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 Elon Musk throws subtle shade at Trump over travel ban
Elon Musk took a subtle swipe at Donald Trump on Twitter after the president criticized the U.S. justice system. On Sunday, the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX praised America's judicial arm — a day after Trump tweeted angrily about a federal judge's decision to block a travel ban on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries. Musk, who sits on Trump's economic advisory council, has attempted to position himself as a moderate voice in the president's ear — someone who can help influence the White House without condoning its most controversial actions. Read more... More about James Robart, Judge James Robart, Strategic And Policy Forum, Trump Economic Advisory Council, and Muslim Countries Read More »Even the pope has a Super Bowl spot
The Super Bowl isn't just the height of sport, it's also the height of branding. Now, it looks like the pope is getting in on the action. The pontiff stars in a 50-second spot that will be shown to tens of thousands of fans in Houston's NRG Stadium early in the game. Instead of shilling terrible food or a fizzy beverage, His Holiness details how the marquee event for a league plagued by traumatic brain injuries and domestic violence is a nice metaphor for a peaceful world. The pope also talked — unironically — about how nice sports are because it helps us learn to follow the rules, which we can only assume is a subtle troll of the notorious spy-gating, ball-deflating New England Patriots. Read more... More about The Young Pope, Pope Francis, Super Bowl 2017, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Why your iPhone battery meter sometimes goes haywire
I understand alternate facts. Sometimes my iPhone’s battery meter delivers them. Fact: I have a 18-month-old Apple iPhone 6. I keep it in god shape, never dropping it, subjecting it to extreme temperatures, or dunking it in bodies of water. I charge it regularly. Fact: On a recent weekday afternoon, I picked up my iPhone, which had been sitting on my desk untouched for hours, and noticed it was reporting just 18% battery life. It was officially in the red. I quickly plugged it into a charger and, a moment later, the rating was 43%. More about Lithium Ion Batteries, Batteries, Battery Life, Iphone 6, and Iphone 6s Read More »This heartbreaking video tells the story of two child refugees, 80 years apart
If you — like many Americans — only get your news from President Donald Trump's Twitter feed, you'll come to believe that all Syrian refugees are terrorists. A new video released by UNICEF challenges that obscene assertion. In it, an 80-year-old man discusses his traumatizing experience as a child refugee escaping Nazi Germany. A Syrian boy, himself a refugee, then recounts his own story. Their stories end with the same heartbreaking quote. "I am alive. I am one of the lucky ones." Of course Chelsea Peretti styled her own birth announcement after Beyoncé
There is no way you can overshadow a Beyoncé birth announcement — all you can do is pay respect. That's the lesson Chelsea Peretti thankfully learned when she made her own birth announcement on Saturday. Peretti, who is married to comedian Jordan Peele, announced their first child on Instagram. Peretti, wonderful though she may be, has nothing on Beyoncé. None of us do. All she can do it take a blurry selfie and be proud. Someone built a 60-hour 'Pokémon' game into 'Minecraft' and it's beautiful
There's a Pokémon game on PC now. Sort of. For all the ways that Minecraft has been twisted and transformed over the years, Pokémon: Cobalt and Amethyst is something new. It's a full-blown game built inside of Minecraft, with what developer Phoenix Projects says is "60 to 80 hours" of gameplay. At its heart, Cobalt and Amethyst is meant to recreate the original Pokémon RPG in a new format. According to the official description, it includes "battling, capturing, and training Pokémon, fighting trainers, and challenging Gym Leaders and, ultimately, the Pokémon League." Read more... More about Pokemon, Minecraft, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Have a damn good cup of coffee with this 'Twin Peaks' supercut
If you've never seen Twin Peaks, it's a show about the murder of a girl in a small town and also about a bunch of people who really like coffee. Showtime, promoting their airing of the complete series leading up to the new season in May, released this caffeinated promo clip to get fans amped. Honestly, it's going to make you want coffee and also the new season of Twin Peaks, both of which may not be readily available when you watch this. Sorry. Watch the exciting 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Super Bowl spot
Welcome to the frickin' Guardians of the Galaxy. A new trailer (above) for volume two of the Marvel smash dropped during the Super Bowl on Sunday. It gives viewers yet another peek at the whole gang: Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel). Image: disney The movie hits theaters on May 5. Read more... More about Marvel Studios, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Film, and Sports Read More »NASA are real winners of the Super Bowl with longest Hail Mary pass ever
Because, yes, space geeks love sports, too, astronauts on the International Space Station decided to join in the Super Bowl fun and set up what they're calling "the longest Hail Mary pass ever." One of the ISS crew members threw a pass the length of the interior cabin with perfect spin, which the crew humorously claimed traveled 564,664 yards. Of course, that's only true if you take into account that the ball was "technically" traveling 8,800 yards per second as the ISS orbited the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour. Naturally, a least one science geek weighed in on the YouTube comments to admonish NASA for playing loose with stats: "You shouldn't really mix relevant relativity (velocity of the thrown football relative to ISS)." And another commenter agreed, but we can all agree that this was more fun than scientific experiment (read: good point, but please find your chill, sciencers). Read more... More about Space, Sports, International Space Station, Iss, and Nasa Read More »The Schuyler Sisters from 'Hamilton' give sisterhood a shout out in stellar Super Bowl performance
The Schuyler Sisters gave "America the Beautiful" their own spin during their Super Bowl performance on Sunday. Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Jasmine Cephas Jones — the actors who originally starred in Hamilton — united to perform together moments before the big game between New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The trio sang “America the Beautiful" (see below), and perfectly altered a lyric by singing, "And crown thy good with brotherhood — and sisterhood — from sea to shining sea." SEE ALSO: These are the most talked about Super Bowl LI ads that you won't want to miss Read more... Lady Gaga prepared for her Super Bowl halftime in a pink football uniform... and no pants
Lady Gaga got ready for her Super Bowl 2017 halftime show the only way she knows how — with some real fashion flair. As the players took the field, Gaga posted an Insta of her warming up, though her warm up outfit did not include pants. Instead, she opted for a pink, personalized helmet and jersey. It was all she needed. Gaga has said that she's ready to get political this Sunday, and, while doing so, she will apparently be surrounded by drones. Read more... More about Halftime Show, Pants, Super Bowl 2017, Lady Gaga, and Watercooler Read More »Here's Luke Bryan singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, if you want to check that out
Though it was no Lady Gaga at Super Bowl 2016, Luke Bryan's 2017 national anthem performance was a perfectly sufficient follow-up. Solid work, Luke. Bryan performed his rendition at Super Bowl 51, held this year at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Atlanta Falcons will face off against the New England Patriots during Sunday night's game.
Simone Biles and Shaq standing side by side at Super Bowl is like a dang optical illusion
Both Simone Biles and Shaquille O'Neal are legends in their respective sports. But that's about where the athletic comparisons end. Shaq stands 7-foot-1, while Biles is just 4-foot-9. Get them together for a photo opp and you just might have the best pic of Super Bowl LI.
Both the NBA legend and the Olympic gymnastics hero are in Houston as part of the media circus surrounding the big game, where Biles has already impressed Tom Brady. Read more... More about Super Bowl 2017, Super Bowl, Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »World's most excited tiny surfer is freakin' stoked to be back on 'Ellen'
With all that's going on between the so-called adults of the U.S. and Australia at the moment, it's nice to know at least the kids are making a good impression Stateside. Especially 12-year-old Aussie surfer, Sabre Norris, who made her return on The Ellen Show, to The first time the extremely excitable tiny human appeared on the show was in December, where she was gifted with a trip to Las Vegas so she could try out the Sin City buffets. "I knew it was going to be a ten out of ten, but it's even better that I thought," Norris said. Read more... More about Surfer, Ellen, Ellen Degeneres Show, Ellen Degeneres, and Sabre Norris Read More »Tom Brady's family wore their own jerseys to Super Bowl LI
Presented here without comment or judgment: Tom Brady's family members wore their own jerseys to Super Bowl LI, jerseys which featured the quarterback's personal logo and the slogan "Brady's ladies." We know this because Brady's wife, the supermodel Gisele Bündchen, posted photos of the family fits to Instagram.
