What Chewbacca Mom's rise to fame tells us about race in this country
Who knew it took little more than a plastic mask and an infectious laugh to achieve success in America? This is the lesson of Candace Payne, the 37-year-old Texas mom who charmed the world with her...
View ArticleEiffel Tower set to be lit by Euro 2016 social-media savvy soccer fans
With the Euro 2016 soccer tournament set to kick off June 10 in an event that features 24 squads battling against each other for the next month, social-media users can have at least some affect on the...
View ArticleWhat it feels like to lose control of your entire digital identity
When our lives are intertwined with our digital accounts, losing them can be a crushing annoyance and major privacy issue. Often it takes more time and energy for a person to get accounts back, if...
View ArticleDude sends White House a picture of his d*ck in a chef-shaped wine holder
Please take a look at this "decorative wine bottle holder."You're thinking what I'm thinking, right? That, sure, this "wine bottle holder" could hold some merlot and it makes total sense because the...
View ArticleGuide to hashtags for every day of the week
If it seems like there are dozens of hashtags giving themes to every single day of the week out there, it’s because, well, there are. From #mondayblues to #sundayselfies, you can #engage with social...
View ArticleChrissy Teigen takes Piers Morgan to task for insulting Muhammad Ali
Infamous British troll Piers Morgan tweeted a less-than-humble plea on Sunday as the world mourned the death of boxer Muhammad Ali.The backlash was instantaneous, as it is to so many of Morgan's...
View ArticleFans watching NBA finals online follow streamer's game of Roller Coaster Tycoon
Hundreds of people who turned to the Internet for a live feed of Sunday night's NBA finals game got an excellent and unexpected bonus: Roller Coaster Tycoon. It looks like the guy providing a free,...
View ArticleLeaving someone in your hot car is now the summer's hottest meme
Summer is upon us, and you know what that means: Beaches, bikinis, and people fighting on the Internet about how hot the interior of a car can get in direct sunlight.And, because the season won't be...
View ArticleAre these dinosaur sponges really a secret drug stash used to fool parents?
According to a text exchange between a teenage girl and her mother, butt-chugging is out, and teens have a new drug of choice: teeny sponge dinosaurs.The images were posted by Ashley Banks, who texted...
View ArticleResearch confirms subtweeting is completely unchill
The next time you think about throwing shade with a subtweet, know that people might look upon you a little less favorably. Researchers Autumn Edwards and Christina Harris investigated how people...
View ArticleZuckerberg, Drake, Jenner, Perry: Everyone's Twitter is getting hacked
Katy Perry's Twitter account was hacked last week, and on Monday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's terrible password led to the same end. Those two incidents now stand as the beginning of a string of...
View ArticleHacker reveals password to NFL Twitter account after taking it over to...
Roger Goodell is not dead, though you'd be forgiven for thinking he is. After all, the official Twitter account of the National Football League said as much on Tuesday. The announcement didn't come...
View ArticleAccording to this Overwatch bot, the 'play of the game' is always a cute GIF
Overwatch, Blizzard's popular new 6-on-6 shooter, includes a "play of the game" feature that highlights a key moment—usually a sweet multi-kill or a nice save—at the end of each match. Even if you...
View ArticleTeen suspended over hilarious, totally worth-it tweet to school superintendent
Now that young Leonardo Semma is graduating from high school, the story of his proudest accomplishment can finally be told: He got suspended back in January for "use of profanity" in a ridiculous,...
View ArticleHow to protect your Facebook and Twitter accounts from hackers
Everyone gets hacked.Well, not really, but it feels like that these days. The Twitter accounts for the NFL, Drake, Tenacious D, Lana Del Rey, Beatles guitarist George Harrison, Chelsea Handler, and...
View ArticleShouts out to our favorite celeb BFFs on National Best Friends Day
National Best Friend Day is probably the most important holiday of the year. Unlike Christmas, which feeds into capitalism by promoting greed, or Thanksgiving, which is just an excuse to eat a bunch of...
View ArticleLena Dunham dedicates sexual assault PSA to Stanford rape survivor
Lena Dunham and the cast of Girls have taken a stand against sexual violence by releasing a public service announcement, and Dunham dedicated it to the Stanford University assault survivor Wednesday. A...
View ArticleConfused white people are cooking with olive oil hairspray
Olive oil hairspray is a pretty clutch beauty product. It's the pièce de résistance after a long day at the salon and a great way to moisturize your hair without sacrificing style, unlike most...
View ArticleValedictorian tweets about being undocumented, is driven from Twitter
Twitter is getting ugly over the care of Mayte Lara, a teenage girl who tweeted about graduating with a 4.5 GPA from Crockett High School in Austin and receiving a full scholarship to the University of...
View ArticleDonald Trump's people reportedly worried he's going to announce his VP pick...
Looks like not even Donald Trump’s campaign advisers can trust the Republican presidential candidate’s notorious Twitter fingers.According to Bloomberg, Trump's advisers are worried that he will...
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