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 Everyone's convinced Sean Spicer's upside-down flag pin was a distress signal
It was a fashion misstatement during Friday's White House press briefing. Or was it a message? White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer checked in with the press for his usual session while unknowingly wearing his American flag lapel pin upside down. Twitter, of course, noticed.
And so did the press crew. Someone, who was reportedly former Apprentice contestant and Trump aide Omarosa Manigault, dropped off a note to the podium. Read more... More about Reactions, Twitter, Press Briefing, White House, and Sean Spicer Read More »'The Mashable Show' isn't slowing down for its second day on Twitter Live at SXSW
Couldn't make it to Austin to catch SXSW? No worries, we got you. Mashable and Twitter have teamed up to create The Mashable Show, streaming the best of SXSW 2017 straight to your timeline from Mashable House in Austin, Texas. The exclusive 90-minute live stream kicked off on Friday with Cookie Monster, Kerri Doherty and all things Interactive, Film and Music at the festival. The Twitter broadcast continues Saturday at 1 p.m. EST — so if you thought day one had a dope lineup, get ready for day two. Saturday promises to deliver a stacked lineup of comedians, entrepreneurs and, as is absolutely obligatory, BBQ coverage. Read more... More about Planned Parenthood, Bbq, Muppets, Kerri Doherty, and Mashable Show Read More »'Buffy' is the only show that prepared us for the Hellmouth of Tinder
Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered 20 years ago today at the dawn of the information age when humanity was grappling with a very big question — can nerds ever be cool? Sarah Michelle Gellar and and her crew did their best to convince us. The conventionally hot outcasts who wouldn't take any bullshit from demons spent most of their time hanging out in the library with teachers researching ancient monsters. Shockingly, the gang's not very lucky in love — it is not chill to ask out a high schooler when you're a vampire who has been alive for centuries... and that's actually one of the more successful relationships. In "I, Robot. You, Jane," the show gets to the root of a great modern evil — the endless stream of creeps you encounter while trying to find love online. The episode originally aired April 21,1997, and to this day, it is still the most powerful art created about Tinder. Read more... More about Online Dating, Tinder, Nostalgia, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Watercooler Read More »Mark Zuckerberg and Travis Kalanick laugh it up at 'Babes and Balls' party
What would any kind of Silicon Valley outing be without ping pong and a heaping side of sexism? We may never know. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick both recently attended a birthday party for fellow rich white guy Dropbox CEO Drew Houston, at the Susan Sarandon-owned San Francisco outpost of SPiN. The two tech titans, one of whom is currently embroiled in a massive sexism scandal, were either unconcerned or unaware that the party was themed as a "Babes & Balls Breakfast at Tiffany's." And if they were actually unaware, it's only because they ignored all the signs—at least one of which was a literal sign on Facebook. Read more... More about Ping Pong, Sexism, Travis Kalanick, Mark Zuckerberg, and Facebook Read More »'Pokémon Go' developers feel you: Gyms need to be improved
Collecting and evolving Pokémon in Pokémon Go is a lot of fun, but the competitive side of the popular mobile app is lacking. Developer Niantic recognizes that. Pokémon Go's gym feature needs to be improved, Niantic admitted in an interview with multiple outlets during the 2017 Game Developers Conference, Polygon reported Thursday. In Pokémon Go, gyms are specific landmarks pockmarked across the world where players can use their Pokémon to battle for supremacy. If a player wins enough battles against a gym's leader(s), they take control of it (or join it if their team already has control of it) and select a Pokémon to defend the gym against other players. Read more... More about Tech, Apps And Software, Gaming, Pokemon, and Pokemon Go Read More »Sean Spicer channels Melissa McCarthy during a White House press conference
Press Secretary Sean Spicer made a joke during the daily White House press conference on Friday, and, to be fair, it was actually pretty funny. In the first weeks of President Donald J. Trump's presidency, it became pretty clear that Spicer had a short temper when answering questions he didn't like or understand from the press. Being the press secretary and all, it was a bit problematic. His performance was so ridiculous that he even got a jab from Saturday Night Live, where Melissa McCarthy played a very angry, gum-chewing Spicer. At one point in the bit, McCarthy charges a reporter with the podium. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Press Conference, Joke, Melissa Mccarthy, and Sean Spicer Read More »Characters react to a naked Link in 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild'
The world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is incredibly responsive — enemies will pick up nearby objects to use as weapons, lightning has a higher chance of striking you if you're wearing a metal helmet and characters will not let you off the hook if you're walking around naked. Breath of the Wild is the first Zelda game that allows Link to wander the world in the nude (well, not completely nude, but close), so of course players are taking advantage of the opportunity and welcoming the breeze between their knees. The non-player characters that inhabit the world aren't ignorant of Link's nakedness, and people have been posting some of the funny interactions that ensue when walking around in their tight blue undershorts. Read more... More about Gaming, Naked, Nintendo, Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild, and Legend Of Zelda Read More »Everybody shut up. Just let us enjoy the kids in the BBC video.
Ughhhhh, why can’t anything on the internet just be fun anymore? You’ve probably seen the amazing video that went viral this morning of a man’s appearance on BBC being interrupted by his two hilarious children. It is pretty much the only good thing to happen on the internet in ages, and in this era of constant bad news we desperately need itWe need it so badly.
We did get a few moments just savor the sheer joy over the goofiness of it all. THAT GIRL. THAT BADASS BABY ROLLING IN. It is all just. so. perfect. Read more... More about Parenting, Dads, Viral Videos, Kids, and Tv Read More »The Airbus Pop.Up is the autonomous car/drone mashup of your dreams
When you really need to beat traffic, do you ever wish your car could just take flight and soar above the streets right then and there? Airbus offered antsy commuters a tantalizing look at a multi-modal ride hailing model with its latest far-fetched future concept, Pop.Up. The high-flying transportation system, brought to life through renderings and video with Italdesign, was unveiled earlier this week at the Geneva Motor Show. The Pop.Up design is built around a small capsule about the size of a two-seat car cab. It's the one consistent feature between each mode of transport — wheels and rotors would automatically attach to the capsule along the way, and it's even designed to link up to public transport systems like subway trains and hyperloops for the most direct route to your destination. You'd never have to jockey for a seat on the train ever again. Read more... More about Hyperloop, Flying Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, Geneva, and Rendering Read More »Hurricane forecasters sent a blunt warning to their bosses
When Hurricane Sandy made a devastating left hook into the Mid-Atlantic on Oct. 29, 2012, killing nearly 150 people and causing about $70 billion in damage, a narrative took hold in the weather community and the media that made its way to Capitol Hill. U.S. weather models were late in forecasting that storm's bizarre track when compared to the top model from Europe, which locked onto it more than a week in advance. Many in and out of government began to criticize what they saw as a growing modeling gap across the Atlantic Ocean. The weather model wars are continuing, and new evidence has emerged that instead of making a leap forward in forecast accuracy as Congress has directed, the U.S. may be about to take a step back, at least when it comes to high-impact events such as hurricanes and tropical storms are concerned. Read more... More about Weather, Computer Model, Extreme Weather, Weather Forecast, and Noaa Read More »The Women's Strike fizzled because Americans can't stop working
At the Women's March in January, there was a line of screaming women in pink pussy hats stretching as far as the eye could see. While there isn't an official headcount of how many participated in the Women's Strike on Wednesday, the visuals told a far different story. Just over a thousand people were estimated at the strike's major protest outside Trump Tower in New York City, compared to 400,000 people who demonstrated in Manhattan in JanuaryMore than 3.2 million women participated in the Women's March, the largest protest in American history. Of course, the strike can't be expected to produce the same kind of turnout as an international march. Still, millions of women still showed up to work on Wednesday or only partly participated. Read more... More about International Womens Day 2017, International Women S Day, Day Without A Woman, Womens March, and Watercooler Read More »Kind man dresses wild toad in wonderful, tiny hats to make a little boy happy
