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Here's what Absolut Vodka is looking for in their next 'billion dollar nose'

Absolut Vodka wants to hire someone as a full time drinker. 

The Swedish company is looking for a "billion dollar nose" and no, that's not just any old nose attached to someone who drinks a lot of vodka.

The international vodka brand is working to replace Per Hermansson, who's held the position—and earned a reputation for his own nose—for more than three decades.

Absolut is seeking a “Master Sensory Designer and Strategist with a billion dollar nose," according to their posted job listing, and they're not just going to base that off a charming YouTube submission video either: all serious applicants need to have "documented blending skills" and a "comprehension of texture in spirits." That's in addition to the prerequisite of knowing what either of those things mean. Read more...

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Oregon basketball player won't be winning any Oscars with this ridiculous flop

The Academy Awards are less than a month away, and Oregon's Dillon Brooks definitely won't be taking home any acting trophies for his flop attempt.

Brooks drew some pretty light contact in the second half of Oregon's contest with Utah on Thursday night. After hesitating for a second, the junior small forward proceed to miraculously soar halfway across the court, hoping to draw a foul. 

Here's the dramatic performance in question.

We've seen some pretty egregious flop attempts in the past, but Brooks' sheer commitment to the flop is ridiculous. Oregon would go on to win, 73-67, but don't expect Brooks to take home the Oscar for Best Collegiate Flop next month.   Read more...

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In Trump's America, it's 'the Wall' vs. avocados

Everyone knows: Guac is extra. It's also why avocados were suddenly thrust into the center of a political firestorm on Thursday.

The humble fruit (which, yes, is classified as a single-seeded berry) has become the symbol of the downside of aggressive taxes that the administration of President Donald Trump has reportedly considered on U.S. imports from Mexico.

Pointing to avocados is obviously a gross oversimplification of the absolutely massive consequences of any sort of broad economic action against Mexico. 

It's also, in its own way, the perfect mascot for the time. On a very base level, it's avocados versus Trump's wall. Read more...

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Father and son bond over 'Final Fantasy' in TV show based on a true story

OK I'm just going to say it ... awwww! But it's only coming out in Japan (for now). Awwww.

According to Model Press, the live-action show — titled Final Fantasy 14: Daddy of Light (yes) — will be premiering in Japan on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System, that is) in April. 

It's based on the real-life story of a son and his 60-something-year-old father who bonded over the MMO — an experience the real-life player blogged about.

Image: model press

The seemingly weird title of the show actually derives its name from those posts, called "The Father of Light." Read more...

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A new Mr. Clean is here to sex you up

We all know the bald cleaning man, Mr. Clean. But the new and (improved?) Mr. Clean is bringing things to a whole new level of sexy.

The 30-second spot slated to air during the third quarter of the Super Bowl features a sexed-up CGI Mr. Clean that will surely make you feel something. Whether that's turned on or creeped out depends entirely on how attractive you find CGI character, or bald old dudes with white eyebrows and one earring that love to clean and shake their ass in the process. 

Proctor and Gamble recently announced that the hunt for their real-life Mr. Clean is over, but we can all agree that the CGI version is weird as hell. Read more...

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Two guys allegedly ran a 'Hamilton' tickets Ponzi scheme that netted $81 million

Was anything more inevitable than a Hamilton Ponzi scheme? 

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged two men in New York with fraud on Friday for running an $81 million Ponzi scheme that promised to make money reselling tickets to the sold-out Broadway musical. 

The Ponzi masterminds, Joseph Meli and Matthew Harriton, allegedly promised 125 investors that they would make at least a 10 percent profit from a scheme to buy and resell tickets to Hamilton and other in-demand shows, including an Adele concert. 

Instead, Meli and Harriton spent up to $2 million on jewelry, private school and camp tuition and gambling. Plus, they had to use at least $48 million to keep the Ponzi scheme going and pay off earlier investors.  Read more...

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Here are some other things Trump's $15 billion wall budget could be spent on

Donald Trump is dead set on building that wall across the Mexican border and it's going to cost (someone??) billions.

