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When Han Solo wanted to outrun a flock of TIE Fighters, he kicked on the Falcon’s hyperdrive. When Elon Musk wanted to commute from San Francisco to LA in 30 minutes, he came up with the Hyperloop. And when you want to charge your mobile devices in a hurry, you use HyperCharging. Oh, you’re still …
June 24, 2018 | by RaheelThis piece is part of an ongoing series exploring what it means to be a woman on the internet. When the world realized late last year that you could convincingly superimpose one person’s face onto another person’s face in a video, it was because men used the “deepfake” technology to force their favorite actresses to …
June 24, 2018 | by RaheelWhat do games like Gears of War, Mass Effect, and XCOM have in common? Besides their shared objective of blowing aliens to bits with great big laser guns, they are all built with the Unreal Engine 4. In fact, many of the gaming industry’s biggest hit-makers rely on this 3D design software to develop their …
June 24, 2018 | by RaheelThough the happy corners of the internet are few and far between, if there’s one place we’ve come to count on, it’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Instagram page. No, we are not joking. Why? He posts great work-out videos! He fake feuds with Kevin Hart! He loves pancakes! The Rock’s social media presence is an …
June 24, 2018 | by RaheelThey both got kicked out of different Washington, D.C. area restaurants on Friday. But only one suffered unjust treatment. While White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders used her government Twitter account on Saturday to criticize a private business that politely asked her to leave, Charlotte Clymer shared a story of her own. Both women …
June 24, 2018 | by Raheel*Beyoncé voice*: Have you ever seen the crowd…of Beyoncé stans draped in white sheets and dancing to their idol’s latest single? No? Let us introduce you to the #APESHITCHALLENGE. Per Twitter Moments, it’s a meme inspired by the first single from Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s joint album EVERYTHING IS LOVE. In the stylish new music video …
June 23, 2018 | by RaheelJon Snow and Ygritte finally tied the knot, everyone! And all your Game of Thrones faves were there to celebrate. On Saturday, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie — who fell in love after playing on-screen love interests — got married in Scotland, and yes, their co-stars attended looking very out of character. SEE ALSO: Shout-out …
June 23, 2018 | by RaheelNow that the royal wedding is well in our rearview mirrors, it’s time to fawn over the second most important wedding of 2018: The marriage of Jon Snow and Ygritte (or, rather, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie.) The current and former Game of Thrones stars married in Scotland on Saturday before friends, family, and, of …
June 23, 2018 | by RaheelThis is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about the only nice thing that happened on the internet this week. First up: A very cute meme. It was a tough week. Between the reports of horrific conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border and Trump’s bizarre anti-immigration event where he autographed photos of …
June 23, 2018 | by RaheelThe Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, is being bombarded with online reviews after refusing to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump’s press secretary, and her family. On Friday night, Jaike Foley-Schultz, who claims to be a waiter at The Red Hen, explained on Facebook that he waited on the White House official for about two …
June 23, 2018 | by Raheel