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 Thank goodness—there is now no age limit to apply for 'America's Next Top Model'
Everyone over the age of 27 who dreams of smizing with the stars—Tyra Banks has got your back. The model and host of the majority of America's Next Top Model (hi Rita Ora) announced major changes for the show's 24th season. As casting begins, Banks confirmed that all ages will be allowed to enter. “I've stood for diverse beauty and erasing cookie-cutter when it comes to what is deemed beautiful. There have been 23 cycles of America’s Next Top Model,” Banks said in the PSA, “and every single cycle we say you have to be 27 years or younger. Read more... More about Entertainment, Tv, Conversations, Watercooler, and Antm Read More »Everyone's convinced Beyoncé's latest Insta video is filled with baby clues
Beyoncé has everyone speculating what her latest photo montage/Instagram video showing off her very pregnant belly really means. Late Saturday, Beyoncé dropped "Date Night," a series of photos appropriately set to Pop That Thang by the Isley Brothers. After announcing she's expecting twins earlier this year, she may very well pop soon. But the only thing popping in the photos is the superstar's fierceness — or, for obsessed fans, clues as to what this means about her twins. Read more... More about Watercooler, Music, Entertainment, Instagram, and Twins Read More »Neil deGrasse Tyson isn't riding SpaceX to Mars until Elon Musk answers this challenge
Neil deGrasse Tyson, the ever-witty astrophysicist who delivers the truth about space and science to the masses, held a Reddit AMA on Sunday, and it included a playful challenge to SpaceX founder Elon Musk. When asked about SpaceX's recent Falcon 9 mission and whether he'd ever consider making a trip to Mars via SpaceX, Tyson kept it far realer than many might have expected. "I really like Earth. So any space trip I take, I'm double checking that there's sufficient funds for me to return," said Tyson. But then came the zinger, "Also, I'm not taking that trip until Elon Musk send[s] his Mother and brings her back alive. Then I'm good for it." Read more... More about Mars, Falcon 9, Maye Musk, Space, and Spacex Read More »Try not to cry looking at this sad baby monkey hugging a teddy bear
Sometimes, you just need to hug a teddy bear when you have a rough day. This baby monkey named Mongkood knows just what that's like. According to a Facebook post from the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, Mongkood (which means 'crown') is a two-month-old Northern pig-tailed macaque, a species classified "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species list. Just last week, he was rescued from being poached — but not before he witnessed the killing of his mother. We know — this sounds just like a heartbreaking Disney film, IRL. Read more... More about Wildlife Reserve, Teddy Bear, Conversations, Watercooler, and Thailand Read More »The only fictional character in 'Feud' is also the most painfully real
She’s the one Feud: Bette and Joan character who’s largely fictitious – but what she represents is truthful today as it was in the 1960s. Pauline Jameson – the capable assistant to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? director Robert Aldrich who harbors ambitions to become a screenwriter and filmmaker herself – is not to be confused with a British actress whose career was in full flourish around the same time as the series was set: they share only a name. But as actress Alison Wright (The Americans, Sneaky Pete) reveals to Mashable, the character — a composite of many smart, creative women working in Hollywood at the time — represents an untold number of ladies hoping to shatter its many glass ceilings. Pauline herself may not be real, but the creative struggles depicted in her story were – and in many ways still are – as genuine as it gets. Read more... More about Fx, Alison Wright, Feud Bette And Joan, Feud, and Entertainment Read More »EPA chief is tongue-tied when asked about his climate change denial
America's top environmental official was in the hot seat on Sunday over his dubious views on climate change. But Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt wasn't a guest on CNN or MSNBC, stations that President Donald Trump might accuse of being "fake news." Instead, Pruitt was treading on what should've been more favorable turf: Fox News. The EPA administrator was on Fox News Sunday to discuss the Trump administration's executive order to unravel the Obama administration's climate policies, including the EPA's Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions from electricity. Read more... More about President Donald Trump, Executive Order, Clean Power Plan, Environmental Protection Agency, and Epa Read More »'Rogue One' retold with Lego is amazing, but skips all the grim parts
The success of the Lego movies proves that we're eager to see our favorite films retold in toy form. That's why a new Lego short replaying the plot of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was a welcome surprise this weekend. But despite the video's attention to detail, some hardcore fans noticed that this Lego version of the film left out all the grim (spoiler alert!) deaths that litter the human-populated version of the film. Instead, the short Lego version of Rogue One ends with our two heroes securing the Death Star plans — and everyone is happy (and alive). The. End. It's an ending more in line with Disney's approach to kids, a choice some parents might appreciate. However, the soft touch, deathless ending underscores some of the awkward fits between Disney and its darker franchises when it comes to staying true to a franchise's fan base and not veering too far from the kid-friendly territory Disney is known for. Read more... More about Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Disney, Lego, and Rogue One Read More »MashReads Podcast: 'A Separation' is a grief novel disguised as a mystery thriller
Katie Kitamura has a theory about grief: "Part of being around people who are in grief is that even when it's completely sincere, it's still a performance. It's very hard when you are grieving to not be aware of how your grief is going to be interpreted when other people are around" It's an astute observation and one that animates her latest novel A Separation. SEE ALSO: MashReads Podcast: John Darnielle tells us not to trust 'Universal Harvester.' That's the point. A Separation follows an unnamed narrator, only recently separated from her husband, Chris, who gets a phone call from her mother-in-law that Chris has gone missing in Greece and that our narrator must track him down. The real mystery of the book is not where has Chris disappeared to and why, but whether the narrator should even be searching for him in the first place. Read more... More about Podcast, Mashreads Podcast, Mashreads, Books, and Entertainment Read More »'Rick and Morty' is back and everyone wants McDonald's Szechuan dipping sauce
The sudden return of Rick and Morty on April Fools' Day left fans with quite an appetite. Not just for more episodes, but for a taste of McDonald's Szechuan McNuggets dipping sauce. Yep — the short-lived sauce released back in June 1998 to promote the Disney film Mulan. Without revealing too much of the first episode of season three; Rick really, really wants that sweet dipping sauce. Although we wouldn't be surprised if it was actually Rick and Morty co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland who are using the series to demand the fast food chain bring it back. Read more... More about Mulan, Adult Swim, Television, Tv, and Watercooler Read More »Airbnb wants you to wear this ring until LGBTQ people can get married
Airbnb doesn't just stand for temporary digs, you know. The company also wants to their stance on marriage equality extra clear — they're for it. And in Australia, where it's not yet legal, they’ve created a new campaign that aims to get the country's citizens wearing simple black rings, until LGBTQ people have the right to legally marry. It's not quite marching up to Capitol Hill, but hey, whatever helps. Launched on Monday, the campaign's called "Until We All Belong," and it has the backing of Google as well as Australia's largest airline, Qantas, and national bank ANZ. Read more... More about Acceptance Rings, Same Sex Marriage, Lgbtq, Marriage Equality, and Australia Read More »'Big Little Lies' finale reveals who dies, whodunnit and why, and it's kind of perfect
This recap contains spoilers for the Big Little Lies finale, titled "You Get What You Need," and Liane Moriarty's novel.Monterey will never be the same after the events of Otter Bay's long-awaited Trivia Night, and that's definitely a good thing. After six episodes wondering who died, who killed them and why, the finale of HBO's star-studded limited series answered all our questions, even as it left us wanting more. Here's what we learned in "You Get What You Need." (Even if what we really need is another season with these awesome women.) Who died:Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard), who finally got his comeuppance for abusing his wife, Celeste (Nicole Kidman). Read more... More about Zoe Kravitz, Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon, Alexander Skarsgard, and Nicole Kidman Read More »'The Walking Dead' finale brings 'All Out War' but only one major death
This recap contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 7 finale, titled "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life."Looks like the fan theories about Sasha's death were correct — she popped Eugene's suicide pill on the way to Alexandria, and burst out of Negan's painfully on-the-nose casket as a walker. It's admirable that she attempted to complete her mission to kill Negan the only way she knew how, with the one weapon made available to her, but sadly it still wasn't enough to overpower the bat-loving villain — who's likely to be with us at least through the first half of Season 8, if not longer. Read more... More about The Walking Dead Season 7, The Walking Dead Recap, The Walking Dead, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Meet the podcast proving that the future of sex tech is female
We built the internet, we got online porn. We invented haptic engines that can automatically convey a remote sense of touch, we got teledildonics. Technological advances and the shifting of sexual boundaries are intimately intertwined, and this is the world Bryony Cole tackles on her podcast, Future of Sex. After a career in technology, including a stint at Microsoft, she was fascinated by the way digital platforms were entering the bedroom. "I made it my mission to uncover what the hell was going to happen to our intimate lives," she laughed. And why not in audio-form? SEE ALSO: I made an exact replica of Donald Trump in 'The Sims 3' and a lot of wild things happened Read more... John Cena proposes to Nikki Bella at WWE match and it's surprisingly romantic
In what may be the most American of all pop culture moments in recent memory, WWE pro wresting star and film actor John Cena proposed to his longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella on Sunday — in the WWE ring, live on camera. And it was really romantic. The moment was captured and posted on Twitter by the WWE, showing Cena on bended knee while whipping out a massive diamond to a stunned Bella. Cena's proposal came just after the two won a tag team match in front of thousands of fans at WrestleMania 33.
Dudes are drawing a 'dick and balls' with their GPS trackers for a good cause
Testicular cancer isn't something that's often discussed by young men, despite the average age of men affected by the disease being 33 years old. But most young guys would laugh at the sight of a giant penis drawing. Us included. Now a new campaign called "#GoBallsOut" aims to raise awareness of the disease through dick drawings on maps. Testicular Cancer New Zealand is asking people to go for a run, and while they're at it, draw a "giant cock 'n' balls" with their GPS-enabled exercise app. Then upload it to social media and challenge two other friends to do the same. Read more... More about Goballsout, Gps Tracking, Dick And Balls, Testicular Cancer, and Cancer Awareness Read More »This health and fitness startup is now a Harvard case study
GOQii, India's No. 1 health and fitness startup, is now a case study on the famed Harvard Business Publishing platform, a subsidiary of Harvard University that brings out books, magazines and leadership studies for MBA students. It is only the third Indian startup after Flipkart (India's largest online retailer and Amazon rival) and Paytm (India's biggest mobile payments firm backed by China's Alibaba Group) to feature as a Harvard case study. On the surface, GOQii is a fitness band that competes with the likes of Fitbit, Xiaomi's Mi Band, Nike's FuelBand, Jawbone and so on. But there's more to it. Read more... More about India, Management, Harvard, Health And Fitness, and Fitness Trackers Read More »Comedian brings kangaroo on stage in a harness, and animal lovers are angry
There was plenty of bewilderment online when a video of a kangaroo on a leash was shared last week. Now, animal lovers are angry after it appears to be the same kangaroo was used for an on-stage musical performance. American stand up comedian Mike Epps, who appeared in The Hangover, was captured performing with the marsupial during the Festival of Laughs comedy tour in Detroit on Friday night. Video of the performance was shared on social media and on TMZ. It shows the marsupial held in place with a leash by a handler and repeatedly picked up. Read more... More about Kangaroos, Animal Rights, Animals, Kangaroo, and Mike Epps Read More »This video about a transgender mother tugs at your heartstrings
Transgender rights is a sensitive issue in India. And elsewhere too. But this new ad film from P&G for its cough medication brand, Vicks, hits all the right notes and passes on an important message — motherhood transcends gender. Touch of Care traces the journey of a real-life transgender activist, Gauri Sawant (who plays herself in the video), who overcame all odds to adopt and raise an orphaned girl. The story is narrated charmingly by her daughter. It has been viewed nearly 5 million times on social media. Read more... More about Adoption, Equality, Transgender Rights, Transgender, and Viral Video Read More »Tesla delivered a record number of cars as demand for Model X rises
Tesla's Model X SUV is catching up to its sedan-sized sibling, the Model S. According to Tesla's production and deliveries report for the first quarter of 2017, the company hit a new deliveries record, selling "just over" 25,000 cars in that period, a 69% increase over the same period last year. Tesla delivered approximately 13,450 units of its Model S sedan and approximately 11,550 units of the Model X SUV. That means the Model X accounted for 46.2 percent of all cars Tesla has delivered in the quarter. For comparison, Tesla has delivered 9,500 Model X cars in the fourth quarter of 2016, which was 42.8 percent of all deliveries. Read more... More about Tesla Model X, Model S, Model X, Tesla, and Tech Read More »Bike-sharing Mobike gets to ride on WeChat's popularity to reach 900 million users
