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 If these are the Galaxy S8 performance numbers, then we have questions
The pieces of the Galaxy S8 puzzle are finally coming together. We're already pretty sure this is what Samsung's Galaxy S8 will look like when it's announced on March 29, and now we may know how fast it'll be. Though it shouldn't be taken as representative of the final shipping version, the first benchmarks for the Galaxy S8+ (that's the one with the larger screen) have reportedly been logged into Geekbench, a popular tool for benchmarking a device's processor and memory. By themselves, the scores are meaningless. But when compared with the iPhone 7 Plus, Google Pixel XL and the Galaxy S7/S7 Edge/Galaxy Note 7 (RIP), we can get an idea of just how much more performance to expect (or not expect). Read more... More about Iphone 7 Plus, Iphone 7, Galaxy S8, Tech, and Mobile Read More »This Russian embassy is attacking western media with a random J.K. Rowling quote
Who knows. You may have heard that many officials within President Donald Trump's circle have met with Russian officials over the past 12 months or so. Many of them seem to at first have difficulty recalling these meetings until they are asked about them again and again and are shown evidence of their own meetings, at which point they seem to vaguely recall maybe perhaps meeting someone who may or may not have been Russian-ish. Such communications have already led to the resignation of Trump's initial national security advisor, Michael Flynn. They have now ensnared newly-appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Read more... More about Donald Trump, United Kingdom, Russian Embassy, Russia, and Jk Rowling Read More »Youth basketball coach savagely blocks a kid's shot on his own basket
As any kind of educator or youth sports coach, your goal is to help make your kids better. More than anything, you want to help them grow into good people, to guide them in the right direction. But sometimes, kids just don't go in the right direction no matter how many times you tell them to. In those situations, you have to dish out some tough love. That's exactly what this youth basketball coach decided to do when he saw that one of his players was on track to take a shot on the wrong basket. You don't have to be a sports fan to know that scoring on yourself is literally the most embarrassing thing you can do during a game. Read more... More about Coach, Basketball, Kids, Youth, and Conversations Read More »The reviews are in and 'Beauty and the Beast' is exactly what you'd expect, apparently
It feels like we've been waiting years for Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast, and maybe we have. With the movie's theatrical release on the horizon, critics have been to early screenings and tested that tale as old as time. The film's reviews are neither negative nor positive — it's not a bad movie by objective standards, but falls short of the animated original's innovation because, well, it's not original. SEE ALSO: 'Gaston' clip from 'Beauty and the Beast' will make you want to sing a drunken ode to a friend In a review that calls the film a "lifeless recreation," Vulture's Emily Yoshida claims what many other reviewers echo: that the visual effects add style, but no substance. Read more... More about Lists, Reviews, Dan Stevens, Emma Watson, and Beauty And The Beast Read More »The party and the passion: 15 years of the LGBTQ community's fearless celebrations
1984 Image: William Yang via National Library of Australia The very first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras took place on June 24, 1978. Inspired by a global movement of LGBTQIA protest and expression, a few hundred Queer Australians and their allies marched up Oxford Street as a truck played celebratory music. 1981 Image: William Yang via National Library of Australia 1981 Image: William Yang via National Library of Australia 1982 Image: William Yang via National Library of Australia The parade was met with heavy-handed police violence. Over fifty people were arrested and many were beaten in their cells. The Sydney Morning Herald published a complete list of names of those arrested, ensuring many were outed to a hostile public. Read more... More about Australia, Gay Pride, Lgbtq, History, and Retronaut Read More »'Dreamer' issues heartbreaking statement amid possible deportation
On the morning of Feb. 15, Daniela Vargas hid in her Mississippi home. She figured government agents were coming for her. That morning, her father and brother had been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their driveway before they could make their way to work. Vargas, originally from Argentina, waited. Though agents didn't arrest Vargas that day, it happened hardly two weeks later. Now, detained in Louisiana, away from her Mississippi home and facing deportation, she released a statement that broke hearts around the internet. Read more... More about Immigrants, Dreamer, Deportation, Ice, and Statement Read More »Arnold Schwarzenegger quits 'Celebrity Apprentice' because of 'baggage' (aka Trump)
Arnold Schwarzenegger won't be back for a second season of The New Celebrity Apprentice, and it's because of Donald Trump. In an interview with Empire magazine, Schwarzenegger said, "I learned a lot, I had a great time, it was a really great opportunity, but under the circumstances I don't want to do it again." Trump's shadow has loomed large over the NBC reality franchise — especially since the POTUS is still an executive producer on the series — and Schwarzenegger claims that the president's ongoing connection with the show is what damaged it. "It's not about the show, because everyone I ran into came up to me and said 'I love the show ... but I turned it off because as soon as I read Trump's name I'm outta there!'" he told Empire. "When people found out that Trump was still involved as executive producer and was still receiving money from the show, then half the people [started] boycotting it." Read more... More about The New Celebrity Apprentice, The Apprentice, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, and Entertainment Read More »Parking lot dancing queen completely breaks it down
If you ask me, just about anywhere can be a dance floor. And this woman clearly takes this mantra to heart as she shows off her large repertoire of dance moves, all while in the parking lot of a Waffle House. Why? Because she can, that's why! The people inside the restaurant can't keep it together as they watch this queen jam out. Dance like no one's watching (but almost always someone is). Read more... More about Waffle, Woman, Dancing, Parking Lot, and Viral Videos Read More »Snapchat protesters 'ain't afraid of no ghost'
A lot of people on Wall Street were very happy with Snapchat Thursday, but a lot of people in Venice were not. At least two dozen protesters gathered outside Snap Inc.'s Venice Beach, California headquarters to protest Snap's encroachment on the neighborhood as Snap started trading on Wall Street. Protesters worried Snap's multi-billion-dollar success in its initial public offering, or IPO, would encourage more companies to move from Silicon Valley to the emerging Silicon Beach. Snap moved to Venice in 2013 and since then has bought up real estate for its offices: one house, one apartment building and former retail stores. Read more... More about Venice Beach, Snap Ipo, Snap Inc, Snapchat, and Business Read More »Netflix released a trailer for '13 Reasons Why' and it already has us in tears
"Settle in because I’m about to tell you the story of my life.” Netflix has released the trailer for their new original series 13 Reasons Why, based on the 2007 YA novel of the same name written by Jay Asher. The show tells the story of Clay Jensen who is sent a mysterious box filled with 13 cassette tapes. He learns that the tapes were recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah informs Clay via the tapes that, if he listens all the way through, he'll learn why she took her life. Get your tissues and headphones ready because 13 Reasons Why will be released on Netflix March 31. Read more... More about Netflix, 13 Reasons Why, Watercooler, Entertainment, and Videos Read More »There's not a single red pixel in this photo of strawberries
If you're in the mood to trick your brain, we've got just the thing for you. Akiyoshi Kitaoka is a psychology professor at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. One look at his Twitter, and it's pretty obvious he has an affinity for making and sharing optical illusions. One illusion in particular involving a picture of strawberries has recently become a viral sensation, and we are berry confused by it. How exactly are these strawberries an optical illusion? No red pixels are in this photo.
Rod Stewart says Instagram post showing mock execution was him acting out 'Game of Thrones'
Rod Stewart provoked the ire of the internet Thursday with a hastily deleted Instagram post from the Abu Dhabi desert. While on tour in the region, the 72-year-old singer appeared in an image on his wife, Penny Lancaster's, page that appeared to stage a mock execution. The videotaped scene shows Stewart making a cutting motion across a man's neck, as the man kneels over the desert sand. The clip, which has since been deleted, looks eerily similar to Islamic State (ISIS) beheadings that have been posted online. On Twitter, Stewart apologized and said he and his friends were just "larking about" and the video was "understandably ... misinterpreted." Read more... More about Game Of Thrones, Instagram, Rock, Rod Stewart, and Entertainment Read More »Heart-stopping clip shows a biker narrowly avoiding a deer
Deer are some of the worst road hogs out there. Biker Christopher Bull was out on a relaxing drive in Carmel Valley, California in January when he had an unexpected surprise on his journey. While driving along a curve in the road, a deer suddenly pops out from the shadows, just inches from his front tire. The encounter is a little hard to see and happens extremely fast, so here's another look. "Can't say the inside of my suit was clean after," Bull wrote on YouTube. Read more... More about Animals, Biker, Dash Cam, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »The sweet first picture of Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins is practically perfect in every way