We never knew a toad could look good in hats until we saw it on the internet. And now that we've seen it, both us and toads can never go back. It all starts with Mr. Toad, who would show up day after day on Chris Newsome's porch in the summer. "The toad would sit on my front porch every night during the summer," Newsome explained. "He lives under the daisies in my flower bed and he would come to the porch to eat bugs." Image: 1158PM/IMGUR Since the toad became a regular visitor, Newsome dubbed him Mr. Toad (although he isn't completely sure that the toad is male). And although Mr. Toad may not have been ready, he was about to become the center of a child's delight. Read more... More about Pics, Reddit, Hat, Cute Animals, and Toad Read More »Cory Booker refuses to rule out running for president at SXSW
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is maybe possibly going to be a presidential candidate at some point in our lives, although who knows, because getting straight answers from a politician is hardly a thing that is possible. Booker has been thought of as a potential Democratic presidential candidate for a while now, and he didn't do anything to tamp down the rumors on Friday at SXSW in Austin, Texas. “I don’t know what the future holds, but at this time in my life, I want to be a fierce truth teller," Booker said during a discussion to kick off the festival. "Let’s not focus on 2020. Let's work on the injustices that exist now.” Read more... More about New Jersey, Sxsw, President, Cory Booker, and Tech Read More »'Hack' blamed for Instagram post that briefly upended the NFL world
When the verified Instagram account of New England Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo appeared to bid the Boston area farewell early Friday, it was a major piece of NFL news. Except that it apparently wasn't news at all. In the wee hours of Friday morning, Garoppolo's Instagram account posted a photo of him celebrating with the Super Bowl trophy, alongside this caption: “So grateful for my time in New England. Peace out Boston✌🏻"Garoppolo has been Tom Brady's backup in New England for three seasons. He's seen as a starter-level player but the Patriots still have Brady, so many NFL fans have speculated that New England could try to trade Garoppolo for a haul of draft picks this off-season. That's why his supposed farewell tweet was such a big deal ... Read more... More about Nfl, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Mashable just broke the Guinness World Record for tallest stack of tortillas and YUM
SXSW 2017 is upon us and Mashable kicked things off by making history ... with tortillas. During Day One of "The Mashable Show" — an exclusive 90-minute livestream of all things Interactive, Film and Music down at South By being broadcast on Twitter — Ben Leventhal, Co-founder of Resy shattered the Guinness World Record for tallest stack of tortillas as the world watched, collectively drooling. On Friday afternoon, Casey DeSantis, a Guinness World Record adjudicator, joined Kerri Doherty, host of "The Mashable Show," to oversee Leventhal's devoted tortilla stacking at The Mashable House down in Austin, Texas. Read more... More about Nick Offerman, Cookie Monster, Kerri Doherty, Tortillas, and World Record Read More »Oh, nothing, just a Tesla Model 3 prototype driving down the street ...