Bike-sharing firm Mobike now has a way to reach the 900 million people who use China's largest messenger app, WeChat. Mobike has been officially integrated into the chat app, allowing users to book a ride through its in-app wallet function. WeChat's wallet is a popular digital payment mode in China, where it can be used to pay at stores, and to do easy money transfers to friends when splitting the tab. Image: Ng Yi Shu/Mashable Composite With the app now listed in the wallet section, this is expected to help reduce friction for users — especially new, curious ones — to locate a bike and start riding. Read more... More about Bike Sharing, China, Wechat, Mobike, and Tech Read More »China installs security cameras in churches by force
China is keeping a closer eye on churches in the country. Officials in the Zhejiang province have started to install surveillance cameras in churches there, for "anti-terrorism and security purposes." The new ruling quickly sparked friction between Christians and the communist government, with one Christian claiming that pastors and worshippers who "didn't agree to the move were dragged away," the South China Morning Post reported. "Government officials came to the churches and put up cameras by force," the witness based in Wenzhou said. Read more... More about Religion, Surveillance, Christians, China, and World Read More »J.K. Rowling has some heartfelt, uplifting advice for budding writers
It seems almost incredible now, but few people remember that J.K. Rowling received loads of rejection before she finally got published. The manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was famously rejected 12 times before ending up with Bloomsbury. So when she spotted on Twitter a comment giving precious advice to budding writers, Rowling gave a heartfelt explanation to her followers:
Some Facebook users are seeing a rocket icon in their app. Here's what it does
In recent weeks, some users have started noticing a rocket-shaped icon in their Facebook mobile app. The icon, positioned right next to the main news feed icon, gives you a different type of news feed, one which displays popular posts from people and pages that you haven't befriended or liked. I've had the new feature on my Android phone for at least three weeks now, though it tends to disappear and reappear every now and then. (I’m based in Croatia, but there are also reports of users seeing the new icon in the UK.) The rocket feed offers a great deal of local content, so it's possible that it's showing posts that are popular near my geographical location. However, I'm also seeing some posts that are relevant to my interests, so it might not be completely disassociated from my likes/friends. Read more... More about Rocket Icon, Facebook, Tech, and Facebook Read More »Chinese woman gets her wish to undergo sex reassignment surgery at 72
It took over 70 years for Xin Yue to realise that she wanted to become a woman. It was only in February this year that the 72-year-old decided to undergo breast implant and vagina reconstruction surgery in China's Guangdong province. "I have completed my wish to become a woman," she said after her surgery, according to news outlet China Daily. Xin, who is from Beijing, had to complete a series of tests and answer more than 1,000 questions to ensure she was ready for gender reassignment. Xin Yue (front) and his wife Leng Rui (in the background). Image: 南方都市报/weibo Read more... Trump's election data firm doesn't think his White House looks that fun
Even the man who helped head Donald Trump's data operations during the 2016 election doesn't think the White House is the place to be these days. Speaking at an advertising event in Sydney on Monday, Cambridge Analytica's head of product, Matt Oczkowski, was responding to an audience question about the company's ethics when he commented, "The White House doesn't look like the most fun place to be right now." "I just figure out how to help people win elections, which is a much better place to be in." The controversial firm, which claims to use "big data and advanced psychographics" to target voters, has been under the spotlight after allegedly being involved in the pro-Brexit campaign as well as the U.S. presidential election. Read more... More about Data, U.S. Election, Donald Trump, Cambridge Analytica, and Tech Read More »'Brown girl' poetry act blows the lid off society's misogyny
Brown Girl’s Guide to Gender, a hard-hitting spoken-word performance by Mumbai girl, Aranya Johar, will strike a chord with every Indian woman. Or perhaps with all women in conservative societies. The 18-year-old's uninhibited act (with some NSFW language) exposes the hypocrisy of patriarchal societies where women are slut-shamed and cat-called, where marital rape isn't illegal, and a bleeding woman is regarded as impure. The video's notched up nearly a million views on social media. It has got people talking. And has also inspired a brilliant response from a man. Read more... More about Poetry, Culture, India, Equality, and Women S Rights Read More »Has Apple become self-sufficient in producing graphics for iPhones?
Apple is ending its decade-long licensing agreement with UK-based firm Imagination Technologies in a move that reaffirms the company’s efforts to assume better control over the components that go inside iPhones and iPads. Apple has told the chip designer that it would cease using the group’s intellectual property on its products in 15 months to two years. "Apple has asserted that it has been working on a separate, independent graphics design in order to control its products and will be reducing its future reliance on Imagination’s technology," the company said in a statement. Read more... More about Apple Watch, Ipad, Iphone, Imagination, and Apple Read More »Apple gets to sell iPhones again in Southeast Asia's largest market
After skipping the iPhone 6S, Apple finally gets to sell iPhones again in the largest smartphone market in Southeast Asia. This is because the San Francisco technology giant has committed to a $44 million R&D centre in Indonesia, thus fulfilling a requirement for 4G smartphones to use 30 percent local components. The 30 percent can be made up of hardware and software. Sales of the Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus began on Mar. 31, after it pledged to build a research and development center 25km (16 mi.) from Jakarta, in the city of Tangerang. Read more... More about Apple, Iphone 7, Indonesia, and Tech Read More »Reddit's Place 'prank' drew thousands of users together in love and war
It started off as an April Fools' joke, but three days later, it's still going strong. Reddit's latest social experiment, Place, saw hundreds of thousands of users banding together to fight for a spot on a large online blank canvas. Place allows users to draw just one pixel at a time every five minutes. Obviously, tons of teamwork is needed to make a mark — and fend off vandals encroaching onto your territory and painting over your work. Image: reddit place It wasn't long before things got really frenetic. We'll let the pictures do the talking. Read more... More about April Fools Day, Reddit Place, Reddit, and Watercooler Read More »These kids wrote a film script and OMG the horror
We tend to think of children as pure, innocent creatures, but deep down we know they nurture a hilariously dark imagination. That is particularly apparent when we encourage them to produce works of art, be it a scribbled paper or a simple script. The latter happened to the Scottish novelist John Niven, whose kids — aged 10 and 8 — wrote a screenplay while on holiday. And it is nothing short of a noir/horror/action masterpiece:
'Grammar vigilante' sneaks around at night fixing bad apostrophes because not all heroes wear capes
A silent guardian, a watchful protector... a grammar vigilante. There's another caped superhero in town, and no, he doesn't fly or climb walls. He's the "grammar vigilante," fighting for good punctuation in Bristol, navigating alone through the night to correct apostrophes on shop fronts.
