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To Russia’s largest social network, putting a price tag on a woman’s photo that was put up on a public group without her permission is “just a bad joke.” Rate the Heifer, a small online community on VKontakte, Russia’s version of Facebook, has spurred a battle between chauvinists and feminists by asking users to put a virtual price tag on…
There are a bunch of restaurants in the world, including some in New York City. But in a city of over 24,000 restaurants, how do you find the best? You begin your search in places that are already popular: New York’s hottest tourist destinations. In the new feature The Best Restaurant in New York Is,…
Actor Chris Pine cried over the John Legend-Common performance, and suddenly civil rights has a new “hero.” Chris Pine at the Academy Awards Feb. 22, 2015Youtube screenshot /sl-art-illo-cap /sl-art-illo-cntr There is nothing—nothing—like seeing a handsome, straight, cisgender, wealthy, able-bodied white man cry to remind us how horrific black people had it during the civil rights…
The burger’s demise won’t be marked by a declaration in a quarterly report, but by a collective appreciation for the comfort it offered America. Francis Vallance/Flickr/McDonald’s/The Atlantic If you like to lunch on two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun, you’d better act fast: McDonald’s has announced plans…
Photo Barnes & Noble will now keep the Nook business. Credit Scott Olson/Getty Images Barnes & Noble said on Thursday that it would spin off its college bookstores business into a separate publicly traded company, changing up its breakup plans. Originally, the retailer had planned to part with the education division as part of a…
Photo The dress, seen in a photo from Caitlin McNeill’s Tumblr site and quickly posted on social media sites. The mother of the bride wore white and gold. Or was it blue and black? From a photograph of the dress the bride posted online, there was broad disagreement. A few days after the wedding last…
WP 3.5 Gallery Redesign end .slider-actions end .slider-social Images like this one of Scarlett Johansson as Skrillex went everywhere online in the fall of 2013 after someone posted a photo on Reddit of the actress falling. Images like this one of Scarlett Johansson as Skrillex went everywhere online in the fall of 2013 after someone…
On Wednesday, J.J. Abrams was honored with the Visionary Award at the Visual Effects Society Awards. In a conversation with Collider on red carpet, the “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” director discussed the upcoming “Star Wars” film, CGI versus sets and Simon Pegg and the next “Star Trek” film. Abrams also addressed a major…
James Gunn says Marvel execs found the plot of Guardians 2 to be risky Everyone wants to know what to expect from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2 despite the fact we are still two years away from seeing the film. But, with Marvel plotting out their projects years in advance, writer/director James Gunn already has…
Last February, author Tess Gerritsen received information that would, over the course of a year, fuel a monumental legal action against Warner Bros and New Line Cinema. That battle pertained to the record breaking, crowd pleasing, Academy Award-winning film Gravity – which, as it happens, shared its title and bits of space terror with…