Tesla lovers might have to wait until later this year for a shot at a ride in the electric carmaker's first crack at an "affordable" sedan, the Model 3, but the prep for its release is ramping up. Tesla recently announced Model 3 production will start ahead of initial projections in July — and a prototype of the car was just spotted out on the road IRL. The video was posted by Unplugged Performance, a Tesla-centric mod shop that's conveniently located near the automaker's Design Studio in Hawthorne, California. Check it out below to see the shiny silver Model 3 zoom — okay, coast — along the SpaceX Hyperloop track, just to make the scene a little extra Musk-y. Read more... More about Test Drive, Prototype, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Motors, and Tech Read More »Marine leader says revenge porn 'allegations undermine everything we stand for'
The revenge porn scandal rocking the Marines has been condemned by the upper echelons of the military. Two of the most powerful people in uniform denounced a Marine-led Facebook group that shared a Google Drive filled with nude photos of female marines and other women. The photos were uploaded without the women's consent. "These allegations undermine everything we stand for as Marines," Gen. Robert Neller said at a news conference Friday. "If you're participating in any kind of behavior like this, you're not helping me or the Marine Corps." Read more... More about Military, Facebook, Marines, Revenge Porn, and Social Media Read More »Miley Cyrus, if you really got married this time, please nod your head like YEAH
Did Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth get married? What is marriage but a way of letting our broken government control matters of the heart? Is monogamy a construct? Are we meant to be free? Who knows! But Cyrus was photographed at some point wearing what could very well be a white dress and that Cyrus family patriarch, Billy Ray Cyrus, is "happy" about it. "I'm so happy...you are happy," he captioned the photo of a picture of a DSLR that appears to be taken by Miley herself on her phone. Read more... More about Celebrity Couple, Celebrities, Billy Ray Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, and Miley Cyrus Read More »Michelle Obama casually shows up at school and gives students surprise of a lifetime
Twelve high school girls in Washington, DC got the surprise of a lifetime on International Women's Day when Michelle Obama showed up unannounced. The beloved former FLOTUS walked through the doors of Cardozo Education Campus on Wednesday to a classroom filled with 12 female students in a visit that came as a total surprise to everyone — even the school itself. Principal Tanya Roane told the Washington Post Friday that the school district asked her to pick a group of 12 girls who would be representative of the school as a whole. But she was expecting DC Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson to be the one sitting down and chatting with students. Instead, Mrs. Obama walked in. Read more... More about Education, Politics, Flotus, Michelle Obama, and International Womens Day 2017 Read More »Cruise ship crashes into one of the most biodiverse coral reefs in the world
The dreamy beauty of a coral reef in Southeast Asia has been partially damaged by a massive, 4,290-ton cruise ship called the Caledonian Sky. On Saturday, the ship crashed into a popular diving site called Crossover Reef, which holds some of the most biodiverse coral reefs in the world, located in West Papua province, environmental news outlet Mongabay reports. It reportedly managed to smash some 17,000 square feet of coral in an area previously pristine enough to be considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it's expected it'll take nearly 10 years for a full recovery from the incident. Now local officials want the British-owned cruise ship company to pay for the damage. Read more... More about Science, Biodiversity, Tourism, Indonesia, and Environment Read More »Adele generously grants Elmo's plea to hang out in Australia
Elmo begged. He pleaded. Then his wish was granted: Elmo met Adele.
The Sesame Street resident first laid the foundation for a meet-and-greet on Wednesday when he gave Adele a shoutout during a press appearance. "Elmo loves you with all of Elmo's heart. Elmo wants to sing 'Rolling In The Deep' with you. Wherever you are, Elmo will fly there. Call Elmo, thank you." Both he and the singer were in Australia this week, a serendipitous sign from the universe that a meeting was destined to be. Read more... More about Elmo, Pics, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »Sorry, iPhone fans, the latest Snapchat Bitmoji feature is Android only
Snapping your friends is now a bit more whimsical. If you're an Android user, that is. An observant member of the Twitterverse noticed that Snap Inc. has rolled out a new feature further integrating Bitmoji into its service. Specifically, you can now plop friends' Bitmoji straight onto your home screen and tap the image to start a chat.
Fun, right? I mean, what better way to start a conversation that's going to end with someone vomiting rainbows than with a cartoon? (That was a rhetorical question. There is no better way.) Read more... More about Android, Bitmoji, Snap Inc, Snapchat, and Tech Read More »Gee, wouldn't it be just too bad if someone leaked the March Madness bracket on Selection Sunday again?
