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Did racism in gaming culture drive Flappy Bird offline?
Was the creator of the biggest game of 2014 hounded off the Web because of racism? If a game made by a white American or European developer was earning $50,000 a day, regardless of how maddening the...
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Why are hackers spamming Snapchat with smoothie photos?
What is it with all the milkshake hacks lately? Last year, Instagram users found mysterious smoothie photos linked to spam sites delivered to their accounts. Now, rival imaging network Snapchat is...
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This might be the most controversial Tumblr username ever
Are you the prey? No, you’re the hunter—a Supernatural hunter by the name of Sam Winchester, that is. If only the owner of samwinchester on Tumblr would actually embrace their username, and post...
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Twitter users post 10,000 racist slurs every day, study finds
Just how racist is Twitter? About .00007 percent racist, according to a new study. But that still adds up to a disconcerting volume of words used as religious, ethnic, or racial slurs. There’s some...
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You can now choose a custom gender on Facebook
Facebook has expanded its options for gender, allowing users to self-declare their own gender identity and choose their preferred pronoun from a new drop-down list. Genderqueer Facebook users have...
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The case against binge-watching 'House of Cards' on Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day is upon us, and with it the long-awaited return of David Fincher’s acclaimed Netflix webseries House of Cards. Since much of the U.S. continues to be snowed in, it might be tempting to...
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Can a crowdfunded indie film revive Katherine Heigl's career?
Katherine Heigl’s career has been beset by controversy, but can crowdfunding give it a new direction? Producers of Heigl’s latest film are hoping her loyal fans will aid them in bringing an...
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How one New Jersey principal treated snowed-in students to storytime
As record-breaking winter freezes put schools across America on ice, teachers and administrative staff are having to get creative with ways to keep students engaged outside the classroom. Yesterday,...
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Here's why you need to watch Ellen Page's coming out speech
Ellen Page, the scrappy young actress known for her wry roles in such iconic films as Juno and Inception, has long had an “open secret” in Hollywood. As the 26-year-old Canadian revealed last night...
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Apparently, these guys don't want women to write science fiction
A conversation on a science-fiction forum this week revealed a section of the community that's teeming with indignation about recent attempts to make the genre more progressive. Just when readers...
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Would you play Flappy Bird for 20 minutes straight if it meant getting hired?
It’s hard to imagine a job requiring you to have a love of repeatedly crashing into things, but we live in a post-Flappy Bird world now, and all the rules have changed. While many U.S. gaming industry...
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Here's more proof that goats are challenging cats in Internet dominance
Dear person on the Internet: You’ve been good lately. You’ve managed to bumble your way through life without doing too much damage, you’re mostly not a waste of space, and you’ve probably made someone...
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What 'Baboon Fart Story' says about Amazon and ebook publishing
Critics are calling it a modern Dadaist masterpiece. So why did Amazon remove yesterday’s brief bestseller, an ebook called Baboon Fart Story? Was it because it was a social experiment designed to...
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'Teen Wolf' star tells fans they're watching the show for the wrong reasons
Tyler Posey, the lead actor for the beloved fandom favorite Teen Wolf, has volunteered his thoughts about Sterek, slash fandom's name for the extremely popular pairing of main characters Stiles and...
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How Internet stalkers made an Olympics volunteer an unwitting sex object
In multiple places on Reddit, you’ll find a photo gallery of a random Sochi Olympics volunteer, including beach photos, glamour shots, and pictures taken with friends. It's gotten thousands of views...
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Comics fans' plea: If you love 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' help Rocket...
The release of this week’s Guardians of the Galaxy trailer instantly galvanized the Marvel fandom, with many pointing to scene-stealer Rocket Raccoon as the movie’s wisecracking, machine-gun-toting...
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Young Adult publishing and the John Green effect
Is John Green the Nicholas Sparks of Young Adult literature—a man whose success in his chosen publishing field overshadows the work of legions of his female counterparts? More and more, women in the...
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PBS and John Green team up to give you an Art Assignment
Would you walk 500 miles for a homework assignment? John Green thinks so. Yesterday, would-be artists got their first look at the Art Assignment, a new webseries from PBS. The host, Sarah Urist Green,...
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We'll take this Tumblr about hot 'Jeopardy' players for 1,000, Alex
“The behavior of being attracted to intelligence.”“What is JeopardyHotties?” Actually, the answer is “What is sapiosexuality?” but we’ll accept JeopardyHotties, too, since the Tumblr has been making...
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Worst bet ever: U.S. has to keep Bieber after hockey loss to Canada
February has sucked for Americans. First we got stuck with six more weeks of winter because an oversized rodent saw its shadow, and now we’re getting stuck with indefinite amounts of Justin Bieber,...
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