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The world is awash in ’90s nostalgia — and it’s even showing up in our passwords.

A new study from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed the world’s most easily hacked passwords, CNN reports. The top no-brainer passwords overall are impersonal number combinations, like 12345. But in the category of “bands,” the most breached password is the name of the popular ’90s pop-punk outfit, Blink-182. 

That means that if you’re part of the apparently enormous group of people who use their passwords to pay homage to the spirit of teenage rebellion, you’re at risk of getting hacked.  Read more…

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April showers bring May flowers — as well as lots and lots of Broadway show openings, as productions rush to premiere before the Tonys eligibility cutoff (end of April).

Happily, that means plenty of new shows to choose from right now if you’re looking for a Broadway night out. There’s something for everyone, whether you want a classic revival or a thought-provoking new work. 

That’s where this guide comes in. Here’s the show to watch if you want to…

… think differently about current events: What the Constitution Means to Me

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Facebook’s latest attempt to crack down on election interference just hit a major obstacle.

The social network might be willing to exempt some European political parties from its rules about political advertising, the Financial Times reports. The concession came in a letter from Facebook’s head of global affairs Nick Clegg to European Parliament president Antonio Tajani.

Ahead of next month’s European Parliament elections, Facebook instituted a new policy requiring political ad buyers to register in each individual country where they want their ads to be shown. This was a problem, considering there are 28 member states in the EU. Read more…

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A stunning video shot during Monday’s earthquake in the Philippines shows water cascading down the side of the building like an urban mega-waterfall.

The water reportedly sloshed out of a rooftop pool of the residential Anchor Skysuites in the Binondo district of Manila as the building swayed during the earthquake.

Accoring to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake registered as a magnitude 6.1, with the epicenter reported to be about 50 miles from Manilla. At least eight people have died, according to CNN.

The video was originally shared by Michael Rivo on Facebook and picked up by local media outlets, including the Filipino Times and the Manila Bulletin.  Read more…

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In the second episode of the final season of Game of Thrones, everyone in Winterfell was prepared to die. The Night King was fast approaching, the populace was woefully unprepared, and every named character spent what they assumed was their last night on earth being horny as heck. 

Season 8 episode 2, which was “coincidentally” the 69th episode of Thrones featured more characters making sexy eyes at each other than perhaps all other seasons combined, letting the threat of imminent death fuel their desire to get to the bone zone before the army of the dead (a different, worse kind of bone zone) came for their lives.  Read more…

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“The most heroic thing we can do now is look the truth in the face,” Sansa Stark warns in the promo  for Game of Thrones episode 3. 

Our fave heroes don’t have a choice because the army of the dead is finally outside Winterfell’s gates. The brief teaser also offers a glimpse at Jon in the middle of the battleground, Jon and Dany in some kind of face-off, and Brienne ready to lead charge among other fun stuff.  Read more…

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Sri Lanka restricted access to social media following a terror attack that left more than 200 people dead and at least 450 injured. Eight bombs exploded in three churches and three luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. 

According to The New York Times, restricted sites include Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, Viber, and YouTube. 

“This was a unilateral decision,” presidential adviser Harindra Dassanayake told the Times, explaining officials worried that the spread of misinformation and hate speech could incite violence.

The move isn’t a first for the country — in 2018, Sri Lankan officials blocked access to social media when viral posts on Facebook called for violent attacks against Muslim communities, provoking riotsThe New York Times report notes that Facebook did not respond to the government’s request for better content moderation until it cut off the social network entirely.  Read more…

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As Coachella’s second weekend wrapped up, Kanye West celebrated Easter with a live streamed Sunday Service. 

Kanye’s Sunday Services were made public in January. They aren’t quite traditional church services with sermons and declarations of faith, but videos of the secretive weekly events show that the services do focus on performing music with religious undertones. The events are invite-only and guests have to sign a nondisclosure agreement before attending. Since guests are forbidden from speaking to press about it, outsiders have only seen snippets of the services through Instagram posts or Twitter videos.  Read more…

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It’s not clear if Samsung’s first attempt at a foldable display device is ready for primetime, but the word out of China suggests there may be some concern.

The upcoming launch of the Galaxy Fold has reportedly been postponed, as have events connected to it in Hong Kong and Shanghai that were set for Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s worth noting that Samsung hasn’t confirmed any of this directly,

Word of the launch delay comes via “someone claiming to be familiar with the matter” speaking to SamMobile. The source claims that the delay stems from an issue with the launch event’s venue, though the specifics aren’t clear. Read more…

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In the year of our Lord 2019, someone recreated the Bible through Bitmoji. 

The Bitmoji Bible is more of a collection of a handful of stories found in Jewish and Christian holy scriptures than an actual translation told exclusively through Bitmoji. While much of the actually philosophical passages aren’t included — how are you supposed to discuss promises of salvation through a few cartoon characters? — you might recognize more well known myths, like the story of David and Goliath. 

“Today’s children are more likely to read a text message than a book,” co-creator Daniel Eckler said through Twitter DM. “Given the Bible has been translated into more than 3000 languages, I thought it should be translated into one of the most popular contemporary languages.” Read more…

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