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 After United Airlines incident, women share stories of being shamed for their clothing
In response to United Airline's legging-gate, women are speaking out. Two young girls wearing leggings were banned from a flight on Sunday morning due to a violation of the airline's internal dress code. The situation, which was live-tweeted by activist Shannon Watts, sparked outrage from thousands on social media who called out the company for policing the girls' attire. Author Dana Schwartz was one of those that spoke out against United Airlines, and asked women on Twitter to share their stories of feeling "embarrassed" or "sexualized" for the first time because of what they wore. SEE ALSO: United Airlines bans 2 girls with leggings from flight because they weren't 'properly clothed' Read more... Rampant Krispy Kreme product placement is the true hero of 'Power Rangers'
There's a sixth ranger in the new Power Rangers film you may have never expected to see. No, we're talking about the Green Ranger or the White Ranger. This one is actually has a mix of Green, White and even has some Red. Meet Krispy Kreme, the unexpected hero of the action movie.
If you see the film, you won't realize just how critical the role of the doughnut and coffee establishment is until about halfway through it. We counted 10 scenes where Krispy Kreme gets a visual or verbal shoutout. Read more... More about Donuts, Sponsorship, Movies, Business, and Entertainment Read More »Now that SXSW is over, here was, for sure, my favorite part
SXSW is 10 days of fun. Many of colleagues (I see you Brett Williams) teased me (on Slack) for having a "great time with all the work down there." But, hey, it's actually work. Attending panel after panel, speaking on your own panels, BBQ after BBQ, happy hour after happy hour isn't easy — no matter how fun it looks from everyone's Snapchat (or Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Facebook) Stories. When I came back, and even during the whole ordeal, I found my favorite part to be the 45 minutes that I spent away from all the hullabaloo. It was the cycling class I participated with Foursquare and CYC on Monday, the midway point in my SXSW journey. Read more... More about Tech, Silicon Valley, Business, Cycling, and Foursquare Read More »Sean Hannity is so very sad that Ted Koppel thinks he's bad for America
Sean Hannity strong. Sean Hannity love America. So Sean Hannity sad when Ted Koppel say he bad for America. Here's the transcript, from Sunday Morning on CBS: Hannity: "Do you think we’re bad for America? You think I’m bad for America?” Koppel: “Yeah.” Hannity: “You do?” Koppel: “In the long haul I think you and all these opinion shows —” Hannity: “Really? That’s sad, Ted. That’s sad.”
Meet the woman behind 'Feud's' most fascinating character
You’d have to possess a pretty colorful character, not to mention some serious acting chops, to steal scenes away from Jessica Lange while she's channeling screen diva Joan Crawford. Fortunately, Jackie Hoffman has both. From the moment she makes her first appearance in Feud: Bette and Joan, you can’t take your eyes off Hoffman’s tightly-wound but infinitely patient Mamacita — Crawford’s sternly Teutonic live-in housekeeper, valet, mother confessor and all around Gal Friday, who is never far from the movie star’s side and always faithfully and fiercely on her side, even when Crawford believes no one else is. Read more... More about Jackie Hoffman, Feud Bette And Joan, Feud, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Aaron Sorkin is just now discovering there's a diversity problem in Hollywood
Despite working in the industry for over 20 years, Aaron Sorkin apparently didn't realize white men had an easier time in Hollywood. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter and executive producer of “The West Wing” and “The Newsroom” was at the Writers Guild Festival on Saturday, and was reportedly fixated on the issue of diversity in Hollywood—a topic he shockingly didn't seem to have ever mulled over before. “Are you saying that women and minorities have a more difficult time getting their stuff read than white men and you’re also saying that [white men] get to make mediocre movies and can continue on?," Sorkin asked audience members, reported to Variety. Read more... More about Entertainment, Twitter Reactions, Conversations, Oscarssowhite, and Diversity Read More »Orca shows on the rise in China because humans just can't leave whales alone
SeaWorld is winding down its killer whale shows and breeding programs in the United States, earning resounding applause from animal welfare groups. But as marine parks wither in America, they're flourishing in China, sparking fresh concerns about captive orcas in Asia. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, the largest aquarium in China, recently debuted killer whales at the facility in Zhuhai, a city known as "China's Orlando." Trainers there swim with the black-and-white whales, while beluga whales put on dramatic shows. Chimelong is one of 44 ocean theme parks operating throughout China, with 18 more scheduled to open soon — a 20 percent jump in just two years, USA Today reported on Sunday. Read more... More about Theme Parks, Marine Parks, Tourism, China Tourism, and Shamu Read More »Fake VHS ad for Star Wars 'Rogue One' looks straight out of the '70s
Despite the weird uncanny valley performances from some of its digital characters, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story does a great job of time-traveling back to a time before the first film in the series. So it's only fair that we get to see what the VHS videotape version of the home video might look like if Rogue One had actually been released back in the '70s. From the amazingly accurate '70s-style voiceover to the grainy footage, the fake Star Wars commercial is so good you might actually be able to trick yourself into believing this is how the franchise chronology played out in real life. Read more... More about Fan Art, Rogue One A Star Wars Story, Rogue One, Star Wars, and Vhs Read More »Celebrities are weighing in on the United Airlines legging mess
When two young girls were barred from boarding a United Airlines flight because they were wearing leggings (an apparent dress code violation on the airline), the internet went nuts. Activist Shannon Watts first tweeted about the situation on Sunday morning, and since then, everyone from Chrissy Teigen to William Shatner weighed in on leggings-gate with hilarious and insightful remarks. SEE ALSO: United Airlines bans 2 girls with leggings from flight because they weren't 'properly clothed'
EPA chief calls historic climate treaty a 'bad deal' because this is our life now
The Trump administration has made no secret of its plans to dismantle the climate policies of former President Barack Obama. But what Trump officials bring in fervor, they sometimes lack in understanding. Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), railed against the Paris Climate Agreement in an interview with ABC News on Sunday. He called the landmark climate change accord a "bad deal" that unfairly penalizes the United States, while giving a free pass to other major polluting countries. SEE ALSO: EPA chief denies carbon dioxide is main cause of global warming and... wait, what!? Read more... MashReads Podcast: 'Fever Dream' is a surrealist 'WTF!?' kind of novel
If you were to look back on the past, could you pinpoint the exact moment that shaped the course of your life? It's this very challenging and quixotic task that propels Samanta Schweblin's surrealist novel Fever Dream. The book follows Amanda, a mother who lies in her deathbed as she tells the story of the last days of her life to David, a child who may or may not have had his soul split and put into another body to survive being poisoned. David wants to uncover the mystery of Amanda's dying before time runs out, tasking Amanda with finding "the exact moment the worms came into being," which is to say the exact moment that illness overtook Amanda. Read more... More about Podcasts, Wtf, Mashreads Podcast, Mashreads, and Books Read More »UK targets WhatsApp and encrypted messaging after London attack
The UK government wants there to be "no place for terrorists to hide," and that includes on encrypted messaging services. The company first on its agenda? WhatsApp. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd called for companies that provide secure communication apps to work with law enforcement. "We need to make sure that organisations like WhatsApp, and there are plenty of others like that, don't provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other," she said. "It used to be that people would steam open envelopes or listen in on phones when they wanted to find out what people were doing, legally, through warrantry [sic]. But in this situation, we need to make sure that our intelligence services have the ability to get into situations like encrypted WhatsApp." Read more... More about Terrorism, Whatsapp, Westminster Attack, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »PSA: Australia is only dangerous 'if you're a dumbass'
Australia is known for freaky accidents, usually involving the country's dangerous wildlife. But is that reputation a little unfair? Take the guy who narrowly escaped death last Sunday after diving into crocodile-infested waters in Queensland. Sure, it's a precarious situation. But it could've been avoided...if only the dude wasn't a dumbass, according to Australian comedian Ronny Chieng on The Daily Show. "Everyone thinks Australians are a bunch of crazy crocodile wrestlers," Chieng said on Thursday. Read more... More about Crocodile, Video, Videos, The Daily Show, and Ronny Chieng Read More »This 'Call of Duty: WWII' rumor is more legit than you realize
