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 Forget Black Friday. California hopes #GreenFriday will catch on.
Come Nov. 25, California State Department of Parks and Recreation officials are hoping that the state's residents and visitors will be feeling green. The Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks and the California State Parks Foundation are teaming up to provide first-come, first-serve free passes to 116 of the Sunshine State's 280 state parks for a "#GreenFriday" event. It's not uncommon for those in charge of public utilities to want the people who actually form the public to enjoy the fruits of their tax dollars. In this case, it's the day and size of the promotion that makes the focus so intense. Read more... More about State Park, Outdoor Activity, California, Black Friday, and Tech Read More »Steve Aoki-owned Rogue wants to be the 'Overwatch' League team of Las Vegas
Europe's top pro Overwatch team is "all in" on making Las Vegas the home city for an Overwatch League squad. The celebrity-owned Rogue relocated from Europe to Sin City six months ago, before Steve Aoki's October investment in the team. The hope is that their new home base will let them compete in the U.SOverwatch League. Rogue founder Frank Villarreal confirmed to Mashable that they're in the running. That confirmation amounts to a vote of confidence in Blizzard's new league. If Overwatch League is to be sustainable, it's going to need the involvement of established teams. Read more... More about Blizzard Entertainment, Gaming, Entertainment, Rogue, and Overwatch League Read More »What do your cereal and Monsanto herbicide have in common? This chemical.
Dozens of classic snack foods, from Doritos and Cheerios to Oreos and Fritos, may contain traces of glyphosate — the active ingredient in Monsanto's RoundUp herbicide. A new study by Food Democracy Now! found that 29 treats tested in a lab showed levels of glyphosate between 8.02 and 1,123.5 parts per billion. Should this worry consumers? Food Democracy Now! and bloggers like FoodBabe will tell you yes, drop those Cool Ranch Doritos immediately, because they could give you cancer. But outside experts say the findings are no cause for alarm and stoke more fear than scientific understanding. Read more... More about Cancer, Toxicology, World Health Organization, Food Democracy Now, and Healthy Eating Read More »Warner Bros. buys Machinima, a digital studio focused on gamer culture
LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. is going all in with digital entertainment company Machinima. After months of speculation, Warner Bros. announced Thursday that it is acquiring Machinima, a digital studio focused on fandom and gamer culture. Machinima will operate under Warner Bros. Digital Networks, a division founded in June 2016 to grow the Studio’s digital and OTT offerings, the companies said in a release. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Warner Bros. has invested in Machinima since 2014. The acquisition underlines the studio's efforts to further tap into the digital space, the popular gaming market and expand its reach to fans of the DC universe. Read more... More about Fandom, Gaming, Online Video, Machinima, and Warner Bros Read More »White nationalists: Not handling their Twitter apocalypse well
Several prominent members of the "alt-right" were banned from the platform on Tuesday, including Richard Spencer, whom some consider to be the "father" of the internet-savvy white nationalist movement. "The thing that really gets me is that they think they're banning the alt-right," Sven Sontag of the white nationalist, anti-Semitic website TheRightStuff.biz told Mashable in an email. "Our people are going to be in the next administration, in the next Congress. If they think denying us access to social media is going to stop our message from getting out, they're in for a bad time." Read more... More about Vdare, Richard Spencer, American Renaissance, The Right Stuff, and Gab Read More »Twitter CEO apologizes for white supremacy ad
Twitter's crackdown on hate speech isn't turning out to be easy. CEO Jack Dorsey apologized Thursday after the microblogging site hosted an ad that promoted a white supremacy group earlier this week. The promoted tweet, spotted by Twitter user Ariana Lenarsky Tuesday and surfaced by Motherboard Wednesday, linked to an article titled "The United States Was Founded as a White People's Republic" on the website of the New Order, a Neo-Nazi group. It was paid for by the account @New_Order_1488.
Apple celebrates the march of technology in grandiose new ad
Apple is introducing the latest iteration of its MacBook Pro with a history lesson. The Cupertino company's new, high concept ad campaign traces the thread of human innovation from the advent of the wheel to the first locomotive all the way through drones and robots. That progress is juxtaposed with a miles-long symbolic chain of lightbulbs that explodes in a visual reminiscent of falling dominos. The campaign seems to be a bid to reinforce Apple's forward-thinking spirit as some Wall Street investors and critics worry that Apple's product pipeline is losing its innovative edge Read more... More about Macbook Pro, Apple, Business, and Advertising Read More »Rogue founder slams lack of MLG Vegas invite: 'Pretty damn ridiculous'
Top-ranked Overwatch team Rogue have expressed their annoyance with Major League Gaming for not inviting them to the upcoming Overwatch tournament at MLG Vegas. The $100,000 competition is taking place in the Steve Aoki-owned team's city, Las Vegas. MLG Vegas is a two-day competition and esports celebration that will frun Dec. 16-18. Eight teams were selected to participate in the Overwatch tournament, two of which are foreign teams. The issue was first raised publicly in a tweet from Rogue.
'Life in Pieces' reminds us why you should never work with family
W.C. Fields wisely advised us all to "never work with animals or children," but we'd humbly suggest adding family to that list. Tim (Dan Bakkedahl) learns that lesson in this week's Life in Pieces, when he decides that he wants to fire his wife, Heather (Betsy Brandt), from her receptionist job at his office. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't quite go according to plan... Life in Pieces airs Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. on CBS. Klay Thompson casually swigs a beer during post-game interview
With phony trade rumors swirling and a rough performance this week, it makes sense that Klay Thompson could use a cold one. After the Golden State Warriors win over Toronto on Wednesday, Thompson casually took a swig of Coors Light during a post-game interview. His team edged out a 127-121 victory, but Thompson missed eight of his 11 three-point attempts. He deserves to unwind a bit. Luckily, Thompson plays for the super team Warriors that features Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, who combined for 65 points. Read more... More about Nba, Basketball, Golden State Warriors, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »This cheap, folding helmet is exactly what bike-sharing programs need
This folding helmet might be the ultimate accessory for bike-sharing programs. It's made of paper, lightweight, collapsible (and thus easy to carry) and cheap to produce. Paper isn't exactly known for being protective, but the EcoHelmet hopes to challenge that perception with this helmet's design. As recipients of the 2016 award, the product has officially made believers out of British tech giant, Dyson. The accordion-like fold is ideal for travel Image: dyson The helmet, which received the top prize in Dyson's 2016 design contest, unfolds to stretch out the "honeycomb" lattice, which makes is sturdy enough to protect your precious noggin. It's made from recycled paper, which both justifies the "eco" part of its name and keeps production costs so low that the helmet could be sold for less than $5 apiece. Read more... More about Bike Sharing, Bike, Cycling, Dyson, and Helmet Read More »Signs your friend just bought a GoPro
GoPro cameras are cool, but whenever someone first buys one, no one wants to be around them. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Gopro, Body Cams, Office Life, and Friends Read More »This foldable, eco-friendly helmet just won a prestigious design award
The 'EcoHelmet' is a biodegradable, foldable helmet that will hopefully hit public bike stations in major cities soon. The design just won the Jason Dyson Award that will help further develop the invention. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Bike Safety, Foldable, Bike Helmet, and Eco Friendly Read More »Soothe your broken heart with a vintage 'Bizarre Love Triangle' cover
