10 alternative posters for Oscar-nominated movies featuring characters from other universes and new titles to fit them. The gallery also includes links to purchase the poster prints along with attribution to the different artists. The mash-up of Pokémon with Zootopia may be one of the greatest creations imaginable and putting Deadpool and Wolverine into Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling's roles in La La Land is definitely the funniest idea to come out of this collection. Read more... More about Star Wars, Overwatch, Pokemon, Gaming, and Film Read More »Researchers built an origami-inspired bulletproof shield to protect police officers
Brigham Young University researchers designed this origami-inspired bulletproof shield using 12 layers of Kevlar. Read more... More about Gunfire, Blue Lives Matter, Police Officers, Real Time Video, and Bulletproof Shield Read More »Emma Watson just found a new, Earth-friendly way to be fabulous
Emma Watson has slayed basically ever since we first met her. First, she played heroic intellect Hermione in the Harry Potter films. Then she made powerful feminist statements as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. Next, she attended the Women's March on Washington with her mom. And just in case you forgot about how talented she is, her acting and singing has taken us by storm with every single Beauty and the Beast promo that comes out. Now she is proving her role-model worthiness once again by completing the Beauty and the Beast press tour clad in completely sustainable outfits, as documented by the new Instagram account The Press Tour. Read more... More about Beauty And The Beast, Sustainability, Fashion, Emma Watson, and Entertainment Read More »Access all your cards in one click with this solar-powered smart wallet
The innovative Ekster wallet incorporates a mechanical pocket for easy card access and a solar-powered GPS tracker for location monitoring. Read more... More about Click, Solar Powered, Smart Wallet, Real Time Video, and Real Time Video Read More »Kellyanne Conway reportedly benched from TV by Team Trump
Does it seem like we've been seeing less of Kellyanne Conway lately? Once the most recognizable mouthpiece of President Trump, she hasn't been on TV since last week, when she said on MSNBC that Trump still had "full confidence" in Gen. Michael Flynn...a few hours before Flynn resigned. If absence makes the heart grow fonder, Kellyanne's fans can prepare for the worst— Conway has reportedly fallen out of favor with Trump. On Wednesday, CNN reported that Conway's been "sidelined," taking her out of the mix as one of Trump's media surrogates. Even before that interview, Conway's presence seemed to have peaked. After a series of particularly contentious interviews, CNN reportedly began passing on interviews with ConwayMorning Joe, the MSNBC show that is known to count Trump as a fan, also reportedly refused to have her on. Read more... More about Business, Politics, Donald Trump, Business, and Media Read More »NASA discovered 7 Earth-sized planets and everyone made the same Trump jokes
Finally — some good news. NASA has found what pretty much appears to be a backup solar system a mere 40 light-years away. And not a moment too soon. Scientists discovered seven Earth-sized exoplanets circling a dwarf star, TRAPPIST-1, and everyone on Earth is ready to sign up for a one-way ticket to the new system. (Using current technology, it would be nearly impossible for humans to get to the planetary system, however. #Thanks2017.) Image: NASA/JPL-CALTECH Everyone also immediately made the discovery about the 45th president. With seven new worlds suddenly available, the possibilities seemed endless. Earthlings could send Trump to the new system. He could mess up these exoplanets before destroying Earth. Or we could all flee to these new worlds and leave Trump behind. Read more... More about Nasa, Science, Space, Twitter, and Donald Trump Read More »Find your serenity now with George Costanza singing The Chainsmokers
Oh wow. We didn't know we needed this until right now. Youtuber DustinNotJustin created this beautiful video of George Costanza singing "Closer" by The Chainsmokers and we're no longer in need of serenity now. This video just speaks to us and somehow captures George's vibe in an unconventional, but incredible way. Song of the summer + Summer of George = Internet mashup perfection. Read more... More about The Chainsmokers, Mashup, Seinfeld, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »The pineapple on pizza debate is tearing us apart
When you hear the phrase "pineapple on pizza" people are either drooling in hunger, dancing on a table at 3 a.m., or reaching for a barf bag to throw up their disgust. The debate over whether to put fruit on your pizza dough is raging again and it's as ugly as a four-day-old slice. Over the past week, we've learned that when it comes to this particular food mashup, there is no neutral ground. The crazed masses of the internet jumped into the latest round after Iceland president's boldly declared that if he could, he would ban people from adding pineapple as a pizza topping. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, created so much controversy with his comment that he had to backtrack by offering an apology to pineapple lovers and pineapples everywhere. Read more... More about Reactions, Iceland, Twitter, Toppings, and Pizza Read More »Artist creates beautiful nature scenes out of gunpowder, then sets it on fire
Danny Shervin is a painter who has taken to using gunpowder as his material of choice to create incredibly detailed works of artHis original artwork is based in nature, with images of owls, deer and other woodland animals. To share with the world the painstaking process of creating art with gunpowder, he has put together a Paint with Gunpowder YouTube. As you can imagine, pushing and placing gunpowder to resemble landscapes isn't easy. As it says on his website, each painting takes several hours to finish. So imagine our surprise when he finishes each art piece, only to put a lighter to it. That's right. He burns the gunpowder after he completes his work, and watching the slow burn is delightfully mesmerizing. Read more... More about Fire, Youtube, Videos, Art, and Gunpowder Read More »18 people who have no idea how to use a computer
Just because you own a fancy laptop doesn't mean you're very tech savvy. From horrifying computer deaths to disgusting motherboards covered in a mysterious mold, Reddit's IT professionals at r/TechSupportGore share some of the gnarliest tech nightmares that roll into their shops. Check it out, and if you aren't very tech friendly, take this as an opportunity to learn from some other people's mistakes. 1. No room? No problem.Image: 240-185/reddit 2. Maybe that 3D sticker was a bad idea.Image: JeepDispenser/reddit Read more... 3. Do you smell something burning?More about Fail, Funny, Tech, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The Chainsmokers and Coldplay release a boring song about being boring
Hey, I was doing just fine before I heard "Something Just Like This" by the Chainsmokers and Coldplay. Vocals are left to Chris Martin's perfectly adequate pipes, as he spins a tale of longing, crooning, "I've been reading books of old. The legends and the myths." But he's not like the other guys who did stuff! He is no Achilles, he's just a sensitive dude advertising his willingness to settle. And then the beat drops. The song is from The Chainsmokers' forthcoming debut album, Memories...Do Not Open, which Martin is very much looking forward to. Read more... More about Music, Edm, Coldplay, Collaboration, and The Chainsmokers Read More »'Mass Effect' brings totally f*ckable aliens to 'Cards Against Humanity'
If there's one thing Mass Effect fans know well, it's that everybody in BioWare's space adventure series likes to f*ck. That's why the URL for an upcoming Mass Effect-themed pack for Cards Against Humanity is totallyfuckablealiens.com. If that's any indication of what's to come in the 14 new cards, then this expansion ought to fit right in. The $1 pack was conceived — according to the website — as a way to convince BioWare to deliver an early copy of Mass Effect: Andromeda for the CAH team. The ploy didn't work, but the pack was created nonetheless. Read more... More about Mass Effect, Cards Against Humanity, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Pro tip: How to parry, counter and guard-break your way to victory in 'For Honor'
Being a pro gamer isn't easy. To master top competitive games takes hundreds of hours of practice — but also knowledge. Each week, we'll share the most useful tips and tricks to improve your play. It's time to get good. For Honor officially released over a week ago but that doesn't mean we've all mastered the art of combat in Ubisoft's unique competitive fighting game. If you're still having some issues getting a hang of the game's complex combat system or find yourself losing a lot of duels, the tips in the video above by Prima Games should help you turn some of those L's into W's in no time. Read more... More about For Honor, Pro Tips, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »It's about time: Half of all websites are now encrypted
Slowly but surely, the web is becoming more secure. About half of all websites are now encrypted using HTTPS, in a development the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) has labeled a significant milestone. Both Google and Mozilla now report that at least 50 percent of web traffic from their respective browsers is encrypted with HTTPS, the secure internet protocol that helps protect users from tracking and other malicious activities. The nonprofit EFF and other privacy advocates have been encouraging wider adoption of HTTPS for years but progress has been relatively slow. Even now, many mainstream websites and services still use the less secure HTTP protocol, or don't turn on HTTPS for everyone by default. Read more... More about Encryption, Https, Security, Apps And Software, and Tech Read More »For only the second known time, a chimp has a disorder similar to Down Syndrome
A 24-year-old chimp in Japan has a genetic disorder similar to Down Syndrome in humans, researchers have found. Kanako is only the second chimpanzee known to have the chromosomal defect trisomy 22. The disorder has stunted her growth, left her blind and resulted in a congenital heart disease and underdeveloped teeth. But she's also lived a surprisingly long time. The first chimp with a confirmed case of trisomy 22 — which scientists documented in 1969 — didn't live to see its second birthday. That makes Kanako the longest-living chimp with this chromosomal disorder, at least that scientists are aware of, according to a new study in the journal Primates. Read more... More about Kyoto, Trisomy 21, Trisomy 22, Chromosome, and Genetic Disorders Read More »Michael C. Hall makes a great point about David Bowie's Brit award win
The late, great David Bowie posthumously won British Male Solo Artist at the 2017 Brit Awards — but would he have cared? It's a very important point, raised by Michael C. Hall, who accepted the award on his behalf.