The New England Patriots quarterback was seeking his fifth Super Bowl ring Sunday. Just another day in the totally normal, totally average life of the modern-day Brady bunch. Read more... More about Super Bowl 2017, Super Bowl 50, Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Julio Jones is basically Michael Jackson with this unreal catch
The New England Patriots have been hit by — no, struck by — a smooth criminal, and his name is Julio Jones. Atlanta's star wide receiver busted out some impressive athleticism in the first half of Super Bowl LI, making an incredible sidelines catch and toe-tapping just long enough to stay in bounds. And the thing is, his acrobatics look exactly like the King of Pop himself. Here's the catch.
And here's Michael Jackson's iconic move from his legendary "Smooth Criminal" music video. Read more... More about Nfl, Football, Super Bowl 2017, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Looks like there can only be one Kylie™ and it's not that Jenner one
There can only be one Kylie. And no, she ain't a Jenner. Unofficial Queen of Australia, Kylie Minogue has been topping music charts all over the world for 30 years now, so it's no surprise the pop legend had a bone to pick with a certain 19-year-old impostor Kylie. And even less of a surprise that she came out on top. Back in February, Kylie Jenner applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to buy a trademark on her first name, because of course she did. But not on Ms. Minogue's watch. Hooh, no.
Internet pretty sure Justin Bieber channeled the old dude from those Six Flags ads
T-Mobile's Super Bowl 2017 ad starring Justin Bieber has the internet hopping a Vengabus back to 2004. Since the ad's debut last Thursday, Bieber's thick-rimmed glasses, tuxedo and absurd dance moves have drawn comparisons to another dancing ad character: Six Flags' Mr. Six, the old dude who really, really liked to party. Considering the striking similarities, we'd guess Mr. Six was on at least one executive's mind while brainstorming T-Mobile's 2017 spot.
No, U.S. climate scientists didn't trick the world into adopting the Paris deal
The climate-denial camp has new ammunition: A widely refuted Daily Mail article that claims top U.S. climate scientists exaggerated their data for a 2015 study to "dupe" world leaders into adopting the Paris Climate Agreement. That agreement, which went into force in November 2016, for the first time committed the world to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For his incendiary story, British journalist David Rose, who has reported inaccurately on climate science and Iraqi weaponry in the past, spoke to a "high-level whistleblower" in a top U.S. climate agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Read more... More about Debunk, Paris Climate Summit, Paris Talks, Paris Climate Agreement, and Climate Research Read More »Coke ran an old diversity-themed commercial before the Super Bowl, and people are mad
People are seeing politics everywhere this Super Bowl. Coca-Cola ran a commercial just before kickoff that celebrated the diversity of the American people. The ad depicted scenes of people all over the country enjoying themselves, set to a multilingual version of "America the Beautiful." This was apparently enough to really upset some people on Twitter. The hashtag #BoycottCoke took off immediately among users complaining that the company was getting too political. It's worth noting that the ad was actually recycled from a campaign that ran in 2014. "The premise of ‘It’s Beautiful’ can be simply stated: America is beautiful and Coca-Cola is for everyone," the company said in a statement at the time. Read more... More about Coca Cola, Super Bowl 2017, Business, and Advertising Read More »'Stranger Things' Season 2 headed to Netflix in fall
The world is turning upside down on Halloween. Season two of Stranger Things will make its debut on Netflix on the spooky holiday. The release date was announced in a Super Bowl spot for the show, which built a cult following after its summer 2016 debut. The show, created by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, takes place in a small town in Indiana in 1983, just after a 12-year-old boy named Will goes missing. His friends and mom Joyce (played by Winona Ryder), spend much of the eight-episode series trying to find him. In the process, they encounter top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl named Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). Read more... More about Super Bowl 51, Super Bowl 2017, Stranger Things, Netflix, and Entertainment Read More »Sexy Mr. Clean just turned on everyone watching the Super Bowl
Mr. Clean is a f*ck boy. Millions of people just watched a newer, sexier Mr. Clean seduce a woman in its new Super Bowl spot which aired during the third quarter of the big game on Sunday, and everyone is either completely turned on or completely confused why Mr. Clean is so hot now. SEE ALSO: A new Mr. Clean is here to sex you up While the bald, tight pant-wearing Mr. Clean has always had some sex appeal, the new Clean has brought things to a whole new level.
Trump and Obama's first Super Bowls as president looked very different
In case you needed any more proof that President Trump and President Obama are very different people, the 2017 Super Bowl offered yet another example. As the Atlanta Falcons tried to make Tom Brady a very sad man, Donald Trump spent his first Super Bowl night as president in a much different fashion that his predecessor. The Trump family and Reince Priebus' family all gathered together at the Trump Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Tom Brady became a sad meme after his Super Bowl pick-six
Tom Brady entered Super Bowl LI with high hopes and lots of support. Instead, he became a sad meme before the first half was even over. Brady threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown just before halftime as a disastrous opening two quarters saw his New England Patriots reach intermission down 21-3 to the Atlanta Falcons. Brady's unfortunate pick-six put the Pats in a deep hole as he sought his fifth Super Bowl ring. Then, as it is wont to do, Twitter gleefully danced on his grave before halftime had even begun. Here's a rundown of the schadenfreude. SEE ALSO: Simone Biles and Shaq standing side by side at Super Bowl is like a dang optical illusion Read more... Lady Gaga just slayed the Super Bowl
You weren't really expecting Lady Gaga to be lowkey, right? Lady Gaga started her Super Bowl halftime show on the roof of the stadium, thank you very much, belting out a few lines from "God Bless America” and “This Land is Your Land," and then, you know, just swinging down onto the field thanks to a harness and some cables. She gave fans a bit of "Edge of Glory" and then dove into "Poker Face," "Telephone," "Just Dance" and more. Throughout the performance, she leaned hard into her Fame/Fame Monster era (smart; that's what the big Super Bowl audience most wants to hear from her), though she did devote a few minutes to a powerful piano rendition of "Million Reasons," her Joanne ballad. Read more... More about Super Bowl 2017, Lady Gaga, Entertainment, and Music Read More »Watch Lady Gaga's triumphant Super Bowl halftime show in full
Lady Gaga and her pointy shoulder pads crushed the Super Bowl halftime show, and we assume you'll want to relive all that glory soon. So, courtesy of the NFL, here's the full video. And if you just want to replay that amazing mic drop over and over, that's fine too. Gaga wants you to do you, you know? The stain on Terry Bradshaw's shirt was actually a Tide ad
The Super Bowl is a celebration of capitalism, and brands are lurking everywhere. Trust no one. Many people noticed something strange during a half-time show promo that ran early in the second quarter on Sunday. Halftime show co-host Terry Bradshaw was seemingly oblivious to a giant sauce stain on his shirt.
But it turns out that Bradshaw was well aware of the spill because Tide paid him to put it there, the company revealed shortly afterwards. The company used the stunt to launch the hashtag #BradshawStain. Read more... More about Terry Bradshaw, Tide, Super Bowl 2017, Business, and Advertising Read More »Lady Gaga used hundreds off Intel drones to pull of Super Bowl halftime show
Lady Gaga's Super Bowl LI halftime performance was absolutely flawless, but it was the beginning of her elaborate set that had the internet buzzing — it was full of drones! Just toward the end of her opening singing number, a massive wall of drones lit up in the skies behind her in the shape and color of the United States flag, and it was awesome. We knew weeks ago that drones would be a part of her performance, but only now do we know that the flying robots would be used to send a message of patriotism during the country's most-watched sports event. Read more... More about Intel, Lady Gaga, Super Bowl 51, Super Bowl 50, and Drones Read More »Adam Driver ruins everything in Snickers' live Super Bowl commercial
Things quickly went off the rails during Snickers' attempt to make the first-ever live Super Bowl commercial — but it was all according to plan. It started when Adam Driver wanders into the western-themed scene, seemingly unaware the shoot had started. He misses the cue to shoot his bandit co-stars and knocks over the hotel front, triggering all-out chaos. The appearance of the candy brand's tagline then reveals the gimmick to anyone who might have actually thought the meltdown was real. "You ruin Super Bowl commercials when you're hungry," the brand's familiar punchline read.
No surprise: the internet loved Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show
Despite the massive pressure that comes with headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, Lady Gaga came to win. Gaga's near-perfect halftime performance — featuring everything from subversive political statements to inadvertent Spongebob Squarepants references — blew the internet's collective mind. She even made an unexpected football catch to close out her performance, which is more than we can say for other folks at Sunday's game.
Dudes hailed heroes on Facebook after livestreaming sports match
Everyone loves an unlikely hero, and two livestreamers have been receiving plenty of love on Facebook for their pure bravado in the face of cable television giant, Foxtel. Darren Sharpe and Brett Hevers became social media legends when they livestreamed a highly-anticipated boxing match in Australia, Friday night. To watch the match between Danny Green and Anthony Mundine legally would've cost viewers A$59.95 ($45.95) on pay-per-view, on top of their regular subscription fees. But like Robin Hood before them, the people are in support of Sharpe and Hevers. More about Anthony Mundine, Boxing, Darren Sharpe, Foxtel, and Livestream Read More »Super Bowl LI is America's biggest blowout since the Bowling Green Massacre
Sometimes on Twitter, people like to make topical jokes in which they knowingly connect two current events from the popular culture to construct a bit of mirth. The third quarter of Super Bowl LI — during which the Atlanta Falcons went up 28-3 on the New England Patriots — was one of these times. Trigger warning: Do not continue reading this post if you're still scarred by "memories" of the Bowling Green Massacre. First, remember when Donald Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway invented out of thin air a supposed terrorist attack called the "Bowling Green Massacre" during an interview last week? Read more... More about Super Bowl 2017, Super Bowl 50, Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »MashReads Podcast: 'Chairman Spaceman' and our favorite books about space
Life restarts can come in many forms — setting a new resolution, moving to a new city, or...completely leaving everyone and everything that you know on Earth to go live in outer space. At least that's the case in Thomas Pierce's new short story 'Chairman Spaceman,' published in January in the New Yorker. The story is about a man, Dom Whipple, and his last day on Earth before he leaves, with no plan to return, to go live on a distant planet. Thomas Pierce is no stranger to short stories. In 2015, he published a collection of story stories titled Hall of Small Mammals, and his work has earned him a spot on the National Book Foundation's 2016 list of 5 Under 35 honorees. Read more... More about Space, Masahblereads, Mashreads Podcast, Mashreads, and Books Read More »Amazon Prime Air drone makes an appearance during the Super Bowl
Amazon gave us yet another tease for its upcoming drone delivery service during Sunday's Super Bowl. The short commercial spot shows a couch potato sucking down Doritos as his friend looks on in disgust. After a couple of beats, she says, "Alexa, reorder Doritos from Prime Air." Soon after, an Amazon drone appears outside the window of the home, presumably with snack treats in tow. For those who have been following the development of Prime Air, the tease got a lot of people excited, but unfortunately, the commercial was more hype than preview. In tiny letters at the bottom of the screen, Amazon included the message: "Prime Air not available in some states (or any really). Yet." Read more... More about Ads, Commercials, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2017, and Prime Air Read More »The Super Bowl gave everyone terrible election night flashbacks
So...that was a real nail-biter, wasn't it? Just when we were 99% certain that the Atlanta Falcons would bring home a win during Sunday night's Super Bowl, the New England Patriots swooped in to win it all. Kinda reminds us of another recent news event that didn't quite go the way everyone expected.
Tom Brady's Super Bowl win made Gisele drop her phone
When New England ran in a touchdown to win the 2017 Super Bowl in overtime, Gisele Bündchen was obviously very excited for her husband, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. She danced, she shouted, she celebrated with the rest of the Brady family, who all sported personalized jerseys for the game. Bündchen joyously pulled out her phone to Snapchat the moments right after the winning touchdown. But her excitement seems to have made her careless about her Snapchatting device. Reaching in her back pocket, probably to share her excitement with some puppy filters, the happy model couldn't keep a handle on her phone. Read more... More about Phone, Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady, Super Bowl 2017, and Watercooler Read More »Donald Trump left his Super Bowl watch party when the Patriots were losing
Donald Trump — whose ties to the New England Patriots were a major headline heading into this weekend — picked the Patriots to win Super Bowl LI,. But as the game unfolded, his support for the eventual champions wavered. The Atlanta Falcons jumped ahead to a 21-0 lead, and Trump soon left his own Super Bowl watch party, according to reports. New England fell behind by 19 points heading into the fourth quarter, making it look to many like Atlanta had this in the bag. And Trump seems to have felt the same.
Ed Sheeran says 'Game of Thrones' cast crashed his underground drinking den
Ed Sheeran and Game of Thrones go together like, well, Starks and Mormonts. If you had any doubt that the UK crooner had a rightful place in the friendship circle that is the HBO show's cast, ponder this anecdote, delivered by the man himself. Legend has it that after a GoT wrap-party Sheeran attended, the cast rocked up to Sheeran's London mansion and invaded the pub he built in his basement, not unlike a pack of rowdy children. Yes, you read that correctly. The songwriter has his own bespoke underground pub where he throws parties — what of it? More about Drinking, London, Pub, Ed Sheeran, and Got Read More »14-year-old starts petition to eat his "greatest love" meat pies once more
The sloppy mess of gravy and pastry that is the Australian meat pie is the kind of thing one eats after they've had a few drinks, or when they're utterly desperate. But Canberra teenager Ryan Kennedy is so obsessed with the foodstuff its almost poetic. But tragedy struck recently, when he made a bet with his cricket teammates that if he didn't score more than 50 runs in a match, he'd have to give his "greatest love" up for good. The 14-year-old lost the bet. That's why he created a Change.org petition, writing that if he received more than 250 signatures, then he'd be allowed to eat his beloved meat pies again. Read more... More about Food, Petition, Meat Pie, Meat Pies, and Australia Read More »Lenovo's got another Android tablet with its futuristic 'Halo' keyboard
One of the coolest (but maybe not the most practical) tablets of last year, the Lenovo Yoga Book, now has a new sibling. Lenovo's new Yoga A12 still keeps the Yoga Book's head-turning illuminating "Halo" keyboard, but it's got a larger display and a more affordable price. At $299, the Yoga A12 is instantly more attractive compared to the Yoga Book's $499 price tag. Under the hood, the Yoga A12 has an Intel Atom x5 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and up to 13 hours of battery life with mixed usage. They're not exactly super-powered specs, but they should be just good enough to get some light word processing and gaming in. Read more... More about Laptops, Tablets, Android, Halo Keyboard, and Yoga A12 Read More »Move over, Jack Bauer: Meet the new hero of '24: Legacy'
After the Super Bowl, viewers got a first look at 24: Legacy, the new iteration of the Fox action franchise that made Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer a household name. We last saw Jack surrendering to the Russians at the end of 24: Live Another Day, so it's no surprise that Legacy features a whole new cast of characters, although the show's iconic real-time format remains the same. This time, our hero is Eric Carter, played by Corey Hawkins — best known for his breakout role as Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton and his ongoing role as Heath in The Walking Dead. Eric is the leader of an elite squad of U.S. Army Rangers, who, six months prior to the events of the series, killed terrorist leader Sheik Ibrahim Bin-Khalid. In the aftermath, Bin-Khalid’s followers declared a fatwah against Carter, his squad and their families, forcing them into federal witness protection. Read more... More about Miranda Otto, Corey Hawkins, 24 Legacy, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Scientists are now spotting whales from outer space using satellites
A humpback whale may be a huge creature to the human eye, but they're still tough to spot from space. Until recently, the necessary high-resolution satellite technology wasn't readily available, but researchers in Western Australia are beginning to use satellite imagery to check on the size of local populations. The aim of the project is to keep tabs on Western Australia's humpback whale numbers, explained Curt Jenner, managing director of the Centre for Whale Research. "The goal of the project is ultimately to make sure this population of humpback whales, which has always historically been the largest in the world, is still viable and has recovered to its full potential," he said. The animals were hunted almost to extinction in the early to mid 20th century. Read more... More about Conservation, Environment, Science, Space, and Satellite Read More »T-Mobile and Verizon have taken their NSFW Twitter war too far
