How millennials are saving the porn industry

How millennials are saving the porn industry

This year Mashable is celebrating the season of love with Horny on Main, an exploration of the many ways that thirsting for sex affects our lives.


Millennials have been blamed for killing porn, but will they actually be the ones to save the industry in the end?

“A few years ago,” says Alex Hawkins of the porn tube site xHamster, “there were predictions that [millennials] would be the death of the industry.” It is easy to scoff at such grim analyses, given the number of times millennials have been falsely blamed for killing off industries. But there was a compelling logic to the porn world’s fears: While older generations grew up accustomed to paying for porn, millennials have grown up with easy access to an endless stream of free amateur or promo or pirated professional content.  Read more…

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‘Kidding’ showrunner explains how a half-hour comedy became the most devastating show on TV

'Kidding' showrunner explains how a half-hour comedy became the most devastating show on TV

Kidding is making a splash that should be a tsunami.

The dark comedy — perhaps the pinnacle of dark comedies — from creator Dave Holstein premiered in 2018, starring Jim Carrey as a Mr. Rogers-esque children’s TV host mourning the recent loss of his teenage son.

“If you ask me in an elevator ‘What’s the show about?’ I really don’t know how to answer that question,” Holstein tells Mashable in a phone interview after Season 2’s debut. “It’s hard to explain, because the tone doesn’t come across in a pitch about a guy who loses his son.”

That tone is everything from crushing loss to unfiltered rage, punctuated strategically with magical realism and cathartic humor.  Read more…

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Here’s how to turn your love of video into a lucrative YouTube career

Here's how to turn your love of video into a lucrative YouTube career

TL;DR: Become the next Jenna Marbles with The Videography Editing and Marketing Bundle for just $45, a 97% savings.


Let Jeffree Star’s expansive $14 million mansion or Jenna Marble’s wax figure amongst other A-listers like Brad Pitt and Lady Gaga in Madame Tussauds serve as all the confirmation you need that being a YouTuber is actually a viable career these days. It’s so lucrative, in fact, that creators have made a collective $7 billion, according to a recent study. 

In essence, you don’t need much to be a YouTuber (all you need is a camera and internet access). But to make a career out of content creation, you’ll need to be trained on video editing, production, and animation, as well as video marketing. That’s where The Videography Editing and Marketing Bundle comes into play.  Read more…

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip was so fun I didn’t want to give it up

Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip was so fun I didn't want to give it up

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

The Good

Clean, seamless design Comfortable form factor Quiet hinge Versatile

The Bad

A little tough to flip open Noticeable crease Cover display is small

The Bottom Line

The Galaxy Z Flip is a versatile phone that makes it easy to capture and consume content. It just might be worth the high price.

Before I dive into this, let’s get one thing out of the way: Samsung only gave us 24 hours with the Galaxy Z Flip.

Samsung didn’t explain why we only got a day with it, when journalists usually get at least a week to fully review a phone. It could have something to do with the disastrous launch of the Galaxy Fold. Read more…

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Learn copywriting from the pros with this online master class

Learn copywriting from the pros with this online master class

TL;DR: Be able to create your own brand promotion with The 2020 Complete Digital Copywriting Master Class Bundle for $38.99, a 94% savings. 


As a copywriter your job is simple: write in a way that’s engaging and results in action, whether that’s running out to the supermarket and buying a new product that just hit the shelves or donating to a worthy cause. As simple as that mission may sound, the work that goes into it is anything but. An ordinary tagline is preceded by hours of creative exploration, research on understanding the target audience, writing and re-writing, and proofreading (not to mention the countless minutes lost while combating writer’s block).  Read more…

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This deepfake of Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland in ‘Back to the Future’ is unreal

This deepfake of Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland in 'Back to the Future' is unreal

Out of all the faces to put on Doc Brown and Marty McFly in Back to the Future, I never knew how bad I needed it to be Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland.

This deepfake clip superimposes the faces of Downey Jr. and Holland over the original actors Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox, giving us an incredibly convincing glimpse at what it would be like if the Avengers themselves rebooted the 1985 classic Back to the Future. YouTuber EZRyderX47 did a very good job with this one.

Given the two actors’ history as Iron Man and Spider-Man, and the pseudo-father-son dynamic that happened in the Marvel movies, this seems like it would be a great fit for Downey and Holland. Or we could just deepfake their faces into the entire movie. Read more…

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New Tesla Model S and X Long Range Plus vehicles get big range boost

New Tesla Model S and X Long Range Plus vehicles get big range boost

New iterations of the Tesla Model S and Model X are boasting some pretty impressive new travel ranges, Tesla revealed on Friday.

The pages for the Model S and Model X claim that the Long Range Plus versions of these two electric vehicles can now hit ranges of 390 and 351 miles respectively, which is a healthy bump up from the previous estimated ranges of 373 and 328 miles.

Tesla Model S estimated EPA range is now above 390 miles or ~630 km https://t.co/sNFzIkuJpC

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 15, 2020

What changes were made that allow for the bump in ranges? Tesla doesn’t specify, but we do know that the Model S will be getting a new style of 19-inch wheels, which probably doesn’t hurt the mileage. Read more…

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U.S. politicians can now pay for sponsored content on Facebook

U.S. politicians can now pay for sponsored content on Facebook

As the U.S. election season trudges forward, Facebook announced it will allow politicians and political groups to pay for sponsored content on the platform, Reuters reported Friday.

This means that politicians can pay users, groups, or pages to post content in partnership with the politicians, which is a separate beast from standard advertising. The decision form Facebook comes after Mike Bloomberg, who is vying to be the Democratic candidate in 2020’s presidential election, began a campaign of branded content on Instagram, paying popular accounts to promote his campaign.

Content creators on Facebook will now be able to tag if a post is sponsored by a politician more easily. In order to pay for sponsored content, politicians and political groups will have to be authorized to do so by Facebook. Read more…

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company finishes excavating Las Vegas tunnel

Elon Musk's Boring Company finishes excavating Las Vegas tunnel

After three months of digging, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has completed its excavation of a transportation tunnel beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, the company tweeted Friday.

Breakthrough! https://t.co/vJ7Jmz2nNb

— The Boring Company (@boringcompany) February 14, 2020

The Boring Company retweeted a video from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority account that shows an excavator breaking through the ground at the end of tunnel, which will ferry people around the sprawling convention center. At the end of the project, the tunnel is supposed to transport up to 4,400 people per hour without causing any noise or vibration on the surface, the company claimed back in May. Read more…

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The 15 horniest reality TV shows, ranked

The 15 horniest reality TV shows, ranked

This year Mashable is celebrating the season of love with Horny on Main, an exploration of the many ways that thirsting for sex affects our lives.


Is there anything more delightfully horny than reality television? 

I used to call reality TV my guilty pleasure, but I don’t pretend that I’m ashamed anymore. I’m a proud defendant of overproduced, alcohol-drenched trash shows. They’re loud, dramatic for no good reason, and rarely follow a cohesive storyline. Still, they’re so much fun to watch. The most enjoyable part of the show is never the plot, but the sheer desire embedded in each and every episodeThat’s the human condition, baby.  Read more…

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