Hall is perhaps most known for playing the lead role on serial killer drama Dexter, but he's starred in Bowie's musical Lazarus, on Broadway and in London. SEE ALSO: David Bowie may have left a clue in the final Twitter account he followed before his death Read more... 'Rogue One' Blu-Ray will give us zero deleted scenes
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is coming to Digital HD on March 24 and Blu-Ray on April 4, Disney announced Wednesday. But on neither platform will you get to see any deleted scenes or alternate versions of scenes, Disney reps confirmed to Mashable. That's unusual for a Star Wars movieThe Force Awakens, for example, arrived on home video last year along with six deleted scenes. And it's especially unusual for Rogue One, given the highly publicized reshoots — and the last-minute re-editing that reshaped the entire third act of the film. More about Rogue One A Star Wars Story, Rogue One, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Film Read More »The 'Apple Park' spaceship campus will open in April...and it looks amazing
The long-awaited Apple campus will be opening its doors in April 2017 and will include a theater named in memory of late co-founder, Steve Jobs. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Business Read More »Uber CEO Travis Kalanick needs to resign
In the wake of sexual harassment and fundamental employee mismanagement allegations detailed by a female engineer, thousands of people are deleting Uber from their smartphones in protest. Again. SEE ALSO: Uber's ratings are in the toilet It's a nice gesture, but will probably have very little impact on Uber's bottom line. This is a global company after all, and I think it's safe to assume that most of those deleting Uber are in the U.S. The #DeleteUber movement gives you that temporary rush of "There. Now I've really done something!" until you realize that the last time we all did #DeleteUber over Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's involvement with President Donald Trump, just 200,000 people (out of an estimated 40 million monthly uniques) dropped the service. Read more... More about Sexual Harrassment, Travis Kalanick, Uber, Business, and Apps Software Read More »Gynopedia helps female travelers find reproductive health care around the globe
Getting comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care as a woman is hard. Getting care while jet setting, however, is damn near impossible. But a silly-named site is looking to change this fact for female travelers, allowing globetrotters the ability to access need-to-know health information in an easy to read wiki. Gynopedia is an online, open-source database giving women access to free sexual and reproductive health care information for popular travel destinations across the globe. The resource, which is searchable by major city, outlines where to go for reproductive health care, including gynecological exams, emergency contraception and STI tests. Gynopedia even advises on where to find safe abortion clinics. Read more... More about Social Good, Womens Health, Women, Travel, and Reproductive Health Read More »Katy Perry's Brit Awards performance included a sneaky jab at Trump
It was the performance everyone was looking forward to — Katy Perry, going large at the 2017 Brit Awards, with her new single "Chained to the Rhythm." Her performance was full of little paper houses bobbing back and forth (the new Left Shark?), but it definitely wasn't a commentary on the fact that none of us will ever own a house in London because the prices are out of control. Everyone on Twitter immediately jumped on one thing.
Sad boy's attempt at hooking up reminds us to text carefully
Pro tip: If you're going to text your bro about going to a girl's dorm to hook up, triple check to make sure you're not sending that text to the girl you think you're hooking up with instead. Chances are, that hook up will be null and void. This guy learned the hard way when he made his intentions very, very clear to his buddy, but problem is, it wasn't his buddy who saw his plan. SEE ALSO: Twitter's new anti-abuse measure stops notifications for threads started by people you've blocked Twitter user tired girl posted these texts between her and a guy she goes to school with:
Sorry Beyoncé, but these baby polar bears are the cutest twins of 2017
Look at these babies. Just look at them. These precious angel bears belong to the Columbus Zoo, who shared the twins' first photoshoot today on Facebook. No offense to Beyoncé, Amal Clooney or any other celebrities expecting twins, but these polar bear babes are the cutest twins of 2017. The competition has already been won. I mean... These cubs belong to female polar bear Aurora and are currently 3 months old. The Columbus Zoo stated on Facebook that the sex of the babies is still unknown, but will be confirmed in a few weeks. Read more... More about Zoo, Cute, Baby Animals, Babies, and Polar Bear Read More »Pray for the dancing house that fell off stage during Katy Perry's BRIT Awards performance
In the grind that is awards show season, not everyone makes it out unscathed. Take for example this background dancer who fell off stage during Katy Perry's "Chained to the Rhythm" performance at Wednesday's BRIT Awards. The dancer, disguised inside one of the many lit-up cardboard houses for Perry's performance, clearly couldn't see the edge of the stage coming, and tumbled down into the crowd. Stumbling off stage like a wasted zombie, indeed. We've reached out to the BRIT Awards to make sure the dancer is ok after the fall. Read more... More about Fail, Brit Awards, Katy Perry, Watercooler, and Video Read More »Doomsday-proof vault in the Arctic receives a major deposit of seeds
A frozen tundra is perhaps the worst place in the world to grow crops. But that didn't stop people from bringing nearly 50,000 seeds of potatoes, lentils, wheat, barley and other food staples to the Arctic Circle this week. The seeds won't be sprinkled across frozen farmlands. Instead, they'll be stored indefinitely at a global seed vault on Norway's Svalbard archipelago. The vault is designed to safeguard the world's food sources from any variety of doomsday scenarios: nuclear war, climate change, natural disasters or even an asteroid strike. Read more... More about Agriculture, Doomsday, Nuclear War, Climate Change, and Crops Read More »Someone got banned from Club Penguin in 39 seconds
Sometimes getting banned from a game is more fun than playing it. Such is the unsaid thesis behind a group of folks trying to get kicked off the child-friendly game Club Penguin. The game's great at barring users who say stuff like "fuck," "shit" and "ass" on its servers, so you can get barred pretty quick. One person managed to do it in 39 seconds, as you can see in the video above. This person is the apparent world-record holder in getting banned from Club PenguinSuch records exist. Second best currently sits at 41 seconds and, if you wanna make the podium, you'll have to do faster than 42 seconds. The top nine are all under a minute. Read more... More about Banned, Club Penguin, and Tech Read More »Adorably weird shruggie dog gets a equally weird Photoshop battle
A photo of a weird dog captured in an awkward moment stole the internet's heart, then Redditors quickly Photoshopped the crap out of it. It all started when Redditor zzzman82 posted a photo to r/Funny, claiming that one of their Facebook friends posted a photo of the dog in hopes of getting it adopted. "I think he chose the perfect photo," zzzman82 wrote. Reddit fell in love with the little weirdo, so as a show of their newfound affection, they did what they always do and Photoshopped the dog into some hilarious situations. Read more... More about Funny, Dogs, Photoshop Battles, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Milo Yiannopoulos' logo kind of makes him look like a failed DJ
In case you haven't heard, it's been an especially rough week for Milo Yiannopoulos, but even in the darkest of times the man can't help but troll the world. First Yiannopoulos' book deal was dropped by Simon & Schuster after backlash surrounding some controversial pedophilia comments he made in a video, and then the notorious alt-right internet troll announced he would be resigning from his position as a senior editor at Breitbart News and starting his own "independently-funded media venture." However, people have noticed something about the personal logo Milo used to head his resignation letter ... it's horrible. Read more... More about Breitbart, Logo, Reactions, Watercooler, and Twitter Read More »Some dude wants you to 'control' your period with, uh, glue
Some disturbing but unsurprising news from Man-Land: Daniel Dopps, a Kansas-based chiropractor and human version of the word "actually," wants people to "control" their periods with — wait for it — glue. Yes, Dopps has a fresh patent for Mensez, a "feminine lipstick" intended to stop menstrual blood by sealing together the labia minora. According to Dopps' LinkedIn page, the glue — made of "amino acids and oils in a lipstick applicator," of course — will allegedly dissolve when the user urinates, setting the stopped-up blood free. More about Periods, Sexual Health, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The alien planets of TRAPPIST-1 are already inspiring great art, poetry, and writing
Imagine standing on a world 40 light-years from Earth. You look up, and see other planets slowing moving through the sky, sisters to the world you find yourself on. You notice that it's relatively dark, because the star you're orbiting is dim, and far smaller than the sun. But you're still warm, thanks to the infrared light emitted by the ultracool dwarf star. This could be a vision of what we'd see if we traveled to one of the seven Earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, a small, dim star about 235 trillion miles from our home. Read more... More about Space Exploration, Trappist 1, Nasa, Planet Discoveries, and Exoplanets Read More »There's a gold statue of Kanye West as Jesus in Los Angeles now, and that seems right
Yeezus Christ, there's a gold statue of Kanye West posed as the son of God on the cross in Los Angeles. West stands on his tip toes in what may or may not be Yeezys upon a pedestal reading "False Idol" — a nod to J Cole's apparent Kanye diss track — looking a lot like an Oscar statue just days ahead of the Academy Awards.