While football fans were busy biting their nails, T-Mobile and Verizon spent the last half of the Super Bowl making everyone on Twitter uncomfortable by trading BDSM-themed insults. The spat started with T-Mobile's 50 Shades of Grey-esque big game commercial, in which Kristen Schaal plays a Verizon customer addicted to pain. That ad quickly devolved into an endless, seemingly half-joking fight between Verizon and T-Mobile's Twitter accounts. Also in the ring was Schaal and notoriously foul-mouthed T-Mobile CEO John Legere — who once accused Verizon of "raping" customers — involving safe words, punishment and domination. Read more... More about T Mobile, Verizon, Super Bowl 2017, Business, and Advertising Read More »Snap, Uber and Facebook file brief opposing Trump's travel ban
More than 90 technology companies, many of which were founded by and employ thousands of immigrants, have filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's "Muslim travel ban." The brief was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit late Sunday nightBloomberg, which first reported the news, wrote that the document was planned for later in the week. The process was sped up however due to challenges presented by the administration's executive order, which bars travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Participants include Netflix, Square, Salesforce, Airbnb, Uber, Pinterest, AppNexus, Twitter, Yelp, Reddit, Kickstarter, GitHub, Glassdoor, Box, Mozilla, Dropbox, Twilio, Zynga and Medium. Read more... More about Tech, Muslim Ban, Donald Trump, Twitter, and Snap Inc Read More »Weird Yellow Tail wine Super Bowl ad embarrasses a nation of Twitter users
The Kangaroo Jack of wine, Yellow Tail, has managed to do something not even Fosters beer or pseudo-Aussie restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse has achieved: Embarrass the hell out of actual Australians. Why? The brand's 30-second Super Bowl Sunday advertisement. It features some dude in a bright yellow suit, running his mouth about how drinking Yellow Tail wine equals a fun time, hanging with an animated kangaroo DJ and a thinly-veiled dick joke aimed at bikini-clad model, Ellie Gonsalves. It's a mess. Just watch. After Australia's Prime Minister was recently yelled at by Trump, the last thing the land Down Under needs is an additional battering from a terrible ad for even more terrible wine. Read more... More about Commercial, Super Bowl 2017, Advertisement, Advertising, and Video Read More »Uber rolls out cab rental feature, UberHIRE, for the first time
Uber, in a first-of-its-kind innovation, now allows users in India to rent a cab for half a day without any surge pricing. After successfully piloting the service, UberHIRE, in the southern city of Kochi, the company has now made it operational in eight more Indian cities — New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vizag and Nagpur. The service is evidently Uber's answer to its rapidly-growing Indian rival Ola's rental service, Ola Rental, that launched last year. The minimum fare on UberHIRE would be Rs 449-649 ($7- $10) depending on the city for two hours and up to 30 kilometers (18.6 miles). And beyond that, riders would be charged at Rs 2 per minute and Rs 12 (17 cents) per kilometer, said Uber in a statement. Read more... More about Ecommerce, India, Uber, Fleet, and Cab Read More »500 people squeezed into the world's most epic family photo
This has got to be the most incredible family photo, period. 500 descendants from one man — all with the same family name, Ren — gathered in an eastern Chinese village to take this epic group shot: In the photo are the 25th to 31st generations of this family from Shishecun, in Zhejiang. The photo was taken behind the basalt formations where the village was founded 20 years ago. It took 30 minutes for the Rens to get into position, with organiser, Ren Tuanjie barking instructions through a loudhailer. They were able to trace the extensive family tree through 13 genealogy scrolls. It's estimated that over 1,000 people in seven generations of Rens are still alive, said Ren Tuanjie — whose name means "unity," incidentally. Read more... More about Dna, China, and Watercooler Read More »A newspaper is going wild with its weather tweets and people don't know what to think
It's tough to get people excited about the weather. And it's even tougher in tropical Singapore, where it's pretty much only wet or dry every day. So the country's national newspaper appears to have taken it upon itself to spice up its weather updates, by slipping in the odd quip and pop-culture reference:
Taiwan bans putting stray animals to death
Taiwan has now banned euthanising stray animals in shelters, despite fears that the move will lead to overcrowding and more abandoning their pets. The law came into effect on Saturday, two years after it was first passed by parliament. The issue of putting down strays was plunged into the spotlight last year, after a shelter vet committed suicide after becoming overwhelmed by the number of animals she had to put down. Chien Chih-cheng ended her life by ingesting animal euthanasia drugs. She said in a TV interview prior to her death that she had put down over 700 dogs over the course of two years. Read more... More about Shelter Animals, Animal Welfare, Euthanasia, Animals, and Taiwan Read More »14-year-old girl's sick skydiving spins will actually blow you away
Most of us are unable to do a split or even a cartwheel on the ground — so imagine doing them in mid-air. For 14-year-old Kyra Poh, though, it's not much of a stretch — she's just bagged two gold medals at the 2017 Wind Games in Spain. Here's the Singaporean indoor skydiver just casually flipping and turning like it's no big deal: Kyra beat out 10 other competitors to win gold in the solo freestyle category. She choreographed her routine herself, with the help of her mum. "My routine style is kind of feminine, so I do lots of flips and spins, but I also like to mix it together with a long of strong and technical moves," the 14-year-old told Mashable. Read more... More about Sports, Indoor Skydiving, Skydiving, Singapore, and Watercooler Read More »38 times Stephen King absolutely slammed Donald Trump on Twitter
You don't have to spend long on Stephen King's Twitter feed to gain an insight into his feelings about the current U.S. President. The legendary horror-writer has been tweeting his thoughts about Trump (who he's previously referred to as a both "He Who Must Not Be Named" and "the Asshat Elect") ever since the billionaire's campaign kicked off back in summer 2015. As time's gone on, the tweets have only grown in volume. From evocative similes to outright anger, here's a timeline of the author's most memorable Trump shut-downs. Read more... More about Burn, Shut Down, Twitter, Donald Trump, and Stephen King Read More »The Queen just made history with this milestone
Just when you thought the Queen couldn't possibly have more cause for celebration, she's gone and reached another milestone. Queen Elizabeth II has just become the first British monarch in history to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, marking 65 years since she took the crown. On 6 February 1952, at the age of 25, Elizabeth acceded the throne after her father King George VI died in his sleep at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England. Image: ASSOCIATED PRESS She made history in 2015 when she became the longest-reigning monarch in British history, and again in 2016 when she became the world's longest-reigning living monarch BlackBerry partners with Indian firm for manufacturing and selling smartphones in local markets
BlackBerry has partnered with a New Delhi-based company for manufacturing and selling its smartphones in India and neighbouring countries. BlackBerry-branded Android smartphones sold in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh will be manufactured by Optiemus Infracom, the Canadian company said today, as it continues to outsource smartphone designing and manufacturing tasks to other firms. Once an iconic name in the mobile business, BlackBerry said last year it would cease designing smartphones. The company now fully focuses on software and services business. Read more... More about Business, Android, Smartphones, India, and Blackberry Read More »Snapchat announces new 'Planet Earth II' show
Planet Earth II is going mobile. BBC Worldwide is launching an exclusive series for Snapchat around its popular television franchise as part of a new partnership with Snap Inc. Planet Earth II has already aired in the U.K. and is scheduled to premiere in the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 18. Its digital counterpart, produced by BBC specifically for Snapchat’s vertical mobile viewing experience, will debut on Feb. 17. See a glimpse of it below. The Snapchat series, narrated by Academy Award-nominated actress Sophie Okonedo, will include six exclusive episodes. Each episode will tell a Planet Earth II story, with new storylines and never-before-seen footage from the TV series. Read more... More about Planet Earth, Planet Earth Ii, Tv, Bbc Worldwide, and Digital Series Read More »Airbnb's Super Bowl ad takes dig at Trump with a beautiful message
Airbnb has taken a subtle political stance against President Trump's travel ban with a Super Bowl ad that contains a simple but effective message of acceptance. In a 30-second campaign entitled #weaccept, Airbnb played the message over the changing faces of people belonging to different ethnic groups: CEO Brian Chesky tweeted a link to campaign with the same description:
Heartwarming video shows boy with Down syndrome dancing to 'Born This Way'
A Chicago-based disability rights activist has tweeted a touching video of his son, who has Down syndrome, as he joyfully dances along Lady Gaga during her Super Bowl halftime show. David M. Perry tweeted the clip saying "He was born his way too": In another tweet, he said: “My son dances like someone’s watching. In fact he checks every so often and gets mad if you’re not watching.”
