• Emilia Clarke says she was always paid equally on 'Game of Thrones'

    It shouldn’t be that hard to pay women the same amount as men for equal work, but Hollywood – and, you know, every other industry – continues to struggle with itMashable first noted the lack of pay gap on Game of Thrones in 2017, and Emilia Clarke confirmed at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival that …

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Snoop Dogg surprises guests at multiple blockchain parties

    The Dogg is in the house, and you better believe he’s hodling.  With NYC’s Blockchain Week in high gear, the rapper best known (these days, anyway) for smoking weed and kicking it with Martha Stewart took a little detour into the heart of cryptocounty. And boy did he get around.  SEE ALSO: Let the blockchain …

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Facebook's adding new features to Stories to complete its Snapchat domination

    For Facebook, the future is all about Stories. At F8, the company shared the surprising revelation that the Stories format is growing faster than feeds. But if the company wants to maintain that pace, it needs to juice Stories’ growth in the main Facebook app, not just Instagram and WhatsApp. Now, it looks like the …

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Giuliani: Mueller's team told Trump's lawyers they can't indict a president

    Giuliani: Mueller’s team told Trump’s lawyers they can’t indict a president  CNN USA Today: “Trump Supporters Across America: The President is Delivering on His Agenda”  Whitehouse.gov (press release) No, Rudy Giuliani didn’t quit Donald Trump legal team  PolitiFact Trump supporters across America: The president is delivering on his agenda  USA TODAY Full coverage Source: Google News | Giuliani: Mueller's …

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Netflix will split the fifth season of ‘Arrested Development’

    Last week, Netflix announced that the fifth season of Arrested Development would be released on May 29th, but it turns out we'll only be getting half of the season. Entertainment Weekly reports today that the season will be split, with the first eigh… Source: Engadget | Netflix will split the fifth season of ‘Arrested Development’

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • This woman could become the first Native American governor in US history

    The list of Native American governors in American history is depressingly short. It’s zero, to be exact. That’s why Idaho Democrat Paulette Jordan‘s Tuesday primary win for governor was so significant. If Jordan wins the general election, she’s poised to become the first Native American governor in American history, and the first female governor in …

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Spotify still features R. Kelly merch, despite new policies against sex offenders

    Earlier this month, Spotify announced a set of new policies implemented in an effort to quell the outrage against offenders with numerous violent or sexual misconduct allegations — like R. Kelly, who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault, and is allegedly running a sex cult. But Spotify is still promoting his merch. These …

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Fairfield, Calif., mother accused of endangering 9 children faces new child abuse charges

    Fairfield, Calif., mother accused of endangering 9 children faces new child abuse charges  Los Angeles Times DA: 10 Fairfield children were strangled, waterboarded  KCRA Sacramento ‘They lived in torture.’ 10 kids waterboarded, shot with crossbows, California cops say  Sacramento Bee Full coverage Source: Google News | Fairfield, Calif., mother accused of endangering 9 children faces new child abuse …

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Tidal is reportedly months behind on royalty payments

    Remember how Jay-Z relaunched Tidal with the promise of treating artists more kindly than Spotify? If you believe Dagens Naeringsliv, just the opposite is true. The Norwegian newspaper is continuing a string of exposés with claims that Tidal… Source: Engadget | Tidal is reportedly months behind on royalty payments

    May 16, 2018 | by Raheel