Oy with the completely perfect Lego sets already!

The company that enhanced everyone’s childhood could be creating a product that will make Gilmore Girls fans of all ages weep with joy: a Luke’s Diner Lego set.

*passes out*

Now hold up — before you get too excited and down five cups of coffee in celebration, as of right now the Gilmore Girls set is just an idea. The company allows adorkable fans to submit original ideas for new Lego sets and one glorious human, Rainer Zufall, is to thank for blessing the world with this vision of Lego Lorelai. Read more…

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Private First Class Romeo K. Bisson of Rochester, Vermont, a trucker with 16 years experience in civilian life.

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In the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany reneged on its non-aggression pact with the USSR and initiated an invasion of the Soviet Union.

Without a military toehold in western Europe, the Allies recognized the need to make the Eastern Front as bloody and costly for the Germans as possible — which meant keeping the Soviet forces well-supplied.

In August, Britain and the USSR invaded Iran, overthrowing Reza Shah Pahlavi and installing his son as leader. In addition to providing a rallying point for thousands of Polish refugees, the occupation secured a critical supply route which became known as the Persian Corridor. Read more…

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Congratulations, graduates! You have survived the grand journey people call education, even though at times it felt less grand and more like a nightmarish hellscape. But never mind all that now because you made it through.

So let the great traditions of graduation commence! Our favorite is when graduates decorate the top of their graduation caps with something that represents them, that will allow them to stand out in the sea of robed students getting diplomas. It’s a tough task to fit your personality onto a square the size of a mortarboard, but every year we are stunned with what people come up with. Read more…

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Master of None is nothing if not almost painfully relatable. Season 2 Episode 4, “First Date” is a sweet but contemplative portrait of modern dating, directed by Eric Wareheim who plays Dev’s (Aziz Ansari) best friend Arnold. 

“The idea was that when you’re doing a lot of online dating, it feels like you’re meeting all these people and its’…the same kind of thing, getting to know you really quick.” Wareheim told Mashable via phone interview. “That whole thing can get super exhausting, and we hope to catch that feeling in the episode.” 

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In case you haven’t heard by now, John Wall had one of the most epic Friday nights in history. So epic, in fact, that people are now totally down for the Wizards point guard to run for president.

In Game 6 between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards, not only did wall shut down critics by making a phenomenal game-winning shot, but he gave one hell of a post-game interview, too.

With the playoffs on the line, Wall made jaws drop by sinking a three-pointer with 3.5 seconds left in the game, securing a last-minute 92-91 win to force a Game 7.  Read more…

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It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and in case you haven’t called your mom yet, Apple has a handy way you can pester her to get on the jogging track with you a little more often: digital flowers! 

An update to Apple’s Activity app now shows a Mother’s Day achievement badge in the design of a rose. 

Along with the new iconography, a message reads: “Earn this rose badge and a special Messages sticker on Mother’s Day. Just do a walk, run, or wheelchair workout of a mile or more in the Workout app or in any third party app that write these workouts to Health.” Read more…

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Reading about Elon Musk’s latest announcement about his Boring company and the expanded laptop ban may have kept you too busy to keep up with this week’s app news. We’ve kept up for you.

Each week we round up the most important app news along with some of the coolest new and updated apps to help you stay in the loop with everything you need on your phone.

Here’s what caught our eye this week. If you’re looking for more, make sure to check out last week’s roundup of top apps.

Lady Gaga gets her own emoji app

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If you thought Mother’s Day started out as a ploy by greeting card companies to pocket your hard-earned money, you’re in for a big surprise. 

Though the annual American holiday became a commercial affair years after its founding, it actually began in 1905 as a way to honor the legacy of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis. 

In 1868, decades before her death, Jarvis organized a “Mothers’ Friendship Day” to help women from opposing sides of the Civil War talk to each other and find a path to reconciliation. 

If that sounds like a timely approach to all that ails America today, you’re not alone. Organizers at the Women’s March thought so, too, and launched a Mother’s Day project called “Daring Discussions” in the spirit of bringing a divided country closer together.  Read more…

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and it’s time to show our appreciation for all the amazing moms out there. They pay for our stuff, they listen to us whine, and they put up with all of our shit longer than they really should. 

Although it’s a day all about celebrating mom, for those of us with siblings, it’s also a day to prove we’re truly #1 with better gifts and cards. Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show your mom you love her more than your brothers and sisters do, and to claim your spot as your mom’s favorite child.

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Fair warning: when I started this list I wasn’t planning to fill it solely with dark and depressing films, but that’s definitely what’s ended up happening.

It might be that I’ve always been drawn to films with challenging subject matters, or it might be that British directors are just really damn good at making realistically gritty movies.

Either way, the nine films below aren’t always easy to watch. They are very good though and you totally should watch them — you just might need to be in the right mood. Read more…

1. This is England

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