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 Iranian actress to boycott the Oscars over Trump visa ban
Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s biggest movie stars, is taking a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump. The actress, who stars in the Oscar-nominated foreign language film The Salesman, said Thursday she is boycotting the awards show in response to the president's recent Iranian visa ban.
The Salesman, an Iranian drama which Amazon Studios is distributing in the U.S., follows the struggles of a couple as they rehearse Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Read more... More about Taraneh Alidoosti, Visas, Donald Trump, Iran, and The Salesman Read More »A robotic NASA mission could help us mine asteroids in the future
In 2030, a robotic emissary launched from Earth seven years earlier will lay eyes on a metal world never seen from close range. That NASA spacecraft, known as Psyche, will carry with it a number of instruments designed to spy on the the metallic world called 16 Psyche as it circles the sun. 16 Psyche — which is 130 miles wide — could be the remains of the dead core of a planet whose outer layers were stripped from it in the early era of our solar system, and it probably has hundreds of scientific mysteries just waiting to be unlocked within it. Read more... More about Space Mining, Asteroids, Asteroid Mining, Nasa, and Robots Read More »The LGBTQ community is coming to march and werk on Washington
Hundreds of members of the LBGTQ community twerked and booty bounced their way to a dance party outside of Vice President Mike Pence's house in a posh D.C. neighborhood last week to protest the inauguration. This June, they're coming to Capitol Hill. Inspired by Saturday's Women's March, the largest day of demonstration in United States history when sister marches are tallied together, 42-year-old David Bruinooge of Brooklyn decided to launch an LGBTQ march on June 11 during D.C.'s Pride Weekend, which would end at the Pride Festival near the U.S. Capitol. More about Protest, Donald Trump, Lgbtq, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Latest Nintendo Switch trailer hypes on-the-toilet gaming
Nintendo wants to stress one thing about the Switch: you can use it anywhere. No, reallyAnywhere. The latest ad for Nintendo's upcoming hybrid console opens with a man playing Mario Kart in tablet mode from the perch of his porcelain throne. Or, if you want a cruder take: dude is taking a dump while he's getting his Kart on. Well played, Nintendo. When the Switch arrives on March 3, we'll all be able to do this.... Look at how into it he is!! It's also not the first time we've seen a Nintendo product advertised for its private bathroom time use: We'll take it. Yes, really: '1984' is now sold out on Amazon
Americans really want to read 1984 during Donald Trump's presidency. Just days after rising to the best-selling books list on Amazon, the George Orwell dystopian novel has sold out of print copies on the e-commerce platform. Amazon did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment. However, when looking up the book on Amazon's website, it appears to be sold out in paperback and hardcover. The book follows people in a totalitarian state called Oceania, where "newspeak" —the official language — contains no negative terms. The objective of the fictional language is to eliminate people's personal thoughts by restricting expressiveness. Read more... More about Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump, Dystopia, George Orwell, and 1984 Read More »IKEA's new collection for 'today's nomadic youth' has everyone very confused
Looks like today's youth are into some funky patterns, if you believe IKEA. The store known for both its furniture and onsite meatballs, has teamed up with British fashion designer Kit Neale to create a new collection, named SPRIDD, aimed towards a group they describe as "modern nomads living on their own terms." The collection which includes apparel, housewares, and tents (yes, I said tents) are influenced by '60s pop art, '90s fashion, and modern-day music festivals. The collection will be available starting February 2017 so start saving your pennies for crazy patterned lanterns, space themed pillow, and plates with fish on them. Read more... More about Collection, Ikea, and Watercooler Read More »Captain America would be proud of this San Jose councilman
Local government just got a lot more fun. While being sworn into office on Tuesday, San Jose councilman Lan Diep unleashed his inner comic book geek when he chose to hold Captain America's shield instead of a Bible as he was sworn into office.
After the ceremony, Diep told NBC Bay Area that "I think Captain America represents...embodies the ideals of America. And those are the kind of things I’m hoping to strive for: Equal justice, fair play, and, democracy.” Read more... More about Captain America, Councilman, and Watercooler Read More »Fans are having a sexy good time with the new 'Mass Effect' trailer
BioWare role-playing games and sex sort of go hand-in-hand, and Mass Effect: Andromeda is no different. The Canada-based developer has built up a reputation for giving players a variety of choices to make as they play, up to and including who they would most like to bone. So obviously when the new Andromeda trailer dropped, the question on everyone's lips was: "Can I kiss that alien?" Yes, yes you can. Humans too, apparently. The story trailer's hint of romance sent a portion of the social media-using community into an excited tailspin. Some pondered about who they'd like to kiss in the upcoming game. Others asked which aliens are boning-friendly. Read more... More about Bioware, Mass Effect Andromeda, Mass Effect, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Kellyanne Conway just shared what she REALLY thinks of Kate McKinnon's 'SNL' impression
At least one member of the Trump administration has minimal comment about Saturday Night Live. In a profile in The Hollywood Reporter, Kellyanne Conway said: "Kate McKinnon clearly sees the road to the future runs through me and not Hillary." "I'm known as much more happy than maybe the character sometimes is," Conway said of her SNL incarnation, in a video along with THR's interview. "I liked the 'Walking on Sunshine,' I liked 'Kellyanne's Day Off,' that was much more me." The full interview goes into Conway's exposure on camera, her and the President's desire to upset and uproot the media, as well as why she turned down the position of Press Secretary. Read more... More about Kellyanne Conway, Thr, The Hollywood Reporter, Snl, and Saturday Night Live Read More »Facebook is giving longer videos a bump in your News Feed
Remember the days when we talked about how Facebook and Snapchat are competing for these things called views? Yes, we cared about the overall number of three-seconds versus one-millisecond of time people spent on the apps. Forget about those meager numbers. Facebook wants your eyes to be glued for much longer than three seconds. Why? Television has more dollars. On Thursday, Facebook announced longer videos watched through will be given a higher priority in the ranking of the News Feed. Hidden within a jargon-filled, 411-word News Feed FYI (a blog dedicated to publishers and other Facebook Page owners), Facebook shared a change to the algorithm that addresses completion rate: Read more... More about Mark Zuckerberg, Tech, Youtube, Videos, and Online Media Read More »New leaked Galaxy S8 photos finally reveal its headphone jack status
Another day, another major Galaxy S8 leak. One day after The Guardian published an exhaustive look at Samsung's upcoming pair of flagships, noted leaker Evan Blass has come out with his own report on what the new S8 models will look like. And, not to be outdone, he has a new photo of the handsets, which appears to confirm several rumors. As has been reported earlier, Blass says both S8 models will ditch the home button, which will make the displays larger than even the company's Note devices. Since the physical button has been removed, the phone's fingerprint sensor has been moved to the rear of the device, to the right of the camera. Read more... More about Samsung, Galaxy S8, Mobile, and Tech Read More »Study shows dogs love reggae, my dudes
Dogs are extremely cool and chill, as you can tell from looking at them. And now, we have further scientific evidence that backs it up — they really dig reggae. According to a recent study from Scottish SPCA and the University of Glasgow, dogs' favorite music genres are reggae and soft rock, according to The BBC. Image: Shutterstock / WilleeCole Photography Scientists tracked dogs' behavior changes when presented with pop, Motown, soft rock, reggae and classical music. But just because most dogs jam to Bob Marley doesn't mean that your pup is not a sensitive soul that prefers Fiona Apple. Read more... More about Reggae, Music, Science, Dogs, and Watercooler Read More »Trump was finally shamed by the Internet into doing something right
This afternoon, President Donald Trump's @POTUS account was blowing up Twitter feeds—but for once, it wasn't because of his tweets. Instead, the @POTUS account's security was the trending topic, after screenshots posted on Twitter appeared to reveal the fact that it was linked to a basic Gmail account. And also, possibly, lacked basic privacy protections. That prompted a slew of outside attempts to access the account, and what appears to be action from the Trump team to finally fix the issue. Earlier this week, WauchulaGhost, a hacker with a history of hijacking ISIS-linked Twitter accounts, reached out to CNN to warn of potential security vulnerabilities of notable Trump-tied handles, including those of the President, First Lady and VP. Read more... More about Emails, Security, Twitter, Potus, and President Read More »Twitter accounts form army in a digital resistance against Trump
President Trump's recent efforts to silence scientists on social media by imposing a gag order on administrations like the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA,) have already started to backfire. While Trump may have temporarily quieted several official accounts, his actions have inspired a digital rebellion across Twitter, and an army of mysterious accounts in the science, education, security communities and more — identifying as "resistance teams" — are banding together to fight for the right to share factual information. SEE ALSO: Government scientists are caught between new gag order and their own ethics policies Read more... Comic-book killers: New York Times nixes graphic novel bestseller list
The New York Times just delivered a major snub to millions of graphic novel, comics and manga readers. As of February 5, the newspaper of record will stop publishing its three "graphic book" bestseller lists (soft cover, hardcover and manga). The lists were first published in 2009. The change was first spotted in an advance copy of the Times' bestseller lists by literary agent Charlie Olsen on Wednesday, and confirmed by the Times Thursday to comicbook.com. Olsen led the Twitter charge against the change, with graphic novel luminaries such as Neil Gaiman joining in the conversation. Read more... More about Comics, Graphic Novels, Entertainment, and Mashreads Read More »Google's moonshots appear not so crazy now as company proves its worth beyond mobile ads
Search, clicks and views aren't everything for Google anymore. Alphabet, the technology giant formerly known as Google, still makes majority of its revenue from ads, but it's starting to build big gains elsewhere. Alphabet reported on Thursday a 62 percent increase from the year prior in "other revenue," which includes hardware sales. Overall, revenue was up 22 percent year over year. Google is still winning in the ad department, despite fake news sites being purged from using its ad service. It brought in $22.4 billion in ad revenue (out of a total of $26.1 billion across the company) for the fourth quarter of 2016. Read more... More about Tech, Alphabet, Google, and Business Read More »Cops ask owner to claim 5-pound bag of weed
The cops are just trying to get a 5-pound bag of weed back to its rightful owner. Nothing fishy here. The Columbus, Indiana Police Department posted a photo and plea to Twitter on Tuesday asking for the owner of 5.5 pounds of marijuana to kindly come forward and claim their weed. "Stop by the police station to claim. Dont [sic] forget your ID," the cops wrote in the tweet.