On Thursday, Business Insider reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had confirmed Congress is moving ahead with the plan to build Trump's architectural dream structure, and estimated the cost would be somewhere between $12 billion and $15 billion.

That's a YUGE amount of money, so to really put it into perspective we reimagined some other interesting ways the billions could be spent.

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78-year-old grandma makes the perfect snow angel with help from her family

Puppies and kids aren't the only ones who love the snow. 

According to Youtube user Chris Howerton, his 78-year-old grandma wanted to go out and make a snow angel, despite not being able to see or walk very well. 

In this video, his uncles help make her day by carefully plopping her into the fluffy snow and watching as she creates her masterpiece.

She's definitely done this before because that angel looks pretty perfect to us. 

There's nothing like playing in the snow to make you feel young again.

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Bumble BFF just raised $40,000 for Planned Parenthood

Turns out the only thing that's more fun than meeting new friends is raising money for Planned Parenthood while you do it.

Yesterday, Bumble BFF, the social side of the popular dating app, helped a few hundred thousand people meet new friends and donated 10 cents for every mate match they made. The company told Mashable it was done as part of a 12-hour campaign, and in that time there were 438,790 BFF matches.

That translates to $43,879 raised for Planned Parenthood. Plus, because there was such a large increase in engagement the company — which is known for being woman-friendly and has supported PP in the past — decided to throw in some extra money necessary to make it an even $50,000 donation. That's a pretty successful girl's night out. Read more...

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This magical food recycler eliminates the grossest thing about composting

By turning your food waste into fertilizer, the 'ZERA Food Recycler' gives you no excuse not to compost. Read more...

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Guess what new dope patent Apple filed

We've seen our fair share of eyebrow-raising patent filings from Apple, but this one from Cupertino might be the most unexpected yet.

The company has filed a patent application for a vaporizer, yes a vaporizer.

The application, which was first spotted by Digital Trends, was published on Thursday, although it was originally filed in July 2016. It describes "an apparatus for vaporization or sublimation of a substance." The filing doesn't speculate how the vaporizer may be used or what type of substances would be vaporized.  Read more...

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Liberal ladies: You're killing it on OKCupid

If the past few weeks have taught us anything, it's that it's more important than ever for women to stand up and speak their minds — and it turns out it could even help find lasting love.

The folks at OKCupid have released some heartening new data that shows strong, liberal women have more success in landing relationships. Success, in this case, means woman who indicated they’d stopped using OKCupid because they’d met someone. The company looked at how those ladies responded to certain match questions and distilled the top answers to find some revealing commonalities. 

For starters, supporters of same sex marriage were 85% more likely to be successful, and it was the most commonly shared trait among the women. The second most common was answering “yes” when asked “Do you feel obligated to help your fellow human beings?” If you fall into that category (aka you are not a total monster) you’re 72% more likely to find love on OKCupid. Read more...

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Mark Zuckerberg: 'I'm concerned' about Trump immigration order

Mark Zuckerberg is finally speaking out against Donald Trump. 

The Facebook CEO said he was "concerned" about the recent executive order on immigration signed by Donald Trump. 

"We need to keep this country safe, but we should do that by focusing on people who actually pose a threat. Expanding the focus of law enforcement beyond people who are real threats would make all Americans less safe by diverting resources, while millions of undocumented folks who don't pose a threat will live in fear of deportation," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post.

Zuckerberg also called out refugees — noting that his wife's family came to America as refugees from China and Vietnam — saying "we should also keep our doors open to refugees and those who need help." Read more...

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LeBron James compares NBA All-Star voting to Donald Trump's election

As Donald Trump continues to make voter fraud claims, folks around the NBA are similarly looking at the recent All-Star Game voting results under a microscope. 

LeBron James found a way to connect the two. 

The Cleveland Cavaliers star spoke with members of the media on Friday, answering questions about the NBA All-Star Game results, which — as always — led to plenty of snubs and questionable picks

One of those snubs was NBA stud Joel Embiid, who made a brilliant election reference on Thursday.

Once again the popular vote didn't matter......

— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) January 27, 2017 Read more...

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Feds secretly forced Twitter to disclose a user's identity — twice

Twitter revealed late Friday that it had provided user information to the U.S. government in a situation that was a matter of national security. It now was able to explain, as previous gag orders were recently lifted by the FBI, that the situation happened twice.  

The San Francisco-based company had been issued national security letters, accompanied by "gag orders," which therefore prevented the company from telling the public and the affected users about its existence prior. 

While Twitter followed the orders, the company took to its blog to publicly share its discontent and pointed to its effort to combat such practices in the government.  Read more...

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Muslim group subtly trolls Trump with 'Making America Great' billboards

A Muslim group has emulated Donald Trump's "MAGA" font and design very closely for their own billboard campaign promoting love, compassion and mercy.

Instead of Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan, the American Muslim Community Centers (AMCC) organization in Florida has dropped the word "again" and is spreading a message of acceptance for the Muslim-American community.

The sign, using a similar font and design as Trump's campaign materials, advocates "Making America Great with love, compassion, and mercy."

'Make America Great Again' billboard backed by Muslim group https://t.co/RBqrzTifjZ pic.twitter.com/ziOWSfM3ct

— M.Fachrurazi (@xAzinimous) January 26, 2017 Read more...

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Why isn't Trump using the self-destructing phone Obama had all the time?

Over the past few days, some of the biggest questions about our national cybersecurity have centered on one device: President Donald Trump's phone. 

Shortly after he reportedly traded in his main Twitter machine, an old-model, unsecured Android phone, for a "secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service," the famously tech averse executive appeared to still be using the unsecured device. This made waves in intelligence and security circles, as the risks of the president of the United States using a potentially vulnerable device are extensive.    

We know about Trump's Android fixation — but what about the specialized presidential handset he might be stiffing? Read more...

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Hey Trump! If you MUST tweet from an Android, make it this one

President Trump apparently doesn't care about the security risks of using his old, unsecured Android phone

Though it can't be confirmed which Android phone Trump is actually using — and presumably firing off his temper tweets from — widespread speculation and amateur analysis strongly suggests it's a Samsung Galaxy S3.

Yes, an Android phone that was released in 2012. Trump's a billionaire, but he likes using a phone older than Orange Is the New Black.

The environmentalist in me says it's great that Trump is still using his old phone. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?  Read more...

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'Heartbroken' Malala Yousafzai calls out Trump for 'closing the door' on refugees

Malala Yousafzai has been critical of Donald Trump before, but after the new president ordered "new vetting measures" to change refugee policies Friday she issued a statement expressing her extreme sadness and disappointment.

Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist, Nobel Laureate and gun violence survivor, repeatedly shared how "heartbroken" she was about the decision that will impact families fleeing violence and war. She wrote about those coming from Syria, who have been blocked from the U.S. indefinitely and others from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, who will be barred from obtaining visas for 30 days. Read more...

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'Counter-Strike' team Virtus.pro goes on insane win streak at Eleague Major

ATLANTA — With a 7-0 lead against North, the crowd at the Eleague Major was already chanting "16-0! 16-0! 16-0!" in support of legendary Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Virtus.pro.

Virtus.pro tore through North in the first game of their quarterfinals match at the Eleague Major in Atlanta, racking up an unreal 14-0 lead in the first half of Overpass, a map that was chosen by North. VP engaged its famous Virtus.plow — a term coined by fans for when the Polish team steamrolls through opponents — taking the map 16-4.

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Alternativefacts.com exists and it's been redirected to the perfect site

The phrase "alternative facts" has lit up the internet since Kellyanne Conway infamously used it to describe the White House's version of Trump's sad inauguration crowd numbers.

While most people have read the phrase as synonymous with basic lies, it also has another meaning — and a brilliant redirect to a Psychology Today page perfectly explains it.

If you visit alternativefacts.com, you'll be directed to an article on the site explaining the psychological phenomenon known as gaslighting.

