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‘The Interview’ Twitter and Facebook accounts have been scrubbed
Traces of The Interview are disappearing quickly. The film’s Facebook page and official tweets have quietly been deleted as of Saturday morning, days after Sony was pressured to cancel its theatrical release following violent threats from an anonymous group of … Continue reading
Woman hilariously haunts Tinder by pretending to be a ghost
Grace Spelman is a girl living in an immaterial world. And she just wants to be loved. The 22-year-old actress and comedian began her journey into the terrifying world of online dating world by proposing an even more terrifying — … Continue reading
Sony hack fallout: What can the U.S. do against North Korea?
What seemed an unlikely twist in a cheap Hollywood thriller is now reality: the U.S. government has publicly accused North Korea of hacking Sony Uncle Sam’s finger has been pointed, and President Barack Obama has made a promise to respond … Continue reading
D.C. has passed sea level rise ‘tipping point,’ more cities to follow: study
SAN FRANCISCO — Major U.S. coastal cities, including Washington, D.C. and Wilmington, North Carolina, have already slipped past a sea level rise-related “tipping point,” and into a new era of increasingly common and damaging coastal flooding events, a new study … Continue reading
4K video recording comes to Microsoft Lumia devices with Denim update
Microsoft has started rolling out its ‘Denim’ software update for Lumia devices, bringing an improved camera and more abilities for Cortana, the voice assistant on Windows Phone. The update, detailed back in September, is a big one, bringing a solid … Continue reading
Inside the Pakistan school where gunmen killed more than 140 people
On Tuesday morning, Taliban gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Pakistan, killing more than 140 people — mostly children. It was the deadliest Taliban attack in Pakistan’s history. This week, memorials and funerals have taken place to commemorate those who … Continue reading
Dr. Ruth’s tips for jolly sex during the holiday season
As the holidays approach, people are heading home in droves, often with their significant others in tow. Unfortunately, nothing dampens sexual appetite quite like the thought of having sex in a room that shares a wall with the guest room … Continue reading
Reddit unveils plan to give back some of its funding to users
If you’re an active Reddit user, you may just get a little “money” from the company by this time next year. After raising $50 million in funding in September, Reddit’s then-CEO Yishan Wong announced that investors were willing to “give … Continue reading
14 slang terms that dominated 2014
A lot of weird stuff happened in 2014, from the Ellen DeGeneres super selfie and Charles Manson getting married in jail. But perhaps the strangest of all is the vocabulary we picked up this year. Like with any job or … Continue reading
Kim Kardashian’s over her mom’s ‘omish sh*t’
Oh no she didn’t Kim Kardashian West sent momager Kris Jenner a strongly-worded email Friday critiquing her fashion choices, telling Kris to stop strutting about town in “pilgrim adams family outfits.” Jenner published the email on her Instagram, because she … Continue reading