Twitter announced Wednesday it is testing a new feature called Communities that will allow users to talk about specific topics with others who share the same interest. Users who join a community can tweet specifically to others in that community as opposed to all of their followers, and the only people who can reply to community tweets will be other members of those communities. The new feature is similar to Facebook […]
Nearly 200 years after it sank into the sea, the galleon Götheborg is retracing its path around the world. Well, sort of. The original Götheborg, a trading vessel that belonged to the Swedish East India Company, sank in 1745.Despite going down in the Göta älv river near Gothenburg harbor, divers were first able to explore its wreck in the 1980s. A full-scale replica, dubbed Götheborg II, now stands proudly in […]
Duran Duran celebrate their longevity on “Anniversary,” the latest single from their upcoming album Future Past. Paired with a visualizer, the track opens with their signature New Wave sound — a barrage of synths and guitar — before Simon Le Bon enters: “Come celebrate this union/Come holy and unchained.” “‘Anniversary’ is a special song for us,” John Taylor said in a statement. “Obviously we were conscious of our own impending 40th anniversary […]
The new iPad Mini is expected this fall, just in time for the holiday season. And while the latest and greatest version will likely be on your kid's wish list (and maybe yours, too), what does it mean for the old one? Maybe a good idea is to sell it for some extra cash or stuff it in a drawer hoping it will come in handy one day. (If you […]
Photographs effortlessly capture a moment in time, distilling it into one static picture that we can appreciate again and again. And while the high-definition images of today are absolutely stunning to see in their sharp detail and vivid color, there is something so fascinating about looking at old black and white photos. It’s as if they offer an exclusive peek back in time, into moments in history that reveal what life was like in […]
Paul McCartney will tell the stories behind 154 songs he wrote throughout his career in his upcoming book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, due out November 2nd. The tunes (detailed below) include titles from his work with the Beatles, Wings, and his own solo recordings. It also includes the words to an unrecorded Beatles song, “Tell Me Who He Is,” from the early Sixties; McCartney discovered the handwritten lyrics in a notebook while researching […]
Twitter on Thursday said it’s introducing several new updates to its direct messages, which will roll out to some users in the next few weeks. The changes include the ability to send a direct message to multiple people in separate conversations, because who among us has not accidentally started a group chat that way. Now, you can share a tweet in up to 20 separate DM conversations, if the goss is hot […]
Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest franchises in the games industry. Entries throughout the Grand Theft Auto series have been some of the best-selling and most influential ever released, with Grand Theft Auto 5 setting numerous sales records. In recent years, fans have been eagerly waiting for news regarding Grand Theft Auto 6, about which there has been a steady trickle of rumors and leaks. However, a recent leak reported by Kotaku suggests that a Grand […]
Madonna has announced a campaign to reissue several of her landmark albums in deluxe editions, the result of a new publishing deal with Warner Music Group. The series will partially commemorate the 40th anniversary of Madonna’s debut singles, 1982’s “Everybody” and “Burning Up.” Also today—Madonna’s birthday—the label Italians Do It Better has released a compilation of Madonna covers executive-produced by Johnny Jewel. Head here to listen. In a press release about the […]