It's Thursday, which means it's Postmodern Jukebox Video Day. Today's PMJ cover is of New Order's '80s punk rock song "Bizarre Love Triangle" sung in the style of Burt Bacharach. Bacharach is known for songs including "Wishin' and Hopin' " and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," as well as the Broadway musical Promises, Promises. So basically, this cover sounds absolutely nothing like New Order's original. Vocally, Sarah Marie Young's seamlessly transitions from light and dainty to a belt-y powerhouse delivering lyrics that will probably haunt you for the rest of the week. The latest 'Survivor' castaway owns his villain role
There's no denying that Taylor Lee Stock played the game of Survivor on his own terms. The frequently goofy scoundrel and one half of the now-defunct "FigTayls" power couple had his torched snuffed at the end of the latest episode. It was an expected outcome, and a distinct shift away from the surprises of recent weeks. Ultimately, Taylor's all-in game is what did him in. He was a fierce challenge competitor and he buoyed tribemates with his unflappable spirit, but strategic miscalculations (FigTayls) and mischievous behavior (overeating and stealing food) are hard to forgive in a game like Survivor. Read more... More about Cbs, Survivor, Tv, and Entertainment Read More »LeBron James gives Smithsonian $2.5 million to honor Muhammad Ali
King James is paying tribute to “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali. NBA star LeBron James, along with his business partner Maverick Carter and the LeBron James Family Foundation, teamed up to donate $2.5 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The money will go toward an exhibit on Ali — who died in June — and will honor his legacy. "Muhammad Ali is such a cornerstone of me as an athlete because of what he represented not only in the ring as a champion but more outside the ring — what he stood for, what he spoke for, his demeanor," James told USA Today Sports on Thursday. Read more... More about Smithsonian, Muhammad Ali, Nba, Basketball, and Lebron James Read More »7 signs the news you’re sharing is fake
Fake news is like the living dead of new media. It is unkillable. Even after Facebook and Google finally agreed to strip away the financial incentive driving the creation of this garbage, it continues to flood our Facebook feeds and thrive in Google search results. It's time to face the truth. No, not the fake truth, the real truth: We can't stop fake news, but maybe, just maybe, we can identify it. Knowledge is power and if we can help people spot fake stories, even those who desperately want this stuff to be true, they'll stop liking and sharing. Read more... More about Presidential Election, Election, Facebook, Fake News, and Us World Read More »Fantastic drinks and how to make them for all your Harry Potter party needs
Accio a stiff drink. If Wizard Prohibition — which, yes, is a very real thing in the Harry Potter universe — is getting you down, conjure up these drinks to get in the mood for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which opens Nov. 18. Here are four cocktails that will put you in a magical mood. Please adjust the portions depending on the size of your cauldron, and obviously drink responsibly. Ginger WeasleyA twist on Gin & Sins, a cocktail No-Majs made back in the roaring 20s, that you can make to toast one of the wizarding world's great lineages. Read more... More about Alcohol, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, Cocktails, and Entertainment Read More »NBA player delivers flawless Conor McGregor impression
With 14 seconds on the clock and the Memphis Grizzlies down by one point, center Marc Gasol sank a three-pointer that ended up being the game-winner against the Los Angeles Clippers. What followed was a flawless impression of UFC fighter Conor McGregor's infamous walk. But the McGregor gag didn't stop there. Gasol shared his walk on Twitter and paired it with a quote McGregor delivered on Saturday, when the notoriously brash mixed martial arts fighter beat Eddie Alvarez in UFC 205.
Watching Hillary Clinton lose made women feel worse about their own careers
After watching a woman who prepared for the job for 30 years lose out to a man with no experience in last week's presidential election, women are questioning their own career prospects. A survey by the career website InHerSight found that 76 percent of women felt worse about their own careers after seeing the election results. The site asked 750 women the question "How have the election results made you feel about your own prospects for advancement in your career?" Forty-five percent of respondents said they felt significantly worse, 31 percent said they felt somewhat worse, 5 percent said they felt significantly better and 3 percent said they felt somewhat better. Sixteen percent said they felt no change. Read more... More about Women In The Workplace, Jobs, Careers, Election Results, and Donald Trump Read More »Jon Stewart says Trump is 'a reaction' to both Democrats and Republicans
Jon Stewart has some choice words to say about both Republicans and Democrats. In making his press rounds to promote his new book, The Daily Show: An Oral History, the longtime political comedian was asked by Charlie Rose of CBS This Morning about his reaction to the surprising victory of President-elect Donald Trump. "I don't believe we are a fundamentally different country today than we were two weeks ago," Stewart told Rose on the show, "The same country with all its grace and flaws, and volatility, and insecurity, and strength, and resilience exists today as existed two weeks ago. The same country that elected Donald Trump elected Barack Obama." Read more... More about Election, Donald Trump, Charlie Rose, Interview, and Jon Stewart Read More »More Beatles jams are headed to Netflix with Season 2 of 'Beat Bugs'
LOS ANGELES — The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour is headed to the Beat Bugs' garden. Mashable got an exclusive look at the Season 2 trailer for the Australian-Canadian animated children's television series, created by Josh Wakely. The show follows five bugs who are best friends. They search for life lessons in an overgrown suburban backyard. It incorporates Beatles-inspired music, sung by artists including Rod Stewart, Jennifer Hudson, Aloe Blacc Robbie Williams, Frances and Tori Kelly, P!nk, Eddie Vedder, James Corden, Regina Spektor, Of Monsters and Men, The Shins, Chris Cornell and Sia. Read more... More about The Beatles, Kids Programming, Tv, Beat Bugs, and Netflix Read More »Holderness Family parodies 'My House' to save you from post-election Thanksgiving hell
Thanksgiving is coming up, so it's time to prepare for your family's annual political debate. In their latest video, the Holderness Family parodies Flo Rida's "My House" to give us some practical advice to avoid an all-out war commencing around the holiday dinner table. (Spoiler: you should definitely just watch football.) Honestly, we'll give anything a try. J.K. Rowling just dropped 'Fantastic Beasts' hints on Twitter
J.K. Rowling is just as excited about Fantastic Beasts as the rest of us. On Wednesday evening, as more people have had a chance to watch the film (it opens Friday, but there have already been premieres and screenings), Rowling has taken to Twitter to share her thoughts on the cast (and drop one or two brief hints about where the story might be headed in the upcoming installments). She started off by thanking people for their feedback.
News anchor attempts to draw a cannon, draws something NSFW instead
When we're lucky, live television produces some hilarious gems. On Wednesday morning, Seattle news anchor Kaci Aitchison was in the middle of a seemingly innocent game of Google AI's new game, "Quick, Draw!" when things went awry. The game gives players 20 seconds to draw something before the computer guesses what it is, kind of like Pictionary, but with Google's AI. Aitchison was tasked with the word, "cannon," and though she gave it her best effort, she ended up with something quite different. And something quite NSFW. She attempted to alter the drawing which only added to the hilarity of this unfortunate situation, causing her colleagues to erupt with laughter. Read more... More about News Bloopers, Videos, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Leonardo DiCaprio visited a Scottish cafe and nobody could cope
Remember when George Clooney paid a visit to Scotland last year and everybody lost their minds? Well, history is repeating itself. On Thursday, Leonardo DiCaprio paid a visit to a Scottish cafe called Home, which is part of a homeless charity connected to the sandwich shop Clooney visited when he was in Edinburgh. And, like, with Clooney's visit, Scotland lost its collective mind.
7 things most people don't know about the early animation success of 'Toy Story'
You’ve got a friend in us, because we’ve rounded up seven little-known facts about the Toy Story franchise so you can impress all the Pixar fans in your life. To infinity… and beyond! Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Pixar, Toy Story, Things You Didn T Know, and Cinefix Read More »Elderly man gets a kick out of pretending to have a flu shot phobia
When you're old, you can get a pass to pull pranks on pretty much anyone. So this guy decided to pull a prank on his nurse while getting a flu shot. As the owner of this video explains: "My 93-year-old dad is a practical joker and loves to harass [sic] the nurses whenever possible. He was being his usual funny self on this day receiving his flu shot." We hope that poor nurse can forgive him. Watch out Kylie Jenner, North West is coming for your makeup throne
North West has a long time before she has to figure out any sort of career plans, but thanks to supportive family members like Khloé Kardashian, she might have found her calling. Aunt Khloé shared a couple of sweet Snapchats of her niece taking over for her usual glam squad, making for a beautiful bonding moment. "Good job," Khloé says as North gently puts lipstick on her aunt. "Do you do this a lot?" In response, North starts adorably applying the makeup to her chin, because she is a 3-year-old and not, contrary to popular belief, a famous makeup artist . Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, Kardashian, Makeup, and Khloe Kardashian Read More »Tesla-SolarCity clean energy powerhouse gets official approval
Tesla's shareholders approved its acquisition of SolarCity on Thursday, taking a big step toward the creation of what Elon Musk says will be the world's clean energy powerhouse. More than 85 percent of Tesla's shareholders approved the deal, the company said in a press release. The transaction will be completed in the "coming days." The two companies agreed to the acquisition in July. The merger values the rooftop solar installer at $2.6 billion. Musk is CEO of Tesla and chairman of both companies, which has attracted some scrutiny from analysts and investors. Read more... More about Solar Energy, Elon Musk Tesla, Elon Musk, Tesla Solarcity Acquisition, and Tesla Solarcity Merger Read More »This magical notebook will sync your scribbles to your iPhone
The 'Slice Planner' uses computer vision and augmented reality to digitize written information and sync it across devices. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Slice Planner, Invention, Kickstarter, and Calendar Apps Read More »There's already a plan to fight Trump's Muslim registry, and it's brilliant
Throughout Trump's campaign, the candidate promised he would start a Muslim registry, and now that promise looks increasingly likely to become real. On The Kelly File last night, Megyn Kelly interrogated a Trump surrogate, Carl Higbie, who alleged that the Trump campaign had judicial precedent for establishing a Muslim registry in World War II Japanese internment camps. Higbie's terrifying observation quickly went viral, and on social media, users debated ways they could best fight a registry. For allies of the community, this might mean registering themselves. More about Xenophobic, Muslim Registry, and Watercooler Read More »United's new tickets ban use of overhead bins
Airlines charge for just about everything these days, from luggage to snacks, but there are one or two things that are thankfully still included in the ticket price. The use of an overhead bin for your bag is no longer one of those things. United Airlines is set to be the first major U.S. carrier to prevent some customers for using the space, CBC News reports. The policy will apply to its lowest-fare customers, who can only bring one small personal item — like a purse or laptop bag — that must be stored under the seat in front of them. SEE ALSO: Airlines already have deals for depressed Americans Read more... More about Airlines, Planes, Travel, Flight, and Flying Read More »SpaceX's bold plan to deliver worldwide internet with 4,425 satellites
SpaceX has big plans for bringing internet to locations around the world, and it all starts in space. The Elon Musk-founded company just filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission that lays out its vision for using thousands of satellites in orbit to beam internet down to the world. "The system is designed to provide a wide range of broadband and communications services for residential, commercial, institutional, governmental and professional users worldwide," SpaceX wrote in a supplement to the filing. More about Tech, Internet, Nasa, Science, and Space Read More »Fake news has gotten so bad Obama had to weigh in
The problem of fake news on social media platforms like Facebook misinforming Americans was seriously addressed by none other than President Barack Obama Thursday. Speaking during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, he said that if people "can't discriminate between serious arguments and propaganda, then we have problems." SEE ALSO: Did a fake news writer hand Trump the White House? The president briefly dived into the controversy of fake news sites during the session, articulating the very real threat they pose to basic functions of democracy. Explaining the need to protect civil liberties like free speech, Obama said this is more challenging in the digital age, when "there’s so much active misinformation, and it’s packaged very well, and it looks the same when you see it on a Facebook page or you turn on your television." Read more... More about Facebook, Angela Merkel, President, Donald Trump, and President Barack Obama Read More »Madeleine Albright to millennial voters: Where were you?
SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who campaigned for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, isn't mincing words when it comes to younger voters. "I think a lot of the millennials have to ask themselves: where were they?" Albright told Mashable in a post-election interview. "Millennials that, for whatever reason, did not vote, have to analyze why they didn't." Around 24 million voters aged 18-29 turned out this year, according to an analysis by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement. That's roughly the same number as voted in 2012. Read more... More about Millennials, Madeleine Albright, Politics, and Us World Read More »IOC bans 16 athletes for doping in 2008 Beijing Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday that it banned 16 athletes for failing anti-doping tests at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Though none of the 16 athletes are gold medalists, three were forced to forfeit their silvers and seven gave up their bronzes. All tested positive for various steroids. And apparently, the IOC has been working on banning these athletes for more than a year. "To provide a level playing field for all clean athletes at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, the IOC put special measures in place, including targeted pre-tests and the re-analysis of stored samples from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and London 2012, following an intelligence-gathering process that started in August 2015," according to the IOC. Read more... More about Doping, Olympics, Beijing, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Cancer survivor proposed to on live TV will make you cry a thousand tears
Public and nail-biting declarations of love are the best kinds of declarations of love. And that's what Australian viewers got Thursday night on live TV show The Project. Audience member Tara — in the final stages of chemotherapy for breast cancer — got a special shout-out from host Carrie Bickmore for her bravery in the face of adversity. But that's not all she got. The camera lingered on Tara and her boyfriend Jared, who started speaking. "Tara is probably the strongest, most toughest [sic] person I've ever met. She's the best mum, she's the best partner, she's my best friend. We make the best team." Read more... More about Tv, Proposal, Australia, The Project, and Watercooler Read More »Google bans hundreds behind major Pixel resale scheme
Google has suspended hundreds of accounts owned by people who took part in a smartphone resale scheme designed to exploit a loophole in sales tax law. The banned accounts had apparently all ordered Google Pixel phones to be shipped to a single address in New Hampshire, a state with no sales tax. From there, a vendor resold the phones and then split the tax-free profits with participating users. Google said the coordinated operation was a violation of its purchase terms, which ban any commercial resale of its hardware. Read more... More about Google Pixel, Google, Business, and Apps Software Read More »Twitter gets cheeky describing your favorite movies in only 5 words
Movie loglines — those one-sentence descriptors that Hollywood studios put in press releases and on imdb — are typically bloated, overstuffed with adjectives, clichéd ... and not always what they seem. Unless Twitter users write them. As it turns out, Twitter users are great at this game. The hashtag #DescribeAMoviesPlotIn5Words trended No. 2 in the U.S. on Thursday, with more than 50,000 tweets by late afternoon Pacific time, according to our friends at the social listening and analytics firm Fizziology. Star Wars and Harry Potter were particularly popular for five-word recaps, as you'd imagine: Read more... More about Star Wars, Fizziology, Describeamoviesplotin5words, Movies, and Entertainment Read More »Please observe these teeny echidna puggles that've just been born