It's time to shoot Nazis again, apparently. The annual Call of Duty hasn't been announced yet, but a set of allegedly leaked photos suggests the new game will return to an old setting: the second World War. The same military conflict that was at the center of the first three Call of Duty games, as well as 2008's World at War. The mystery begins with a series of posts shared across multiple subreddits — including WWII, CallOfDuty, and CoDCompetitive — all linking back to an Imgur page. The images shared there appear to be either photos or mock-ups of a poster and a SteelBook-style case for a game titled Call of Duty: WWII. Read more... More about Call Of Duty Wwii, Call Of Duty, Sledgehammer Games, Activision, and Gaming Read More »Amazon eyes VR and AR homewares stores to show you products in your virtual home
Augmented reality and virtual reality are still in their infancy in terms of non-gaming applications, but a new tip hints that Amazon may be about to change all that. We already know that Amazon is keen to go wide with brick-and-mortar bookstores and grocery stores, but a new report from the New York Times says the e-tailer is looking at doing the same with appliances and furniture. Citing a "person briefed on the discussions," the report claims that VR and AR are being looked at as possible features of a chain of Amazon homewares stores. Read more... More about Lowes, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Vr, and Amazon Read More »Women stand together in London to honour Westminster attack victims
Women of all faiths and backgrounds came together on London's Westminster Bridge on Sunday afternoon. With hands linked, they stood and bowed their heads at 4 p.m. in a vigil following the terror attack by Briton Khalid Masood on Wednesday that left four people dead close by. The event was organised by the Women's March in London organisers, who on Twitter asked participants to stand for five minutes in solidarity with victims of the attack, but also to "resist forces of fear and division."
Dog playing fetch on an ice rink is as enjoyable as you think it is
We know Disney hasn't made any Air Bud-related movies for at least four years now, but we're hoping this will give its executives the spark of inspiration they need to continue the series. What we're presenting to you is a golden retriever playing fetch. On an ice rink. With a police officer before a game between the Washington Capitals and Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. Don't you dare tell us this is unenjoyable. Maybe the Capitals and the Coyotes game was great, but a direct-to-DVD release of this cute dog chasing a puck up and down the rink in a loop for 90 minutes sounds better, we daresay. Read more... More about Sports, Animals, Nhl, Ice Hockey, and Hockey Read More »Val Kilmer can't stop tweeting about Cate Blanchett and it's unsettling
Val Kilmer isn't one to forget crushes, even if it's verging on the creepy. In 2006, Kilmer told Elle that Australian actress Cate Blanchett — who he worked alongside on The Missing three years earlier — was a famous woman he'd most like to have on speed dial. Kilmer didn't tell her of his feelings on the set of the film, but just gathered she knew of his uh, thirst. He said at the time: "I think she probably got a sense of it when I not only forgot my dialogue in the scene, I forgot that I was acting, I forgot I was on a movie set, and I just stood there staring at her." Read more... More about Twitter, Watercooler, Entertainment, Val Kilmer, and Cate Blanchett Read More »'The Melbourne Jacket' is kinda crazy, but so is Melbourne's weather
The weather in Melbourne, Australia is notoriously erratic — you basically need to carry around your entire wardrobe just to cope. The morning might start off sunny, but you'll get caught in the rain at lunch, be sweating by tea time and then freeze on your way home. SEE ALSO: Robots are plotting to make your salads But never fear: There's a piece of clothing being designed to help you cope with it all. Aptly-named the Melbourne jacket, the project idea comes from Melburnian Aaron Tyler, an advertising art director by day, who got inspired after a real-life run in with the city's mood swings. Read more... More about Clothing, Fashion, Melbourne, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Google now offers a free Android app every week
Google has quietly launched a new section on its Play Store, offering one app that normally costs money for free every week. Called "Free App of the Week," the section is only available to U.S. users. Today, for instance, it's offering for free Cartoon Networks' Card Wars game, which usually costs $2.99. Spotted by Android Police, the idea is not entirely new; in fact, Google ran a similar promotion last year, but it didn't stick. According to VentureBeat, it was re-launched last week, with first app on offer being Ultimate Guitar Tabs & Chords, but hardly anyone noticed. Read more... More about Free App Of The Week, Google, Google Play, Android, and Tech Read More »India blocks 'The Danish Girl' from airing on TV
India's film censorship board has barred Sony Pictures' channel from telecasting Oscar-recognized film, The Danish Girl. The movie was slated to air on Sunday. However, the film authority objected to its supposedly "sensitive storyline" and dubbed it "unsuitable" for audiences below 18. In The Danish Girl, Eddie Redmayne plays the main character grappling with his gender identity, and is based on historical events of the world's first sex reassignment surgery. The broadcaster tweeted: "We regret to inform you that Sony Le Plex HD is unable to telecast the television premiere of the award-winning film The Danish Girl on March 26 as the necessary certification to enable the telecast of the movie has not been received." Read more... More about Lgbtq, Censorship, India, Movies, and Entertainment Read More »Hong Kong elects its first female leader and makes her the butt of a rude joke
Hong Kong has its first female chief executive. But Carrie Lam — a former civil servant who held the city's No. 2 position as Chief Secretary for Administration — comes to power over a divided city that is increasingly resistant to Beijing, which she is loyal to. On Sunday, Lam was elected in by a committee selected from the city's business and political establishment, not the people. Opinion polls showed she won only 29.1 percent public approval compared with fellow candidate John Tsang, a former financial secretary who won 55.6 percent. Read more... More about Occupy Central, Umbrella Movement, Carrie Lam, Hong Kong, and World Read More »'The Walking Dead' is going to war in the Season 7 finale
This recap contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 7, episode 15, titled "Something They Need."Season 7 of The Walking Dead has been a lot of hurry up and wait: First, we were waiting for Rick to hurry up and grow a pair so he could take the fight back to Negan, while we spent eight depressing episodes watching our heroes being emotionally and physically tortured by a handsome schoolyard bully with a penchant for monologuing. Now that Rick has grown said pair and decided to "rise up," as the show's posters proudly proclaim, we're waiting for the gang to hurry up and fight the bully, already. While the last seven episodes have featured some impressive action sequences, for the most part, the show has been spinning its wheels since the midseason premiere — doing everything it can to delay the group's inevitable confrontation with the Saviors. Read more... More about The Walking Dead Season 7, The Walking Dead Recap, The Walking Dead, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Take That Carpool Karaoke is 15 minutes of sweet, sweet happiness
James Corden is like a kid at Christmas for this one. "I'll tell you what," he says at one point, almost teary-eyed. "For me as a Take That fan to be here now in this car is unreal for me." To be fair, the video above — which sees Corden driving around LA with Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen for a Comic Relief Carpool Karaoke special — does look like a hell of a lot of fun. The best bit? When Corden tries to help Take That "break America" by approaching random people in the streets and giving them free CDs. Read more... More about Uk, Take That, Carpool Karaoke, James Corden, and Watercooler Read More »Cafe says it'll only hire women who don't wear makeup or smoke
Japan is known for its wacky cafe themes, and it's latest? A "makeup free" zone. The cafe, aptly named Naturalia, says it'll only hire women who don't wear any makeup. Cafe staff say in a YouTube video promoting its concept, that the owners came up with the concept after they were unable to find a cafe in their city where the staff looked "plain and ordinary" — so they decided to create one themselves. The owners are about to launch a second branch in Tokyo, after their original cafe in Sapporo, Hokaido, took off. The Sapporo cafe was opened in 2015. Read more... More about Cafe, Makeup, Japan, and Lifestyle Read More »Singapore's big plans for nationwide bike-sharing are no more
Before it's even begun, Singapore has scrapped its ambitious nationwide bike-sharing plan. The project had been in the works for over a year, and called for thousands of bikes to be laid across the city, as part of the government's plans to make the city more bike-friendly. The project attracted some 13 companies from all over the world, including Chinese firms Mobike and Ofo — which are aggressively rolling out their dockless shared bikes back home. Mobike and Ofo were quick out of the gate ahead of the project, already putting bikes out on Singapore streets to prove they were ready to win some government grant money. Read more... More about Ofo, Mobike, Bike Sharing, Bike, and Singapore Read More »These hilarious memes have taken over the Indian internet
