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 Here's how winter storms like Stella get their (unofficial) names
Talking about the weather might be a dull move at dinner parties or over cocktails. But online, it seems there's no more captivating topic than the snow, sleet, rain or ice falling outside our windows. The Weather Channel has capitalized on this interest by giving unofficial names to winter storms, in turn spawning hashtags and headlines that blanket the internet. As anyone on Twitter saw on Tuesday, the entire U.S. Northeast was gabbing about #StellaBlizzard. The storm was expected to dump at least a foot of snow on as many as 100 million people across the northern U.S. Some meteorologists described the storm system as "bombogenesis," a fancy way of saying an area of low pressure is rapidly intensifying. Read more... More about Blizzard, Blizzard Stella, Blizzard Of 2017, Hurricanes, and National Weather Service Read More »Take a gander at the adaptation differences in 'LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring'
CineFix begins a three-part journey through Middle-earth with J.R.R. Tolkien's classics and Peter Jackson's epic adaptations. With no restraint on spoilers, it's time to ask, what's the difference? Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Movie Vs. Book, Middle Earth, Frodo, Lotr, and Peter Jackson Read More »UCLA star's dad makes outlandish boast, promptly gets roasted in hilarious Twitter hashtag
LaVar Ball — who is neither a player nor a coach, but a star player's parent — has been the talk of March Madness so far. We gave you the rundown on Ball on Monday (check it out here), but had to come back with an important update. Ball's boastful hubris has now led him to the place where boastful hubris inevitably leads everyone in 2017: Getting roasted on Twitter. There's even a hashtag, so you know it's real. LaVar Ball — whose son Lonzo is a superstar freshman point guard for UCLA — has made a habit of loud-mouthed bragging all this season. But he topped himself in an interview published Monday by saying he could have beat Michael Jordan one-on-one during their respective primes. (Counterpoint: Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time, while LaVar Ball averaged two points per game in the one season he played at Washington State in the late 80s.) Read more... More about March Madness, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Sleet is the worst form of precipitation imaginable
I first heard it hit the bedroom windows at 6:05 a.m. on Tuesday morning. It was unmistakable, yet I couldn't, or rather, refused to believe it. The metallic tapping of sleet hitting the windows was clear and growing louder with each wind gust, until the chaotic chorus of the wintry mix was impossible to ignore. My wife, Olga, woke up, alarmed. "Is that sleet?" she said, followed by "this is bullshit." I married a smart woman. You see, to a weather geek, sleet is the lowest form of precipitation. It stings you in the face when it hits you. It makes a noisy racket on windows and skylights. Yet it bounces off tree branches and accumulates in an icy, slushy mess on the ground, packing down any previously fallen snow. Read more... More about Winter Storm Stella, Blizzard Of 2017, Wintry Mix, Sleet, and Science Read More »Amazon Echo finally gets the one feature it should have had when it launched
The Amazon Echo is the gadget that keeps on giving. Amazon quietly updated its smart speaker with support for connecting to Bluetooth—a feature that the smaller and cheaper Echo Dot has had since day one. Although no reason was given as to why it took some two years for the Echo to get Bluetooth speaker support, it's still a welcome update. The Echo's built-in woofer, tweeter and reflex port spit out some pretty good omnidirectional sound (comparable to Logitech's UE Boom). But if you wanted better wireless sound, you were kind of screwed until now. Read more... More about Bluetooth Speakers, Alexa, Bluetooth, Amazon Echo, and Amazon Read More »Use Jedi mind tricks to command this drone
HanDrone comes with a smart wristband that translates gestures into altitude, direction and speed commands. Read more... More about Gestures, Flick Of The Wrist, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, and Starwars Read More »Fasten creates an Uber-meets-Foursquare site, starting with Austinites at SXSW
What if Uber could not only help you get somewhere but suggest where you should go And what if it wasn't Uber but another ride-hailing app that isn't riddled with controversy? As of today, there is an option (for SXSW): Fasten released Tuesday a website called "Fasten Vouch." Instead of relying on just recommendations from friends or random reviews online, Fasten users, or anyone, can rely on this website to understand where people (locals and visitors) are actually going. SEE ALSO: This Uber executive sure sounds defensive about not taking the fall for Uber's harassment crisis Timed with the rest of the South by Southwest conference, the feature is only available in Austin, Texas. But the company, which positions itself as the third major ride-hailing player in the United States under Uber and Lyft, is hoping to expand to other cities as they grow. Read more... More about Foursquare, Fasten, Uber, Apps And Software, and Business Read More »Botnets are zombie armies and other helpful analogies from Alphabet's new Chrome extension
Google's parent company is trying to make complex tech jargon easier to understand. Alphabet's Jigsaw group launched a new project called Sideways Dictionary, which uses wacky analogies to explain tech and cybersecurity jargon. Meant to be a "platform for finding and sharing helpful analogies to explain technological ideas," the project consists of a Chrome extension and website. When the Chrome extension is installed, words that have entries in the Sideways Dictionary are highlighted in blue. Hovering over them will show the relevant analogy. Read more... More about Chrome Extensions, Alphabet, Google, Apps And Software, and Tech Read More »Is this 'Snowden' clip where Kellyanne Conway got the idea for spying microwaves?
The truth about microwave ovens is not that they can be used for spying. As you're about to see, it's quite the opposite. But in this brave new world where world leaders forcefully insist that left is down and right is up — often by distorting something they saw on a TV screen moments ago — it's not too much of a stretch to think that Kellyanne Conway may have recently screened Snowden. In an interview with her hometown paper published Sunday, the senior counselor to President Donald Trump was asked point-blank whether she had any evidence that Trump Tower had been "wiretapped." Read more... More about Joseph Gordon Levitt, Snowden, Edward Snowden, Donald Trump, and Kellyanne Conway Read More »Wondering what people did during the blizzard? Hooked up, obviously.
Normal blizzard prep involves stockpiling candles, water, and snacks, but many people also went in search of someone to hunker down with. Dating app Hinge told us that yesterday in New York City they saw twice the amount of usual activity starting around 4 p.m. The surge was in advance of the massive winter storm — dubbed "Stella" by the Weather Channel — that was predicted to hit the city. A last minute search for blizzard buddies, no doubt. Even though the storm fizzled out for the area, Hinge still saw 10 times the normal activity for a Tuesday morning today. Since schools were closed and transportation spotty, many New Yorkers were trapped at home. So it's clear that many singles spent their day bored and searching for love amidst the thundersleet. Read more... More about Love, Dating And Relationships, Sleet, Winter Storm Stella, and Hinge Read More »Poor goldfish got a custom tiny wheelchair and no one can handle it
Brace yourselves: your heart is about to be stolen by a goldfish. Taylor Dean, a Youtuber that creates educational animal videos for nearly 300,000 subscribers, has a friend named Derek who works at a local aquarium - and just taught us all how to love by creating a tiny custom wheelchair for a goldfish in need. And luckily, Dean shared it with the internet.
The little fish suffers from swim bladder disease, a disorder that prevents goldfish from controlling their buoyancy in water. When the swim bladder is deformed or infected by bacteria or parasites, the goldfish loses its floatation stability - which could result in a fish floating to the top of the water, heavily leaning toward one side, or even swimming upside down. Read more... More about Twitter, Cute Animals, Wheelchair, Goldfish, and Watercooler Read More »This Samsung TV looks like framed art when you turn it off
Why does a TV need to look like a big black rectangle in your living room when it's turned off? It doesn't have to be that way. That's the premise of Samsung's "The Frame" TV, which the company announced Tuesday would be available to consumers sometime this spring. First debuted at CES 2017, the TV is designed to look like a framed photo when you're not binging Game of Thrones on it. When the TV's special "Art Mode" is activated, instead of switching off all the pixels, the screen displays one of 100 pieces of art. "Paired with the numerous options for art layouts and colors, as well as customizable accessory options including interchangeable bezels and an optional Studio Stand, it truly complements the user’s living space," Samsung says in a press release. Read more... More about Tv, Tvs, The Frame, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Canada's Girl Scouts have also had enough of Trump
While President Donald Trump recently made nice with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House, one Canadian group is having none of it. The Girl Guides of Canada (Canada's equivalent of America's Girl Scouts) have announced they're putting a stop to travel to the U.S., including "trips that are over or under 72-hours and any travel that includes a connecting flight through an American airport." In a statement, the Girl Guides say their primary concern is the ability of members to enter the United States, a reference to Trump's travel ban. More about Travel Ban, Donald Trump, Girl Guides Canada, Business, and Politics Read More »Sorry everyone, that viral Pi Day pic from the Colorado Rockies isn't real
The Colorado Rockies are feeling tricky this Pi Day. On the 14th day of the third month of the year, also known as Pi Day, the Major League Baseball team seemed to line up in perfect order to nail pi 29 decimal places out:
That's 3.14159265358979323846264338327 arranged on the backs of their purple uniforms. Or so it seems. Everyone loved the picture. The Washington Post even wrote up a cute piece on how the Rockies won Pi Day with their "delightfully nerdy" photo. Everyone on Twitter couldn't get enough. Read more... More about Colorado Rockies, Baseball, 3.14, Pi Day, and Entertainment Read More »8 pro tips for climbing Mount Everest from the guys who Snapchatted their journey
Next time you're whining about the ~struggles~ of trying to capture the perfect winter Snapchat to add to your story, think of Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards — two badass mountaineers who used Snapchat to document their climb up Mount Everest last year — and toughen up. Before they attempt to summit Everest again this April, the two legendary adventurers — who became fast friends after meeting seven years ago in the Himalayas — stopped by SXSW to chat about the tech that saves their lives during the climbs and give inquiring minds some insight on what it's really like to take on the world’s tallest mountain. Read more... More about Sxsw, Interview, Strava, Tech, and Science Read More »J.K. Rowling and basketball player bond on Twitter over nasty 'Harry Potter' cut
Gigi Datome is an Italian professional basketball player who had a brief stint in the NBA but is better known for his super cool hair and beard. Now you can add another distinctive piece to Datome's look — one that gained him a famous new friend. In a recent game, Datome suffered a nasty forehead gash. Look at this thing.