Hug a tree while you still can: U.S. forests are disappearing
The Amazon rainforest and Indonesia's peat swamps aren't the only places suffering from deforestation. On the mainland U.S., swaths of forests are steadily disappearing, too. It's not just that we're losing trees. The forests themselves are growing farther and farther apart, researchers say. A new study found that the average distance between forest patches increased by nearly 1,690 feet — or about 14 percent — between 1992 and 2001. That's bad news for biodiversity. Think of each forest patch as a sanctuary or transit hub for migratory animals and other species. When forests are closely knit together, the wildlife, plants and soil can share nutrients and thrive. When trees are few and far between, these connections break down. Read more... More about Forestry, Deforestation, Wildlife, Nature, and Biodiversity Read More »A Swedish politician wants workers to take paid sex breaks
While some companies embrace standing desks and free snacks, one Swedish town's politician is hoping to give workers the greatest perk of all: the freedom to bone on the clock. The proposal comes from Per-Erik Muskos, a council member for Övertorneå. It requires companies to give workers an hour paid break to go home and give their partners the business. "There are studies that show sex is healthy," Muskos said, according to a Swedish publication. Of course, "you can't guarantee that a worker doesn't go out for a walk instead," he added, which is a very good point. Read more... More about Workplace Cuture, Sex, Sweden, and Watercooler Read More »The emails Republicans don't want you to see
A trove of more than 7,500 emails and other documents were released on Wednesday revealing that President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) coordinated closely with his state's oil and gas industry while also leading an office responsible for regulating them. The emails, released by the Oklahoma attorney general's office after losing a two-year legal battle with the Center for Media and Democracy, show that Scott Pruitt worked with energy executives to push back against EPA regulations that were viewed as harmful to their industry. The records release came mere days after the former Oklahoma attorney general was narrowly confirmed by the Senate and began his new job at the EPA. Read more... More about Epa, Scott Pruitt, Us World, and Climate Read More »iPhone users spent so much money in the App Store last year
Congratulations, iPhone users: you spent a ton of money on apps last year. Right after the holiday season, Apple touted huge App Store sales. But now analysts at SensorTower have broken down the numbers at the user level to give us a better look at what people were spending their money on. SEE ALSO: So the App Store is basically Yelp now The standout stat: The average iPhone user coughed up $40 on premium apps and in-app purchases throughout the year, up from $35 in 2015. But the spending growth didn't necessarily come from new downloads, as iPhone owners actually downloaded fewer apps in 2016 than the year before (33 per device last year compared to 35 in 2015). Read more... More about Purchase, Subscription Service, App Store, Iphone, and Apple Read More »Don't want to use Uber? Waze Carpool expands to other cities.
Google-owned Waze wants to dominate the ride-hailing market. Thanks to the allegations of sexual harassment rocking top competitor Uber, it may actually stand a chance. With timing that may or may not be coincidental, Chief Wazer Noam Bardin announced that his company plans to radically expand its carpool service, according to The Wall Street Journal. Initially launched in the U.S. last year, Waze Carpool in many ways functions similar to Uber: it matches drivers with riders and compensates those behind the wheel —minus the institutionalized sexism detailed over the weekend in a blog post by former employee Susan Fowler Rigetti. Read more... More about Waze Carpool, Google, Sexism, Uber, and Waze Read More »Here's what the Ice Age tells us about future sea level rise
A new study on an ancient ice sheet may hold important clues about our planet's future. The research focuses on the Laurentide Ice Sheet, the massive expanse covering North America during the last Ice Age, which ended about 10,000 years ago. A team of scientists found that small spikes in the temperature of the ocean — not the air — likely caused periods of rapid melting and splintering of the ice. Their findings add to a growing body of evidence that climate change could ultimately drive sea levels even higher than today's models predict, according to the study published Feb. 15 in the journal Nature. Glaciers in Greenland, Antarctica and other areas have been melting rapidly in recent years due in part to increasing ocean temperatures. Read more... More about Cryosphere, Oceans, Climate Change, Global Warming, and Heinrich Read More »Colby Rasmus' disgusting beard didn't last long enough to feel the internet's wrath
A warning to athletes — be wary of outlandish facial hair. It could lead to an internet trolling extravaganza. Just ask Colby Rasmus, who showed up to MLB Spring Training this camp sporting a mighty fine neck beard. Perhaps the Tampa Bay Rays outfielder was looking for some new mojo, hoping to improve on his dismal .206 batting average from 2016, the worst of his big league career. SEE ALSO: Based on Magic Johnson's tweets, the Lakers basically just hired Perd Hapley from 'Parks and Rec' Either way, the internet chimed in — as it always does — absolutely roasting Rasmus' new beard with a series of hilarious tweets. Read more... More about Twitter, Mlb Spring Training, Baseball, Mlb, and Entertainment Read More »Margot Robbie's new ride looks straight out of the future
Who knew you needed an ambassador to spruik electric vehicles? Nissan does, and it's enlisted the services of Australian actress Margot Robbie to go riding around in its fancy EV sports concept car, the BladeGlider, around Monaco's Monte Carlo street circuit. SEE ALSO: Ford's self-driving cars won't have steering wheels because engineers maybe kept falling asleep The BladeGlider is a two-seater which was first unveiled at the 2013 Tokyo motor show. It's loosely based off the company's DeltaWing racer, which debuted at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 2012. There are only two BladeGliders in the world, and the car hits 100 km/h (0-60 mph) in under five seconds. Read more... More about Ev, Evs, Electric Vehicles, Electric Cars, and Nissan Read More »Internet, meet Finland's adorable first dog, Lennu
The world has been suffering political dog content withdrawals. After all, everyone's still grieving the sudden withdrawal of the Obama family's dogs, Bo and Sunny, from the world stage. Donald Trump, of course, has no pets. It makes sense then that the desperate gaze of pup-lovers worldwide has fallen on Finland and President Sauli Niinistö's badass pup, Lennu. Lennu, a five-year-old Boston terrier, according to the Finnish outlet Yle Uutiset, has been making public appearances for some time now. He's not fully media trained, and has a habit of distracting the cameras away from his owner and onto his own antics. And now, people outside Finland have caught on. Read more... More about Presidential Dog, Finland, Lennu, Sauli Niinist, and Watercooler Read More »Guy pranks local school by pretending to be a kid and calling out sick
YouTube is filled with an enormous amount of "prank" videos, which typically end with being people just being jerks to others for a few clicks. Every once and a while, though, a classic prank will shine through the rest. Tim Bradbury of Tiny Tim Adventures is insanely good at imitating a cartoon-like voice of a child, so good that he even fooled a local school into thinking he was actually a child that went there for several minutes. Prank phone calls just never seem to get old. Read more... More about Funny, Prranks, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Everyone thinks this band was hacked at the Brit Awards
The graphics department might have gotten a bit carried away during a performance at Tuesday's Brit Awards in London because everyone freaked out that the band The 1975 had been caught in an elaborate, on-air hacking fiasco. Tweets started popping up from concerned viewers who thought the mean text cards that took over the screen during the band's performance weren't supposed to be part of the show.
Players and coaches react to Candice Wiggins' controversial claims about the WNBA
Former WNBA player Candice Wiggins said the league has a "very, very harmful" bullying culture, and though league officials have yet to comment, coaches and players are weighing in. In a San Diego Union-Tribune story on Wiggins — who played on four teams over an eight-year career — she claimed that "98 percent" of WNBA players are gay, many of whom harassed her for being heterosexual. She also called it a "depressing state" in the WNBA, a league which is "not watched." The WNBA hasn't released a statement, despite requests from multiple news outlets. Read more... More about Candace Wiggins, Basketball, Wnba, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »How to use Instagram albums without losing all your followers
Instagram just introduced its most controversial feature since Stories. The app added the ability to attach up to 10 photos and video clips to a single post, which is either the absolute worst or, maybe, kind of okay — depending on where you stand. SEE ALSO: Instagram launches photo albums, sadly But no matter where you stand, the update will absolutely change how you share and view posts and it could take some getting used to. Agreeing on the proper etiquette for how to share the new type of post will likely take some time. In the meantime, regardless of whether you think albums are going to ruin Instagram, there are a number of circumstances when the feature will be useful, if not welcome. Read more... More about Instagram, Facebook, Apps And Software, Tech, and Tech Read More »Can everyone quit hanging out with dolphins while we're stuck in the office?
Here's a request: Please stop posting videos of incredible encounters with wildlife in stunning locations while we're working 9 to 5. It's just cruel. Take Luke Taylor, who caught vision of these dolphins hanging out at Tallow Beach, near Byron Bay, Australia on Feb. 17. The creatures can be seen swimming and jumping alongside the surfers. "It was so magical to see them so calm & joyful in their own habitat with all the surfers around them," Taylor wrote in the video's description. Dare to dream. Over in Kaikoura, New Zealand, a group of jet skiers recently found themselves surrounded by a family of orcas while out on the water. Read more... More about Video, Animals, Orca Whale, Orca, and Orcas Read More »She let her dog poop in the airport, so he got his revenge
Traveling can be bad enough, but rude people can turn even a mediocre flight into an absolute nightmare. Comedian Steve Hofstetter was traveling through LAX on Tuesday when he encountered a rude passenger who let her dog poop on the airport floor and left it there for someone else to clean up. Hofstetter shared his story of revenge, which he admits "may have gone too far," on both Facebook and Reddit. "While walking to my gate at LAX, I noticed a woman whose dog was in the middle of [the airport] doing its business," Hofstetter wrote. "The woman was loudly face-timing [sic] with her back to the dog, so I assumed she didn’t notice. That was likely the thought shared by the gentleman who tried to get her attention." Read more... More about Rude, Lax, Comedian, Dog Poop, and Watercooler Read More »Spiderman vs. Elsa videos have taken over YouTube and it's so confusing
Somewhere along the internet's path into content oblivion, Spiderman and Elsa videos on YouTube became a guaranteed and genuinely weird traffic winner. The premise is simple enough: Adults dress as characters from the Spiderman and Frozen franchise and act out wordless, often slightly violent skits to chirpy music. As TubeFilter noted in early February, these short films, ostensibly for children, have been racking up the views. Search "Spiderman and Elsa" on YouTube and you get more than 6 million results. The videos are part of a surge of kid-friendly content on Youtube — a trend the site itself has embraced via the Youtube Kids app (the main app is meant for people 13 and over). Videos of Kinder eggs being opened, toy reviews and yes, even Spiderman and Elsa skits aren't just niche, mind-melting internet fodder: they are a full-blown business. Read more... More about Frozen, Joker, Batman, Spiderman And Elsa, and Watercooler Read More »Users get message about Susan Fowler when trying to delete Uber
Some Uber users trying to delete the app are getting a notification from the company specifically mentioning the allegations of sexual harassment detailed over the weekend in a blog post by former employee Susan Fowler Rigetti. A screenshot of one such interaction, confirmed to Mashable as authentic by an Uber spokesperson, demonstrates the lengths to which the company is going to assure fleeing customers that "what [Fowler] describes is abhorrent and against everything Uber stands for and believes in."
