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North Korea debuts 310 slogans: ‘Let us turn ours into a country of mushrooms’
North Korea’s latest list of 310 patriotic slogans ranges from the strange to the confusing But here are the big takeaways – the country is big on fishing, farming and animal husbandry, “dependable” wives and military strength. See also: Mesmerizing … Continue reading
Top tech CEOs give Obama the cold shoulder at cybersecurity summit
President Barack Obama ceremoniously signed an executive order on Friday that calls for private companies to work together when it comes to cyberthreats and more readily share that information with the government. Yet the leaders of the nation’s most powerful … Continue reading
Expedia buying Orbitz could be good for travelers, not so good for hotels
Online travel company Expedia announced it would purchase Orbitz for $1.33 billion on Thursday, a month after buying Travelocity for $280 million. The acquisition was welcomed on Wall Street — but could it also be good news for travelers? See … Continue reading
An artist painted a couple into classic Disney scenes for Valentine’s Day
Brian Flynn and his girlfriend love watching Disney movies together. So, to surprise his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, Flynn asked an artist to paint the couple into scenes from famous Disney movies. See also: Dogs recreating your favorite Disney movies … Continue reading
Al-Jazeera journalist posts bail, released after 411 days in an Egyptian prison
Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy was released from an Egyptian prison on Friday, after spending more than a year behind bars on terror-related charges in a case that was denounced as a sham by rights groups and the international community. … Continue reading
Classic ‘SNL’ photos of your favorite cast members behind the scenes
Longtime Saturday Night Live producer Mike Shoemaker spent Friday morning tweeting vintage images from his days on the show. Shoemaker was involved with SNL — which celebrates its 40th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 15 — from 1986 until leaving for … Continue reading
Why SNL’s 40th anniversary special will be its most epic episode ever
NEW YORK — New York’s hottest club in town is..Saturday Night Live, this Sunday only. The iconic show turns 40 on Feb. 15, and we’ll be treated to a three-hour live special — starting at 7 p.m. ET on NBC … Continue reading
Why SNL’s 3-hour 40th anniversary special will be legendary
NEW YORK — New York’s hottest club in town is..Saturday Night Live, this Sunday only. The iconic show turns 40 on Feb. 15, and we’ll be treated to a three-hour live special — starting at 7 p.m. ET on NBC … Continue reading
Watch Spider-Man fight alongside the Avengers in this slick mashup
LOS ANGELES — Yep, it looks about as good as it sounded: Spider-Man and his fellow Avengers, battling in New York City together. Like it was in the same movie. Like it was always meant to be. In this video … Continue reading
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Mad Libs are an [adj. ending in -ing] good time
Because not all of us can handle erotic, BDSM fiction, Mashable has cleaned up E. L. James’ naughty language in Fifty Shades of Grey by turning some of the books’ steamiest and WTF passages into Mad Libs Now this is … Continue reading