"Gaslighting is a tactic of behavior in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality," psychology expert Stephanie Sarkis writes. "It is a common technique of abusers, dictators, narcissists, and cult leaders. It is done slowly, so the victim doesn't realize how much they've been brainwashed." Read more...

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Eleven from 'Stranger Things' just landed her first film role, and it's huge

LOS ANGELES — Millie Bobby Brown, who played the enigmatic Eleven from Stranger Things, is going to be a movie star. That much was always a given.

And for her first feature role, the Demogorgon slayer herself is taking on a far, far bigger monster. The King of Monsters, in fact.

Brown has closed a deal for a role in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the studios announced on Friday evening. Her role wasn't immediately disclosed.

We'll have to wait a bit to see Brown on the bigscreen, thoughGodzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus), is expected to hit theaters on March 22, 2019. Read more...

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Snapchat is about to tell us so many things about its business

Snapchat is about to get a little less secretive. 

Snap Inc., the mobile app's parent company, will file for an initial public offering late next week, according to anonymous sources speaking to Kara Swisher of Recode. Given that it's Swisher, a tech press veteran, we'd categorized them as reliable. 

The fact that Snapchat is going public hasn't been kept a secret. The company secretly made moves, as in quietly filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, back in November. (Snap was able to secretly file because it made less than $1 billion last year. ) Read more...

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John Hurt, who played Ollivander in 'Harry Potter', dies at 77

Award-winning British actor and knight John Hurt died at 77 Friday, roughly a year and half after announcing he had pancreatic cancer, Mashable has confirmed. 

The actor of stage and screen had hundreds of credits dating back into the 1960s, but he was most known for his roles in Alien, 1984, Doctor Who and The Elephant Man. For a younger generation, he was known for playing the wandmaker Garrick Ollivander who appeared in three of the Harry Potter films.

1984, V/VENDETTA, MAN/ALL SEASONS, TINKER TAILOR, HELLBOY, KING RALPH... The films you need to see to make sense of today, John Hurt was in.

— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) January 28, 2017 Read more...

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This racial justice map sheds light on an often overlooked part of U.S. history

Dark parts of American history are often swept under the rug for being too shameful and painful. But engaging with that history is crucial to understand the present — and figure out how to move forward.

A new website, called Monroe Work Today, is bringing the harrowing history of lynching in the United States out of the shadows. Its detailed map and other resources document the names and experiences of nearly 5,000 people of color who were killed between 1835 and 1963. 

"History class taught you the tip of the iceberg," the site reads. "Every citizen has a duty to know this story. This history belongs to everyone." Read more...

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Digital media fell in love with Snapchat, and now Snapchat loves TV

Three years ago, Nick Bell and a few colleagues at Snapchat stared at a wall of post-it notes. On them were the names of dozens of media outlets like People, Daily Mail, Billboard and The New York Times.

Snapchat wanted brands with strong voices that could connect with a 14 year old. It was up to Bell, formerly senior VP at News Corp., to convince publishers to see the light. 

That was the beginning of Discover, a network of media outlets that elevated Snapchat's credibility as a company (from a sexting app to a lifestyle brand) in exchange for a new source of revenue for publishers desperate for eyeballs. Read more...

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How people rebuilt after the horrific firebombing of Dresden

1945

The destroyed city as seen from city hall.

Image: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images

Over two days and nights in February 1945, American and British bombers dropped 2,400 tons of high explosives and 1,500 tons of incendiary bombs on the German city of Dresden.

The barrage turned the cultural jewel of Saxony into a hellish inferno. A firestorm raged across the city, generating hurricane-force winds and temperatures near 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Civilians sheltering in basements suffocated as the city above them was consumed by flame.

When the fires were finally extinguished, an estimated 25,000 people had died and the baroque city center had been reduced to rubble. Read more...

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These reinvented dumbbells are perfect for city apartments

Practix is a combination dumbbell and kettlebell that is mechanically engineered for efficient storage and maximum versatility. Read more...

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How to use iMessage special effects

Over the years the iPhone's Messages app has evolved from a relatively simple messaging program to a sophisticated tool complete with special effects. 

