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Archive of Our Own will go down today, but don't freak out

Archive of Our Own (AO3) will be offline for over half a day on Wednesday as it implements some updates. Users of the popular fan fiction platform are being about as chill about it as expected.

Fan fiction fans were warned of this week's AO3 outage well in advance, with its official X status account offering a heads up on Monday. A yellow banner at the top of the AO3 website also alerted users to the planned outage, ensuring those who weren't on X also received plenty of notice.

The scheduled...
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Jimmy Kimmel recaps first year of Trump's presidency with embarrassing montage

Jimmy Kimmel has marked the first year of President Donald Trump's second presidential term with an embarrassing supercut, recapping a few of the lowlights of the past 365 days.

"You really almost have to hand it to him, he can do so much damage in one three-day weekend," Kimmel said, beginning by reviewing the last few days alone. "I don't know if anybody has ever done more. Every country hates us now. It's official. All of them hate us."

Speaking on Trump's moves to take Greenland from NATO...
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Best Pokémon TCG deals: Save on booster boxes, bundles, and more

Whether you're a longtime Pokémon TCG player and collector or just getting into the game, it's always good to save some cash when you can. These cards are hotter than ever, years after their debut, with demand at an all-time high for sets that released years ago, let alone those with more recent debuts.

So when you can snag a deal that works in your favor and nets you a set of awesome cards, it's a good idea to pounce on it, as is usually the case with most Pokémon-related things. With that in...
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TikTok's new deeply silly trend? Impersonating owls.

Sometimes TikTok is political. Sometimes it's practical. And sometimes it's just deeply silly.

The latter awaits you on your FYP in the latest trend to hit the platform: people impersonating owls. But reader, TikTokkers aren't just impersonating owls; they're also impersonating people impersonating owls.

Take @lukefranchina for example, giving an impression of an owl if said owl was Jennifer Coolidge. It's spot on.

There's @diaryofdevin as an owl, if that owl's hips did not lie. And @the_nick...
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'Admin night' turns adulting into a group activity

Admin night doesn't look like much at first glance. A few friends on a couch. Laptops open. Phones out. Someone lights a candle. Someone else orders takeout. And then, quietly, the work begins: canceling subscriptions, paying overdue bills, booking dentist appointments, opening long-avoided emails, and finally setting up that high-yield savings account you've been meaning to deal with "next week."

On TikTok, admin night is emerging as one of 2026's most relatable low-key hangout trends — a stru...
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X outage: Elon Musk's site is down, here's what we know

Updated on Jan. 16 at 11:21 a.m. ET: X appeared to be recovering from its earlier outage. User-reported issues eased on Downdetector. We were successfully able to load the site and browse, about an hour after it went down.

Elon Musk's X appeared to suffer a major outage on Friday.

User-reported issues for X on Downdetector spiked shortly after 10 a.m. ET. (Disclosure: Downdetector is owned by Ziff Davis, the same parent company as Mashable.)

Upon trying to open the social media site, we recei...
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X reportedly still allows Grok-created, sexualized images despite new ban

Elon Musk's X may still be permitting the posting of Grok-generated, sexualized images of real people, despite the company’s recent announcement that such content had been banned, according to reporting by The Guardian.

The British newspaper reported that its journalists were able to generate and upload videos depicting real women being undressed into bikinis, using images of fully clothed individuals.

In its reporting, The Guardian wrote:

"The Guardian was able to create short videos of peop...
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Best TCG deal: Get the Magic: The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Play Booster Box for its lowest-ever price at Amazon

SAVE $61.50: As of Jan. 15, the Magic: The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Play Booster Box is available to pre-order for $148.20 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $209.70. That's a discount of 29% and the lowest price we've seen.

There have been a wide variety of Magic: The Gathering collections coming out as of late, and plenty of reasons to jump on each one. One of the most exciting for fans of both Magic and nostalgic toons is the Magic: The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtl...
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Instagram is nostalgic for 2016 again (yes, really)

It's 2016 all over again on Instagram. Well...if only.

