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‘The Tick’ is coming to Amazon as part of its fall comedy pilot season
LOS ANGELES — Superhero reboot The Tick is headed to Amazon as part of its fall comedy pilot season. The show — a co-production with Sony Pictures Television — follows the costumed Tick in a spoof of comic book superheroes. … Continue reading
Brits are losing it on Twitter after being told they need vitamin D supplements
LONDON — The government announced Thursday that all Brits should consider taking vitamin D supplements during autumn and winter to protect bone and muscle health. SEE ALSO: Big changes are coming to the nutritional info printed on your food Public … Continue reading
Activist combatted misogyny at the Republican convention by buying shirts
It seems like everyone at this week’s Republican National Convention is trying to make a statement, but one activist put her money where her mouth is. A particularly aggressive vendor, whose specialty was shirts that said “Hillary Sucks, but Not … Continue reading
Activist combatted misogyny at the Republican convention with $400
It seems like everyone at this week’s Republican National Convention is trying to make a statement, but one activist put her money where her mouth is. A particularly aggressive vendor, whose specialty was shirts that read “Hillary Sucks, but Not … Continue reading
Gift bags come with a fetus figurine at the Republican convention
Delegates at the Republican convention are being given fetus figurines as part of their gift bag, according to journalists in Cleveland. Alongside the usual swag, including hats and other small freebies, attendees are finding tiny rubber fetal models inside the … Continue reading
Facebook experiment suggests it’s trying to copy Snapchat again
Facebook appears to be working on yet another Snapchat-like experience. New screenshots of what look to be one of the social network’s many experiments show the company is working on a new feature that allows groups of friends to privately … Continue reading
One book attempted to record the entire world history of fashion
Civil costumes of the French nobility, 1364-1461. Image: Buyenlarge/Getty Images First published in six volumes between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume Historique was an unprecedented attempt to illustrate the entire history of human dress. Spanning the armor of … Continue reading
12 cringe-worthy YouTube comments that only a troll could love
YouTube commenters constantly find ways to take cringe-worthy and awkward to a new level. YouTube comments can be weird, harsh and sometimes just downright freaky. We sat down with the producers behind some of Mashable’s best videos, and read them … Continue reading
NBA pulls All-Star Game from North Carolina over anti-LGBT law
After threatening to do so for months, the NBA has taken a stand against North Carolina’s controversial anti-LGBT law, also know as “HB2,” by choosing to pull the All-Star Game from Charlotte next year. SEE ALSO: The NBA has a … Continue reading
Cat duo will remind you of an old married couple
Watching this pair of felines interacting with one another is like watching grandma and grandpa bicker. There’s one cat that looks like it’s attempting to give the other a back massage, but keeps getting rebuffed. While padding on its buddy’s … Continue reading