Gentle koala investigating his carer's arm is what dreams are made of
You have to love the story of an orphan made good, right? Dust the koala, who is under the care of a koala rescue service on Australia's east coast, was found injured and taken in by Port Stephens Koalas in January. Dust was roaming the streets without his mother, according to the shelter's Facebook post, weighing a measly 1.8 kilograms (3.96 pounds). After a bit of TLC, Dust has become quite the curious and affectionate koala, giving its carer little sniffs and kisses. Image: facebook/port stephens koalas "Because he's still growing, he will now be on formula until he's around 2.5 [kilograms] at which point he will be released," the rescue service explained on Facebook when he was first found. Read more... More about Port Stephens, Koala, Australia, Watercooler, and Australia Read More »Internet stands up for trans kids as Trump rolls back protections
In a significant setback, the Trump administration rescinded federal guidelines that give transgender students the right to use public school restrooms that match their gender identity. According to the Washington Post, officials from the Department of Justice and the Department of Education told the U.S. Supreme Court to "disregard memos" on transgender student rights. The guidelines, first issued by the Obama administration, say that prohibiting transgender students from using facilities which match their gender violates federal anti-discrimination laws on the basis of sex. Read more... More about Lgbt Issues, Lgbtq, Donald Trump, Trump, and Transgender Read More »Japan launches an app that'll tell you where the nearest vacant toilet is
When you gotta go, you gotta go — until all the cubicles are full and there's a snaking line waiting. A Japanese company has the perfect solution: an app that shows the nearest vacant toilet. According to telecommunications giant KDDI, the app will predict if toilets are in use by using sensors installed on stall doors to determine whether they are open or closed. App users will then receive real-time updates on how many cubicles are available in their area. "People often waste time by looking around for an available toilet on various floors or by waiting until one becomes available," KDDI spokesman Daisuke Maruo told the Japan Times. Read more... More about Apps And Software, Toilet, Japan, Tech, and Mobile Read More »Enough is enough! Citizens of this country demand a public sex offenders registry
The US has it. The UK and Ireland have it. And now, an Indian state will have it too. The southern state of Kerala has announced the institution of a Sex Offenders Registry following increasing attacks on women in the state. With this, it becomes the first Indian state to put out identification details of sex offenders in public domain, The News Minute reports. SEE ALSO: Bangalore's 'Night of Shame': Mass molestation in India's Silicon Valley on New Year's Eve It all started when a popular Kerala actress was reportedly abducted and molested in her car, an incident that led to outrage in the film industry and political parties. Baby panda just wants to cling onto his keeper and follow him everywhere
We can't let go of how cute this panda is. And neither can everyone else it seems — a video of the baby clinging on to its keeper has reached over 60 million views in less than a day since it was posted. The panda, who lives in China's Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, is seen tightly holding on to its keeper's legs. Every time the keeper tries to move the panda away, it just comes scurrying back. The video was shared by iPanda, a panda-cam which airs live broadcasts of the bears in the Chengdu research facility. Read more... More about Cute Animals, Viral Videos, Baby Panda, Panda, and China Read More »Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus rumored to have a 6.2-inch screen
At this rate of information leakage, we're likely to know every single detail about Samsung's upcoming flagship phone well before it launches. Reliable leaks guy Evan Blass just posted a full set of specs for the larger version of the device, apparently named the Samsung Galaxy S8+. Most specs aren't out of the ordinary, and some, like the 12-megapixel dual rear camera and 4GB of RAM, are slightly underwhelming. But the spec sheet claims the device will have a huge, 6.2-inch screen (or, in reality, a 6.1-inch screen if you consider the rounded corners). Read more... More about Smartphones, Specifications, Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, Samsung, and Tech Read More »People can't, can't, can't believe how much some are paying for Justin Bieber's concert tickets
We told you that Justin Bieber is performing in India for the first time. Understandably, there's a lot of excitement, especially in millennials who can't have enough of the 23-year-old pop sensation. But now there's a problem as we discovered once the tickets went on sale. Firstly, there's a queue. Even if you wait, you are never sure that you're going to get a ticket. What if they are exhausted by 2,000 or even 3,900?
The four-minute 'Alien:Covenant' prologue is surprisingly cheery
After the first poster and trailer for Alien:Covenant scared the bejeezus out of us, we expected something equally sinister from the new, four-minute prologue to the movie. But it's exactly the opposite: We get to meet the crew of the colony ship Covenant before things start going awry, and while there's a lot of uneasy looks and one pretty scary situation (especially if you've watched the original Alien), do not expect to see alien claws ripping through human flesh in this one. According to the YouTube clip's description, the prologue shows us the "main crew (all couples) and their android, Walter, enjoy their final meal together before cryosleep." That explains the clip's title: "Last Supper," but given how the original movie ends, we don't doubt that for many of these crew members, this was, in fact, their last supper. Read more... More about Ridley Scott, Prologue, Alien, Alien Covenant, and Entertainment Read More »This is how a huge conglomerate thinks millennials want to live
Artisanal coffee workshops. Social kitchens. Stationary bikes. These features, aimed at millennials, may eventually be part of luxury apartments belonging to The Ascott, the world's largest serviced apartment conglomerate. The Singapore-headquartered hospitality giant, which has apartments all over Asia, Europe and the Middle East, has set up a "living lab" at the Singapore Management University's downtown campus. The colourful apartment mock-ups feature modular furniture, a large social pantry, a jamming room for musicians, and futuristic recreation rooms with VR headsets and a "reimagined cube for table tennis." Read more... More about Singapore, Apartments, Luxury, The Ascott, and Millennials Read More »One telecom carrier is fixing a major privacy problem you probably don't know about
A telecom operator is trying to fix a major privacy problem that many of us are unaware about. Vodafone, India’s second largest telecom operator by subscribers, has introduced a new way for its subscribers, especially women, to top up talktime credit to their phones without disclosing their phone number to strangers. The new program, called Private Recharge Mode, allows people to add credit to their phones with a unique code instead of their phone number. It might sound like a non-issue to many, but in India, where over 90% of the billion mobile phone users are on prepaid connection, walk into mom-and-pop shops and hand out their phone numbers to top up their accounts. Read more... More about Privacy, Telecommunications, Vodafone, India, and Tech Read More »James Corden brutally tears apart that Britney Spears biopic
The internet called and James Corden responded. The topic: that Britney Spears biopic, Britney Ever After, that left excruciated viewers in shock and despair. During The Late Late Show, Corden ripped apart the TV movie sharing many concerns that Britney fans had poured on Twitter — from the ridiculous casting, cheesy dialogue and atrocious costume design. “The role of Britney Spears was played by none other than the Australian actress Natasha Bassett," he said. “She’s the perfect person for a biopic ― if the biopic was about Tiffany Trump.” Read more... More about Biopic, Britney Spears, James Corden, and Entertainment Read More »Seth Meyers shuts down Trump's wall by exposing the inconsistencies
Seth Meyers is not sparing his words when it comes to Donald Trump. After slamming him for the "batshit crazy" press conference and the non-existent Swedish terror attack, the comedian used his most recent Closer Look segment to note the various and many inconsistencies about the president's plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. First of all, there are reports saying more Mexicans are leaving the US than coming in. “That’s right, America has turned into a bad movie and people are walking out,” he said. Then, Trump faces the question about who will build the wall. And one particular developer and longtime friend of Trump, Jorge Perez, was not impressed by the offer he received. He told Bloomberg: "The wall is the most idiotic thing I've ever seen or heard in my life." Read more... More about Immigration, The Wall, Donald Trump, Seth Meyers, and Entertainment Read More »You can almost taste McDonald's newest burger in this 'Star Trek' movie
Who needs to eat a burger IRL when you can just taste it virtually? McDonald's Japan has released a 4D "Star Trek" movie in promotion of its newest creation, the Yakki burger. The Yakki burger is a pork-based burger with ginger and soy-sauce based Japanese sauce. Since audiences couldn't actually eat the burger during the film, they got the next best thing — a virtual eating experience, or the fourth dimension in 4D. This included having water sprayed at their faces to signify the juicy pork patty popping out of the screen, and getting a whiff of its salt, ginger and black pepper seasoning in the cinema. Read more... More about Burger, Star Trek, Japan, Mcdonalds, and Business Read More »Drake reveals his love for Nando's in the most British way
Drake won the award for best international male solo artist at the Brit Awards on Wednesday. But, he deserved a second, unofficial award for posting the most British Instagram caption. Drake's celebratory photo about his win might not have looked out of the ordinary, but his caption spoke volumes about his appreciation for Nando's chicken. "Winner winner Nando's chicken dinner," he wrote.
