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Photo via AP. Some strange behavior from noted public figure Kim Kardashian, who has been telegraphing major moves via her social media accounts after a hiatus following being robbed in Paris in October, unless, of course, she isn’t. Here’s what we know: 1. Kim removed the “West” portion of her last name from both Twitter…
The Senate is currently debating the repeal of Obamacare. And since Senators love their visual aids, it makes sense that Bernie Sanders brought one along with him to work today. But Bernie’s sign marks the dawn of a new era in a lot of ways. He literally just printed out a tweet from President-elect Donald…
A woman using her phone on a ferry in Xiamen, Fujian Province. Apple removed mobile news apps created by The New York Times from its app store in China late last month. Credit European Pressphoto Agency Apple, complying with what it said was a request from Chinese authorities, removed news apps created by The New…
We’ve decided to make some major changes at Medium. I’ll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one third — eliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions. We are also changing our business model to more directly drive the mission we set out on originally. Obviously, this…
Please note that this post contains ALL OF THE SPOILERS. In fact, I’m so conscientious of spoiling Rogue One that I’m gonna put a shitload of Greek copy between here and the actual beginning of the post. [All work and no force chokes make Vader a dull boy. All work and no force chokes make…
Shattered glass, smoke and passengers in shock. Footage from directly after the train derailment this morning. (Published 56 minutes ago) endclickprintinclude startclickprintinclude What to Know A Long Island Rail Road train derailed at track 6 at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal at the height of Wednesday’s morning rush 103 people were hurt, though fire officials said their…
.entry-header General Leia Organa. Official portrait, Hall of Darasuum Kote, Coruscant. Leia Organa, the politician and revolutionary who led the defeat of the Galactic Empire, died after a short illness. She was 60 years old. Hers was a life laced with controversy concerning everything from her tactics to her very ancestry, but her intelligence, commitment…
Every year, the marketing arm of the tech industry huddles around a simmering cauldron of PR gumbo and fishes out a single word or phrase that will embody the hope — and hype — of the latest generation of gadgets. Previous examples have ranged from the charmingly vague (the “Internet of Things”) to the idiotic…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XanyPq5BcoA Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 29, 2016 The writer and broadcaster takes a satirical look back at the events of the past 12 months, a year that has seen the deaths of countless cultural icons, Donald…
It’s difficult to picture anyone arguing that Disney’s animated adventure musical Moana is in any way inferior to fellow cartoons like DreamWorks’ Trolls, a movie based on a once-popular line of toy trolls, or Illumination Entertainment’s Sing, a movie based on the frequently popular idea of singing. But 20 years ago, actual cartoons with contemporary…