Echidnas are usually pretty spiky. They aren't the type of animal you'd normally want to pet. But you'd have a hard time resisting with these three newly-born echidna puggles, which hatched at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia back in August. Born to mothers Ganyi, Spike and Pitpa, it's the first birth of echidnas at the zoo in 29 years. The puggles (yes, they are really called that), spend ten days inside eggs before hatching, then they're carried around by their mother in a pouch-like skinfold for up to two months. Read more... More about Echidna, Echidnas, Animals, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »These incredibly detailed paintings of stuffed animals will make you feel like a kid again
Remember being a kid, when all it took to cheer you up was a cuddle with your favorite teddy bear? Brent Estabrook, a 31-year-old artist from Los Angeles, taps into that childhood feeling to create gorgeous, incredibly detailed paintings of stuffed animals. He recently shared his work on Reddit with the caption, "Hey Reddit, I gave up my 9-to-5 to pursue my true love in life: ART!!!" "I always viewed stuffed animals as symbolic to that childhood state where anything is possible, and dreams and passions had no limits!" Estabrook wrote in an email to Mashable. Read more... More about Painting, Toys, Photography, Animals, and Stuffed Animals Read More »Global warming gobbled up a piece of sea ice the size of Alaska and Texas combined
Something strange and unnerving is happening in the Arctic: A chunk of sea ice bigger than the states of Alaska and Texas combined was missing from the sea ice cover at the end of October. And now as we head into Thanksgiving, sea ice is still sitting at record low daily levels, with air temperatures so far above average that they go off the charts on some weather maps. In some areas, daily temperature anomalies have hit 35 degrees Fahrenheit above average for this time of year, and during October, some spots experienced monthly average temperature anomalies of 15.6 degrees Fahrenheit above normal for the month. Read more... More about Arctic Amplification, Global Warming, Arctic, Sea Ice, and Science Read More »Paris Hilton voted for Donald Trump, and her reasoning is not that hot
Of course Paris Hilton voted for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. They go way back. While the DJ and keen purveyor of perfumes is something of an ironic meme poster girl online, in real life she's all about loyalty. While appearing on Australian panel program The Project, Hilton was bombarded with political questions from the hosts. They started light at first, noting that "people have crunched the numbers" and found that the heiress is "better at business than Donald Trump." Host Waleed Aly then asked Hilton if she was surprised to hear it. Read more... More about The Project, Election 2016, Donald Trump, Paris Hilton, and Entertainment Read More »Direct your Harambe anger at the zoo's gorilla barrier
Federal regulators have determined that the Cincinnati Zoo enclosure that housed Harambe — the gorilla that inspired countless memes — was not up to their standards. Harambe, an endangered gorilla, was shot and killed in May after a 3-year-old boy slipped inside the enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. A U.S. Agriculture Department inspection report released Thursday found that the gorilla exhibit barrier was not in compliance with enclosure standards, the Associated Press reported. Inspectors said in the report that there was slack in the wire cables, which could be pulled apart 8 inches. The gorilla exhibit had bushes and other tall plants before a 15-foot drop into a moat. Read more... More about Safety, Zoo, Gorilla, Memes, and Harambe Read More »Airbnb's update can help you make extra cash as a tour guide
Airbnb isn't just for rentals anymore. During the company's Airbnb Open conference in Los Angeles Thursday, CEO Brian Chesky unveiled an ambitious plan to turn the company into an all-encompassing travel company. The first step of that plan? A new feature called Trips, which helps travelers find more immersive experiences in the places they visit. The flagship piece of Trips is something called "experiences," which matches travelers with locals who offer guided activities in their area that can last a few hours or a few days. Meant to be more than the usual tourist attractions and sightseeing tours, the promise is that travelers can visit places and have experiences that would otherwise be unavailable to them. Read more... More about Airbnb, Tech, Apps Software, and Travel Leisure Read More »This dog is much, much better than you at balancing things on his head
It's common knowledge that there are few things in this world more enjoyable than the sight of a small dachshund balancing random household objects on its adorable little head. Harlso the Balancing Hound, with his slightly baffled expression and penchant for balancing even the most unexpected of objects (occasionally while in costume), is the perfect example of Instagram at its absolute finest. Behold:
Little koala is the embodiment of pure relaxation goals this weekend
Rough week? Help is here. And by "help" we mean a little koala. The embodiment of pure relaxation, one peek of this furry guy blissing out will make you grin from ear to chilled-out ear. The unidentified resident of Symbio Wildlife Park, Australia, is the perfect role model for stressed-out human counterparts this weekend. Notice its adorable fuzzy chin, and the way its chest hair looks like a baby's bib. You are getting very sleepy. Keep the video on mute and play some meditation music instead, for extra effect. New Broadway musical sucks you deep into the internet
A new Broadway show is attempting to smash down the barriers between reality and fiction by using technology. Dear Evan Hansen, a Broadway show by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Steven Levenson, is one of the first major musicals to incorporate social media on and off stage. During the show, the IRL audience is overwhelmed with social media feeds, Microsoft documents, email exchanges, Kickstarter petitions and this immersive push continues off stage with livestreams on Periscope. The integration of social media into this particular Broadway show makes a lot of sense. Not only does it help tap into a younger audience demographic, it also matches the underlying themes in Dear Evan Hansen, such as isolation in the internet age and the dangers of anonymity online. Read more... More about Social Media, Periscope, Broadway, and Entertainment Read More »Amazon Prime Video launches in Australia, in a manner of speaking
Amazon has entered the video on demand (VOD) arms race in Australia, but the web giant hasn't made much of a fuss about it. Amazon Prime Video was quietly launched to Australian users, ahead of the launch of The Grand Tour — featuring Top Gear defectors Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond. We're sure "Holdenman3000" would be pleased. But "launched" might be too strong of a word, because the service isn't available to those Down Under in the traditional, all-encompassing sense. The folks over at EFTM caught wind of the fact that that VOD service was accessing to Australian addresses on Thursday. Read more... More about Tv, Streaming, Australia, Amazon Prime Video, and Entertainment Read More »'Brown Sugar is just like Netflix, only blacker'
LOS ANGELES — African-American broadcast network Bounce TV is jumping into the subscription streaming service world. The network on Thursday launched Brown Sugar, a streaming app available on mobile phones, tablets and online for $4 per month. The service is home to iconic black movies, including: The Mack, Foxy Brown, Shaft, Super Fly, Dolemite, Cotton Comes to Harlem, Uptown Saturday Night, Cooley High, Three The Hard Way, Coffy, Black Caesar, Five on the Black Hand Side, Cleopatra Jones, Mandingo, Willie Dynamite, Which Way is Up?, Car Wash, and The Original Gangstas. More about Films, Tv, Brown Sugar, Bouncetv, and Streaming Services Read More »'Rogue One' and VR come to 'Star Wars: Battlefront' next month
More digital action figures and playsets are coming to Star Wars: Battlefront very soon. The PlayStation VR-exclusive "X-Wing VR Mission," based on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will be out on Dec. 6. It's free for anyone that owns PSVR and Battlefront for PS4, so ... you know ... get on that. Flying an X-Wing in VR seems like an excellent idea. There's plenty of Rogue One to go around for non-VR people as well, with Rogue One: Scarif. The fourth and final Battlefront add-on brings four new maps and two new heroes — Jyn Erso and Orson Krennic — inspired by the Dec. 16 movie. It also introduces a new mode that blends ground and space combat into a nostalgia-inducing eye candy stew. Read more... More about Rogue One, Star Wars Battlefront, Film, Star Wars, and Gaming Read More »We need to talk about Cam Newton's fox tail cleats
The Cam Newton football fashion guide just reached a new level of flamboyance. Newton — the Carolina Panthers quarterback known for his extravagant style — showed up to warm-ups for Thursday Night Football in true form, with fox tails dangling from his already flashy cleats. Though the NFL has made a habit enforcing its uniform policy this year, players have started switching shoes before the game starts to dodge fines.