Leaked photo reveals Huawei P10 in all its glory
One of the most anticipated devices to come out of this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the Huawei P10. Now, what appears to be a full set of press-ready photos, courtesy of leaker Evan Blass, shows us how the device will look from all sides. The phone seems to be quite similar to last year's P9 — dual, Leica-branded cameras on the back and all — with one big difference: The fingerprint sensor appears to have moved from the back of the device to a home button on the front.
People are distraught their favorite Olympian got kicked out of the team
Ning Zetao, China's favourite Olympic heartthrob, has been forced to get off the national swim team and thirsty fans cannot believe their ears. The news started circulating after a leaked memo on Wednesday, detailing why the swimmer, who is ranked 12th internationally, will not be with the rest of the national team. The memo from China's top swimming authority, the Swimming Management Center is dated Oct. 18, 2017, said Ning was kicked off the team for making unauthorised advertising endorsements, as well as showing poor conduct. Read more... More about Olympics, Swimming, China, Ning Zetao, and World Read More »Grandma sends pics to her granddaughter every day and we're not crying, you're crying
This is the sweetest, purest, kindest thing you'll see all day and we challenge you to find something even remotely comparable. Sierra Sessions, from Salt Lake City, Utah, posted a series of screengrabs that will surely warm your cold, cold heart. They show messages from her grandma from various locations — a bagel shop, her front room, the roof at work, even the shower — and a message of love.
This father singing with his baby in sign language is absolutely adorable
There's nothing quite as heartwarming as watching a father dote on his child. In the video above, Kevin Nadrowski captures the joy he experiences with his daughter, Bayleigh, while singing "If You're Happy and You Know It." Both he and Bayleigh are deaf, and Nadrowski is teaching the infant how to sign. The father-daughter duo is quite the adorable team. Read more... More about American Sign Language, Father, Cute Baby, Videos, and Uk Read More »'Bake Off' fans can breathe a sigh of relief, Nadiya is getting a cooking show
Great British Bake Off fans are still reeling after Mary Berry announced her departure from the show, but the BBC has just revealed that there's some good news on the horizon. Nadiya Hussain — who won the sixth series of the show in 2015 — is getting her own TV show on BBC Two, which will see her embark on a "culinary road trip" around the UK. In each episode of the show, Hussain will visit a different region to take inspiration from farmers, growers, fishermen and "local heroes" who are reviving artisan food traditions. She'll also use their local ingredients when creating recipes on the show. Read more... More about Watercooler, Lifestyle, Great British Baking Show, Great British Bake Off, and Bake Off Read More »Apple takes a strong stance against Trump's rolling back of trans bathroom protection
Apple keeps speaking out against President Donald Trump's policies. In a statement to Axios, the company slammed the latest decision to pull back on Obama-era guidelines that give transgender students the right to use public school restrooms that match their gender identity. "Apple believes everyone deserves a chance to thrive in an environment free from stigma and discrimination," the company said. "We support efforts toward greater acceptance, not less, and we strongly believe that transgender students should be treated as equals. We disagree with any effort to limit or rescind their rights and protections." Read more... More about Donald Trump, Transgender Rights, Transgender Bathroom, Apple, and Tech Read More »15 years after surviving communal riots, Muslim artist crafts idol for Hindu temple
It is a heartwarming story of overcoming adversity and rising above religion. A 29-year-old Muslim man hailing from the once riot-stricken Indian city of Ahmedabad, now has an idol crafted by him installed inside a Hindu temple, The Times of India reports. Mohsin Shaikh, who was 14 when communal strife engulfed Ahmedabad in the summer of 2002, grew up crafting chalk and graphite idols of Hindu deities. One of his idols of Lord Shiva, a popular Hindu God, has been set up in a city temple. Some of his other works that include a statue of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (who hails from Ahmedabad coincidentally) are also displayed around the city. Read more... More about Culture, Artist, India, Temple, and Religion Read More »Here's why Uber drivers keep going on strike in its fastest growing market
Uber’s desperate attempt to turn India into its next big market isn’t chugging along smoothly. On top of regulatory hurdles that Uber has faced in nearly every region it operates in, the company is struggling in "right-sizing" its business model in India even as it nears completing five years since arriving in the country, Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research tells Mashable India. Its local rival Ola's fate is no different. Over 50,000 drivers with Uber and Ola this week have participated in a mass strike in Bangalore, India’s Silicon Valley and one of the biggest markets for both the companies in the country. This is the second strike in the city in a month. Read more... More about India, Ola, Uber Drivers, Uber, and Business Read More »Stephen Colbert slams Trump's new 'phone buddy', InfoWars' Alex Jones
The White House recently acknowledged that Alex Jones — the extremely loud right-wing conspiracy theorist who runs InfoWars — is an "occasional information source and validator" for Donald Trump. But, as Stephen Colbert pointed on on Wednesday night's Late Show, Jones might not have much information to work with. He's too busy concocting a harmful alternative reality and hoping that InfoWars gets a spot in the press pool. And if that should come to pass, at least the name "InfoWars" is easy to remember. "Just imagine info, then imagine someone at war with it," Colbert said. Read more... More about Infowars, Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »This is what it's like to be killed off on 'Game of Thrones'
Anyone who's seen Game of Thrones will know that the phrase "All men must die" isn't just restricted to men. Margaery Tyrell, who went out in a blaze of green glory in the Season 6 finale, is just one of the show's latest victims. We caught up with Natalie Dormer during promotion for Mass Effect: Andromeda, and asked her about her GoT character's fiery demise. "She went out with a bang, didn't she?" replied Dormer. "She went out with a bang. "And you've got to give credit to Dan and David, the creators of the show — they just keep coming up with new ways of killing people." Read more... More about Uk, Interview, Mass Effect Andromeda, Margaery Tyrell, and Game Of Thrones Season 6 Read More »Natalie Dormer reveals what it's like to become a video game character
This isn't the first time Natalie Dormer's voiced a video game character, but it's definitely the first time she's voiced a blue, inter-galactic space doctor. Dormer, who's previously starred as Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones, was announced as one of the main characters in the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda on Thursday. She'll be playing Dr Lexi T'Perro, an onboard Asari doctor who acts as a physician and psychiatrist for the crew. We caught up with Dormer to find out what it's actually like to play a video game character, how it compares to starring in a huge TV show or film. And — perhaps most importantly — how games are bridging the gap with film to create new worlds that really suck people in. Read more... More about Uk, Video Game, Games, Game Of Thrones, and Interview Read More »As #DeleteUber rages, Lyft expands to 54 new cities
Lyft is having a big 2017, both due to reasons of its own making and, um, others. On the Lyft side of things, the ride-hailing app on Thursday expanded its service to 54 new cities and four new states — its biggest launch day ever. That expansion is part of Lyft's goal to enter 100 new cities in 2017. Lyft got started on that goal with a launch in 40 cities in late January, which brought the ride-hailing competitor into three new states. This time, Lyft is adding service in Alabama, Iowa, North Dakota and West Virginia. The goal for Lyft is to move from covering 55 percent of the U.S. population to 72 percent by the end of the year, the company said in January. Read more... More about Ride Sharing, Ride Hailing, Ride Hailing Apps, Delete Uber, and Uber Read More »Jordan Peele reacts to 'Get Out' as Barack Obama: 'Surrounded by white people! Not fun'
Jay Pharoah, Fred Armisen, Reggie Brown — a handful of comedians took a crack at impersonating Barack Obama during his eight years in office, but let's be clear: No one had him down quite as cold as Jordan Peele. In an interview with Fandango, Peele was asked to react to his own movie — this weekend's critically lauded release Get Out — as a handful of different celebrities. Considering how money he was as POTUS in the now defunct Key & Peele's "Obama's Anger Translator" sketches, of course he was asked to reprise his Obama. SEE ALSO: Jordan Peele's chilling new thriller 'Get Out' is the 'Stepford Wives' of racism Read more... Finally, there's a Mike Tyson iPhone emoji for every situation
First things first: Yes, there's an ear emoji. Mike Tyson on Thursday became the latest celebrity to release an emoji sticker application and the ear is right there among the portraits and catch-phrases and other ephemera, clenched between a bared set of teeth. This is life for Tyson now, 20 years after his most infamous moment, when he bit a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear off during a 1997 bout for the heavyweight championship. Tyson was already a boxing legend by then; at 20 years old, in the late 1980s, he became the youngest pugilist to win the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council titles. That ignominious bout with Holyfield represented a professional nadir, but now the ear-bite heard 'round the world is a joking matter. Read more... More about Mike Tyson, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Earth discovers its friendly new neighbors in this Google doodle
NASA’s discovery of seven Earth-sized planets in a solar system not too far away has space enthusiasts buzzing with excitement. Google has joined in on the celebration with a new animated doodle featured on its homepage. In the Google Doodle, Earth and its moon discover their friendly space neighbors through a telescope. Image: GOOGLE The solar system called TRAPPIST-1 consists of at least seven planets similar to the size of Earth. Three of them reside in the "habitable zone" — the area in orbit around the star where planets could conceivably host water on their surfaces given the right atmospheric conditions. Read more... More about Trappist 1, Nasa, Doodles, Google, and Uk Read More »Google pledges $11.5 million to racial justice innovators across the U.S.
