Don't tell this Politico reporter his face is "meh"
Hilary Sargent accidentally unleashed a Twitter storm from Politico reporter Ben White after she told him she was unimpressed by his latest profile pic. As her account spread around Twitter on Sunday,...
View ArticleThe unsurprising choice for the Twelfth Doctor
After months—even years—of speculation, the wait of millions of fans is finally over. The Twelfth Doctor is in. It's not Helen Mirren, Chiwetel Ejiofor, or any of the prestigious names being bandied...
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Everything you need to know about Peter Capaldi, your new Doctor Who
OK, so you know this dude is the newly announced Twelfth Doctor. You know he's a wiry-looking British actor. You might know he's the star of a dark British satire called The Thick of It. But is all of...
View ArticleVonnegut Trust sells author's soul to Amazon for fanfiction
For some Vonnegut fans, this might sound like an ironic, satirical commentary on modern life written by Vonnegut himself: Vonnegut's famous character Kilgore Trout, populist hero, science fiction...
View ArticleFan-created transcripts make it even easier to get into "Night Vale"
Are you a fan of a show that takes place in an unconventional medium? Don’t let that hold you back from making it your own. That’s what dozens of fans of Welcome to Night Vale are doing, producing...
View ArticleBenedict Cumberbatch isn't afraid of Julian Assange
No one understands quite how zealous fans can be like Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch. After all, when you've been turned into an Internet meme featuring your face alongside an otter, you're pretty...
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The life-or-death reality you shouldn't miss during Shark Week
With more than 90 percent of the world’s shark population depleted due to massive overfishing and a barbaric practice called shark finning, the ocean’s largest predator is going to need a lot more...
View ArticleAmy's Baking Company: Now self-aware, still a nightmare
It spawned a viral television episode, an epic Facebook meltdown, a tell-all Reddit AMA, and even a NSFW parody. And now, Amy's Baking Co., the Kitchen Nightmare so vile that even celebrity miracle...
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Everything wrong with sexism in science in 1 awful T-shirt
A picture speaks a thousand words, but it takes something special to encompass all the gender-based sociocultural factors that keep women from advancing in science, math, technology, and engineering....
View ArticleTwitter's "report abuse" button takes out its first innocent victim
The question of who watches the watchman just got a lot more complicated thanks to Twitter's controversial new "Report Abuse" feature. One watchdog Twitter account has learned the hard way that the...
View ArticleWhen you post a Facebook selfie, everyone loses
It's a question for the Internet ages: Do you have no social life because you post too many selfies on Facebook? Or do you post too many selfies to Facebook because you have no social life? A new...
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The Internet's obsession with cats started in Japan
You might think that the Internet's obsession with cats started with lolcats and grew from there. But if you ask anyone from Japan, they might tell you that the popularity of cats online is a natural...
View ArticleDude-owned women's blog Bustle.com is off to a rough start
Heads up, media entrepreneurs: The next time you announce your $6.5 million website launch, you might want to make sure it's not a generic website with thoroughly well-trodden content that targets a...
View ArticleMiss Teen USA threatened with webcam 'sextortion'
The recently crowned Miss Teen USA is at the center of federal investigation after cyberstalker allegedly hacked her webcam and threatened her with “sextortion.” California’s Cassidy Wolf, 19, first...
View ArticleA shocking street view of Cairo's Day of Rage
Tanks roll through the streets, gunshots ring out, and bodies lie strewn everywhere you look. Blood spatters the sidewalks as men in oxygen masks and helmets throw grenades and then huddle together...
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Here's the ridiculous app Chubby Checker is suing over
Heads up, those of you with size kinks: You may soon lose your ability to do the Twist using a certain penis-measurement tool. Sixties rockabilly star Chubby Checker, known for "The Twist" and "Let's...
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Is WikiLeaks bluffing, or did it really just post all its secrets to Facebook?
Someone remind WikiLeaks that the U.S does not respond well to blackmail. We'd think this was some kind of interactive Internet mystery if we didn't know better, but in fact WikiLeaks has released...
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Only paranoid jerks can win the government's cybersecurity training game
Working from home, chatting with a coworker over lunch, or chasing a thief who steals your phone: These are normal-people things, not traitor things, right? But wait, watch out! If you work for the...
View ArticleA credit-card-stealing virus is coming for your Instagram likes
In the days where how many Twitter followers you have can make all the difference to your career or public standing, it's no surprise that scams to boost followers, views, and likes are easy to come...
View ArticleChina punishes Wikipedia editor for Jimmy Wales' comments
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales probably wasn't thinking about how his stance on Chinese censorship might impact Chinese Wikipedia advocates; but the Chinese government did not take kindly to Wales'...
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