'The Grand Tour' will stream worldwide as Amazon Prime Video expands
Amazon may have found its answer to rival Netflix’s global expansion: Worldwide availability of its Prime Video streaming service. Amazon's upcoming motor show The Grand Tour will be available in more than 200 markets next month. The show premieres Friday in 10 markets including the USA, UK, Germany, Australia and Japan. In a video posted on YouTube, the cast of the Amazon Prime exclusive — Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond — noted that fans in over 200 countries will be able to catch up on the old episodes in December and "get a brand new episode every Friday on Amazon." Read more... More about Amazon Prime, Amazon, James May, Richard Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson Read More »Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos gets schooled on live TV
The millennial mascot of the alt-right was forced into a confusing set of contradictions Thursday on live television. Breitbart News writer Milo Yiannopoulos was interviewed by Channel 4 News in the UK about his past statements that women offended online should just "log off" the internet and his assertion that, actually, Islam is the real culprit of rape culture. When journalist Cathy Newman challenged him on the empty and unsettling claim that Muslim immigration is somehow linked to rape culture, Yiannopoulos retorted with just, "Am I wrong about that?" More about Trolling, Milos Yiannopoulos, Breitbart, Alt Right, and Milos Read More »Musician blasts racism in speech, after receiving 'brown people' award
New Zealand RnB artist Aaradhna doesn't want your ignorantly-labelled award. Aaradhna Jayantilal Patel was awarded the Best Album in the Urban and Hip Hop category at Grammy Awards equivalent Thursday, for her album Brown Girl. Problem is, she's not a hip hop artist; she's a soul singer. But upon taking the podium, the artist drew attention to the fact that she was being put in a box based on race — declining the award and giving it to her well-deserving nominees, Swidt. "So this song is 'Brown Girl' and it speaks on many things. It speaks on racism and being placed in a box and for me, I feel like if I was to accept this, I would feel like I'm not being truthful in my song," Aaradhna told the crowd. Read more... More about Brown Girl, Music, Music Awards, New Zealand, and Vnzma Read More »Boy who wrote touching letter to child war victim melts our hearts again
We all can learn a lot from Alex, the 6-year-old who melted hearts when he opened his home to a child war victim, said President Barack Obama as he met the boy at the White House. Alex's letter to Obama was shared over and over again online in September and inspired the president to quote the young New Yorker during a speech at the Leaders Summit on Refugees later that month. Last week, Alex put on a new suit and visited Obama in Washington. The White House released an Instagram video of the meeting Thursday encouraging viewers to support refugee causes.
Eagles are waging war against drones, knocking them out of the sky
While we all look forward to the prospect of pizza being delivered by drones, not everyone is loving the flying gadgets. Birds of prey don't particularly like them. At all. Surveyor Rick Steven, has had to contend with some angsty local eagles while flying his unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the St Ives mine, located in Western Australia's Goldfields region. In short, they're destroying them, and it's forcing Steven to get inventive. SEE ALSO: Can a drone rake leaves? The UAVs have assisted Steven in creating 3D models of mined areas, as well as helping workers avoid extreme weather conditions on surveys. Read more... More about Uavs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Eagles, Eagle, and Drones Read More »'Patriots Day' is a heartbreaking thriller that America needs right now
They say “home is where the heart is,” and I’ve always been proud to be from Boston, a city rich with history and resilience. But the truth is that my heart never really knew my home or the strength of its people until the events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which united a community and brought out the best in everyone — first responders, medical professionals and especially local law enforcement officials. Along with the dead and the wounded, these are the people to whom Peter Berg’s harrowing fact-based thriller Patriots Day is dedicated, and they also embody its message. In the face of unspeakable tragedy, the people of Boston came together. They were Boston Strong. And that's why Patriots Day is exactly the movie that America needs right now, in the wake of this year's divisive election and numerous incidents of unwarranted police violence. Read more... More about John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, Boston Marathon Bombing, Peter Berg, and Patriots Day Read More »Crows are now acting like magpies and attacking people in Australia
Australians spend a large part of their spring trying to avoid being mercilessly swooped by magpies, and now crows are getting in on the act. Crows are notoriously intelligent and largely avoid humans out of fear, but if behavioural changes over the last 10 years are anything to go by, the super-brained devils of the sky are abandoning their fear. And they never forget a face. It was when ecologist Darryl Jones of Australia's Griffith University saw a crow make a nest outside his office — the first known instance of one made on a human structure — that realised he might be witnessing symptoms of a mini-evolution. Read more... More about Australia, Magpie, Animal Behaviour, Darryl Jones, and Urbanisation Read More »Kanye West just said he would have voted for Trump and people can't cope
Kanye West is being Kanye West again. At a gig in San Jose for the Saint Pablo Tour, the hip-hop star said he would've voted for Donald Trump — had he actually voted.
“I told you I didn’t vote,” Kanye told a stunned audience. “But if I voted, I would have voted on Trump." Read more... More about President Elect Donald Trump, Us Presidential Elections 2016, Donald Trump, Kanye West, and Entertainment Read More »Bye, Hailo — Singapore hardly knew you
Hailo was here? Ask most Singaporeans about ride-hailing apps in the country and you'll get the main two players: Uber and Grab. But two years after entering Singapore, it seems London-based Hailo has given up on its Asian expansion, local papers report. Hailo operated here together with taxi company SMRT, providing its app for the latter's cabs. SMRT's fleet is far smaller than the dominant ComfortDelGro company though, which has around half of the country's entire taxis. This humanitarian tells us how to stay real when you're Instagram famous
Turia Pitt is hilarious. She loves a laugh. And when she speaks, people listen. And it's not just because in 2011, she made headlines for miraculously surviving a Western Australian bushfire, leaving her in a coma with burns to almost 70 percent of her body. It's not just because she's now an unparalleled motivational speaker whose resilience has inspired people ever since her accident. It's because she's so damn real. Like most 29-year-olds, the mining engineer, humanitarian and athlete loves social media. But rather than comparing herself to other people or falling prey to Instagram fatigue, the Tahitian-born Aussie manages to strike the perfect balance — motivating people online while not being glued to her phone either. Read more... More about Mystory, Interplast, Instagram, Australia, and Turia Pitt Read More »James Corden isn't the TSA officer you want if you're carrying Fantastic Beasts in your suitcase
Airport security is up there with a trip to the DMV as one of life's necessary drudgeries. But, for Eddie Redmayne and his suitcase filled with "fantastic beasts," the task becomes decidedly less mundane. Add James Corden as a wacky TSA officer, and you've got yourself, well, you've got yourself a solid skit on The Late Late Show. Elon Musk says Tesla's solar roof will be cheaper than a regular roof
When he unveiled Tesla and SolarCity's upcoming product in October, a solar roof that generates electricity but looks pretty much like a regular roof, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the roof would cost less than a regular roof — if you count in the savings from the roof's energy generation. While that's perfectly OK for those thinking long-term, if the solar roof's upfront cost were much bigger than the cost of a regular roof, that would probably deter some customers from going solar. Now, however, Musk claims the solar roof will cost less to manufacture and install than a non-solar roof, even without the electricity savings. Read more... More about Elon Musk, Solar Roof, Tesla, Business, and Gadgets Read More »A dance army of Pikachus show off their synchronized moves in Singapore
Bet you didn't know Pikachu had moves like these. On Friday morning, 10 yellow dancers performed in the first Pikachu parade brought here by the Japanese Pokémon company. Synchronised Pikachu dancers perform regularly at various locations in Japan, but this outing in Singapore is rare, and debuted to a large crowd of screaming kids and adults. Friday morning's turnout Image: changi airport People showed up in their Pikachu best. Image: VICTORIA HO/MASHABLE Image: VICTORIA HO/MASHABLE The bouncy dancers were performing at Changi Airport in Singapore, which has for the next two months built dedicated Pokémon exhibition areas at its Terminal 2 and Terminal 3's departure halls. Read more... More about Pokemon, Pikachu, Changi Airport, Singapore, and Lifestyle Read More »Twitter has spoken and it gives 'The Grand Tour' a glowing review
LONDON — The first episode of Amazon Prime's new series The Grand Tour has garnered rave reviews from critics. Fronted by the former hosts of the BBC's Top Gear series, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May's return has been hotly anticipated following the less-than-successful airing of the revamped Top Gear. But did Grand Tour pass the true litmus test of watchability in the modern world? That is, how did Twitter respond? As it turns out, Twitter is a big fan. Read more... The show's opening scenes prompted instant praiseMore about Amazon Prime, Uk, Richard Hammond, James May, and Jeremy Clarkson Read More »I tried to drink as much coffee as Lorelai Gilmore
In many respects, Lorelai Gilmore is a role model — she owns her own business, she’s a great mom and she can rattle off more pop culture references than potentially the entire internet. Her disturbing coffee habit, however, is another story. But what if Lorelai’s second life as a caffeine funnel was not cause for concern, but in fact the secret to her success? What if the key to activating her sage advice and boundless wit truly was... coffee? As an uncool person, I drink only one small cup of coffee per day. But if I drank coffee like Lorelai, would I be cool like Lorelai? I decided to find out: where Lorelai led, I would follow. Read more... More about Gilmore Girls and Watercooler Read More »Factory uses fungus to grow clothes and shape furniture
A few companies in the U.S. are experimenting with using micro-organisms to grow clothes and shape furniture. In New York, a factory is using fungi found in mushrooms to make furniture, and in North Carolina, a startup is making bricks stronger using bacteria found in corals. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Manufacturing, Bacteria, Furniture, and Fungus Read More »Dying teen's heartbreaking letter helps win battle to have body cryogenically frozen
A teenage girl with terminal cancer, who gave instructions for her body to be cryogenically frozen in the hope she could be cured in the future, has won a legal battle shortly before her death. The 14-year-old, who lived in London and is known only as JS, was dying of rare cancer when she used the internet to investigate cryonics and, supported by her mother, sent a heartbreaking letter to the court: “I have been asked to explain why I want this unusual thing done," she wrote. "I’m only 14 years old and I don’t want to die, but I know I am going to. I think being cryo‐preserved gives me a chance to be cured and woken up, even in hundreds of years’ time. Read more... More about Teenager, Cryogenics, and Tech Read More »Video shows the harrowing reality of job interviews when you're autistic
Going on a interview is enough to give any job seeker sweaty palms and racing thoughts. But for many autistic people, busy office environments, complicated questions and high-stakes can cross from expected nerves to sensory overload — and lost opportunity due to lack of understanding. The interviewing process simply wasn't created with autistic people in mind. A new PSA called "Could You Stand The Rejection?" shows this in action, allowing viewers to step into the shoes of an autistic person on a job interview. Inundated by bright lights, vague questions and judgmental glares, the situation quickly intensifies into an overwhelming experience of sensory overload. Read more... More about Disability Rights, Disability, Social Good, Inclusion, and Workplace Read More »100 Years of Pomeranian Beauty
Quincy the adorable Pomeranian walks us through the trends of Pomeranian fashion of the last 100 years. What's your favorite year? Dog devastated to realize bone painted on bowl is not an actual bone
This poor, sweet, idiot dog. Twitter user @juliannakarina shared this clip of a pup who's absolutely baffled by the dog bone sitting at the bottom of its water bowl. Of course, he's having trouble grabbing the bone for an obvious-to-humans reason. But this poor dude? He has no idea.
