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11 useful things you didn’t know your Amazon Echo could do
When the Amazon Echo debuted, it could only only play music, tell you the weather, set alarms and timers, read news flashes, tell corny jokes, add things to your Amazon shopping list, tell you the weather and recite basic trivia. Cool tricks, … Continue reading
VH1 greenlights ‘Hip Hop Squares’ from Ice Cube
Ice Cube is rearranging Hollywood Squares. VH1 announced on Thursday that it’s picked up Hip Hop Squares, a reimagining of the classic game show that will test the pop culture knowledge of A-list names in hip-hop, comedy and entertainment. Ice … Continue reading
Outrageous email scammer tries to will a stranger $9 million over email
In the Season two premiere of Scamalot, comedian James Veitch is back with email exchanges so outrageous that we can’t make them up. In episode one, “Poison,” Veitch investigates an email scammer who claims to be dying of “cancer of … Continue reading
Mother of Orlando victim makes impassioned plea for common sense gun laws
The mother of a man killed in the Orlando, Florida, shooting at Pulse nightclub in June spoke at the Democratic convention Wednesday, and her words were a devastating call for common sense gun laws. Christine Leinonen, whose son Christopher “Drew” … Continue reading
‘American Horror Story’ shares three creepy teasers for Season 6
American Horror Story is returning for Season 6 Sept. 14, and while we may still have no idea what its theme will be, we do know that it’s going to be creepy as hell. SEE ALSO: ‘American Horror Story’ gets … Continue reading
When hyperinflation drove Germans to use money as kindling
1923 Children use bundles of banknotes as building blocks. Image: Three Lions/Getty Images In 1914, the exchange rate of the German mark to the American dollar was about 4.2 to one. Nine years later, it was 4.2 trillion to one … Continue reading
‘Luke Cage’ star Mike Colter on Marvel’s first black lead: ‘It’s important’
BEVERLY HILLS, California — Mike Colter is ready for Marvel fans to get to know the new Luke Cage. “It’s important in the landscape of television and globally as far as symbols,” Mike Colter, who plays the titular character, told reporters … Continue reading
South Korean cosmetic brand Laneige has a new fashion collaboration and it’s a hoot
Time to make space in your makeup kit. South Korean cosmetic brand Laneige — most known for its BB cushion compacts — has announced its third fashion collaboration, this time with fellow South Korean street style label, Lucky Chouette. SEE … Continue reading
No one has ever been as thrilled about clapping as this little kid
This just in: clapping is the best and funniest thing in the entire world. Privy to this knowledge is this boy, who’s proving to his music class that passion is the most important part of group song-making. That laugh, though. … Continue reading
‘Stranger Things’ cast reflect on all things ’80s, talk potential Season 2
BEVERLY HILLS, California — Playing a kid in the ’80s may be fun, but there’s certainly a learning curve when it comes to prepping for the part. Just ask the young cast members on Stranger Things, Netflix’s new, buzzy sci-fi … Continue reading
