‘Disaster Girl’ meme NFT sells for $500,000 at auction
The trend of outrageous NFT auction sales continues with the sale of the “Disaster Girl” NFT, which went for over $500,000 in an auction hosted by Foundation. Even if you’re…
Tom Brady is a dead ringer for Judge Doom at the Kentucky Derby
Now, here to peruse the speedy horsies, the NFL’s Tom Brady-turned-Judge Doom. On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback arrived to the 2021 Kentucky Derby sporting a sleek suit, some…
Florida bill would fine social media platforms for banning politicians— with exemption for Disney
Florida is on the verge of passing legislation that would fine social media companies like Twitter and Facebook that “knowingly de-platform” political candidates. The bill was first proposed in February…
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is like an epic yet enigmatic novel
At some point during my time with Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, after I read yet another minutes-long dialogue sequence to try and learn more information about the game’s murder…
Former Netflix executive convicted of money laundering
A former Netflix executive was convicted of taking bribes and kickbacks from vendors doing business with the company, according to the US Department of Justice. Michael Kail, who was Netflix’s…
California appeals court finds Amazon responsible for third party sellers’ products
An appeals court in California has ruled that Amazon can be held liable for products sold through its marketplace by a third-party seller, the Los Angeles Times reported. It’s the…
Emotional photos of Disneyland’s reopening show hope for normalcy
California’s Disneyland reopened Friday after being closed for 412 days (but who’s counting?) due to COVID. While Disney capped attendance at 25 percent, those lucky guests who were able to…
NASA’s Mars helicopter went further, faster in fourth flight, and we’re not done yet
Another day, another successful flight test for NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter. In fact, the mission has been so successful that it’s going to be extended. For Ingenuity’s fourth flight test,…
25 skin tone handshake emoji options are coming in 2022
After years of texting highlighter-yellow handshakes to our friends, multi-skin toned handshake emoji are coming to our phones in 2022. The Unicode Consortium, which — among other things — sets…