Translating… Image: Lawrence Ferlinghetti at Caffe Trieste in 2012 by Christopher Michel.CC BY-SA 4.0 This Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem crossed my transom yesterday morning. I cannot think of a more fitting encapsulation of where we are, here in our post Rule of Law era. “PITY THE NATION”(AfterKhalil Gibran) Pity the nation whose people are sheepAnd whose … Read more
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After a collaboration with Chinatown Market, Foul Trouble is now back with its “COMPUTER LOVE” capsule just in time for Valentine’s Day. The special three-piece necklace range celebrates the current landscape of dating by paying homage to the three most popular dating apps. Each necklace features a framed square pendant expressing the logos of Tinder, … Read more
In our Love App-tually series, Mashable shines a light into the foggy world of online dating. It is cuffing season after all. I never imagined a dating app could make me feel guilty. But there I was, sitting on my sofa, worrying if I was, to quote indie pop band London Grammar, wasting my young … Read more
Translating… Портал Mashable составил рейтинг лучших сайтов и приложений для знакомств, предназначенных для тех, кто настроен на поиск серьезных отношений, а не одноразовых встреч. Первое место занял сайт Match. Он был запущен в 1995 году, и сейчас он обещает пользователям, что в течение шести месяцев каждому удастся найти себе пару. Потенциальных партнеров там подбирают с … Read more
Translating… Grace Millane was killed in New Zealand on the eve of her 22nd birthday – Auckland City Police The mother of murdered British backpacker Grace Millane said she will be forever “haunted” by the violent end her daughter met, as her Tinder date murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. The 28-year-old New Zealand man, … Read more
SWIPE FIGHT A bro’s brain is envisioned as a heated writer’s room, where potential ice breakers are debated back-and-forth. Want more videos like this? Every day we send an email with the top videos from Digg. HEALTHY, WEALTHY, NOT ENTIRELY WISE “We have one regular that — no matter what he orders — wants his … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Staff In the wake of a report by ProPublica, Buzzfeed, and Columbia Journalism Investigations on the failures of dating apps to screen for sex offenders, eleven members of Congress sent a letter to Match Group Inc. (the company that owns dating sites such as OkCupid, Tinder, PlentyOfFish, and Hinge) requesting … Read more
Translating… Пользовательницы приложения для онлайн-знакомств Tinder заметили, что мужчины придумали способ появляться среди анкет на выбор даже после того, как девушки отказываются от кандидатур свайпом влево. На это обратила внимание журналистка издания The Atlantic Кэйтлин Тиффани (Kaitlyn Tiffany). По словам автора материала, для этого мужчины периодически удаляют приложение, а затем переустанавливают его и вновь заходят … Read more
DID HE JUST SAY WHAT I THINK HE SAID? Xiaoma astounds people at this restaurant in Chinatown by speaking both perfect Mandarin and Cantonese. Want more videos like this? Every day we send an email with the top videos from Digg. FOOLING JEFF When I got word that Amazon was expanding the concept, I knew … Read more