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Monday, February 11, 2013

Helicopter Crash Caught on Camera During Filming of Top Gear Korea
2:43:32 AMStan Schroeder
A race between a supercar and a helicopter on Top Gear Korea got just a little bit too dramatic when the helicopter crashed into the ground. The two vehicles racing in the video are a Corvette ZR1 and an AH1 Cobra helicopter, with the latter losing control and smashing into the ground towards the end of the video. Luckily no one got seriously injured in the crash, which happened dangerously close to the film crew on the ground.

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Jay-Z's Joke Was Twitter's Top Moment During Grammys
1:00:46 AMBrian Anthony Hernandez
"I would like to thank the swap meet for his hat," Jay-Z jokingly said to singer The-Dream at the end of their acceptance speech for Best Rap Collaboration at the 55th Grammy Awards. Jay-Z's remark about The-Dream's hat was the highest tweets-per-minute moment of Sunday night's ceremony for east coast viewers from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET — with the show attracting 13.2 million total tweets during that time span, Twitter told Mashable.

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Grammy GIFs Rock, Roll and Repeat
12:03:12 AMNeha Prakash
The Grammys — the place where music brings us all together, where we put aside our differences and raise our voices in song. Ha! More like the place where scantily clad musicians throw shade back and forth; dance like they have ants in their pants; make nonsensical, adorable speeches (ahemKellyClarksonahem); have tons of FUN. and the pretty awards are just extra bling.

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Carrie Underwood's Technicolor Dream Dress Is Grammys Showstopper
Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:25 PMBrian Anthony Hernandez
Country crooner Carrie Underwood's grey dress turned into an animated light show during her performance of "Two Black Cadillacs" at the 55th Grammy Awards on Sunday. Animated patterns such as falling rose petals and soaring butterflies projected onto the dress, at times matching the animations on the digital screens behind her.

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Kelly Clarkson Photobomb Wins the Grammys
Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:05 PMAnnie Colbert
Kelly Clarkson's adorable photobomb of Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres won a relatively humdrum Grammys. With no stage rushing or accidental f-bombs, the original American Idol charmed her way to an Internet win with a big grin.

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10 Unbelievably Romantic Wedding Proposal Videos
Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:17 PMElisha Hartwig
As Valentine's Day rolls around, a lot of people have romance on the mind. Some people give the holiday a bad time, proclaiming that it is forced and disingenuous. However, after watching the displays of affection in these proposal videos, I dare any of you not to be in the Valentine's spirit.

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Grammy Awards' Most Exciting Thing Is J-Lo's Leg
Sunday, February 10, 2013 9:48 PMAnnie Colbert
The CBS-imposed dress code made the Grammy Awards a PG-rated affair. Thankfully for everyone who tuned in for possible wardrobe malfunctions, Jennifer Lopez's leg showed up to walk the red carpet. Twitter — and Drake — couldn't help but react to J-Lo's free-wheeling limb. Jennifer Lopez's leg just made Angelina Jolie's leg irrelevant.

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How Grammy Nominees Stack Up on Social Media
Sunday, February 10, 2013 6:15 PMBrian Anthony Hernandez
What if Grammys were given out based on popularity on social media? This infographic examines which nominees are dominating Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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Top 5 Apps for Kids This Week
Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:57 PMChris Crowell
See what's in store for the best kids apps this week.

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Job Interview Attire: Fashion Horror Stories
Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:52 PMJosh Tolan
Josh Tolan is the CEO of Spark Hire, a video-powered hiring network that connects job seekers and employers through video resumes and online interviews. Connect with him and Spark Hire on Facebook and Twitter. You’ve researched the company and practiced your interview answers. What else is there to worry about? Unfortunately, many candidates flub their interview attire and make themselves undesirable hires in the process.

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3 Ways to Enjoy the Grammys Online
Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:49 PMBrian Anthony Hernandez
Winners of the 55th Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J, will be revealed Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. You can enhance your 3-hour TV viewing experience with our digestible list of three ways to get more from tonight's Grammys.

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Microsoft Surface Pro Sold Out, But There Weren't Enough to Begin With
Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:44 PMLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
The Microsoft Surface Pro, the new flagship Windows 8 device that launched on Saturday, is reportedly sold out in many retail locations across the country. Great success, right? Not so fast. Apparently, as reported by ZDnet, that fact might be misleading. In general, of course, selling out on the day of a product launch is good thing. But not if it only sold out because there weren't enough Surface Pros available.

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Viral Mystery Revealed: The Real Kai, Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker
Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:41 PMCamille Bautista
Kai the hitchhiker left netizens wanting more after the drifter became a viral sensation. We knew this much: Kai saved lives. He used a hatchet. He was all kinds of awesome. But viewers were thirsty for more.

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Map Shows Where 220mph Trains Would Go in the U.S.
Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:14 PMCharlie White
Whether a high-speed rail system ever gets built in the United States is still up in the air, but if it is, artist and activist Alfred Twu has figured out exactly where those speedy rail lines should go. Twu started working on this map in 2009, when President Obama's plan to build high-speed rail was unveiled.

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MoviePass Gives Android Owners Unlimited Theater Tickets for $30 per Month
Sunday, February 10, 2013 4:33 PMEmily Price
Going to the movies is often an expensive proposition. Depending on when and where you hit the theater, you may have already spent a decent amount of cash on a ticket even before you hit the concession stand. Go to more than a few movies a month, and you're probably spending more at the theater than you do on your monthly cellphone bill.