Ed Sheeran's new Brit Awards emoji is so damn adorable
LONDON — You may not have realised you needed an Ed Sheeran emoji in your life, but that's all about to change. On Monday morning, the Brit Awards announced that Ed Sheeran has joined the event's 2017 lineup. To celebrate, they released the following, impressively detailed, emoji: That is a flawless emoji, right there. Image: brit awards The emoji can be activated using the #EdSheeranBRITs hashtag.
Andrew Garfield reveals why he kissed Ryan Reynolds at the Golden Globes
Andrew Garfield and Ryan Reynold's kiss didn't just steal Ryan Gosling's thunder at the Golden Globes — it was pretty much the talking point of the night. On The Graham Norton Show on Friday, Garfield explained how it came about. "It was a ridiculous thing," he laughs in the clip above. "I said to Ryan Reynolds, 'If you win, kiss me instead of your wife'. They had a whole plan, apparently, which was slightly complicated when the other Ryan's name was called out. Garfield didn't let that get in the way of destiny, though. Read more... More about Uk, The Graham Norton Show, Graham Norton, Kiss, and Golden Globes Read More »Fans relentlessly booed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the Super Bowl
Hot take: NFL fans absolutely loathe commissioner Roger Goodell. They confirmed that sentiment after the New England Patriots' insane Super Bowl win on Sunday. While Goodell presented the Lombardi Trophy to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, fans in Houston unleashed a chorus of boos. You could barely hear Goodell trying to congratulate Kraft. Fans have criticized Goodell for a myriad of hot-button issues, including his domestic violence policies, his player safety claims and — most appropriately for Sunday evening — his handling of the Patriots "deflategate" scandal. Goodell suspended Tom Brady for four games after the Patriots intentionally under-inflated footballs during the 2014-15 playoffs, sparking a heated debate on the extent of Goodell's powers. Read more... More about Super Bowl, Football, Nfl, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Delhi girl had a flat tire at midnight and then she found her knights in shining armor
Delhi girl Priyanka Kamboj was stranded on the street in the middle of the night after her car had a flat tire. Fortunately, cops came to her rescue, thus "rebuilding" her faith in humanity. She detailed her experience in a Facebook post that has now gone viral. Kamboj wrote that she had "tried calling various car services but instead of helping, they asked for double/triple the amount." And then, the Police Control Room (PCR) van arrived and the cops not only helped her change the tire but also ensured she reaches her destination safely. Read more... More about Delhi Youth, Delhi, Police Officer, Police, and Roads Read More »Queen celebrates historic jubilee in photo dripping with jewels
The Queen has just made history as the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, meaning it's 65 years since she acceded to the throne. To mark to occasion, Buckingham Palace has re-released a famous photo showing the Queen wearing some seriously opulent sapphire jewellery. Aside from the current relevance to the Sapphire Jubilee, there's also a symbolic reason behind the Queen's choice of jewellery. The suite of sapphires were given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding present in 1947.
Julian Edelman's clutch, jaw-dropping catch was the real MVP of Super Bowl LI
Tom Brady was named Super Bowl MVP on Sunday night after racking up 466 passing yards while leading the New England Patriots to a historic comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons. But let's take a moment to recognize the game's real MVP, a jaw-dropping catch by Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, one that blew up the internet and instantly goes down among the greatest in NFL history. New England had the ball while down eight points in the fourth quarter — having already clawed back from deficits of 21-0 and 28-3 — when Brady made what can only be described as a bad throw. He tossed a weak ball into double coverage, committing a mistake that easily could have resulted in an Atlanta interception. Read more... More about Super Bowl, Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Miley Cyrus announces on Instagram she prefers Hindu prayers to the Super Bowl
Miley Cyrus pleasantly surprised her Indian fans this morning when she shared a photo of a Lakshmi Puja setup she was a part of. The photo shows a priest conducting the ceremony. She's apparently offering prayers to the Hindu Goddess of wealth, who's typically worshiped across Indian homes during the festival of Diwali. Miley cheekily captioned the picture '#FruitBowl over Super.... #offering' indicating her preferences on the day gripped by NFL buzz.
Uber hires veteran NASA engineer to develop flying cars
In 2010, an advanced aircraft engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center named Mark Moore published a white paper outlining the feasibility of electric aircrafts that could take off and land like helicopters but were smaller and quieter. The vehicles would be capable of providing a speedy alternative to the dreary morning commute. Moore’s research into so-called VTOL—short for vertical takeoff and landing, or more colloquially, flying cars—inspired at least one billionaire technologist. After reading the white paper, Google co-founder Larry Page secretly started and financedtwo Silicon Valley startups, Zee Aero and Kitty Hawk, to develop the technology, Bloomberg Businessweek reported last summer. Read more... More about Business, Flying Cars, Uber, and Nasa Read More »Everything you may have missed in the 'Stranger Things' Season 2 teaser
We finally have our first proper glimpse of Stranger Things Season 2, and that can only mean one thing — it's time for some close-up, borderline obsessive analysis of every single frame. The teaser may only be an all-too-brief 36 seconds in length, but it's still brimming with clues as to what we can expect from the show's second season. We've been through the whole thing with a fine-tooth comb to try and track down as many hints as we could. 1. The monster's identity.What exactly is the monster Will Byers sees at the end of the teaser? Image: netflix Read more... Here's why a 30-second clip of a potato makes a very bad Super Bowl ad
A 30-second ad during the Super Bowl is the holy grail of advertising. It's extremely expensive — about $5 million — but it does get tens of millions of viewers, so you better make that time count. So what would happen if you used that time to show a 30-second clip of a potato with the word "advertisement" written on it? Well, it's not hard to guess: failure. Utter and complete failure. According to its own testimony, party game Cards Against Humanity learned that the hard way when they spent all their money on a Super Bowl ad slot, hired an expensive agency to develop the ad, then fired that agency two days before the game, and decided to go the potato route. Read more... More about Videos, Advertising, Super Bowl 2017, Potato, and Cards Against Humanity Read More »Nicki Minaj trolled the world with a pregnancy announcement
The news of Beyoncé's pregnancy was, for most folks, a lot to handle. With emotions high and tears in abundance, Nicki Minaj decided that a few days after Bey's infamous maternity photos would be the perfect time to share what looked to be her own announcement with the world. She posted an Instagram picture over the weekend of her caressing what seemed to be a baby belly.
Hot off the Super Bowl, Lady Gaga announces 'Joanne' world tour
Lady Gaga, now that your halftime concert basically won the Super Bowl, what are you going to do next? Go on a massive world tour, of course. Lady Gaga confirmed her Joanne world tour via Twitter shortly after the conclusion of Super Bowl 51, with more information on her website.