March Madness is arguably the most glorious annual event in sports, and it all centers around a simple tournament bracket that's most easily and enjoyably digested at one time. That's why the tournament's annual "Selection Sunday" reveal is so egregious. It's a two-hour TV program (thankfully, "only" 90 minutes this year) that lards copious amounts of bloviation and advertising around something that most sports fans would prefer was just posted online at an appointed time. Last year, however, an anonymous vigilante threw themselves upon the gears of this money-making machine by leaking the 2016 bracket halfway through the TV reveal. Now 2017 Selection Sunday is upon us in two days. Could we be due a repeat? Read more... More about March Madness, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »How teens are pranking your Facebook News Feeds with random events
Seen any strange events popping up in your Facebook News Feed lately? Maybe something very mundane, like a niche event at a school you've never heard of? Or perhaps something a bit more unusual, like worm-charming or mushroom-growing classes? Well it's not advertising, and it's not an accident. It's actually part of what seems to be the latest Facebook trend among British teens: making random events pop up in their friends' News Feeds by saying they're going to attend, even when they're obviously not. One of the first examples of this was a "Year 10 Parents Evening" in Norwich which ended up going viral in a spectacular way. Read more... More about Funny, Uk, Facebook Newsfeed, Viral, and Teens Read More »This week in apps: Facebook's latest Snapchat clone, Barbie's Sparkle Blast and Astro's AI powered email
With the latest WikiLeaks dump, Mark Zuckerberg's announcement of his second child and tech companies celebrating International Women's Day, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. We've kept up for you. Each week, we round up the latest app news, along with a few of our favorite new and updated apps, to keep you in the loop with everything coming to your phone. Here's what caught our eye this week. If you're looking for more, make sure to check out last week's look at top apps. Read more... Facebook launches yet another Snapchat Stories cloneMore about Weekly App Roundup, Apps And Software, Tech, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »The innovative photos that proved no two snowflakes are alike
Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art Raised on a farm in Jericho, Vermont, Wilson Alwyn Bentley became fascinated with the crystalline patterns of snowflakes at a young age. As a teenager, he began trying to sketch the delicate formations with the aid of an old microscope, but found them melting or sublimating into vapor before he could draw them in any detail. After much tinkering, Bentley devised a way to connect his microscope to the bellows of a large-format view camera, and finally captured a photograph of a complete snowflake on January 15, 1885. He photographed over 5,000 more snowflakes over the following decades, capturing each crystal on a microscope slide backed by black velvet, working quickly to capture a photo before it disappeared. Read more... More about Microscope, Science, Snow, History, and Retronaut Read More »Finally, a VR chair that won't make you nauseous
Tom Cruise lied and told me I'd feel like I was floating in zero gravity. OK, Cruise didn't really lie to me IRL, but he did in VR, after I strapped on an Oculus Rift VR headset and sat down in a Positron Voyager VR cinema chair to try out the The Mummy: Zero Gravity VR Experience at SXSW 2017. The Positron Voyager was introduced at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Like all immersive theater chairs — you know, like those 4D movie chairs that rock back and forth to make you feel every explosion — the Voyager promises to make you feel like you're in the movie. Read more... More about Sxsw 2017, Sxsw, Vr Cinema, Vr Chair, and Positron Voyager Read More »Terrence Malick is just embarrassing movie stars with weird sex stuff now
Terrence Malick apparently isn't making movies anymore, he's making elaborate excuses to put our hottest movie stars into extremely awkward sex-fetish scenarios that are about as titillating as invasive dentistry. Only two reasons I can think for why he might be doing this: To thoroughly embarrass famous people without anyone realizing it, or to gratify his own bizarro, wildly inaccurate notions about how human beings sate their carnal desires. If it's the former, I admire his diabolical plan, but it must be stopped; if the latter, it's just weird and icky and also must be stopped. Either way, Terrence Malick must be stopped. Read more... More about Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Movie Reviews, and Ryan Gosling Read More »12 unbearably cute macaron shops that cause extreme dessert envy