Sassy robot trolls the internet by beating the 'I am not a robot' test
We're sure you are familiar with the "I'm not a robot" captcha prompt that often comes up when visiting certain sites. What we you may not realize is that there are robots out there that are completely able to click that button and who feel discriminated by this test designed to weed them out, to make them feel unworthy of the internet. Enter the sassy robot in this video, who accomplished what they said couldn't be done. Sure, the robot is probably being controlled by a person. But it still makes for a pretty funny image, and for an inspiring story. Chase your dreams, robots. What one 'Supergirl' story arc taught me about coming out
No one tells you how to come out. There’s no guidebook that details exactly what you should say, no song that accurately sums up how you should feel and no television show that allows you to look at a character and say, “this is my journey." Or at least I never thought there was, until this season of Supergirl. That’s not to say that television hasn’t given us tons of coming out stories over the years. In the past year or so especially, we’ve seen an influx of gay characters and same-sex relationships dominate the small screen, though there is still a long, long way to go. (According to GLAAD, 2016 had the highest percentage of LGBTQ series regulars on broadcast TV since the organization started measuring diversity on the small screen — 43 regulars (4.8%) were identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer.) Read more... More about Lgbtq, Chyler Leigh, Supergirl, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Cats are the stars of the cuddliest and most delightfully random NBA meme yet
Every so often, when the stars align just right in the beautifully goofy universe that is the NBA internet, a particular team's fan base concocts a meme that becomes part rallying cry, part inside joke and part homage to their favorite squad. There have certainly been some good ones in recent years. But the league has never seen a meme as cute as this. Every time the Philadelphia 76ers win a game nowadays, the victory comes with a side benefit that is oh-so-very internet: a deluge of photos of adorable cats. Sixers fans call it #RaiseTheCat. Here's what it looked like after a win over Milwaukee on Wednesday: Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Taking underwater photos with your iPhone just got way easier
The specially designed 'Lenzo' iPhone case lets you take high quality underwater pictures right from your phone. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time, Camera Lenses, Camera Lens, and Lens Read More »A look at the mundane jobs that would suck in the Pokemon world
If you think about it, not everyone could have been a trainer in the Pokemon universe. If every single person had tried to be the very best like no one ever was, that society would have stopped functioning. Basic infrastructure would have broken down. Dorkly digs deeper into this idea by giving us a closer look at the average, every day jobs that are both necessary but also really sucky when put into the Pokemon world. It's a shame these pixellated people don't get the recognition they deserve. What this NFL player put on Facebook Live cost him $10,000 and now he's very sorry
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is back with his latest Facebook Live video, but it likely won't cause an uproar like his last one. After Pittsburgh's NFL Divisional Playoff win early this month, Brown used Facebook to livestream the team's locker room post-game celebration, which included head coach Mike Tomlin calling the New England Patriots "those assholes." Tomlin apologized, the Steelers fined Brown $10,000, and now, he's trying to clear the air. “I apologize sincerely that I caught an awkward moment when my coach was talking,” Brown said in the video, posted Wednesday. "I didn't mean no harm." Read more... More about Facebook Live, Football, Nfl, Antonio Brown, and Entertainment Read More »3D-printed sex organs help blind students learn about sexual health
3D-printing technology is letting blind students experience comprehensive, accessible sex ed for the first time ever. Advocates and researchers collaborated to create more than 18 3D figures that model sex organs during a various states of arousal. They range from a flaccid penis to a dilated vaginal opening, allowing students to "feel" their way though sexual health lessons. While it may be a NSFW (let alone not-safe-for-school) endeavor, these models are game-changers for blind students who often need to learn about sexual health through verbal instruction alone. Read more... More about Science, Disability, School, Students, and Education Read More »Yarn shop that attacked the 'vile' Pussyhat Project is getting flooded with bad Yelp reviews
It's starting to unravel for a Tennessee yarn store. After The Joy of Knitting owner Elizabeth Poe went after Women's March supporters in a Facebook post Tuesday, the store got a thrashing from "nasty women" everywhere. Poe revealed her true feelings about the march and women's movement, saying in the post, "The vulgarity, vile and evilness of this movement is absolutely despicable." She went on to explain as a business owner and Christian she has to "promote values of mutual respect, love, compassion, understanding, and integrity. The women's movement is counterproductive to unity of family, friends, community, and nation." Read more... More about Yarn, Womens March On Washington, Women S March, Pussyhat Project, and Business Read More »President Trump is destroying Twitter
President Trump has taken control of Twitter, wrenching the wheel, leading the dialogue, and steering it into almost certain disaster. And he won’t let go. For someone who supposedly doesn’t like Twitter very much Trump's obsessed with it. So are plenty of other people, but they’re not the president of the United States. Most of their tweets don’t matter. At least, not like his. Every single one of Trump’s tweets matters, which—while it may sadly be Peak Trump—is turning into a waking nightmare for the rest of us. And it could doom Twitter. Read more... More about President Donald Trump, Donald Trump, President Trump, Twitter, and Tech Read More »The Glitoris is the shining beacon of pleasure we need
People have been making penis art for an eternity, but finally one artist is giving the clitoris its due. Australian artist Alli Sebastian Wolf has created “The Glitoris,” which is exactly what it sounds like a: a giant, glittery clit. The striking work is a 100:1 scale model of one of humanity’s most elusive organs. Wolf crafted it from foam, lycra and sequins (which show where the clit’s 8,000 nerves run). The result is hard to ignore, which Wolf told Mashable was part of the idea behind her work. “Almost no one I talk to knows about this incredible organ – how far it extends beyond what you can see on the surface and how it works,” she said. “I wanted to make something that celebrated it, a giant golden sparkling shrine that would help people come to love it like I do.” Read more... More about Glitter, Australia, Art, Clitoris, and Watercooler Read More »American Airlines is ditching seatback screens in its new planes
In-flight boredom can often be soothed by the screen planted on the seat before you. But that small luxury will soon be nixed from a set of new jets from American Airlines. Instead, the company said, passengers can just bring their laptops, phones and other gadgets if they need a little entertainment on the journey. 100 new Boeing 737 Max jets debuting on routes later in 2017 won't have any screens because, according to American Airlines, they're just not needed any more. The company reports that 90 percent of the people on board American flights bring their own screens, according to a statement emailed to Mashable. Read more... More about Travel, Plane, American Airlines, Airlines, and Lifestyle Read More »Scientists are turning dragonflies into tiny cyborg drones
One company has decided the ideal tiny drone should take its cues from the natural world of insects — specifically the dragonfly. When Draper, an independent biomedical solutions lab, set out to make its own mini-fliers, it cut out the middleman. It got some of the insects and outfitted them with cutting-edge navigation, synthetic biology and neurotechnology systems to create a swarm of cyborg dragonfly drones. The tiny hybrids are part of an internal R&D project at Draper called, appropriately, DragonflEye. "DragonflEye is a totally new kind of micro-aerial vehicle that’s smaller, lighter and stealthier than anything else that’s manmade,” said the program's principal investigator Jesse J. Wheeler in an interview posted online by the company. “This system pushes the boundaries of energy harvesting, motion sensing, algorithms, miniaturization and optogenetics, all in a system small enough for an insect to wear." Read more... More about Flight, Cyborg, Science, Drones, and Tech Read More »Yes, there's going to be a Ferrari Land and it's everything you imagined
Ferrari Land — it might sound like fantasy but pretty soon it will be a full-blown theme park packed full of mini Ferraris and some of the fastest rides in Europe. A maze of super-speed rides in the Italian car company's signature red, Ferrari Land will open at the PortAventura amusement park in Spain on April 7. While there's already a Ferrari World in Dubai, this is the first park of its kind in Europe. Rides at the park will aim to live up to the car's famous name in speed and design. For one, there's the Vertical Accelerator, which is the tallest roller coaster in Europe at 368 feet high and reaches up to 112 miles per hour in just five seconds, Conde Nast Traveler reports. Read more... More about Amusement Parks, Europe, Italy, Spain, and Ferrari Land Read More »Please leave me alone while I stare at this photo of Jupiter
Hi. It's been a hard week. Come look at this photo of Jupiter with me, won't you? The image, taken by NASA's somewhat troubled, but still functioning Juno spacecraft orbiting the giant plant, shows off Jupiter's clouds swirling and storms brewing. It's pretty, right? The circular storm near the bottom is actually the third-largest storm of its kind discovered on the planet, according to NASA. Scientists have also been tracking the development of the storm for about 23 years, the space agency added. So, while it's not quite the largest storm, it's still pretty cool, right? Here, look at it again: Read more... More about Space Exploration, Nasa, Jupiter, Space Photos, and Science Read More »Google Pixel 2 might make you ditch your real camera once and for all
