Teens—a generation that grew up in the era of smartphones—spend a lot of time on them.
During a typical day, teen internet users worldwide spend 3 hours 38 minutes going online via their smartphones—roughly 48 more minutes than the overall average for people ages 16 to 64, according to Q4 2016 data from GlobalWebIndex.
Teens spend more time online via smartphone than other devices—but only by a bit.
“On the eve of the Met Gala, “Master of None” co-creator Aziz Ansari makes us a smoothie while answering 73 unexpected questions. Aziz talks about his childhood crush on Elaine Benes, his displeasure with the term “foodie,” and tries to rank his favorite Kanye West albums.”
Everyone knows the good old detachable thumb trick. This magician took it further, seemingly removing all of his fingers at jaw-dropping speed.
Radiohead released their brilliant OK Computer on May 21, 1997 and all signs (and videos) from the band seem to point to a 20th anniversary….something. Let the arguments start here, but coming from a band who likes to do everything different – from completely disappearing online to surprise releases – your guess is as good as mine.
McDONALD’S AND Anthony Sullivan (yes, THAT Anthony Sullivan) for our new favorite utensil. It’s like a fork, but with fries… a fry fork… a Frork! It’s the perfect(ish) utensil for picking up any premium toppings that may fall out of their new Signature Crafted Recipes burgers and chicken sandwiches.
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The fifth season of the critically acclaimed Emmy¬nominated drama House of Cards premieres Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The series’s Golden Globe-winning stars Kevin Spacey (as Francis Underwood) and Robin Wright (as Claire Underwood), whose characters have always been each other’s strongest allies, show cracks in their relationship. House of Cards also stars Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Neve Campbell, Derek Cecil, Paul Sparks and Joel Kinnaman.
“War and Peace.” A tome. A slog. The sort of book you shouldn’t read in bed because if you fall asleep it could give you a concussion. Right? Only partly. Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is a long book, sure, but it’s also a thrilling examination of history populated with some of the deepest, most realistic characters you’ll find anywhere. Brendan Pelsue shares everything you need to know to read this classic book.
Thanks to multitasking, US adults’ average daily time spent with major media will slightly exceed 12 hours this year, according to eMarketer’s latest report, “US Time Spent with Media: eMarketer’s Updated Estimates and Forecast for 2014-2019” (available only to eMarketer PRO subscribers).
But while our reports early in the decade told a story of robust gains—with increases in digital usage more than compensating for declines in time spent with nondigital media—growth has been petering out.
Steve Miller tells about meeting the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and other greats of the 1960s, recording with Paul McCartney, and why he has since come to accept McCartney’s thesis that the first take is always the best one. Steve also discusses the business of music, which wasn’t especially fair to musicians in the first place, and how much worse it has become thanks to technology. Tech companies such as Spotify, Pandora and Apple are making money while the artists make next to nothing on streaming services.
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