Behold! All of the characters in The Peanuts Movie, coming November 6! I can't wait! (Click to see the poster larger.) Below, the trailer that came out late last year. (more…)

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"Coffee is for viral content creators."

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Still shooters have long raved about this weird little wonder, but how does it look on video? Read the rest

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Over at Make, Gareth Branwyn has written a terrific introduction to the "mutant urban marvel that is Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city that’s become not only a global mass market electronics manufacturing juggernaut, but also a place where tiny startups flock to incubate their products and get them to market as quickly and inexpensively as possible."

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Sound Kick ($49.99) trumps the competition with its robust sound, compact size, and sleek design — all at a great price point.

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PayPal is splitting away from eBay on July 1. When that happens, PayPal users will be pleased to know that they've agreed to allow PayPal to robotext and robocall the bejesus out of them.

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Fudo no Yu, a famous hot spring (or, onsen) was closed after it was discovered that patrons were "indulging in group sex acts, filming adult footage and taking voyeuristic photographs of other unsuspecting bathers." The Tokyo Reporter identified the key participants as "14 or 15 middle-aged males and several young women" who made regular weekend visits to the hot springs.

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I use my $10 kitchen shears to chop lettuce. I put lettuce in a salad bowl, stick in the shears, and make a bunch of random cuts until the volume of the lettuce drops to a reasonable level.

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Christopher Marley grew up with a freezer stuffed with dead birds. His father, a passionate bird breeder, couldn’t part with the birds when they died, so he stored them alongside the family’s frozen food.

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The USA Freedom Act was a very timid curb on surveillance powers, but it was also the first time since the 1970s that Congress limited spies' powers -- and it won't be the last. Read the rest

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Applied Hacking's Samy Kamkar (previously) has released Opensesame, an app for hacked IM-ME texting toys that can open millions of fixed-code garage doors in less than a minute. Read the rest

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Mexican weed production is no longer profitable. That's because US growers have greatly increased the quality and quantity of their product, now that there's less risk of getting busted by authorities. The Mexican drug cartels are turning their attention to heroin to make up for the lost revenue.

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Most materials cannot withstand the intensity of the red hot ball of nickel (RHNB). It has laid waste to a giant jawbreaker, a watermelon, a cube of ballistic gelatin, and a bundle of crayons.

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Courtesy of Sunflower Farm Creamery, two Nigerian Dwarf goats named Winifred and Monty prance about in their pajamas.

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Like dogs stepping right out of a Minecraft realm, these boxy canine cube cuts were the trend this year at a Tokyo dog show.

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Many were shocked to hear that 37-year-old Maggie Gyllenhaal was deemed “too old” to romance a 55-year-old man on-screen. So Vulture decided to analyze the careers of three younger actresses to see what sort of ages they’re asked to play against. Read the rest

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One of the weirder choices of the Broadway adaptation of The Little Mermaid was to simulate swimming by having the cast skate around on wheelie sneakers. For this Japanese production at the Shiki Theatre Company, however, the creative team really stepped up their game (more…)

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One of my favorite YouTube vloggers, Franchesca Ramsey (a.k.a Chescaleigh), just started collaborating with MTV on a new online series called “Decoded,” where she discusses race, pop culture, and more. (more…)

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Earlier this week, Orange Is The New Black star and trans activist Laverne Cox took to Tumblr to share her thoughts about Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair debut. Read the rest

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