Dang, that was fast. It's only been a little over three months since Google launched its Pixel phones and there are already rumors swirling around about the Pixel 2. Citing a reliable source, 9to5Google says Google — at least, at this early stage in development — is testing several versions of the Pixel 2 (none of which are guaranteed to make the cut come launch time), and at least one of the prototypes, called "Pixel 2B" internally, is a cheaper, less powerful version designed for emerging markets. According to the report, Google's got prototypes powered by some kind of Qualcomm "Snapdragon 83X" chip (possibly referring to the 835 chip or an enhanced version of it) and others powered by Intel chips. Read more... More about Rumors, Smartphones, Android, Pixel 2, and Google Read More »Bride perfectly trolls her groom in a ridiculous T-Rex costume
"First look" wedding pictures are usually some of the most beautiful pictures from any couple's nuptials. For the first time, the couple sees each other fully done up for their wedding day. While most of the time "first looks" lead to beautiful happy tears, one woman used her "first look" for another beautiful moment: a beautiful, wedding day troll. Jon Clark Weddings shared an unbelievable Facebook video of a bride wearing an inflatable T-Rex costume for her groom's "first look," and the footage is truly priceless. Read more... More about Trolling, Costumes, T Rex, Pictures, and Lol Read More »NBA team tries to troll the defending champs but actually just ends up trolling itself
The Sacramento Kings overcame the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime on Wednesday night so, naturally, the Kings decided to poke some fun at Cleveland after the big upset. But this isn't your standard "X burns Y on Twitter" story since, the Kings tried to insult a team generally superior in every way. As everyone's favorite fictional sports commentator would say, "bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off." First, the burn itself, courtesy of the Kings official Twitter account. Here's a reimagining of the Cavaliers logo, swapping the "C" for a big, fat "L" (short for loss of course), throwing shade at Cleveland. Read more... More about Nba, Basketball, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Great white shark gracefully photobombs 10-year-old's surfing pic
Looks like Eden is going to need a bigger surf board. The 10-year-old surfer was out on the waves near Australia's Port Stephens when he almost collided with what seems to be a great white shark. The most terrifying part? He didn't even realise how close he'd come to bumping into the predator till after he had reached the shore. Eden's dad, Chris Hasson, was snapping pictures of his son when he captured the image of the shark gliding about a metre from Eden's board. "Just as [Eden was] taking off I [saw] something out of the corner of my eye," Chris wrote on Facebook. Read more... More about Shark, Australia, Port Stephens, Surfer, and Great White Shark Read More »'Riverdale' reinvents Archie with a 'Twin Peaks' twist, and we dare you not to love it
When Luke Perry was growing up in small town Ohio, sharing a tiny bedroom in a trailer with his brother, he took sanctuary with a stack of comic books piled high in his closet. He’d pull issues from his stash and read them diligently by flashlight, and amid the many superheroes and sci-fi epics there was another favorite – a staple of the medium since debuting in 1941: the quaint, relatable, all-American adventures of teenager Archie Andrews and his high school pals, rivals and crushes, set in the idyllic town of Riverdale, U.S.A. Today, Perry – no stranger to series centered around iconic locales, thanks to his stint on Beverly Hills 90210 – is among the cast of Riverdale, The CW’s ambitious and decidedly edgier take on the 75-year-old comic book series. Read more... More about Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Luke Perry, Riverdale, and The Cw Read More »Trump is going to build that damn wall and all people can talk about is avocados
So President Donald Trump is still planning to build that wall, it's going to be a big wall, and he's going to make Mexico pay for it even if he has to pass the consequences on to you, the American consumer. The proposed wall, which started as a giant insult but will now be a physical barrier along the U.S. and Mexico border, is going to cost a huge amount of money: $12-$15 billion. Trump has repeatedly said he will try to make Mexico fund it and on Thursday afternoon, his administration finally floated an idea of how they might make that happen: a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico. SEE ALSO: All the times the former president of Mexico shut down Trump's 'f*cking wall' Read more... Yes, Kim Kardashian really did pierce her nails
The great thing about Kim Kardashian's social media resurgence is the return of her Snapchat. Once again, we get to revel in glimpses of her everyday life, even the incredibly dull moments. On Thursday afternoon, she gave us 10 second bites of her ridiculously entertaining world — a world full of pierced nails. Yes, you read that right.
How 21 kids could keep climate websites from going completely dark
Right now, anxiety is sweeping across the scientific community about the Trump administration's efforts to make climate data disappear. However, there are now a very special group of 21 young Americans, ages nine to 20, who are throwing a sizable wrench in the Trump administration's plans. Their lawsuit against the federal government and fossil fuel companies seeks to hold them accountable for failing to adequately address human-caused global warming despite widespread knowledge of the risks. The case, formally known as Juliana v United States, is scheduled to go to trial sometime this year, and has already set groundbreaking legal precedents in the nascent field of climate change law. Read more... More about Scott Pruitt, Trump, Climate Lawsuit, Our Childrens Trust, and Global Warming Read More »An NBA team's season of discontent boils over on Instagram
If the NBA regular season ended today, the Chicago Bulls would be playoff-bound, but boy, is that far from the full story. Despite their star-studded lineup and high expectations, the Bulls are a cesspool of bad blood and bitterness, barely hanging on to playoff contention. That ill will peaked after Wednesday night's loss, which saw the Bulls drop a 10-point lead with three minutes remaining. Speaking to reporters, co-captains Dwayne Wade and Jimmy Butler ripped the rest of the team for not caring enough. On Thursday, teammate Rajon Rondo fired back. On Instagram SEE ALSO: What this NFL player put on Facebook Live cost him $10,000 and now he's very sorry Read more... Facebook just added support for physical security keys and that's a big plus
When the rollout of its newest privacy tools, Facebook snuck in a very useful update: support for physical security keys. That means you can now use any USB key that supports the universal second factor (U2F) standard to log into your Facebook account, confirming your identity just by tapping the key. SEE ALSO: Facebook changes how it talks about privacy What does this mean?You can now use a physical key to log into your Facebook account just like you'd use a key to start a car. You'll still need to use the key in combination with your password (so if a person steals it, they won't be able to log in). You can even use a key to log into Facebook via Chrome on Android, that is, assuming both your phone and key have NFC wireless tech. Read more... More about Passwords, Security, Facebook, and Tech Read More »Joel Embiid's brilliant tweet tweaks Trump where it hurts after NBA All-Star snub
Joel Embiid is many things. He's a phenomenal basketball player, a quality quote, a physical marvel and, as most NBA fans know by know, hilarious on social media. But this one-liner from Thursday may be his finest internet moment yet. Embiid was in contention for a reserve spot on the NBA All-Star team, which is selected by the league's coaches. Reserves were announced Thursday. But Embiid — despite having a stellar season for the Philadelphia 76ers — wasn't on the list. (The snub may have even cost the Philly big man a date with his famous crush, but more on that in a minute.) Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Archie got hot, but 'Riverdale' is more than just a bunch of pretty faces
This recap contains spoilers for Riverdale Season 1, episode 1, titled "The River's Edge." "Our story is about a town, a small town, and the people who live in the town. From a distance, it presents itself like so many other small towns all over the world: safe, decent, innocent. Get closer though, and you start seeing the shadows underneath. The name of our town is Riverdale. And our story begins, I guess, with what the Blossom twins did this summer … " Riverdale, The CW's live-action Archie comics drama, aims to subvert any and all assumptions you have about Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) and his friends from over 75 years of comic books. Read more... More about Archie, The Cw, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, and Kj Apa Read More »Indigenous activists respond to flag-burning on 'Invasion Day'
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and other cities to protest "Australia Day," the national celebration marking the anniversary of the continent's colonisation, known by critics as "Invasion Day" or "Survival Day." From calls to #ChangeTheDate, expressions of Indigenous culture and shows of solidarity from non-Indigenous communities, the protests were said to draw 50,000 people in Melbourne and 10,000 in Sydney on Friday. In the latter city's case, the peaceful protest involved an attempted flag-burning, which was broken up when police sprayed fire extinguishers into the crowd. Negative reaction to the incident framed most media reports of the day. Read more... More about Flag, Australia, Australia Day, Invasion Day, and Protest Read More »Here are Boeing's new slim, touchscreen-friendly spacesuits
