Just What We Didn’t Need: Sony To Release ‘Angry Birds’ Movie in 2016


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Some works of art have long been thought to be unfilmable. Marcel Proust’s In Search Of Lost Time. David Foster Wallace‘s Infinite Jest. James Joyce’s Ulysses. Pac-Man. But that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from trying, and occasionally it’s led to some fairly decent results: Michael Ondaatje’s difficult, non-linear novel The English Patient was pretty good, John [...]

Commander Chris Hadfield Wins At Twitter, Science, Music, Mustaches, And Cool


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Outer space is about to lose its hippest ambassador, as Canadian Space Agency Commander Chris Hadfield heads back to the Blue Planet today. While he’s likely to receive a hero’s welcome home, our Twitter streams will never be the same. During his time in charge of the ISS, Hadfield used Twitter to beam back gorgeous [...]

The Bachelor Recap: Season 17, Episode 11 – Finale


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Oh my beloved little squirrels. We’ve made it. Sean Lowe, the snooziest, most fake “reclaimed” virgin ever, if THAT isn’t the most bullshit thing ever, is going to make his decision between Catherine and Lindsay and if I’M watching three hours of The Bachelor, so are you. Or you could just read this instead. Totes up to you. More »

Hack The Planet: Burger King, Guy Fieri, & Jeep Hacked By Internet Pranksters This Week


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What do fire-charred Whoppers, quality ‘merican Jeep vehicles, and everyone’s favorite good-time pal Guy Fieri all have in common? Yes, they all produce inedible materials, but also each of their internet presences were hacked this week, resulting in varying levels of, “OMFG, HURRY! ARE YOU SEEING THIS?!” and, “Wow, I bet their marketing team is having a reeeeeeaally bad day.” More »

Designer Rebecca Minkoff Twitter Bombed At New York Fashion Week, Needs Lesson In Social Media


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If you let the imagination roll a bit with this one, it’s almost a poetic justice of sorts. Picture the pretty prom queen strutting her stuff, reaping in the love and affection of equally pretty prom-queen-types, while the Audio-Visual, Chess, and Latin Club (whut, whut) kids plot to take The Richies down with a robot [...]