His weapon of choice is an "apostrophiser," which he uses to reach the highest signs. Read more... More about Superhero, Bristol, Banksy, Grammar Vigilante, and Watercooler Read More »A square that's home to 11 statues of men and no statues of women is about to get a big change
A suffragette who dedicated her life to getting women the vote is to become the first woman honoured with a statue in London's Parliament Square, the UK's political centre. The statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett — one of the leading figures in the campaign for women's voting rights in the UK — will stand alongside statues of Sir Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela outside the Houses of Parliament. All 11 statues in the square are currently of men, making Fawcett the first woman to be honoured in this way. Fawcett led the peaceful campaign for women's suffrage for 62 years, during which suffragettes fought for voting rights to be extended to women. February 2018 will mark 100 years since the Representation of the People Act 1918 was passed, which granted women over the age of 30 in the UK the right to vote. Full equality at the ballot box wasn't achieved until a decade later, one year before Fawcett’s death. Read more... More about London, Statues, Suffragette, Suffragist, and Women S Rights Read More »11-year-old conducts a 75-piece orchestra and what are you doing with your life
This is Matthew Smith, an 11-year-old from Nottingham who casually conducted the city's 75-piece Symphony Orchestra on Sunday night:
At the Royal Concert Hall, Smith conducted Johann Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus, a piece he's been listening to since he was 7. You can watch an extract here: Read more... More about Uk, Nottingham, Director, Orchestra, and Boy Read More »Brooklyn Beckham got his first tattoo and the internet has a lot of questions
Brooklyn Beckham got his first tattoo over the weekend and the internet has a lot to say about it. The 18-year-old — who's the eldest child of Victoria and David Beckham — posted a series of Instagram snaps of the work-in-progress on his forearm as he was being tattooed by his dad's friend, tattoo artist Mark Mahoney. But not everyone was enamoured with Beckham's choice of design, which appears to be a detailed portrait of a Native American figure wearing a feathered headdress. His choice of design appears to be an homage to his dad, who has a similar tattoo on his torso. "Just like dads," wrote Beckham in one Instagram post. Read more... More about Fashion, Lifestyle, Native Americans, Cultural Appropriation, and Tattoo Read More »India's latest ban has Twitter in uproar
After India's apex court announced a ban on liquor sales along the country's national highways, vendors, restaurateurs and citizens are outraged. The move aimed at reducing drunk driving incidents will likely result in the loss of a million jobs as well as make significant dents in the food and beverage industry. Ishan Grover, a resident of Gurgaon in the National Capital Region, among the worst-hit areas, has started a petition titled 'Save Restaurants Bars And Hotels' on Change.org. The petition requires 7,500 signatures for it to be heard by the president of India. It had earned over 6,150 signs at the time of writing. Read more... More about Law And Order, Court, Drunk Driving, Liquor, and Petition Read More »'13 Reasons Why' actress' t-shirt sums up Hollywood's whitewashing problem in four damning words
If you feel like the conversation about Hollywood whitewashing isn't losing steam, that's because it isn't — and shouldn't. Audiences (and non-white entertainers) are more frustrated than ever with antiquated casting methods, and demand — nay, deserve better. Michele Selene Ang, who appears in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why as the popular and admired Courtney Crimsen, rocked a t-shirt recently calling out Hollywood A-listers who perpetuate this problematic practice. The shirt simply reads "Scarlett & Emma & Tilda & Matt"; Scarlett Johansson, for Ghost in the Shell, Emma Stone for Aloha, Tilda Swinton for Doctor Strange, and Matt Damon as the white hero in Asian ensemble film The Great Wall. Read more... More about Netflix, Television, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Facebook wants to help restore your trust in the news
Facebook continues to get more serious about the news. The social network has helped launch a $14 million program called the "News Integrity Initiative" in the hopes of figuring out how to make people stop reading and spreading the latest conspiracy about Hillary Clinton's child trafficking/pizza franchise operation. Facebook along with a long list of other partners (Mozilla, Craiglist founder Craig Newmark, the Knight Foundation, the Tow Foundation, City University of New York (CUNY), among others) are working together on the project. It's the latest step in the social network's post-election campaign that is beginning to look like a major turning point for how Mark Zuckerberg sees Facebook's involvement in the news. Read more... More about Business, Fake News, Journalism, Facebook, and Business Read More »This epic mechanized LED cube is actually a giant DJ booth
A look at deadmau5's epic new DJ booth dubbed 'Cube 2.1'. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Real Time Read More »Indian IT professionals face new challenges as Singapore shuts door
India’s IT professionals are going through tough times. Amid layoffs and poor appraisals, they're facing a new trouble: overseas doors are quickly closing. Singapore has slowed down on issuing new visas to Indian professionals, reports Times of India. The move is apparently an attempt by the Singapore government to foster the hiring of local talent. This also enforces new challenges to major software firms including Infosys, TCS, and Wipro, in India, who have offices in Singapore. "This (visa problem) has been lingering for a while but since early-2016, visas are down to a trickle. All Indian companies have received communication on fair consideration, which basically means hiring local people," Nasscom president R Chandrashekhar told the paper. Read more... More about Wipro, Software, Visa, Singapore, and India Read More »'Ghost in the Shell’ is visually compelling but fails to avoid whitewashing controversy
Now on CineFix, come for the review, stay for the recommendations! Clint and Ti share their thoughts on the latest movie, Ghost in the Shell, as well as their picks for movies that pair nicely with the anime remake. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Whitewashing, Anime, Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson, and Movie Reviews Read More »This MIT professor with a reality show is the Kardashian of physics
César Hidalgo is an Associate Professor at MIT who's studying the human collective learning process. He travels all over the world to advise organizations and give speeches. Hidalgo recorded his life over a period of three months when he visited seven cities in five countries, providing an alternative kind of reality TV. Read more... More about Mit Professor, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Science Read More »You'll find Fozzie Bear in da club rapping 50 Cent
Go Fozzie, it's your birthday. YouTuber isthishowyougoviral mixes Muppets with classic hip-hop music, and the latest video features a montage of Fozzie Bear clips rapping along with 50 Cent's "In Da Club." With his stellar dance moves, Fozzie should seriously consider a rap career if the whole comedian thing doesn't pan out. Wocka wocka! Read more... More about Viral Videos, The Muppets, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »John Oliver, along with his sick tiger leather jacket, dismantles federal marijuana laws
On Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver came back from the show's week-long hiatus to poke holes in the government's old school laws concerning marijuana use. Oliver pointed out that many federal laws concerning marijuana are so broad and straight edge that certain actions — from people with legal medical marijuana cards not getting their treatment to studying the medical effects of marijuana — are virtually impossible. The host also had a great time freaking out any stoned viewers named Greg. Sorry, Gregs of the world. Read more... More about Marijuana, Last Week Tonight, John Oliver, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »John Oliver goes after Devin Nunes because it's about damn time
Rep. Devin Nunes may very well be putting our democracy in danger — but oh well, at least he's creating great cable television. On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver went after the California Congressman for failing to execute his most basic responsibilities as a government official. SEE ALSO: 'Last Week Tonight' debuts in Trump's America, where it will fight for the existence of facts Oliver even went so far as to call him "The most Devin Devin in the history of Devins," which, whoa John. You don't go there. We may never be able to hold Nunes accountable legally, but at least we can make fun of him on the internet. For that, we should be grateful. Read more... More about Viral Videos, John Oliver, Devin Nunes, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »You might be able to control HTC's next phone by squeezing it