BONUS: 100 years of pomeranian beautyMore about Dogs, Cute Animals, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Video Read More »'Fantastic Beasts': Let's talk about that Grindelwald reveal
Warning: Spoilers for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemLOS ANGELES — As fans suspected, it's official: Johnny Depp cameos in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Gellert Grindelwald, aka "the second most dangerous Dark Wizard of All Time," according to sometimes credible (fictional) journalist Rita Skeeter. The actor's 30-second appearance at the end of Fantastic Beasts is sure to provide gasps, and makes clear that Grindelwald will be the center of the planned five-film franchise. For those that aren't major Potter-heads, remember: Grindelwald is one of the few characters in Fantastic Beasts that has been mentioned in the Potter-verse before. Read more... More about Johnny Depp, Grindelwald, Jk Rowling, Fantastic Beasts, and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Read More »Look how huge the new 15-inch MacBook Pro's trackpad is
That didn't take long: Days after iFixit tore down the 13-inch version of Apple's new, Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro, the 15-inch variant got the same treatment. Unsurprisingly, the 15-inch MacBook Pro is pretty much a bigger version of its little brother. And it's similarly tough to repair. It scored a one on iFixit Repairability Score, meaning pretty much no one except professionals should ever open this thing. With the processor, RAM and flash memory soldered onto the logic board, and the battery glued to the case, there's very few things a user can replace on her own. More about 15 Inch, Teardown, Macbook Pro, Ifixit, and Apple Read More »Snapchat now lets you add Bitmoji to on-demand geofilters
Bitmoji, the personalized cartoon versions of you, were officially added to Snapchat in July 2016, a few months after Snap acquired Bitmoji maker Bitstrips. Starting today, Snapchat will let users add Bitmoji to on-demand geofilters, little drawings on top of photos that are mainly used to celebrate special events like birthdays and weddings. To create your Bitmoji-enhanced geofilter, choose a theme (currently you have the choice of Thanksgiving, birthday, wedding and celebration) on the Snapchat website, and then customize the geofilter with your own design, message, colors and Bitmoji. Read more... More about Snap, Bitstrips, Geofilters, Bitmoji, and Snapchat Read More »When Pikachu visits Mashable, all work predictably stops
What happens when the Pokémon turn the tables and catch us? It was just a normal Wednesday when Mashable esports reporter Kellen Beck and "resident nerd" Ben Fullon sat down to talk Pokémon: Sun & Moon on Facebook Live. But then, about five minutes in, things got weird. A giant Pikachu appeared in the studio for... reasons. Doesn't matter why. Don't ask questions. The two new Pokémon games are out now for Nintendo 3DS, so Pikachu was in New York City to celebrate. Let's go with that. Instead of recoiling in fear at the sudden appearance of a large, yellow cuddle monster, Kellen graciously gave the stray Pokémon a tour of Mashable's NYC office. We're a very professional bunch, after all. Read more... More about Pikachu, Gaming, Entertainment, Nintendo, and Pokemon Sun Moon Read More »This bacteria is getting harder for kids to fight
When 6-year-old Logan Peon got an ear infection last year, his pediatrician in Chicago gave him antibiotics. That should've been the end to a typical childhood illness. But Peon had acquired a drug-resistant bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Round after round of antibiotics failed to clear up the boy's painful infection and left him sick from side effects. "It didn't matter what we did, we couldn't get rid of it," his mother Katie Fearon recalled. Her son eventually went to the hospital this fall to receive antibiotics intravenously. Fearon said she hopes this will finally do the trick. "It's just relentless," she told Mashable. Read more... More about Health, Children S Health, Chicago, Infectious Diseases, and Infections Read More »'Hamilton Mixtape' releases killer new tunes with a cameo from Lin-Manuel Miranda
Wouldn't life be a bit brighter if every weekend started with Hamilton Mixtape songs? The Hamilton Mixtape just released "Wait For It" and "Wrote My Way Out," so it'll be a while before we have to imagine a bleak world without new tunes. Usher's "Wait For It" is perhaps the perfect marriage of 2006 and 2016: "Wrote My Way Out" features Miranda himself, along with Nas, Dave East and Aloe Blacc, and if the errant fall weather hasn't given you goosebumps today, the track will.
