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Life

How the Cry-Laughing Face Became the Most Divisive Emoji in History

07.02.21

By Daisy Jones
Tech

The People Deserve a Guillotine Emoji

07.17.20

By Samantha Cole
Tech

These ‘Ghost Characters’ Don’t Mean Anything But You Can Type Them Anyway

08.02.18

By Paul McCann
Food

Google’s New Eggless ‘Inclusive’ Salad Made a Bunch of People Mad

06.11.18

By Jelisa Castrodale
Emoji Makers Went to War over a New Frowning Poop Emoji

11.03.17

By River Donaghey
News

Meet the world’s first emoji translator

07.17.17

By Michael Kalenderian
Food

The Brief History of the Taco Emoji Now Has a Happy Ending

11.10.16

By José Ralat
Food

RIP Sexy Peach Emoji, the Juiciest Butt Icon of Our Generation

11.03.16

By Alex Swerdloff
Tech

A Teen Proposed a Hijab Emoji Because She Just Wanted One that Looked Like Her

09.13.16

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

We Talked to a Typeface Designer About Creating Emojis for Unicode

07.17.16

By Leif Johnson
Tech

Here’s Why Emoji Can Break Apps

06.20.16

By Yael Grauer
Tech

The 72 New Emoji, Ranked

06.05.16

By Emanuel Maiberg

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Music

A Man Has Been Arrested for Taking Flowers from Ozzy Osbourne’s Memorial

16 hours ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
Music

New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need Hear This Week (8/15)

From Grandson’s new single, “God is an Animal,” to Bad Omens’ first new song in three years, New Music Friday has a lot to offer this week.

17 hours ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
Sonos Beam (2nd Generation) – Credit: Sonos

Tech

Want a Sonos Home Theater Upgrade on a Budget? The Beam Soundbar Is Just $369.

Want better audio without having to sell a kidney? Sonos’ semi-affordable soundbar is on sale for a price that goes full-blown affordable.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
Empa

News

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
DJI Drone – Credit: DJI

News

Dji Is… Happy That the White House Will Decide Next Week on Whether To Ban Its Drones?

DJI has swagger as the US government fulfills it wishes and takes a rumored imminent look into whether the Chinese company can keep operating as usual in the US.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer