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Urban Outfitters is selling random VHS tapes for $40
Mashable - Johnny Lieu
Hope you've still kept some old VHS tapes lying around, because turns out they're actually worth something. Urban Outfitters has rolled out its latest attempt to get you to buy stuff you don't need, in
Technology
LG says it's 'too early' for foldable phones
Mashable - Jack Morse
You may want to just slow your roll for minute with this whole foldable phone thing. While electronics giants such as Samsung are reportedly charging ahead to release smartphones that bend as early as
Celebrity News
John Mulaney is coming back to host 'Saturday Night Live' in March
Mashable - Adam Rosenberg
John Mulaney is bringing his brand of dry, self-effacing humor back to Saturday Night Live. The gifted comic, who is himself a former SNL writer, last hosted the show in April 2018. He was and is only
Apple
This guy found a working 30-year-old Apple IIe in his parents' attic, and wow those were simpler times
Mashable - Jack Morse
There are objects in our lives that will forever be tied to childhood: a favorite toy, for example, or the first chapter book that you read and truly connected with. For most of us, these items are forever
Science
This spider's eyes still glow, even though it died 110 million years ago
Mashable - Mark Kaufman
Fossil hunters in Korea discovered long-dead spiders preserved in rock. And to the delight of scientists, the arachnids' eyes are still reflective — some 110 million years after the creatures died. It's
Mike Pence
Watch Mike Pence gasp when no one claps at his terrible applause line
Mashable - Jack Morse
Vice President Mike Pence isn't a complicated man. He likes Chili's, using his personal AOL account for official government business, and gay conversion therapy. And so, when he addressed attendees at
Technology
'Anthem' players are angry about long load times but there's an easy fix
Mashable - Adam Rosenberg
I started playing Anthem at the end of the week, just as the game came online for early access players on PC. And like a lot of other people, I discovered quickly that the load times are brutal. Anthem
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA dunk contest winner leaps up and over Shaq to claim 1st place
Mashable - Mark Kaufman
To the awe even the NBA's elite All-Stars, guard Hamidou Diallo leaped over 7-foot-1-inch Shaquille O'Neal to win the 2019 dunk contest. For emphasis, the Oklahoma City Thunder rookie then hung from the
Science
NASA posts image of ghostly blue objects, deep in the cosmos
Mashable - Mark Kaufman
When a star is born, a chaotic light show ensues. NASA's long-lived Hubble Space Telescope captured vivid bright clumps moving through the cosmos at some 1,000 light years from Earth. The space agency
Celebrity News
Don Cheadle stood up for trans kids on 'SNL' and the internet took notice
Mashable - Adam Rosenberg
Don Cheadle, acclaimed actor and true-blue mensch. The man behind Marvel's War Machine mask brought his politics to the Saturday Night Live stage on Feb. 16. He used fashion to make a statement, at one
Jokes
'Saturday Night Live' Weekend Update went in on Trump's wall
Mashable - Adam Rosenberg
At one point during the latest Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update co-host Michael Che stared into the dark heart of the Donald Trump presidency and emerged to voice an immutable truth: "I am so tired
Celebrity Family Feud
Lady Gaga, Spike Lee, and other Oscar nominees face off on 'SNL' Family Feud
Mashable - Adam Rosenberg
This may be a game show parody rather than the actual thing, but it's got one notable advantage over February's Academy Awards show: there's a host. Kenan Thompson revived his effortless Steve Harvey for
Saturday Night Live
A rambling 'SNL' cold open can't make sense of Donald Trump's fake national emergency
Mashable - Adam Rosenberg
For Saturday Night Live's latest cold open, Alec Baldwin put on his Donald Trump mask and spent seven minutes recreating IRL Trump's sham press conference in which he unconvincingly presented his case
Technology
Save an additional 15% off these battery packs, wireless chargers, USB hubs, and more
Mashable - TEAM COMMERCE
There's no such thing as too many devices — until, of course, you're wrapped up like a mummy in a seemingly endless roll of different cables, multiple types of chargers, and all the gadgets to go with
Technology
Take an extra 15% off select VPNs this weekend
Mashable - TEAM COMMERCE
It's no secret that there are a number of threats you could encounter when you go online — and no, we're not talking about that one weird Reddit thread you wish you could unsee. Malware, viruses, hackers,
Technology
Save big on home security products during Presidents Day weekend
Mashable - TEAM COMMERCE
If we had it our way, we'd hire Fluffy the three-headed dog to guard our houses and live in peace forever. Unfortunately, this is not the Wizarding World, and we have no choice but to resort to the second
Lebron James
Colin Kaepernick settles collusion case with NFL
Mashable - Karissa Bell
Colin Kaepernick and his former teammate, Eric Reid, have reached a settlement in their suit against the NFL. The players sued the league in 2017, alleging it colluded to keep the players out of league
Technology
Samsung gives up on Blu-ray players in the U.S.
Mashable - Karissa Bell
Samsung is throwing in the towel on Blu-ray players, in the U.S. at least. "Samsung will no longer introduce new Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray player models in the US market," the company told CNET, in response
Technology
Amazon invites Ocasio-Cortez to visit and see for herself how workers don’t pee in bottles
Mashable - Raymond Wong
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been one of the most outspoken critics of Amazon's now-abandoned HQ2 plan for New York City, and now the online mega-retailer is hitting back... nicely. After the young
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Disney's 'Incredibles 2' Oscars pitch hilariously brings out the 'Spider-Verse' stans
Mashable - Adam Rosenberg
When Oscar voters cast their ballots ahead of the 91st Academy Awards on Feb. 24, Disney wants them to remember Incredibles 2. "For your consideration" ads and social media posts are a common sight in
Technology
NBA shows off 'smart jersey' concept for high tech sportswear
Mashable - Karissa Bell
Want a new basketball jersey? In the future, it may be as simple as pushing a button. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver showed off a concept for the "NBA jersey of the future" that does just that. Silver, was
Social Media
Twitter still keeps archives of your DMs years after you deleted them
Mashable - Raymond Wong
Uh-oh, this doesn't look good. You know how when you delete a Twitter DM and you're expecting it to, like, be erased and non-retrievable ever again? Turns out Twitter's still keeping archives of deleted
Technology
LG's V50 ThinQ could be the first 5G phone announced for the U.S.
Mashable - Raymond Wong
5G phones — real ones you can actually buy soon — are coming. OnePlus and Samsung have already pledged to release 5G smartphones sometime in 2019, but LG might beat everyone to launching one first if newly
Technology
Save 60% off tons of online courses in honor of Presidents Day weekend
Mashable - TEAM COMMERCE
Oh Presidents' Day, the one day of the year when you can score mattresses at rock-bottom prices. We've decided to shake things up for 2019 and swap sleepy time for brain fuel: online courses, bundles,
Apple
Apple's 'AirPods 2' might come in a stealthier black color
Mashable - Raymond Wong
Since AirPods launched in late 2016, people have begged Apple to release them in a color other than white. After years, Apple might finally cave in to everyone's wishes. The latest rumor suggests Apple
Non-binary
Out Magazine's latest issue celebrates women and non-binary femmes, and it's a blessing
Mashable - Heather Dockray
This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Between the loss of queer publication Into and the partial closing of AfterEllen, it's
Generation Z
These are the Netflix shows Gen-Z thinks actually represent them
Mashable - Alexis Nedd
When it comes to entertainment, diversity has become one of those words repeated so often that it sometimes seems to have lost all of its meaning. Diversity in programming is often lauded as a goal for
Animals
10 adorable videos of turtles eating strawberries
Mashable - Sage Anderson
There is nothing quite as pure as watching animals try to eat cumbersome people food. Dogs and peanut butter, hamsters and crackers — it's a match made in viral video heaven. But our personal favorite
Technology
How to save money: A step-by-step guide for millennials
Mashable - Rudie Obias
Put down the latte and listen up: If you're like the millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, saving money needs to be on the top of your to-do list. Like, stat. Understanding personal finance