But wait. Just. One. Damn. Minute. Here. Looks a bit familiar, doesn't it?
Team Trump leaves door open for microwave spying and Chelsea Clinton is having none of it
Sean Spicer told the world on Tuesday that, no, microwaves are not a good way to spy on people. That was in response to Queen of Alternative Facts Kellyanne Conway, who recently said these kitchen appliances are just one of the many ways Big Brother may have been watching Donald Trump during his campaign (as he believes but has not yet proven). Claiming Conway's earlier comments were "made in jest," Spicer didn't completely rule out the possibility of microwave spying: "The microwave is not a sound way of surveilling someone," he told reporters. Read more... More about Wiretapping, Surveillance, Microwave Spying, Alternative Facts, and Kellyanne Conway Read More »'LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring' changes its magical pace from the book
CineFix begins a three-part journey through Middle-earth with J.R.R. Tolkien's classics and Peter Jackson's epic adaptations. With no restraint on spoilers, it's time to ask, What's the Difference!? Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Peter Jackson, Jrr Tolkien, Book To Film Adaptation, Adaptation, and Fellowship Of The Ring Read More »With this hire, Netflix is basically a Hollywood studio now
Netflix is getting serious about upping its movie-making game — for real this time. The streaming giant has tapped veteran film producer Scott Stuber to head the acquisition, development and production of high profile film properties at Netflix, which is positioning itself more as a full blown Hollywood studio with every move. And for that effort, Stuber is a big get. He previously served as co-president of production at Universal Pictures, where he helped oversee big projects including films in the Fast and the Furious franchise and A Beautiful Mind. Read more... More about Streaming Services, Ted Sarandos, Movies, Sundance Film Festival, and Films Read More »Trying to protect teens by censoring the internet probably doesn't work
There's never a dull moment on the internet, especially if you're a teenager with jokes to make and time to spare. Don't like that Snapchat filter that turns you into a dog? Get lost in random Reddit threads or spend the day trading GIF-filled tweets with your best friend. But sometimes the fun comes to an abrupt stop thanks someone else's creepy behavior, and everyone starts wondering (again) if the internet is too dangerous a place for kids. Parents worry a lot about digital stranger danger and exposure to pornography. Teens often think grownups are overreacting. While there's a lot of panic about worst-case scenarios, a new study suggests the impulse to shield teens from bad experiences online might not be the smartest or most effective move. Read more... More about Science, Teens, Mental Health, Internet, and Tech Read More »The U.S. government grows some seriously garbage weed for research
In the age of stickiest-of-ickiest-and-rising THC percentages, it appears the United States government still supplies researchers with low grade brick weed you probably smoked in high school. Actually, it's worse than the weed you smoked in high school. According to reports from PBS and the Washington Post, all marijuana used in research must be supplied by the federal government, and the pot that the government has been handing out looks like trash.
Kal Penn shares cringeworthy audition scripts from his early days as an actor
Minorities in Hollywood: You've come a long way, even if it doesn't feel like it. Actor Kal Penn found some of his old audition scripts, and the snippets he shared of accented or stereotypical South Asian roles would not survive today's scrutiny. Or at least would get the social media flogging they deserve. The entertainment industry still has a lot to fix when it comes to minority representation (ahem, Ghost in the Shell), but Penn's tweets show that things have — somewhat — improved. Penn's thread started with a call for actors that included snake charmers, fire eaters and a "Gandhi lookalike." (At least they spelled Gandhi right?) Read more... More about Watercooler, Twitter Moments, Twitter, Kal Penn, and Acting Read More »I'm starting to love Instagram Stories more than Snapchat because I'm incredibly thirsty
Instagram and Snapchat are basically the same thing now, with one major difference: Everyone you know is on the first, and not the second. SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton Snapchats an empowering video, but the internet only cares about her new haircut I know, Snapchat is cool—the superior offering, really—but it's true. Instagram, quickly becoming the dad-rock of social media, has 300 million daily users versus 158 million on Snapchat. I didn't think this mattered until Snapchat shot itself in the foot with a small but significant update recently. It's all to do with Stories, which work similarly on each platform. Basically, you take a picture or short video and post it under your profile, where your followers—all of them, or a select group, depending on your settings—can watch it for a span of 24 hours. Read more... More about Social Media, Instagram Stories, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook Read More »5 extremely weird scenes that were cut from the new Beauty and the Beast
Great news, Disney fanatics: the long-anticipated live action Beauty and the Beast remake is just a few short days away. The romantic fantasy musical, which perfectly explores the concept of selfishness, greed and falling in love with an anthropomorphic buffalo, is set to hit theaters March 17. But what is a remake without a few changes to keep it fresh and exciting? Director Bill Condon and the writers apparently had a lot of new ideas ready to roll out for this new film, but unfortunately most of them did not make it to the final cut of the film. More about Beauty And The Beast, Humor, Entertainment, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Ben Affleck opens up about his alcohol addiction on Facebook
Ben Affleck took to his Facebook page Tuesday afternoon to share that he had been in rehab. SEE ALSO: 'Planet of the Apes' series director Matt Reeves to direct 'The Batman' starring Ben Affleck The actor said he'd completed treatment for alcohol addiction, which was the "first of many steps being taken towards a positive recovery." He mentioned his family and three kids several time in the short statement and talked about his estranged wife, Jennifer Garner, as his "co-parent." The 44-year-old said Garner has "supported me and cared for our kids as I've done the work I set out to do." The star and producer in the upcoming The Batman movie noted that he's dealt with addiction in the past and that it's an issue he "will continue to confront." He also went to rehab in 2001 for alcohol abuse. Read more... More about Alcohol Addiction, Facebook, Rehab, Ben Affleck, and Entertainment Read More »Original 'Rogue One' ending did not include Darth Vader kicking ass
It has become the most memorable moment of Rogue One: Rebel troops making a frantic escape with the Death Star plans find themselves in a dark corridor. We hear familiar breathing. A red lightsaber ignites. And the audience goes wild as everyone's favorite Sith Lord goes to work. But Vader's showstopping scene wasn't in the original version of the movie, director Gareth Edwards has now confirmed. Like just about everything else in Rogue One's third act, it was concocted by one of his editors — and shot a few months before the release of the Star Wars standalone. More about Rogue One, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Film Read More »The chat app war between Microsoft and Slack heats up
Microsoft is coming for Slack. On Tuesday, the company announced its chat app, Teams, has rolled out to all Office 365 customers worldwide. SEE ALSO: Google is Slackifying Hangouts Like Slack and HipChat, Teams lets coworkers talk about business (and make dumb jokes) in chat rooms and private messages. But while the former two apps might work well for smaller businesses, larger corporations with tens of thousands of users and hundreds of departments could outgrow them. That's exactly why Uber ditched Slack last year. Teams is part of a new wave of enterprise chat apps targeting those giant companies. Read more... More about Slack, Enterprise Social Networks, Enterprise, Google, and Microsoft Read More »Senator slams military leaders over Facebook pornography scandal
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand blasted military leaders on Tuesday over a pornography scandal involving thousands of marines sharing nude photos — some of active servicemembers and veterans —- in a private Facebook group. "Who has been held responsible? Have you actually investigated and found guilty anybody?" she asked leaders of the Navy and Marines at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. "Where's the accountability for failure? Who is being held accountable for doing nothing since 2013? Who? Which commander?" Gillibrand likely mentioned 2013 because that's the year she tried to push through a bill that would have taken the ability to deal with sexual assault cases from military commanders and handed it to military prosecutors. Though the bill didn't pass, Gillibrand became known as the Senate's most vigorous defender of the military's victims of sexual assault. Read more... More about New York, Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sexual Assault, and Facebook Groups Read More »Rachel Maddow promises Trump tax returns, and the internet goes wild with reaction GIFs
Trump's long-held assertion that no-one cares about his tax returns was slammed yet again Tuesday night, when the internet went wild in response to one reporter teasing a big IRS-shaped revelation. "Breaking; We've got Trump tax returns," MSNBC host Rachel Maddow tweeted at 7:30 p.m. ET, promising more information on air at 9.