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How the Grammys Audio Team Ensures an Award-Winning Show
Sunday, February 10, 2013 4:04 PMEmily Price
The Grammy Awards broadcast (Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET on CBS) is arguably the largest musical event of the year, featuring live performances from some of the biggest names in music. What you may not realize while you’re watching the event at home Sunday evening is that each one of the 21 live performances during this year’s show were only rehearsed with the live crew just a few times.

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Awkward: 'You're Not Invited' Wedding Invitations Apparently A Thing
Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:37 PMThe Jane Dough
What's worse than the stream of engagement alerts on the top right section of your Facebook newsfeed? Reading all about said engagements on the social media platform and being sent "you're not invited" notifications to confirm you're not, in fact, important enough to attend the big ceremony that has been flooding your feed. But according to Today, it's probably nothing personal.

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Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week
Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:20 PMLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
This week's Viral Video Recap features the Internet's usual suspects, cats and kids. But there are some surprises, too. In the classic cats viral videos department, there's a very relaxed cat sunbathing. Warning: You'll wish you were that cat if you watch the video. As for kids, there's a toddler who can make ridiculous trick shots, and a little girl, peacefully sleeping, until a certain viral song prompts her to dance.

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What's Love Got to Do With BlackBerry?
Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:04 PMMatt Petronzio
Valentine's Day is coming up, and many of us are looking for that special someone — including the BlackBerry Z10. Our friends Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech illustrate what might become a regular occurrence for the new smartphone. Would you give up your current mobile relationship for the new BlackBerry? SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic illustration provided by The Joy of Tech.

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Top Comments: Applebee's Firing, Hate-Speech Teacher and More
Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:51 PMJessica Fee
It was a hot week for comments at Mashable, and we've found the best for you here in our weekly wrapup. A recent study by a graduate student at the University of Colorado Denver Business School suggested that 40% of people say they would avoid someone who unfriended them on Facebook. Our readers generally argued that the close to 600-people sample size of the survey taken on Twitter wasn't large enough to be conclusive.

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Which One of These Concepts Is the Apple Smart Watch?
Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:39 PMCharlie White
After new details emerged about an Apple smart watch on Sunday, we were wondering what such a timepiece might look like. Of course, the Internet was more than happy to oblige, burgeoning as it is with various design concepts that purport to predict what Apple fans might be wearing on their wrists some day in the near future.

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How Grammy Performers Are Helping Musicians In Need
Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:25 PMEmily Price
While the musicians who are headlining the Grammy Awards often appear to lead glamorous lives, that hasn’t always been the case for many of them, nor is it the case for the musician community as a whole. SEE ALSO: 3 Ways to Enjoy the Grammys Online In a profession that almost never comes with health insurance or a steady paycheck, musicians who fall upon hard times are often faced with losing everything.

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'Thrift Shop' Parody With Dogs Is 'Ruffing Awesome'
Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:03 PMCamille Bautista
What happens when you combine a Batman onesie, DeLorean and some kibbles? Hipster dogs abound in "Pet Shop," a parody of hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' hit single, "Thrift Shop." The spoof from the Pet Collective, the same group that gave us Corgi Rae Jepsen, takes on the Billboard single with Barklemore and his pug partner.

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The Worst Type of YouTube User
Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:57 PMMatt Petronzio
We've all encountered the type — those YouTube users who don't even bother watching a video before agreeing (or disagreeing) with all of the comments. Don't feed the trolls! SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic illustration by Toothpaste For Dinner. Published with permission; all rights reserved.

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Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps
Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:46 PMEmily Price
This week brought with it some fantastic apps. Both GetGlue and Stitcher Radio released significant updates this week, and EA brought The Simpsons to Android in the form of a SimCity-style game. MoviePass, the app that lets you see a movie at the theater everyday for a single monthly price, finally launched for Android. And the BBC made it easier to keep up with all your favorite sports with a new app for iOS.

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Apple Said to be Experimenting with a Smart Watch
Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:55 PMLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Rumors of Apple developing a so-called smart watch — think of a small, wearable smartphone wrapped around your wrist — have been thrown around the Internet for some time now. But a New York Times story today suggests there is actually some truth to it. The Times spoke with sources inside Apple's Cupertino headquarters, and they have confirmed Apple is working on a wristwatch made of curved glass.

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Why Do Internet Trolls Exist?
Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:22 PMCharlie White
As you've probably discovered, there are people lurking all over the web who find great joy in humiliating and attacking others. This insightful infographic describes the inner workings of Internet trolls, explaining why they decide to spend their online time in attack mode. Tapping the expertise of psychologists and experts, it offers solid reasons why this scourge of the Internet continues.

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The Truth About Your Facebook Friends
Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:07 PMMatt Petronzio
It might be time to reexamine some of those 4,896 Facebook friends. Or are they "friends?" SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic written and illustrated by Jerry King.

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Behind the Scenes at the Grammy Awards Broadcast
Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:18 AMEmily Price
Music’s biggest artists will take the stage for the 55th Grammy Awards on Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the event is one of music industry’s largest, featuring live performances from 21 different artists. While the broadcast may only last a few hours, it’s the product of days and weeks of work from everyone from set designers to audio engineers — not to mention the artists themselves.

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Justin Bieber Sexts Hillary on 'SNL'
Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:29 AMCharlie White
In his second stint as guest host of Saturday Night Live, Justin Bieber showed even more acting prowess. Check him out in this weird Valentine's Day message, which seems perfectly romantic and sweet, well, until we find out about ... Taco? Strange, strange stuff, Biebs. But well-played. Video and screen shots courtesy NBC.

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