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  • 'Handmaid's Tale' Season 2 struggles with depicting trauma

    This post contains spoilers for the opening scenes of Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 The good news is that Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 eventually does start to recapture some of the  poignancy that made Season 1 an unprecedented phenomenon.  The bad news is that it takes about half of the season to start getting there. To …

    April 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Apple Watch users could have access to a whole suite of new faces soon

    Gone through all the Apple Watch faces? Apple could be finally opening up the floor to third-party developers for Watch faces, hints a tiny line of code. Apple has long maintained control over available faces for its Apple Watch, only allowing official partners like Disney and Pixar to release special editions. Customisation for users is …

    April 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • James Comey lets rip on Trump in first televised interview since firing

    If you thought the disdain between Donald Trump and former FBI director James Comey would fizzle away, Sunday surely allayed any prospect of a truce. Ahead of the launch of his autobiography A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, Comey appeared on ABC’s 20/20, in his first televised interview since being fired as director of …

    April 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Tom Holland's friends stage an epic prank during 'Avengers: Infinity War' interview

    Tom Holland, a.k.a. Spider-Man, thought he was in the worst interview of his career. But it turned out it was just his friends pulling a prank on him. YouTuber Josh Pieters had a chance to sit down with the Avengers actor for a one-on-one interview, but what Holland didn’t know is that two of Holland’s …

    April 15, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Beyoncé's Coachella set has people ready to enroll in her university

    Beyoncé’s performance at Coachella on Saturday was historic. Not only was she the first woman of color to headline the festival, she may have inadvertently started a grassroots movement for a Beyoncé University. SEE ALSO: Beyoncé brings Jay-Z and a Destiny’s Child reunion to ‘Beychella’ After Beyoncé Knowles’ star-studded, heart-stopping set at Coachella Saturday, fans …

    April 15, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The psychological impact of an $11 Facebook subscription

    Would being asked to pay Facebook to remove ads make you appreciate their value or resent them even more? As Facebook considers offering an ad-free subscription option, there are deeper questions than how much money it could earn. Facebook has the opportunity to let us decide how we compensate it for social networking. But choice …

    April 15, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Hackers exploit casino's smart thermometer to steal database info

    Having a whole bunch of smart objects like lights, appliances, and thermometers can make life a little more convenient for businesses, but buying into the internet of things can also make those same businesses more vulnerable to hackers. Nicole Eagan, CEO of cybersecurity company Darktrace, revealed Thursday that a casino fell victim to hackers thanks …

    April 15, 2018 | by Raheel
  • An Instagram post cost an NFL cheerleader her job, and now she's fighting back

    Bailey Davis was fired in January from her job as a cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints. The offense? An Instagram post. Now, Davis is protesting her firing in a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She feels there’s an imbalance between the rules of conduct relating to players versus those relating to …

    April 15, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The new 'Lemon Face Challenge' is raising awareness for DIPG

    Four years after the Ice Bucket Challenge raised $115 million for the fight against ALS, there’s a new challenge springing up to raise awareness for an aggressive type of brain tumor that affects young children. The Lemon Face Challenge is raising funds to combat diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), an oft-terminal form of cancer in …

    April 15, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' gets a new TV spot for those who just can't wait

    I’ve still got a good feeling about this, Star Wars fans. Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters on May 25, and Disney is starting to speed up the movie’s hype train. This new TV spot doesn’t contain any grand revelations — it’s mostly just a cut-down version of the trailer that surfaced on April …

    April 15, 2018 | by Raheel