Gaga's songs currently top the iTunes charts, with classics like "Poker Face" and "Born This Way" up there with the new fare from October's Joanne ("Million Reasons" currently holds the No. 1 spot). The 2016 album topped the Billboard 200 and sold over a million units in its first few months. Read more... More about Concert, World Tour, Tour, Lady Gaga, and Music Read More »Someone decided to make Lego-inspired square burgers
In Manila, Philippines' capital city, the latest food craze is square burgers topped with colorful Lego-brick buns. Brick Burgers is a burger joint for Lego lovers of all ages. The signature square burger's increasing popularity has encouraged the burger joint to create other Lego-inspired foods. Read more... More about Legos, Lego Land, Manila, Real Time Video, and Food Videos Read More »See Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show get set up with this cool timelapse
Some might say that there was a football game in the middle of a Lady Gaga concert Sunday night after watching her Super Bowl halftime performance. The performance included drones, lots of jumping and even an epic mic drop. All within about a half-hour, the stage was set, the hits were sung and then play resumed, without a trace of the one of the greatest halftime performances of all time. If you were ever interested in how all the showbiz magic happens in such a short amount of time, Harry Connick Jr captured it all in an awesome timelapse: Read more... More about Football, Timelapse, Lady Gaga, Halftime Show, and Super Bowl 51 Read More »Google Home Super Bowl ad caused some Google Homes to go bonkers
Creating a TV ad for a smart speaker is a toughie. The easiest way to show what it can do is to have people invoke it with voice commands, but then you risk activating the speakers of TV viewers who actually own them. This appears to have happened to Google, whose Super Bowl ad for Google Home caused a great deal of confusion in many users' homes. "OK Google, turn on the hall lights." "OK Google, turn off the music." "OK Google, what sound does a whale make?" — those are some of the queries uttered in the ad. And judging by the numerous comments on Twitter, Google Homes in actual homes of TV viewers obliged. Read more... More about Tv, Advertisement, Ad, Super Bowl, and Google Home Read More »Woman at checkout reacts to girl's anxiety attack in the best possible way
Sometimes it takes one simple gesture to make a difference in people's lives. Just like the one that positively affected a girl from Cannock, north of Birmingham, who had a panic attack in a supermarket. Two years ago, Helen Martin's daughter was in a Sainsbury's grocery store when there was a fire alarm drill that completely traumatised her. Martin recounted on Facebook how her daughter had been having episodes triggered by alarms or loud noises in large environments such as airports and supermarkets. "It took 2 years to get her to go back into Sainsbury's and even now we have to ask if there are any scheduled alarms before she will venture around the store," Martin wrote. Read more... More about Supermarket, Panic Attack, Anxiety Attack, Sainsburys, and Business Read More »Bold daughter steals the spotlight during Super Bowl post-game press conference
On Sunday, the New England Patriots won Super Bowl 51 in an incredible come-from-behind fashion, but one little girl was determined to steal the show. During the post-game press conference, everyone wanted to hear the players' and the coaches' thoughts. After cheering for more than three hours, fans were ready to see reactions come from the stars of the game themselves. Patriots' tight end Martellus Bennett stepped up to the press conference podium with his daughter. He started to talk through what was going through his head when he and his teammates found themselves down 25 points. And then his daughter pulled a Riley Curry. Read more... More about New England Patriots, Patriots, Daughter, Press Conference, and Super Bowl 2017 Read More »Kid shows off his lit dance moves and the crowd goes wild
You're never too young to be lit. Zach Dean, a sports reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, recently captured the incredible dance moves of a little boy during what appeared to be a high school basketball game. The unidentified kid had the crowd screaming and cheering as he danced along to a remix of "Bad and Boujee" by Migos. We can only hope to reach his level of lit-ness in the future. Read more... More about Sports, Kids, Dancing, and Watercooler Read More »'Stranger Things' kids were just as hyped as you watching the Season 2 trailer
By now it's to be expected that any video posted online featuring the cast of Netflix's hit "Stranger Things" will undoubtedly warm hearts everywhere. Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers in the sci-fi show, posted a video Sunday night of himself alongside cast-mates Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo watching the teaser for Season 2 during the Super Bowl—and honestly, it's probably exactly how you reacted to it, too.
Very relatable child loses it when the internet goes down
Same, kid. Same. There are a few things more frustrating than Wi-Fi problems, especially when you're dealing with internet provided by a hotel. Like any good dad, YouTuber Rod Squad decided to record his son's temper tantrum after he learned the hotel they were staying in changed its Wi-Fi credentials. "Why are you crying?" Rod asked his son. "Because the internet is dead," the kid responded, with nearly no hope left in his voice. Honestly, I know about 50 grown adults who would probably react the exact same way as this little dude. All the times Britain celebrated the Queen's jubilees in the most British way imaginable
The Queen made history on Monday as she became the first British monarch ever to reach a Sapphire Jubilee, 65 years on the throne. There are no official celebrations planned, as her majesty will be spending the day privately in Sandringham House, Norfolk. But let's take a moment to look back on how the nation pulled out all of the stops to jubilantly celebrate throughout the Queen's reign. SILVER JUBILEEQueen Elizabeth II celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977, marking 25 years on the throne. Official festivities took place throughout the year, including visits to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Read more... More about Photos, Lifestyle, Watercooler, Uk, and Royal Family Read More »This DIY triple-screen laptop will make you a total boss at your local coffee shop
Razer's ridiculous "Project Valerie," with its three screens and glorious 12K resolution, stole the show at CES 2017, so much so it was literally stolen after the show. Inspired by the mobile command center concept, YouTuber "JerryRigEverything," who is known for The hacked together triple-screen laptop sure as hell isn't pretty — just look at all those ugly hinges used to bolt the two displays to the Toshiba laptop — but it's functional. Read more... More about Windows 10, Pc, Laptops, Diy, and Tech Read More »Voice actor accidentally hints at possible dinosaur-themed 'Hearthstone' adventure
The next Hearthstone adventure may be diving into the exotic, dinosaur-filled zone known as Un'Goro Crater. According to a Reddit post today, video game voice actor Lani Minella included a line on her resume for credits on Hearthstone: Lost Secrets of Un'Goro, an unannounced project for Blizzard's popular competitive card game. The game is expected to have a new adventure this spring, and Lost Secrets of Un'Goro could be just that. The resume was posted on Minella's official website and includes credits for dozens of other video games, including past Blizzard games and Hearthstone expansions. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Lost Secrets Of Un Goro, Hearthstone, and Blizzard Entertainment Read More »'The Simpsons' foretold Lady Gaga's entire Super Bowl performance years ago
At this point, are we even surprised that The Simpsons yet again predicted something accurately? The animated series predicted that the Star Wars franchise would continue. It also knew that at some point in American history, Donald Trump would be president and make a mess of everything. And now people have pointed out that The Simpsons predicted what Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime performance would be. The pop star opened her performance on the roof of the stadium. While she sang, a swarm of coordinated drones lit up the night sky behind her as their colored lights moved in formation to create an American flag. Then Lady Gaga jumped straight down from the roof for a dramatic entrance. Read more... More about The Simpsons, Super Bowl 2017, Lady Gaga, Watercooler, and Music Read More »Someone stole Tom Brady's Super Bowl Jersey last night
Let's hope Tom Brady brought a back up shirt. Last night was a dream come true for the New England Patriots, after they made a stunning comeback and won the Super Bowl during overtime. And, while most people were celebrating the win, MVP quarterback Tom Brady was frantically searching the Patriots locker room for the jersey he wore as he led the team to victory. Brady told USA Today that, "I know exactly where I put it,” but his efforts turned out to be fruitless. Brady was caught on video telling Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft about the missing jersey and the owner had the best response to the situation. Read more... More about Superbowl, Tom Brady, and Watercooler Read More »Skywatchers spot bright fireball as it streaked across the Midwest
A bright fireball lit up dark midwinter skies above Illinois, Wisconsin and a handful of other states early Monday. Videos show the green meteor moving slowly from southwest to northeast at around 2:30 a.m. ET Monday. According to reports posted on the American Meteor Society's (AMS) website, the fireball was accompanied by sound and some eyewitnesses even claim that a piece of the space rock made it all the way to the ground. The AMS has received 222 reports about the fireball so far. "I have never seen such a large and bright object coming through the sky," Sheila S. said in her report from Woodstock, Illinois. "I have seen meteors of the meteor showers every August in Seattle when I was living there, but they were tiny in comparison to what I saw tonight." Read more... More about Fireballs, Meteor Videos, Meteor Photos, Space Photos, and Meteors Read More »We're so tired of dating apps but we just can't quit them
Is your relationship with your many dating apps starting to turn sour? You’re not alone. The results of Match's annual Singles in America survey have just been released and they reveal a population that is increasingly burned out on hunting for love online. The data shows that 15 percent of the 5,509 single people surveyed describe themselves as addicted to dating apps. Not just, like, I use them a lot — fully addicted. As in I can't put them down, even though the thrill is gone and they're driving me crazy. For many who find they can't stop clicking and swiping, even though they've yet to find Mr. or Ms. Right, these findings are equal parts validating and disheartening. And they're particularly meaningful when you consider the study found that 40 percent of singles dated someone they met online last year. Read more... More about Love, Single, Online Dating, Match, and Dating Apps Read More »Sean Spicer: Melissa McCarthy 'could dial back' impression
If there's one thing the current administration likes to do, it's weigh in on Saturday Night Live. After Melissa McCarthy's surprise appearance as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in the show's Feb. 4 episode, Spicer had some thoughts. In an interview with Extra, Sean Spicer confirmed that he had seen McCarthy's impression and it was a little over-the-top for his taste. Spicer told Extra that McCarthy "needs to slow down on the gum chewing; way too many pieces in there." He also found the show "funny" (we imagine him using air quotes), but said that McCarthy, who is known for her exaggeration and physical comedy, "could dial back" a bit. Read more... More about Sean Spicer, Melissa Mccarthy, Snl, Saturday Night Live, and Television Read More »Women's March organizers plan a 'day without women'
The organizers of the Women's March are planning an encore. Just more than two weeks after organizing a massive march on Washington, D.C. that generated solidarity marches around the world, the person manning the Women's March Twitter account tweeted about an upcoming "general strike." The details for the strike are not yet clear, with the tweet simply noting "a day without women."