Phones are about to get exciting again. Underdog phone maker HTC is reportedly planning to release a new flagship phone (possibly called the HTC U or HTC Ocean) with sensors built into its edges that'll perform different tasks depending on how long you squeeze it, according to a detailed leak from Android Headlines. If the leaked details are accurate, you'll be able to squeeze HTC's upcoming phone to perform actions like launching the camera or Google Assistant, or even toggling settings like the Wi-Fi hotspot. The new squeeze tech is apparently an attempt to improve one-handed use. Read more... More about Squeeze, Smartphones, Android, Htc Ocean, and Htc U Read More »Marvel VP clarifies disheartening diversity statements
Being a comic book fan in 2017 is an emotional rollercoaster. Your favorite properties keep getting repackaged and rebooted for television and film, and sometimes your favorite hero turns out to be a Nazi. On the page, though, Marvel was making strides, with heroes diverse in gender, race and sexuality. But according to the company's VP of sales, David Gabriel, those rare and valued qualities don't fly in sales. "What we heard was that people didn't want any more diversity," Gabriel told ICv2 regarding the company's 2016 sales at the Marvel Retail Summit. "They didn't want female characters out there. That's what we heard, whether we believe that or not. I don't know that that's really true, but that's what we saw in sales." Read more... More about Reactions, Twitter, Marvel Retail Summit, Marvel, and Comics Read More »Mark Hamill is narrating a Hulu show all about internet horrors
"I’m sorry viewer, the TV show you’re searching for cannot be streamed in your reality. Please stand by for reconnection." Those are the opening lines of Hulu's new show Dimension 404, a show that explores "the wonders and horrors of our digital age" in six one-hour episodes. If that makes you think of Black Mirror, you're not alone. But Dimension 404, which debuts on April 4, is not as similar to the BBC series (which Netflix distributes in the U.S.) as you might think. "When we started developing this show, Black Mirror emerged on BBC as an original ... we absolutely loved it," Desmond Dolly, Dimension 404's co-creator, said. "But we were also completely relieved that it was so dark and nihilistic because we realized, ok, this is fine and good — but thankfully it’s its own thing." Read more... More about Lionsgate Tv, Rocketjump, Mark Hamill, Patton Oswalt, and Joel Mchale Read More »These knitted, woolly boobs are making life better for breast cancer survivors
Many people's knitting efforts focus on jumpers, scarves, children's clothes and blankets. But, one breast cancer survivor is knitting hundreds of woolen breasts for women who've had mastectomies due to breast cancer Netflix's 'Girlboss' trailer peeps the beginning of the Nasty Gal empire
Don't underestimate the main character in Netflix's upcoming Girlboss. The show, based on Sophia Amoruso's #Girlboss book, is unapologetic about the main character's struggle and thirst to prove herself. The trailer follows the origins of Sophia's (Britt Robertson) business on eBay, before she created her own brand. The show also stars Ellie Reed, Alphonso McAuley, Johnny Simmons, and Dean Norris as Sophia's father. Girlboss premieres on Netflix April 21. Read more... More about Video, Trailer, Britt Robertson, Sophia Amoruso, and Nasty Gal Read More »Dad celebrates cancer-free diagnosis with the perfect t-shirt
Being diagnosed as cancer-free is absolutely something to celebrate, so why not honor this milestone with a new outfit to go with a new outlook? Twitter user mackenzie t. posted photos of her father, who received his remission diagnosis after battling stage four non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, wearing the coolest "Straight Outta Chemo" t-shirt.
He looks like the ultimate winner with a great sense of humor to boot. The family recently made his 67th birthday extra special after he triumphantly finished his last round of chemotherapy on Feb. 21. Read more... More about Cancer, Family, Dads, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Blind 'Street Fighter' player wins his first tournament match
Sven is a Street Fighter V player who made his official tournament debut this weekend, grabbing two wins in the group stage of Sonic Boom IV in Madrid. Sven is also blind. Sven defeated his first-ever on-stream opponent Musashi at Sonic Boom IV despite not being able to see. Playing as Ken, Sven listened for the sounds of Musashi's Akuma and responded with well-placed blocks and some impressive counters, eventually winning the set in a very close 2-0 victory. In a post-match interview with one of the commentators of his match, Damascus, Sven said he developed cancer and became blind at the age of six. He was afraid he wasn't going to be able to play video games anymore without his sight, but then Capcom released Street Fighter II for the Super Nintendo and he found out he could play by listening for audio cues. Since then, he's played a bunch of fighting games including Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat, and most of the Street Fighter games. Read more... More about Capcom, Street Fighter, Street Fighter V, Esports, and Gaming Read More »87-year-old grandma is a baton-twirling badass
Age is just a number when you stay young at heart. YouTube user Aaron Walston shared a truly touching video of his 87-year-old grandmother Donna Smolinski expertly twirling her baton — as she reminisced on her majorette days at Alpena High School in Michigan many years before. Watch the adorable grandma relive her glory days above. She's still got it. Read more... More about Viral Videos, High School, Grandma, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Dedicated mailman tries to be helpful, accidentally drops package in the worst place ever
You've gotta give it a little bit for a mailman who at least tries to get you your package on time, even if he destroys the whole thing in the process. Take, for example, this incredibly dedicated mailman, who recently decided to push Sam Cooke's package through his apartment's window in Manchester, United Kingdom. Sadly, he didn't exactly look out below. It's not like he just rang the doorbell once and ran away. He put effort into this: However, all that diligence ended up in the literal toilet. Like we said: F for Effort. But it's cool, because he was really nice about it, which makes us feel bad for getting mad at him in the first place. Read more... More about Post Office, Weird News, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Heartbreaking letter by Muslim teen posted on Reddit after terror attack
An anonymous letter allegedly written by a 14-year-old Muslim girl in the aftermath of the Westminster terror attack has received a lot of attention on Reddit, where it was posted on Sunday. The poster only said that he found the folded letter on bus 53 on Sunday, two weeks after Khalid Masood went on a rampage that killed four people, over Islamist-related motives. "Dear stranger, please read my letter. From - a Muslim," it reads. "I am a Londoner aged 14 years old I also happen to be a black muslim." Read more... More about Uk, London, Westminster Attack, Reddit, and Muslim Girl Read More »Sheryl Sandberg's #20PercentCounts is your new Equal Pay mantra
Maybe it comes as a shocker, or not, but on average, in America? Women are paid 20 percent less than men are. That's the message Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg—whose other claims to fame include writing Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead—has for you to know, to understand, and to act on. Timed with Equal Pay Day on April 4, Sandberg's launching a new campaign titled #20PercentCounts, People reported Monday. The effort includes partnerships with businesses—including energy bar company LUNA and your friendly neighborhood "woke" ride-hailing app Lyft—in 25 different American cities, as well as a campaign video, created by Funny Or Die, Hulu, and LeanIn.org. Read more... More about Lyft, Business, Silicon Valley, Workplace, and Discrimination Read More »This kitchen invention takes away the worst thing about peeling fruit
The 'Pelamatic' peeler will make getting to the hardest to reach fruits a breeze It is also pretty cool to watch. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Food Porn, and Pretty Food Read More »6 video game releases in April that you should watch out for
April is here. That means the month that delivers Persona 5 unto the U.S. is here as well. But it's not alone. After three months of almost non-stop hits, April feels like a breather for video games. That's not to say there aren't great games to play, but now their arrival won't be drowned out by the news around marquee titles like Mass Effect or Zelda. As usual, this isn't a comprehensive list of April 2017. Rather, this is a rundown of top-tier games that I think represents a broad cross-section from among what's coming of the types of things you can play and the places you can play them. Read more... More about Gaming, Entertainment, Entertainment, and Gaming Read More »This cartoon perfectly sums up the agonizing debate of grammar nerds
When couples take marriage vows, they promise to stand by each other for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do them part—but they don't generally promise to stand by each other through differing views on grammar. However, as all English majors know, grammar debates can get ugly. A recent cartoon by The New Yorker's Emily Flake perfectly captures how one of the most agonizing debates between grammar nerds might even manage to get in the way of a marriage. SEE ALSO: 22 actual headlines from Trump's first month that sadly weren't written by 'The Onion' Read more... Android is now the most popular operating system in the world
Hey, Microsoft: it's time to step down from the internet throne and hand the crown over to Android. The latest internet usage data from StatCounter, an independent web analytics firm, found that Android overtook Microsoft Windows for the world's largest share of internet usage by operating system last month. It was the first time—ever—that Microsoft wasn't in the top spot, signaling the ever-increasing shift in global internet consumption habits from desktop PCs to mobile. "This is a milestone in technology history and the end of an era," StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen said in a statement. Windows has been the most common OS online since the dawn of time, aka the 1980s. Read more... More about Developing Countries, Stats, Internet Usage, Google, and Android Read More »Drone footage gives you a breathtaking glimpse of Apple campus
Thanks to drones, we now have footage of a nearly completed Apple Park — Apple's brand new 175-acre campus in Silicon Valley, envisioned by the company's late co-founder, Steve Jobs. Back in February it was announced that the campus would be opening to employees some time in April, but as we wait for the big day to arrive, this stunning footage offers an updated look at the massive, spaceship-like structure and construction process. Check out the birds-eye view and see if you can spot the The Steve Jobs Theater — a 20-foot-tall glass cylinder with a metallic carbon-fiber roof. Read more... More about Drone Footage, Drones, Videos, Conversations, and Campus Read More »That 'Ghost in the Shell' race problem is even worse than it looks
For months now, Ghost in the Shell has been heavily criticized for casting Scarlett Johansson as a protagonist who was Japanese in the original source material. And for months now, those involved with the movie have pleaded with audiences to see the film for themselves before they judge. Well, we've seen the movie now. And it turns out the film's race problem is, if anything, even worse than it had appeared. The Ghost in the Shell controversyNo Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jasin Boland/REX/Shutterstock (8552672o) Rila Fukushima "Ghost In The Shell" Film - 2017 Image: Jasin Boland/REX/Shutterstock Read more... It looks like the Undertaker has wrestled his last match, and we're having all the feels
When the WWE universe woke up Monday morning still groggy after a terrific (if long) WrestleMania 33 on Sunday night, there was more than a hint of sadness. The Era of the Undertaker had come to an end. In the main event of Sunday's sports entertainment spectacular, the new love-him-or-hate-him face of the company, Roman Reigns, defeated the Undertaker (real name Mark Calaway) in a match that was brutal for long-time fans to watch. After the fireworks went off and Reigns departed as victor, Taker's music played. The Dead Man rose one last time, and, in a stunning move, took off his gloves, coat, and hat, leaving them in the center of the ring while his ominous theme played and tens of thousands of fans gave one of pro wrestling's greatest performers his due. Read more... More about Wwe, Undertaker, Wrestling, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »The internet is debating Peeps on pizza and OMG what is happening
And you thought pineapple was a divisive pizza topping. Internet, prepare yourselves for a pizza monstrosity that makes no sense no matter how you try to spin it: Peeps on pizza. Yes, the colored marshmallow chicks. It's Peepza and it's gross. Behold, Twitter user Austin Braun premiering the Frankenfood:
Wildly, Twitter is debating whether or not this would be good — and it's starting to heat up. First there are the sensible people, who see this 'za for the horror it really is: Read more... More about Twitter Reactions, Experiment, Food, Pizza, and Peeps Read More »Nathan Fillion trolls Hodor and, well, all of us, in new Instagram post
Game of Thrones' gentle giant Hodor isn't just holding doors in Westeros. After Hodor's now-legendary departure from Game of Thrones Season 6, he's now getting requests IRL too. He's not even safe from fellow nerd icons like Nathan Fillion, mammoth of nerd lore, amateur Instagram filmmaker, indirect door requester. Just watch the video below.
For non-Game of Thrones heads, Hodor broke the internet's heart the last time he held a door in one of the show's biggest plot twists, spurring memes, reactions, and outright hysteria. Read more... More about Game Of Thrones, Nathan Fillion, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »John Stamos' pants gave him a lot of trouble at a recent show
John Stamos has been in show business for a long time, so a little accident on stage shouldn't phase him one bit. His pants put him up to the challenge of maintaining his cool on Sunday night when they decided to split in the middle of his performance of "Fun Fun Fun" with his BFFs, The Beach Boys. "Somewhere towards the end of 'Fun, Fun, Fun' — I felt a slight breeze in the buttocks area....," Stamos wrote on Instagram, recalling the night at the NYCB Theatre. In the video, Uncle Jesse turns around, feels the gaping hole in his trousers, and quickly puts two and two together before continuing on with the show like a pro. Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, John Stamos, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »'President Trump' will host his own late night show for Comedy Central
We're expecting a tweet about this. Comedy Central has announced The President Show, a new weekly late night series conceived by and starring comedian Anthony Atamanuik as "Donald J. Trump." In the world of The President Show, Trump is bypassing the crooked media by hosting a late-night show direct from the Oval Office. The new series will feature all the late-night staples: desk segments, field pieces and guest interviews, along with appearances from Peter Grosz, who'll play Vice President Mike Pence. “Laughing at the President is a proud American tradition and we hope not to disappoint anyone in that department,” Atamanuik said in a statement. “Mostly I’d just like to thank Comedy Central for giving us this platform to speak truth to power and if we’re lucky, end up in prison!” Read more... More about Anthony Atamanuik, Comedy Central, The President Show, Donald Trump, and Entertainment Read More »'Ghost in the Shell' celebrates the original anime
Now on CineFix, come for the review, stay for the recommendations! Clint and Ti share their thoughts on the latest Ghost in the Shell, as well as their picks for movies that pair nicely with the anime remake. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Movie Reviews, Film Review, Films, Film, and Movie Read More »Oops, that vibrator with a camera is super easy to hack
Do you want the entire world to get a very up close and personal view of your cervix? Then you might want to throw that IoT sex toy away. Security experts have figured it is woefully easy to hack your way into Svakom's Siime Eye, an internet-connected vibrator. The device features a small camera at the tip, which can allow you to share your pleasure online. All well and good if you’re sure only those with your permission can see it, but that’s decidedly not the case. As Vice reported, security consultant at Pen Test Partners figured out that if you’re within the dildo’s wifi range and you can figure out the password you can see the video stream. That’s particularly easy because the default password for the device is “88888888.” Read more... More about Internet Of Things, Iot, Hacking, Vibrators, and Sex Toys Read More »Your internet data is absolutely a national security issue
With last week’s privacy vote, hackers now know where to learn a Senator’s darkest secrets or how to uncover U.S. military personnel travel plans, among other things. Let’s say a three-star general and career intelligence officer books a trip online from Dulles to O’Hare for a 3-day conference. She scans her inbox and spots an email with the subject line: “Review the itinerary for your upcoming trip to Chicago!” After skimming the body of the email, she double-clicks the attached PDF, at which point sophisticated malware developed by a U.S. adversary’s intelligence organization imbeds itself and begins silently transmitting every file stored on the hard drive to a clandestine server, activating a system that monitors her future web and email activities, plus, for good measure, every keystroke she types. Read more... More about Business, Data Privacy, Privacy, and Business Read More »Now Julian Assange is tweeting at Trump for some reason
Not only is WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange now tweeting, he, like you, is replying to President Trump's (many) tweets. During Trump's routine morning Twitter spasm, Assange jumped into the fray by replying to the president, who has previously implied that Assange is more trust-worthy than the FBI or CIA. It started with Assange's response to a Trump tweet from Sunday about surveillance.