Google thinks science and data are key in advancing racial justice — and it's putting up millions of dollars to prove it. The tech giant's philanthropic arm, Google.org, is pledging $11.5 million to U.S. organizations dedicated to racial justice and criminal justice reform. The grants will be distributed over the next three years to 10 different nonprofits and initiatives, all working toward racial equality and equity in innovative ways. The new commitment marks the latest effort in this space from Google.org, which has provided $5 million in grants to racial justice innovators since 2015. Past recipients include Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Cullors and the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative. Read more... More about Police Brutality, Police Violence, Mass Incarceration, Race, and Racial Justice Read More »Dog DGAF when poor owner shells out $1,000 after it swallows a bouncy ball
We love our pets unconditionally. But sometimes, they test that love. A lot. For example, Redditor Ferenginar's dog decided to swallow a $0.25 bouncy ball. You know, one that you get from those toy dispensers in malls or right by the exit in grocery stores. The problem was, the ball got stuck in the dog. And in the end, a bouncy ball that cost a quarter ended up costing almost $1,000 to get it surgically removed from the dog. The best part? The dog clearly would do it again. Just look at her face. "We saw it happen," Ferenginar said in response to questions about how the ball ended up in the dog in the first place. My son was playing with the ball and the dog grabbed it as it was bouncing around." Read more... More about Pets, Reddit, Dogs Funny, Dogs, and Conversations Read More »Brits told to eat 10 fruit and veg a day, Twitter goes into utter meltdown
Britain is in meltdown today after new research revealed we should be eating ten portions of fruit and veg a day to cut the risk of early death. The study by Imperial College London analysed all available research on populations worldwide. It found that while the recommended five portions per day reduced the risk of disease, the greatest benefit comes from eating ten portions of fruit and veg each day. Countless dismayed Brits vented their frustration at the news on Twitter — a response that isn't entirely surprising given that two thirds of Brits struggle to eat five portions per day. Read more... More about Twitter, Lifestyle, Uk, Watercooler, and Lifestyle Read More »How can Uber overcome the sexism in its company culture?
Welcome back to another week of MashTalk. On this week's podcast, the Mashable tech team chats about Uber's sexism in the workplace problems, Instagram's new albums feature, and the latest Apple rumors. As always, MashTalk is hosted by Tech Editor Pete Pachal with commentary from Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff and Senior Tech Correspondent Raymond Wong. To tell us all about Uber's nightmare situation (1:36), we brought in our special guest, Business Editor Jason Abbruzzese. Uber's wild rideIf you haven't kept up with the Uber saga, here's the lowdown: Former Uber engineer Susan J. Fowler penned a harrowing essay about sexism and inept HR practices at the ride-sharing giant. In it, she shares details of sexual harassment and corporate negligence that reads like something out of a TV drama. Read more... More about Apple, Ipad, Mash Talk, Podcasts, and Mashtalk Read More »The 27 hardest job interview questions, according to Glassdoor
Jobs interviews are always hard, but some come with trickier questions than others. Where do you see yourself in five years? How many ping pong balls fit in a school bus? Glassdoor, the jobs- and career-focused site, compiled 27 of the toughest interview questions job seekers face in any field. The information came from job seekers and Glassdoor users who shared their interview experiences on the site. The website looked through questions that users marked as difficult to find the toughest ones across industries. Along with individual questions, Glassdoor found that hospitals have the most challenging interview process, followed by nonprofits. The number of screenings, company size, public or private status of employer and job seekers' education and age all affected how difficult interviews were. Read more... More about Job Search, Job Interview, Glassdoor, and Business Read More »You'll have to wait to play old Nintendo games on your Switch
Virtual Console, the subsection of Nintendo's online eShop that peddles downloadable games from across the company's history, won't be available for Switch owners at launch. The news is confirmed in a Feb. 23 email that also lists the three indie games that will be available in the eShop at launch. Two of those games are Shovel Knight. There's no word on when Virtual Console titles will be available for Switch. Nintendo's email plainly states that it "will share more information in the future." Hopefully the delay can be attributed to ongoing efforts on Nintendo's part to bring Virtual Console purchases on earlier consoles forward to the Switch. The company hasn't ever fully embraced the cross-buy/cross-play features that have become common for PlayStation 4/PS Vita users and Xbox One/Windows 10 PC users. Read more... More about Nintendo Switch, Nintendo, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Google rolls out its new tool to fight disgusting internet trolls
As Twitter, Facebook, and other popular sites across the web continue to figure out how to fight trolling in the Age Of Trump, Google has taken its big step forward with the release of its Perspective API. Created by Jigsaw (a Google-bases incubator) and Google’s Counter Abuse Technology, Perspective is for publishers that are constantly dealing with the onslaught of horrible trolls. The tool monitors conversations happening in a forum in real time and assigns the comments a score relating to how "toxic" it considers the comment. Read more... More about Jigsaw, Google, Perspective, Online Harassment, and Trolling Read More »Jordan Peele gets the elusive 100% on Rotten Tomatoes for 'Get Out'
In 2017, examining America's issues with racism is fertile ground for artists and activists alikeGet Out, from comedian Jordan Peele, puts black male protagonist Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) in his girlfriend's (Allison WIlliams) parents' regressive Southern town, where unsettling servants and multitudes of microaggression lead to true violence and horror. The film earned a spectacular 100% on Rotten Tomatoes so far. “It just seemed to be a very taboo piece of the discussion to talk about something so horrific as racism in any type of genre other than a film about slavery or something,” Peele told USA Today. Read more... More about List, Review, Horror, Jordan Peele, and Get Out Read More »Harvard names Rihanna 'Humanitarian of the Year'
What a great time to be Rihanna. After celebrating her 29th birthday on Monday and besting Micheal Jackson's record for most Billboard Hot 100 singles two days later, the Caribbean singer probably thought the rest of this week would be as quiet as life could be for her. But she was wrong. Yesterday the Harvard Gazette, the university's newspaper, named her the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year. This prestigious honor has previously been given to many "public-spirited leaders" such as James Earl Jones and Malala Yousafzai. Read more... More about Harvard, Rihanna, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The royal family tweets a message of care for those weathering Storm Doris
Storm Doris has blown into the UK with astounding force. Britons have been sharing their reactions all over social media with #StormDoris. Not to be left out of the conversation was the royal family. The Twitter account for Clarence House tweeted a picture of Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, skiing in the snow with a message for her followers.
Followers of the royal family's Twitter were grateful for the concern, and some were concerned about her ungloved hands. Read more... More about Royal Family, Storm Doris, Camilla, Uk, and Watercooler Read More »Eating oranges in the shower is a weird trend we can get behind
What's the worst part about eating an orange? The mess, of course! It's sticky and juicy and your hands end up smelling like oranges for hours afterward, which sounds nice in theory, but gets bad quickly. Now there is a solution to this serious issue. The subreddit (of course) ShowerOrange is dedicated to all geniuses who actually eat oranges in the shower. The page was created over a year ago after someone mentioned that they eat oranges in the shower on a thread called "What's something unconventional everyone should try out?". Read more... More about Weird, Trends, Subreddit, Reddit, and Eat Read More »'Beauty and the Beast' just made a 'Harry Potter' reference, as if we weren't excited enough
Beauty and the Beast is not just an upcoming film. It's a meltdown-causing event. People have been losing their minds every time something new from the movie is released, whether its a song from the film sung by Ariana Grande or a new trailer. And now, a clip from the opening of the film has people freaking out once again and this time for multiple reasons. Honestly, the fervor is so great we're concerned some people may not even make it to the film's release on March 17. First of all, the clip gives us new footage of Emma Watson as Belle, flitting through her town. Everything is beautiful, the costumes are exquisite and Watson puts all of our doubts about her singing to rest with her sweet voice. Just these aspects are enough to cause great excitement. Read more... More about Emma Watson, Disney, Movies, Harry Potter, and Beauty And The Beast Read More »A 'weather bomb' named Doris batters the UK
A large and rapidly intensifying storm struck northern Ireland and the UK on Thursday, plastering some areas with snow and bringing widespread wind gusts approaching or exceeding hurricane force. The storm, named Doris by the UK Met Office, crossed Ireland as it intensified, before pinwheeling between Scotland and England. According to the Met Office, the storm underwent bombogenesis, which occurs when the central pressure in a storm plummets by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. As of Thursday afternoon local time, the center of the storm had emerged over the North Sea, with the backside of the circulation battering London and other parts of southeastern England with strong winds. Some light snow was still flying in Scotland, the Met Office said. Read more... More about Scary Landing, Science, Storms, Bombogenesis, and Uk Met Office Read More »This new SD card from Sony is the fastest in the world
There's a powerful new tool for photography enthusiasts. Sony's new SF-G series, announced on Wednesday, comes with a bold claim: they're the "world's fastest SD cards." The cards are available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, and they're directed towards both professional photographers and amateurs. The series is meant for high-performance DSLRs or mirrorless cameras and offers up to 299MB/s write speeds. According to Sony, a new algorithm developed by the company, along with the fast write speeds, will result in faster burst shots and quicker image saving. Sony's file rescue software works with the cards to quickly recover accidentally deleted images and video files. Read more... More about Photography, Memory Card, Sony, and Tech Read More »Play fetch and crawl through tunnels in this dog-inspired bootcamp
'Work Out Like A Dog' is a bootcamp models its exercise routines after canines. Yes, this is real. Participants fetch, sit, tunnel crawl, and play tug-of-war. The bootcamp hopes to inspire others to workout more with their pets. Read more... More about Dog Exercises, Bootcamp, Bluecross, Work Out Like A Dog, and Dog Read More »Inauguration singer and her trans sister would like to talk to President Trump
