During Monday night’s presidential debate, Twitter users blew right over to their keyboards to create parody accounts poking fun at Republican Donald Trump’s apparent case of the sniffles. As of Tuesday morning, the account @TrumpSniff had more than 3,400 followers and was still sending out surveys on facial-tissue brands, a photo of a $1,600 tissue …

While Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were the two main attractions in Monday night’s presidential debate, social media saved a little time — and in some cases, sympathy — for debate moderator Lester Holt, who had to try and keep the whole shebang on track. Social media had varying opinions on how Holt, anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” performed. Some …

Monday night’s presidential debate was bound to inspire parody Twitter accounts, like those seen before with other major events. Remember all the Angelina Jolie’s leg accounts when the actress jutted out her limb during the 2012 Oscars? And the first satirical Twitter account to pop up was also body related. Debate-watchers noting presidential candidate Donald Trump sniffing often while speaking …

Feeling a little guilty about those sumptuous gourmet meals (or even juicy burgers) you’ve been posting to Instagram? You can do a good deed by deleting one or more of them, thanks to a new charity campaign from US-based food company Land o’ Lakes. Enlarge Image Goodbye, In-N-Out Burger photo. You were deleted for a good cause. Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNET …

While there are tons of online quizzes, it’s rare to find one on Pottermore, J.K. Rowling’s official Harry Potter site. Previous quizzes assigned fans to wizarding houses and chose wands for them. But the quiz fans have been waiting impatiently for finally dropped on Thursday. Pottermore fans can now discover their Patronus, a ghostly animal produced as a protector. Pottermore …

Social media managers at Skittles must be accustomed to their Google Alerts going off. Used to be Seattle Seahawk Marshawn Lynch inspired the Skittles memes du jour. But now Lynch is retired (or is he?), and Skittles are back in the news for a new reason. On Monday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr. stirred up a bowl …

Hey, all you space aliens out there? Tuesday might be a good day to land an army of flying saucers, because no one will pay any attention. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are divorcing, and the media is in a feeding frenzy. Everyone from TMZ, which broke the news, to the staid New York Times ran a story. Not to …

There are many unanswered questions in the cartoon world. How come Goofy can walk and talk like a human, but Pluto can’t, even though they’re both dogs? Why does “The Jetsons” theme song do nothing but recite the family’s names? How could Wile E. Coyote afford all those Acme products? And where are Max & Ruby’s parents? That last question …

Slept through your alarm, boss is a jerk, car making that funny noise again? If you’ve got just 39 seconds, this video that’s gone viral might make you feel better. Waffle is a baby Kenyan sand boa, a breed of snake that enjoys hiding out in shallow burrows. So when offered a dollhouse-size version of the classic Little Tikes turtle …

Who’s watching the Watchmen? “Justice League” director Zack Snyder, for one. On Wednesday, Snyder tweeted out a photo of Ben Affleck in what he describes as “the new Tactical Batsuit.” No one looked at the photo and life went merrily on and HA, who are we kidding? Bat buffs had as many opinions as Gotham has criminals. Snyder’s tweet was …