‘Ghost Recon: Wildlands’ trades up tactical shooting for a Bolivian bro-down
Ghost Recon: Wildlands isn’t just an open world game — it’s a daunting expanse of unrealized potential. At first blush, Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a mesmerizing experience. The rocky hills in Itacua, the first province in the game, create a beautiful, treacherous landscape that is glorious to behold. But Wildlands quickly reveals itself as a husk, devoid of any life or meaningful story, with more veneer than actual substance. A good start to the story breaks bad quicklyWildlands’ narrative starts off compellingly enough. You play as a Ghost Recon operator, call-sign Nomad, in the wild lands of Bolivia, under the CIA’s Operation Kingslayer. Your mission is to clear out the Santa Blanca cartel and rid Bolivia of its narco-state ties. But it isn’t long before you discover the myriad flaws and plotholes that run rampant throughout the game’s latter half. Read more... More about Ghost Recon, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Poop-throwing monkey makes grandma wish she never came to the zoo
It should've been just an ordinary day watching wild animals hang out in man-made preserves. Primates in nature can throw poop to their heart's content, where it lands being unimportant. There's nothing out in the jungle like, say, a grandma, that would be particularly offended by getting hit squarely by a hunk of gorilla poop. But we're not in the jungle. Erin Vargo was at the John Ball Zoo in Michigan when one of the inhabitants of the Africa exhibited started to get angry. Like, poop-hurling angry. The victim of this poop hurl? A grandma. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Animals, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »This little boy reuniting with his doggie best friend will make you ugly cry
The bond between a kid and a pet is so pure and unbreakable that nothing and no one would dare come between them. This is infinitely true for Lennox, a boy who shares an everlasting bond with Bogart, his next-door neighbor dog best friend. Bogart the dog and Lennox the boy were forced to separate when Bogart moved to another state while his owner travelled for a year. Lennox was absolutely devastated to have to say goodbye to his pup pal for such a long time. Read more... More about Love, Best Friends, Reunion, Reunite, and Kids Read More »Let's all just watch this 360 degree video and pretend we're in Hawaii
Vacations can be expensive and hard to coordinate, but you probably work hard and you deserve to live each day like you're in a tropical paradise. Discovery gets that and is here to give you the next best thing to a Hawaiian getaway — a 360 degree video of the Hawaiian Islands, of course. Complete with timelapses, soothing music and realistic sound effects, the 360 footage allows you to escape from reality and experience some of Hawaii's greatest attractions from a unique perspective. So kick back, relax, and take a much-needed staycation from your desk. Read more... More about 360 Video, Hawaii, Watercooler, Conversations, and Video Read More »There's now a really good reason to get the Netflix app for Windows 10
Netflix introduced movie and TV show downloads on iOS and Android last year, and now the feature is making its way to Windows 10 PCs, making it the first time users can watch Netflix shows offline on laptops and desktops. First noticed by Windows Central, the Netflix app for Windows 10 (there's no web browser support yet) PCs and tablets has begun including a download button next to select video content. TechCrunch received confirmation from Netflix the download feature is also for tablets. "Today, the Netflix app will support the downloading feature on Windows 10 laptops and tablets. We are constantly exploring new ways to make this feature available to more members and make it easier for more people to enjoy Netflix on the go." Read more... More about Offline, Offline Video, Downloads, Tablets, and Netflix Read More »The only Melania in the White House is this photograph
Melania Trump is officially living in the White House ... well, in portrait form, that is. On Monday, the first lady's official White House portrait was unveiled, showing the 46-year-old former model posing in front of — yep, you guessed it, the White House. It seems like a nice enough photograph, except in the official release statement, the backdrop for the portrait is referred to as Melania Trump's "new residence." Hooooooo boy. You see, included in the various controversial aspects of Donald Trump's presidency is the fact that the first lady and Trump's youngest son, Barron, don't actually live in the White House. Instead, the two have decided to remain in New York until Barron finishes school. Read more... More about Photography, Portrait, First Lady, Donald Trump, and Barron Trump Read More »There was one thing on everyone's mind when 'Good Morning America' revealed the happiest age
If your mind tends to stray into the gutter from time to time, this is for you. A study out of London School of Economic and Political Sciences found that joy in humans peaks at two ages. When Good Morning America tweeted one of those ages in a clip, the majority of folks had just one, immediate thing to say: nice. (Pronounced "NICE," we are sure.) The study surveyed 23,000 German adults aged 17-85 and found that on average, people are happiest when they're 23 and 69 years old. Obviously, the latter got people's immaturity roaring. Read more... More about Study, Conversations, Watercooler, 69, and Watercooler Read More »Ripley was supposed to die in the original 'Alien' film and what is life anyway
In case you didn't know, there's a new entry in the famed Aliens film franchise so it's the perfect time for director Ridley Scott to drop a knowledge bomb on us that changes how we look at the series. Imagine an alternate universe where Sigourney Weaver's landmark action heroine Ellen Ripley didn't survive. SEE ALSO: The 'Alien: Covenant' ship carries 2,000 potential Xenomorph victims. There will be blood. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly promoting the upcoming May release of Alien: Covenant, Scott revealed that Ripley was originally supposed to have a far more gruesome fate at the end of the original 1979 film, Alien. Read more... More about Sigourney Weaver, Ellen Ripley, Ridley Scott, Alien, and Entertainment Read More »Couple married for 71 years dies just four minutes apart
Imagine spending seven decades with someone and then dying less than five minutes apart. That’s what happened last week to a British couple that had been married for 71 years. Wilf Russell, aged 93, died on March 29 at 6:50 a.m. Amazingly, his 91-year old wife, Vera, passed away just a few minutes later, at 6:54 a.m. The couple were childhood sweethearts. They got engaged when they were just 16 and 18 and were married on Sept. 5, 1945. They had a family and lived together until Wilf, a veteran of World War Two, was diagnosed with dementia last year and moved into a care home in Wigston, Leicestershire. Read more... More about Couples, England, Elderly Couple, Death, and Love Read More »Aubrey Plaza is the social media stalker from hell in the first 'Ingrid Goes West' trailer
Let's be real: we've all engaged in a bit of social media stalking from time to time. And anyone who's ever done it knows that sometimes, it has a way of spiraling out of control. You dig deeper and deeper into someone's Twitter feed or Facebook page and before you know it, it's 2 a.m. and you've spent the past four hours learning all about your ex's new girlfriend. Or her dog, or her ex. Or a random C-list celebrity. Or even just a total stranger. In Ingrid Goes West, though, Aubrey Plaza's Instagram obsession goes even further. She's not content to just follow her favorite social media star (played by Elizabeth Olsen) on the internet. She sets out to worm her way into Taylor's life IRL. Read more... More about Ingrid Goes West, Aubrey Plaza, Entertainment, and Film Read More »"Selfie monkeys" are now endangered because people can't stop eating them