India's biometric-based central identification system that started as a "voluntary" program for its billion-plus citizens in 2009 has now become inescapable. Consider this: Indians need an Aadhaar card to get a mobile connection, to renew a driving licence, to file their taxes, to open a bank account, and very soon, to even vote. The government is even considering making Aadhaar ('foundation' in Hindi) the only proof of identity in the future. While privacy concerns around Aadhaar remain unaddressed, Indians took time out to make light of its increasing importance in their lives, and flooded social media with #AadhaarMemes. Read more... More about Social Media, Viral, Humour, Memes, and India Read More »Campus security guard graduates with distinction from the college he was working at
For the last 17 years, this security guard has worked from dusk to dawn in a college in the Philippines. Over the weekend, Erwin Macua also proudly graduated from the school he was working at, St. Theresa's College in Cebu City, central Philippines. According to SunStar Cebu, the 38-year-old has maintained a full course load for four years, with classes from 7.30am to 4pm, and then a long overnight shift from 7pm to 7am. He's also a family man, with three children. Macua graduated with distinction, with a degree in General Education. Read more... More about Education, Philippines, and World Read More »Politician's baffling quote about hashtags gets the mocking it deserves
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has called for tech companies that provide "completely unacceptable" end-to-end encrypted messaging services to work with law enforcement. Rudd's interview with BBC's Andrew Marr Show came after reports that the Westminster Bridge attacker, Khalid Masood, had sent a WhatsApp message prior to the incident that cannot be accessed because it was encrypted.
J.K. Rowling shares touching Mother's Day message, comforts fans
The first thing to come to mind when you think of J.K. Rowling's Twitter feed would probably be her impressive ability to call people out and shut down trolls. But that's not the only thing she uses Twitter for. On Sunday, the Harry Potter author marked Mother's Day in the UK by sharing a photo of herself as a little girl with her mum, Anne, and her sister.
Gary Barlow to appear in the next 'Star Wars' movie because, why not?
We have officially entered the era of massive pop singers featuring in massive pop movie/TV show franchises. After Ed Sheeran scored a role in Game of Thrones — perhaps the most Mashable event in history — it's the turn of Gary Barlow, the Take That singer and former X Factor UK judge, to appear in the next Star Wars film.
'Glitter booty' is the latest bizarre beauty trend you've secretly always wanted
Glitter is all the rage. We've seen beards, roots, eyebrows and even armpits transformed into sparkly creations thanks to a series of glitter trends. But, the latest glitter trend involves rubbing glitter all over your derrière. Right... The "glitter booty" is the brainchild of artist Mia Kennington, who was inspired by the sandy-butt look that goes hand in hand with spending too much time on the beach. Kennington is part of The Gypsy Shrine, a group of glitter artists who host body art pop-ups at festivals Tom Hardy reads another bedtime story, breaks the internet again
Tom Hardy is becoming an old pro at this bedtime story thing. First he read one for New Year's Eve 2016, then he read one for Valentine's Day, and now he's gone and completed his hat-trick with a Mother's Day tale about a stuffed bear and a stuffed mouse. Here's the trailer, in all its glory: The story Tom's reading in that clip is Ross Collins' "There's a Bear on My Chair". Needless to say, it's magical. The full story is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer. Read more... WATCH: The BBC interview kids just stole the show againCraig David's cover of Justin Bieber song is definitely better than the original
You may not think you needed to see footage of Craig David covering Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself," but that's where you'd be wrong. On Sunday, David appeared live at London's O2 arena. At some point during the night, this happened: He's pretty damn good, isn't he? This isn't the first time David's busted out that mashup, either (he's clearly a big fan of the Biebs). It's high time those two joined forces on stage. Your move, Bieber. Read more... WATCH: Justin Bieber is not having any of your screamingAlex Jones got relentlessly mocked after this tweet about the Queen
Alex Jones is not having a good week. First, the conspiracy theorist apologized on Friday for spreading the unfounded theory that a D.C. pizza restaurant was at the center of a child sex-abuse ring run by Hillary Clinton. And now, the InfoWars host was relentlessly mocked for this tweet:
If you think this is nonsense it's because it is. Read more... More about Twitter, Muslims, Queen Elizabeth Ii, Queen, and Infowars Read More »Your internet service provider shouldn't be allowed to spy on you, but they can (and will)
Dane Jasper is cofounder and CEO of Sonic, the largest independent internet service provider in Northern California. Last week Senate Republicans voted to abolish vital internet privacy rules created by the Federal Communications Commission. Lobbyists for big telecom companies want these rules abolished, but Sonic disagrees, and we urge the House of Representatives to reconsider this attack on Americans’ privacy. Consumers deserve their privacy when they use the Internet. Internet access is an essential part our lives today. The vibrant and dynamic ecosystem of amazing applications, tools, people and content has driven the growth of the internet, which in turn has transformed every aspect of society — from business, government and education to our privates lives. And it’s precisely the openness of the internet that has fueled this prosperity; its integrity is now being put into question. Read more... More about Business, Data Privacy, Internet Privacy, Internet Service Providers, and Privacy Read More »John Oliver introduces us to some absolutely horrifying elected Republicans in Texas
The Republicans have an image issue. On Sunday night's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver introduced us to two individuals who ran and were elected under the Republican party in Texas and who are, in short, terrifying. Oliver points out that while the GOP has made statements to let us know that these elected officials do not represent the viewpoints of the party, Oliver also couldn't help but mention the most obvious blight on the Republican's public image: the president himself. Read more... More about Republican, Trump, Texas, Humor, and Last Week Tonight Read More »A reusable sponge could be the latest solution to effectively clean up oil spills
Sponges and magnets could soon be two of the bases for an alternative and potentially transformative approach to effectively clean up oil spills. Read more... More about Sponge, Magnet, Laboratory, Mit, and Clean Up Read More »Why Ward Meachum is the real hero of 'Iron Fist'
Spoiler alert: This post contains spoilers for all of Season 1 of Iron Fist.If you ask Netflix, they'll tell you Iron Fist is the story of Danny Rand, a presumed-dead billionaire who resurfaces in New York with magic powers and dirty feet and sets out to reclaim his family's legacy. Having seen all 13 episodes of the first season, though, I'm here to let you in on a little secret: Danny Rand may be Iron Fist, but Ward Meachum is the show's real secret weapon. Yes, Danny is the reason most people will tune in. He's the big-shot superhero, the one confirmed to return as one of the four leads in this summer's The Defenders. But as an emotionally stunted, internationally famous golden boy who's spent the past 15 years in seclusion with a secret order of mystical monks, he is not, shall we say, the most relatable protagonist. Read more... More about Iron Fist, Marvel, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Latest 'Final Fantasy XV' update straight trolls Trump
The latest Final Fantasy XV update fixes the game's wretched Chapter 13 — which is bad for so many reasons — but that's apparently not all it does. There's also some not-at-all-subtle trolling of the United States' Glorious Leader, Donald J. Trump, and his administration-wide allergy to proven facts. A brief exchange of words between supporting cast members Gladiolus and Ignis — who both take center stage in a section of the re-tooled Chapter 13 — specifically references "alternative facts." That's the phrase made famous by Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway, who tried to sell the idea that a lie could be reinterpreted from a certain point of view. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Square Enix, Final Fantasy Xv, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Ignore this guy's dumbbell trick and check out the NBA star grandpa behind him
Sometimes fame discovers us when we least expect it. Just like love, if you search too hard for it, it'll never find you. One bearded, tattooed man learned this lesson the hard way when he tried to show off a dumbbell trick in a basketball gym (for some reason) and gets completely upstaged by the older man shooting hoops behind him.
