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Nepal says an Indian couple faked Mt. Everest summit conquest pictures
In June, Dinesh and Tarkeshwari Rathod made headlines as India’s first couple to scale Mount Everest. Now, Nepalese authorities have said that the Indian couple faked documents and photographs of themselves at the top of the world’s tallest peak. SEE ALSO: Why … Continue reading
The Lonely Island is creating a pilot in a box for Freeform
Get your towels ready – it’s about to go down. The Lonely Island is finally returning to TV after leaving Saturday Night Live about six years ago. Freeform, formerly known as ABC Family, has picked up the comedy trio’s pilot … Continue reading
MashReads Podcast: ‘The Familiar’ is a mind-bending postmodern novel about, well, cats
“But for a curious thing.” So writes Mark Z. Danielewski in The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May, which turns out to be an apt description for the bookThe Familiar is a mind-bending postmodern novel that follows nine different characters … Continue reading
Man uses drone to grill steak, is overwhelmed with emotion
There is no meat on earth more delicate, and more giving, than the traditional grilled steak. This man finally decided to treat steak with the care and compassion it deserved. Instead of using his base human hands, this guy used … Continue reading
Chipotle’s touching short film is its first major ad campaign since health scare
Capitalism, love, tacos — those are the major themes of Chipotle’s first major commercial release since containing a devastating series of outbreaks earlier this year. You’d never know it from watching the ad. The four-minute animated short only mentions the company’s … Continue reading
What it’s like to be an UberRush bike messenger for a day
I always wanted to try bicycle courier work in NYC, then I found out Uber had a service called Rush where you could do just that. Here’s a look at my first (and only) day as an UberRush bike messenger. … Continue reading
The maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs is staging a comeback
Almost four years after seeking bankruptcy protection under a barrage of labor issues and rapidly changing appetites, the maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs will take the stage once again as a publicly traded company. Hostess Brands, which first emerged … Continue reading
LG G5′s slow sales don’t bode well for modular smartphones
You can’t blame LG for not trying something new. This spring, the company strayed away from the beaten path of monolithic smartphones, and launched a modular phone — the LG G5 — with a sizable ecosystem of additional devices that … Continue reading
Sony Xperia X Performance doesn’t live up to its name
Sony’s mobile strategy is a total mess right now. In the U.S., the company’s Xperia-branded smartphones don’t even register as a blip on most people’s radars when it comes to buying time. The company’s slowness to release its smartphones in … Continue reading
Google is building casting features right into Chrome
Google Chrome is about to learn a new trick. The browser is set to be updated with a new feature that allows you to take advantage of Google Cast without the need for a separate browser extension. SEE ALSO: Your … Continue reading