There's been a bubbling nostalgia for 2016 for the past few weeks. Chance Townsend wrote here at Mashable about Gen Z growing especially nostalgic for 2016 as the last good year. Sure, it might not have felt that great at the time, but for Gen Z, it was their last great summer.

I'd argue that, in many ways, we've been living in late 2016 for a decade now — the political atmosphere, how social media became real life, crisis after crisis.

B...
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'Heated Rivalry" fandom broke Russian law to stream the show

There is not much that can stop a dedicated fandom.

Not paywalls, not cancellations, and certainly not even the source of their fan fervor itself, as was the case in several high profile instances of extreme parasocial behavior. And as queer hockey romance Heated Rivalry has dominated social feeds, it has once again proved that federal laws are not going to dissuade a fan from their idols of worship.

Fans of the show living in Russia, for example, have risked jail time in order to engage with...
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TikTok says the era of 'delulu' is over. It's time to lock in to reality.

Maladaptive daydreamers, I have some bad news. TikTok just released its annual TikTok Next trend forecast for marketers in 2026, and the headline takeaway is blunt: fantasy is out — and reality is in.

In TikTok's telling, 2026 will be less about fantasizing your way out of life and more about intentionally engaging with it. After years dominated by "romanticizing," "delulu," and digital escapism, users are shifting toward discipline, routine, and shared accountability as ways to cope with an in...
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Best Pokémon TCG deal: Save 13% on the Pokémon TCG Mega Venusaur ex Premium Collection Box

SAVE $9.44: As of Jan. 13, get the Pokémon TCG Mega Venusaur ex Premium Collection Box for $64.94, down from its usual price of $74.49 at Amazon. That's a discount of 13%.

Whether you're an avid collector or a newbie to the Pokémon TCG, a great deal on cards is really something to see. If you've been looking for an affordable way to treat yourself to some new additions to your growing cache of cards, we've got a fun deal at Amazon you won't want to miss.

As of Jan. 13, get the Pokémon TCG Mega...
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Get the Magic: The Gathering Avatar: The Last Airbender Play Booster Box for close to market value.

SAVE $51.70: As of Jan. 13, get the Magic: The Gathering Avatar: The Last Airbender Play Booster Box for $158 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $209.70 at Amazon. That's 25% off and close to its market value.

There have been a ton of new Magic: The Gathering releases over the past year, and very recently, the card game made a stop over in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender. If you missed the expansion when if debuted, now's the time to add some of the set to your collection, thanks t...
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Leonardo DiCaprio's animated Golden Globes side conversation is the night's biggest mystery

Leonardo DiCaprio didn't leave the 2026 Golden Globes with a trophy on Sunday night, but the One Battle After Another star did leave the internet with a question it desperately wants answered: Who was he talking to?

A brief, off-stage clip of the actor mid–animated storytelling at the event has gone viral, turning a half-seen joke into a full-blown pop culture whodunit. Here is the clip in question, from New York Times awards season columnist Kyle Buchanan:

In the short video, DiCaprio can be...
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'Heated Rivalry' stars and Seventeen's Joshua are the Golden Globes' most viral meet-cute

The 2026 Golden Globes had no shortage of memorable moments, but the one that broke the internet this year happened backstage. Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams — the breakout stars of Heated Rivalry — snapped photos with K-pop star Joshua Hong, and the crossover instantly became one of the night's most viral moments.

So what happens when three of the internet's most buzzed-about stars link up in one place? A clip that's already racked up 1.8 million views and counting

When Joshua introduced...
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2026's new emoji could include a pickle and a meteor

We've gotten a look at what 2026's new emoji could be and the big additions? A pickle and a meteor.

The good folks at Emojipedia spotted that Unicode had quietly updated its archives with nine proposed new emoji concepts for September 2026's Emoji 18.0.