Boeing says they are ready to take America back into space. But first they have to suit up. The company unveiled a new line of spacesuits this week to pair with its Starliner spacecraft, designed to take astronauts to the International Space Station. At 20 pounds, it weighs 40 percent less than NASA's current spacesuits, has touchscreen-friendly gloves, strategically placed zippers, and a soft helmet with a wide visor for better peripheral viewing. It will feature Boeing's signature blue color and be worn by astronauts during launch, ascent and re-entry. Read more... More about Science, Space, Spacesuit, Boeing, and Tech Read More »The Guardian's misquote of '1984' unwittingly starts 'tiny train world' meme
Need a daily reminder that the internet is a post-ironic cesspit of misinformation, in-jokes and cynicism? You came to the right place. You may have noticed that George Orwell's dystopian classic 1984 is (dare we say it) trending again, for some strange reason that may or may not be related to the messed up state of politics and current obsession with "fake news." Anywho, The Guardian quoted Orwell’s treatise on totalitarianism in a column on Thursday and it was hella sage. But also, hella wrong. As an example of our current climate where the "facts are what we say they are," the piece quoted the following passage in full: Read more... More about Tiny Train World, 1984, George Orwell, The Guardian, and World Read More »Artificial intelligence could one day diagnose skin cancer from smartphones
Can an algorithm detect skin cancer as well as a dermatologist? Scientists say yes, at least, according to a new study out this week. A group of researchers at Stanford say they have trained AI to be as reliable as human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer and that the technology may someday be able work on smartphones. The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Nature this week, first trained a neural network using 129,450 photos representing more than 2,000 different types of skin conditions. Using one of Google's image recognition algorithms, the teams says they were able to train the neural network to identify both malignant and benign skin lesions. Read more... More about Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, Apps And Software, Tech, and Entertainment Read More »Trolls really piled on this country's hyped annual radio countdown
If there's one thing the internet is good for, its disrupting normal proceedings. So nobody should have been surprised when a number of cheeky social media users piled on the "Hottest 100," an annual tradition hosted by Australian indie radio station Triple J. A public poll that's been around since 1993, the countdown is announced in real time online as well as over the radio, setting it up as the perfect fodder for "sh*tposters." So, while the station counted backwards from 100, merry pranksters like Ben Lawson and Jack Taylor showed off their trolling skills. Read more... More about Australia, Trolling, Flume, Jack Taylor, and Ben Lawson Read More »More trouble for Uber in India's Silicon Valley
As ride-hailing companies Uber and its local giant Ola expand their operations in India, antique regulations continue to emerge as roadblocks. The latest testament of this comes from Karnataka, the home of crucial market Bangalore, where the state government is considering deeming pool-sharing services of both the taxi services illegal. According to the state transport department, pool services such as UberPOOL and Ola Share violate contract carriage permit. The archaic regulation restricts a cab from pickling up and dropping passengers during the course of a ride on a particular route. Read more... More about Bangalore, Karnataka, Ola, Uber, and India Read More »This national park tracked down rhino poachers thanks to a selfie
While India holds the notorious record of witnessing maximum selfie deaths in the world for two successive years, here's one instance where selfies have actually turned helpful. The Assam Police has tracked down two poachers through the selfies clicked inside Kaziranga National Park in northeastern India. The duo had allegedly killed a female rhino in June last year, and were arrested on Wednesday in central Assam’s Nagaon district, the Hindustan Times reported. The Kaziranga National Park is a UNESCO world heritage site and houses two-thirds of the planet's great one-horned rhinocerosThere are 2,401 rhinos in the sanctuary of which nearly 800 are females. Read more... More about Nature Reserve, Selfies, Sanctuary, India, and Rhinoceros Read More »Watch fans go nuts in theaters when Sunny Leone appears as 'Laila' in 'Raees'
It is no secret that Sunny Leone is wildly popular in India. The adult entertainment star, by virtue of her second innings in Bollywood, is not only the most searched personality on Google India, but also a rage-driver offline. Sample this. Leone's dance moves as Laila in the recently released film Raees, starring Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, sent crowds into a tizzy at theaters across India. Twitter users have shared videos of live crowds breaking into jigs en masse as soon as Leone appears on the big screen. And an evidently amazed Leone has been retweeting them calling it "the greatest thing" she's seen. Read more... More about Theatrical Performance, Theater, Movies, Bollywood, and Music Read More »69 times James Blunt was laugh-out-loud funny on Twitter
LONDON — The title of "funniest British person on Twitter" is a hotly contested one. Obviously Danny Dyer has a very strong Twitter game, and rarely a day goes by when J.K. Rowling doesn't tweet something brilliant. But there's another contender who could give both of them a run for their money. With his unique mix of brutal self-deprecation, even more brutal comebacks, and gloriously filthy ripostes, James Blunt has a Twitter game that contrasts spectacularly with his gentle song lyrics. We've rounded up some of his best efforts below. Read more... More about Uk, Ed Sheeran, Funny, Twitter, and James Blunt Read More »Google Chrome will now reload web pages faster
Don’t you find it annoying when Chrome takes an additional second or two to reload a web page you had visited only recently? Google does, too — and it is making things smoother. Google says refreshes on Chrome browser are now about 28 percent faster, adding that improvements should be visible on both mobile and desktop versions of its marquee browser. Explaining how it managed to cut short the time it takes to reload a page, Google said it is changing the way its browser handles what is known as "validation." Every time a user visits or revisits a page, Chrome requests hundreds of network requests for it. In the latest version of Chrome, likely v56, the browser only validates the main resource (things that it believes may have been changed and need to be validated). Read more... More about Security, Chrome, Google Chrome, Google, and Tech Read More »These new 'Beauty and the Beast' character posters have a magical surprise
When you see all the characters together in one place, the sheer star-power of the cast that's been assembled for Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast remake really hits home. The posters below aren't any ordinary posters, either — on Thursday evening, Disney released a series of animated gifs showcasing everyone from Belle to Cadenza in full costume. Here they are, in all their magical glory... Read more... Belle (Emma Watson).The Beast (Dan Stevens).Gaston (Luke Evans).LeFou (Josh Gad).Lumiere (Ewan McGregor).More about Uk, Posters, Live Action, Disney, and Ian Mckellen Read More »Indians are busy figuring out how the blackbuck died after Salman Khan claimed 'natural' death
Bollywood actor Salman Khan appeared in court on Friday to record his statement on the black buck poaching case that has haunted him for 19 years. Khan reportedly claimed that he was innocent and the animal had died of "natural causes". Twitter users drew up a list of the causes that could have resulted in its death. It could have died of a heart attack after seeing a gun.
It perhaps succumbed to diabetes.
White House official memo misspells British PM's name three times
British Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed hopes to rekindle Britain's special relationship with the US now that Donald Trump is president. SEE ALSO: Trump's inauguration speech sounded like it was ripped from Bane from 'The Dark Knight Rises' But her aspirations suffered a minor setback after the White House press team misspelled her name thrice in the schedule for her meeting with the US president. May's name was spelled "Teresa" in the introduction to the daily guidance and press schedule email, which included an hourly breakdown of the president's workday. "In the afternoon, the President will partake in a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister, Teresa May. A joint press conference between the two parties follows," the first misspelling read. Read more... More about Misspelling, Donald Trump, Theresa May, and Watercooler Read More »Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik trash hotel rooms in 'Fifty Shades Darker' music video
If you like Zayn Malik, Taylor Swift and shots of people looking moody and having very little respect for hotel property, then you're in luck. The music video for the Fifty Shades Darker song "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" has all of the above in abundance. Written by Swift in conjunction with Jack Antonoff and Sam Dew and shot by Grant Singer in London. Malik and Swift aren't in the video much together. Mostly they're off on their own, singing broodily in the dark while staring into the middle distance. But they do join forces for some flickery shots towards the song's end. Read more... More about Soundtrack, Uk, Music Video, Fifty Shades Darker, and Taylor Swift Read More »This is why you should never, ever drink 'tea' you find lying around
LONDON — We don't even want to imagine what this would have tasted like. On Wednesday afternoon, Niamh McManus of Redcar, UK shared a mildly shudder-inducing story that involved a beauty blender, her brother and a Lidl mug. Here's the tweet, which pretty much speaks for itself.
