Новости за 18.06.2017

A summer vacation doesn't need to cost you a month's salary, but you'd be forgiven for thinking that it should. Between May and August, Instagram becomes a minefield of people you don't know sitting poolside at The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs or whatever. Suddenly, your Brooklyn staycation seems lacking.

Life is a series of crushing disappointments, and this is no exception: I have recently learned that Orbeez, which are tiny, absorbent polymer balls that expand to 100 times their original size when wet, and which YouTube personalities love to purchase by the millions and pour into pools, have existed for years.

These tiny objects made with 3D printers can dramatically expand when exposed to heat.

The greatest celebrity social media beefs are the ones we never saw coming, and Miley Cyrus vs. Dolce & Gabbana over Melania Trump certainly checks that box. What a truly dizzying collection of proper nouns!

In an effort to buy less, buy thoughtfully, and — let's be honest — look cool, I have turned more frequently toward secondhand and vintage shopping. So far, it's great. Each piece I buy is more likely to be well-cut, breathable, and of high quality. Basically, I wear a lot more linen now. Score!

After a few rough days/weeks/months on planet earth, we needed something purely delightful, like the birth of two potentially preternaturally talented and definitely adorable babies. 

Matthew Knowles is the first member of the Carter-Knowles dynasty to speak out on the birth of the twins. 

After Beyoncé and Jay Z did such a great job of being themselves, they kindly welcomed miniature versions into the world.

The Dystopia Project is Mashable's book series looking at what dystopian fiction has to teach us in our new political climate. You can read past entries here. 

Elsinore Assistant Police Chief Barker takes inverted aim.

Image: Bob Landry/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images

Down with the Dome. Junk the Jitters with Bottoms Up.

Hub Crehan

In October 1940, with war raging in Europe and a contentious presidential campaign nearing its conclusion, anxiety was running high in America.

To Hub Crehan, a young newspaper editor in Elsinore, California, it seemed the world had turned upside down.

Crehan set out to remedy this... Читать дальше...

A few days ago, a startup called Bancor raised around $153 million in two hours and twenty-five minutes. 

Coconut oil is an all-natural wonder: It's skin moisturizer, hair conditioner, coffee creamer, butter substitute, and delicious on toast. But it's not a magical health food, a group of doctors said.

The world of online advertising remains split: there's the Wild West and then there's the corporate dystopia.

If social media usage ever becomes an Olympic sport — which is truly not that unthinkable at the rate we’re moving — there will be but one participant worthy of a gold medal: Boomer Phelps.

It Comes at Night is billed as a horror movie, and it’s a pretty creepy one at that – full of tension and dread and stomach-turning imagery.

Look, we're not saying there's any wrong time to announce that you've brought two literal snowballs into the family, but right after news that Beyoncé's twins were born is an interesting choice. 

The queen of the Bey-hive is now officially a mother of three, according to the Daily News and Us Weekly. 

Adam West may have passed away last week, but memorials to the iconic Batman actor continue to pour in.  

Deadpool, one of the most successful Marvel franchises (number eight all-time) isn't delivering a sequel until 2018, but while we wait, lead actor Ryan Reynolds is giving us a peek behind the scenes. 

Hailing a flying taxi will someday be as easy as pulling out your phone and pressing a button.