She didn't specify which returns, or even which Trump, but her words lit up Twitter. Within minutes, her surname was trending with well over 100,000 tweets as speculation ran rife. Read more... More about Tax Returns, Trump, and Watercooler Read More »In case eggplants are too subtle, Grindr releases more, um, expressive emoji
Subtlety is so last year. Sometimes you just want to be more, well, specific. After all, what's a late-night booty call without the explicit promise of feasting on some eggplant? Gay dating app Grindr understands this all too perfectly, and this week released its own set of custom emoji designed to slide comfortably right into that naughty place in your texting heart. Pink News first picked up the semiotic breakthrough, and noted that there are more than just pierced aubergines to experiment with. Whether it's a cloud of raining men, a peeping eye, or a dude on a top bunk, the character set provides Grindr's mostly male user base with plenty of options to telegraph their desire. Read more... More about Emoji, Grindr, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Instagram captures stunning electric blue 'sea sparkle' phenomenon
What sorcery is this? Preservation Bay on Tasmania's north-west coast glowed bright shades of blue over the weekend, and Instagram in particular, was not disappointed. The effect was thanks to a bloom of bioluminescent algae, making it look otherworldly to say the least. "It was very interesting watching this iridescent aquamarine colour light up the waves as they crashed," photographer Brett Chatwin told The Advocate. "It was as good as shooting the Aurora Australis, but a bit easier." More about Bioluminescent, Bioluminescence, Tasmania, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Adele is lurking us all from a secret Twitter account where she's free to 'drunk tweet'
Hello. It's me. I'm stalking people and drunk tweeting all up in your Twitter feed. Yes, Adele has reportedly fessed up to the fact that she runs her own top-secret Twitter profile, after her management team banned her from "drunk tweeting" on the official Adele account. Have you ever heard of anything so quintessentially Adele? Well, if you've been following her dirty-joke-telling, Elmo-meeting, hiding-in-a-box and fending off mosquitoes shenanigans Down Under the past few days, then yes, you probably have. But this takes the cake. The obvious question everyone wants answered is: Where is this magical, uncensored Adele account? Read more... More about Twitter, Australia, Adele, Watercooler, and Music Read More »Hey law students: Want a job? Well, you better learn to code.
So you got into law school? Congratulations, it's time to start thinking like an engineer. Universities around the world are introducing classes that train students in the use of legal software, assisting with anything from contract creation to legal research. But are students simply training the algorithms that will take their jobs? It's increasingly clear automation won't only affect manufacturingA 2015 report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia found that as much as 40 percent of Australian jobs could be replaced in the next couple of decades. White collar professionals, including doctors and lawyers, will not necessarily be spared. Read more... More about Automation, Coding, Legal, Law, and Tech Read More »Laziest seal ever hitches a ship ride into harbour
You know those times when you're too lazy to walk, and take the bus instead? This seal might just be your spirit animal. This little puppy of the sea was captured hitching a ride on the front of an unnamed ship that was heading into Melbourne, Australia on Monday morning, lying flat as a pancake along the vessel's bulbous bow. The ship was making its way up the Yarra River, according to 7 News. Although we do wonder how the seal got onto the ship in the first place, considering it was coming in to shore from the sea. Unfortunately, there's no detail on this. Sigh. Don't you wish you were this seal right now? Read more... More about Melbourne, Animals, Seals, Seal, and Ship Read More »Apple could kill almost 200,000 apps with iOS 11
If the coming app-pocalypse is real, then nearly 200,000 apps aren't long for this world. A whopping 187,000 apps could die with iOS 11, according to new research from app analytics company Sensor Tower. A quick refresher: After years of encouraging developers to update older apps to make them compatible with the 64-bit processors that debuted with the iPhone 5S, it seems that Apple will begin to force developers' hands with iOS 11. Warnings that "this app will not work with future versions of iOS" began appearing in beta versions of iOS earlier this year, feeding speculation that Apple will finally end support for these outdated apps once and for all. Read more... More about App Store, Apple, Ios, Ios 11, and Apps And Software Read More »'This Is Us' season finale pulls off the show's cruelest twist yet
The season finale of This Is Us is a mashup of How I Met Your Mother and Scenes from a Marriage. Save for a few scenes near the conclusion, the episode is devoted to Jack and Rebecca, flashing back to the days just before they met and then to the night of Rebecca’s first touring gig with Ben’s band, which goes horribly awry, ending the night in tears. Then again, when does a night with the Pearsons not end in tears? The finale expertly subverts our expectations of seeing Jack die, since last week's ominous ending certainly implied that he was headed for a tragic demise. Perhaps the show's biggest twist yet is that creator Dan Fogelman chose not to deploy that reveal at the climax of the first season, when audiences have become trained to expect a shocking ending. It's agonizing to think that we have to wait even longer to get some semblance of closure about Jack's death, but you've got to admit that it's also kind of a genius move on the part of the producers. Read more... More about Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us Recap, This Is Us, and Entertainment Read More »Klay Thompson is not amused by guy who wants him to sign a toaster
Klay Thompson can really light it up, so I guess this is kind of perfect? In any event, the internet loved it. Thompson, a high-scoring star for the Golden State Warriors, was presented with a rather unique item at his recent autograph-signing session. That item: a Warriors toaster. Here's Thompson's priceless reaction, via reddit user RDollaz, who saw his post rise to the top of the site. Image: rdollaz, imgur Thompson signed that toaster, though. Oh, yes he did. Image: rdollaz, imgur Thompson and RDollaz will surely cherish their magical encounter forever. Read more... More about Klay Thompson, Watercooler, Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Here's another thing to worry about: Getting burnt by exploding headphones
As if flying weren't stressful enough. A passenger warning has been issued after a woman's headphone batteries appear to have exploded on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne. In quotes supplied by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the woman described how she was sleeping with the device on when she awoke to an explosion. "As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face. I just grabbed my face which caused the headphones to go around my neck," she said. "I continued to feel burning so I grabbed them off and threw them on the floor. They were sparking and had small amounts of fire." Read more... More about Atsb, Headphones, Australia, Tech, and Australia Read More »Rachel Maddow infuriates the internet with her leisurely Trump tax return reveal
It took 22 minutes for Rachel Maddow to reveal the details about Donald Trump's taxes that she promised before her nightly cable news show. For an eagerly watching internet, it felt like waiting an eternity, with very little payoff. As MSNBC's Maddow went on and on about stuff we already knew about Trump before the big reveal Tuesday, viewers were left angrily tapping their feet. Rule No. 1 of the internet: Don't make us wait.
Here's how (and why) you should fax your local politicians about Trump
Got five minutes to send a few texts? If so, you could get in contact with your senator or congressperson — by fax. A new service called Resistbot, which launched on Wednesday, allows Americans to send faxes to the politicians who represent them, all just by texting "Resist" to 504-09, Recode reports. One of the service's creators is Jason Putorti, a designer for the website AngelList who volunteered for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. He told Recode that Resistbot was designed with the intention of resisting the Trump Administration. SEE ALSO: This spreadsheet full of texts people want to send to their exes is really something special Read more... Justin Bieber does a mean impression of Jonah from 'Summer Heights High'
Like many celebrities who've passed through Australia, Justin Bieber has been hounded by paparazzi. Bieber tried to get away from it all by staying on the private Makepeace Island, located in Queensland. But it wasn't far enough. Luckily, the ennui-filled pop star knows how to make light of a crappy situation — just do impressions of well-loved Australian TV characters. One cameraman captured the Canadian singer angrily reacting to him being filmed, yelling "F*ck off" and flipping the finger at cameras. "Welcome to the Sunshine Coast, hey?" the cameraman responded. "F*ck you," Bieber shot back. Read more... More about Watercooler, Summer Heights High, Justin Bieber, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Warner Bros. is reloading 'The Matrix'
Warner Bros. is plugging back into The Matrix. The studio is in the early stages of development on a reboot of the 1999 sci-fi movie, despite the fact that few fans have been clamoring for one since The Matrix Revolutions hit theaters in 2003. Zak Penn (Ready Player One) is in talks to write, and Michael B. Jordan is reportedly being eyed for the lead role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. SEE ALSO: Bet you never thought you'd see Keanu Reeves ask Jamie Dornan about 'Fifty Shades' sex scenes Warner Bros. did not immediately confirm the news to Mashable. Two people who aren’t involved at this point, however, are Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the writers and directors of the original trilogy. And given that star Keanu Reeves recently told press he’d only return if the Wachowskis did, you can probably count him out as well. Read more... More about Warner Bros., Keanu Reeves, The Matrix, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Talks of a 'Matrix' reboot are sending Twitter into a spiral of despair
Even on the day that saw the (slow) release of Trump's tax returns, reports of a reboot of The Matrix didn't slip under the radar. Far from it. After all, who in their right mind would consider remaking one of the most iconic films of the last 20 years? It isn't that old, for one. People around the world are using Twitter to vent their mutual frustration over the pure injustice of it all. And man, are they pissed. SEE ALSO: Warner Bros. is reloading 'The Matrix' Warner Bros. is reportedly in the early stages of development of the 1999 science fiction classic's reboot. Michael B. Jordan of Friday Night Lights is reportedly being considered for the lead role, with Zak Penn in talks to write, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Read more... More about The Wachowskis, Warner Bros., Keanu Reeves, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Google Maps can now take you deep inside this fiery volcano
Google Maps is like our digital third eye, allowing us to see practically every swath of the Earth's surface. Now the mapping tool can take us underground, into the fiery depths of a volcano. As of Wednesday, Google's Street View lets users explore one of the world's largest boiling lava lakes. Just track down the Marum crater on the Vanuatuan island of Ambrym. The lava lake is the latest fascinating, but mostly impractical, addition to Street View. In February, the tech giant added panoramic vistas of southern Greenland. Read more... More about 360 Degree Cameras, 360 Degree, Drone Footage, Climate Change, and Lava Lake Read More »Asian ride-hailing firm Grab opens 2 more R&D centers in India, Vietnam