Sure, the beardo is performing an unbelievably cool feat. Doing handstand pushups on top of a high stack of dumbbells with nothing underneath him but the wobbly towers? Awesome. Amazing. Neat... Read more... More about Twitter, Dumbbell, Gym, Basketball, and Old People Read More »Facebook Messenger update helps you find your friend's exact location
Another day, another new feature for Facebook Messenger. The latest? A new location-sharing feature called "live location" that allows you to share your real-time location inside of a chat for an hour at a time. While Messenger has long included location-sharing, the feature previously only allowed you to share a static point on a map. Useful if you're staying in one spot, but less so if you're moving around. Now, with "live location," you can keep location sharing enabled for a full hour so friends can pinpoint where you are even as you're moving around. Read more... More about Facebook Messenger, Facebook, Tech, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Fox News gets trolled after alerting the world that Trump was 'working' all weekend
News Alert: Golfing for pleasure is actually not the same as working. That should go without saying, but after Fox News claimed in a news alert that President Donald Trump was "working" in the White House all weekend, when in fact, he was golfing, here we are. On Sunday evening, Fox News tweeted an extremely important news alert informing everyone that Trump did something unbelievable — he stayed in the White House to work for a weekend. O.M.G. The president staying in the nation's capital for the weekend had been considered completely normal and even routine for every president before him. For Trump, who usually spends his weekends at his "Winter White House" in Mar-a-Lago, this seemed groundbreaking. Sad! Read more... More about Politics, White House, Alert, Golfing, and Conversations Read More »The new 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer gets its own trailer
There's highly anticipated, and then there's "so highly anticipated that even your trailers have trailers." Spider-Man: Homecoming, apparently, falls into the latter category. Sony has just released a six-second tease for the next Spidey promo, which arrives tomorrow morning. In it, our friendly neighborhood superhero clings to the side of a wall while sending a mechanical insect to do his bidding. There's also the briefest shot of the Vulture – the big bad villain played by former Batman Michael Keaton. As Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts explained to USA Today, he's part of a crew tasked with cleaning up the destruction that all of these Marvel superhero battles leave in their wake. Read more... More about Marvel, Michael Keaton, Spider Man Homecoming, Spider Man, and Entertainment Read More »Little hedgehog rolls off a pink pillow to save your Monday
It's rare to find those videos imbued with magical powers. By magical powers, we mean the ability to make you laugh every single time you watch it. But we did it. We have found such a video, and it involves a hedgehog on a shaggy pink pillow. SEE ALSO: 20 Animals So Ugly They're Cute Words are inadequate to describe just how delightful this video is, from the perfect hedgehog-sized pillow (let's be real, that pillow isn't big enough for anything else) to the hedgie's flailing legs as it realizes it has made a mistake. This video the Monday treat we could all use. Read more... WATCH: Viral Video Recap: Normal Cat Things, Edited and a Pug-Filled SendupKim Kardashian and Kanye West might have a third child to keep up with soon
Looks like there might be another little Kardashian-West to keep up with. In a promo for next week's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian shares that she and Kanye West are going to try to have another sibling for North and Saint West. "I'm going to try to have one more baby," Kim shares in the clip, surrounded by family members. "I want my kids to have siblings," Kim explains. "But the doctors don't feel like it's safe for me." Kris Jenner seems to agree with the doctors. Leaning on what looks like a bed in a doctor's office, she tells Kim that she doesn't want Kim to put herself in "danger." Read more... More about Watercooler, Celebrity Baby, Conversations, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian West Read More »Mother's Day has caused a bunch of Americans to panic big time
OK, there's good news and there's bad news. The bad news is that if you didn't call your mum yesterday, you did indeed miss Mother's Day. The good news is it only matters if you're from the UK. SEE ALSO: 25 Badass Moms Who Are Doing It Right Basically, Sunday, March 26, was Mother's Day in Britain. Mother's Day in the U.S., on the other hand, isn't until Sunday 14 May. From the looks of all the confused Americans on Twitter, though, quite a few people didn't realise they were on different dates:
A new update will finally kill the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 once and for all
The last remaining Galaxy Note 7 phones that haven't been returned will finally be put out of their misery. Samsung's planning to issue a software update that'll disable remaining Note 7 phones from charging at all, according to a report from Yonhap News Agency. Samsung will reportedly push the update out later this month, and it will cripple the remaining 3-4 percent of Note 7 phones still in use worldwide, mostly in South Korea. Earlier this year, Samsung said 97 percent of Note 7 devices had been recalled in the U.S. and 96 percent worldwide. Read more... More about Galaxy Note 7, Note 7, Smartphones, Android, and Samsung Read More »Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle surprised New Orleans fans with spontaneous stand-up set
In just three short months, 2017 sure seems like it's becoming a golden age for comedians. From Netflix streaming stand-up specials to comedy clubs being grace with the presence of comedy legends, there's a lot to make fun of this year. Another example happened this weekend in the Big Easy. Fans attending a performance of Chris Rock's "The Total Blackout Tour” in New Orleans were treated to sets by Jeff Ross, Eric Andre and the legend himself, Dave Chappelle.
Terrorists wanting to hide explosives in an iPad is one reason behind laptop ban
The recently introduced rule that prohibits some electronics devices from passenger cabins on flights originating from certain countries was prompted, among other reasons, by a plot to hide explosives in a fake iPad. According to a Guardian report, which cites a security source, there was more than one reason why the laptop ban — as it's often called — was introduced in the U.S. and the UK last week. But a plot that aimed to bring down a plane with a fake iPad stuffed with explosives sparked fears that Islamist extremists have found a new way to bring explosives on board. More about Laptop Ban, Plot, Bomb, Ipad, and Tech Read More »10 burning questions we need answered in 'Game of Thrones' Season 7
This is usually the time of year when Game of Thrones kicks off to distract us from real life with dragons, wargs and gratuitous sex and blood. Sadly, that carnage will have to wait for July 16, but until then we've got some burning questions about what Season 7 has in store. 1. Will Arya rejoin her family?A girl is fed the fuck up. Image: hbo After crossing the Narrow Sea way too quickly and stabbing the hell out of Walder Frey, Arya seems ready for a classic revenge bender, but might be safer traveling North to her remaining siblings. Then again, when two or more Starks congregate in one place, zero leave alive. Read more... More about Hbo, Game Of Thrones, Television, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Chelsea Clinton shares 4 inspiring tips for young activists in the Trump era
It's been quite an eventful few months for Chelsea Clinton. From consistently taking the Trump administration to task on Twitter to announcing a new children's book about influential women throughout history, Clinton has been increasingly vocal about the need to take action in these politically charged times. Now, the author, advocate and mother of two is going back on tour for her first children's book, It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! as it comes out in paperback. "For young people, or even not-so-young people, who are now really energized in a new way, I hope It's Your World can be a resource for the ways in which other young people have taken their sense of activation and really turned it into meaningful action," Clinton said in an interview with Mashable. Read more... More about Trump, Activism, Youth, Mashreads, and Chelsea Clinton Read More »Drake's 'More Life' playlist destroys Spotify records—including some of his own
How many times have you listened to "More Life"? If the answer is at least once, then you're partially responsible for the Spotify records Drake's latest album (billed as a 'playlist') is setting. Drake now holds the new record for the most artist streams in any week at 460,587,565 streams—globally. "More Life," which features artists from around the world, ousted Ed Sheeran's Divide. Drizzy's project also trounced Sheeran's latest album in first day streams on Spotify. 'Tinder for elites' is coming to London because dating isn't already hard enough
Just when you thought dating couldn't get any harder, a super-exclusive dating app for the crème de la crème of "ambitious intellectuals" is about to land in London. The League — which has been dubbed "Tinder for the elites" — claims to cater to "the intelligent, educated and ambitious" who are looking for a "'power couple' dynamic in their partnerships." Currently, The League is only available in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Boston. But, this is about to change, as the app announces its plan to expand into 10 international cities this year, with London first up on the agenda. Read more... More about Lifestyle, London, Uk, Tech, and Sex And Relationships Read More »Girl uses Tinder to make money and you'll wish you thought of it first
If nothing else, millennials know how to pull a good scam. Icons like Joanne the Scammer brought clever money making into the mainstream, and now the next generation is pulling off scams of their own design. Progress, kind of? Junior scammer Maggie Archer posted screenshots of her incredibly simple method of making money off Tinder to her Twitter.
She set her bio to just "send me $5, see what happens," which is... suggestive, yeah. Read more... More about Twitter, Tinder, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The new head of the White House Office of American Innovation has never tweeted
Why can't Jared tweet? Jared Kushner, son-in-law and Senior White House Adviser to President Donald Trump, is, according to The Washington Post, leading the brand new White House Office of American Innovation, which will be devoted to modernizing the federal government with ideas plucked form the world of business. It will have a special focus on technology and data. To better understand how Kushner sees the role innovation can play in modernizing government, we dug up the former real estate mogul and New York Observer publisher's Twitter account. Read more... More about White House, Donald Trump, Twitter, Jared Kushner, and Tech Read More »10 movie adaptations that totally didn't suck
Ah, books, the original movies. From fairytales and folklore to YA and graphic novels, written (and drawn) stories have inspired Hollywood for years. The upcoming Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson, made some serious miscalculations in casting, but its original manga series captivated fans around the world. Instead of that mediocre sample, we picked 10 of our favorite page-to-screen movie adaptations — films worthy of their stellar source material. HolesLouis Sachar's novel about a boy sent to dig holes in lieu of juvenile detention is a genius novel. We have our protagonist, Stanley Yelnats, his mysterious new friend Zero and the lost boys of Camp Green Lake — and then we have the story of 19th century outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow and wonder how these worlds could possibly meet. The 2003 film stayed true to the book's twisting connections and clever details and also dropped a dope beat. Read more... More about Louis Sachar, Holes, Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain, and Jane Austen Read More »Boom believes the future of jet travel is supersonic
Jet startup Boom believes the future is supersonic, and it's now got enough money to prove it. The company announced on Thursday that it raised $33 million for its first major round of funding, enough for the company to build a demonstrator of its XB-1 supersonic aircraft. Boom first emerged in 2016 with grand plans to create supersonic passenger jets that could reach 1,450 miles per hour. The company hopes to test its XB-1 demonstrator in 2017, with commercial flights still a few years away. That aircraft will be one-third the size of the passenger aircraft that Boom hopes to eventually build. The XB-1 "will demonstrate in flight the key technologies for practical supersonic travel" — essentially proving that the company's technology and design can make supersonic flights safe and efficient. Read more... More about Business, Supersonic Flight, Travel, and Business Read More »Snoop Dogg will induct Tupac Shakur into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
When Tupac Shakur was officially announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee posthumously, it was unclear who would represent the rap legend at the ceremony. Now will know that his former Death Row label mate Snoop Dogg will do the honors, per Rolling Stone. The duo collaborated on "2 Of Amerkiaz Most Wanted." Snoop performed the song with Tupac's hologram at Coachella in 2012. The list of performances for the ceremony is still unconfirmed. Pearl Jam and Joan Baez are among the fellow inductees for the ceremony taking place on April 7. Read more... More about Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Awards Ceremony, Rapper, Snoop Dogg, and 2pac Read More »The secret weapon that will make your next computer super fast
If you've ever waited for a webpage to load, took a lap around the office while your computer rendered 4K video or watched in dismay as your favorite video game stuttered to life, you know that computers are struggling to keep up with all the data. Intel isn't down with that. On Monday, the chip maker announced the ship date for Optane, a memory module that can change the data game. It takes the speed and fluidity of RAM and combines it with the storage capabilities of Flash memory. "Storage needs dramatically increased over the last several years," said Intel Client Computing Group SVP Navin Shenoy who caught up with me to explain why Optane (unveiled at CES 2017) is a potential game-changer for computer users. Read more... More about Laptops, Computers, Memory, Intel, and Tech Read More »The world's largest dinosaur tracks have been found, and a human can fit in them
Scientists have discovered some of the world's largest dinosaur tracks—measuring as long as the average person is tall—in western Australia. The 5.5-foot-long tracks likely belonged to a long-necked, small-headed sauropod. They're part of an unusually diverse array of dinosaur tracks imprinted into the rocks on Australia's Dampier Peninsula. Paleontologists from the University of Queensland and James Cook University recently identified 21 different types of tracks on the 16-mile stretch of coastline. Rocks in the Kimberley region date back to 127 million to 140 million years ago, the team said in a new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Read more... More about Natural Gas, Stegosaurus, Sauropod, Jurassic Park, and Western Australia Read More »How to decapitate annoying 'Chat Heads' in Facebook Messenger
You never have to be interrupted by your friend's floating head again. Chat Heads were introduced several years ago on Facebook Messenger for Android. The feature uses profile pictures of the people you're talking to on Messenger as shortcuts for the chat—they pop up on your screen, regardless of what you're doing, and invite you to tap into the conversation. While the feature can be useful sometimes, it's mostly just in the way when you're doing something else on your phone. Messenger also has a feature that lets you directly reply from your notification bar when you need to, so the Chat Heads are frankly a bit superfluous—and again, annoying. But they're still on by default. Read more... More about How To, Facebook Messenger, Facebook, and Tech Read More »Trump's self-victimizing speeches get turned into powerful early 2000s emo song
President Trump's speeches, filled with self-victimization and gross exaggeration, are actually the perfect lyrics for an early 2000s rage-fueled emo song. You don't have to agree with the above statement but at the very least you should listen to this angsty song produced by the folks at Super Deluxe. "The whole thing is one big fix. One big fix." Trump's words, turned into the perfect song to blare through your used Ford Focus on the early morning drive to high school in 2004. A premature congratulations to President Trump on landing a gig on the Warped Tour side stage at 11 a.m. Read more... More about Videos, Music, Emo, Watercooler, and Donald Trump Read More »The 'Halo' World Championship photos are so sad
The top Halo teams in the world converged in California to compete for glory and a piece of a $1 million prize pool at the Halo World Championship this past weekend. But it sure didn't look like a $1 million tournament. One of the most talked about moments from the Halo World Championship wasn't some crazy clutch play or even team OpTic Gaming's unstoppable run through every other team that won them the tournament with ease. It was these really sad pictures shared by a tournament attendee:
Paper artist transforms historical landmarks into silly scenes
What if the Colosseum was invaded by a giant octopus squirming its legs in and out of the columns? Or how would the statue of David look in a pair of boxers? London-based paper artist and photographer Rich McCor, who goes by "Paperboyo," looks at landmarks and statues like these, and uses paper to reimagine them in fun and silly ways.
People are sharing the weird little things that really annoy their mums
Remember that Twitter thread last year about the random things that make people's dads angry? Well, Sunday brought something similar — but this time it was mums in the spotlight.
Irrational things that annoy mums — this was the topic posed by journalist Carl Anka to mark Mother's Day in the UK. And boy, did Twitter deliver.
Powerful Cyclone Debbie is not a typical storm
Cyclone Debbie is nearing landfall along the Queensland coast, threatening to cause significant destruction in iconic tourist destinations like the Whitsunday Islands. The storm will likely be the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the country since Cyclone Yasi hit in 2011. That storm caused $3.6 billion in damage. As of 11 a.m. ET, Cyclone Debbie had maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour, or 108 miles per hour, with gusts to 155 kilometers per hour. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecast the storm to continue to intensify as it approaches the coast, with the center crossing the coast between Ayr and Cape Hillsborough on Tuesday morning, local time. Strong winds and heavy rain will be felt all the way north to the city of Townsville, the BOM warned. Read more... More about Science, Cyclone Yasi, Coral Bleaching, Global Warming, and Hurricanes Read More »9 amazing Uwe Boll facts from Vanity Fair's epic profile
Uwe Boll — pronounced "OO-va Bowl" — is a singular figure in this world. He's a filmmaker and a restauranteur. A boxing enthusiast who has literally stepped into the ring with his critics. His movies — particularly an infamous string of video game adaptations — are legendarily terrible, but not in the way that earns them cult status. Boll recently completed and released Rampage: President Down, his 30th and — supposedly — final movie. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Vanity Fair profiled the filmmaker in a sprawling feature that frames his unusual body of work against an unusual life. Read more... More about Uwe Boll, Film, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Samsung is never really going to let the Galaxy Note 7 die
Samsung still isn't ready to give up the ghost of the Galaxy Note 7—you know, the phone with those batteries that had the unfortunate tendency to explode. Seriously. Even while news broke this morning that the phone maker will soon issue a software update to kill the last remaining Note 7s out in the wild, mostly in the company's native South Korea, Samsung is doubling down on its failure. The company announced in a statement today it will look to sell refurbished models of the Note 7 in the near future. The new life for the Note 7 phones comes as part of a three-pronged sustainability campaign, which Samsung rolled out after pressure from environmentalists to publicly address how the estimated 4.3 million recalled phones would be put to use. Read more... More about Recycling, Refurbished Phones, Samsung Galaxy Note7, Tech, and Mobile Read More »'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown is taking a much-needed rest
Millie Bobby Brown opened up on Instagram about what propelled her to recently cancel a scheduled appearance. The 13-year-old actress, who's been busy filming Season 2 of Netflix's Stranger Things, said she's in need of rest after a hectic work schedule. As a result, she pulled out of a planned Saturday appearance at Collective Con in Jacksonville, Florida. "I just think I've worked too hard and I have to rest, as I've had a really long shoot and I'm still filming Stranger Things," she said in a video. "I'm sorry to everyone who was going and I promise you guys I'm gonna get back to you." Read more... More about Stranger Things, Celebrities, Watercooler, Videos, and Watercooler Read More »The story behind the viral picture of a young woman's arrest in Russia
Hundreds of people were arrested across Russia on Sunday for taking part in anti-corruption protests that demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The biggest was in Moscow, where around 8,000 people, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny and many young people, took part in an unsanctioned demonstration. SEE ALSO: Trump never has to buy sunglasses again because Obama's photographer will shade him forever As law enforcement officers proceeded to detain protesters, one EPA photographer, Maxim Shipenkov, took a snap that immediately became iconic: Image: EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV Read more... Facebook's 'Town Hall' is probably the best thing the social network has ever done
Like it or not, Facebook has an impact on politics. The social network contributed to President Donald Trump's successful election, as much as CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to lessen the blame on the rise of fake news. More recently, Zuckerberg started to acknowledge Facebook's role in politics, and on Monday the social network introduced it's most impactful feature yet. Facebook officially released a tool Monday that lets its users — all desktop and mobile users in the U.S. — easily contact their local officials. It's called "Town Hall," reminiscent of what Facebook likes to see itself as, especially in political discussion. Read more... More about Local News, Elections, Social Media, Politics, and Business Read More »Reddit user created a mind-blowing theory to fill a big 'Beauty and the Beast' plot hole
It's a theory as old as time. The live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast has stayed true to the source material for the most part. But, the movie does contain some new twists and turns in order to distinguish itself from its cartoon predecessor. Warning: if you haven't seen the movie already there are minor spoilers ahead. At the end film it is revealed that the cursed servants of Beast's castle actually have some long lost family members living in the village like Mrs. Potts' husband and Cogsworth's wife. We learn at the beginning of the movie that it has been at least 10 years since the curse had been placed on Beast and his servants and, while the curse doesn't allow them to age, it seems unlikely that their family members would stay the same age as well. Read more... More about Reddit, Beauty And The Beast, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins' next project is about the Underground Railroad
Amazon Studios just landed Barry Jenkins' next big project. The Moonlight director will write and direct a one-hour original limited drama, The Underground Railroad, for the streaming service. The drama will be adapted from Colson Whitehead's novel — a recent MashRead Choice — of the same name. SEE ALSO: Oscars 2017: Full winners list The book follows a girl named Cora as she escapes a Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad. “Going back to The Intuitionist, Colson’s writing has always defied convention, and The Underground Railroad is no different,” Jenkins said in a statement. “It’s a groundbreaking work that pays respect to our nation’s history while using the form to explore it in a thoughtful and original way. Preserving the sweep and grandeur of a story like this requires bold, innovative thinking and in Amazon we’ve found a partner whose reverence for storytelling and freeness of form is wholly in line with our vision.” Read more... More about The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, Amazon Studios, Amazon, and Tv Read More »NATO stocks up on data-sucking surveillance drones
NATO wants more data-sucking surveillance drones. The alliance is buying five Global Hawk surveillance drones, according to The Wall Street Journal. They'll be based in Italy, and the first one will begin flying around either later this year or early next. While it's a bit unclear how those surveillance drones will be used, there is a chance they will be deployed in Eastern Europe. NATO has recently sent more troops to places such as Poland, as Russian-backed separatists continue to battle Ukrainian troops in Ukraine. Surveillance drones are often used to monitor the locations of troops or anything of interest, and could — theoretically — help NATO gather information along the alliance's border with Russia, whose government detests NATO. Read more... More about Data, Surveillance, Drones, Nato, and Tech Read More »United Airlines: 'Your leggings are welcome.' Delta: 'Duh'
United Airlines has released an official statement addressing its recent dress code ban, while Delta, sassy rival airline, is busy trolling. On Sunday morning, activist Shannon Watts drew attention to the airline's controversial dress code policy on Twitter, explaining that two girls wearing leggings were told by a United Airlines gate agent that they would not be able to board their flight to Minneapolis unless they changed clothes. Naturally, Twitter users lost all chill and Delta used the opportunity to its advantage by tweeting a message of leggings acceptance to all. After some serious backlash, United is now assuring customers their "leggings are welcome." Read more... More about Business, Travel, United Airlines, Dress Code, and Conversations Read More »Burglar, betrayed by baggy pants, gets caught hanging upside down
Nothing against baggy pants in general, but they're maybe not the best choice in apparel for a robbery. Lot of room for unpleasant friction, high possibility of tripping and, of course, they can get snagged on the fence you're trying to jump and leave you hanging upside down, pantsless, and looking very guilty. That's exactly the scene Jesse Sensibar stumbled upon outside of Miles School in Tuscon, Arizona, last week. The man was trying to break into a room on Miles's campus when he noticed an on-duty locksmith looking at him and ran, according to WSVN Arizona. While trying to hop the fence his pants got caught on one of the spikes, catapulting him over— but leaving his pants behind. Read more... More about Crime, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Good news: science says your cat actually does want to chill with you
Cat lovers rejoice! It's time to stop trying to convince your dog-lover friends that your cat doesn't hate you by sharing riveting stories of that one time Fluffers sat on your legs or the time you pet Cupcake and she didn't slink away. Now you can prove they love you with science! New research from Oregon State University, published on Friday in Behavioural Processes, states that cats enjoy human contact more than they like eating. A cat and human being pals Image: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Wait...are you saying...? Yep, cats like hanging out with their humans more than they like eating. Honestly, I don't even know any humans who like hanging out with other humans more than they like eating. Read more... More about Humans, Science, Study, Research, and Animals Read More »'Power Rangers' talks a big game on diversity. How does it measure up?
Like most '90's kids, in elementary school my friends and I often played Power Rangers. While I wasn't a fan of either of the lady Rangers' color schemes, I was upset to constantly be delegated as the Yellow Ranger. I wanted to be the Pink Ranger. Kimberley got more screen time, and she was everything the media told me I should want to be: pretty, slim, white, and the object of male affection. She’s what I always saw on my screen, and she was what I wanted to be. Fast-forward 20 years: I’m a not-so-slim queer woman who was delighted to hear that the newest incarnation of the Yellow Ranger is one I’d rush to playAs revealed by director Dean Israelite in a recent interview, Trini (played by singer Becky G), is questioning her sexuality. That would make her the first LGBTQ superhero on the big screen, something that should’ve happened long before 2017. Read more... More about Power Rangers, Movies, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »How a Photoshopping code of ethics can help make body positivity mainstream
When Sarah Krasley Kickstarted her customizable bathing suit line, she faced an ethical dilemma: should she Photoshop her models if her company mission was to make women feel more comfortable in swimwear? She went searching for some guidance online, but came up short. That's when the idea for the Retouchers Accord was born. What if she could get retouchers, photographers, designers, brands, celebrities and media companies to follow a code of ethics for altering images? She put together a board, a website, social media accounts and strategy sessions to suss out a pledge — and all the while, in the background, new complaints about excessive photoshopping kept exploding on social media. Read more... More about Photoshop Fail, Photoshop, Ads, Body Positivity, and Lifestyle Read More »TFW your shadow looks exactly like Rihanna
You know when you look at your shadow and realize it's a dead ringer for a pop star? That hasn't happened to you? Oh. Well, it happened to Leilani on Sunday afternoon after a photo of her shadow's uncanny resemblance to Rihanna's profile went viral on Twitter. "[Throwback] to when I was high and noticed my shadow looked like Rihanna," Leilani tweeted, including a screenshot from Snapchat that lo and behold, features a Rihanna-looking shadow.
5 words you should never use in a job interview
Receiving an invitation to a job interview is both exciting and nerve-racking. It can also be highly competitive depending on the industry and economy. That’s why it’s necessary for you to prepare to impress the interviewer as soon as you sit down for the interview. While having an effective resume, dressing appropriately, and doing your research on your prospective employer are all essential components in making a solid first impression, you also want to avoid using the following 5 words during your interview to increase your odds of getting hired. Read more... 1. “Money,” “salary,” “pay,” compensation,” etc.More about Work Life, Careers, Business, and Business Read More »Here are the winners of the 2017 PEN Literary Awards
Writers from all over the world will celebrate books Monday night at the 2017 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony. The ceremony is an annual celebration of the best and most impactful fiction, nonfiction, essays, plays and poems published throughout the year. This year's show will be hosted by comedian, actor and producer Aasif Mandvi and will honor a wide range of literature, from Evicted, Matthew Desmond's acclaimed investigation of poverty in America, to What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, a fable-inspired short story collection by Helen Oyeyemi. Read more... More about Social Good, Pen Literary Awards, Pen, Mashreads, and Books Read More »Uber's self-driving cars are back on the road in San Francisco 3 days after crash, report says
Uber's self-driving car program has had a rough time of it lately, but the company isn't going to let anything keep it off the road for long. An autonomous Uber vehicle was involved in a high-profile accident in Tempe, Arizona, over the weekend, prompting the company to pull its fleet of self-driving cars off the roads there and in its other testing regions in Pittsburgh and San Francisco. An Uber spokesperson told Mashable shortly after the news broke that the program was being paused while the company looked into the incident. Uber appears to be satisfied with little more than a quick investigation, as a company spokesperson told Reuters that the autonomous pilot program was back up and running in San Francisco as of this morning. The cars in Pittsburgh and Arizona are expected to be back on the road "soon." Read more... More about San Francisco, Arizona, Accident, Test Drive, and Autonomous Cars Read More »Lynda Carter is the POTUS we need in 'Supergirl'
Supergirl has made an art form out of stunt casting — former Super-alums Dean Cain and Helen Slater play our heroine's adoptive parents, for crying out loud — but perhaps its greatest achievement was tapping Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter, as the President of the United States. We haven't seen much of Carter's President Marsdin since she was introduced in episode 203, but she makes a welcome return in the March 27 installment of the CW hit — and Mashable has an exclusive sneak peek. In our first look at episode 217, "Distant Sun," the POTUS is a little concerned by the Daxamite ship that's still lurking in low orbit above Earth but in the interests of not causing an intergalactic incident, she's hoping to take a more measured approach to National City's latest alien visitors, and keep conflict to a minimum. We'll just have to wait and see if Mon-El's icy parents (played by Teri Hatcher and Kevin Sorbo, because this show is perfect) are on the same page. Read more... More about Teri Hatcher, The Cw, Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, and Supergirl Read More »Snapchat desperately wants businesses to pay for geofilters
Snapchat needs to make more money, sure. But even more than that, the now-public company needs to attract more advertisers — even to its lower cost ad options — in hopes of turning them into big spenders and cementing the app as a must-buy digital ad platform. To do so, Snapchat is turning to one of its oldest tools: Geofilters. The app, once primarily heralded for its sexting capabilities, is in a need of cash and attention amid its growth period less than a month after going public. How it's doing that — beyond inking deals with the world's biggest entertainment studios — is convincing businesses that they should fork over a few hundred dollars per year and make an annual commitment to have geofilters on the app. Read more... More about Tech, Advertising, Business, Snap Ipo, and Snap Inc Read More »When you're up nursing at 3 a.m., this chatbot is definitely not your friend
Nursing a baby at 3 a.m. – especially when it's not going well – can lead you down a Google rabbit hole. When all you want is for your baby to stop crying so you can both get back to sleep, getting hold of reliable and relevant information as soon as possible is vital In a blog post announcing the chatbot, PHE chief executive Duncan Selbie said the UK has the lowest rate of breastfeeding mothers in the world, but the "right support" can keep mums breastfeeding for longer. The Start4Life BreastFeeding Friend chatbot – BFF for short – aims to address this need for support with a tool that's accessible during the wee hours when healthcare professionals aren't available. This bot, as it turns out, probably won't give you the support you require This spinach leaf is actually a tiny, beating human heart
Scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing a method of growing heart tissue on spinach leaves, in hopes of treating heart disease patients in the future. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease, Heart Surgery, and Researchers Read More »Not all Starbucks barista mistakes are bad because one made it into 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
You know exactly the direction that your day is going to go when you go to Starbucks, tell them your name is Jeff and get a cup with "Jessica" scrawled on the side. But while most of the time its annoying, a bungled name can sometimes, very rarely, become a source of inspiration. That's exactly what happened to Rogue One director Gareth Edwards, who had been tasked with the herculean task of naming the most prominent planet in the Star Wars film. In various interviews, most recently with CNN, he told the story of going to Starbucks after he was told that he would get to name the end planet in Rogue One. Read more... More about Film, Starbucks, Rogue One, Star Wars, and Conversations Read More »Surprise! Katie Cassidy's coming back to 'Arrow' as a series regular in Season 6
Well, this is unexpected. Katie Cassidy will be returning to Arrow as a series regular in Season 6 — despite the fact that her character, Laurel Lance (aka Black Canary), was killed off in Season 4. In the world of superhero shows, anything is possible — and Laurel's sister, Sara (Caity Lotz) has already proven that you can't keep a good vigilante down, having died and been resurrected on Arrow before moving over to spinoff series DC's Legends of Tomorrow. But Cassidy won't be reviving the Laurel Lance that fans knew and loved for the first four seasons of Arrow — she'll be playing the Earth-2 doppelgänger version of Laurel, aka Black Siren, a metahuman criminal who was brought over to Earth-1 by the villainous speedster known as Zoom in The Flash Season 2. Read more... More about The Cw, Black Siren, Katie Cassidy, Arrow, and Business Read More »Sean Spicer went an entire press briefing with something in his teeth
It was bound to happen with the White House press briefing always scheduled right after lunch: Press Secretary Sean Spicer held Monday's press event with food stuck in his teeth the entire time. It was a persistent piece of food that didn't budge from start to finish and unlike the time when his American flag pin was upside down, no one notified him with a courtesy note or polite notification. Too bad for Spicer, the mystery green blob (any guesses on what is was — spinach, parsley, kale?) deeply lodged between his lower teeth did not go unnoticed. Read more... More about Twitter Reactions, White House Press Briefing, Sean Spicer, Social Media, and Twitter Read More »Nintendo changed the jump button in 'Splatoon 2' and now everyone's confused
The Splatoon 2 global testfire gave Nintendo Switch owners all over the world a chance to play around with the upcoming ink-shooting multiplayer game, and it seems like (almost) everyone is excited to get their hands on the full game. Splatoon 2 testers took to Twitter to share some clips of their time in the testfire as well as some of their thoughts and impressions, which, for the most part, were positive.
Sia joins some 'Sesame Street' friends to get groovy about singing songs
For her first cameo on the hit PBS show Sesame Street, singer Sia donned her signature black and white wig as she danced and sung along with some adorable Muppet pals last week. Instead of her normal long bangs covering her face, the "Elastic Heart" singer chose to wear a big red nose to cover most of her face. The singer tackled slow songs, fast songs and "dance like a monkey songs" while Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover and Abbey joined her both in dancing and in wearing wigs. Given her wigless walk through LAX last week, we might get to see a lot more of Sia's face in the future. Read more... More about Sia, Sesame Street, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Bros at a city council meeting demand a 12-foot statue of Paul Walker and it's perfect
These two dudes put on their best graphic tees and "bacon" beanies, watched a video called "How to Tie a Tie," and rolled up to San Clemente's City Council meeting with one prerogative: get a 12-foot statue of Paul Walker built on the San Clemente pier, stat. Why? Because it'd be inspiring, duh. Paul Walker helped countless dudes work up the courage to "ask out Shelby," and, like, "stand tall." Plus, they're "pretty sure Paul's cousin went to San Clemente high school for at least a few semesters," and "everyone is so steamed," right now, it'd be the perfect solution to calm down a world that's really, really "P.O'd." Read more... More about Viv, Paul Walker, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The Raindrop Cake is back and this time it's a bright shade of purple
The new Raindrop Cake ® is purple thanks to ube, a purple sweet potato popular in the Phillipines. Watch how the cake's founder Darren Wong makes it at Magick City in Brooklyn, NY. Read more... More about Asian Food, Magick City, Darren Wong, Purple Raindrop Cake, and Jello Read More »Cat pulled by remote controlled car has no time for haters
What do ya know- another lazy cat. Such a surprise. This fluff ball of cat is so lazy that it's pulled in a plastic container attached to a remote controlled car and clearly DGAF. It might as well be waving to all its haters as it rolls on by like the sleepy grand marshal in a kitty parade. Now imagine this video with "Ridin' Dirty" playing in the background. Better, right? Read more... More about Lazy, Remote Control, Rc, Animals, and Cats Read More »If you don't watch this little girl with her robot friend, you're missing the best thing on the internet
"Hi, robot." What we'd all give to be as pure and cute as this little girl meeting her very first "robot." It was Rayna's lucky day as she got to greet and hug her new robot friend. Or we should say the robot is the lucky one. Rayna even told the robot she loved it, starting what looks to be an everlasting friendship (or until Mr. Robot is picked up by the garbage men). Rayna's excited, adorable reaction to her new friend will completely melt your heart. Read more... More about Kids, Robot, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More » | ||||
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