Danny Gallagher

Our emoji etiquette guide schools you on lying, drooling, clown faces

Even if you don’t regularly send friends pictures of hearts and smiley faces in text messages, chances are you’ve received a message containing an emoji. Or you’ve accidentally opened the emoji keyboard while trying to press that tiny microphone button on your iPhone. Emojis can seem daunting to use when your phone gets filled up …

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#BernieHillaryDuets offers ‘The Greatest Laughs of All’

If there’s one thing this election season needs, it’s a whole lot more love, and Twitter users are trying to deliver some to the left side of the political aisle with a trending hashtag. Tuesday marked the final Super Tuesday of the 2016 presidential primary season, and it appears former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has …

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Jack White at Jack in the Box? Fake concerts popping up all over Facebook

The Internet will always have an endless supply of two things: trolls and jokes. That’s in case America’s presidential elections become more civilized and we need to tap into a backup stockpile to get our fix of both. A recent trend on Facebook that started with one of the more infamous Internet trolling achievements of our time has turned into …

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Safe sexting? Durex wants a condom emoji

Chances are you’ve received at least one emoji by now even if you aren’t the kind of person who would text a “thumbs up” or send a “rage” face if someone asked you for a quick review of “Batman v. Superman.” That’s why condom maker Durex wants the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit group that organizes and approves new entries for …

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‘Onward Kasich’: Ted Cruz exit rallies tweets, memes

Following a loss in the Indiana primary Tuesday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced that he’s dropping out of the presidential race, all but handing the Republican nomination to Donald Trump. Cruz’s political supporters aren’t the only people mourning the end of Cruz’s presidential bid. Those who make memes on social-networking sites must also be sad to see the senator end …

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‘Ghostbusters’ trailer ranks among ‘most disliked’ videos on YouTube

A trailer for the upcoming reboot of “Ghostbusters” received a noticeable amount of criticism when it was released in March. It’s only gotten worse since then and it’s led to a dubious honor that may be the beginning of the end times for director Paul Feig’s film. In fact, the latest news for the film’s trailer must be one of …

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Mad genius Colin Furze builds a hoverbike. What could go wrong?

Hoverbikes are complex machines that require a great deal of engineering knowledge and concern for comfort and safety. However, that didn’t stop YouTube’s most insane inventor, Colin Furze, from building one in his work shed. Furze unveiled a working prototype for his homemade hoverbike in a video on his YouTube channel on Thursday. Related links This trash bin can drive …

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‘Game of Thrones’ actress screws with fans’ heads for prank video

Meeting celebrities in real life can be surreal. It feels like you can’t be totally sure if they’re actually standing in your presence because you’re so familiar with seeing them on screen. So just imagine how fans of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” felt when they walked into a hobby shop and saw Arya Stark working the cash register. Related links …

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Get to da Falcon! ‘Schwarzenegger’ does commentary for ‘Force Awakens’

The Blu-ray release for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a ton of extra features that offer great insights into the making of director J.J. Abrams’ epic sci-fi film. However, it doesn’t have any audio commentaries from the cast members, the writers or even Abrams. Hopefully, that will change in the future since Disney is bound to release new “special …

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Westeros and Zelda collide in ‘Game of Hyrule’ mashup video

“Game of Thrones” and The Legend of Zelda are two beloved fantasy franchises, but they seem like polar opposites. One exists in a universe caked in blood and sex scenes. The other lives in a world where hitting an opponent with a sword doesn’t even cause dismemberment. Related links The good, the bad and The Legend of Zelda Algorithm predicts …

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