Grab is entering India, though not the way some of us had expected. The Southeast Asian ride-hailing service said on Wednesday it's opening two new R&D centers, one in Bangalore, India, and the other one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as the company further ramps up its engineering efforts. The addition of these two centres brings its engineering offices globally to six; it has others in Jakarta, Beijing, Singapore, and Seattle. Grab noted that the new facilities will result in the creation of 800 new jobs too. Read more... More about Ride Hailing Apps, Bangalore, India, Vietnam, and Grab Read More »Uber wants to wean drivers off Google Maps and on to their new system
Uber has been weathering quite a storm lately, but the ride hailing company wants to remind you: It also builds technology, and not just sexism scandals. On Wednesday, Travis Kalanick's beleaguered startup officially launched a new navigation system for its drivers. Features include lane guidance, next turn previews and real-time traffic information. It's also introduced a night-time look to make the app easier on the eyes in the dark. Rolling out on both iOS and Android, the tool will give Android users access to in-app navigation for the first time. Previously, the latter would have to switch out of Uber's app into Google Maps or Waze to plan their route. On iOS, the update has begun in some cities, but its launch on Android is still in its early stages. Read more... More about Mapping, Self Driving Cars, Navigation, Uber, and Tech Read More »Tourist-friendly Indonesian city bans all ride-sharing services, including Uber
Ride-hailing services might soon be a thing of the past in one Indonesian city. Tourist-friendly Yogyakarta said all ride-hailing services including Uber, Grab, Go-Jek and Go-Car would soon be banned across the city. The ban is expected to kick in as soon as this week. "The regulation is being processed and will be done within a week. We will take action in accordance with the regulation," Yogyakarta Transportation Agency (Kopetayo) Head Gatot Saptadi told the Jakarta Globe on Friday. The announcement comes following a riot in Yogyakarta earlier last month, with some 300 taxi drivers calling for the ride-sharing apps to be banned. Read more... More about Grab, Ride Hailing Apps, Ride Sharing Apps, Uber, and Indonesia Read More »Hundreds of David Bowie stamps quite literally fell to earth from the sky
David Bowie was The Man Who Fell to Earth and now he has quite literally just done that, in the most peculiar way. In homage to the late singer, who died in January 2016, Royal Mail has launched special 10-stamp sets into the sky. The stamps feature images of Bowie's best loved album covers and on stage. 52 sets in total (the same number of years of Bowie's professional recording career) were attached to helium balloons with cameras, just like Bowie's character in that movie. When the balloons burst, after reaching 34,100m at a speed of about 12mph, the stamps began descending at nearly 200mph. Read more... More about The Man Who Fell To Earth, Sky, Stamps, David Bowie, and Watercooler Read More »Yup, the pen trumps keyboards when it comes to learning
Is the pen mightier than the keyboard? Yes, according to two Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) scientists, who say that using a pen triggers the brain in a way that makes it more ready to learn. During a two-month-long research project, neuropsychologists Audrey van der Meer and Ruud van der Weel studied brain activity in subjects typing and taking notes by hand. "We wanted to gather evidence about what was going inside the brain when you type or when you write," said van der Meer. Subjects wore electroencephalography (EEG) nets with some 256 sensors on each, while typing a description of a word, then using a pen to draw it. Read more... More about Research, Stylus, Digital Pen, Microsoft, and Tech Read More »New version of Chrome is much easier on your laptop's battery
If there's one complaint about Chrome that keeps popping up lately, it's that Google's web browser — once a lightweight alternative to the much slower Internet Explorer and Firefox — is a resources hog. Now, Google has partly addressed that issue by throttling background tabs so that they don't use a lot of CPU time, thus saving power. According to a post on Google's Chromium blog, the change, which went live with Chrome version 57, makes background tabs 25% less busy. This, in turn, should have a considerable impact on a laptop's battery life, though Google doesn't state exactly how big. Read more... More about Energy, Battery Life, Saving Battery, Tabs, and Google Chrome Read More »What really happens to your brain when you snuggle up with your lover
Why we fall in and out of love has a lot to do with what being intimate does to our brains. To decode the ooey-gooey — and sometimes upsetting — effects of love, Mashable partnered with Bravo Media on a digital series called Love U. In this episode, Dr. Roshini Raj explains the science behind cuddling. Read more... More about Cuddling, Love U, Sex, Sex And Relationships, and Science Read More »Mermaid toast is very pretty to look at, but it's no fad... yet
Toast isn't something that inspires much excitement, but adding colour seems like a sure way to make it more photogenic. Add the word mermaid, and you might just have a nice sounding idea. Too late if you thought of mermaid toast just then, because it's a foodstuff that's already getting plenty of love on Instagram. And hell, it's not hard to see why. It's toast, but buttered with swathes of blue-green algae powder mixed with almond milk cream cheese. Sure, that sounds like an odd combination, but now it kinda looks like a painted canvas. Bet you can't stop looking. Read more... More about Instagram, Toast, Bread, Food, and Watercooler Read More »Mark Hamill brutally shuts down Trump staffer in 1 tweet
If there's one person you should never, ever mess with, it's Luke Skywalker. On Tuesday, journalist Andrew Kaczynski shared a tweet from Department of Education employee Kevin Eck that was posted last November.
Referring to Hamill's comments to the Daily Beast about Trump's cabinet being "a who's-who of really despicable people", Eck responded with: "Stick to playing Han Solo's short little bitch". Read more... More about Tweet, Twitter, Supporter, Donald Trump, and Mark Hamill Read More »Volvo's Tesla killer to arrive in 2019 with a 250-mile range
Volvo is building an electric vehicle, and, somewhat surprisingly, it's not going to cost a ton of money. According to Automotive News, Lex Kerssemakers, CEO of the luxury car maker's USA arm, told journalists at the Geneva auto show that the company aims to launch the car in 2019 with a $35,000 - $40,000 price. Very few details are known about the car at this point — not even its size has been decided — but Kerssemakers claimed it will have a range of at least 250 miles. Volvo already offers hybrid variants of several of its models, including the XC90 SUV and the V60, but it doesn't have a purely electric car. Read more... More about Cars, Electric Vehicle, Ev, Volvo, and Tech Read More »'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai' fans rejoice: The reboot (finally) has a date
One of the most beloved Indian TV shows of all time is ready to make a comeback — and we finally know when. The much-anticipated reboot of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, an Indian sitcom that originally aired in 2004, will go into production later this month and return as a web series in May, a producer of the show said. The show revolves around the lives of an uber wealthy family, where the father (Indravadan Sarabhai) makes sarcastic and witty remarks, mother (Maya) doesn’t let go any chance to mock her daughter-in-law (Monisha) for her "middle-class" thinking, and brother (Rosesh) who writes sad-but-hilarious poems. All is seen through the lens of protagonist (Sahil). Read more... More about Tv Shows, India, Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, and Entertainment Read More »Only those with dirty minds will appreciate this Ed Sheeran hashtag
There's nothing unusual about seeing Ed Sheeran trending on social media, especially not at the moment. But the hashtag that people woke up to Wednesday morning — #sheeranalbumparty — has raised a fair few eyebrows on Twitter.
Donald Trump's tweet about Snoop Dogg may be his weirdest 140 characters so far
Well, it's safe to say that Donald Trump didn't like that Snoop Dogg video. The U.S. president woke up quite early, as always, and tweeted his fury at the rapper:
He's referring to the politically tinged video for "Lavender" in which Snoop rolls out clowns, weed, references to the Philando Castile shooting, and "Ronald Klump," an orange-faced clown who is president. More about Guns, Twitter, Donald Trump, Snoop Dogg, and Watercooler Read More »Stephen Colbert accuses scrambling Paul Ryan of 'folding like a Trump casino'
It hasn't been a good week for Speaker of House Paul Ryan, to put it nicely. Stephen Colbert went after the Speaker and his ACA alternative in a long six minute monologue on 'The Late Show' last night. He particularly mocked a recording obtained by Breitbart where Ryan claimed that he would no longer defend Donald Trump. "By in the future, of course, I mean between now and the election. After that, I’m going to fold like a Trump casino," Colbert said. Watch and let your rage be satisfied. Read more... More about Stephen Colbert, Paul Ryan, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »James Corden attempting an NCAA bracket is so hilariously British
If ever you needed proof that British people are totally and utterly clueless when it comes to American sports, just watch James Corden attempting an NCAA bracket. "There's too many teams, is the first thing I'd say," says Corden at the start of the clip. "Why is there Florida State and Florida Gulf Coast?" With the help of a faulty Magic 8 ball and some giant dice, though, he does get there eventually. His best bit of reasoning? "I like Gregg Marshall — Wichita's coach," says Corden. "He looks like he knows how to hold another man without it ever getting weird." Read more... More about Uk, Funny, British, The Late Late Show, and Ncaa Bracket Read More »British government warns staff to stop posting negative tweets about Donald Trump
The Home Office has made it clear that it doesn't want its staff to post negative tweets about Donald Trump. In an email sent to the staff working at the department's digital data and technology unit, the Home Office warned staff to "avoid commenting on politically controversial issues" in general and "giving personal opinions about the organisation." The Register and the BBC, which saw the leaked email, reported that staff were warned that some of their Twitter comments were "not compliant." Accounts are "stating that they work for the Home Office, posting HO work, whilst tweeting or retweeting negative posts about, for example, [US President] Donald Trump," it said. Read more... More about Tweets, Twitter, Donald Trump, Home Office, and Tech Read More »A British store is launching cafes where people can chat about mental health
Finding somewhere safe to talk about your mental health without judgement can be tough SEE ALSO: Prince William has a stark warning about the stigma surrounding mental health Read more... Why you saw swastikas appearing on Twitter accounts everywhere
Thousands of Twitter accounts — including major verified ones like Duke University, Reuters Japan, BBC America, Forbes Magazine and Amnesty International — have been compromised with a swastika and a message in Turkish supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The compromised accounts were under attack likely through their use of Twitter Counter, a third-party service that allows people and companies to track their popularity on the social network.