Let's talk about Instagram's biggest darling: macarons. It feels like every couple of weeks, another wave of cutely-decorated macarons becomes a new hot trend and gets everyone in a tizzyAngry Bird macarons were the "it" dessert item for a while. Then there were macaron donuts. The most recent obsession is with unicorn macarons. We've seen macaron trends pop up so often that we decided its time to just get all the cutest macarons in the world out on the table. No more waiting for the next trend to gaze at these sweet treats. We have collected a list of shops from around the world that make the most unbearably adorable macarons ever. While this may not be a completely definitive compilation, every single one of these macaron makers certainly deserves to be on your "must-try" list. Read more... More about Cute, Unicorns, Sweet, Dessert, and Macarons Read More »There's now a 'She persisted' energy bar because this is what we've come to
American progressives now face a nearly insurmountable task: Manage one of the largest social protest movements in history, while refusing to lapse into cheesiness. Their latest challenge comes in the form of a "She Persisted" energy bar. Chef and blogger Lentine Alexis developed a recipe for Mother Jones that she hopes will sustain people for a long day of protesting. It's also known as the "Superseed Energy Bar," or the "bar for making change." When Mitch McConnell shunned Elizabeth Warren from the Senate floor, his reproach — "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted" — quickly became a refrain for the resistance. Read more... More about Energy Bars, Elizabeth Warren, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Los Angeles' LGBTQ pride will be replaced by a protest march
If you've been to Los Angeles' gay pride parade before, chances are you've seen just as many glistening butts covered by glitter thongs as you have traditional protest signs. That's a beautiful thing, but it's going to change a little bit this June. This year, pride prganizers have teamed up with LGBT Resist March planned for June 11th in major cities all across the country. The city will still hold parties and performances for returning attendees, but hold a protest march instead of a traditional parade. Logistical concerns as well as the political climate appears to have affected the organizers' decision to team up with LGBT resist march. Read more... More about Pride, Protests, Lgbtq, Los Angeles, and Watercooler Read More »How to use Gmail templates to answer emails faster
What's more of a time-suck than spending all day writing email? You could probably name a few things like vacuuming, getting lost in subreddits, and browsing through Instagram. But still, nothing is worse than wasting your life away responding to emails. Just look at this statistic from an Adobe survey released in 2015 that says U.S. workers spend 6.3 hours a day checking email. That's more than half the workday, and that number is sure to be higher today! Luckily, there's a way to automate the process (and maybe even prevent early carpal tunnel syndrome from kicking in) in Gmail, especially if you tend to send the same redundant email all day, every day. Read more... More about Productivity, Tech Utility, Templates, Email, and Automate Me Read More »This is what actually makes your Kickstarter successful (Hint: Not $)
Every Kickstarter project wants to meet its fundraising goal. But a new study suggests that raising a ton of money doesn't predict how much success a crowdfunding project will ultimately find. Researchers at North Carolina State University found that the number of people who supported a project on Kickstarter — rather than how much money the project raked in — was the real indicator of whether a product would succeed. The study, published this month in the journal Research Policy, followed 1,000 successful Kickstarter campaigns in technology, product design, hardware and video games. All participants who responded raised at least $10,000 from an average of 1,078 backers. Read more... More about Kickstarter, Crowdfunding, and Business Read More »An 1895 photo album offers a gentleman's guide to self-defense moves
Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art These images come from an untitled turn-of-the-century album which catalogued numerous maneuvers a person can use if suddenly engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Following the revolutionary advancements in motion photography made by Étienne-Jules Marey and Eadweard Muybridge in the 1880s, many similar handbooks of bodies in motion were produced, with purposes ranging from artistic and scientific reference to achieving business success through exercise. Here, two finely dressed gentlemen demonstrate a variety of (rather improbable-looking) encounters and the holds, twists, chops and drops one can use to come out on top, pocket watch and coin purse intact. Read more... More about Martial Arts, Fighting, Self Defense, History, and Retronaut Read More »'Alien: Covenant' faux advert shows you the birth of the robot apocalypse