A lot of this is due to iMessage, Apple's proprietary messaging platform (a term many iPhone users erroneously apply to the Messages app itself). We're taking a look at how you can use the special effects in Messages, which go way beyond simple SMS and MMS communication. Since the release of iOS 10, iPhone users have been able to spice up their texting with handwritten doodles, shooting star animations and a lot more.

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Zendaya offers modeling job to woman bullied on Twitter

As usual, Zendaya has no patience for trolls.

The star took a random male Twitter user to task Friday for disparaging an aspiring plus-size model's selfies. "Never trust a top half posting ass female," the troll had tweeted, citing a photo in which the woman's body was not visible.

And Zendaya found the offensive tweet, her response was both swift and punishing. "Stumbling across this is stupid shit," she wrote. "She is fine as hell head to toe and garunteed [sic] does't know you exist my man."

Stumbling across this is stupid shit, she is fine as hell head to toe and garunteed does't know you exist my man. As for her, slay on queenhttps://t.co/7IKDJkaQ5F

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A gorgeous 1890 postcard tour of the Alpine land of Tyrol

Sella Joch and Langkofl.

Image: Library of Congress

These postcards of the Princely County of Tyrol, an Alpine region of the Austro-Hungarian empire, were created using the Photochrom process, an early procedure for imbuing monochrome images with surprisingly lifelike color.

Developed in the 1880s by an employee of a Swiss printing company, the process involves coating a lithographic limestone tablet with a photosensitive emulsion and exposing it to light under a photo negative.

The light causes the emulsion to harden in proportion to the tones of the negative, forming a fixed lithographic image on the stone. Read more...

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Trump might regret this tweet when he goes to meet the Queen

This should be awkward. 

During what seemed to be a successful visit with UK Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House Friday, Trump announced he had accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II for a state visit later this year with first lady Melania.

But Trump's tweeting past might make the royal visit trip slightly uncomfortable. More than four years ago, Trump tweeted out some thoughts on Kate Middleton sunbathing in the nude and his thoughts on her looks.

Who wouldn't take Kate's picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing. Come on Kate!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2012 Read more...

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2017 Oscar Predictions - CineFix Roundtable

Oscar nominations came out earlier this week and the CineFix team is picking the winners! Clint, Ti, Dustin and Josh run through the major categories and discuss who should win and who will win.

Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content.

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Australian Open winners dance like absolute champions

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova just won their second Australian Open title, and they sure know how to celebrate it.

The women's doubles tandem beat Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai in a tense match, and, after posing with the trophy, proceeded to bust out a coordinated, clearly pre-arranged dance number. 

It's a good thing Mattek-Sands and Safarova won. Otherwise, they would have wasted precious tennis practice hours rehearsing a dance routine that would have never seen the light of day.

Thankfully, the world got to see their hard work, on and off the court. 

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Watch Drew Barrymore shatter the record for 'world's widest wig'

Bet you didn't know there was a Guinness World Record for "widest wig." Well, there is. And Drew Barrymore just shattered it.

With a helpful assist from Tonight Show staffers, Barrymore donned a hairpiece that was seven feet, four inches wide — beating the previous record of five feet, two inches. Bonus: the wig had some cool bows on it.

And because you can't just make history once per late night show, she also shattered the record for "most lipstick applications in 30 seconds."

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Mysterious object mesmerizes crowd at 'Counter-Strike' Major tournament

ATLANTA — During a technical timeout at the ELeague Major Saturday, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Epitácio "Taco" de Melo started playing with a mysterious object, and nobody could figure out what it was.

SK Gaming's Taco was disconnected from the quarterfinals match against FaZe Clan, and while waiting to get back into the final game of the three-game match, he started spinning an object around. Multiple cameras were focused on the mesmerizing object while the commentators discussed it for several minutes.

At first the commentators thought it may have been a shuriken and suggested that Taco leave his weapons off the stage, but further inspection showed that it wasn't a weapon. Read more...

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Google recalls staff abroad as Trump's Muslim ban takes effect

President Donald Trump's "Muslim ban" is causing fear and chaos among immigrants everywhere — even at Google. 

As immigrants, visa holders and refugees tried frantically to make it into the United States after Trump signed an executive order banning entry to the U.S. from seven majority Muslim countries on Friday, Google moved to protect its own staff. 

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told staffers that more than 100 employees were affected by the ban and ordered all affected employees who were abroad to return stateside immediately, Bloomberg reported

"It’s painful to see the personal cost of this executive order on our colleagues," Pichai wrote in a memo to Google staff obtained by Bloomberg. "We’ve always made our view on immigration issues known publicly and will continue to do so." Read more...

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Hollywood rallies to support Iranian Asghar Farhadi, barred from Oscars by Muslim ban

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi won't be able to attend the Academy Awards in February after President Donald Trump put a halt to U.S. travel from seven Muslim countries on Friday, and Hollywood is rallying support. 

The director is nominated in the foreign-language category for his film The Salesman. He won the Oscar in 2012 for his film A Separation

Trump's executive order bans entry into the United States for 90 days for people from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. The Academy Awards will be held on Feb. 26. 

Asghar Farhadi is the best dramatist in the world. The Oscars should not be held without him in attendance.

— Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) January 28, 2017 Read more...

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New self-balancing Solowheel might replace your hoverboard

Riding around on a self-balancing mini-wheel could be the transportation method of the future. Read more...

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Iranian Oscar nominee barred from ceremony by Trump's Muslim ban

President Donald Trump's immigration and travel ban is already affecting Muslims across the globe — including Oscar nominees. 

Director Asghar Farhadi, whose film The Salesman is nominated for best foreign-language film, will not be able to attend the ceremony in February. 

The Iranian filmmaker will not be allowed into the country after Trump signed an executive order on Friday banning entry into the United States for 90 days for people from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. 

The executive action has prompted confusion and chaos internationally as valid visa holders, refugees en route to the United States and permanent residents who hold green cards have been detained at airports and in some cases denied entry into the country. Iran said it would ban U.S. citizens in response to Trump's order.  Read more...

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Amazon and Netflix are spending money like drunken sailors at Sundance

The Big Sick was the big prize at Sundance Film Festival this year — and with two fresh, hungry and deep-pocketed heavyweights now slugging it out in Park City, it's a great time to be an indie darling.

In the end, it was Amazon, just two years ago a small fish in the big Park City pond, that nabbed the Judd Apatow-produced film for a jaw-dropping $12 million. That's a hefty pricetag for any Sundance film, especially a niche comedy without big stars or awards aspirations.

And by outbidding festival veterans Paramount, Fox Searchlight and Universal/Focus Features, Amazon has thrown down the gauntlet on the indie film world. Also in the running was Netflix, the other half of a mano-a-mano battle of streaming titans that have upended indie festival norms by upping the ante.  Read more...

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Four-year-old had a Women's March protest with dolls and it's absolutely perfect

Sure, going to the Women's March on Washington following Donald Trump's inauguration might have been a historic moment, but hosting a march in your backyard featuring adorable dolls might be just as cool.  

Four-year old Rose's delightful protest went viral last week after her parent's posted photographs to Facebook of her dolls ready and geared up for resistance. 

“I came up with the idea and Wendy and I made up the slogans and then Rose helped tape the signs and made two of her own," Rose's father, Mark Redfern explained to BuzzFeed. "As she made the first one, she scribbled lines and talked as she did about loving people.”  Read more...

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iPhone 8 concept combines camera with Apple logo

The iPhone 7 may be just a few months old, but the excitement over the 10th anniversary iPhone 8 is already resulting in a few very well-conceived concept designs for Apple's next smartphone. 

The latest comes from designer Iskander Utebayev, who not only gives us a look at what the rumored wraparound screen on the iPhone 8 might look like, but also puts the device's camera in the middle of the Apple logo. Traditionally, Apple tends to let its Apple logo stand alone, but considering that the anniversary version of the iPhone will likely deliver a few design surprises, Utebayev's idea of incorporating the Apple logo into the device's most important component is an inspired,albeit unlikely, design choice.  Read more...

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