Women initially marched on Jan. 21 in response to to the inauguration of President Donald Trump just two days before. The (arguably) most infamous moment of the president's campaign centered around a tape published by The Washington Post in which Trump said he could grab women "by the pussy." Read more... More about Donald Trump, Twitter, General Strike, D.C., and Washington Read More »Mysterious 'Guardians of the Galaxy' newcomer Mantis hits everyone in the feels
Editor's note: This is the first in a weeklong series of interviews from an April visit to the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 that will focus on the new characters and storylines for the Marvel Studios sequel ... now just three short months away. Mantis may be Marvel's most touchy-feely character, but she's no pushover. The newest Guardian of the Galaxy is one spaced-out alien indeed, a social neophyte who wields the soft power of empathy, feeling and manipulating others' emotions through touch. Though surely there's something more going on here than just emotional intelligence. Like Mantis, French Canadian actress Pom Klementieff — who plays her in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 — clearly has secret reserves of strength we don't yet know about. Because Klementieff does not crack under pressure. Read more... More about Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Chrome extension uncovers Netflix's hidden categories
While we've known about Netflix's hidden categories for some time, there's now a much easier way to check them all out. A new Chrome extension called Netflix Categories unlocks the service's many subcategories directly from your browser. When you browse Netflix you only see a handful of genres based on what's new and what you've previously watched. But Netflix actually classifies its offerings into hundreds of subgenres that are much, much, more specific than what you typically see. So instead of perusing overly broad categories like "action and adventure" or "psychological thrillers," you can check out "Sci-Fi Adventure," "Foreign Action and Adventure" or "Deep Sea Horror Movies" (spoiler: be prepared for a lot of Sharknado with that last one.) Read more... More about Netflix, Chrome Extensions, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Lady Gaga jumping off the Super Bowl roof is America's new favorite meme
Super Bowl LI was great for a ton of reasons - football took place, some big comeback happened, blah blah blah LADY GAGA JUMPED OFF A F*CKING ROOF. The internet is rightfully obsessed with Lady Gaga's epic halftime performance - namely, the insane moment the pop queen jumped from the very top of the stadium, descending to her stage below on (very trustworthy) suspension cables. While the moment was the perfect beginning to a badass medley of some of our favorite Gaga tunes, it was also a stunning opportunity for the creatives of Twitter to create countless hilarious memes. More about Falcons, Patriots, Roof, Jumping, and Halftime Show Read More »Cocky Tom Brady made commercial about winning the Super Bowl before it even started
Most athletes are paranoid to talk about winning a championship or title before it actually happens for fear of jinxing the entire thing, even if all odds are pointing to victory. But apparently Tom Brady has no such fear. Brady made an appearance in a local commercial for Shields Heath Care, the official MRI provider for the New England Patriots that showed off just how confident he was about the game. When the commercial aired during the game, Brady is seen placing four Super Bowl rings into a locker before heading in for his appointment, because he apparently just wears them around on a regular basis like that. The cheerful attendant then asks Brady, "Is that all?" Read more... More about Patriots, New England Patriots, Super Bowl 2017, Tom Brady, and Conversations Read More »PlayStation 4 Pro 'Boost Mode' aims to make all your games run better
PlayStaton 4 Pro owners have an extra feature to look forward to in the next firmware update for the console. While all PS4 owners will benefit from firmware v4.50's external hard drive support and tweaks to the interface and notifications, Pro users also have a new "Boost Mode." Turn it on and your console will use the Pro's extra power to improve game performance. That's the goal, at any rate. Since every game is its own, special snowflake — and the 4.50 update isn't widely released yet — there's no way of knowing how effective or far-reaching the improvements are. Read more... More about Playstation 4 Pro, Sony, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Here's what we can guess about season two of 'Stranger Things' based on the teaser
Season 2 of the cult show 'Stranger Things' has everyone freaking out thanks to the first teaser. This is what we can guess so far. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time, Netflix, Entertainment, and Stranger Things Read More »J.K. Rowling and Ricky Gervais join forces to shut down Donald Trump
It's another week, folks, and that can only mean one thing — a fresh new chapter in the ongoing Twitter saga that is J.K. Rowling vs. Donald Trump. This time, the topic in question was a current favourite of the president's: fake news. On Monday, he went on one of his typical early morning Twitter tirades, this time attacking "negative polls" regarding his attempts to implement a travel ban.