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Urban Outfitters is selling random VHS tapes for $40

LG says it's 'too early' for foldable phones

John Mulaney is coming back to host 'Saturday Night Live' in March

This guy found a working 30-year-old Apple IIe in his parents' attic, and wow those were simpler times

This spider's eyes still glow, even though it died 110 million years ago

Watch Mike Pence gasp when no one claps at his terrible applause line

'Anthem' players are angry about long load times but there's an easy fix

NBA dunk contest winner leaps up and over Shaq to claim 1st place

NASA posts image of ghostly blue objects, deep in the cosmos

Don Cheadle stood up for trans kids on 'SNL' and the internet took notice

'Saturday Night Live' Weekend Update went in on Trump's wall

Lady Gaga, Spike Lee, and other Oscar nominees face off on 'SNL' Family Feud

A rambling 'SNL' cold open can't make sense of Donald Trump's fake national emergency

Save an additional 15% off these battery packs, wireless chargers, USB hubs, and more

Take an extra 15% off select VPNs this weekend

Save big on home security products during Presidents Day weekend

Colin Kaepernick settles collusion case with NFL

Samsung gives up on Blu-ray players in the U.S.

Amazon invites Ocasio-Cortez to visit and see for herself how workers don’t pee in bottles

Disney's 'Incredibles 2' Oscars pitch hilariously brings out the 'Spider-Verse' stans

NBA shows off 'smart jersey' concept for high tech sportswear

Twitter still keeps archives of your DMs years after you deleted them

LG's V50 ThinQ could be the first 5G phone announced for the U.S.

Save 60% off tons of online courses in honor of Presidents Day weekend

Apple's 'AirPods 2' might come in a stealthier black color

Out Magazine's latest issue celebrates women and non-binary femmes, and it's a blessing

These are the Netflix shows Gen-Z thinks actually represent them

10 adorable videos of turtles eating strawberries

How to save money: A step-by-step guide for millennials