Have you ever heard of a musical artist named Drake? Of course you have. Because he’s everywhere. We don't shill. Check out TNW's Hard Fork. TAKE ME THERE These days, it’s hard to miss Aubrey Graham, the rapper and singer from Canada (eh). He recently released Scorpion, and the internet went nuts, as it always does for Aubrey. Out sprung the #InMyFeelings challenge, reminding us all how simultaneously annoying and captivating dance challenges can be, and endless Instagram captions referencing Drake lyrics. Endless. Seriously, on any given day since the album’s release I could probably lyrically recreate his entire discography from the day’s feed. And it’s not just me — give “Drake Instagram” a Google, and you’ll see what I mean: “37 Drake Lyrics From ‘Scorpion’ That Will Make Your Next Instagram Caption Go Double Platinum”, “47 Drake Lyrics For When You Need An Instagram Caption”, … [Read more...] about We DM’d a lot of strangers to ask why they use Drake lyrics on Instagram
Strangers to love
An American parent in Germany, or how I learned to love the power tools
I can still remember how shocked I was when the group of mothers from my son’s baby playgroup parked their strollers with their sleeping infants nestled inside, in front of a large cafe window, then walked another 60 meters or so to the entrance. We then walked the parallel distance on the inside of the café to a table looking out at the sleeping 6-month-olds. I held my son close to my chest – I thought it was outrageous to leave my sleeping baby outside on a sidewalk in the middle of winter, with over 100 metres between us. The German mothers smiled politely as they told me that I might be somewhat paranoid. “We can see them,” one mother said motioning to the window. When I told them that a Danish mother, Anette Sorensen, was arrested for leaving her daughter in a stroller outside of a New York City restaurant while she dined, their jaws dropped in disbelief. “People live in fear [in the US]. Children are not allowed to play in the playground … [Read more...] about An American parent in Germany, or how I learned to love the power tools
Decades-old family photos inspires a stranger to find their rightful owners
TYRONE, Ga. -- At a Goodwill store in Tyrone, Georgia, you'll find, among other things, Kristie Baeumert on her weekly hunt for hidden treasure. She recently picked up a vintage projector for $15, discovering a family's old slides. "I looked at it as soon as I got in the car and I could see that they were family pictures," she said. The slides started to tell a story. There were girls who wore "matching outfits," and a woman who dressed to the nines. "I love these pictures, I feel like I know this family at this point," Baeumert said. She believes they may have been a military family, since the children are often pictured with white friends during an era of racial division. "Maybe they were stationed together and that's how they became friends and were hanging out and taking pictures of one another," she said. Baeumert posted on Facebook, hoping someone might recognize them, and the post has been shared more than 1,000 times. "I've heard from people from all over the world … [Read more...] about Decades-old family photos inspires a stranger to find their rightful owners
Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Wife’ Urges Him to Delete Insulting Tweet … And He Does [VIDEO]
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By Brian Anthony Hernandez2012-01-02 15:42:32 UTC We've all been there: You tweet something and then you delete it because you made a typo, included the wrong link or simply just had a change of heart regarding your comment. News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, who joined Twitter on New Year's Eve, got his first brush with backpedaling on a tweet on Jan. 1 after tweeting, "Maybe Brits have too many holidays for broke country!" @rupertmurdoch RUPERT!!! delete tweet! — Wendi Deng Murdoch (@Wendi_Deng) January 1, 2012 The tweet went missing from Murdoch's verified Twitter stream shortly after an unverified account bearing his wife's name — @Wendi_Deng — replied, "@rupertmurdoch RUPERT!!! delete tweet!" Murdoch's tweet, however, still appears in the embeddable tweet above. Update: @Wendi_Deng has come out saying she is not actually the Wendi married to Murdoch. For more details, read our update, "Twitter Admits Verifying Fake @Wendi_Deng Was a Mistake." … [Read more...] about Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Wife’ Urges Him to Delete Insulting Tweet … And He Does [VIDEO]
WittyThumbs wants strangers to overthink your love life
Anyone who's gone diving in the shark-infested online dating pool has probably picked apart (and picked apart) messages from a potential new love. "He wrote, 'I had a nice time last night,' but does he really mean 'your jokes suck and I never want to see you again'"? Now, instead of just asking your 15 best friends for help decoding the mysterious language of dating, you can ask the crowd too. A new online service called WittyThumbs, which launched Monday, promises to help you improve your online-dating conversations by making it easy to ask strangers how you did. Daters upload screenshots of anonymized conversations, along with a goal ("get date," "figure out if he is into me") and specific questions, and then get graded by the user community and a team of dating and relationship experts. These include Maytal, who has a degree in psychology; Jiron, who's coached men for more than eight years; and Alexandra, who has a counseling background and also is "your average … [Read more...] about WittyThumbs wants strangers to overthink your love life