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As music videos go, Childish Gambino‘s “This is America” is an instant classic. The retired alter ego of actor Donald Glover really nailed the finer points of American social commentary, offering an behind-the-curtain view of what it’s like to live in the United States more than 50 years removed from the infamous race riots in the 1960s. I could go on about this video for days. Instead, though, I want to talk about a different chef-d’oeuvre, a masterpiece in its own right by a digital artist on Instagram known as Pinot. An animator and illustrator, Pinot (aka Wachyu Ichwandardi) currently resides…
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PayPal recently sent a woman a letter explaining that her death violated its account holder policies. When her grieving husband shared a copy on his social media accounts, it was hard to believe it was actually real. And just as shocking has been PayPal’s response, the company seems to be taking the matter seriously and doing something about it. Word of the incident began making the social media rounds early Tuesday morning as Howard Durdle, the bereaved husband, posted his horrific account on Facebook and Twitter. Excuse the language but this is beyond the fucking pale. @AskPayPal @PayPalUK – who were…
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We know the Note 9 is coming: Samsung sent us an invite for an unveiling on August 9. But thanks to a leak via Android Headlines, we’re getting our first good look at the device. Surprise: it looks a lot like the Note 8. Not that that’s a bad thing: Samsung’s design ethos has gotten a bit stale, but the Note 8 was still a good looking phone. AndroidHeadlines says the image is an official render that has been provided by a reliable source, and the publication has a good track record with leaked images. In any case, I imagine Samsung…
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In the latest update on iOS and Android, Instagram has finally released the Questions sticker it started testing last month. Now you can not only hold live Q&As with your audience, you can also use the Questions to get recommendations on restaurants, music, or just about anything else you could want. Instagram deployed the feature to a small group of test users who supplied early screenshots. It works slightly differently than I’d surmised from looking at a those — I assumed responses would be sent via DMs, but that isn’t the case. In order to use the feature, you put the…
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