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Mark Zuckerberg apologizes after ‘magical’ Facebook VR tour of hurricane-torn Puerto Rico Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was forced to apologize in the comments of his own post on Tuesday after a demo… Read More
Watch Ryan Gosling lose it over a font as ‘SNL’ spoof rips on ‘Avatar’ and the use of Papyrus Ryan Gosling will hit theaters this week as the star of the hotly anticipated “Blade Runner 2049.” But before he… Read More
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