| How the Media Failed in Its Coverage of the Boston Bombings | | It's been a tiring week for anyone in the media — and a sobering one for anyone in the media with a conscience. The coverage of the Boston Marathon saga, from the bombing on Monday to the capture of suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday, brought out some of the very worst features of news in the digital age. Here are the ways the media fail when they cover a big, breaking story — and a simple reason why.
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| Kohler's $6,400 Numi Toilet Gets Upgraded With Even More Tech | | How can a $6,400 toilet get even more extravagant? Trick it out with the latest tech. When Wisconsin-based manufacturer Kohler debuted the Numi in 2011, it already boasted a foot warmer, a heated seat that automatically goes up and down, a built-in music system and personalized bidet functionality — all controlled by an LCD touchscreen interface.
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| Superman Is Getting Too Old for This | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:09 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman for the first issue of Action Comics — way back in 1938. You'd think after three-quarters of century — and hundreds of comics, movies and TV shows — the Man of Steel would show some signs of aging. Turns out his job is just taking its toll in other ways. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic written by Larry Lambert; illustrated by Jerry King.
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| 30 Gorgeous Eco-Friendly Hotels | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 8:55 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Earth Day, annual holiday of environmental sustainability, is on Monday, and green lifestyle and sustainability are especially in vogue. It also happens to mark the beginning of peak travel season in various parts of the world.
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| Top 5 Apps For Kids This Week | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 8:00 PM | Chris Crowell |
| A living xylophone, educational mazes, interactive ebook fairy tales and more Dr. Seuss short stories — all in this week's top 5 apps for kids.
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| Tell the TSA What You Think About Its Full-Body Scanners | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 7:30 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Better late than never. The TSA finally opened a 90-day period to comment on its controversial full-body scanners last month, following a D.C. court of appeals decision issued in July 2011. The public can now voice its opinion on the Whole Body Imaging scanners, which have been in place for nearly five years.
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| Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 7:00 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| In our connected culture, turn away for a second and you could miss something great — or downright ridiculous. You wouldn't want to miss any of that, would you? Thankfully, Mashable has you covered with our weekly Viral Video recap. One thing we learned this week: Cats are weirder than we ever thought. Your average housecat acts a lot stranger than, say, a tiger.
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| How to Get More Facebook Fans | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:29 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| It's natural to have an inexplicable need for more social media followers, fans and subscribers. If Twitter has #TeamFollowBack, what can you do to get more likes on Facebook? SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics In this Sunday Comic by Maria Scrivan, we see one offline tactic. Think it would work? Comic written and illustrated by Maria Scrivan. Published with permission; all rights reserved.
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| Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:51 PM | Emily Price |
| It was a big week for apps. This week Twitter finally launched its highly anticipated music service, and Facebook brought its new Chat Heads features to the iPhone. Yahoo launched a new tablet app for Yahoo Mail with a full-screen feature that lets you read your email like a magazine, and it released a weather app that incorporates Flickr photos, so you see the weather as well as read it.
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| Be Arnold Schwarzenegger in This Hilarious Video | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:08 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Have you ever wondered what it's like be Arnold Schwarzenegger driving a car? No? Well, actor and comedian Will Sasso certainly has given it a lot of thought. So much so that he started imitating the famous action actor's accent while driving, and published his hilarious performances on Vine. Arnold Schwarzenegger Driving Pt.
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| Girl Scouts Chapter Introduces Game Design Merit Badge | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 4:22 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles have introduced a Game Design merit badge to help encourage its members to get interested in a variety of science and technology fields. The L.A. Girl Scouts chapter partnered with the Women in Games International organization to create a curriculum for the patch. Girls will be required to program their games as well as design them, using software called Gamestar Mechanic.
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| April Showers Bring GIF Flowers | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 4:00 PM | Christine Erickson |
| Despite the web's lack of water and sunshine, GIF flowers are blooming across Tumblr Dashboards, proving that spring is finally here. Throughout winter, even, Internet users patiently waited for warmer weather, posting and pinning photos and reminders that spring is creeping closer. Those people can take comfort in the fact that nature is back in full bloom — and you don't even have to go outside.* *Go outside.