Apparently, everyone's favorite adorable "selfie monkey" is cute enough to eat—literally, in Indonesia. The crested black macaque became legendary after one of them, Naruto, took a selfie of himself in 2011 and catapulted into internet stardom. Though approximately 2,000 of the macaques remain protected in one of the country's reserves, the primate is now critically endangered due to over-hunting, according to a new report from Seeker. Activists on Sulawesi island have been trying to convince locals to stop consuming the crested black macaque. The population has dropped approximately 80 percent in the past four decades alone. Macaques play a key role in Indonesian ecosystems by helping to spread seeds. Read more... More about Endangered Animals, Primates, Selfies, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Smart speaker jams both Alexa and Google Assistant into one hub — with a touchscreen
The home smart hub war is currently split into two camps: Google vs. Amazon. That means it's Alexa vs. Google Assistant, Echo vs. Home. Both systems have their pros and cons, but as the tech has evolved, users have had to choose either one or the other. Now, a third-party speaker system could give indecisive smart home owners another option: Clarity, a wireless smart hub with both Alexa and Google Assistant functionality. Its makers claim its the first standalone device in which the competing smart assistants play nice. To sweeten the deal, it has a 7-inch touchscreen system running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, giving the hub some extra visual and textile functionality you won't find in the Amazon Echo or Google Home—at least not yet. Read more... More about Speaker, Google Home, Echo, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa Read More »'Jak and Daxter' will return as a PS4 collection with a 1080p upgrade
Jak and Daxter is coming back. Naughty Dog isn't the house that Uncharted built, believe it or not. Long before the studio embraced blockbuster Hollywood production values, it was among the most prolific PlayStation developers behind exploration-heavy platforming games filled with cartoon characters. Crash Bandicoot is probably the most memorable of these efforts — as evidenced by its imminent HD re-release — but don't forget about Jak and Daxter. The series offered a PlayStation-centric answer to Nintendo franchises with its colorful starring duo and catch-all gameplay. Read more... More about Naughty Dog, Jak And Daxter, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »You should probably think twice about buying Girl Scout cookies on Amazon
Winter, spring, summer, and fall are nice, but for many, Girl Scout cookie season is the best season of all. But there's an important question: where do you buy your cookies? If you're got a tendency for Tagalongs or you can't help savoring Samoas, listen up, we've got some good and bad news: Girl Scout cookies are now available on Amazon. This is not a drill, but there is a catch. The good news, of course, is you can now online shop for Girl Scout cookies at your leisure, in bulk, without having any actual connection to a Girl Scout or going out of your way to try to find cookie tables outside of grocery stores. Read more... More about Food, Business, Girls Scout Cookies, Conversations, and Girl Scouts Read More »Surprise! Turns out blue eyes aren't really blue
People with blue eyes don't actually have any blue pigment. It's actually lack of melanin that causes light to scatter in your eyes, creating an illusion of a blue hue. This is called the Tyndall effect. Read more... More about Learning, Cool, Heterochromia, Recessive, and Genetics Read More »This Google report about millennials is called 'It's Lit' and oh, IT. IS. LIT.
The Pentagon Papers. WikiLeaks. The Dead Sea Scrolls. The Rosetta Stone. The Magna Carta. And now: It's Lit: a guide to what teens think is cool. Yeah, so, we found this because someone linked to it on Twitter, and all we know about it right now is that someone at Google put this report together, about what teens think is cool. It looks like a Macy's catalog that got lost in 2004: And you can glean more "insight" about young people from your drunk spinster aunt popping it to "Bad and Boujee" at your cousin Abe's bar mitzvah, but that doesn't mean it's not worth a read. Just look at this: EPA head Scott Pruitt may have broken integrity rules by denying global warming
Well, this is a new one. Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is under investigation by his own agency for misstating the basic scientific consensus on human-caused global warming. Turns out that providing misguiding scientific information to the public isn't a cool thing to do, after all — even in the Trump administration. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is fast becoming one of the most controversial of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks. He is leading the push to unravel the Obama administration's landmark climate change policies while overseeing a historic downsizing of the agency he runs. Read more... More about Cnbc, Scientific Integrity Policy, Endangerment Finding, Greenhouse Gases, and Carbon Dioxide Read More »LGBTQ community responds perfectly after being accused of stealing God's rainbow
Who knew that God could be a victim of cultural appropriation? Bryan Fischer, a conservative radio host for the American Family Network, made exactly that claim when he tweeted on Sunday that the LBGTQ community had mercilessly appropriated the rainbow symbol from the higher being. So the community fought back the best way they knew how. With gay memes.
The Warriors haven't lost since Klay Thompson signed a toaster
The Golden State Warriors look unstoppable right now, but less than a month ago the NBA title favorites were struggling. On March 11, the Warriors lost their third game in a row—the first time they'd dropped three straight regular season games in nearly two years. Now? Golden State is on an 11-game winning streak. What changed? You might credit coaching tweaks or a renewed focus from the team's stars. Or you might credit something weirder. Much weirder. The bottom line is simple: Golden State hasn't lost since one of its best players fulfilled an autograph request that was most odd indeed. Read more... More about Nba, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Pink just dropped some words of wisdom about body positivity on Instagram
Pink is back on Instagram dishing out wise words of body positivity. In a new post, the queen of punk rock called out the "regular standards" that tell her she's obese at her current weight and height, and delivered sound advice to women everywhere. "Would you believe I'm 160 pounds and 5'3"? By 'regular standards' that makes me obese," the singer wrote. "I know I'm not at my goal or anywhere near it after Baby 2 but dammit I don't feel obese. The only thing I'm feeling is myself. Stay off that scale ladies!"
Mattress flies off a truck, causes accident and also saves the day
When you're hauling a bunch of stuff, always make sure your load is secure, even if it's a squishy mattress. Motorcyclist Aaron Wood was riding his bike through the Clem 7 tunnel in Brisbane, Australia last week when a mattress flew off the back of a truck directly into his lane. Unable to avoid the mattress, Wood hit it with his bike, but fortunately, it was a mattress. The squishy landing pad became lodged in his front tire, causing the bike to slow down rapidly. Fortunately, he was not rear ended, and was able to walk away from the wreck without serious injury. "I was just very lucky to come out unscathed — apart from some cuts to my hands," Wood told the Queensland Times. Read more... More about Dash Cam, Viral Videos, Motorcycle, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More » | ||||
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