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Redeem now Will Cosme started Pop Crave in 2015, which became one of the most popular independent music and entertainment news accounts on Twitter. In its five years of existence, Pop Crave has regularly outpaced legacy publications like Rolling Stone in being the first to publish music and entertainment news. As a largely anonymous organization, with unpaid staff and a history of mysterious sourcing, music journalists argue that Pop Crave is a step behind when it comes to editorial standards.
Redeem now Nike is getting slammed for releasing a sneaker called "The Black and Tan," reports the Irish Times.
Why? For those that haven't kept up with their Irish history, the Black and Tans were an infamous paramilitary force who committed atrocities against civilians during the War of Independence in Ireland.
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Now, there was obviously no malice involved in the naming of the shoe. It's to celebrate St. Patrick's Day — the pair of shoes are the Nike SB Dunk High 'Guinness' and the Nike SB Dunk Low Pro 'Black & Tan,' in reference to the drinks (a black and tan is half stout, half pale ale).
Redeem now OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush had a history of shirking safety regulations ahead of the Titan's implosion. But even as industry experts raised concerns about the submersible, Rush pushed forward. The legal murkiness of international waters offered the company a shroud of protection. The tragedy of the Titan submersible is an all-too-familiar tale: A daring inventor pushes the bounds of science, technology, and safety to their limits in an act of bold innovation that ultimately backfires, killing its creator in the process.
Updated Even though they're typically not over 2 feet tall, pigs can weigh hundreds of pounds.Brown bears are technically considered obese.Camel humps actually contain fat.Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories. The animal kingdom boasts wild diversity in size, shape, and features of animals, but some are defined by their weight. Fat's not necessarily a bad thing when it comes to these massive creatures. Fat is a necessity of life, and in some of these cases, it's useful for survival.
Redeem now Walmart uses automated missed-scan detection to reduce theft at its self-checkout kiosks.Workers told Insider the tech has led to confrontations with customers who trigger the alert.But shoppers say they've felt "treated like thieves" due to honest mistakes and technical glitches. Charles Bisbee was scanning and bagging groceries recently in the self-checkout lane of his local Walmart in Alamogordo, New Mexico, when he says an employee approached him, reached into his bag, and pulled out a container of energy drink mix.
Redeem now A young Adam Lanza The Today Show Investigators found disturbing material on a computer used by Sandy Hook elementary school shooter Adam Lanza, according to recently released results of a police investigation.
The state attorney's full report about the Dec. 14, 2012 massacre was released last week.
One document contains a description of materials found on a computer in the Lanza home. Several files — which investigators believe belonged to Lanza — are related to pedophilia, and dozens of others have violent themes.
Updated Disney's big live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" one of the highest-grossing movies of 2017 and it's finally available to stream on Netflix. In addition to re-imagining the 1991 animated movie's iconic characters, the new movie adds a few of its own.
Keep reading to meet the cast of the new film.
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I'm constantly targeted with Instagram ads for inexpensive, online-only fashion brands. As a brick-and-mortar shopping enthusiast, I decided to test the hype of online-only stores. Would the companies hold true to their promises of cheap but stylish clothes? I ordered a total of eight items that were each less than $10 from SheIn, Romwe, AliExpress, Boohoo, and PrettyLittleThing.After browsing the sites and testing the clothes, I understand why some people are lured by online fast-fashion shops.
Shane Thoms is what's known as a "haikyoist." The word comes from the Japanese "haikyo," which literally means "ruins" but can also mean urban exploration.
Thoms, a photographer and author of the newly released book "Haikyo: The Modern Ruins of Japan," is as big a haikyoist as they come.
His book is collection of photos he took while traveling through Japan in recent years, hoping to capture the juxtaposition between Japanese aesthetic — typically minimalist and precisely organized — with the overgrown weeds, moss, and debris that characterized the ruins.