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If you’re white—and you watched Miley Cyrus last Sunday—perhaps you’re wondering “can I say twerk without being offensive to black people?” Perhaps. But can you say “That”? What about “It”? It’s complicated, but Gawker’s Caity Weaver will save you from racist hell with her guide. http://gawker.com/can-i-say-twerk-a-miley-cyrus-glossary-for-whites-1209010504
That little black thing on the image is a button that plugs into your Android phone’s headphone jack. It’s called Pressy and with it you can make your phone do really useful things by clicking it in a certain sequence. Watch it in action—it’s such a cool idea. https://gizmodo.com/add-a-button-to-any-android-phone-with-this-genius-head-1221431712
Some company wants you to wear colored gel bands to show your relationship status. “If this is the future of dating, we’re fucked,” says Jezebel’s Tracy Moore. We are. Although maybe this will be a good idea: it’ll automatically mark people not to date, ever. https://jezebel.com/if-this-is-the-future-of-dating-were-fucked-1217184044
US and British lawmakers may be opposing the attack, but it feels like delaying the inevitable: The US government has already said that they will present proof of the chemical attacks against its own population—perhaps as solid as Colin Powell’s Iraq’s WMD Powerpoint presentation—before shooting across the bow at Syria. And despite parliament opposition, British…
Lifehacker has five great tips that will help you clean up the rat’s nest of cables behind your television. The best alternative, however, is to get rid of all those dumb cable boxes and stream everything from your computer to a wireless TV or projector. https://lifehacker.com/how-to-clean-up-the-birds-nest-of-cables-behind-your-t-1218074485
From the Lord of the G-Strings to San Fernando Jones and the Temple of Poon—for some reason, the porn industry likes to make parodies of famous movies and some people actually watch them. Check out this X-rated guide on sci-fi and fantasy movie porn spoofs and try to understand how anybody can get off on…
Here’s a fun idea to get your revenge on telemarketers: a man turned his landline into a hotline, earning $465 in the process. But here’s a better idea: disconnect your landline already and don’t pick any cellphone calls from anyone who isn’t in your address book. http://gawker.com/man-gets-upper-hand-on-telemarketers-by-turning-landlin-1216908284
The free-range crime simulation known as Grand Theft Auto V will give you 15 radio stations—all full of licensed songs—hosted by famous DJs, so you can sing along in your stolen car while driving from killing someone to robbing from someone else. https://kotaku.com/good-lord-the-gta-v-soundtrack-is-going-to-be-amazing-1217367806
Kinja’s front page publishes the best and most popular stories and discussions published in the Kinja platform—all of Gawker Media and these great Kinja blogs: Animals The Dogs | News, training tips and cool videos about dogs. Arts Dodge & Burn | The life of New York City captured in photos. Photography | A collection…
Plastic surgeon Dr. David Matlock turned his patient Veronica from woman to his idea of “wonder woman” with a vaginoplasty, an all-over liposuction, a Brazilian butt lift and a G-spot modification. Then, this modern Hippocrates asked her to marry him. http://gawker.com/meet-the-plastic-surgeon-who-sculpted-himself-the-perf-1215166725
Kinja got a new blog: Playboy Safe for Work. Check out one of the first articles, an interview with David Lynch by Danielle Bacher. “I’ve made friends with a hummingbird,” he confessed. But of course. Yes, it’s a great read. https://playboysfw.kinja.com/david-lynch-is-normal-sort-of-1215795867
It’s almost impossible to read this Craigslist personal ad—if you could get past the first three paragraphs without punching the screen—and not wonder which kind of personality disorder affects the man who wrote it. It’s so weird that it may actually be a diabolic plan to troll Jezebel’s writers. https://jezebel.com/insanely-detailed-craigslist-personal-ad-has-a-28-quest-1212317513
Behold the new Nintendo 2DS! Its oversized slim wedge shape looks awkward but, according to Kotaku it’s “more evenly balanced than the 3DS, making the overall feel of holding the unit comfortable.” Unlike the foldable 3DS, the 2DS has no 3D display. It’s really weird. https://kotaku.com/introducing-the-nintendo-2ds-no-thats-not-a-typo-1214807721
Kinja user Lotzosushi has photos of the white iPhone 5C casing with some parts—plus a red iPhone 5 casing as well. Which made me think: Why wouldn’t Apple be releasing the iPhone 5S in multiple colors too? What would be your favorite iPhone color? There’s no more information on this, so it’s purely speculative. It…
Would you be more scared of a guy dressed in a velociraptor suit or a ghost girl that appears out of nowhere in a broken elevator? Do you know of a more traumatic prank than any of these? https://gizmodo.com/this-terrifying-raptor-chase-is-the-most-traumatic-pran-1210483692
The United States is rapidly preparing a strike on Syrian military targets following President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical attacks against his fellow citizens. The tension in the region continues to increase as an Iran spokesperson has said that Israel will be the first victim if Syria gets attacked. Israel has announced forceful retaliation against any aggression…
Don’t buy the new Madden NFL 25. It sucks balls. Not only it has the same deficiencies of the previous version, Madden NFL 13, but it introduces some new gimmicky crap that makes it unenjoyable. Here’s how it works. https://kotaku.com/madden-nfl-25-the-kotaku-review-1207512756
Do you know the difference between an AT-AT and an AT-ST? What’s the Vulcan farewell message? Where’s the Truth, according to Mulder? Test your geekdom level with this 50 things a geek should know infographic. https://gizmodo.com/50-things-a-geek-should-know-1205516959
Jalopnik’s Travis Okulski: “Like Louis CK says, you’re sitting on a chair in the sky. You should be freaking out the whole time.” This video makes flying look like magicks indeed. Now think about this: Only a few centuries ago you could have been burned to death just for claiming that people can fly in…
If you have a small apartment, here are eight extremely useful and clever tips to make the most out of it. They are also very easy to implement, so bookmark for later today and get to it. https://lifehacker.com/8-ways-i-hacked-my-tiny-apartment-to-fit-all-my-stuff-1205167515
