In June, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign scored one of the sickest election season burns. Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump had just gone after President Barack Obama for backing Clinton in the race. “Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants … Read More
I’d start with a little Arrested Development, into a block of 30 Rock, followed by a few choice Parks and Recreation episodes, finished by only the most depressing episodes of Bojack Horseman. Netflix announced on Friday that it has launched … Read More
Australia is a long, long way from Hollywood, so when the world’s hottest couple, otherwise known as Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston, took a trip Down Under last week, the country lost its collective mind. Hiddleston arrived in Australia Friday for the filming … Read More
Snapchat, which began its life with an X-rated reputation, is now being sued for some R-rated content — by someone who can barely see a PG-13 movie. A 14-year-old boy and his mom have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat over … Read More
Malaysian police have released a 76-year-old man, who was arrested on Saturday for allegedly insulting the prime minister on WhatsApp. Local reports say the man was held for three days in custody, after he was arrested for sharing a crude … Read More
Celebrity death reporting on the Internet can be tricky. USA Today learned that lesson the hard way on Tuesday. The newspaper tweeted out that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy had died, only to quickly learn that it had been fooled by a fake … Read More
Paper bad. TV good. Platforms dominant. That’s the overarching message of the Pew Research Center’s “State of the News Media” report issued on Wednesday. The annual study takes a close look at the U.S. news industry. It’s a particularly big … Read More
You are almost definitely slowly killing yourself. Eating poorly, smoking, riding motorcycles, watching The Bachelor — they’re all statistically proven to shorten the average life span (except maybe that last one). As for using your cellphone? Not so much. The … Read More
Usually when a company reports record losses, that is not a time for celebration. Unless you’re Spotify. The streaming music company’s 2015 financials were released recently thanks to a filing made by its parent company, which is based in Luxembourg. … Read More
Move fast and break stuff can also mean Facebook’s own rules, especially in the wake of a torrent of criticism. Facebook announced on Monday afternoon that it would no longer be using other websites and media outlets to determine what … Read More