I Finally 'Get' Facebook Live

Though I have watched several Facebook Live streams—and even appeared in a few alongside my on-again/off-again nemesis Madeleine Davies—I didn’t full comprehend what Mark Zuckerberg was trying to achieve with his company’s latest attempt to maintain our attention until watching Keith Urban lip sync his new single…
Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency
This week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to publicly denounce the political positions of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign during the keynote speech of the company’s annual F8 developer conference.
Family Confirms Big Ang Has Passed Away at 55 After a Battle With Cancer
Though Wednesday evening’s reports of her death were premature, Angela “Big Ang” Raiola’s family and friends have confirmed that she passed away early Thursday morning while “surrounded by family members.” Ang, who shot to fame in 2012 after landing a role on the second season of VH1's Mob Wives, had been battling…
How Does Facebook Know You're Pregnant?
You use Facebook to keep up with old friends/obsessively hate-click through their photo albums and stalk your exes. But Facebook uses you to sell your professed "likes" to marketers. Many of us have a vague understanding of how this symbiotic relationship works, but figure that Mark Zuckerburg's minions only grab our…
Robert Pattinson Eats Ice Cream on The Daily Show, Jokes About His Spanx
All those Antique Roadshow marathons seem to have poured some glitter gas back into Robert Pattinson's PR sparkle tank and gotten him through two major New York appearances. First, Rob visited Jon Stewart, who played a spirited round of Very Concerned Camp Counselor on the Daily Show. ("What are we doing here? Are you…
Priscilla Chan Eschews Overpriced Footwear and Dresses Up as Legumes
Who is Priscilla Chan, other than married to Mark Zuckerberg and casually not interested in a New York Times interview? She's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, at least, she is if you're trying to figure out where she pops up in The Social Network, which is where I've acquired all of my deepest insight…
The Insane Facebook Song You Didn't Know You Needed But Cannot Live Without
You almost certainly use Facebook, and maybe you would even say out loud to another person, "I love Facebook." But you probably wouldn't ever write and record a song about how glorious the site in honor of its IPO... Well, you'll be very glad these people did, because the result is AMAZING. It's like "We Are the…
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy Are Hollywood’s Newest Cop BFFs
While you were waiting for Riggs and Murtaugh to have a fifth go of it in a glorious bid to remind everyone that Mel Gibson can't be a vitriolic bigot because his longtime cop buddy is a black guy, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy handcuffed themselves together for what sounds like a hilarious romp through the…
Your Facebook Addiction May Really Be an Addiction
It's hard to believe, but there was a time, less than a decade ago, when Facebook didn't even exist. There was no way to immediately tell everyone you've ever met that you just ate some delicious ribs or that your kid is finally used the big girl potty. (Finally! We all breathed such a sigh of relief on that one.) But…
Drake's Alleged Ex Files Not-So-Romantic Lawsuit
A woman claiming to be Drake's ex-girlfriend and writing partner is suing the rapper for allegedly ripping her off (and for pretending they never dated, although that's not technically a criminal offense). In a lawsuit filed yesterday, Ericka Lee claimed that she and Drake agreed to write the song "Marvin's Room"…