'This Is Us' bosses promise less tears and more laughs in Season 2
This Is Us left us with more questions than answers in its emotional Season 1 finale — we still don't know how or when Jack dies, or why Kate blames herself for her dad's fate — but the stars and executive producers were on hand in Hollywood Tuesday night to give us some hints about what to expect in Season 2. Series creator Dan Fogelman and Sterling K. Brown were both out of town working on feature films, so stars Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, Ron Cephas Jones, Chris Sullivan and the actors who play the younger versions of Kevin, Kate and Randall, attended the event, which featured a screening of the finale and an extended Q&A. Read more... More about Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, and Milo Ventimiglia Read More »St. Patrick's Day expectations vs. reality
Every year on March 17, when the lions are hopefully growing weary and the lambs are getting ready for their debut, we come together as a society to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, a long-standing religious and culturally Irish holiday celebrating the Feast of Saint Patrick. It wouldn't be a cultural holiday if we didn't America it up by consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, wearing stupid T-shirts, and eating nauseating, dyed green foods. But, just like any other holiday, St. Patrick's Day inevitably comes with high expectations that are rarely met. As hard as you try to make this day great, here are some things that will stand in your way, and the reality you will likely face as a result. Read more... More about Holiday, Reality, Expectation, Drunk, and Green Read More »Everything you need to know about Cara Delevingne's new coming-of-age novel
Cara Delevingne clearly knows how to multi-task. As well as modelling, designing fashion collections and appearing in films, Delevingne has also somehow found the time to write — and soon publish — a whole damn novel. The British model took to social media on Tuesday afternoon to tease the release of Mirror Mirror — a "twisty coming-of-age novel about friendship and betrayal".
Two congressmen live-streaming their blizzard-forced road trip is the buddy movie 2017 needed
It sounds like a movie, really. Two congressmen, one Republican and one Democrat, stranded in Texas by the big East Coast blizzard, have to make it back to D.C. in time for voting ... and there's only one thing that can get them there in time: ROAD TRIP! While it sounds like something out of Hollywood, this is a very real thing that's happening right now and it's pretty amazing. Democrat Beto O’Rourke (El Paso) and Republican Will Hurd (San Antonio) are currently in the middle of a 1,600-mile road trip in a rented Chevy Impala and they're using technology to turn the trip into a town hall on wheels. Read more... More about Road Trip, Congress, Will Hurd, Beto O Rourke, and Us World Read More »'Feud' star Jessica Lange on the ways Hollywood is still failing women
Jessica Lange knows very well that sometimes even an Oscar-winning actress has to reinvent herself. And perhaps that, more than possession of the gold trophy itself, is the key attribute she shares with Joan Crawford. Lange, of course, plays Crawford in the FX limited series Feud: Bette and Joan, the latest in her acclaimed series of collaborations with writer-producer-director Ryan Murphy. The 10-episode show chronicles the long-simmering arch-rivalry between Hollywood grand dames Crawford and Bette Davis as it boiled over during the making of the 1962 horror thriller Whatever Happened to Baby Jane late in both actresses’ storied careers. Read more... More about Feud Bette And Joan, Feud, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Boyfriend designs perfect tool to make taking a bath actually pleasant
Forget the hype. Taking a bath can be a deeply traumatic experience, especially if you're actually trying to enjoy having one. Reddit user's canipetyourdog21's boyfriend recently designed a shelf that makes taking a bath genuinely pleasurable. Who knew that such a thing was possible? The shelf, which affixes to the bathtub, includes a wine cup holder and carved out spaces for candles and an iPhone. Image: canipetyourdog/reddit No longer will she have to sit in the bath with only herself, her own thoughts, a magazine that inevitably gets soaked or some crappy Lilith Fair playlist. Read more... More about Bathtub, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Pop-up marketplace curates all the things you’re #InSearchOf at SXSW
If you’re searching for the hippest music, shopping and atmosphere at SXSW – and hey, isn’t that everyone – look no further than this pop-up on Rainey Street. Now that the Interactive part of the festival is over, it’s time to amp things up a bit as SXSW’s music just gets going. Kick things off at the In Search Of marketplace, an al fresco gift shop and boutique meets backyard music venue and bar. It’s everything that’s cool about Austin rolled into one. Here you’ll find a carefully curated selection of bespoke and artisan wares, like jewelry, clothes and leather goods, plus a killer collection of records (only $10 each!) and books. There are also classic Polaroid cameras for sale, plus the hard-to-find instant film that makes them complete. Read more... More about Searchparty, Tbs, Mystery, Tv, and Sxsw 2017 Read More »Supportive little girl makes the chore of shoveling snow actually worth it
Snowstorm is synonymous with hassle. Getting around, on foot or by vehicle, is difficult and dangerous. It's freezing. Oh, and don't forget about all that snow you have to shovel before you can get anywhere. Those who have never experienced shoveling snow should feel blessed, because it's tough and thankless work, every bit as miserable as you may imagine it to be. But one dad at least didn't go unthanked for his grueling work in the cold. His adorable daughter made the perfect cheerleader, and with encouragement as pure as this, shoveling snow suddenly doesn't seem so bad. Read more... More about Snowstorm, Snow, Parents, Dads, and Daughter Read More »'Get Out' star responds to Samuel L. Jackson: 'I resent that I have to prove I'm black'
Actor Daniel Kaluuya is a bit confused and upset after Samuel L. Jackson's criticism about his latest role in Jordan Peele's comedy-horror film, Get Out. Jackson and The National Review's Armond White made their comments shortly after the film received a coveted 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with over 100 reviews. The film, which delved deep into liberal racism, is now at 99%. In an interview with New York's Hot 97 radio station, the Kong: Skull Island star said he had an issue with Get Out casting Kaluuya, a British actor, as an American man. Kaluuya responded to the comments in an interview with GQ Magazine on Monday, with eloquent and open comments on race and his own personal struggles to fit in. Read more... More about Racism, Film, Conversations, Entertainment, and Get Out Read More »Pixar visits the Land of the Dead in first 'Coco' teaser trailer
Coco has got Pixar strumming a new tune. While not a musical per se, the animation studio's next feature film does take music as its focus, telling the story of a young boy, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), who dreams of following in the footsteps of his idol, singer Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Unfortunately, Miguel's wishes go against the strict "no music" rule in his household. But when he accidentally winds up in the Land of the Dead, he encounters a trickster (Gael García Bernal) who helps him discover the truth about his family's past. Read more... More about Pixar, Coco, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Prince William's dad dancing is the internet's latest obsession
It's not often we see members of the royal family really letting their hair down. Typically, the only time they're seen in public is during big events and ceremonies, where they're dressed formally and conducting themselves in a serious, regal fashion. Behind all that formality, though, there's apparently a wild side just waiting to be unleashed. On Tuesday, TMZ shared two videos of a man they claim is Prince William, busting out some gloriously slick dance moves in a nightclub in Verbier, Switzerland. Is it actually him, though? Read more... More about Royal Family, Uk, Video, Tmz, and Dad Dancing Read More »One woman really wanted to play every part in 'Beauty and the Beast,' so she made it happen
The highly anticipated Beauty and the Beast live action remake opens in theaters March 17, and everyone is super excited to relive the magic. Not as excited as perhaps Reddit user Bshuller, who took the time to brilliantly photoshop her face onto every character in the movie poster: There she is as Belle, Gaston and yes, even the Beast. The new title of the film is Brynny and the Brynn starring, you guessed it, Brynn in every role. Although this is maybe a little disturbing, we can't help but be incredibly impressed with her cropping skills. Just look at the detail of her as the Beast. Read more... More about Poster, Disney, Movie, Photoshop, and Beauty And The Beast Read More »Amazon makes it easier to order from your favorite restaurant through Alexa
As if food delivery wasn't lazy enough. Amazon announced a new partnership with Grubhub on Wednesday that will let users order a meal by simply talking to any device outfitted with digital assistant Alexa. The feature is limited to delivery orders a customer has made in the past; it won't work if you're trying a restaurant or menu item for the first time. Once a user's Grubhub account is linked to Amazon, the skill can be accessed through prompts like, “Alexa, open Grubhub” or “Alexa, tell Grubhub I’m hungry.” Alexa will then reel off a list of previous orders, from which users can decide what they want to repeat. Read more... More about Grubhub, Alexa, Amazon Echo, Amazon, and Business Read More »Will Smith looks fly even while jumping off a bridge
Actor Will Smith finally fulfilled a 20-year-long dream of bungee jumping off the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Celebrities Read More »Dolly Parton's Wildfire Relief fund is helping close to 1,000 families
