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Warning: Light spoilers for Bird Box lie ahead. Welcome to Bird Box analysis, where the metaphors are made up and the points don't matter! Look. I like a return-to-English-class breakdown of a horror movie as much as the next gal—but this is getting ridiculous. Since Sandra Bullock's Netflix debut, Bird Box , started streaming last Friday, folks have gone absolutely batshit trying to explain whatever happens to her and her kids in this post-apocalyptic nightmare.  What do the monsters represent ? What do the blindfolds mean ? How many grocery store parrots does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Etc., etc.  Read more... More about Entertainment , Netflix , Fan Theories , Sandra Bullock , and Trevante Rhodes from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/bird-box-explained/ via IFTTT

This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Baths are an extremely overrated form of self-care: they're often too warm, incredibly filthy, and loaded with foul bacteria . Meanwhile, baths for nature's most underrated animal, the capybara, provide plenty of soothing both for the animal and for the sad human voyeur. I'm a particular fan of this video of capybaras soaking in a yuzu bath which went viral this week, and for which we should all be grateful. SEE ALSO: How to give kids good body image in the age of Snapchat Every year for the winter solstice, zookeepers at multiple zoos across Japan soak capybaras in yuzu baths. The tradition started at Izu Shaboten Zoo in 1996 and has since taken off, though the practice has been used as a way to ward off illness for centuries . Read more... More about Watercooler , Bath , Capybaras , One Good Thing , and Culture from Mashable https://mashable....

2018 was a whirlwind, but we still got some epic movies out of the madness.  2019 promises the same, with pivotal sequels, live-action reboots, books adapted for the screen – and new, original movies that might just blow us away. Here are the top 10 movies we're looking forward to in 2019. SEE ALSO: The 10 best films of 2018 1 Us - March 15 Watch yourself pic.twitter.com/6Wg859TK0r — Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) December 13, 2018 Starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke, Us is the story of a couple visiting a childhood home – but in true Peele fashion, it's also a psychological thriller, a monster movie, and probably a welcome subversion of the horror genre. Read more... More about Entertainment , Us , Movies , Jordan Peele , and The Lion King from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/most-anticipated-movies-2019/ via IFTTT

Hear that? That's the sound of 2018 drawing its last breaths — a noise that would be more than welcome if it wasn't messing with the sound quality of the bop to which you're currently listening. Enter: AXUM Gear True Wireless Earbuds , on sale now in the Mashable Shop . As a pair of headphones that can please both gym rats and audiophiles, these cordless earbuds are both durable — clinging to you with an adjustable hook that won't falter during movement — and euphonious. Each pair includes an omnidirectional microphone that eliminates distracting background noises, as well as a portable charging case with enough juice to energize the buds six times.  Read more... More about Earbuds , Mashable Shopping , Shopping Stackcommerce , Tech , and Consumer Tech from Mashable https://mashable.com/shopping/dec-29-axum-wireless-earbuds-sale/ via IFTTT

It may be a groundbreaking high-tech piece of TV entertainment, but the interactive Black Mirror movie Bandersnatch is off limits if you happen to be using the highest-rated high-tech TV setup. That would be the Apple TV, the 4K model of which we recently rated not only the most essential set-top box but also the most ahead-of-the-pack product Apple currently makes. ( Many users agreed .)  SEE ALSO: 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' marks the dawn of a new era in television Bandersnatch is also unavailable on Google's Chromecast and Amazon's Fire Stick. Try to watch it on these platforms and what you'll get instead of the two-plus hour storyline is a 2-minute supercut of Black Mirror characters from other episodes saying "sorry." And if you thought you could stream it from other devices to these set-top boxes: Sorry, that won't work either.  Read more... More about Netflix , Apple Tv , Google Chromecast , Apple Tv 4k , and Tech from Mashable...

What better way to really understand Elon Musk's year as Tesla CEO than to look back at his Twitter. It's been a bumpy and very busy year for the electric car executive. He went from the depths of despair to turning a profit for Tesla for the first time — with a few lawsuits and scathing news reports thrown in for good measure. He even took a few puffs of marijuana on a podcast. His most famous tweet of 2018?  Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2018 That led to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit and possible criminal investigation. In his settlement (which cost him $20 million and Tesla another $20 million), he was removed as chairman of the board and his tweeting is now under close watch . That didn't stop him from taunting the SEC. He remains CEO of Tesla. Read more... More about Twitter , Tesla , Elon Musk , Tesla Model 3 , and Secretary from Mashable https://mashable...

If Black Mirror: Bandersnatch wasn't unsettling or meta enough for you, the show's team snuck in another layer of gameplay: an actual Tuckersoft Games website. You can peruse the company's history (which you'll be familiar with if you watched Bandersnatch ) and explore its game titles – all of which reference other Black Mirror episodes. SEE ALSO: 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' is here and Twitter is flipping its shit Perhaps the sneakiest goody on the site is that you can actually play Nohzdyve , the game Colin (Will Poulter) is working on. But there's a significant catch.  The .tap file containing the game can only be played by downloading a ZS Spectrum Emulator – a program that mimics the OS of a personal computer from the 1980s' Bandersnatch era Fuse , Qaop , or Speccy are some potential emulators, but they only work on certain computers or operating systems (one of the only Mac-compatible downloads I found wouldn't open because it was...

Hot pickles should be eaten cautiously, with plenty of preparation in the event of extreme sourness and heat. Not every little kid knows that. Twitter user @iamlaurans recently fed a hot pickle to her nephew who was begging to have a taste, only to have him collapse in agony. Be careful what kind of pickle you wish for, folks. SEE ALSO: Dog completely overjoyed after getting 24 tennis balls as a gift @IamLaurans believes that her nephew's reaction wasn't all that exaggerated: "He’s very dramatic, but the pickle was definitely hot!! Lol," she told Mashable. Remember, kids: pickles are just fancy cucumbers. Nibble cautiously. Read more... More about Watercooler , Viral Videos , Cute Kids , Culture , and Web Culture from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/little-kid-pickle-implosion/ via IFTTT

Despite being "mildly frightened," comedian Holden McNeely tackles the Bob Ross Challenge. The Bob Ross Challenge is not affiliated with The Joy of Painting or its producers. Read more... More about Funny , Art , Diy , Comedy , and Painting from Mashable https://mashable.com/video/bob-ross-challenge-holden-mcneely/ via IFTTT

Netflix is notoriously cagey about audience statistics, but even the most secretive among us can't help bragging sometimes. Following the release of the sci-fi thriller Bird Box , the company claimed in a tweet that a staggering 45 million accounts watched the film over its debut week. SEE ALSO: Despite lukewarm reviews, people are enamored with 'Bird Box' Took off my blindfold this morning to discover that 45,037,125 Netflix accounts have already watched Bird Box — best first 7 days ever for a Netflix film! pic.twitter.com/uorU3cSzHR — Netflix Film (@NetflixFilm) December 28, 2018 According to Netflix, this is the best debut week for any of its films ever. It's worth pointing out that the 45 million number refers to accounts , not views or streams. So the figure isn't even taking into consideration how many of us share Netflix or watched it with one or more viewing companions. Read more... More about Entertainment , Movies , Netflix , Bird Box , and...

A huge blue light flashed brightly over over the New York City skyline late Thursday night. New Yorkers filled social media with photos and videos of the phenomenon, which appeared to be centered over the borough of Queens. In short, people freaked out . Con Edison quickly put everyone’s alien-conspiracy theories to bed. The utility company tweeted that what New Yorkers were seeing was the effect of a brief electrical fire that broke out at a substation in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens.  There was a brief electrical fire at our substation on 20th Avenue & 32nd Street in Astoria this evening, which caused a transmission dip in the area. All power lines serving the area are in service and the system is stable. Photo: Michael Friedl, New York Times pic.twitter.com/vq2Ao46rhk — Con Edison (@ConEdison) December 28, 2018 Read more... More about Light , New York City , Skyline , Electrical Equipment , and Tech from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/new-york-cit...

Scotland isn't just about whiskey, it's also the home country of many of Hollywood's top actors. This list of the best Scottish actors of all time has been ranked by the votes of film buffs and movie fans like you! When it comes to the all-time best Scottish actors in history, there are plenty or big names who could be considered the greatest and your votes will help decide. Who are the all-time top Scottish actors? From greats like Sean Connery, to younger stars like James McAvoy, actors from Scotland are cast in all kind of films and have won numerous awards for their work on screen. Their characters and performances are second to none and many of the Scotsmen on this list are also among the best actors of all time. This list features the greatest Scottish actors of all time including Alastair Sim, Robert Carlyle, Stanley Baxter, Sean Connery, James McAvoy, Gerard Butler, Alan Cumming, Ewan McGregor, and Billy Boyd. Don't see your favorite actor from Scotland? Add h...