Oh dear. That tweet — which has been shared over 8,500 times — sent shockwaves rippling through Twitter. Read more... More about Uk, Beauty Blender, Viral, Funny, and Twitter Read More »The story of martyred soldier who received India's highest military honor will tug at your heartstrings
On India's 68th Republic Day celebrated on Jan. 26, martyred soldier Hangpan Dada was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra — the country's highest gallantry honor. His teary-eyed widow Chasen Lowang received the award from the Indian president after the grand parade in New Delhi. Havaldar Dada, who served in the Indian Army's Assam Regiment, hailed from a remote area in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Indian government has recognized him for his "valor, courageous action and self-sacrifice" that saw him fighting off four gunmen in the conflict-ridden state of Jammu & Kashmir in May last year. Dada killed three and forced the fourth to flee, in the process injuring himself fatally. Read more... More about Award, Awards Ceremony, Soldier, Military, and Army Read More »These sports stars are miffed their country won't acknowledge their achievements
India’s top sports stars have lashed out at the government for not rewarding them in what is a further signal of India’s continued negligence and little investment to excel in sports. Iconic billiards player Pankaj Advani, often referred to as the golden boy, isn’t pleased with not getting awarded the highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, for the second time in a row. When sports minister Vijay Goel offered his best wishes to Advani for winning the National Billiards Championship of 2017, the 16-time world title winner used the opportunity to let the world know about this.
Cool teen builds soda machine in empty locker
Who needs lockers these days now that schools are forgoing books in favor of electronic devices? The teens no longer need a place to put their cool teen stuff, so genius student Blake Hawkins turned his locker into something more useful and profitable: a soda machine. Hawkins' machine requires exact change, is theft-proof, and was installed without damaging the locker in any way. You can read all about his process in the detailed Instructables tutorial he created. Even without a high school diploma yet, this kid already has a future. Nobody knows why this woman trolled a reporter with an M&M's hat
There's always a level of unpredictability to live broadcasting. And for one Channel 4 reporter that reached new levels this week. Gary Gibbon was reporting live from Washington D.C. when a woman wearing an M&M's box hat started dancing in the background while holding a banner reading "Black Candy Matters". It was impossible for people to focus on the report (it was about the eagerly anticipated meeting between Theresa May and Donald Trump in case you're wondering) as they speculated about why the woman was trolling the broadcaster: Read more... More about Washington Dc, Protest, Woman, M Ms, and Watercooler Read More »Ed Sheeran's tweet about his new GQ cover is classic Ed Sheeran
LONDON — Just because you're voted the "worst dressed man of the year" by a magazine doesn't mean you won't one day end up on the cover. Ed Sheeran is a shining example of this. He may have earned the dubious title of "worst dressed man of 2012" by GQ magazine, but now — five years later — he's got this to celebrate: Sheeran shared the cover on his Instagram and Twitter, then followed it up with this sassy tweet: Read more... More about Uk, Tweets, Funny, Twitter, and Gq Magazine Read More »Draw yourself as Benedict Cumberbatch's imaginary date because that's not creepy at all
Benedict Cumberbatch is one classy gentleman. So classy that he even has his own colouring book. Superfans yearning to eventually meet their favourite Sherlock star can imagine themselves in a variety of different IRL settings using this book. For example, you can draw in Benedict Cumberbatch's imaginary date... Image: i love mel You can have imaginary conversations with Benedict... You can show your appreciation for Benedict's sartorial taste by drawing outfits for him. Image: i love mel And, if you've ever wondered what it would be like to share a home with Benedict, you can draw it and colour it in. Read more... More about Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Coloring Books, and Coloring Book Read More »Top 10 Movies from Sundance 2017
Casey Affleck, Fred Armisen, Kyle Mooney and Anne Hathaway are featured in the great (and not so great) films from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Good in small doses: The book that may make you want to take LSD
Calmer. Happier. Way more productive. That may sound like the first line of a Radiohead song. In fact, it's how author Ayelet Waldman felt after trying a tiny dose of LSD every third day for a month. Waldman's curious experiment is the subject of A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage and My Life, a highly readable nonfiction diary released this month by Knopf. The book makes a compelling case for why acid should be decriminalized like marijuana in several states. Both drugs have medical benefits, and neither have ever been shown to kill a human being at any dose. (Those stories from the 1970s about acid droppers jumping out of windows because they thought they could fly? An urban legend largely spread by one TV presenter.) Read more... More about Books, Lsd, Drugs, Entertainment, and Mashreads Read More »You can wash this smartphone with water and soap
Fact 1: Phones get dirty. Fact 2: Most phones don't like water very much. Soap, even less. Enter Kyocera's new phone, launched in Japan on Thursday. Called Kyocera rafre, it's not only resistant to water; it can also withstand hot water and soap without any trouble. You can also use rafre's touchscreen with wet hands or when wearing gloves. And in accordance to the kitchen theme, the phone comes with a preinstalled cooking app which can be operated with hand gestures. In terms of specs, the Kyocera rafre is an entry-level phone, with a 5-inch screen, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of memory, a 13-megapixel camera, a 3,000mAh battery and (pleasant surprise) Android 7.0. Read more... More about Kyocera, Kyocera Rafre, Soap Resistance, Washable Phone, and Tech Read More »This disturbing dolphin selfie trend is a low point for humanity
Could people please stop dragging dolphins from the water in order to take selfies with them? Another baby dolphin has died in Argentina after tourists ripped it from the ocean and mobbed it to touch it and take snaps with it. A YouTube video shows beachgoers in San Bernardo, about 200 miles south of Buenos Aires, standing and kneeling to pet the small animal. "They let it die," Claudia, one observer quoted in the newspaper La Capital told C5N news channel. "It was young and came to the shore. They could have returned it to the water, in fact, it was breathing, but everyone started taking photos and touching it. They said it was already dead." Read more... More about Health, Lifestyle, Environment, Wildlife, and Animals Read More »Fat camp and a dead dad: 'This Is Us' is your cry of the week
Welcome to our new weekly series "Cry of the Week," in which we highlight whatever moment made us ugly cry on our couches the most in the past seven days. This Is Us has never been afraid to take us viewers on an emotional rollercoaster. In fact, I'm convinced that Dan Fogelman and the NBC show’s writers relish in our tears at this point. If that wasn't clear before, it certainly became obvious after this week's episode, in which we watched Kate (Chrissy Metz) go through a breakdown at fat camp while remembering emotional barriers in her life that prevented her from achieving various life goals. Read more... More about Tv, Chrissy Metz, Dan Fogelman, Milo Ventimiglia, and This Is Us Read More »All electric trains in the Netherlands are entirely wind-powered
All electric trains in the Netherlands are now powered entirely by wind energy. It's the first railway network in the world to rely completely on renewable energy, providing carbon-free travel to over 600,000 daily passengers. Read more... More about Wind Powered, Electric Trains, Netherlandsdutch, Clean Energy, and Sustainable Energy Read More »That Emotional Advice Kid kept Jimmy Fallon in stitches during their interview
Get $2 ready because this interview contains a lot of emotions. Twelve-year-old Ciro Ortiz, aka the Emotional Advice Kid, appeared on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last night and kept everyone laughing at his hilarious and adorable comments. The late night host asked Ortiz a series of questions ranging from how he came up with his unique advice idea to what he would want to spend the money he earns by giving advice. And, while Fallon had planned on surprising the advice giver with the NES Classic Edition system, he was stunned to find out that it wasn't Ortiz who asked for it: it was his dad. Read more... More about The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Fallon, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Verizon's 'Embeds' takes you on the political campaign trail
The news from the campaign trail isn't just delivered by the anchors you see on television. Before it's read aloud into an earpiece or scripted for a teleprompter, the day's headlines are identified and dispatched by a 20-something reporter often thousands miles away from the TV studio. Instead of sitting at a desk, staring at Twitter or reading other news sites, a group of young journalists spend months working 20-hour days, walking through small towns and sleeping on buses. These "embeds" are the people who day by day watch and listen to the politicians and the people they speak to. A new six-part show Embeds, released with Complex Networks on Verizon's mobile streaming app go90, chronicles what it's like to cover a campaign, with a comedic flair. The series opens with one of the embeds in a threesome. The candidate is obsessed with spaghetti. A campaign staffer casually threatens the embeds with a vision of sharp objects. Read more... More about Media, Campaign, Politics, Snapchat, and Scott Conroy Read More »Trevor Noah breaks down President Trump's week of executive actions
In the week since President Donald Trump took office, he's signed 13 executive actions. And though that might read to some as quite a bit for one week, The Daily Show is here to remind us that not all of Trump's executive orders carry much weight. Take Trump's executive order to build a wall along the Mexican border, for example. Trevor Noah reminds us that although Trump signed the order, Congress still needs to allocate the money needed to fund such a massive undertaking. "So basically, this is like when a kid makes one of their Christmas lists," he joked. "You can ask Santa for a pony, but unless your parents go spend money at the pony store, your ass ain't getting a baby horse." Read more... More about Entertainment, Tv, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Jason Momoa casually throws real axes in front of a live studio audience
Some celebrities play cute games during their late night visitsJason Momoa throws axes. The actor stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to talk about his new Netflix show Frontier, break down his character's drinking abilities and dangerously showcase how good he is at throwing axes in front of a live studio audience. Watch host Jimmy Kimmel, Guillermo and (a little more skillfully) Momoa take their shots at the target. Disney's Boba Fett just pulled off the slickest move of all time
Pretty much everyone loves Boba Fett. Yes, he is a bounty hunter working for the dark side. But he's also fights with wrist rockets and a jet pack, so he's obviously a BAMF. Boba Fett is one of the most popular characters in the Star Wars franchise, so much so that he has his own Boba Fett Fan Club. A member of that fan club captured this video of Boba Fett being his slick self at the Walt Disney Land Resort in Orlando. Finger guns that actually come with an explosion effect in the background? First of all, well played, Fett. Second of all, where can we get that? Read more... More about Orlando, Disney, Boba Fett, Star Wars, and Watercooler Read More »Melania Trump's 'Vanity Fair' cover is causing a ton of controversy in Mexico
The people of Mexico are far from thrilled with Donald Trump and his harsh immigration policies, and now they're livid with the new first lady for a controversial magazine cover. Melania Trump was given the honor of appearing on the cover of the Mexican edition of February's Vanity Fair, but the choice of cover photograph is beyond absurd. The first lady can be seen posing in a white dress, her wrists and hands decked out with jewels. The cringeworthy cover features Trump seated at a table as though she is about to eat a delicious bowl of spaghetti, except, oh wait — it's a bowl filled with diamonds, gems and silver jewelry. Read more... More about Entertainment, Conversations, Donald Trump, Vanity Fair, and Politics Read More »Ben and Jerry's bourbon ice cream seems like a dream, but it's real
Let's get real: drinking and ice cream are where a hefty portion of our incomes are going to go for the foreseeable future (especially since the avocado outlook is bleak). The geniuses at Ben and Jerry's made have combined the two coping mechanisms into one bourbon ice cream, reports Time (Sadly, this ice cream won't actually get you buzzed). Image: BEN AND JERRY'S Urban Bourbon ice cream, which was developed around, "some of today's tastiest food trends," includes burnt caramel ice cream with almonds, fudge flakes and a gooey bourbon caramel swirl.
