This Wired Article From 2007 About Throwing Away Your Mobile Phone Makes Some Good Points

Everyone gets frustrated with their mobile phones at some point, leading many of us to fantasize about throwing our shit into the ocean and just living without one. And back in the ancient world of 2007, that was a much more reasonable possibility. A Wired article from July 31, 2007 made the case that there were…

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Helena Bonham Carter Drunkenly Asked The Biggest Favor Of Prince William

The Duke of Cambridge said no, but the story lives on.

Google Stadia members can hand out free three-month passes

It’s coming roughly a week after launch, but you now have a way to try Google Stadia without paying… provided you have the right connections. Google is rolling out its promised Buddy Passes to Stadia Founder’s Edition buyers, giving them free acce…

Facebook bans two prominent white nationalist groups after Guardian report

Facebook has banned Red Ice TV and Affirmative Right, two prominent white nationalist groups, from its social media platform. As reported by The Guardian, the bans come after the publication highlighted Facebook’s resistance to take action against th…

Stardew Valley 1.4 content update lands on PC with hefty changelog

Earlier this month, Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone detailed the version 1.4 update for the game. He was fairly guarded with the specifics at the time, but he did give us a PC release date for the update. Now that the version 1.4 content update has landed, Barone has released a set of patch notes that give us a … Continue reading

Shiny Pokemon GO Thanksgiving code update 2019!

Today we’re looking at all the next Pokemon GO updates, starting with this November 27, 28, and 29th (and the weekend!) This includes new Shiny Pokemon in Pokemon GO as well as a “family-themed Pokemon” event. The Shiny Pokemon revealed thus far this month haven’t been too mind-blowing – but we might see some spectacular reveals in December – let’s … Continue reading

UN climate change report gives damning warning: We’re not doing enough

A hotly-anticipated climate change report has issued an ominous warning on the rising global temperature, cautioning that the current pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are woefully inadequate if the Paris Agreement targets at to be achieved. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report measures the disparity between what the world needs to do to tackle climate change, and … Continue reading

Mark Ruffalo Has Big Plans for the Hulk's MCU Future

J.J. Abrams reveals the runtime of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. James Wan teases his next horror adventure. It’s bad news this Turkey Day for MST3K fans. Plus, new pictures from Nancy Drew amp up the lens flare, Barry succumbs to Bloodwork in a new Flash teaser, and Oliver Queen fights for the multiverse as Arrow

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Wednesday's Best Deals: Nintendo Switch Bundles, Travel Deals, Sony Sound Barand More

A Marshall speaker Gold Box, egg bites tray, Switch Lite bundle, and an ABH eyeshadow set lead off Wednesday’s best deals from around the web.

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'Infrasound' May Soon Help Scientists More Accurately Predict Tornadoes

New research results show how sound below the range of human hearing can help scientists predict and track tornadoes.

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