One critic of the Trump administration's repeal of protections for transgender students in public schools should come as no surprise: Jackie Evancho, the 16-year-old inauguration performer and sister of a transgender woman currently suing her school district over the issue. Evancho, a former contestant on America's Got Talent, tweeted at Donald Trump Wednesday evening, asking for a meeting with her and her sister to "discuss transgender rights." On Wednesday, the Trump administration rolled back a previous Obama-era rule that allowed transgender students to use restrooms in public schools that matched their gender identity. The rule was challenged in the courts and is not currently being enforced. Read more... More about Inauguration 2017, Entertainment, Conversations, Twitter, and Politics Read More »'Truth is hard' — fighting words from the New York Times new ad campaign
The Grey Lady would like to have a word. The New York Times is launching a new ad campaign around "The Truth," its first major TV marketing effort in more than a decade. The first ad will debut during the Academy Awards on ABC this Sunday. The ad addresses all the noise around modern media, particularly the arguments around bias and alternative facts. The Times has been among the most vilified news outlets by President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called the outlet "failing." The paper has published some of the most deeply reported journalism about the Trump administration, much of which has cast the president in a negative light. Read more... More about Journalism, Business, Advertising, New York Times, and Business Read More »Your next phone could shoot slow motion video at a whopping 960 fps
If you like recording slow motion videos with your smartphone, you're going to love what's coming in the future. While smartphones today can record impressive slow motion videos at 120 or 240 frames per second (fps), Sony has developed a new CMOS image sensor for phones that can record slow motion at 960 fps. With 960 fps capture, motion will be slowed even more so you can really see every drop of water burst from a balloon or every chunk of watermelon explode when you wrap too many rubber bands around it. According to Nikkei Technology, Sony was able to create such high frame-rate capture by sandwiching a DRAM layer between "the image sensing part and the logic circuit part" to create a system that can temporarily store more images at once before compiling them into a slow motion video. Read more... More about Smartphones, Slow Motion, Sony, Cameras, and Tech Read More »YouTube livestream of pregnant giraffe briefly pulled for nudity and sexually explicit content
A livestream of a pregnant giraffe waiting to give birth has struck controversy online after alleged animal rights activists successfully had the stream removed. "This is the perfect example of why we can't have nice things," said Jordan Patch, owner Animal Adventure Park in New York. After the stream was taken down, Patch was visibly shook and vented his frustrations in a Facebook Live Thursday morning. Patch claims that the livestream of its pregnant giraffe April, received 20 to 30 million views in just twelve hours. But with this masses came problems. While the zoo sees the video as education, Patch says that some "extremists and animal right activists" reported the livestream as containing sexually explicit or nude content, which triggered YouTube to pull the video. Read more... More about Youtube, Zoo, Giraffe, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »#BootBae shows us the real function of high heel boots
Every once in a while, a video comes around to remind us we're not alone. In relationships, society tells us it's unattractive to be possessive, but it's hard to fight our feelings. When those feelings of possessiveness arise within us, we worry about coming off as overprotective, jealous, or even insecure. But not now, not today. #BootBae is here to liberate us all. At a date auction, a woman was strutting her stuff in front of a crowd of potential bidders to take her on a date. She spotted a man in the front row, and decided to approach to give him a better look. Read more... More about Bae, Boot, Viral Videos, Twitter, and Watercooler Read More »Inside Uber: Women either 'drink the Kool-aid' or suffer
Women working at Uber face a culture of sexism and harassment that takes a serious toll not just on their careers, but also their mental health. "I knew two women engineers who both experienced psychological trauma after being at Uber," a former engineer who worked for Uber said in a phone call Tuesday. "Uber is also the only place where I’ve had to walk around the block with somebody and have them cry on my shoulder," she added. This woman, who worked at Uber in 2015, gave an account of her time at the company that closely mirrors the experience of Susan Fowler Rigetti (who goes by Susan J. Fowler on her blog), the former employee of the ride-hailing startup, who has renewed discussion of the company's treatment of women with her blog post recounting a "very, very strange year at Uber." But Fowler is not alone; now, another former Uber engineer is speaking out. Read more... More about Silicon Valley, Delete Uber, Susan Fowler, Travis Kalanick, and Business Read More »The Apollo 11 exhibit is the next big national tour you need to catch
Space and science nerds, rejoice! A monumental piece of space exploration history — the Apollo 11 capsule — is soon launching a national tour, giving you a chance to get an up-close view of the spacecraft used in the first lunar landing. The Columbia capsule, which took Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on a nearly million-mile journey to the moon and back, is the centerpiece of the upcoming Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission tour of four museums across the country to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in 2019. Read more... More about Buzz Aldrin, Smithsonian, Moon Landing, Apollo 11, and Tech Read More »'Street Fighter V' is heading to TBS with $250,000 ELeague invitational
Street Fighter V is coming to Atlanta this spring with a $250,000 invitational hosted by ELeague, featuring 32 of the best SFV players in the world battling over several weeks with live coverage on TBS and Twitch. The ELeague Street Fighter V Invitational is running from the end of March to the end of May, with semi-regular live broadcasts on TBS Friday nights, including the final stages and championship match May 26. Half the competitors will be the top 16 players in the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour and the other half will be invited by Capcom to compete for the biggest piece of the $250,000 prize pool. Read more... More about Capcom, Esports, Gaming, Eleague, and Street Fighter Read More »Watch a bunch of chubby tigers take down a drone and try to eat it
A drone operator got a little too close to a group of excited Siberian tigers, and well, a drone looks a whole lot like a really awesome cat toy. According to The Independent, a sanctuary in China's Heilongjiang Province uses drones to help keep their tigers get in shape, though it doesn't seem to be working well because some of the tigers still look a little overweight. (Not that we're tiger fitness experts.) Regardless, the drone flew a bit too low, and one of the tigers makes an impressive leap, knocking the drone out of the sky. The rest of the tigers gather round as one of them starts to chomp on the drone, causing it to emit a thick grey smoke. Don't worry, though, the staff were able to remove the mangled machine before it caused any harm to the animals. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Tech, Tigers, Drones, and Watercooler Read More »Here are all the 'Stranger Things Seaso 2' tidbits for you to obsess over until fall
We have a release date. We have episode titles. We have an endless loop of Millie Bobby Brown videos to watch until Halloween, but what else can we pore over until Stranger Things comes back? For now we'll settle for nitpicking every known plot detail — it'll have to be October by then, right? Here's what we know for sure about Stranger Things 2...besides the fact that we'll love it. Eleven is back, but how?Actually, let's be clear: Brown is back, but Eleven isn't spoken for yet. In fact, the season at least begins with Mike mourning her apparent death in their fight against the Demagorgon — but we know that Sheriff Hopper ain't leaving no Eggos in the woods for the bears. While Season 1 was about meeting Eleven as she is now and seeing how she interacts with people for the first time, Season 2 will go deeper into her history and background. Read more... More about Barb, Netflix, Stranger Things Season 2, Stranger Things, and Television Read More »The Oscars movies get 'Honest Trailer' treatment
La La Land or "Hollywood Hand Job"? Honest Trailers thinks the movie's alternative title should be the later. This week, the popular ScreenJunkies series from Defy Media poked fun at the nine Best Picture Oscar nominees with its classic trailer-spoof format. "It's that time of the year when L.A.'s pretty narcissists use their awards to take shots at D.C.'s ugly narcissists," the voice says in the trailer. "As these nine films compete for Hollywood's highest honor because back when it was just five the Academy couldn't trick you into rooting for something you actually saw." SEE ALSO: This Honest Trailer for 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory' is hilariously brutal Read more... The Washington Post wants you to watch people scream at politicians
We're used to seeing politicians give long-winded speeches, ask politely to complete their points, and respond to others with a smattering of polite applause. In reality, we'd rather watch randos scream at them. SEE ALSO: 5 Lessons From Obama's Twitter Town Hall The Washington Post has gifted the internet with a list of 30 videos in which politicians from Barack Obama to Jeb Bush to Mitch McConnell get yelled at. It's pretty awesome. The list is mostly full of Republicans, many of whom have endured or dodged a barrage of questions and shouting at recent town halls. You can watch a man yell at Sen. Chuck Grassley about the Affordable Care Act. You can watch Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slowly lose his will to survive in the face of a woman shouting a few feet from his slackened face. You can watch an entire room holler "do your job" at Sen. Joni Ernst. Read more... More about Town Hall, Politicians, Yelling, Liar, and Ben Konop Read More »Kick off and sail the skies with this personal aircraft
'Archaeopteryx' is an impressive lightweight hang glider with a wing span of 45 feet. It's designed by a Swiss company called Ruppert Composite. Named after the dinosaur of the same name, it's capable of long-distance flights even in conditions with poor air currents. Read more... More about Real People, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Startups Read More »GLAAD celebrates triumphs of black transgender trailblazers in new video
Black transgender activists are finally getting some of the recognition they deserve. To mark Black History Month, LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD created a video to celebrate 14 influential black trans people, all of whom have made vital contributions to the movement. The video, which focuses on visionaries from the past century, features Stonewall-era leaders like Marsha P. Johnson and Miss Major, as well as modern-day advocates like Laverne Cox and Janet Mock. "Black transgender people have been at the forefront of the fight for trans equality for decades," said Nick Adams, director of GLAAD's Transgender Media Program. "We celebrate Black History Month by honoring the lives of these historic pioneers and the trailblazers of today who are changing the national dialogue on trans rights." Read more... More about Lgbtq, Glaad, Social Good, Activists, and Activism Read More »John Legend trolled Donald Trump like a champion
Donald Trump hasn't brought up his inauguration crowd size in a while, but that doesn't mean John Legend hasn't forgotten the controversy surrounding the president's claims. When Legend found himself flying over the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, he brilliantly took the opportunity to snap a pic and troll Trump with a cheeky Instagram caption.
