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  • Chrissy Teigen and John Legend adopted a new dog and boy is it cute

    Friends, some great news: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend (and Luna) have adopted a small dog. Teigen and Legend, who already have two Frenchies — Penny and Pippa — and one English bulldog — Puddy — welcomed this little nugget home Friday. And it looks like Luna is already a big fan. (Also, Luna has …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Trump tweets 'only one thing' will work in North Korea, and we are so fed up with living in fear

    Late Saturday afternoon, Donald Trump tweeted a cryptic statement that seemed to threaten war with North Korea.  Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid…… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2017 …hasn’t worked, agreements violated before the ink was dry, …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Costco will finally deliver all those giant bulk items with its new grocery service

    No longer will you need a pickup truck to successfully shop at Costco.  The big-box store just launched CostcoGrocery, which will provide two-day delivery on dry goods. The two-day window makes it kind of like Amazon Prime—except you can probably get a better deal on a year’s supply of toilet paper. Delivery is free for …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Download this: Apple Music's Facebook bot suggests songs based on emoji

    Facebook and Apple have teamed up to bring a new, emoji-filled music recommendation feature to Facebook Messenger. The Facebook messaging app was updated this week with an Apple Music bot that can recommend songs and playlists based on emoji. SEE ALSO: 13 hidden features in iOS 11 The new bot surfaces music recommendations based on …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Marvel struck, then quickly cancelled, a partnership with a major defense contractor

    It’s kind of hard to make gestures like cancelling a potentially tone-deaf panel land when you’re also helping a major defense contractor polish up its image. That’s the situation Marvel found itself in as New York Comic Con kicked off on Friday with an announcement that the publisher had partnered with Northrop Grumman. The Virginia-based …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • DC's Young Animal — the strangest comics ever — just got even weirder

    Gerard Way, of My Chemical Romance fame, started his Young Animal imprint just over a year ago. The four books — Doom Patrol, Shade the Changing Girl, Mother Panic, and Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye — have delighted comics fans thus far, but they’ve also done some things that would raise anyone’s eyebrows.  You …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Cosplayers brought the fire at New York Comic Con 2017

    New York Comic Con hit the Javits Center this week, and — as they do every year — cosplayers brought their A game. From Beauty and the Beast to Rey to, of course, Wonder Woman, this year’s cosplay crew took their creativity to new heights. (And that great natural lighting in the Javits Center lobby …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Everyone loves this colorful, new 'Jeopardy!' champion

    Every few years, a Jeopardy! champion seizes the public’s imagination.  This time, it’s Austin Rogers. The New York City bartender is on a nine-day winning streak, having raked in $332,400 as of Friday.  SEE ALSO: Watch these precious ‘Jeopardy’ contestants tank while trying to answer sports questions But more than the money, it’s Rogers’ trivia …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • In Las Vegas, an empty lot transforms into a community healing garden

    A lot in Los Vegas, completely empty just days ago, has now been transformed into a healing garden — a place to take respite from trauma after Sunday’s deadly mass shooting. The garden was originally conceived by landscape designer Jay PleggenkuhlePer DTLV, Pleggenkuhle contacted the city of Las Vegas early this week to see if …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 'Marvel's Runaways' premiered at New York Comic Con and fans are in love

    Fans who stayed out late to see the New York Comic Con panel for Marvel’s Runaways got a treat on Friday night, when the Hulu premiered the series’ first episode on the main stage in front of a packed audience.  The response was rapturous, and it was clear that there were plenty of comic book …

    October 7, 2017 | by Raheel