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The Twitter Fiction Festival is back!

Aspiring authors take note: the Twitter Fiction Festival is back! The Festival is about “embracing, exploring, and developing the art… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ mania continues with Monopoly set, newly released scenes from season 4

Wow, HBO Is really building this up. To fuel the Game of Thrones hysteria, the cable channel has released two… Read More

Lego goes all out with new ‘Star Wars’ collection

The Toy Fair in New York has just wrapped, but not without a bang: Lego unveiled 32 new sets of… Read More

World’s coolest grandpa goes on Tinder dates to help his grandson hook up

Tinder can be an endless, empty pit of dating fiascos, but one filmmaker figured out a way to make an amusing… Read More

Bellevue man among 100 finalists to train — and possibly die — for Mars One mission

Good news! You made it to the finals of an incredibly elite crowd and are at the top of your… Read More

George R.R. Martin: Your favorite character might die in the next season of ‘Game of Thrones’

Beloved and delightfully wicked author George R.R. Martin took to the Writers Guide West Awards and dropped some potential bombshells… Read More

‘The New Yorker’ goes inside the fabulous world of Apple designer Jonathan Ive

If you have a few spare minutes to kill today, The New Yorker has a profile on Apple design chief… Read More

Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ clip shows trouble in paradise with Frank and Claire

Despite a brief snafu, in which the entire next season of Netflix’s House of Cards was released online, here’s an official clip that… Read More

ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ shot an entire episode with Apple’s iPhones and iPads

An upcoming episode of ABC’s Modern Family got the full-on Apple treatment — the entire show was shot using only… Read More

It’s official: Videos trump photos on Facebook

Want your audience to be more engaged with your content on Facebook? Post a video. That’s the official news form… Read More

LG to launch non-ugly luxury smartwatch in March

Today, LG announced it will unveil its first “all-metal, luxury” LG Watch Urbane at Mobile World Congress this March. The Android… Read More

‘Air,’ the first-ever entertainment show with drones, coming to Amsterdam this year

You may not be getting that Amazon Prime package delivered by drone anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean humankind hasn’t… Read More

SpaceX founder Elon Musk inks $3.5M book deal to write about Earth and Mars

Like he needed the cash, Tesla and SpaceX head honcho Elon Musk just signed a $3.5 million book deal with… Read More

Apple now weed-friendly: App Store allowing marijuana-themed apps in states where pot is legal

Apple is now allowing weed-themed apps in the 23 states where medical marijuana is legal. The news came courtesy of… Read More

Washergate update: LG exec indicted for damaging Samsung washing machines

An update on this battle for the ages: The LG Electronics executive accused of damaging competitor Samsung’s washing machine at… Read More

Your Valentine’s Day conversation cheat sheet in one handy place

In funny post featured over on Racked, one woman has assembled all the topics men have tried to woo her… Read More

See what 50 of the world’s top hackers look like in one composite

If you’ve ever wondered what a composite of the world’s top hackers looks like, today is your lucky day. And,… Read More

Google opens awesome spa-like office in Budapest

Google took the idea of peace and tranquility to the next level with its new offices in Budapest, Hungary. The… Read More

Want to find true love? There’s now an app and Indiegogo campaign for that

Is falling in love really a science? In January, the New York Times posted a Modern Love column, “To Fall… Read More

Every Marvel superhero romantic hookup, painstakingly preserved in this SuperLove infographic

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, WebHostingBuzz has decided to declare its “love for Marvel comics and its universe” with… Read More

This is no Jedi mind trick: NASA releases ‘Star Wars’ inspired poster

Of all the geeks out there, space geeks are some of our favorites. They seem a good-humored, well-rounded bunch who… Read More

Google and Mattel to give View-Master a virtual reality upgrade

The classic View-Master you likely loved as a kid is getting a reboot, thanks to Google and Mattel. The companies… Read More

Introducing Spacefinder: City of Seattle launches marketplace to match artists with art spaces

Artists usually have unique needs when it comes to working spaces — ventilation, light, power supply — all these things… Read More

Drones film Death Star, give you sudden urge to visit Legoland

Drones can do so many things, like fly over volcanoes and help out in disaster situations. And now, drones have… Read More

Fitbit’s Surge giving some users gross skin rash

Today in disgusting, Fitbit’s Surge is actually causing a rash in some users. The news comes courtesy of TechCrunch, which… Read More

Angelina Jolie rumored to direct ‘Captain Marvel’

Well, this could be very interesting. Angelina Jolie could be the director of the big-budget, action flick Captain Marvel. According… Read More

ESPN releases sleeker, sexier app to replace SportsCenter one

Sports fans rejoice: ESPN replaced its SportsCenter app today with a cleaner, faster one simply called ESPN. “Like Prince, Puff… Read More

BuzzFeed got Obama to use a selfie stick

Here’s one for the ages: BuzzFeed has released a video “Things Everybody Does But Doesn’t Talk About,” featuring our Commander… Read More

American Express ending deal with Costco in 2016

Enjoy whipping out your Amex at Costco for now. According to an announcement today by American Express, you won’t be able… Read More

Amy Pascal gives candid talk about being ‘fired’ from Sony

Talk about getting real, Sony’s former co-chair Amy Pascal got right down to business yesterday in a candid talk with… Read More