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Tom Hardy teased his next big role as Al Capone in the biopic Fonzo with pictures of his makeup and styling on Instagram. Read more…
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Spring is here and that can only mean one thing: time to shake yourself out of hibernation and bust out that spring reading.
But with so many great books coming out in 2018, it can be hard to figure out just which ones you should pick up.
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Don’t worry though — The MashReads Podcast has got you covered.
This week on the MashReads Podcast, we are joined by Cristina Arreola, books editor at Bustle, to chat about spring reading. Join us in the episode below as we talk about the books we’ve read recently, the books that’ve been on our spring reading wishlist, the classic books we’ve been revisiting, and the upcoming books you need to know about. Read more…
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Someone made a game where you ride the rapidly changing prices of cryptocurrencies
April 16, 2018The cryptocurrency world is a strange one, but at least it has a sense of humor. A new game has you riding a little crypto-car along the wildly fluctuating prices of major and minor currencies. It’s quite ridiculous, and it isn’t even a bad game!
You select your car, then pick a chart to ride — most are a ride from a coin’s humble start to its highest value. But there’s a mountain-like “total market cap” track, a “drag race” where you need to clear a valuation gap and one that must be depressing for BTC holders: a bumpy downhill ride from $20K to $7,850. New tracks should appear in time, as new cryptocurrencies rise and fall.
The game is cute — there are fun messages along the track, and the exhaust is tiny coins — and you collect coins toward unlocking new cars. I’m pretty sure they’re just aesthetic changes, but I’m gunning for a Dogecar anyway.
“The game was a side project for me to do in my own time,” wrote back Daniel Fahey, founder of the developer, SuperFly Games. “So the first original 10 tracks were what I felt were needed to give the game some replayability. But after the reception the game has received during its launch day, I will certainly be adding more tracks.”
It’s free, it’s dumb and it’s a fun way to waste a few minutes while you inadvertently lampoon the hubris of this rushed attempt to overthrow existing financial systems.
“I hope people find the game funny because it certainly wasn’t meant to be serious,” Fahey wrote. “It’s a bit of light-hearted fun in a somewhat serious space.”
Blockchain stuff is promising and we’ll get there eventually. But as the game seems to emphasize, it’ll probably be quite a ride.
You can download Crypto Rider for iOS or Android.
Source: Tech Crunch Mobiles | Someone made a game where you ride the rapidly changing prices of cryptocurrencies
The Shorty Awards, an awards show for social media brands and influencers, are fine. If you care about them, great, but if you don’t, life goes on.
But not according to Adam Pally.
Adam Pally hates the Shorty Awards with all his heart, and made it very clear at last night’s 10th annual show. When presenting “Best Overall Instagram,” he called the award itself a “glass vagina,” and said, “A career highlight will be when I’m done.”
With burns like these, let’s just get Adam Pally to host the White House Correspondent’s Dinner next year where he’ll be more constructive?
He then goes into a rant about how it’s not impressive that he’s giving an award to a brand, and tells his crowd, “if you want me to host next year, hard pass.” Read more…
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A grandmother befriended a woman who looks like her, stole her ID and killed her, police say
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A long-awaited sequel for the cult classic is hitting theaters this weekend. So drop what you’re doing, throw back some maple syrup, and check out these things about “Super Troopers” riiiiiiiiiight MEOW!
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Light can have a huge impact on your mood. (Just ask anyone who gets sad when the sun starts to set earlier and earlier.)
This Smart Light Bulb from Ilumi (on sale for 28% off) allows you to control the lightning in your life, via an app where you can select the precise hue of whatever room the bulb is in. Want a purple room? You can have a purple room. Want a red and green room? You’ll need two bulbs, but you can absolutely make that happen.
Famously backed by Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban, Ilumi’s Smart Light Bulb uses Bluetooth so you can adjust the colors on the fly or set them to adapt to the time of day. And thanks to technology that makes this bulb five times more efficient than traditional incandescent light bulbs, you’re also looking at a battery life that can last up to 20 years. Read more…
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