Mary Poppins is back in the most delightful way. The rebooted sequel starring Emily Blunt won't release until next year but a first glimpse of Blunt in costume evokes the charm and mystery of the original. Image: courtesy of disney Directed by Rob Marshall, Mary Poppins Returns takes place years after the events of the original film, with Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) now grown up. After Michael suffers a personal loss, Mary comes back into his life, bringing with her a host of new characters, including Topsy (Meryl Streep) and Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda). Dick Van Dyke and Angela Lansbury, who played Bert and Mrs. Banks in the original, will return for the sequel. Read more... More about Disney, Pics, Images, Mary Poppins Returns, and Mary Poppins Read More »Mexican politician slams Trump's 'absurd' wall from atop the border fence
Perched literally on top of the Mexican-American border, Mexican congressman Braulio Guerra released a video Friday to tell Donald Trump in no uncertain terms that his wall plans are "totally absurd." From the top of the structure at the border north of Tijuana, Guerra explained in a video how easy it was for him to scale the wall. And then posted all his evidence and thoughts on Twitter. Guerra, who's from the state of Querétaro, called Trump's idea to build a $12 to $15 billion wall across the entire roughly 2,000-mile length of the border "unnecessary and absurd." Read more... More about Border Wall, Mexico, Donald Trump, Social Media, and Politics Read More »5-year-old BFFs get same haircut so they'll no longer have any differences
During a time when the world is divided on so many issues, two five-year-old boys are here to remind us the beauty of unity. Two best friends from Louisville, Kentucky, Reddy, who's black, and Jax, who's white, aren't letting their different skin colors get in the way of their love for one another. In fact, they don't recognize skin color as a dividing characteristic at all. On Feb. 24, Jax's mother, Lydia Rosebush, posted a photograph to her Facebook account of the two inseparable youngsters at their Christmas program, along with a touching tale of her son's desire to eliminate the only difference between him and his black best friend: his long hair. Read more... More about Watercooler, Race, Conversations, Preschooler, and Watercooler Read More »Video of Tesla crash shows exactly why Autopilot isn't true self-driving tech
Listen up, Tesla fans. Your favorite carmaker's Autopilot is a super-smart marriage of high tech hardware and software that provides one of the best semi-autonomous driving experiences currently on the road. That said: It is not a fully self-driving system and shouldn't be used as such. A video posted to the Tesla Motors subreddit and spotted by Electrek shows exactly what can happen when a Tesla Model S driver puts too much trust in his car's Autopilot. It's a reminder that a human driver is always needed in a Tesla, even when the Autopilot system is engaged. More about Reddit, Dashcam, Autonomous Cars, Self Driving Cars, and Tesla Model S Read More »Report: Uber created a fake version of its app to trick and evade authorities
If at first you don't succeed, go to elaborate lengths to trick and evade regulatory authorities trying to bring you down. That appears to be the maxim at Uber, if a new report is accurate. Investigating users' social media profiles, bank accounts, phone models, and creating a fake version of the app are just some of the lengths Uber reportedly went to in order to operate in cities where the legality of its ride-hail service was in doubt. According to the The New York Times, Uber systematically messed with officials trying to hold it to account via a complex array of methods including an internal tool called Greyball. Created in 2014, Greyball was allegedly part of an ongoing Uber program dubbed VTOS (violation of terms of service), which analyzes user data to determine whether or not a specific user is abusing the app. Greyball looked at the same data to determine if a user was a government employee. Read more... More about Uber, Technology, Tech, Startups, and Transportation Read More »Type 'ceo' into your iPhone keyboard for a sexist surprise
Hey! Did you know that 68 percent of the people who work at Apple are dudes? That tech darlings like Uber have rampant sexism problems? And that only 4 percent of CEOs in the Fortune 500 are women? And who would have thought it: That male-dominated culture seems to have dripped into something as innocent as your iPhone's emoji suggestions. If you type in leadership roles like "ceo," "cfo" or "cto" using the default keyboard in iOS, the emoji it suggests will be the default male in a suit, Mashable noticed Friday—even if you include a gendered context word like "she's" in the sentence you're composing. Read more... More about Sexism, Ios 10, Emoji, Ios, and Apple Read More »Meet Keith Thurman, the boxing champ who drives a Prius but will knock your ass out cold
Knockout artist Keith Thurman holds the World Boxing Association welterweight belt, which makes sense because he hasn't lost any of his 28 career fights. But he's not the only one who's undefeated — so is his Prius. "It has zero tickets," Thurman says with pride. "It's undefeated in the streets." A prizefighter who drives a Prius? That might sound unusual, because, well, it is — but this is Keith Thurman. When Thurman steps into the ring Saturday for a hotly anticipated bout against Danny Garcia, it won't just be a clash between two undefeated fighters unifying their belts on network TV (CBS, 9 p.m. EST). Read more... More about Boxing, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »This hair dye changes color based on your environment