Dolly Parton is one of those beautiful humans who just gets better with age. Last November, wildfires damaged thousands of homes in the Great Smokey Mountains region of Tennessee. Parton's "My People Fund" has since issued monthly checks to 921 people, The Knoxville News Sentinel recently reported. According to Dollywood Foundation President David Dotson, the fund received over 80,000 donations in December and January. It's since raised upwards of $9 million for the region. Parton's fund provides monthly $1,000 donations for up to six months to people who lost their homes in the blaze. Read more... More about Charity, Wildlife, Dolly Parton, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »10 Disney animals we would totally date
As far as actual beasts go, Disney's new Beast makes for surprisingly good boyfriend material. Once you've fully given yourself over to Stockholm Syndrome, you'll find a well-read prince who loves to party and is also sometimes secretly Dan Stevens. But he's not the only Disney creature we'd like to take for a twirl around the ballroom. He's not even in the top five. Turns out that in its 90 years of existence, Disney's come up with lots of animal creatures we'd like to take on dates. We're talking middle- or elementary-school type dates here, mind you – no grownup stuff, just guys and gals we'd like to hold hands and maybe share a milkshake with. Read more... More about The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Disney, Beauty And The Beast, and Entertainment Read More »Seth Meyers won't let Rep. Steve King get away with his 'Babies' tweet
Representative Steve King’s recently tweeted, “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” Per usual, Seth Meyers wasn't letting this comment slide. In his segment "Couple Things," he breaks down the tweet and takes jabs at King stating, In the end, Meyers begrudgingly gives King the benefit of the doubt, citing the comment as a "typo." As always, Meyer's brings the heat. Read more... More about Tweet, Steve King, Late Night, Late Night With Seth Meyers, and Seth Meyers Read More »Russian spies blamed for massive Yahoo! hack
Another major hack, another Russian spy story. This time the focus is on the massive 2014 hack of Yahoo! that resulted in the collection of information about 500 million usersAccording to the Washington Post, Russian intelligence members hired two hackers to help them with the Yahoo! dirty work. On Wednesday, if all goes as reported, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will announce charges against Dmitry Dokuchaev and Igor Sushchin — who happen to have worked in cyber investigations for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) — and the two hackers. SEE ALSO: Russian hackers reportedly blackmailing liberal groups because no one learned a damn thing Read more... Celebrities help give a voice to Syrian children affected by civil war
The Syrian war has been raging since 2011, and while millions have fled the country over the past six years, there are still many being impacted on the ground — particularly children. In an effort to rally support for children caught in the conflict, a host of celebrities join War Child UK, an organization whose aim is to protect and educate children in Syria and Yemen in the midst of war, to spread awareness and garner support for the little ones affected. Jude Law, Nicole Scherzinger, Carey Mulligan, Michael McIntyre, Mumford and Sons' Marcus Mumford, Sam Smith and James Bay all joined together for the campaign and tell the story of Fatima, a 17-year-old Syrian girl. The video details her experience fleeing Syria and leaving behind her siblings to escape to Jordan. Read more... More about Carey Mulligan, Sam Smith, Coldplay, Mumford And Sons, and Conversations Read More »Gathering 900 collectibles in 'Zelda' gets you a pile of literal sh*t
Have you managed to find any of the Korok Seeds in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Did you know: there are 900 of them to collect? There's a reward if you manage to find every single one of them. A golden surprise to acknowledge all the work you put into locating one of the largest collectible challenges ever seen in video games. It's poop. As in, an actual pile of golden sh*t appears in Link's inventory. You can't do anything with it. Think of the poop as more of a trophy. A badge of honor. You trudged through 900 damn Korok Seeds, so here's a pile of sh*t to remind you of that accomplishment. Read more... More about The Legend Of Zelda, The Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild, Nintendo, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Just a priest, rabbi and atheist smoking weed together
Smoking cannabis can open your mind, as well as your stomach. Cut Video is well known on the internet for its weed videos. Thanks to the great state of Washington, the production company can legally produce videos of different people smoking pot together, and their interactions, reactions and conversations that follow under its effects. This time, Cut Video got together a rabbi, priest and atheist to hit a bong and talk about religion. Let's just say that things get pretty deep. Read more... More about Marijuana, Cut Video, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »A major study just validated the iPhone's potential for medical research
Over the past two weeks, the scientific journals Nature and Nature Biotechnology published innovative studies about asthma, melanoma and Parkinson's disease. But all three had something more in common than their publisher: the iPhone. More and more hospitals are using — and studying — the iPhone as an integral medical tool. Often through Apple's ResearchKit framework, which lets novice developers easily build apps for medical research, doctors and researchers are combining the study of technology with the study of disease. In the the latest of these studies, published Monday in Nature Biotechnology, scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital's Icahn School of Medicine in New York tested the use of smartphones in medical research through a study of asthma patients. Read more... More about Science, Medicine, Carekit, Apple, and Tech Read More »Everybody gather 'round and name this taxidermied rat
Here's something: The District of Bonnyville in Alberta, Canada is holding a contest to name a taxidermied rat. Is Bonnyville's other name Pawnee, Indiana? We don't know for sure, but maybe. The district posted the contest to their Facebook page, along with a picture of the unnamed rat. "Agriculture and Waste Services has added this little guy — a Norway rat — to their pest control education toolbox, and want YOUR help to name it," the caption of the post reads. Before you start firing off your ready list of great rat names, please check if you live in Bonnyville. If you do not, you are ineligible to participate. Read more... More about Canada, Contest, Rat, Conversations, and Watercooler Read More »Unreal: Blizzard crushes Northeast with up to 42 inches of snow
The blizzard of 2017 may have embarrassed New York weather forecasters by turning a much-hyped blizzard into a dreaded wintry mix, but elsewhere, it lived up to its full potential — and then some. The storm dumped at least 20 inches of snow in 8 states, with a maximum snowfall of 42 inches recorded in West Winfield, New York, which is about 80 miles west of Albany. Ilion, New York, picked up an even 3 feet (36 inches) of snow from this storm, and Binghamton wound up with 31.3 inches total. Albany had its largest March snowstorm on record, with 17 inches falling on Tuesday, while New York City managed to eke out 7.6 inches in Central Park, despite the changeover to heavy sleet at the height of the storm. Read more... More about Weather, Snow, Blizzard Stella, Blizzard, and Extreme Weather Read More »After player's cardiac arrest at 'Smash Bros.' tournament, community raises thousands for hospital bills
The competitive Super Smash Bros. community is coming together to help out one of their own after a player went into cardiac arrest at a tournament in February. Player Nicholas "Ministry" McGuire went into cardiac arrest during the BEAST 7 Smash tournament in Sweden in February after an artificial valve in his heart stopped working. Since being rushed to the hospital on Feb. 19 and moving around to multiple intensive care units at two different hospitals, McGuire's hospital bills are piling up and his sister Katherine McGuire has set up a GoFundMe page for some financial support. The Smash community and others have already raised over $28,000. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Smash Bros, and Entertainment Read More »Google Family Link is a good start for parental controls, but here's what needs work
Google's got a new tool for parents: Family Link, a way for them to keep tabs on what their kids are doing on their devices, especially for those younger than 13. It has a good framework of parental controls, but some of the tools lack much-needed detail. Still, most parents will enjoy is the way it enables you to remotely manage activity: You can approve or deny your kids' requests from anywhere. Family Link represents Google's attempt to address the trend of kids accessing devices and the internet at younger and younger ages. It gives kids real Google accounts, complete with Gmail addresses and access to most Google services, like Maps and search—but with restrictions that only the parent can control. Read more... More about Hands On, Family Link, Google, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Google opens up to kids under 13 with Family Link
Google has its eye on your kids. The tech giant is opening up its many online services to kids under 13 with a new tool called Family Link: an app that lets parents carefully manage the content on their kids' devices. It marks one of the first attempts by a major tech company to directly address the reality of kids using tech products, potentially acquiring many more customers in the process — albeit in a limited way. Family Link allows kids to use real Google services — Gmail, Maps, Chrome and more — not watered down, "kiddie" versions. However, kid accounts are directly tied to parent accounts, and there are many granular controls over what kids can and can't do. Each app has an overall rating for its content (Maps, for example, is rated "G"), and parents can limit the time a child uses a specific app or service, or block it altogether. Read more... More about Parental Controls, Apps, Family Link, Google, and Tech Read More »You'll soon be able to just yell at your Roomba to clean your filthy home