The next installment of the Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant, just added another cool piece of backstory to the film series, this time focusing on Walter, the humanoid robot played by Michael Fassbender, with a little help from AMD, the processor company. In a short clip posted on YouTube, we see the "birth" of Walter as his parts are assembled (a la Westworld's opener) and his processor chips are implanted. Oh, what's that? Yeah, it's sort of a commercial for AMD, too. Thankfully, AMD's involvement turns out to add a bit of cool faux-authenticity rather than mere product shilling. At the end of the clip, we're prompted to visit a special "Meet Walter" site where you can (in your imagination) order your own Walter. Read more... More about Science Fiction, Robots, Processors, Amd, and Marketing Read More »Barack and Michelle Obama enjoy a stylish lunch with Bono in NYC
From backwards baseball caps to leather jackets, the Obamas have looked good since Jan. 20. Their post-presidential reign as style icons continued on Friday when the pair joined U2 frontman Bono for lunch at Upland in New York. Everyone cheered for the former president and first lady when they arrived at the Gramercy Park restaurant:
And everyone on Twitter had feelings too, mostly about the couple's closely tailored outfits: Read more... More about Bono, Obamas, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, and Us World Read More »Will Smith gets flipped, turned upside down while bungee jumping at Victoria Falls
Now this is a story all about how Will Smith got flipped, turned upside down. No, seriously. The award-winning actor recently checked a 20-year-old item off his bucket list by bungee jumping off of Victoria Falls in southern Africa. The falls are one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, giving Smith quite the view on the way down. In the sufficiently terrifying video, Smith nervously penguin-waddles to the edge of a platform before jumping with arms open. Between the sounds of whipping wind as the actor falls more than 350 feet, Smith proclaims, “This is going to be a cool shot!” Indeed it is. Read more... More about Viral Video, Bungee Jumping, Will Smith, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »These hijabi self-defense videos aren't the tutorials we want, but they're the ones we need
At anti-Trump rallies around the country, a popular chant often reverberates among the crowd: “When Muslim lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up. Fight back.” A new video series called Self Defense Starter Kit is hoping to allow Muslim women to do just that, empowering them with self-defense techniques. The series — produced by directors Robie Flores and Ali Withers — was created in responses to the spike in documented hate crimes after the election of President Donald Trump. Though portions of the video series can be useful to women of all backgrounds, the main focus of the series is empowering Muslim women. The Self Defense Starter Kit videos feature two Muslim women instructors and cover topics exclusive to the community, like what to do if an attacker grabs your hijab. Read more... More about Hate Crime, Violence Against Women, Social Good, Muslim Women, and Muslim Read More »Jeff Bridges brings back 'Big Lebowski' to honor John Goodman
It's been almost 20 years since The Big Lebowski graced us with its slacker bible in film form, but even now, The Dude still abides, as Jeff Bridges proved on Friday. Yesterday, Bridges broke out his iconic character (Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski) to honor John Goodman, his co-star from the film, as Goodman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Before making a speech introducing his friend, Bridges first donned the well known Lebowski sweater, thus transforming into his Dude persona. The reveal of the sweater surprised even Goodman, who said, through a childlike grin, "I'm not worthy." Read more... More about Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Hollywood, John Goodman, Jeff Bridges, and The Big Lebowski Read More »Frank Ocean has a brand new solo track and – sorry, we just need a minute
Looks like we don't have to wait four years for new tracks from Frank Ocean. The artist debuted a new solo song "Chanel" on his Beats 1 radio show Blonded Friday night. It's his first solo track since Endless and Blonde, and it's delightful and groundbreaking for all kinds of reasons. In the song, Ocean, who is bisexual, openly discusses his love for another man as well as his own masculinity. "My guy pretty like a girl /And he got fight stories to tell / I see both sides like Chanel / See on both sides like Chanel," Ocean says. Members of the queer community made no attempt to disguise their delight on Twitter. Read more... More about Bisexuality, Frank Ocean, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Music Read More » | ||||
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