| Pope Benedict XVI to Resign on February 28 | | Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28, the Vatican has announced. "The pope announced that he will leave his ministry at 8:00pm (7pm UK time) on February 28," said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi. The reason for the resignation, cited by the Pope himself, is "advanced age".
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| Helicopter Crash Caught on Camera During Filming of Top Gear Korea | | 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 AM | Brian 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 | | 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 PM | Brian 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 PM | Annie 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 PM | Elisha 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 PM | Annie 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 PM | Brian 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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| 3 Ways to Enjoy the Grammys Online | | Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:49 PM | Brian 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 PM | Lorenzo 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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| Map Shows Where 220mph Trains Would Go in the U.S. | | Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:14 PM | Charlie 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 PM | Emily 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 PM | Emily 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 PM | The 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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| Which One of These Concepts Is the Apple Smart Watch? | | Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:39 PM | Charlie 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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| 'Thrift Shop' Parody With Dogs Is 'Ruffing Awesome' | | Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:03 PM | Camille 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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| Apple Said to be Experimenting with a Smart Watch | | Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:55 PM | Lorenzo 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 PM | Charlie 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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