The connected home is finally starting to come together harmoniously, and it's all thanks to Amazon's Alexa. iRobot announced it'll add Alexa voice commands to its Roomba 900 series robot vacuums for U.S customers in Q2 of this year. For you lazy ones out there, that means you won't even need to press any buttons or open any apps to clean your floors. Just bark "Alexa, ask Roomba to begin cleaning." In addition to starting a cleaning job, Roomba 900 owners will be able use Alexa voice commands to stop and pause cleaning sessions. Read more... More about Cleaning, Voice Controls, Robots, Echo, and Amazon Echo Read More »The 5 second rule might not be that gross after all, scientists say
Let's be honest, we've all picked up a piece of food from the floor after dropping it and eaten it. But, the jury has long been out about the safety of the "five second rule," which states that if you pick food up quickly enough, it's still edible and will do you no harm. SEE ALSO: Beards may not be that gross, after all Researchers at the University of Aston, in Birmingham, UK, claim they've found that the five second rule might, in certain instances, be safe and it could actually be extended to half an hour. Footage of a door slamming shut on its own is really creeping people out
Besides your own eyes, the internet is the absolute best place to find evidence of ghosts. With all the proof that's out there, what more could we need to believe? Well, another creepy video has surfaced of a hydrant door allegedly opening and slamming shut by itself and it's freaking everyone out. Twitter user Enrique Lussich posted this video of the haunted hatch:
Former Spice Girl goes undercover at airport, hilariously pranks passengers
It's not every day you get to dance with one of the Spice Girls at an airport check-in. For Red Nose Day 2017, British Airways teamed up with former Spice Girl Emma Bunton (a.k.a. Baby Spice) to prank passengers at London's Heathrow Airport. SEE ALSO: Watch the Spice Girls shut down a TV host defending blackface in this brilliant 1997 footage In the clip above, Bunton — who's disguised as a member of staff — approaches customers to offer her assistance with the check-in process. Her secret mission? Squeeze as many Spice Girls lyrics into the conversation as she possibly can. Read more... More about Red Nose Day, Uk, Heathrow, British Airways, and London Read More »6 classic Disney NES games are getting HD remakes for PC, PS4 and Xbox
Nintendo Entertainment System-era games based on beloved Disney cartoons are set to be remastered in HD and bundled into a $20 collection for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Darkwing Duck, TaleSpin, DuckTales and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (plus sequels for the latter two) will be re-released on April 18 as an all-in-one package: The Disney Afternoon Collection. All six games will benefit from visual improvements as well as Boss Rush (i.e. fight bosses one after another) and Time Attack modes. There's also a rewind feature to ease the burdens of tricky platforming sequences and an in-game museum for Disney fans and video game historians. Read more... More about Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, Talespin, Darkwing Duck, Ducktales, and The Disney Afternoon Collections Read More »This guy is crowdfunding to send politicians a spine
Think your politicians are spineless? That they should grow a backbone? Well, now you can quite literally send them one. Nothing is holding you back. Cameron Scott calculated that it would cost £18,867 ($23,050) to send a £57 model of the human spine to each MP who voted down an amendment to the Brexit Bill, which would have given Parliament a vote on the final deal with the European Union. His post on Reddit went viral, and Scott did what everyone should do in these situations: he set up a crowdfunding page. Read more... More about Human Spine, Backbone, Uk, Politicians, and World Read More »Ed Sheeran is set to make a tour stop in Westeros
Game of Thrones executive producers announced singer Ed Sheeran will make a guest appearance in the upcoming season of the HBO hit show. Read more... More about Arya Stark, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Season 7, and Maisie Williams Read More »NASA designed grippers that can lift celestial rocks in zero gravity
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory created the 'Gripping Foot Mechanism' that can clasp onto rocks in extreme terrains and microgravity. Read more... More about Zero Gravity, Planets, Moon, Space Exploration, and Mars Read More »The Fleshlight Launch is basically a giant robot hand you can hump
Have you always wanted to have sex with a futuristic ice bucket? There's a brand new smart sex toy for you. The Fleshlight Launch is billed as a “fully automated male masturbator" and is designed for use with your favorite Fleshlight. Not to be confused with the LaunchPAD iPad case, this new standalone device was unveiled at SXSW on Saturday. Basically you put the Fleshlight of your choice into The Launch. In manual mode, you can use its touch controls to adjust the speed, length and position of your stroke. In interactive mode, you sync The Launch to your computer or mobile via Bluetooth and opt for it to perform whatever kind of adult content floats your boat — you can even have a VR experience. Read more... More about Masturbation, Sex, Kiroo, Fleshlight, and Sex Toys Read More »MashReads Podcast: 'The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas' is a haunting short story that'll stick with you for years
You don't need a write a long novel to create a story that will stick with you for years. Or at least that's the case with Ursula Le Guin's short story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas." In a only four short pages, Ursula Le Guin has crafted an iconic short story that is as haunting as it is brief. “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is about the utopia of Omelas, an idyllic land filled with festivals, sun and happiness. But as a part of an undisclosed bargain, the joy of Omelas is only possible if one child experiences extreme pain. This child is imprisoned in a cellar or broom closet, covered in sores and can have no happy thing or kind word offered to him. Everyone in Omelas knows of this child — citizens usually learn of the child when they are between 10-12 years old – and many accept this child’s pain as a fact of life. The ones who do not, walk away from Omelas into the great unknown never to return. Read more... More about Books, Mashreads, Mashreads Podcast, Podcast, and Entertainment Read More »The Trump-like terror lurking in a forgotten sci-fi classic
The Dystopia Project is Mashable's ongoing book series reflecting on what dystopian fiction has to teach us under our new political climate. This week: Asimov's Foundation trilogy. When you think of mid-20th century dystopias, most people go right to Brave New World (1932) or Nineteen Eighty-Four (1948). What you're unlikely to think of? Their rough contemporary, the Foundation Trilogy (1951-1953). Possibly because you've never read it. But you should. Even though it hails from the faded age of gee-whizz atomic-powered sci-fi stories, Isaac Asimov's classic has a lot to offer 21st century America. Read more... More about Books, Science Fiction, Dystopia Project, Entertainment, and Mashreads Read More »Facebook is rolling out yet another Stories feature — this time on your News Feed
Surprise, surprise. Facebook is copying a Snapchat feature yet again. After debuting Facebook Stories — its near identical clone of Snapchat Stories — in Ireland earlier this year, the company is rolling out its feature to users more widely. Stories live in a horizontal layout above the News Feed, similar to Instagram Stories. The Messenger shortcut has moved to the bottom center of the screen, and its previous location has been taken over by "Direct," more on that below. Image: instagram Image: facebook A side-by-side comparison with Snapchat shows a nearly identical layout. Read more... More about Snapchat Stories, Snapchat, Messenger, Facebook Stories, and Facebook Read More »Finn Jones blames Trump for everyone hating problematic 'Iron Fist'
It might be time to take Finn Jones off his own show's press tour. The actor and star of Netflix's upcoming Marvel's Iron Fist can't wrap his mind around fans rejecting a white billionaire protagonist — except that now there's Donald Trump. "We filmed the show way before Trump’s election," Jones told Radio Times. "And I think it’s very interesting to see how that perception, now that Trump’s in power, how it makes it very difficult to root for someone coming from white privilege, when that archetype is public enemy number one." More about Watercooler, Finn Jones, Iron Fist, Marvel, and Netflix Read More »Trump's Snoop beef is his latest attempt to distract us from some major issues
President Trump has a lot on his plate right now, none of it particularly good for him, so he's turned to the tried and true method of distraction: a hip-hop beef. SEE ALSO: The White House doesn't want to call it Trumpcare, so Stephen Colbert's going to call it Trumpcare On Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow released a portion of Trump's 2005 tax returns on her show — after a lengthy build-up — and chatted with the reporter who got a hold of the documents, David C. Johnston. The White House tried to undercut Maddow's report by releasing info on the returns before the show even aired. But by Wednesday morning, Trump was up to his old tricks, trying to downplay Johnston, who has won a Pulitzer Prize and written a book about Trump, talking up a rally he's got planned, and, yes, starting up a Twitter beef with rapper Snoop Dogg. Read more... More about Snoop Dogg, Tax Returns, Donald Trump, Entertainment, and Politics Read More »These cute little succulents look like bunnies throwing up the peace sign
Succulents are cute. Bunnies are cute. Put them together? Surprise! It's twice as cute. Case in point: these adorable little plants, which are currently enchanting Twitter users in Japan. Scientifically, they're called monilaria moniliformis or monilaria obconica, but you can call them "bunny plants" for short. These little guys can take many forms — the common thread is those bunny ears. The early-stage plants below, for example, look like they're throwing up the peace sign.
