Qinni was a beloved and influential figure in the online art scene. Read more…

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Generally, reverting back to pictographs to communicate embarrasses me.

I’ve resisted emoji in most of my texts and social media posts over the years, but last week, while working remotely in Santiago, Chile, I encountered a moment where emoji was a lifesaver. 

I was ordering groceries through the South American delivery app Rappi (it’s like Amazon and Uber Eat and Lime rolled into one) when I quickly realized my Spanish vocabulary wasn’t as robust as it’d need to be. The app is very much programmed in Spanish, so typing in English doesn’t yield much.

Normally one to scoff at a feature that uses emoji (like Twitter or Bing searches for an “LOL” face), I found myself happily clicking icons of different fruits and vegetables, selecting what I wanted to put in my virtual cart that would then get picked up by a shopper at an IRL grocery store and delivered to me via motorcycle at my apartment entrance. I always mix up my “lima” with my “limón” in Spanish without a trip to Google Translate, but I didn’t need to add that step. Clearly the yellow-looking lemon is a lemon. The power of pictures!  Read more…

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Mashable correspondent Proma Khosla interviews the cast about their fave fictional flames.  Read more…

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We got our hands on Samsung’s latest flagship phones: the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. The devices are available for preorder starting Feb. 21 and available in stores March 6. Read more…

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Hookup culture and casual dating: Also known as the thing that has basically replaced real dating over the past 20 years or so, and the thing that your parents and grandparents bitch about because “nobody has a real conversation anymore.”

We all know that’s not true, however, and the glorious combo of online dating and dating apps has forever changed the way that singles connect. When we think dating sites, we usually think about the likes of eharmony and Zoosk and other marriage-minded options. But not every single person is trying to participate in the next cuffing season.

Sometimes, you just wanna get laid. Enter: The hookup app revolution. Read more…

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BEST HOOKUP SITE

AdultFriendFinder

Live videos and more monthly visitors than eharmony makes AFF great for finding a down-for-anything fling.

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: Technically yes, but it’s complicated — just stick to the desktop version
• One month: $30/month
• Three months: $20/month
• One year: $15/month

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BEST FOR CASUAL SEX

Tinder

Our love/hate relationship with Tinder notwithstanding, we can’t ignore the fact that it’s a tried-and-true option when all you want is some casual sex.

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android
• One month of Tinder Plus: $14.99/month
• Six months of Tinder Plus: $10/month
• One year of Tinder Plus: $6.67/month

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BEST COMBO OF FUN AND SERIOUSNESS

OkCupid

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android
• One month of A-List: $9.95/month
• Three months A-List: $7.95/month
• Six months of A-List: $6.95/month

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BEST FOR FINDING MATURE PARTNERS

Match

If your age makes you feel like a certified creep on Tinder, Match is a more mature place to find an experienced booty call.

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android
• Three months of paid: $23.99/month
• Six months of paid: $20.99/month
• One year of paid: $19.99/month

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BEST FOR GUARANTEEING NO STRINGS ATTACHED

PURE

It’s like Snapchat for sex, where hookups are spontaneous and impersonal.

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android

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BEST FOR A PERSONAL HOOKUP EXPERIENCE

Clover

Clover wants to do more than give you an anonymous hot single to bang — and why not actually be friends with your friend with benefits?

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android
• One month of Premium: $39.99/month
• Three months of Premium: $99.99/month
• Twelve months of Premium : $149.99/month

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BEST FOR FINDING A SEXTING PARTNER

iHookup

Find singles to chat with online and get off without leaving the house.

• Free membership: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: Impossible to find, just go with the desktop version
• Silver membership: Starts at $29.99/month
• Gold membership: Starts at $34.99/month

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BEST FOR SWINGERS

99 Flavors

This swingers site lets couples add more *flavor* to the bedroom by signing up and hunting for matches together.

• One month: $40/month
• Three months: $27/month
• One year: $20/month
• Dating app compatibility: Impossible to find, just stick to the desktop version

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BEST FOR BDSM HOOKUPS

ALT

Bond over bondage on this BDSM site: What it lacks in organization it more than makes up for in communication features.

