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Enjoy this galactic guitar orchestra cover of the ‘Star Wars’ theme
The Star Wars theme has 31 parts. And Cooper Carter can play them all on guitar. Get even more excited for The Force Awakens with this epic “guitar orchestra cover,” with which, of course, the Force appears to be extremely … Continue reading
Need another messaging app? PlayStation Messages has got you covered
In case you were running out of ways to send your friends a message, you can now do so with Sony’s new messaging app, PlayStation Messages. The new app focuses only on messages and is separate from the official PlayStation … Continue reading
Former Olympian Oscar Pistorius granted bail by South African court
Former Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail days after South Africa’s supreme court of appeal convicted him of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, overturning a previous verdict of manslaughter See also: Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder after court … Continue reading
U.S. deploys Poseidon P-8 spy plane in Singapore for the first time
WASHINGTON — The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time, amid heightened tensions in the region over China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea. The weeklong deployment in Singapore, which … Continue reading
iPhone prank trolls mom every time she asks her son to do a chore
Pranking your friends and family with iPhone shortcuts will never, ever get old. If you have doubts about that hypothesis, take a look at this conversation an Imgur user had with his mother after he altered her common text to … Continue reading
Brands are already trying to cling to the newborn back of Saint West
Welcome to life, baby West. Now welcome to the jungle No sooner had Kim Kardashian given birth to her baby boy with Kanye West — Saint West — than the newborn’s swaddled back was carrying the expectations of millions of … Continue reading
Tom Hanks digital puppet can act almost as well as Tom Hanks
After almost 80 movies and more than three decades in show business, actor Tom Hanks might be ready to take a break. Even if he isn’t ready to retire from the silver screen, Hanks might, in the not-too-distant future, be … Continue reading
Boeing’s new 737 MAX 8 aircraft gets a low-key unveiling
Boeing unveiled its first 737 MAX 8 aircraft Tuesday morning in Seattle. See also: Why Virgin America’s newest route to Hawaii is unlike the others While the plane — the first of a more efficient single-aisle family — is important … Continue reading
One Direction and ‘Supernatural’ stars top Tumblr’s teen dream ships of 2015
Larry Stylinson is the ship that made teens’ hearts flutter the fastest in 2015. If that sentence doesn’t make sense to you, congratulations on being old. Shipping (which gets its name from the word relationship) is a fandom term for … Continue reading
Browser extension keeps the magic of Santa alive
He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, and he now knows when you’re Googling things you shouldn’t. A new browser extension called “Keep Believing in Santa” blocks content with “untruths” about the big man in red … Continue reading