Here's the full list of proposed additions, as described by Emojipedia:

In my opinion, the pickle and meteor are the big additions here. A pickle is distinct from a cucumber and could come in handy. And, well, with the way things have been goi...
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Jimmy Kimmel ridicules Trump response to ICE shooting: 'How stupid do you think we are?'

Like fellow late show hosts Stephen Colbert, Ronny Chieng, and Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel has addressed ICE's fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Speaking with a sombre, quiet fury, the late show host forewent his typical jokes to impress upon his audience the true gravity of the situation, and to ridicule the Trump administration for its attempts to justify the killing.

"Terrible things happen every day," said Kimmel. "Sad things happen, tragedies, cruel...
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World Cup match clips will be broadcast live on TikTok

Parts of World Cup 2026 matches will be live-streamed on TikTok, FIFA announced on Thursday. As part of a "first-of-its-kind Preferred Platform agreement," the platform will also feature other original content created specifically for TikTok, as well as curated clips.

"FIFA's goal is to share the exhilaration of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with as many fans as possible, and we can't think of a better way to further that mission during the biggest event in sports history than to have TikTok as the t...
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Best TCG deal: Save 33% on the Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Play Booster Box

SAVE $69.71: As of Jan. 9. get the Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Play Booster Box for $139.99, down from its usual price of $209.70, at Amazon. That's a discount of 33%.

Looking to collect all of the Final Fantasy cards featured in Magic: The Gathering? You'll have to drop some cash, though thanks to this Amazon deal that gives you a discount on a booster box chock-full of the game-centric cards, you won't have to spend nearly as much. That's an easy shortcut to growing your collection t...
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Questions for Trisha Paytas's potential Congressional run

This week, influencer Trisha Paytas teased a potential congressional run in a TikTok video with over five million views. (She also mentioned it in a YouTube video titled "2026 MANIFESTATIONS.")

The idea for her to be a California representative came to her in a dream, she said. "My main goal is to make it...adult work, not be legal until you're 25," she continued. (Paytas has posted content to OnlyFans in the past.) She has many other "agendas" too.

"I never thought of myself as a political pe...
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Watch MrBeast make celebrities fight it out for $1 million

MrBeast's latest video pins 30 celebrities against one another, with the celebs battling over $1 million.

If you're wondering, yes, Kevin Hart was there. Because, well, of course he was. Also among the famous folks: Jackass' Steve-O, DJ Diplo, Howie Mandel, and more. And, yes, the celebrities were competing for charity.

There are a number of games and eliminations along the way, and, yes, more giveaways. We don't want to spoil who ends up winning the cash — but it's good to know a charity out...
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'Heated Rivalry' star Connor Storrie embraces childhood YouTube videos as 'self-acceptance'

In today's fame economy, visibility comes with excavation. Right now, no one understands that more than the stars of Heated Rivalry.

When someone breaks out the way Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have after Heated Rivalry, fans don't just follow their work — they scroll backward, digging through old usernames, forgotten uploads, and half-formed versions of the person they've just discovered. The internet, after all, never forgets. It just waits.

For Storrie, that excavation led straight to...
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Stephen Colbert gleefully mocks Trump's record-setting low Kennedy Center Honors ratings

Stephen Colbert has hit President Donald Trump where it hurts: in the ratings. Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors for the first time late last month, having boldly declared that the event would attract its highest ratings ever. As Colbert gleefully noted, the reality fell far short of that. Trump's hosting gig ultimately attracted just 3 million viewers on CBS — an all-time low.

"Now, it is beneath me to gloat. But if it weren't beneath me, I'd call him no talent, low-rated Donald Trump," q...
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Seth Meyers shares theory on why Trump attacked Venezuela

Seth Meyers has weighed in on the U.S.' attack on Venezuela and abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, theorising about what President Donald Trump's motivations could possibly be.

"Even the most astute observers remain perplexed as to what could have possibly motivated this attack given that the Trump administration has played its cards so close to the vest," Meyers said.

He then immediately launched into a supercut of Trump and his supporters blatantly stating their desire to seize Venezuela...
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