Reel vs. Real: 5 Sites Where Famous Celebrities Reveal Their Other Side

When you take a celebrity away from the carefully PR-controlled interviews and staged interactions, what are they really like? Here are five glimpses into a whole new side of celebrities and famous people. We aren’t just talking about Hollywood here, although that’s usually the focus. It can be musicians, athletes, politicians, models, artists, businesspeople, and
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10 of the World’s Most Famous Hackers (And What Happened to Them)

Not all hackers are bad. The good ones are called “white-hat hackers” and use hacking to improve computer security. The ones who are just having fun are called “gray-hat hackers.” But the malicious kind you’re thinking of? They’re called “black-hat hackers.” And they can cause a lot of harm, as history has shown. Here are some
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5 Famous Websites That Died (And Their Best Alternatives Today)

The rapidly changing nature of the internet means that services can fall out of favor as quickly as they explode in interest. Who knows if we’ll refer to Facebook and WhatsApp in the same sentence as MySpace and AIM in a few years? