Andy Richter and Others Take Over Macabre #HeavenIsForRealMovie
A cryptic series of tweets from the inspiration behind a new movie about the afterlife launched a rather hilarious Twitter frenzy late last night.
US Airways Won't Be Firing Anyone Over Airplane Vagina Tweet
After the Tweet That Launched A Thousand Vaginal Airplane Puns, UterUS Airways has concluded that the airline's tweet of a woman with a toy plane in her vagina (link very NSFW) was an error made by an employee who was just trying to report someone else for posting the vagina airplane picture. It was an honest mistake.…
Oh Great, Now Lots of People Are Tweeting Bomb Threats to Airlines
They say one bad decision begets another, and nowhere is this more the case than on social media.
Last Night's Game of Thrones Launched a Thousand Fan Meltdowns
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Once again, Sunday night's Game of Thrones episode sent fans into a frenzy. But at least this time it was for something that people were actually thrilled about, as opposed to some embarrassing technological fail.
Respected Twitter Engineer Dana McCallum Charged With Rape
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Senior Twitter engineer Dana McCallum, a well-regarded advocate for transgender and women's rights in the tech industry, was arrested in January and charged with raping her wife, according to The San Francisco Examiner.
Twitter Is Ruining Love and Facebook Is Ruining Your Life
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A pair of new studies out this week indicate that Facebook makes people feel terrible about themselves and too much Twitter can lead to breakups. Is the internet a series of tubes that does nothing but suck all of the joy out of people's lives? Probably.
Meet Ben, the Twitter Lothario Who Lives With His Mother
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A lot of dudes in their early 20s use Twitter to try to get girls, but few have been as successful at branding themselves as a Twitter "Casanova" like Ben James has.
Internet Freaks Out as HBO Go Crashes During Game of Thrones Premiere
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Sorry Game of Thrones fans who don't like to watch their cable television shows on cable television. Once again, HBO Go crashed during an extremely popular program, causing viewers to collectively lose their shit on the Internet.
Islamic Creationist Is World's Most Astounding Pervert Televangelist
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American Biblical literalists are currently spending their time to complaining about the lack of equal time in Cosmos and fretting over whether Noah is sufficiently God-focused. But what's up in the Islamic world these days? Well, meet Adnan Oktar, a.k.a. Harun Yahya.
Adulterous Actor's Apology to Wife Sets Record on China's Twitter
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An apology tweeted by a Chinese actor to his wife after rumors of his infidelity surfaced set a record for comments and retweets on China's version of Twitter.
What We Can Learn From the Embarrassing #CancelColbert Shitstorm
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This week, The Colbert Report aired a segment skewering Washington Redskins' owner Daniel Snyder's pro-Native American charity that contains an anti-Native American slur ("Redskins") in its name by suggesting Colbert, inspired by Snyder, would be starting his own charity, the "Ching Chong Ding Dong Foundation for…
SoulCycle Website Goes Down; Obsessed Devotees Flip Out
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Californians were jarred awake this morning by an earthquake. Gchat got a bad case of the vapors and took to its bed mid-afternoon. And in the cruelest blow of all, the SoulCycle website crapped out just as it was time for obsessives to sign up for their weekly classes.
L.A. Earthquake Shakes Tweeting Celebs From Their Beauty Sleep
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At 6:25 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area. The first thing a lot of Hollywood stars did was post to Twitter.
Blame Your Facebook Friends For Your Bad Attitude
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Feeling a little cranky this morning? Well, your Facebook friends and Twitter feed probably aren't helping.
Minnesota State Representative Sends Racist Tweet About NBA Players
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Minnesota Representative Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) sent this disgusting racist tweet today, proving that he doesn't care much for the NBA and probably a lot of other things.
#LiesToldByFemales Perfectly Illustrates Gender Bullshit
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Shit you guys, the males are onto us. They know we aren't virgins, that we've actually been with other guys, have seen bigger dicks than theirs and at least need a little concealer to look like Scar-Jo. Fuck, what do we do now?
Female Comedian Cut From Lineup Because TOO MANY WOMEN
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Comedian Jenny Collier shared the above email to her Twitter on Friday, inciting a wave of fury (or at least moderate irritation) at the unknown venue owners who had Collier axed from a show because they didn't want too many women on stage in one evening. I don't know if they thought too many women would ruin the…
Ladies Rule Social Media
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Guess what ladies? We've taken over the social web. The average American spends thirty-seven minutes each day on social media, and over half of those people have vaginas. We also share more news bits than men. We're number one!
Chelsea Handler Uses 12 Years a Slave to Plug Uganda Be Kidding Me
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While the rest of us were rejoicing for 12 Years a Slave's wins for Best Supporting Actress and Best Picture, Chelsea Handler was benefitting from the good news to promote Uganda Be Kidding Me, a schtick-y travelogue.
Amanda Bynes Returns to Twitter, Gives a Shoutout to Fans
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Good news! After a lengthy hiatus, Amanda Bynes stopped by Twitter to say hello and spread some love: