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This may be hard to believe, but Meghan Markle —Duchess of Sussex and newly-married wife of Prince Harry — was once just a young tourist sitting on the railing in front of Buckingham Palace.

What happened? Well, a blind date, a love story, and a record-setting amount of glowing the hell UP. 

For those of you who need some refreshing on the term, Mashable’s MJ Franklin defines the act of “Glowing Up” as “when you re-do your whole damn life for the better.” With that said, who, may I ask, has glown up better than Meghan Markle? Read more…

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You know what a Royal Wedding means? Royal memes.

Prince Harry and Megan Markle wed on Saturday, drawing attention from across the globe. And when all eyes are drawn to a single event, there will be memes. Oh, there will be memes.

Of course, attire was a natural place to poke some fun.

Pippa Middleton received a ton of attention for her dress, which looked an awful lot like that $.99 can of Arizona Green Tea

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This post is part of Mashable’s You’re Old Week. Break through the haze of nostalgia with us and see what holds up, what disappoints, and what got better with time.

Korean dramas will always make me nostalgic for childhood New Year’s gatherings. 

I grew up with a very large, very loud family. On New Year’s Day, anywhere from 40 to 60 members of that family (“clan,” as my mother calls it) would pile into my parents’ house for traditional Korean celebrations. I’d wake up to the sound of relatives pouring in through the front door and bustling through the kitchen, preparing a culturally blended brunch: bagels, coffee, and tteokguk, a savory soup made with beef broth and rice cakes. My grandfather would lead a family worship service and then the clan would resume eating. From japchae, a glass noodle and vegetable dish, to galbijjim, a sort of beef stew, to platters of Korean barbeque, eating was an all day affair, punctuated by passing around some cousin’s baby and watching TV together.  Read more…

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The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived. No, not the Royal Wedding… a dance battle between Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry.

The This Is Us actor and Atlanta/Lobby Hero star (who’s also had a phenomenal cameo on This Is Us) both stopped by The Tonight Show to bust some moves with Jimmy Fallon.

This video has it all: SKB losing control of his butt, Jimmy showing This Is Us fans how to dance while crying, and Brian Tyree Henry getting… uh, Dad Turnt™.

Enjoy, everyone! Read more…

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Look out world, Coca-Cola is introducing beverages to Bluetooth.

On Friday, the company announced its brand new soda machine, the Coca-Cola Freestyle 9100, which will utilize Bluetooth connectivity to allow users connect via the Freestyle mobile app.

Remember how Coca-Cola Freestyle brought its innovative touch screen soda machines — stocked with close to 200 drink options — to eateries, college campuses, and other beverage-loving establishments in 2009? Well, things have really taken off since then.

According to the company, “more than 50,000 Coca-Cola Freestyle units pour 14 million drinks per day” around the world, so they figured it was time to take the innovation to the next level. Read more…

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Pittsburgh was hit with heavy rain on Wednesday night, causing severe flooding on a local highway. 

Unlike typical rainfall in the area, the thunderstorm didn’t just pass through. Instead, it stayed over the city, dumping half an inch of rain over Pittsburgh every hour. 

The storm gave us one bright spot during the downpour: this video of a dumpster jauntily floating down the river that used to be Route 51. Local news anchor Ken Rice captured it on the move on Wednesday night. Read more…

Not all Twitter users had fond memories of their past relationships — and this floating dumpster reminded them of that. 

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Following the Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas that left ten victims dead, Netflix announced that it would cancel the 13 Reasons Why Season 2 premiere event set to take place later that day in Los Angeles on Friday, May 13.

In a statement, the company wrote, “Our hearts are with the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting, and with all victims of gun violence. In light of today’s tragedy, we are cancelling the 13 Reasons Why S2 premiere event tonight.” 

On Twitter, many of the show’s actors also expressed statements of solidarity. Read more…

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Another season of Gotham has come and gone, and after the Season 4 finale, “No Man’s Land,” the question of when Bruce Wayne will finally become Batman seems to finally have a clear answer: soon, or else. 

The events of “No Man’s Land” necessitate the appearance of the long-awaited Dark Knight in a way that no finale has done before, by essentially transforming the entire premise of Gotham from a cheeky bat-prequel to…the plot of every single game in the Batman: Arkham video game series. No, really, Gotham is a video game now. 

See More: Butch Gilzean was the heart of ‘Gotham.’ Drew Powell talks to Mashable about what that means. Read more…

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The wildly popular game Fortnite is one step closer to complete domination.

Fortnite is coming to Android, Epic Games announced Friday, and it’s expected to arrive sometime this summer if everything goes according to plan. 

Fortnite is free to play and has attracted millions of players thanks to its competitive Battle Royale modeFortnite first came to iOS in April after its initial release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac in the summer of 2017.

The game, which has cross-platform multiplayer, is slightly different on mobile platforms than it is on consoles and computers, giving players extra things like visual indicators for noise to level the playing field. Read more…

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Have you ever watched The Muppets and thought “This, but more murder?” 

If you have – and even if you haven’t – The Happytime Murders is here to scratch a very bizarre itch. Muppets are getting murdered, and those that are living have answers, and plenty of demons.

Melissa McCarthy plays Connie Edwards, a law enforcement officer asked to investigate the mysterious deaths of Hollywood puppet personalities, but she soon realizes that these are no coincidence – someone is targeting them. 

The trailer also features Joel McHale, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker, and yeah, at the end there, muppet sex. Read more…

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