'Fire' from 'The Unseen' uses thermochromatic ink to change the color of your hair. Time to release your inner magical unicorn. Read more... More about Standalone Featured, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Dye That Changes Color Of Your Hair Read More »Uber executive resigns as company investigates allegations of sexism
An Uber executive has resigned after an anonymous email notified investigators and media outlets that he had sexual contact with another Uber employee. Uber's vice president of growth, Ed Baker, has stepped down. Baker is the first high-ranking employee to leave the embattled company since it began its own investigation into allegations of sexism and harassment within Uber's ranks. There's no public evidence that Baker's resignation is directly tied to the investigation, but Recode reported that an employee of Uber anonymously notified Arianna Huffington—who's helping oversee the investigation—of Baker's actions. Read more... More about Business, Uber, and Business Read More »Leaving the Paris Agreement would be Trump's worst move yet
The Trump administration is reportedly in the midst of a heated debate over whether to remain committed to the Paris Climate Agreement. (Cue "should I stay or should I go.") That pact, which was negotiated in late 2015 and entered into force in November 2016, is the first global warming treaty ever devised to commit developing and industrialized nations alike to take steps to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. It is the culmination of more than three decades of dogged diplomacy on this issue, and abandoning it would be a bold and risky move. SEE ALSO: No, U.S. climate scientists didn't trick the world into adopting the Paris deal Read more... 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' creator Rachel Bloom talks dream guest, favorite song of the season
Attention Beyonce: Rachel Bloom is ready to be your "funny friend." The star and co-creator of The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend said the musician — whose Lemonade inspired the show's "Love Kernels" song — is certainly a dream guest. Though mostly a dream friend. "There are a lot of dream guests but I'm also so happy with our cast that it's already a dream," Bloom said on the phone. "[But] my offer is out in the world: If Beyonce needs the funny friend i’m completely willing to be her court jester." The musical comedy, which debuted on The CW in October 2015, follows a Manhattan lawyer named Rebecca Bunch (Bloom) who impulsively moves across the country to where her old camp boyfriend Josh Chan (Vincent Rodriguez III) lives after they have a chance encounter. Read more... More about Tv, Music, Rachel Bloom, The Cw, and Crazy Ex Girlfriend Read More »Remy Ma released another Nicki Minaj diss track, furthering their glorious feud
Hallelujah, the rap beef continues! Last week the rap world was turned upside down when rapper Gucci Mane released a new track called "Make Love" featuring Nicki Minaj. In the song, Minaj took shots at fellow rapper Remy Ma with lines like "You see, silly rabbit, to be the queen of rap/ You gotta sell records, you gotta get plaques." The beef between Minaj and Ma dates back to December when rapper Phresher released a video for his song "Wait A Minute (Remix)" featuring Remy Ma in which she called Minaj out for having "fake breasts." Ma has since fired back with the diss song "Shether," a 7-minute extravaganza of insults towards Minaj. Read more... More about Remy Ma, Nicki Minaj, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »So, here's how Lady Gaga's performance with Metallica should have gone
At least we know one of their performances went according to plan. The Grammy performance of Metallica and Lady Gaga hit a bit of a snag during the actual show when microphone issues resulted in James Hetfield’s voice being inaudible. But, the band and Gaga were not about to deprive fans of seeing how the performance should have went down. They recently released the dress rehearsal footage — titled "How It SHOULD Have Sounded." Fun move, guys. Read more... More about Metallica, Lady Gaga, Grammys 2017, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Robots are about to make your beer runs
In the future, your beer will be delivered by by robots that look like big beetles out to set up a golf course. Virginia became the first state in the union on Wednesday to legally allow robots to use sidewalks and crosswalks just like us humans. The impetus for the new law is Starship Technologies, which is looking to use its beetle bots to deliver packages or groceries or beer or whatever else you can stuff inside. The bots won't be allowed to beef up beyond 50 pounds or zip around at anything above 10 miles per hour, though that's still the pace of someone running pretty quickly down the block. They do, however, have a little flag so they don't blindside folks who will inevitably trip over them while looking at their phones. Read more... More about Virginia, Beer, Groceries, Drones, and Delivery Read More »Paris Jackson reaches model status by signing with IMG
Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson's 18-year-old daughter, is now living every model's dream. Stepping out from behind the spotlight cast by her late father, the beauty has signed a deal with top modeling agency, IMG Models. The firm also represents Bella and Gigi Hadid, Gisele Bundchen, Hailey Baldwin and Alessandra Ambrosio, which means she'll be in great company. Jackson and IMG both announced their excitement on Instagram:
Sleeping intern gets Photoshopped into a meme by coworkers
The sofas over at iris Worldwide are super comfy. Last May, an intern at iris' Atlanta office sat down on one of those cozy couches, and soon fell asleep. Working with creatives has its fair share of annoyances, one of those being that they're great at Photoshop. In good fun, his coworkers decided to Photoshop him into his own meme. Fast forward to present day, and their couches are still super comfy. Another intern fell victim to its sleepy grasp, and again, his coworkers Photoshopped him into his own meme. Read more... More about Pics, Photoshop Battles, Photoshop, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Watch this Texas sports anchor elegantly attack transphobic state laws
It's not often that local Texas sports anchors—or any sports anchors, really—come to the defense of trans community. Dale Hansen of WFAA-TV is a rare exception. Earlier this week, the reporter decided to address the case of Mack Beggs, a transgender wrestler who recently won his state girls' wrestling title. Though Mack identifies as a boy, state regulations require that he competes according to the sex assigned to him on his birth certificate. Hansen thought this this was, frankly, ridiculous. "Transitioning is a struggle I cannot imagine. It is a journey I could not make," Hansen said. "He needs our support, and he does not a group of old men in Austin telling him who to wrestle because of a genetic mixup at birth . . . He’s a child, simply looking for his place in the world and a chance to compete in the world.” Read more... More about Watercooler Viral Videos, Wrestling, Sports, Transgender Rights, and Watercooler Read More »This 'Basket of Deplorables' board game is perfect for Trump haters
One Bernie Sanders supporter is still feeling the burn and in anticipation for the next presidential election (no, not again!) has created an aptly named political board game, "Basket of Deplorables." As you move along the board (aka the "campaign trail") as either Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sander or Hillary Clinton you hit various bumps and hurdles in your attempt to kick Donald Trump out of the White House. You also pick up "deplorables" to put in your basket along the way, as an homage to Clinton's insult slung at Donald Trump supporters during the campaign. And yes, there are 11 deplorable pieces, including a Steve Bannon. Read more... More about Board Game, Trump, Bernie Sanders, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Chelsea Clinton and Kellyanne Conway just had a friendly Twitter moment. Seriously.
Chelsea Clinton did possibly the most unlikely thing ever and came to the defense of Kellyanne Conway on Twitter on Friday. It all happened after Conway was at the center of lewd remarks by Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana. Richmond's words drew outrage on Twitter and from politicians such as his own state's governor, John Bel Edwards, who said "without question" Richmond should apologize. The controversial, some would say sexually suggestive language came during a fundraiser dinner with the Washington Press Club Foundation, during which Richmond attempted some sort of joke. Read more... More about Couchgate, Kellyanne Conway, Chelsea Clinton, and Social Media Read More »Thirsty T-Mobile is giving out free iPhone 7s to join its network
T-Mobile is, if nothing else, super thirsty. From one-upping Verizon's unlimited data plan via tweetstorm from CEO John Legere to its BDSM-tinged, slightly NSFW Super Bowl Twitter feud with, again, Verizon, there's not much the self-proclaimed "Un-carrier" won't do to stir up social attention. T-Mobile's latest move isn't as controversial as some of its other recent promotions — but it is a bold, attractive offer for anyone looking for a free iPhone. The network will give anyone who brings their number from another carrier to the T-Mobile ONE plan an iPhone 7, free of charge, or a 7 Plus for $100. Read more... More about Verizon, Iphone 7, Unlimited Data Plans, Wireless Carrier, and T Mobile Read More »MashTalk: Are BlackBerry and Nokia really back from the dead?
Welcome back to another week of MashTalk. On this week's podcast, the Mashable tech team recaps the best gadgets from Mobile World Congress 2017, discuss Snap Inc's IPO, and debate whether Apple would actually replace the iPhone's Lightning port with USB-C. As always, MashTalk is hosted by our Tech Editor Pete Pachal with commentary from Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff and Senior Tech Correspondent Raymond Wong. We also have special guests, Business Reporter Kerry Flynn and Real Time News Writer Nicole Gallucci to lend us their expertise. Read more... More about Podcasts, Mashtalk, Mwc 2017, Mobile World Congress, and Mobile World Congress 2017 Read More »Are foodie millennials really fueling food waste?
I simply love food. For me, my love of food isn't just about eating, going to new restaurants, or cooking an exciting meal. It's also about getting to explore new cultures, being creative, and reflecting that on my Instagram. So reports that the "Instagram generation" were being blamed for fueling the UK's food problem really disappointed me. It struck me as unfair to categorize millennials in this way as so many of the UK's most prominent food bloggers are actively using their platform to minimize food waste.
