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Click:Car diagnostic tool Hey, did you hear? Ethiopia shut down the internet to stop kids from cheating on exams. You didn't? Huh. That's usually the kind of thing that makes it onto everyone's timeline. What about the results of the National Spelling Bee? That didn't make it to your Facebook wall either? Well, that's what…

Tom Petty's four-decades-long run as America's premier power-pop troubadour had plenty of unexpected phases: There was his late-'70s, working-class-hero years, in which he sparred with his record label, arguing that his music should be priced cheaper; his on-again, off-again stint as the youngest, most starry-eyed Wilbury; and his smash-hit solo-star era, thanks to Full Moon…

The most controversial part of the political far-right in this country has more pseudonyms than Lord Voldemort. Some days the movement—built in large part on racism and xenophobia—is white nationalism; others it's white supremacy or just plain old far-right extremism. The Pepe the Frog-obsessed wing goes by either the "alt-right" or the "so-called alt-right" (or…

If you haven't already watched The Walking Dead's season 7 finale, you may want to do so now. Or, if you're looking for the same effect in less time, maybe just tear your own heart out—because someone was ugly-crying in front of the TV on Sunday night, and it wasn't my dog. In an age…

Sean Spicer resigned his position as White House press secretary today. And while DC reporters may not miss his fact-bending bombast at press briefings, the internet sure will. Since first taking the podium earlier this year, the man has been a nonstop viral clip and meme-making machine. Somehow in the cynical, post-ironic kaleidoscope of the…

Not since the advent of non-chronological timelines has a change to Twitter caused such distress. Back in September, Twitter announced that it would be increasing the number of characters people could tweet from 140 to 280. Reactions were … mixed. Some favored the ability to say more, but most just thought changing the well-worn tweet…

We pass through the gate leading up to the summit. When we reach the top, the liberation rite will begin. Prismatic light trickles down from on high as we climb and make our preparations. Set our uniforms just so. Put on the ritual masks. Stretch. This is magic, but it's something else, something much simpler:…

Netflix just went on another original programming spending spree. This time around, though, the streaming giant didn't shell out for big-budget movies or fan-favorite retreads. Instead, it picked up a dozen new anime series set to debut this year and next. It's a big buy—and one that encapsulates all you need to know about Netflix’s…

Last week might have seemed like a short one thanks to the Fourth of July holiday, but as anyone who has ever been online knows, the internet doesn't sleep. So even while you were taking it easy, something was happening on social media. Like what? For one, everyone was talking about the photos that came…

You’ve seen it by now, maybe enough times to be sick of it: A man walks down a city street with his girlfriend, head turned backward, face curved into a Tex Avery ogle directed at a woman walking the other direction. This is the "distracted boyfriend" stock photo, an image that launched a thousand memes.…