Missy Elliott channels Jon Snow in her 'I'm Better' music video
Leave it to Missy Elliott to make water aerobics look impossibly cool. The hip hop legend dropped a surprise video for "I'm Better" featuring Lamb, and, as always, it's a visual treat thanks to Elliott and her army of backup dancer clones. She rocks a jacket adorned with feathers on the shoulders to remind you she's like Jon Snow, only tougher. If "I'm Better" is a taste of the long awaited followup to 2005's The Cookbook, she's not letting us know quite yet. But she will also be the subject of a documentary released sometime in 2017, so there will definitely be more Missy this year. The very best (and worst) movies from Sundance 2017
Casey Affleck the ghost, Aubrey Plaza the horny nun and Fred Armisen the bad husband. These are just some of the highlights in this film festival roundup. Get the scoop on all of the great (and not so great) films from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Brigsby Bear, Kyle Mooney, Movies, Reviews, and Little Hours Read More »A 'pussyhat' lands a spot on the cover of 'TIME' and 'The New Yorker'
The pink symbol of what may have been the largest protest in U.S. history has gone from the streets and social media timelines to the front cover of TIME. A perfectly knit pussyhat, the cat-like homemade hat that has become one de facto symbol of a Trump administration opposition, commands your attention in the minimalistic cover complete with a powerful headline, "The Resistance Rises: How a March Becomes a Movement."
The cover was revealed on Thursday and, like the march itself, the Internet reacted with both critiques and joy. Read more... More about Conversations, Women S March, Women S March On Washington, and Watercooler Read More »Goop suggests you buy a golden butt necklace for Valentine's Day
First Gwyneth Paltrow told us to put rocks in our vaginas, and now she’s suggesting we wear a butt or some boobs around our neck. Yes, literally just a gold-plated necklace of a bare bottom or bust. The pieces are called "Le derrière dorée" and "Rubies boobies doré," respectively, and are both designed by Anissa Kermiche. The booty, which Goop describes as "the definition of cheeky," sells for a mere $370 dollars — really a small price to pay jewelry that basically moons people all day. The chest will run you a steeper $507, probably because it includes two ruby nips. More about Jewelry, Gifts, Valentine S Day, Goop, and Gwyneth Paltrow Read More »Starbucks' mobile orders are too popular for their own good
Convenient mobile orders are bringing endless of lines of customers into Starbucks — and that's a problem. Lines at the coffee chain are out of control because of pile-ups of mobile orders that cause delays for IRL customers. Starbucks admitted the flaw in a conference call sharing its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday. The chain trimmed its revenue forecast for the year and announced a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly sales, Reuters reported. Starbucks shares fell 3.8 percent in after-hours trading. "We are now laser-focused on fixing this problem, but the nature of it — too much demand — is an operational challenge we have solved before and I can assure you we will solve again," CEO Howard Schultz said on Starbucks' earnings call. Read more... More about Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments, Starbucks, and Business Read More »VR game that uses motion instead of controllers looks adorably fun
Jogger is like Frogger except in VR — and you're being chased by aliens in UFOs with freakin' laser beams attached to them. Normally, to achieve this kind of motion-controlled gaming, you'd either need controllers — Nintendo's Wii Remotes or Sony's Move controllers, for instance — or some kind of visual sensor like Microsoft's Kinect. But Jogger uses just the motion of you jogging in place as the Oculus/Samsung's GearVR headset bounces up and down to use as input for your forward momentum. Of course, you could probably cheat and shake the headset/your head up and down rapidly to go even faster than the entire weight of your body could move, but where's the fun in that? Read more... More about Samsung Gear Vr, Oculus, Vr, Tech, and Gaming Read More »Postmodern Jukebox is at is again with a big band style Lady Gaga cover
We've heard plenty of versions of Lady Gaga's classic hit 'Poker Face', but Postmodern Jukebox has now put their smooth, cool take on it with a 1940s big band rendition. Wear something vintage, crank this up and dance the night away. Art on street corner depicts Wonder Woman punching Donald Trump, which is exactly what you need today
A picture is worth a thousand words, and this one shows a superpowerful female immigrant punching the least-liked incoming President of the United States in modern history. The image was created in 2016 and printed for many a Women's March. The original was posted anonymously to Imgur on Dec. 5, but went viral once again Thursday night.