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| Redditor Turns Simple Nerf Guns Into 'Borderlands 2' Replicas | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 3:39 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| If you want to bring pieces of your favorite game to life, sometimes all it takes is a little bit of paint and your favorite toys. Redditor DrBeakerMD posted the above photos of four Borderlands 2-inspired weapons he created for his "end of high school celebration." But before you worry about danger and gun violence, all four were crafted from completely harmless Nerf guns.
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| Fundawear, the Touching Underwear that Brings Distant Lovers Closer | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 3:05 PM | Charlie White |
| Put on a pair of these magic underpants called Fundawear, and you'll be able to feel your lover's touch from anywhere on the planet. Fundaware is a clever combination of a smartphone app and tiny vibrating motors sewn into female lingerie and male underpants.
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| New Antares Rocket Set to Launch Sunday After Two Delays | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:24 PM | Space.com |
| A U.S. spaceflight company is hoping the third time's the charm in order to launch a brand-new rocket into space on its maiden flight on Sunday (April 21). After two delayed launch attempts, the privately built Antares rocket is once again poised to blast off from a seaside pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Liftoff is set for 5 p.m.
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| This Gold-Encrusted iPhone 5 Could Be Yours … For $15 Million | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 1:51 PM | AppAdvice |
| If you have a spare $15 million, this gold- and diamond-encrusted iPhone 5 could be yours. The handset, which is inlaid with 600 flawless white diamonds and includes a gold-plated antenna and back panel, was crafted by the Liverpool, England-based Stuart Hughes.
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| Watch the Entire 'Star Wars IV: A New Hope' in 60 Seconds | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 1:33 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| We all have busy lives, with very little time for anything. Granted, we should still try to make time for something like Star Wars. Especially if we're talking about the movie that started it all, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, a masterpiece of science fiction and a cultural phenomenon.
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| 8 Campaigns Helping Boston Victims and Their Families | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 1:06 PM | Zoe Fox |
| After a tragic week in Boston, here's some good news: Online campaigns have raised well over $1 million for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and shooting at MIT. The strength of online communities had again demonstrated the ability of connected strangers to band together to help those affected by this horrific tragedy. SEE ALSO: 10 Touching Acts of Kindness at the Boston Marathon We've rounded up eight online campaigns below.
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| EA Releasing 'SimCity' Fix on Monday | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:43 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| Electronic Arts will release the first big SimCity patch Monday to help players with some of the most complained-about bugs, though it still won't contain the most-requested feature: offline mode. SimCity, released March 5, is EA and Maxis' reimagining of the popular city buildng game.
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| Relive the History of Superman in this Infographic | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:22 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The long-awaited return of Superman to theaters is fast approaching. Man of Steel, the franchise's ambitious reboot, is set to premiere on June 14, and the latest trailer suggests it will be a surefire hit. With the movie just a few weeks away, it's a good time to take a step back and look into Superman's history, which dates back to the 1930s, when Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster conceived him as a villain, bent on world domination.
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| Facebook Chat Heads Are Larry Page's Worst Nightmare | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 11:37 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| The best part of Facebook Home (and the latest update to Facebook Mobile) is Chat Heads — mostly because you can make funny composites by strategically placing your friends' faces throughout your News Feed. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics But in this Sunday Comic, our friends Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech show that Google CEO Larry Page doesn't agree.
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| Dramatic Helicopter Video Reveals Wounded Bombing Suspect | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:55 AM | Charlie White |
| Watch this helicopter video that tells the story of the final moments before Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended by police. Late Saturday, Mass. State Police released this video in which they used infrared night vision to spot the wounded suspect hidden under a tarpaulin in a boat in Watertown, Mass.
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| 5 Ways Cloud Collaboration Improves Hiring | | Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:02 AM | Michael Dennis |
| Michael Dennis is the CEO and founder of FindHire, an innovative sourcing, interviewing, and hiring software platform. Connect with Michael and the FindHire team on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The age of the “worker bee” is over. Companies of all sizes and shapes are wisening up to the fact that employees aren’t just task-doers — they’re thinking, breathing humans with a penchant for creativity and teamwork.
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