Twitter forms safety council to help prevent abuse

Twitter lets people around the world express diverse opinions, but it can also be a hellhole of harassment and abuse. The company has repeatedly tried to solve this issue, with feeble results. Now, it has announced that it is forming the Twitter Trust & Safety Council, a panel of organizations and experts who will help the company […]

The American South grapples with its monuments to white supremacy

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Growing up in the 1950s, William Bell had to enter Birmingham’s segregated Lyric Theatre though a side entrance, marked “COLORED,” that was walled-off from the elegant lobby. He climbed a dimly lit stairwell to watch movies from the steep balcony where black patrons had to sit for generations. Now the city’s mayor, […]

Lust, luxury and Tom Hiddleston combine in ‘High-Rise’ trailer

“For all its inconveniences, Laing was satisfied with life in the high-rise.” So beings the trailer for High-Rise, StudioCanal’s film based on a novel about life in a luxurious apartment building that becomes a microcosm for society at large. See also: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Super Bowl teaser finally clears up villain’s evil plan Hiddleston stars as […]

Chicago Union Station’s angelic light resulted from an air raid precaution

Image: Jack Delano/Library of Congress Image: Jack Delano/Library of Congress Begun in 1913 and finished in 1925, Chicago Union Station is one of the three busiest rail terminals in the United States Based on a Beaux-Arts design by architect Daniel Burnham, the centerpiece of the station was the western headhouse, which featured the spectacular Great […]

Bananas foster is the easiest ice cream cake you’ll make

Your Mardi Gras party shouldn’t begin and end with fantastic drinks.  Prove you can laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll) with the best of them, with a showstopping dessert.  Image: mashable SEE ALSO: This cherry gin fizz is the best addition to any Fat Tuesday party This ice cream cake is […]

Can you be a feminist and like rough sex?

Slapping, choking, spitting — if a woman gets off on a little consensual degradation in the bedroom, does that make her less of a feminist? Many women who demand equal pay by day and harder spanks by night wake up feeling conflicted (and a little bruised) about their two favorite F-words: feminism and fucking. SEE […]

The moment people realized they’d marry their current partner

A recent Reddit thread posed the question, “What made you realize you’d marry your current wife/husband?” All of the answers were incredibly different, showing how special each and every relationship can be See also: Kim Kardashian releases her super sexual Valentine’s Day gift guide Ranging from the funny, to the romantic, to the weird, we’re […]

Men’s crocheted minion thong may be the perfect Valentines Day gift

For the special someone in your life who enjoys romance, warm clothing and Despicable Me‘s yellow Minions, this crocheted Minion thong is still a ridiculous gift to buy them. But it’s out there. And it’s so much more than just a regular thong, which may still leave too much to the imagination. On the contrary, […]

Parents and babies get down in a choreographed dance class

If the words “baby dance class” bring to mind images of cringing parents and blaring lullabies, KangaGroove has an alternative. The San Diego dance studio specializes in baby-parent dancing that seem fun (if slightly cheesy) for both parties, as seen in the clip above where moms and their babies rock and sway to Sugar Ray. […]

3Doodler Start makes 3D drawing kid’s play

3D printers for the home haven’t quite taken off the way everyone expected them to, but the technology is finding some new life in an ever-growing variety of 3D printing pens. These pens take the mechanics of a 3D printer and boil them down to a hand-held device that, essentially, lets you draw in mid-air. […]

‘Awkward Black Girl’ creator partners with Project Greenlight to help aspiring writers

LOS ANGELES — Issa Rae knows what it’s like to struggle to get heard in Hollywood. Though the writer-producer-actress eventually rose to mainstream fame, it was a long time before her 2011 YouTube series “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” became a widely-viewed hi. Now, to help young filmmakers navigate the industry, Rae and her […]

10 things we wouldn’t have if not for the O.J. Simpson trial

Before 1994, O.J. Simpson’s greatest contributions to the culture were threefold: his record-breaking, award-winning career as a running back in college and professional football; his stint as a broadcaster and commercial pitchman, most notably running and hurdling through airports for Hertz rental cars; and as The Naked Gun films’ detective Nordberg, a victim of nonstop […]

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ anagrams probably don’t mean anything

Video: David Sidorov In the weeks since its release, many Star Wars fans have been poring over The Force Awakens for secrets and clues to the plots of future films. Some, like our resident film theorist, Kyle, have even taken to searching for clues through anagrams. His theory: the answers to all of the questions […]

Hillary Clinton’s struggle with women has never been more clear than in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H. — In the final days leading up to the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton hit the campaign trail with a group of female group of female senators she called the “sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits.” In speech after speech here, Clinton and her surrogates have more overtly appealed to women arguing that the […]

Ben Stiller made a mock female Viagra ad for the Super Bowl

Meet the poster boy for female Viagra: Ben Stiller in a football jersey. Stiller dropped by the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday to promote the long-awaited Zoolander 2. After revealing that he’d be cast in a Super Bowl ad that was cut for time, Fallon happily rolled the clip. And while the ad […]

At-Home Full Genome-Sequencing Is Now Just A Spit Tube Away

 DNA sequencing startup Sure Genomics wants to help you learn about your entire genome at the click of a button. Today, the startup opened up an at-home service to the public, enabling consumers to get their full DNA sequence with a single saliva test. Some of the bigger companies in the personal genome space like […]

Twitter Forms A “Trust & Safety Council” To Balance Abuse Vs Free Speech

 Twitter’s latest step in the tricky balancing act of championing free speech without also handing a free pass to orchestrated harassment via its platform is the announcement today that it’s formed a “Trust & Safety Council” comprised of multiple external organizations with various interests in the two issues. The company said today that the Twitter Trust &… Read […]

5 Divorce Mistakes to Avoid Right Now

Although feeling overwhelmed and confused during divorce is normal, remember to avoid the egregious divorce mistakes. It will save you time, money, and your sanity so that you can move on to the next chapter of your life better, not broken or bitter. 1. Not looking at the big picture One of the reasons why […]

Timing Is Everything: Twitter Unveils First View Ads, Videos At The Top Of Your Timeline

 Twitter has been in the spotlight for the past several days over allegedly imminent (longstanding) plans to change the order of Tweets in your timeline. But while its CEO has confirmed there are no such plans for this week, Twitter is adding a new product in its advertising business that does underscore the fact that on Twitter, timing does count for a lot. Today […]

Lulu, The App That Lets Women Rate Men, Acquired By Badoo

 Lulu, the once controversial mobile app that lets women anonymously review and rate men (something the startup calls ‘dating intelligence’), has been acquired by London-based dating platform Badoo. Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1Q6M83RFiled under: U Tagged: TechCrunch