Eddie Redmayne squirms as childhood footage of him belting 'Memory' comes to light
"I knew coming on this show was a bad idea," said a terrified Eddie Redmayne, right before a clip of him singing the Cats soundtrack as a child played on last night's episode of The Late Late Show. As embarrassed as Redmayne esd, the footage proves that he has always been a great singer. Stay tuned for his childhood headshot, as well as Jessica Chastain's back when she thought "getting a perm would be cool." Microsoft slashes Xbox and Surface prices for Black Friday
Some giant tech companies feel inclined to throw their fans a bone by discounting a few of their biggest products for the holiday season. It's a nice gesture that boosts goodwill and loyalty, along with sales. Because other companies ... just don't do discounts. Ever. You know who we're talking about. In the former group is Microsoft, which recently unveiled its Black Friday sales on the online Microsoft Store. You're not going to see any promotions on the exciting new hardware that was announced at the Windows event last month (some of that stuff doesn't even ship until 2017 anyway), but there are some pretty good deals on the Surface line, Xbox gear and the PC-compatible VR headsets that will keep the Bill Gates fanboy in your life very happy this holiday season. Read more... More about Xbox One S, Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Store, Black Friday, and Tech Read More »FanDuel, DraftKings finally agree to merger
That was quite the long game. Fantasy sports gaming sites DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to merge, the companies announced Friday. The deal comes after months of anticipation, as DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has spoken openly about the two companies discussing the possibility over the last two years. Benefits of merging include improving operational efficiencies and lowering costs, the newly combined company said in a press release. Those savings were needed if either company was going to continue to operate. Both have faced regulatory hurdles and fines. Last month, the companies settled with the state of New York and each agreed to pay $6 million in penalties. Read more... More about Business, Sports, Fantasy Sports, Draftkings, and Fanduel Read More »Apple's finally admitting some iPhone 6 Pluses get 'Touch Disease'
After months of turning a blind eye to "Touch Disease", Apple has created a worldwide repair program to address the issue on iPhone 6 Plus devices. To recap: "Touch Disease," discovered by third-party repair specialists, is a defect that causes an iPhone's display to flicker and touchscreens to become unresponsive. According to repair specialists, Touch Disease is caused by faulty touchscreen controller chips that aren't properly bonded to the iPhone's logic board. Over time the the controller chips can get loose and, thus, malfunction. As part of the repair program, Apple's offering repairs for affected iPhone 6 Pluses for $149 as long as the screen's not cracked or damaged. Read more... More about Repair Program, Repair, Touch Disease, Iphone, and Iphone 6 Plus Read More »Watch this Tesla escape a rear end collision thanks to its ridiculous acceleration
While the acceleration power of the Tesla Model S P85D is impressive and enough to cause some pretty gnarly whiplash, most probably wouldn't think that this feature can actually help prevent car accidents. Tesla owner Jason Hughes was driving down highway Highway 10 in North Carolina when he popped his blinker on and stopped on the single lane road to make a left turn. But before it was safe to cross the opposing lane Hughes noticed a distracted Prius driver (of course) coming up behind him dangerously fast. Thankfully, the road ahead of Hughes was clear so he floored it and was able to use his Tesla's 691 horsepower to safely escape a rear end collision. Read more... More about Watercooler, Crash, Tesla, and Videos Read More »Pomeranian beauty from the last 100 Years
We love cute dogs, especially Quincy. Watch as she demonstrates the past 100 years of Pomeranian beauty in this parody of Cut's "100 Years of Beauty" series. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Parody, Puppy, Cat, and Dogs Read More »Snapchat Spectacles are off to a great start avoiding Google Glass' stigma
As reality slowly sinks in that Trump will become president of the United States of America, many of us are turning to other things — anything — for comfort. For us at Mashable, it was Snapchat's Spectacles, the $130 camera glasses it started selling last week, the new MacBook Pros with Touch Bar and pointing fingers at Facebook's fake news problem for influencing election results. Because next week is Thanksgiving in the U.S. and we'll be off spending times with our families, we've got an extra long MashTalk for you guys this week. More about Black Friday, Macbook Pro, Apple, Facebook, and Podcasts Read More »Amazon is offering the absolute laziest way to save on holiday sales
When Amazon announced its slate of Black Friday specials (or at least the big time "Turkey 5" deals that weren't part of the two-month-long sales celebration that started Nov. 1), it teased the debut of a cool wrinkle within the online shopping experience. Owners of Alexa-enabled devices connected to Amazon Prime accounts will soon have access to exclusive deals — if they ask for them. From Nov. 18-21, Amazon is holding the first ever "voice shopping weekend." It's simple: just say "Alexa, what are your deals?" within range of a connected device (or if you're boring just visit the Voice Shopping Weekend page) to find out what's on sale. Read more... More about Sales, Shopping, Echo Dot, Echo, and Alexa Read More »More than 190 countries just subtweeted Trump on global warming
Faced with the possibility that President-elect Donald J. Trump will try to pull the U.S. away from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, more than 190 countries performed the diplomatic equivalent of subtweeting Trump. Near the closing of the latest round of U.N. climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco, diplomats agreed to issue a document known as the "Marrakech Action Proclamation." The proclamation makes clear that countries are all in on fighting climate change, regardless of what a Trump administration does. "Our climate is warming at an alarming and unprecedented rate and we have an urgent duty to respond," the proclamation states. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Global Warming, Paris Climate Agreement, Cop 22, and Cop22 Read More »Trump supporters want just the facts from their news media
How do you take your news: Plain or with a splash of interpretation? Turns out, your answer is reasonably correlated to who you voted for. A new survey by the Pew Research Center asked supporters of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton how news should be presented. The two options: The facts with and without interpretation. Image: Pew Research Center Trump supporters favored news without interpretation by two-to-one. Clinton supporters were split 50/50. Pew researchers Michael Barthel and Jeffrey Gottfried noted that these numbers might be a little skewed considering the survey was taken in the midst of the election. Read more... More about Election 2016, Donald Trump, Business, Media, and Journalism Read More »Designer Sophie Theallet says she won't dress Melania Trump
For designers, dressing the First Lady has long been a surefire way to increase brand visibility. But when Melania Trump enters the White House, Sophie Theallet won't throw her hat in the ring. Theallet, a French designer who immigrated to the United States in the mid-1990s, pledged never to dress Melania in an open letter posted to her Twitter account on Thursday. "As someone who celebrates and strives for diversity, individual freedom and respect for all lifestyles, I will not participate in dressing ... the next First Lady," she wrote. More about Melania Trump and Watercooler Read More »Read wonderfully horrible excerpts from 'Bad Sex in Fiction Award' nominees
LONDON — Panting, pounding, thrusting, bobbing, bouncing, gurgling, knocking, wiggling — are you uncomfortable yet? Because there's plenty of that and worse waiting for you in the pages from this year's nominees for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. The UK-based Literature Review's annual prize seeks to "honour" an "outstandingly bad scene of sexual description in an otherwise good novel." The Award was established back in 1993, and endeavors to bring attention to the phenomenon of the gratuitous sex scene that adds little or nothing to a book's literary value. More about Uk, Literary Prizes, Reading, Fiction, and Sex Read More »Jump in bed with Britney Spears and Tinashe for their 'Slumber Party' video
Britney Spears wants to be your best friend, and don't let anyone tell you differently. She released a new version of "Slumber Party "off Glory featuring Tinashe, and now, there's a fun video with everything we love about Brit. The pop icon shows up to a mansion full of people, casually drops her fur coat on the pavement and doesn't blink an eye as she walks past men breathing fire and juggling swords. And then there's dancing inside the cotton-candy world. Jimmy Fallon is not over his bad date with Nicole Kidman
Wow, Jimmy Fallon really blew it with Nicole Kidman. Last year on a visit to The Tonight Show, Kidman revealed that she was once set up on an awful date with Fallon years before either of them met their current spouses. On last night's show, the actress confessed that even after totally blowing the first date, Fallon still had a chance to date her. Apparently, the actress was hoping Jimmy would ask for her number at a friend's house party, but again, Fallon fumbled the ball. Keith Urban comes out to save his wife from the terribly awkward interview, but things just get even more weird. At least they're both happily married now, right? Right? Read more... More about Awkward, Keith Urban, Tonight Show, Nicole Kidman, and Jimmy Fallon Read More »Red-eyed robot snake designed to be a janitor for the ocean bed
'Eelume' looks terrifyingly similar to the predecessors of the sentinels envisioned in The Matrix trilogy. Yet, these subaquatic robots are designed to serve the purpose of underwater janitors by monitoring submerged machinery and carrying out simple repairs. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Snake, Eels, Underwater, and Robot Read More »Angry seal charges fisherman and puts him in his place
