Apparently Tinder is just too basic for some people. 

Carlos Zetina only knew a handful of things about the girl he met at a campus bar: her name was Nicole, she was from Holland, she attended the University of Calgary, and she thought Nietzche was depressing.

When the number she gave him ended up being wrong, he decided to pursue the missed connection in the most extra way: He combed through the University of Calgary’s entire email list, and messaged every Nicole he could find in one mass email: 

Zetina emailed 246 Nicoles in total, including students, staff, and faculty members. Even associate deans named Nicole were part of his quest to find his dream Nicole. He was thorough, too — according to BuzzFeed, Zetina added variations like Nicolette and Nickie in his search.  Read more…

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Sites that employ WordPress as their content management system account for about 30% of websites online right now. Simple to set up, keep secure, and use on a regular basis, it makes sense it’s such a popular content management system to use. Even those only accustomed to using word processing tools can quickly get to grips with what’s expected of them with WordPress. 

Initially built as a blogging platform, numerous themes and plugins have helped WordPress become about so much more than just writing, allowing many to run their own businesses or portfolios through the software. Now, there are plenty of different WordPress hosting providers out there keen to streamline the process even further by dealing with the security side of things, leaving you to focus on the content.  Read more…

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Donald Glover paid tribute to Mac Miller, following the 26-year-old rapper’s death from an alleged drug overdose on Saturday.

Known by his performing moniker Childish Gambino, Glover spoke warmly of Miller during his gig at Chicago’s United Center on Sunday.

“I’m a very sensitive person… but this Mac Miller shit got me fucked up,” Glover said on stage, as per Rolling Stone. 

“He was the sweetest guy, he was so nice. And we were both, you know, kind of internet music kids, because, you know, we came up on the internet, and a lot of critics were like, ‘This corny-ass white dude,’ just like they were like, ‘This corny-ass black dude,’ and we used to talk. And this kid, he just loved music. Read more…

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Following numerous sexual harassment allegations against Les Moonves, the CBS head will step down from the company “effective immediately.”

On Sunday, CBS announced it had reached a settlement with Moonves, a 24-year veteran of the company, and that he and CBS will donate $20 million to organizations that support the #MeToo movement.

The donation will be deducted from severance benefits which may be due to Moonves, and any payments made in future will be dependent on results of a third-party investigation by law firms Covington & Burling and Debevoise & Plimpton. Read more…

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Out of all of Elon Musk’s ventures, the Boring Company is undoubtedly the most WTF.

For instance, the tunneling company may be best known for its Not-a-Flamethrower, the barely legal $600 flame-spewing gadget with Dr. Seuss-inspired terms and conditions. 

Even Musk himself recently admitted that “the flamethrower was a terrible idea,” and that “I’m not saying the Boring Company will succeed.” 

So it shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise that the company doesn’t take other aspects of its business too seriously either. Like its machines, some of which are apparently controlled with actual Xbox controllers.  Read more…

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It turns out the Air Force isn’t quite sure what to make of Elon Musk’s pot smoking either.

No, the military hasn’t launched a formal investigation into the SpaceX CEO. But it is trying to figure out how to respond to Musk’s latest antics.

After setting the internet ablaze following an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, which featured Musk taking a single hit off a spliff, questions have been swirling about whether or not said hit would have any negative consequences for the man or his businesses.

These questions kicked into high gear Friday, when a Fox Business reporter tweeted that the Air Force was looking into Musk’s actions, potentially putting his government security clearance at risk.  The Air Force later clarified that while it’s evaluating the situation, there is not, in fact, an investigation. Read more…

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President Barack Obama has been out campaigning the past few days, much to the delight of our mostly-destroyed brains. On Saturday, he appeared at a rally for California Democrats, where he told an entertaining story about getting kicked out of Disneyland.

Apparently, Obama once journeyed to Anaheim to see Kool and the Gang during his stint at Occidental College. During the trip, he and his friends found themselves smoking (cigarettes) in some gondolas in the Magic Kingdom, which sounds fun in a “we are currently enrolled in college” kind of way.

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We’re just days away from Apple’s next iPhone launch so, naturally, the leaks and rumors have kicked into overdrive. 

Now, it looks like we have some fresh details about Apple’s cheapest, 6.1-inch iPhone. New images that surfaced on Twitter purportedly show the new iPhone in four colors and reveal a name: iPhone Xc.

Leaker Ben Geskin posted the images, which show the back and sides of the new iPhone in four colors: red, white, dark blue, and pink. According to Geskin, the images are only of “dummy models,” not actual handsets, but his information lines up with much of what we’ve already heard about the phone. Read more…

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“It’s the same story told over and over. All the artist can offer the world is how they see those 12 notes.”

The character who utters this line in A Star is Born is talking about music, but he may as well be talking about the movie he’s in. This is the third remake of an 81-year-old movie, one whose beats are so familiar that you’ll recognize them even if you’ve never laid eyes on any of the other versions.

There’s the sad celebrity self-medicating with booze and drugs, the talented ingenue who becomes an overnight sensation, the whirlwind romance threatened by the cold, hard light of day. You can see where all of it is headed from two miles away.  Read more…

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As the world crumbles around us, take solace in this: After a years-long feud, Drake and Meek Mill have buried the hatchet.

The two appeared together onstage Saturday night during the Boston stop of Drake’s ‘Aubrey and the Three Amigos’ tour with Migos. After rising theatrically from beneath the stage, Meek performed his song “Dreams and Nightmares.” Drake played hype man.

 It was a nice moment:

“We need more peace in the world. We need more love in the world,” Drake said after the performance.

After the show, Drake shared more about the experience on Instagram (a very Drake thing to do). “This really gave me piece (sic) of mind tonight,” he wrote. “Healing and moving forward created one of the most electric and gratifying moments of my career.” Read more…

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