Inflatable dummy tanks were a critical tactic in battlefield deception
c. 1939 Soldiers lift up an inflatable rubber dummy tank in England. IMage: Roger Viollet/Getty Images From their first use on the Western Front in 1916, heavily armed and armored tanks could sway the outcome of a battle with their presence. As such, armies quickly developed techniques to confuse enemies about the location and number of their tanks. In the later years of World War I, the Allies built wood-and-cloth replicas of British tanks, hauling them into position with horses and using them to draw German fire away from their real tanks. The uses and permutations of dummy tanks grew rapidly in the interwar years, with Germany in particular using hand-pushed and car-mounted dummy versions for training exercises. Read more... More about World War I, World War Ii, Tanks, War, and History Read More »The directors of 'XX' reveal their horror inspirations
XX is a film that's truly one of a kind (which is a damn shame) — a horror anthology that's wholly written and directed by women: Roxanne Benjamin, Jovanka Vuckovic, Karyn Kusama and Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent), with stop-motion interstitials by Sofia Carrillo. The movie had its world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival and is now available in theaters, on demand and online Projects classified as horror, sci-fi or fantasy — really anything that falls under the "genre" banner — have long been considered the realm of male filmmakers by people who lack critical thinking skills, but there's a reason why Mary Shelley's Frankenstein remains one of the most enduring and influential horror stories of all time; women have an intimate perspective on the myriad vulnerabilities of body and mind that haunt our dreams and creep into our waking lives. Read more... More about Horror Movies, Xx, Sundance Film Festival, and Entertainment Read More »The world's first craft beer hotel wants to soak you in a hot tub full of beer
Imagine walking into a well appointed hotel room. It's clean, maybe even tastefully decorated. As you walk towards a neatly-made bed, you notice a glint of silver catch the corner of your eye. Turning, you see... a tap? And there's a mini-fridge underneath it, stocked completely full of beer? Are you in heaven right now? Nope, but you just could be inside the future beer hotel that Scotland-based brewery BrewDog wants to make a reality. BrewDog's created an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund their dream...of opening the world's first craft beer hotel. It'd be housed on the same campus as their first U.S. taproom in Columbus, Ohio, which has only been open a week. Read more... More about Leisure, Travel, Brewery, Beer, and Hotel Read More »Meet your new takeout ordering hero, Mozzarella Stick Guy
The next time you eat enough takeout for a small family by yourself, pour out some ketchup for this brave diner. Redditor adri164, who works at Toronto takeout spot Fresco's Fish and Chips, shared a receipt Friday from a customer who ordered the true motherlode of fried, delicious foods: Three orders of mozzarella sticks and fried pickles, meaning this person was about to have either a perfect night, or an extremely terrible one. But the true *chef's kiss* moment here was the comments section on his receipt. "Yes - I meant to order 3 mozzarella sticks," the customer wrote. "Please don't judge me. I'm having a bad week and was so excited they were back on the menu." Read more... More about Reddit, Receipts, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart know why Magneto isn't in 'Logan'
Used to be there could be no conceived X-Men movie without Sir Ian McKellen, but that was a world before prequels and standalones. The actor hasn't been in all the X-Men movies, but when it came time for Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman to shoot Logan, he was missed. In an interview with Mashable, Jackman noted how political the X-Men stories are, comparing Charles Xavier to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Magneto to figures like Malcolm X and Che Guevara. In Logan, the Professor and his unlikely protegé are joined by Caliban (Stephen Merchant), a new mutant who can sense approaching threats. Read more... More about Ian Mckellen, Magneto, Video, Patrick Stewart, and Hugh Jackman Read More »Cancel your gym membership — this one gadget is like a full gym
The 'Spyder 360' could be the most versatile workout gadget yet. It can roll with ease on any surface and can be used for physical therapy and athletic training. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Versatile, and Athletic Training Read More »Forget about Mars for a minute: Let's talk about these rad moon missions
While the 2030s might be owned by missions to Mars, the 2020s belong to the moon. A number of companies and nations are now planning to send crewed and uncrewed missions to the vicinity of the moon in the coming decade. Even though many have a "been there, done that" attitude toward the moon, there are still plenty of interesting scientific and commercial endeavors to take part in on the lunar surface. Here are five of the most promising moon missions coming up before the 2030s. SpaceX
How to protect your phone from border guards, and why it's probably a bad idea