Cartoon women punching Trump may be emerging as an artistic trend, not to mention the fact that powerful women have been getting fed up with jerks for quite some time: Read more... More about Imgur, Street Art, Donald Trump, Dc, and Wonder Woman Read More »Someone drove onto this jetty during a high surf advisory and it ended terribly
The ocean is an unforgiving and brutal force of nature that deserves respect. A High Surf Advisory from the US National Weather Service was set on Thursday for Eureka, California, with surf height set at a whopping 27 feet. Despite the warnings, a driver decided to test his pickup truck outfitted with oversized tires and drive out to the tip of the Humboldt Bay North Jetty, you know, to get a closer look. Local photographer Tyler Whiteside was on the scene and when he noticed the driver heading towards the hetty, he flipped on his camera and captured the whole scene. After getting bashed by the monster waves the vehicle eventually becomes disabled and the driver actually gets out of his truck multiple times before he was eventually airlifted by the Coast Guard. Read more... More about Climate, Ocean, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Legendary kid beatboxes while playing the recorder with his nose
Remember when we all had to learn the recorder in elementary school and we thought it was really lame? If only we knew we could turn that talent into something truly brilliant with a little extra effort. This fifth grader not only plays the recorder through his nose (!!), but also drops some sick beatboxing skills at the same time. And he's super proud of it, as he should be. He's a recorder-playing legend and we bow down to his greatness. Apple officially joins the fight against the singularity
Artificial Intelligence has another champion and watchdog. Four months after its formation, the Partnership on AI, a group dedicated to tackling AI opportunities and challenges finally, officially welcomed Apple as a member. Tom Gruber, Apple's head of advanced development for Apple's digital assistant, Siri, joined the Partnership on AI's board of Trustees on Friday. Gruber joins science, research and AI leaders from a disparate group of companies including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and DeepMind (part of Google), along with leaders from the ACLU, UC Berkeley and the Association for the Advancement of AI. Read more... More about Artificial Intelligence, Partnership On Ai, Apple, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »How these two women managed to keep their hair through chemo
Both Kristin Haynes and Deanna King both used cold caps to retain their hair throughout their chemotherapy treatments Watch parents and kids get silly after smoking weed together for the first time
Getting stoned with your parents can be a tricky situation, but the benefits can greatly outweigh the awkwardness that will surely ensue. Continuing their YouTube trend of producing great cannabis videos, Cut Video got three parents and their children together and put them in a room to smoke weed together for the first time. As you can expect, things range from loving, to embarrassing and giggly. Tiny baby hippo takes her first dip in the pool
The Cincinnati Zoo welcomed a new baby hippo earlier this week, born six weeks early to 17-year-old mom, Bibi. Since then, the calf has received 24-hour care — from tube-feeding to veterinary checkups — and is reportedly gaining strength. Also, she got a new pool and just took her first dip. Cowabunga, baby! And hang in there. More about Videos, Cincinnati Zoo, Animals, and Watercooler Read More »Talking to robots might make you feel better about your love life, new research shows
Robots are being built and tested to help humans with many things — from delivering food to folding our clothes. As we look to them to perform day-to-day tasks in the future, researchers are working more and more toward giving robots human qualities, like the ability to give emotional support. Researchers from Northwestern University, Cornell University and the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel wanted to see if it's possible to have robots comfort people in times of emotional need. They conducted a test simulating a scenario where humans almost always require emotional support: when they're thinking about dating. Read more... More about Love, Robots, Study, Experiment, and Human Interest Read More »Sorry, Steve Bannon, Jake Tapper isn't going to "shut up" because you told him to
On Thursday, The New York Times released a predictably terrifying interview with Trump advisor Steve Bannon, who advised the media to "keep its mouth shut." In response, most members of the media did exactly the opposite by opening their mouths so wide since they had lost the ability to breathe in oxygenCNN's Jake Tapper might have had the best reaction to the interview: a knock-out viral blow, delivered in approximately 5 seconds or less. "The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while," Bannon told the Times. Read more... More about Cnn, Jake Tapper, Steve Bannon, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »You may never have to teach your kids to tie their shoes again
This new shoe accessory could have you avoiding the annoying task of having to retie your shoes Trump closed the White House comment line so people are calling his hotels
The White House has, in recent history, offered up a line of communication to the public in the form of a phone line where citizens can call and leave comments for the President. Staffers screen these comments, categorize them, and decide what to pass along. Apparently, not anymore. Since entering office, Donald Trump has yet to re-open the comments line, which was shut down during the transition process according to ThinkProgress. Now, callers are greeted with a recording that instructs them to instead Facebook message the White House— a feature that doesn't exist, or, leave comments in the online web form. Read more... More about Politics, Donald Trump, and Watercooler Read More »If you want to smile, watch B-Rad the baby sloth do his thing
This might be, without exaggeration, the absolute cutest baby sloth we've ever seen. B-Rad is a three-toed baby sloth from Costa Rica and we can only imagine that he is the star of the Kids Saving the Rainforest Wildlife Animal Sanctuary. Everything about this Brave Wilderness video is too much. B-Rad hanging out on a fluffy stuffed sloth, the little squeals he makes, the part where he eats the leaf, his tiny hands scratching his tiny body. Not even the show's host Coyote Peterson can handle how incredibly adorable this creature is. Our hearts are bursting from too much cute animal exposure. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Sloth, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Teen shoots soda in her own face for pretty much no reason at all
After a stellar week in teendom, we are back in the trenches with a Twitter video that will leave you saying, "What did they think was going to happen here?" Twitter user Drake Driscoll shared a video of herself wearing the famous dog Snapchat filter when someone in the background of the video decided to shake up a soda can and then stab it in front of her face. Why would a teen do this? We truly don't know, and have to assume it's some kind of troll. Watch the footage for yourself. Troll or not, this insane video has found itself viral glory. Read more... More about Wtf, Lol, Snapchat Filters, Teenage Girls, and Teenagers Read More »50 years ago, the Apollo program began with a deadly tragedy
March 30, 1966 Edward H. White II, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and Roger B. Chaffee. Image: NASA On March 21, 1966, NASA announced its crew selection for the AS-204 mission — the first crewed mission in the program aimed at reaching the moon. Astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee were chosen to carry out a 14-day low orbital test of the Apollo Command/Service Module, with a launch date of Feb. 21, 1967. The men were well suited to the task. Grissom was a decorated fighter pilot and veteran of projects Mercury and Gemini, White was the first American to perform a spacewalk during Project Gemini and Chaffee had served with both men as the capsule communicator for the Gemini 4 mission. Read more... More about Apollo, Nasa, Space, History, and Retronaut Read More »Apple ruined the MacBook Pro charging cable — this magnetic adapter will make it all better
'MagNeo' allows you to use your USB-C port as intended. Not only can you charge your laptop with this adapter, but you can also experience 4k video and Thunderbolt 3 data transfer. Its magnetic design makes it easy to use. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Magsafe, Magnetic Adapter, Magnetic, and 100w Charge Read More »The 20 Sundance movies we truly loved (and 7 we really didn't)
PARK CITY, Utah — You take the good with the bad at Sundance, where this year, there was more of the former, thankfully. While we didn't quite get a Whiplash- or Manchester by the Sea-sized blue-chip awards contender at the 2017 festival, the good outweighed the bad. Mashable and Cinefix joined forces in Park City to see nearly 30 films combined, mulled them over and ranked them, top-to-bottom. (And if you'd like to hear us talk about our favorites, check out Cinefix' Top 10 video, below). Herewith are 20 films we loved at Sundance — and seven we really didn't — as reviewed by Mashable entertainment editor Josh Dickey, TV editor Laura Prudom, and Cinefix's Clint Gage and Ti Lovelace. Read more... More about Movie Reviews, Movies, Sundance Film Festival, Entertainment, and Film Read More »NHL ref loudly curses out player during penalty announcement
Hockey is the most fun sport to watch because it's reckless, there are a bunch of fights and even the REFS are badasses who don't take anyone's sh*t. NHL ref Frederick L'Ecuyer was in the middle of calling a penalty on the Columbus Blue Jackets when he suddenly decided to let one of the players know exactly how he feels. If you happened to notice that the ref doesn't seem to care that he just yelled "F*CK YOU! F*CK YOU!" to an arena of 20,000 people, it's because he doesn't. This is peak hockey. This is hockey operating at its hockey-est and it's a beautiful, beautiful thing. Read more... More about Referee, Hockey, Nhl, Sports, and Watercooler Read More »Super talented dad transforms his sons' drawings into beautiful artwork
For one family, artwork done by the kids doesn't just go up on the fridge. It gets turned into full on illustrations done by a professional artist. Thomas Romain is an professional artist and animator in Tokyo. After several years of purely using digital tools to do his illustrations, he found himself missing the feeling that comes from drawing the old-school way — simple pencil and paint on paper. That's when he truly noticed what his sons were doing. "I was surprised by my sons' drawings," Romain told Mashable. "I thought they were very cool — the color, the shapes, the ideas and looking at them inspired me." Read more... More about Parenting, Anime, Art, Conversations, and Watercooler Read More »No, Fox News didn't get Trump to flash the White House lights on and off
How quickly in an era of malleable truth do tantalizing falsehoods make the rounds. On Friday, it was Fox News' turn. Network anchors joked in a segment that they'd asked Donald Trump to turn the White House lights on and off if he was watching the show. Their request was followed by a video clip of a light flashing in a far right window of the building as if he really were playing along. The whole thing was duly tweeted out by "Corgi Dad, Millennial and Trump Supporter" — and TV political pundit — Harlan Hill. Cue much merriment. Read more... More about Twitter, Fox News, White House, Donald Trump, and Trump Read More »MashTalk: How Apple's lawsuit against Qualcomm could affect future iPhones
Apple's suing another company again, and this time it's not Samsung. On this week's MashTalk, Mashable Tech Editor Pete Pachal, Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff and yours truly chat about Apple's lawsuit against Qualcomm and the latest iPhone 8 rumors. We also have special guest, Tech Reporter Brett Williams, to explain why everyone should get laser eye surgery in case of the apocalypse. Consumers might not care as much over legal battles between tech giants, but Apple's $1 billion lawsuit against Qualcomm could have huge ramifications for future iPhones, namely who will supply the baseband processor (the module that's essential to helping you connect to cell towers and Wi-Fi). Read more... More about Lasers, Lasik, Rumors, Iphone 8, and Podcasts Read More »9 GIFs that sum up the 'Humans' experience