This leaked video shows a new robot overlord on wheels from Boston Dynamics
In a leaked video from a presentation by Boston Dynamics, a new concept robot called 'Handle,' was unveiled. 'Handle' is a two-wheeled robot with self-balancing abilities. It also has some basic stunt capacities, like jumping over barriers. Read more... More about Future Tech, Future, Robots, Real Time Video, and Real Time Read More »When the Sex Pistols crashed Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee with an anarchic boat concert
Sid Vicious looks out as the boat passes under Tower Bridge. Image: Elisa Leonelli/REX/Shutterstock On Feb. 6, 1977, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 25th anniversary of her accession to the throne, kicking off a year of festivities: her Silver Jubilee. Not all of her subjects were keen to celebrate the monarchy, however. On June 7, at the height of the celebrations, a rented river boat, the Queen Elizabeth, shoved off from Charing Cross Pier carrying writers, artists, a film crew — and the Sex Pistols. The punk band had just released their second single, “God Save the Queen.” The boat trip was organized by manager Malcolm McLaren as a provocative promotion for the new record and a mockery of the royal river procession planned for two days later. Read more... More about Music, Punk, Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth Ii, and Sex Pistols Read More »The company behind Vespa built a cargo robot that follows you around
In the future, we won't just have autonomous drones zooming around over our heads — we'll share the sidewalks with rolling robots, tasked with delivering our groceries and carrying our stuff. A new robot from Piaggio (best known for Vespa scooters) keeps the autonomous focus firmly on solid ground. The company's fledgling autonomous mobility division, Piaggio Fast Forward, has unveiled its first project: the Gita, a two-wheeled personal cargo bot straight out of the Star Wars droid factory. The Gita's designed for a different use than sky-bound delivery drones — its directive is to follow a human, or to move autonomously along pathways it's already traveled. There are already some similarly self-driving droids from Starship Technologies roving the streets making Postmates deliveries in a few cities. Read more... More about Drones, Delivery, Autonomous Vehicles, Droid, and Robot Read More »Girl power for the powerless, direct from Bollywood
When I first saw Queen, I was growing fatigued with female heroes. It's not as if Hollywood was drowning me in a deluge of women — the exact opposite, actually — but because strong female leads had to be so much more daunting and impressive than their male counterparts. Powerful female protagonists were formulated in Khaleesi's image, or cut from Olivia Pope's coat cloth. These characters were brilliant but mostly aspirational and out-of-reach for the average viewer looking for a role model. It's hard to find inspiration in a character when you can't relate with her. Enter 2014's Queen, the story of a seemingly unremarkable middle-class Indian woman who finds her own strength — not in order to kick butt or save the world, but to save herself. Read more... More about Kangana Ranaut, Franchise, Bollywood, Queen, and Movies Read More »When it clicked: This Aussie turned his passion for photography into a lucrative side hustle
When pursuing your passion starts to rival your 9-5, it stops being a hobby and becomes something else: a side hustle. Travelling to beautiful locations has always been a part of Jason Futrill’s occupation – he runs an online marketing company specialising in the tourism industry. But this Tasmania resident has another calling in life that pairs perfectly with his day job. As he zips around from places like Mt. Wellington in his hometown of Hobart, to the Outback and Australia’s coastal cities, he is inspired by the beauty of his surroundings, capturing stunning landscape photographs of his travels along the way. Read more... More about Supported, Sponsored, Business, and Travel Leisure Read More »The limitations of your health insurance plan may be more costly than you think
Paid Content by AflacYou’re enrolled in the health insurance plan that your trendy, open-office-floor-plan startup offers — so you shouldn’t have to worry about out-of-pocket medical expenses, right? When you notice a dull pain in your knee on your morning jog, you think nothing of booking an appointment at the doctor to get it checked out. After a few X-rays, you're sent home with a clean bill of health and told to take it easy on the running for a few days. Three weeks after your treatment, however, you get the bill. You go bug-eyed at the large number at the bottom of the page. Forget about that college reunion you'd planned on attending — you’ll likely be using most of your spending cash paying off this one appointment for the next six months. Read more... More about Supplemental Insurance, Health Insurance, Health Care, Supported, and Lifestyle Read More »These are the tech giants who didn't sign Silicon Valley's letter against Trump's travel ban
On Sunday night, as the Super Bowl raged on in Houston and in house parties all over the world, people at the largest Silicon Valley companies were putting together the final touches on what would be a historic letter to a sitting American President. 97 tech companies signed on to a 54-page amicus brief—a document, submitted to a court, by non-litigants who have an interest in a case. The brief, filed to Washington State court, opposed President Trump's ban on immigrants arriving from one of seven Muslim-majority nations. More about Silicon Valley, Donald Trump, Tech, Business, and Immigration Ban Read More »Bob Ross-themed birthday party delighted the internet
Bob Ross — the television host/painter/unexpected Netflix star — once said, "We don't make mistakes; we have happy accidents." For Chris Nervegna, a 22-year-old from South River, New Jersey, his now-viral Ross-themed birthday party came together as his own kind of happy accident. "Jokingly, we threw the idea of having a Bob Ross and Chill kinda party," Nervegna wrote via email. "I don’t think anyone thought we were being serious. But a few hours before the party, a few friends and I bought a bunch of paint supplies at the local art store just in case. Turned out everyone was SUPER excited about it and turned out to be an absolute success by accident." Read more... More about Twitter, Pics, and Watercooler Read More »The boycott Budweiser campaign fell apart due to a spelling mistake and a misunderstanding
In the Trump era, even a beer commercial can have political consequences, intentional or not, and spark boycotts such as the one facing the makers of Budweiser after their pro-immigrant Super Bowl ad. Specifically, people are mad at Anheuser-Busch for creating and airing an ad that depicts the path taken by Adolphus Busch, the German-born co-founder of the mega-brewery, upon his immigration to the United States in the early 1850s. The ad, which aired during the Super Bowl but debuted on YouTube on Jan. 31, depicts the cold welcome Busch received upon his arrival to the U.S., with one man growling at the young Busch, "You're not welcome here." Read more... More about Boycott, Super Bowl 2017, Budweiser, Business, and Advertising Read More »Woman has a priceless reaction after meteor zooms across the sky
An unexpected meteor is sure to surprise anyone lucky enough to catch a glimpse. Catching it on camera is a whole separate shock. Marcella Canfora was driving in Caledonia, Wisconsin from work with a friend when a fireball made a sudden appearance in the night sky. In what may be the most perfectly timed Snapchat of all time, Canfora pushed the record button just as the meteor came into frame. "What the fuck?" Canfora says as the meteor zooms across the sky, followed by the sudden realization that she caught it all on video. "What the fuck I caught that. What the fuck?" she says. A perfect reaction to a perfectly WTF scenario. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Meteor, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Fierce North Atlantic storm to send temperatures soaring at North Pole (again)
An extraordinarily powerful storm system is spinning across the North Atlantic Ocean, just southeast of Greenland. Together with long-term climate change and other transitory weather systems, it is setting the stage for a dramatic and unusual warmup at the North Pole this week. For the third time this winter, such a storm is likely to vault unusually warm air toward the pole, potentially bringing temperatures across the sunless Arctic to near the melting point for a brief period late this week. The storm, an unnamed beast that looks like it came straight from meteorological central casting, exploded in intensity on Sunday. The air pressure at the center of the storm bottomed out at an astonishing 932 millibars, or 27.52 inches of mercury on a home barometer. In general, the lower the pressure, the stronger the storm, and a reading this low indicates that the storm means business. Read more... More about Nasa, Noaa, North Atlantic, Storm, and Science Read More »Kanye West realizes no one man should have all that power, deletes Trump tweets
Kanye West has finally seen what happens when one man has all the power, and he doesn't like it. West has deleted the tweets he posted about Donald Trump following West's meeting with the then-president elect in December. But apparently Yeezy isn't impressed by what Trump's done since then, particularly the immigration ban, according to TMZ. West is about connectivity, after all. West's only tweets from 2017 that remain shout out new albums from Big Sean and Migos. Keeping up with Kim Kardashian West is often the best way to know what's going on with her husband. Following the executive order, she tweeted a very matter-of-fact look at Americans' likelihood of actually being killed by Islamic jihadist immigrants, which is quite small. Read more... More about Kardashians, Politics, Twitter, Donald Trump, and Kanye West Read More »This device can make any pair of headphones wireless
'Jack' by Podo Labs is a Bluetooth adapter that can make your wired headphones wireless. All you need to do is plug your headphones in this device and connect to Bluetooth. You can also sync your headphones with a friend and listen to music together. Read more... More about Technology, Device, Bluetooth, Real Time Video, and Music Read More »Spice up your life with insane flaming hot Cheeto bagels
Food is ever changing, ever evolving, ever innovating. Food can be an art form or a science. Food is fascinating, beautiful and precious. Food can also take the form of a Flaming Hot Cheeto Bagel. Image: alex berkowitz The Bagel Nook, a bagel shop in New Jersey, is no stranger to unique specialty bagel creations. Owner Alex Berkowitz has been thinking up new ways to spice up the bagel experience for a while now. The Bagel Nook is best known for the Oreo Overload Bagel. Other specialty bagels in their repertoire include the Fruity Pebble Bagel, Coco Puff Bagel and Cap'n Crunch Bagel. Read more... More about Food, Cheetos, Conversations, Bagels, and Watercooler Read More » | ||||
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