Новости за 18.07.2018

Productivity and self-improvement apps are basically shoved down your throat the minute you open the app store, but for a lot of people, nothing beats good 'ol pen and paper. If you're the analog type and find writing more cathartic and therapeutic than typing, you may want to opt for journals instead of apps for reaching your personal goals.

At last, the great straw reckoning is upon us.

Last week, Starbucks announced it would phase out plastic straws by 2020, replacing them with a plastic lid that resembles the top of a sippy cup. Numerous cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Oakland, Malibu, and Miami Beach, have already banned single-use plastic straws. In New York City, a councilman has introduced legislation to ban straws there, too. And celebrities like Adrian Grenier, who co-founded the Lonely Whale Foundation, have been on the #StopSucking grind for years. Читать дальше...

If you haven't already heard, Prime day brought us some pretty sweet deals on Instant Pots. Prime Day is over, but luckily for those who missed out on the deals, it isn't too late to swipe an Instant Pot on sale.

It has been five grueling years since we last visited Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, but... that could be about to change.

Prime Day may be over, but that doesn't mean there still aren't deals to be had. All you have to do is dig around to see who and what is still offering some deals you may want to jump on. And for all those dog lovers out there, this is just the thing for you.

A state-owned telecommunications company in China now stores the iCloud data for Apple’s China-based users. This is really bad news for dissidents and critics of the government.

The Loser Club never looked so cool.

A new image shared on Twitter by Jessica Chastain captured a beautiful passing of the torch — er red balloon — between Sophia Lillis, the young star behind Beverly Marsh in IT: Chapter One, and her grown up counterpart for IT: Chapter Two.

SEE ALSO: 7 key differences between the 'IT' movie and Stephen King's novel

It's a tantalizing first glimpse at the follow up to the creepy-beautiful horror hit of 2017. The first movie ended with the... Читать дальше...

The Boss was born to run, then born for Broadway, and is now born to stream.

A shirtless Vladimir Putin impersonator riding a bronze bull covered in dildos sounds like the beginning of a NSFW joke. In fact, it is a real thing that actually happened on Monday.

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Samsung's working on a foldable phone, and it'll launch in the near future.

Mario Kart and Hot Wheels sound like a match made in heaven, and soon we will all be living in heaven.

There's just something to be said about the movie theater experience. The lights go dim, the music booms — there's just nothing like it. But with the right setup, you can have that same movie theater experience in your home. And thanks to Amazon, you can save $400 in the process.

It’s no secret that Prime Day 2018 got off to a rocky start. For the first hour, many users were stuck on a 404 error page featuring the dogs of Amazon.

It's incredible to see just how far TVs have come, especially in the last few years. 4K, HDR, smart TVs are quickly becoming the norm and, more importantly, affordable. That said, some TVs can still set you back quite a bit. Well fret not, Walmart has just the deal.

While having some great tunes for a party are a must, if there's nothing to play them on it's a bit of a waste. 

From its desolate West Texas launchpad, Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin launched another reusable rocket into space, and then successfully landed both the rocket booster and the large-windowed crew capsule.

The lightsaber made its debut in 1977, and still holds a special place in pop culture, and our hearts. We're sure you've played with some sort of lightsaber toy, but have you ever wondered how the weapon actually works? We got you covered.  Read more...

Recycled Park is a floating park in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that is made entirely out of recycled plastic. The plastic waste used to produce its building blocks has been collected from the same river where it now sits afloat.  Read more...

The latest trailer for the emotionally charged movie Welcome to Marwen is a compelling look at one man's method of coping with a major trauma through a unique form of art.

Next time you make a payment on Venmo, beware: almost anyone can track it.

Thank goodness we can see Petyr Baelish doing something after that Game of Thrones debacle.

Barack Obama has officially joined the countless women in 2018 who are annoyed by men.

In the words of the greatest Batman villain ever, "If you're good at something, never do it for free."

Google isn't going down without a fight.

The search giant just received a record $5 billion fine from the European Union over monopolizing the search engine on Android phones, which the commission said illegally "cemente[ed] its dominant position" for search engines.

Although there isn't a clear answer for whether Google is a monopoly, today's ruling plainly shows that Google is at least a monopoly in searches.

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Harry Potter is so spell-bindingly popular that it's probably harder to find someone who hasn't read and/or watched it these days than someone who has.