If the government wants your data, they're probably going to get it — one way or another. As many are belatedly realizing under the administration of Donald Trump, Fourth Amendment protections against "unreasonable search and seizure" pretty much go up in smoke at the U.S. border. Travelers entering the country have long been accustomed to handing over luggage for inspection, but the amount and scope of private information kept on phones and laptops means that with a simple search Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials are now able to peer into the most intimate details of people's lives. Read more... More about Cbp, Encryption, Security, Smartphones, and Tech Read More »Facebook has quietly rolled out its long-awaited solution to fake news
Since people first started complaining about "fake news" on Facebook, the phrase has evolved—from a useful way to identify false-information-masquerading-as-traditional-news, to a term that means basically nothing, now wielded by President Donald Trump against stories he doesn't like, and also, drunk people in bars screaming about things and/or sports results they disagree with. But the original problem still genuinely exists. And Facebook finally came out with its long-awaited response to beginning to cut away at the issue. Spotted on Twitter on Friday night, the tool identifies links to sites known to produce misinformation. The tool cites third-party fact-checking organizations like Snopes and Politifact—the kind of sites that Trump supporters also like to dispute. Read more... More about Fake News, Facebook, and Business Read More »Trump accuses 'sick' Obama of wiretapping and his proof is [INSERT PROOF HERE]
As is custom in the United States, we wake up, yawn, remember that it's 2017, grab our phones, and then, bleary-eyed, go on Twitter to see what messages our president has hastily tapped that will rule our lives for the next 24 hours. And on Saturday, like clockwork, President Donald Trump was at it again, tweeting about "wire tapping." The president appears to believe that former President Barack Obama—a favorite target of Trump's—had directed a "wire tapping" operation at Trump Tower in New York City, where Trump spent the majority of his time before he moved south to Washington, D.C. Read more... More about Warrant, Court, Fisa, Trump Tower, and Barack Obama Read More »'Divide' is a choose-your-own adventure Ed Sheeran experience
Is Ed Sheeran the right person to be singing Ed Sheeran songs? That’s something he’s trying to grapple with on ÷ (or Divide), which takes a bolder divide and conquer approach to the British songwriter's well charted genre-hopping ways. The point was clear from the get-go, when he kicked things off by simultaneously releasing two very different lead singles. "Castle on the Hill" is the soaring, Graceland-indebted song you'd expect from a twenty-something young man with an acoustic guitar and a gift for melody. But it's the song originally intended for Rihanna that immediately shattered a Spotify record previously held by Drake. Read more... More about Music, British Celebrities, Ed Sheeran, Entertainment, and Music Read More »Trump slams Arnold Schwarzenegger in one last parting tweet to end weird 'Apprentice' feud
Imagine it's 1999, everyone's bright-eyed, with possibilities of a new millennium, and the glory it could bring. And now imagine being told that in a mere 18 years, The Terminator would transform into the governor of California, only to devolve back into an aging reality TV host, in a feud with a tabloid-obsessed billionaire, who himself became president only after he hosted said reality TV show. A terrible idea for a novel, or a sci-fi satire, and yet, it's our current reality. President Donald Trump and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have been locked in a strange feud over The Apprentice, the reality TV competition Trump hosted before dipping his toes into politics. Schwarzenegger then took the reins of the show after he ended his second term as the governor of California. And because Trump appears to need feuds like the average human requires water, Trump continually tweeted shots at Schwarzenegger's ratings, which he said were no good, very bad, not like the ratings of Trump, no. Read more... More about Feud, Ratings, Twitter, The Apprentice, and Donald Trump Read More »Beautifully unguarded portraits capture the spectators at a 1943 parade
Image: Library of Congress In July 1943, a few months before embarking on a four-week trip documenting bus travel in America, newly-minted Office of War Information photographer Esther Bubley was assigned to cover a parade in Washington, D.C. The procession was one of many publicity efforts to drum up volunteers for civil defense programs. Bubley snapped a few obligatory shots of the marchers, but found herself more interested in the spectators who lined the parade route. Taking advantage of their distraction, Bubley crept in close and captured delicate portraits of faces among the crowd. Image: Library of Congress Read more... More about Portraits, Parade, World War Ii, History, and Retronaut Read More »Louis Tomlinson arrested for battery so yes of course One Direction fans are calling for justice