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: Impossible to find, just stick to the desktop version
• One month of Silver: $19.95/month
• Three months of Silver: $11.99/month
• One year of Silver: $8.95/month
• One month of Gold: $29.95/month
• Three months of Gold: $19.95/month
• One year of Gold: $13.43/month

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BEST FOR GAY MEN TIRED OF SWIPING

Gay Friend Finder

You won’t find a hookup within the hour, but this is a mature alternative for those who feel Grindr is too impersonal.

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: Impossible to find, just stick to the desktop version
• One month of Silver: $22.99/month
• Three months of Silver: $13.99/month
• One year of Silver: $8.99/month
• One month of Gold: $34.99/month
• Three months of Gold: $13.99/month
• One year of Gold: $7.99/month

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BEST FOR VIDEO HOOKUPS

Cams.com

Bored of porn? Chat with real models in HD and test out Bluetooth sex toys.

• Dating app compatibility: Impossible to find, just stick to the desktop version
• 100 tokens: $12
• 250 tokens: $26
• 500 tokens: $50
• 1,000 tokens: $99

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BEST FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT

Zoosk

• Free membership: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android
• One month of paid : $29.95/month
• Three months of paid : $19.98/month
• Six months of paid: $12.49/month

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BEST FOR FINDING LONG-TERM COMMITMENT

eharmony

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android
• Three months of paid: $54.95/month
• Six months of paid: $36.95/month
• One year of paid: $18.95/month

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BEST FOR BUSY PEOPLE

EliteSingles

A space for ambitious people to connect with like-minded singles who don’t have time to sit down and swipe.

• Free version: Yes
• Dating app compatibility: iOS and Android
• Three months of paid: $62.95/month
• Six months of paid: $44.95/month
• One year of paid: $31.95/month

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is no longer in theaters.

At least, not under that name. Following an underwhelming opening box office, Birds of Prey has been retitled for ticketing and listing purposes to Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey. 

Despite generally positive reviews, the Margot Robbie vehicle earned only $33 million in U.S. ticket sales this weekend, making it the lowest performing film in the DC Extended Universe. Its predecessor, Suicide Squad, opened just shy of $134 million. 

Warner Bros. has yet to explain the decision (Screen Rant reportedly confirmed the studio requested theaters make the change), but fans theorize the Fantabulous name was either too long, too confusing, or both, and may have contributed to the lackluster showing.  Read more…

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The first 24/7 news channel specifically created for African-Americans is here.

The Black News Channel (BNC) launched on Monday at 6 a.m. EST, premiering in some 33 million households in New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, according to NBC News. It aims to “provide intelligent programming that is informative, educational, entertaining, inspiring, and empowering to its African American audience,” according to the network’s Twitter page. 

But there’s already been some controversy surrounding the network, given that it’s not entirely black-owned and operated.

Here’s what you need to know.   Read more…

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TL;DR: Improve your writing on the sentence level with a lifetime subscription to the Ludwig Sentence Search Engine, on sale for $119.

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Years of Twitter grammar and ridiculous memes have made us all a little dumber TBH. And by that, we mean that our language skills have suffered. Fortunately, there are tools like Ludwig Sentence Search Engine to make sure our tweet lingo doesn’t cross over into our actual writing. 

Used at MIT and Harvard, this premium tool is a search engine dedicated to helping you write better English. When you’re not quite sure of your sentence structure, you can find and compare your writing with over 200 million relevant example sentences in order to save you time and enhance clarity. The source sentences come from scientific journals, established newspapers, and other official documents. Even if your prose is structurally sound, but just needs a little razzle-dazzle, the Ludwig treatment could be the answer. Read more…

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Stuck in an underground bunker to avoid nuclear fallout for the rest of time? Have we got a product for you!

Mitsubishi has released a new LED light panel that mimics the three-dimensional appearance and light output of a skylight.

The idea was first announced in 2018. But this February, more specifics came to light (as spotted by Gizmodo) with a name, sale date, and a price tag. The Misola system will come out in October 2020, and will go for between $6,200 and $6,800, depending on whether it’s programmed manually or automatically. 

The panel achieves the appearance of a skylight in two ways. First, it uses the precisely pixelated LED output to make the blue color and light output mimic the color and directional light of the sky.  Read more…

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