Animator turns everyday objects into delightful little cartoons
A cup of coffee just got a whole lot cuter. Youtube user Moonchay Animation uploaded this adorable video of everyday object come to life through the magic of animation. Suddenly, everything from plants and machinery to houses and bubbles have their own distinct personalities. Check out these tumblr and Facebook pages to see what these real life doodles are up to next. Read more... More about Objects, Cute, Art, Cartoons, and Animated Read More »Justin Bieber is so chill that he can walk around after pissing his sweatpants
Every son, daughter, mother, father, sister and brother should aspire to love themselves enough to walk around confidently in daylight in urine soaked sweatpants. Justin Bieber appears to be doing just that in a video published by TMZ.
Bieber is badgered about his ongoing feud with The Weeknd over Selena Gomez as he makes his way to his Range Rover, but who cares about that nonsense right now? Look at his pants! Read more... More about Celebrities, Pop Star, Justin Bieber, Watercooler, and Music Read More »Adorable cat brothers reunited thanks to Tinder
Dating apps usually bring people together, but in one very adorable case Tinder brought a pair of cats together. Butter and Ozzie, an especially cute pair of orange and white feline brothers, were separated when they were adopted by different families from a shelter in Petaluma, California. Their story would have ended there if a stroke of luck hadn't brought their respective owners, Brian Herrera and Cathleen Cavin, together on Tinder. After chatting on the app for a long time, Cavin almost bailed but eventually agreed to meet Herrera for a date. They hit it off and when she went back to his house, she initially mistook Butter for her own cat, Ozzie, when she spotted him out of the corner of her eye. Read more... More about Cute Animals, Tinder, Adoption, Cats, and Pets Read More »Please: You can come out as gay, you can't 'come out' as conservative
Once upon a (surprisingly-worse) time, only members of the LGBTQ community could come out to the world. For many, coming out was a long, stigmatizing journey that could fray family relationships while putting housing and employment opportunities at risk. To some people living outside the community, there was something so delightfully saccharine about these liberation stories. By the end of the aughts, everyone was "coming out" as their own "non-traditional" identities: vegetarians, emo fans, nerds and atheists, just to name a few. While the term's appropriation has always been irritating, it's never been more grating than in its latest iteration: people who now "come out" as conservative. They claim, erroneously, that it's similar to coming out as gay. Read more... More about Trump, Coming Out, Lgbtq, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Fugitive pig almost got away with it
A fugitive pig is headed back home to his rightful owners this week after a standoff with two Ohio police officers. A 911 dispatcher received a call Tuesday morning alerting the police to a pot-belly pig running loose through a Columbus neighborhood. Two officers managed to leash the pig before snapping a few mugshots for Facebook. Unlike its fellow fugitive animal brethren, however, it refused to wait for its owners in the back of a squad car. Instead, the local humane society came to the rescue with a crate, and soon returned the runaway to his owners. Read more... More about Pics, Cute Animals, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »Scientists find new link between sugar and Alzheimer's
Scientists are finding more evidence that you should probably cut down on your sugar intake. A group of U.K. researchers say they've spotted the molecular "tipping point" that could explain sugar's ties to Alzheimer's disease. Their findings provide further evidence that there might be a link between high blood sugar levels and the memory-robbing disease, though they don't prove that sugar causes Alzheimer's outright. "Excess sugar is well known to be bad for us when it comes to diabetes and obesity," said Omar Kassaar, a biologist at the University of Bath, in a press release. Read more... More about Diet, Cells, Biology, Glucose, and Obesity Read More »West Elm is offering people a refund for that disgraceful couch
Imagine a couch so abysmal that, for a moment, the people of the world cast aside their differing political opinions to rally together and hate on it. This powerfully shitty piece of furniture exists in the form of a West Elm sofa named "Peggy," and after one brave and fed-up soul, Anna Hezel, decided to publicly put the couch on blast, drastic measures were taken. In one small step for West Elm, and one giant leap for furniture aficionados everywhere, customers who regrettably purchased the Peggy sofa are being offered a full refund. More about Conversations, Refund, West Elm, Furniture, and Couch Read More »The sci-fi propulsion system that will get us to TRAPPIST-1 fastest
800,000 years: That's how long (buzzkill) astronaut Scott Kelly said it'll take us to get to the TRAPPIST-1 star system and its seven newly-discovered, potentially life-supporting, Earth-sized worlds. That timeline, Kelly also notes, is using our current propulsion systems. Which max out at a robust, but not interstellar-ready 29,000 mph. But what if we could traverse those 235 trillion miles (40 light years) with some other technology—like something from the world of science fiction?
FCC commits $2 billion to expanding internet access in rural America
Internet access is still elusive in much of rural America, and the Federal Communications Commission is taking steps to close that gap. The FCC on Thursday morning approved a plan to provide $2 billion for a program to encourage the development of broadband internet access to rural parts of the United States. Internet providers will compete for FCC support in a "reverse auction" to expand broadband and voice service to unserved areas in 20 states. The $2 billion commitment is part of the FCC's Connect America Fund. "Broadband access is essential in the 21st Century for jobs, education, information and economic development. Since 2011, the FCC has been working to expand access in rural areas where deployment costs are high by providing support from the Connect America Fund," the FCC said in a press release. Read more... More about Internet Access, Fcc, and Business Read More »10 marketing books to read in 2017
Interview after interview with top performers tends to reveal similar daily habits: an early wake time; a regular exercise regimen; and a designated time for reading. Reading a lot won’t necessarily make you a great leader, but it seems great leaders tend to read a lot with rare exceptions. Great leaders read because it’s the most efficient way to gain the condensed information, guidance, and insights they need to excel at their jobs. Who wants to reinvent the wheel when others have provided the blueprint? This is especially valuable in the marketing world, where the challenges facing chief marketing officers and other marketers are changing daily. Read more... More about Business, Books, Marketing, and Business Read More »Blind: the app where Uber employees are gossiping right now
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has said change will come to his company after a blog post detailed horrific acts of sexism and repressive, Kafka-esque HR company culture. SEE ALSO: Uber's ratings are in the toilet Yet, it seemed that some found their last straw, and weren't willing to wait out the change. A rumor circulated that 118 people, based in Uber's San Francisco office, had resigned following that meeting. This number is not true, according to an Uber spokesperson. The idea had been posted on Twitter, but it had gained traction on an app called Blind, where techies can anonymously share grievances or just chat. Companies are grouped into private channels, and users are verified based on their work email addresses. Read more... More about Silicon Valley, Business, Travis Kalanick, Blind App, and Blind Read More »Merriam-Webster subtweeted Kellyanne Conway on behalf of feminists everywhere
Who knew reference books could use Twitter so well? After Thursday afternoon at CPAC claiming, "It's difficult," for her to call herself a feminist, because it's, "very anti-male," and, "very pro-abortion," Merriam-Webster—yes, the dictionary—squarely put her in her place on their Twitter with a nice little subtweet.
Merriam-Webster's tweet included the definition of "feminism" according to their own files: "the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities." Read more... More about Feminism, Twitter, Dictionary, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Lorde is 'Saturday Night Live' musical guest in March so new music has to be coming soon, right?
Lorde and Scarlett Johansson will be Saturday Night Live's musical guest and host, respectively, on March 11. This almost certainly means that we'll finally get to hear the magic Lorde has in store for her long-promised sophomore album.
Octavia Spencer was previously announced as the show's host on March 4 with Father John Misty as the musical guest. Lorde has a string of festival dates lined up for the summer, including Governors Ball and Bonnaroo, so it seems more and more likely that the lead single is imminent. Lorde's debut, Pure Heroine, came out in 2013. Read more... More about Celebrities, Pop Star, Actress, Scarlett Johansson, and Lorde Read More »This shape shifting model could be the future of design engineering
Designed at Harvard, this mesmerizing reconfigurable metamaterial could represent the future of design engineering. Read more... More about Metamaterials, Harvard Research, Shape Shiting, Real Time Video, and Design Enginerring Read More »Senator finds it hard to respond to criticism from a kid
My roughly 10-year-old cousin once wanted to take me on in ping-pong, using the table in my basementSure, I said. I let him get up 11-1, because I'm much older than he is, and what the hell do I care? But then he started talking shit. Like, a surprising, not-marginal amount of shit for a 10-year-old. So I beat him. I beat him 21-11. I scored 20 straight points. I probably said something I either don't remember or have blocked out of my mind because I didn't want to remember the taunts I hurled at a kid less than half my age. Anyway, the takeaway here is that nothing good comes from getting shit-talked, as an adult, by a kid. As both I and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton now understand. Read more... More about Town Hall Debate 2016, Kid, Toby, Arkansas, and Tom Cotton Read More » | ||||
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