Like the old adage goes: Nothing's sure in life but death, taxes, and One Direction fans going ride-or-die for their boys, no matter what. According to TMZ, erstwhile One Direction member Louis Tomlinson was arrested Friday, after allegedly pulling a overbearing paparazzo to the ground at LAX. After the altercation, the photographer reportedly made a citizen's arrest, and Tomlinson was later arrested at an LAPD precinct, on charges of simple battery. Not eager to be dragged down, the singer's legal team quickly released a statement in Tomlinson's defense. "The paparazzi provoked and caused the altercation that occurred with Louis," it said. "It’s not the first time that a paparazzi has created an altercation with a celebrity." Read more... More about Entertainment, One Direction, Louis Tomlinson, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »This Uber executive sure sounds defensive about not taking the fall for Uber's harassment crisis
Uber has spent the past two weeks embroiled in its biggest PR (and HR) crisis ever. But according to a report in Business Insider, the company's head of operations, Ryan Graves, has been missing from the office. Graves used to oversee HR in his role in operations, and was Uber's first CEO before Travis Kalanick. As per a Business Insider source, Graves has "vanished from the office, hasn't been seen or heard from in days." Uber employees speculated to BI that Graves' absence meant he could be the one taking the fall for Uber's harassment scandal. Uber's current mess of problems started when Susan Fowler Rigetti, a former engineer at the company, published a blog post outlining the discrimination, harassment, and sexism she and other women faced at Uber. Her blog post was followed by similar stories from other women who worked at Uber, then, allegations that Uber was trying to discredit her, a video of Kalanick yelling at an Uber driver, and to top it all off, news that Uber ran a secret program to evade government officials who were using the app. Read more... More about Uber Sexism, Uber, and Business Read More »You need to watch the 'Deadpool 2' teaser playing before 'Logan' right now, because it's just that perfect
For superheroes (and antiheroes), costume changes are like capes: visually striking and highly impractical. That's the lesson Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool learns in this new Deadpool 2 teaser, which is now playing before screenings of Logan. In the clip, which Reynolds also shared on Twitter, Wade Wilson rushes into a phone booth for a pre-rescue quick change, and it...doesn't go well. But hey, at least the theme to St. Elmo's Fire gets some play? And in a fun meta twist, Logan pops up in a few places, too—check out the marquee sign behind the phone booth, along with some trash talk to go with it. Read more... More about Movies, Logan, Deadpool 2, Deadpool, and Entertainment Read More »Watch this bro get into the Trolling Hall-of-Fame while taking a selfie with Kellyanne Conway
Taking a video while someone thinks they're smiling for a photo is bad enough. But a sneaky man did Kellyanne Conway one better. In a video circulating Twitter, Instagram user AJ Pelicci poses for a selfie with Kellyanne Conway, advisor of President Donald Trump and onetime stand-up comedian. Instead of "say cheese," he chooses "Say 'I'm ruining America!'" Conway doesn't seem amused. "You must feel really brave, saying that," she says. But everyone else on Twitter is:
Here is a glorious infographic ranking Kellyanne Conway's most embarrassing moments
Since Donald Trump named Kellyanne Conway counselor to the president, she's thrown a good amount of fuel into the already-raging political dumpster fire crackling throughout America. From her questionable inauguration attire to her startling couch etiquette, the self-declared anti-feminist has caused a fair share of controversy —no “ifs," “ands” or “alternative facts” about it. It can be hard to keep up with every Twitter beef, nonexistent massacre, or merciless brand plug Conway's been involved with, so we've ranked her most embarrassing moments on a nifty matrix chart. More about Politics, Charts, Kellyanne Conway, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Obama hit North Korea's nuclear program with cyber attacks
Former President Barack Obama wasn't impressed by the United States' missile defense systems. They constantly missed incoming blasts in practice, to say nothing of how they might fare in the face of an actual assault. Obama was thinking about North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un, who's often going on about developing a nuclear warhead that can be fired atop an intercontinental ballistic missile. If this ever happened, U.S. defenses may well not be able to stop it. So, according to a Saturday report by The New York Times, Obama ramped up American cyber-attacks on North Korean computer networks. Read more... More about Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Cyber Attacks, and Nuclear Missile Read More »The Russian government trolled Sarah Jessica Parker and 2017 is the weirdest year of our lives
You'd think the strangest story of the day would be two Hollywood stars-turned-politicians, fighting over their shared reality TV gig, but...you'd be wrong. The Russian government is trolling Sarah Jessica Parker. To be fair, the Sex and the City actress started it, on Thursday, with a bit of her own trolling, posting a meme someone made of her, playing her Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw, doing a pitch-perfect impression of Carrie's narrative voice:
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