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Computers seriously need to stop making cheesy noises in movies. You know what I’m talking about: the bleeps, the bloops, the loading bars screech, the text scroll chirp. It needs to end. In the 1980s, and even in the early 1990s, few really knew what a computer was. Sure, everyone had sort of an idea, …
May 20, 2018 | by RaheelThe Royal Wedding may be over, but the latest Saturday Night Live delivered a peek at the reception in the form of an awkward wedding video. Prince Harry (Mikey Day) walks us from guest to guest , which amounts to a who’s who of U.K. royalty and celebrities rubbing elbows with Meghan Markle’s family and …
May 20, 2018 | by RaheelIs anyone else feeling like Saturday Night Live might just be running dry on ways to use the show’s cold open as a platform for dragging Donald Trump? The latest reunites Trump (Alec Baldwin) with Rudy Giuliani (Kate McKinnon), Michael Cohen (Ben Stiller), and Donald Trump Jr. (Mikey Day) in a scene that evokes the …
May 20, 2018 | by RaheelTell me if this sounds familiar. An actress goes to an audition. She wants the part — she likes the part. But, as usual, it’s a female character written by male creators. And she’s troubled that the character’s first scene involves giving a guy a blow job. Here’s the part of the story we’re not …
May 20, 2018 | by RaheelThis post is part of Mashable’s You’re Old Week. Break through the haze of nostalgia with us and see what holds up, what disappoints, and what got better with time. a/s/l? If you know what those three letters stand for, there’s a good chance you grew up on the internet like myself. An internet filled …
May 20, 2018 | by RaheelTo be evil or not to be evil — that is the question, Google. It seems after years of the tech company’s commitment to its low-key creepy-sounding mantra, “Don’t Be Evil,” Google has removed the phrase from its Code of Conduct. So I guess that means evil is totally chill now?? Cool. Very cool and …
May 19, 2018 | by RaheelThe United States Geological Survey released stunning new footage on Saturday showing the lava pouring from a fissure created by activity around Kilauea, an active volcano in Hawaii that exploded Thursday morning. The footage, which was filmed just before 8:00 a.m. Hawaii local time shows a powerful lava flow tearing its way across the island, …
May 19, 2018 | by RaheelLuc Besson, director of The Fifth Element and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, is under investigation by French authorities for alleged rape. The accusation comes from a formal complaint lodged by an unnamed 27-year-old French actress. A report from French media outlet Europe 1 (h/t The Hollywood Reporter) notes that the two …
May 19, 2018 | by RaheelAsia Argento closed out her 2018 Cannes Film Festival experience with a powerful speech about Harvey Weinstein. On Saturday, while on-stage presenting with director Ava DuVernay at the festival’s closing ceremony, Argento spoke of her past Cannes experiences, telling the audience that Weinstein — who’s been hit with accusations of sexual harassment and assault from …
May 19, 2018 | by RaheelStarbucks issued a new policy on Saturday: Patrons no longer need to make a purchase to sit in the cafe or use the restrooms. According to the Associated Press, Starbucks executives have claimed the old policies were “loose and ambiguous,” which left the decision on whether or not people could use the bathroom or sit …
May 19, 2018 | by Raheel