Do not mess with sea dogs. An angry seal trying to enjoy its meal in peace charged a fisherman that came a little too close. In the clip, a group of beachgoers in Merimbula, Australia can be seen watching a seal doing a little bit of fishing in the shallow waters next to shore. After a few moments the seal finally catches its lunch. At that moment, the seal walks toward the shoreline and notices that a fisherman is a little too close to its meal, so it charges the stunned man who falls trying to escape. Thankfully, the seal retreats to the water as a land dog comes to the man's rescue. Although the clip was first released in March, it's just starting to gain some traction online after someone uploaded the clip to YouTube. Read more... More about Youtube, Seal, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Ahead of the Game: Sombra hacks her way into Overwatch
Blizzard has released the latest update to Overwatch, which includes new hero Sombra and some big changes to competitive play. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Real Time Video, Gaming, Standalone, and Tech Read More »Donald Trump writes misleading tweet, but that's not the scary part
Every president needs a fact-checker — perhaps none more than President-elect Donald Trump. On Thursday, Trump went on Twitter and claimed that, thanks to his advocacy, Ford would no longer be moving its plant to Kentucky. His claim was later challenged by established media outlets (The Washington Post, The New York Times) but not before it was shared elsewhere under misleading headlines (as in The Washington Examiner) and on conservative fake news sites everywhere. In the tweet, Trump claimed credit for helping to keep a Ford plant in the United States.: Read more... More about Ford, Fake News, Donald Trump, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Seth Meyers takes 'A Closer Look' at Trump's tumultuous transition
Let's break this thing down. Last night on Late Night, Seth Meyers took 'A Closer Look' at President-elect Donald Trumps so far volatile transition to the White House. Is it possible Donald and his ten-year-old son Barron have Freaky Friday'd us all? Seth presents the evidence. 'Overwatch' is more than 40% off in online retailer sales
Ahead of the sale-heavy madness of Black Friday, Overwatch has been marked down $25 by a handful of major online retailers. Overwatch: Origins Edition (which includes extra hero skins and items for other Blizzard games) is on sale for $35 — regularly $60 — on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One through Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop and more. The standard edition of Overwatch costs $40, so this saves $5 off the standard price and gives players extra goodies. The sale appears to only apply for boxed versions of the game, not digital codes. SEE ALSO: 'Overwatch' heroes reimagined as Pokémon Along with this sale, which may end at any time, Overwatch has a free trial weekend for anyone interested in trying it out. The free weekend is running from Nov. 18 to 21 on all three platforms. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Sales, Blizzard Entertainment, and Overwatch Read More »'Overwatch' EnVyUs player Talespin exits team mid-tournament
Team EnVyUs is left one man down in the wake of Overwatch player Ronnie "Talespin" DuPree's sudden departure. EnVyUs must replace DuPree before their match against Rogue in the $200,000 OGN Apex tournament on Monday. During an update from EnVyUs rep Kat "Mystic" Gunn, it was noted that DuPree would be leaving the team to "pursue opportunities outside of gaming." DuPree had other plans, however, noting on TwitLonger that he "will not be quitting Overwatch" but keeping his options open. In his statement, DuPree had nothing but positive things to say about EnVyUs's management and most of his fellow teammates. Read more... More about Esports, Entertainment, Gaming, Overwatch, and Taimou Read More »4 quotes show why Trump's attorney general nominee is so controversial
Another day, another Donald Trump appointee who gets rave reviews from a former Ku Klux Klan leader. Trump nominated Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be his attorney general on Friday, and former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke seems like he's having trouble believing his luck.
Sessions — a former United States attorney — has been dogged by allegations of racism throughout his career, as you can see from the quotes, below. Read more... More about Racist, Nominee, Appointment, Civil Rights, and Attorney General Read More »Kanye West basically outlined his 2020 presidential platform last night
He keeps threatening to run, but what exactly would a Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign look like? On Thursday night, during a tour stop in San Jose, California, West pulled out a few more surprises in his continuing political saga. First, he announced his support for Trump as president and people were pissed. Then, he went deeper in depth than ever before about what his specific presidential platform might look like. So based on last night's sporadic, wild remarks, given in between songs or in the middle of them, we've tried to gather exactly where he stands on issues, from immigration to education policy. Read more... More about Watercooler, 2020, Presidential Elections, Kanye West, and Conversations Read More »Kanye West says he would have voted for Trump
Oh, and the rapper is still planning to run in 2020. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Yeezus, Kim Kardashian, 2020, and President Elect Read More »#CalExit: The California Secession Movement is real, and could work
As is the case in so many other parts of America, thousands of California residents are protesting the 2016 election results. The difference? Their frustration has swelled into support for perhaps the ultimate solution to the Golden State's strong distaste for president-elect Donald Trump—secession. The idea of a #Calexit blew up on Twitter right after Trump's win. It started as a series of jokes—Tweets about the state's best-known exports, of sorts (from Apple devices to weed), along with maps and memes showing what an independent California would look like. Read more... More about Calexit, Secede, Secession, California, and Us World Read More »Stephen Colbert gives the Apple Book the spoof it deserves
We all knew Apple was getting ahead of itself with its recent book with pictures of its own products. This new coffee-table book was a nice attempt at a pun, but it's certainly not Apple's most innovative endeavor. Stephen Colbert takes on how Apple would convince us otherwise. This might be the coolest office lobby ever
Salesforce commissioned an innovative design group to redefine the office lobby. It seems like they succeeded. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Office Lobby, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Us World Read More »Muslim man verbally harassed in Starbucks shares harrowing experience online
Racism ran rampant at a Starbucks in Midtown Manhattan earlier this week. On Tuesday, 22-year-old photojournalist, Mohammed Elshamy and his friend were meeting for coffee when they were allegedly verbally harassed by a white woman in the shop because of their race. Elshamy told Mashable the incident lasted nearly 10 minutes. The following day, he was still shaken up by the comments that were made and decided to share his negative encounter online with over 11,000 Facebook followers. Elshamy prefaced his post by assuring his followers he was not sharing the personal experience to garner sympathy, but rather to further highlight contemporary racism. Read more... More about Muslim, Harassment, New York, Racism, and Starbucks Read More »Harlem Globetrotters break 9 world records with incredible trick shots
The Harlem Globetrotters are a roundabout group of playground basketball legends who rode on-court, circus-like tricks to international fame. On Thursday, they did what they do best: Break world records with absurd trick shots. Thursday marked Guinness World Records day, when people across the world made their bid at the history books. The Globetrotters, an exhibition team more rooted in entertainment than wins and losses, set seven world records in 2015. But this year, they took home a total of nine world records, beating a couple they notched last year and reclaiming four from YouTube trick-shot extraordinaires Dude Perfect. Read more... More about Harlem, Guinness World Records, World Record, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »6 burning questions we have after viewing 'Fantastic Beasts'
Spoilers for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them belowNEW YORK — There was a time when you couldn't bring up Harry Potter without a hardcore fan picking up the frequency and jumping in to talk theories (me. It was me), and Fantastic Beasts has unleashed the madness once again. Below are all our burning questions and theories after our first viewing of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. 1. Was Ariana Dumbledore an Obscurus?Newt describes an Obscurus as a child whose magical ability is repressed. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore's brother says that their little sister couldn't control her magic after an encounter with local Muggles. Their mother kept her locked away and said she was ill, but she never made it to Hogwarts. Did she go full Dark Phoenix like Credence did in the film? Read more... More about List, Watercooler, Theories, Questions, and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Read More »Film noir, Nancy Drew and the evolution of the aesthetics of mystery
A kitchen cleaver tucked into the belt of a trench-coat-cloaked figure. A seductive woman with blood red lipstick, eyes concealed in shadow by a wide-brimmed hat. A gape-mouthed young girl staring at something just beyond the camera's line of sight, terror visible in her eyes. All these images conjure an air of mystery, which is probably why the covers of paperback novels and DVD covers have donned such stylistic choices for years. For mystery buffs, it's fascinating to investigate how the aesthetics of the genre have evolved over time, from the black and white scenes of the film noir era to illustrated book covers to modern movie trailers. TBS's new show, Search Party, employs some of these same, time-tested elements and aesthetics in order to tell a compelling tale of twists and turns. Die-hard mystery fans will want to binge watch the show on 11/21. Read more... More about Search Party, Television, Nancy Drew, Novels, and Film Read More » | ||||
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