IOC uses silly excuse that esports are too violent for the Olympics

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It looks like violence in video games is still the big hurdle to bringing esports to the Olympics.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press at the Asian Games over the weekend, where esports was being held as an exhibition event, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach downplayed any hopes of bringing esports to the Olympics.

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“We cannot have in the Olympic program a game which is promoting violence or discrimination. So-called killer games. They, from our point of view, are contradictory to the Olympic values and cannot therefore be accepted,” Bach said. Read more…

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dELiA*s may a thing of the past, but its aesthetic is stronger than ever

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sOMe tRenDs nEvEr dIe – ThEy jUsT reTuRn iN dIffErEnt fOrM.

Case in point: Delia’s (stylized on its catalog cover as dELiA*s.) More than once, the internet has mourned the loss of the teen girl clothing store with the erratically capitalized name and its incredible catalog. 

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Every few years or so, someone announces the brand’s death, only for the brand to reemerge in some diminished form onlineIts slow death began in 2014, and extended to 2015.  Even now, the brand continues to hang on with a simple site. And yet the nostalgia keeps flowingThe eulogies are extensive and exhausting. Read more…

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Google Chrome teases surprise as it celebrates 10 years

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It’s hard to believe but it’s been 10 years since Google launched its web browser Chrome as a challenger to the hell that is Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Apple’s default Safari, and the open source Firefox. 

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And Chrome made sure to throw itself a little party over the holiday weekend, not only bringing cake but also teasing a surprise for Tuesday, Sept. 4. 

In case you couldn’t tell…it’s our birthday. Plus, we’ve got a surprise for you this Tuesday#GoogleChrome pic.twitter.com/nkEEjFEHCB

— Google Chrome (@googlechrome) September 1, 2018 Read more…

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This exfoliating mitten makes my skin feel like a damn cloud

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This is You Won’t Regret It, a new weekly column featuring recommendations, tips, and unsolicited advice from the Mashable culture team.

There are few greater joys than having insanely soft baby skin. Some people are born with it while others — like me — have to labor to achieve desired softness. 

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In my quest to join the ranks of those with satin-like limbs, I have tried many things. Over the years, various exfoliating brushes or gloves have made their way in and out of my bathroom. Name a cream or lotion, and I’ve probably tried that too. But nothing has come close to the dear friend and ally I have found in the Baiden Mitten — an exfoliating mitt that will have you feeling like a goddamn cloud.  Read more…

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‘Bill & Ted’ writer’s original ideas for the movie is a treasure trove of wild details

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What if Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure had a different title? And featured a smart pup named Dogrufus? And introduced Adolf Hitler(!) into its time-twisting adventure?

All of that could have happened in some parallel reality, at least based on Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson’s original notes for the movie, which they hatched on spec. Solomon shared a look at his handwritten notes from 1984 (*great* record-keeping) on Sunday in honor of Bill & Ted star Keanu Reeves’s birthday.

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You can thank the “Keanu Reeves TheClub” fan account for Solomon’s generous peek at the genesis of this classic time-travel story. It was a request from there that prompted him to share it. Read more…

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$40,000 worth of rare, venomous insects were stolen in a tragic bug-lary

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There are thousands and thousands of stolen bugs — including one of the world’s most venomous spiders and several cockroach colonies — still missing from the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion, in case you needed a reason to scream this weekend. 

The thieves got away with $40,000 worth of insects and lizards on Wednesday. The insectarium estimates that the thieves stole about 7,000 animals in total, a whopping 80 to 90 percent of the insectarium’s exhibits. 

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Police and insectarium staff think the heist might have been an inside job. Security footage showed people walking around the museum holding plastic boxes full of some missing insects, including giant African mantises, bumblebee millipedes, warty glowspot roaches, tarantulars, dwarf and tiger hissers, and leopard geckos. When the crime was reported, the New York Times says, insectarium employees found two staff uniforms “stuck to the wall with knives.” Read more…

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Innocent Toad mask conceals unknown horrors

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It’s September, which means we all need to start thinking about what we’re going to be for Halloween. Why not Toad?

That’s a great question: Why not Toad? Why not Toad? Why not Toad? Why not Toad?

This is why.

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Listed on Amazon as the “Disguise Men’s Toad Costume Accessory Mask – Adult,” this Toad mask, pictured above, is an affront to the senses. The way it transforms the model’s head into the entirety of Toad’s mushroom head, the majority of his face obscured by the bulbous, polka-dotted top section.

Toad’s tiny, black, dead eyes demand your attention, but lurking just above are another set of eyes, obscured slightly by a large red dot, but still present and leering. Which set do you look upon? Read more…

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David Hogg’s GoFundMe wants to put Trump’s anti-Cruz tweets on Texas billboards

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Did someone say receipts? 

With the help of Parkland survivor and gun control activist David Hogg, a GoFundMe raised $9,760 to put Donald Trump’s tweets bashing Ted Cruz up on a billboard in Texas.

The GoFundMe, organized by political group USA Latinx, raised the money in less than 24 hours. The campaign was a response to Trump endorsing Cruz through Twitter. On Friday, the president announced a “major rally” that would take place in “the biggest stadium in Texas we can find.” 

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“As you know, Ted has my complete and total Endorsement,” Trump tweeted, completely ignoring the times he’s called the Texas senator “Lyin’ Ted” and an “another all talk, no action pol.”  Read more…

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Dunkin’ Donuts isn’t actually trolling Patriots fans, but it’s a nice thought

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Imagine the shock of ordering an drink at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Massachusetts, only to receive it in an NFL-branded cup with an Eagles logo printed on the side.

That’s either a dream or a nightmare depending on how you feel about the New England Patriots. But it’s a reality that some Pats-loving Mass. residents have had to face in the aftermath of a mailing mix-up.

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The error was first reported by The Sun Chronicle. The local paper for Attleborough, Mass. came across a Facebook post in which a resident of the town complained about getting an Eagles cup from her local Dunkin’. Read more…

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A truck full of Axe body spray blew up and the reactions are priceless

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A truck carrying a shipment of Axe body spray caught fire on a Texas interstate Friday morning, causing cans of the infamous deodorant to explode and coat the atmosphere with the scent of middle school boys who don’t know any better.

In the wake of the explosion, reported by local news station WDRB in Belton, Texas, the highway was shut down for more than eight hours to clean up all the debris. Luckily nobody was injured in the incident.

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Take a look at the mess caused by hundreds of aerosol cans:

Truck carrying Axe body spray explodes on an interstate in Texas https://t.co/4TKDuacDGV pic.twitter.com/aX5MrIRc5h

— WDRB News (@WDRBNews) August 31, 2018 Read more…

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