'American Gods' trailer is pure fantasy — in the best way
Spring is coming, and thank goodness because that means we're closer to American Gods, based on Neil Gaiman's award-winning fantasy novel. Starz released a new trailer for the show on Wednesday and, as a character narrates at the end of the spectacular minute of footage, "It will be glorious." American Gods stars Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Pablo Schreiber, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Yetide Badaki and more, in a world where gods exist because people believe in them. As people stop believing, the gods lose power, and new gods emerge to reflect what we value. Shadow (Whittle) and Mr. Wednesday (McShane) prefer the old gods and urge them to fight the new ones, leading to the trailer's promised carnage. Read more... More about Watercooler, Video, Trailer, Starz, and Neil Gaiman Read More »Apple Music threw an awkward rap party at SXSW, and we were there for the weirdness
Is wearing Apple AirPods at a concert normal? Probably not. But it made sense at last night's Apple Music party. Kind of. So goes the music portion of SXSW, which has traditionally involved Pandora, Spotify, Soundcloud and record labels throwing solid parties with fairly respectable lineups of artists, to say nothing of the dozens of showcases putting globally up-and-coming music talent on display. This year, however, we saw Apple Music make its mark. SXSW has been going on since 1987, bringing together executives and influencers in technology, music, and entertainment. It's a lot of loud "activations," closed-door dealmaking, and partying. It's gotten increasingly bigger (and some might argue: worse) every year. And true to its recent history, this year marked yet another SXSW first, with Apple getting in on the frenzy with its own events. Read more... More about Apps And Software, Tech, Business, Sxsw 2017, and Sxsw Read More »Slovenia is honoring its beloved Melania Trump with her own wine
While Americans are whining about the first lady's controversial magazine covers and museum visits, Slovenians are busy naming a wine after her. Yes, it's true — following a tourism boost, producers near Melania Trump's hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia are honoring the first lady with an exclusive "First Lady" line of goodies, including salami, chocolates, beauty creams and a prestigious red wine. According to Decanter, a wine industry magazine, the First Lady wine — made from Blaufränkisch grapes by four local winemakers — has gone on sale at Sevnica Castle in Slovenia for €27.90, (around $30). Read more... More about Donald Trump, Conversations, Marketing, First Lady, and Wine Read More »Tech companies to Trump: Your travel ban still sucks (and we're here to help strike it down)
Tech companies have a message for Donald Trump — your travel ban is still garbage, and we're going to keep on fighting it. More than 50 tech companies filed an official brief early Wednesday morning in support of Hawaii's efforts to strike down the most recent iteration of the Trump administration's efforts to prevent refugees and other immigrants from entering the U.S. Their argument is essentially the same as the first time around — that it's going to hurt U.S. businesses and is, you know, morally disgusting. Hawaii is claiming that the ban hurts the state by negatively affecting its ability to generate income from travel and tourism as well as its general reputation as a friendly location with a diverse population. Read more... More about Immigration, Politics, Donald Trump, and Business Read More »A whale shoots a rainbow out of its blowhole like the magical creature it is
Beauty has a funny way of showing up in the most unlikely of places. A grey whale in Depoe Bay, Oregon, gave everyone a show when it blew water out of its blowhole and a beautiful little rainbow showed up in the reflection of the stream. The rainbow so perfectly materializes out of the blowhole, making the whale look like a mystical creature straight out of a fairy tale. If only we were lucky enough to witness such beauty in person. Read more... More about Nature, Animals, Rainbow, Whale, and Viral Videos Read More »RuPaul secretly got married, so now envision history's greatest wedding
Well, we all missed out of the party of the century. RuPaul secretly got married in January to his longtime boyfriend, Georges. He's a rancher whose property is so big it's in two different states. They've been together since 1994, but decided to finally tie the knot on their 23rd anniversary for the most romantic reason of all: "tax breaks." Read more... More about Celebrity Couples, Celebrities, Rupaul, Watercooler, and Tv Read More »Netflix drops a 'Master of None' release date and we couldn't be more ready
Break out your pasta maker: Aziz Ansari's masterful Master of None is coming back to Netflix for Season 2 on May 12. Ansari himself announced the news via Instagram by reposting Netflix's adorably whimsical trailer. It shows Dev (Ansari) and Arnold (Eric Wareheim) riding scooters through the Italian countryside, which is what we imagine they've been doing since October 2015. Season 1 ended with Dev leaving New York and Rachel (Noël Wells) to go to Italy probably to become an even more prolific pasta connoisseur than he is now. Season 2 filmed in Italy, so we won't miss out on this beautiful buddy adventure. Read more... More about Teaser, Video, Noel Wells, Eric Wareheim, and Aziz Ansari Read More »Charlie Kelly's legendary mailroom conspiracy gets an intense and impressive drum score
The "Sweet Dee Has A Heart Attack" episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia is best remembered for character Charlie Kelly's amazing mailroom conspiracy theory. Charlie Day is, in a word, unhinged. It's spectacular. David Dockery decided to give a spot-on drum score to the Pepe Silvia speech, and oh my god, I didn't realize this scene could get more intense than it already was. Can we get a whole episode like this? A movie, perhaps? Whiplash got great reviews! Crowd funders, you seeing this? Read more... More about Drums, Viv, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Blizzard Entertainment is suing a cheating service for $8.7 million
Blizzard Entertainment, the developers of Overwatch, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Diablo and Heroes of the Storm, filed a motion against the creators and sellers of several cheating services that target multiple Blizzard games. They're asking for $8.7 million in damages. Blizzard filed the lawsuit in July against the cheating company Bossland, which openly sells software that runs bots in several different games, allowing players to farm gold and experience or otherwise hack games to give players advantages that Blizzard says ruin the integrity of the game. In a motion filed Monday obtained by TorrentFreak, Blizzard asked that Bossland cease its operations in relation to Blizzard games and said it is seeking the minimum in damages for Bossland's repeated instances of copyright infringement, totaling over $8.5 million, or rather $8.7 million with attorneys' fees and other costs. Read more... More about Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Utility truck driving down a highway with its bucket extended is a real nail biter
Mistakes were made. Instagrammer moy_monster captured a tense moment while driving to work earlier this week. A bucket truck was casually driving down a highway near El Paso, Texas with its bucket fully extended. As the truck drives closer to the signs that stretch across the highway, it looks as if there is no way the bucket won't make contact. But miraculously, it misses a pole and two signs by just a few inches. Read more... More about Dash Cam, Viral Videos, Driving, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »John Legend is proud of Chrissy Teigen's 'powerful' essay on her struggle with postpartum depression
This constant support is why these two will forever be our #CoupleGoals. Earlier this month, supermodel and our aspirational best friend Chrissy Teigen penned a beautifully honest essay about her struggle with postpartum depression. Now, her husband John Legend is speaking out about being there for his wife through the difficult time. “For me as a husband, it was my job to do the best I could to support her and understand what she was going through and do whatever I could do to help her, the Grammy winner told People. "I feel like that’s the least I could do." Read more... More about Depression, Postpardem Depression, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and Watercooler Read More »That 1997 'Cinderella' with Whitney Houston and Brandy is the best live-action Disney remake
Sorry, Beauty and the Beast: ABC's 1997 televised remake of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella is the best live-action remake of a Disney film. Yeah, I said it. In the face of the highly anticipated Beauty and the Beast film coming out this weekend this may be a bold statement to make, but the layers within the '90s TV version make it easy to argue that the Emmy-winning production deserves just as much praise now as it did then. In a haze of glorious costumes and musical numbers from the industry's brightest stars lies serious magic within a remarkably diverse casting that no Disney remake since has quite lived up to. Read more... More about Conversations, Entertainment, Whitney Houston, Brandy, and Cinderella Read More »BBC Dad's kids are your new IDGAF heroes
Everyone's talking about "BBC Dad" but we should be talking about the real stars of everybody's favorite Skype interview, BBC Dad's kids. Korea expert Robert Kelly held his first press conference Wednesday since becoming a viral sensation, all thanks to his two children, who decided to crash his BBC interview. And this new media appearance has shown us, beyond doubt, that his kids still DGAF — and that they are our heroes. How Kelly managed to keep an extremely serious face while discussing the impeachment of South Korea's President Park Geun-hye via webcam while his wife flailed to remove their children is beyond us, and at the press conference on Wednesday the kids still had us all LOLing. Read more... More about Parenting, Interview, Conversations, Kids, and Bbc Dad Read More »9 burning questions cleared up by BBC Dad's statement
Step away from your "BBC Dad" thinkpiece. The dad himself, Robert Kelly, posted on his personal blog Wednesday and cleared up any lingering confusion, questions, doubts or conspiracy theories from the viral video interview from last week. Kelly wrote that his family can't handle much more interest since they have been "deluged with requests since Friday." It seems everyone wants to get in on what should have been a fairly dull BBC interview with a Korea security expert that turned into a family affair when his children wandered into the room. Read more... More about Statement, Family, Viral Video, Bbc Dad, and Lifestyle Read More »Cyclist bikes 125 miles to create the cutest of map goats
Try to name something more than riding 125 miles in the shape of a goat. Go ahead, try.
As Ben Jones, one of the Australian cyclists who completed the 8-hour goat trek put it, "It was just a fun way to spend a Sunday," according to ABC Perth. Read more... More about Cycling, Strava, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Nazis were actual meth heads and history makes so much more sense
Ever wondered what a powerful country in the midst of a meth epidemic might look like under fascist leadership? Turns out there's precedent, and it's not pretty. According to an eye-opening book published in the U.S. this month, meth addiction quite literally gave us history's greatest industrial menace: the Nazi war machine. It even got the teetotal Hitler in its grip during World War II. The book by German historian and journalist Norman Ohler is called Blitzed, and it's as breezy and darkly humorous as its title. But don't be fooled by the gallows humor of chapter names like "Sieg High" and "High Hitler": This is a serious and original work of scholarship that dropped jaws around Europe when it was published there last year. Read more... More about Books, History, Nazism, Nazis, and Entertainment Read More »5 ways to make the 'Matrix' reboot not suck
Last night's news that Warner Bros. wanted to resurrect The Matrix sent countless fans scrounging for a blue pill to help them escape this horrifying reality in which studios seem hell-bent on issuing reboot after reboot that nobody ever asked for. But forgetting this reboot won't keep it from happening. The best we can hope for is Warner Bros. won't screw it up too much. In that light, then, we've got a few suggestions for Warner Bros. as to how to make their new Matrix good, or at least not totally terrible. Part of the problem is that what felt bracingly new and original 18 years ago can't help but feel stale now, particularly when The Matrix's stamp has been all over action and sci-fi cinema in that time. In fact, this month's live-action Ghost in the Shell kinda brings the influence full circle – it's being described as the new Matrix when the original Matrix was actually inspired by the original, animated Ghost in the Shell. Do we really need a new The Matrix to follow in the footsteps of the new Ghost in the Shell? Read more... More about Keanu Reeves, The Matrix, Entertainment, and Film Read More » | ||||
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