Watching a show like AMC's Humans is an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. There are just as many highs as there are lows, but that's what makes the ride enjoyable. The first season centered around the Hawkins family, who have purchased an AI Humanoid Synthetic, or "Synth." In this parallel 2017, owning a Synth is the norm. They're meant to do household chores and assist the family they serve in any way. But the Hawkins' Synth, Anita, has a whole other family. And that's where Season 2 begins. We follow Anita (whose real name is Mia), Leo, Max, and Niska as they cope with a world in which their fellow Synths are becoming conscious and starting to show signs of more "human" life. As they try to figure out how they fit in this new world, the Hawkins are trying to pull their family together. Read more... More about Supported, Robots, Artificial Intelligence, Humans, and Amc Network Read More »'Hamilton' will make a Super Bowl appearance
The two most American forces, football and Hamilton, finally have the unexpected opportunity to unite. The once and future Schuyler Sisters will be gracing the football field on February 5 to perform together at the 2017 Super Bowl game between New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, according to the New York Times. Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones — who originated the roles of sisters Angelica, Eliza and Peggy, respectively, on Broadway — are slated to perform "America the Beautiful" during the pre-show. Read more... More about Conversations, Entertainment, Super Bowl, and Hamilton Read More »How this California company fits five acres of farmland into 40-foot shipping containers
All over the country are food deserts – generally urban, impoverished or isolated communities that are devoid of grocery stores and farmers markets, and thus lack access to fresh food. Local Roots is a Los Angeles-based urban agriculture company that is seeking to fill this void. Through a little bit of creativity and a whole lot of technology, the team has developed a solution to this growing problem. “We see Local Roots as pioneering the way for making urban agriculture a real solution to the problem of food access in this country,” says Allison Towle, Director of Corporate Communication. Local Roots designs, builds and operates indoor growing centers – called TerraFarms – that are made from shipping containers. Each pod contains five acres of farmland. Let that sink in; five acres of fresh food is grown within the footprint of a 40-foot metal box. Read more... More about Hyatt Incubator, Sponsored, and Tech Read More »After backlash, Mark Zuckerberg drops lawsuits against Hawaiians over their land
Mark Zuckerberg is dropping his lawsuits that would have forced hundreds of people in Hawaii to sell their land. The "quiet title" process, which allows rightful ownership of land to be decided before a judge, would likely have granted ownership of Hawaiian land to the Facebook founder instead of hundreds of family members who share in partial ownership. "To find a better path forward, we are dropping our quiet title actions and will work together with the community on a new approach. We understand that for native Hawaiians, kuleana are sacred and the quiet title process can be difficult. We want to make this right, talk with the community, and find a better approach," Zuckerberg wrote in a an op-ed for the Kauai newspaper The Garden Island announcing his decision to drop the cases. Read more... More about Facebook, Hawaii, Mark Zuckerberg, and Business Read More »There's a way to make supermarket tomatoes taste good again
Supermarket tomatoes don't exactly pack a punch of flavor by comparison to their heirloom counterparts. The bland little fruits are a little watery, a little sour and a little sweet, basically a shade of what their traditional varieties are. But now, a team of scientists may be on the way toward making the typical tomato flavorful again. The tomato's fresh flavor has been lost over the course of about 50 years of breeding, according to Harry Klee, a co-author of the new study in the journal Science. "We're just fixing what has been damaged over the last half century to push them back to where they were a century ago, taste-wise," Klee said in a statement. "We can make the supermarket tomato taste noticeably better." Read more... More about Food Science, Supermarkets, Food, Tomatoes, and Science Read More »Beauty guru got her followers to troll guys using this makeup tool
Some guys have a lot to learn. On Tuesday, YouTube beauty guru Selena Faye posted a prompt on Twitter asking her followers to ask their boyfriends or male friends what they thought a pink beauty blender tool was.
Needless to say, the responses she got were absolutely hilarious.
Adorable police pug will handcuff you with his cuteness
Not every dog can make it as a police dog. SEE ALSO: Study shows dogs love reggae, my dudes Police dogs have to be highly intelligent and trainable. They are generally medium to large in size. They have great stamina and endurance. These attributes don't really apply to pugs. Pugs are small, round and cute. They don't really scream authoritative or police work. However, that didn't stop the Rochester Police Department from welcoming a pug into the police family. Cops posted a picture of Hercules the pug to the department's Facebook page, and the cutest police dog that ever was went viral. "He's a sucker for a belly rub and does not enjoy running," reads the description of Hercules. This makes sense, as everyone knows a good police dog has to be relatable to the people. Read more... More about Cute, Dogs, Pugs, Police Dog, and Conversations Read More »Why 'Counter-Strike' tournament pros think the Swiss system is more fair
The 10th Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major, taking place this week, changed the format of how teams progress through preliminary matches. Based on what we've heard from viewers and competitors at the tournament, it's a well-received change. Instead of the typical group stage format, the ELeague Major in Atlanta used a Swiss system in the preliminaries to determine which teams made it to the playoffs. After the preliminaries wrapped up Wednesday, we got in touch with competitors and ELeague talent who shared why they thought it was not only more exciting for viewers, but better for teams, too. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Eleague Major, Eleague, and Cs Go Read More »How this California company fits five acres of farmland into 40-foot shipping containers
All over the country are food deserts – generally urban, impoverished or isolated communities that are devoid of grocery stores and farmers markets, and thus lack access to fresh food. Local Roots is a Los Angeles-based urban agriculture company that is seeking to fill this void. Through a little bit of creativity and a whole lot of technology, the team has developed a solution to this growing problem. “We see Local Roots as pioneering the way for making urban agriculture a real solution to the problem of food access in this country,” says Allison Towle, Director of Corporate Communication. Local Roots designs, builds and operates indoor growing centers – called TerraFarms – that are made from shipping containers. Each pod contains five acres of farmland. Let that sink in; five acres of fresh food is grown within the footprint of a 40-foot metal box. Read more... More about Hyatt Incubator, Sponsored, and Tech Read More »Innovative recycling brings second chances to people who need them
What do you get when you transform trash into jobs? For one LA-based recycling company, it means a whole new way of doing business. Isidore Electronics Recycling is a company that believes in second chances – for the discarded devices we toss in our landfills every day and for the people who emerge from the criminal justice system looking for work. Part of the LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI), Isidore is a full-service electronics recycling company on a mission to save the planet and give back to society at the same time. By creating job opportunities for those facing barriers in the workforce, such as the men and women who have successfully exited California’s correctional system, Isidore’s mission for good touches everything they do. Read more... More about Hyatt Incubator, Sponsored, and Tech Read More »Little maestro expertly commands the band in an Istanbul subway
A band conductor's job is hard. They need to keep the pace, make sure that all the sounds blend flawlessly together and maintain control of an entire orchestra. In this video posted on Twitter by user Dilara, one little kid has the job down pat taking control and demonstrating some impressive skills in a Turkish subway station:
The impromptu mini concert draws a crowd, as the band willingly follows every swing of the child's baton, changing tempo and stopping on the dot when commanded. Read more... More about Kids, Music, Subway Metro Train, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »Eating at Disneyland's newest restaurant costs as much as your rent
"Gee, that was a cheap day at Disneyland," said nobody ever. However, things could get considerably pricier with the 'land's new 21 Royal restaurant which costs...wait for it...$1,250 per person, according to Rob Report. To be fair, this isn't just a plate of Mickey waffles and a hug from an adult dressed in a Pluto costume. The experience, which costs $15,000 total for twelve guests (sorry, you can't just reserve it for one or two) includes: Read more... More about Disney, Disneyland, Food, and Watercooler Read More »The British media just roasted Donald Trump, and he hated it
The Trump administration's relationship with the media has been, shall we say, fractious to date - from his deeming CNN "fake news" to his press secretary's various run-ins with the members of the press. But he hadn't seen nothing until the Brits rolled into town. Eschewing the Lifezette school of easy questioning, Laura Kuenssberg from BBC News turned up to Trump's joint conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May with this epic poser: "Prime Minister, you've talked about where you agree, but you have also said you would be frank where you disagree with the president. Can you tell us where in your talks you did disagree, and do you think that the president listened to what you had to say?" Read more... More about Bbc, Theresa May, Donald Trump, Trump, and Watercooler Read More »Some evidence Trump is probably using to make his wild voter fraud case
Disclaimer: This is a humor piece and these are *probably* not the pieces of evidence President Trump is looking at. Then again we can't know, because he hasn't produced any evidence. President Trump's claims about widespread voter fraud — he believes that there were between 3 and 5 million illegal votes cast — are certainly shocking. They're also completely unfounded and not based on any shown evidence. Until now. We've figured out at least seven pieces of evidence that President Trump could be looking at, all of which would explain his belief that there were millions of illegal votes cast in the 2016 election. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Funny, Humor, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Helping others make their dreams come true is her biggest passion
On the cover of Catherine Smith’s computer is a sticker that reads “Sooner NOT Later.” It’s not just an empty aphorism for the Philadelphia life coach and blogger, it’s also a way of life. Catherine runs a small business that helps people overcome their fears and build the confidence they need to live their dreams. It’s something she calls venture coaching — helping people to identify what they want to do and then crafting a plan that will allow them to do it. And it was all born out of a challenge to do this very thing for herself. | ||||
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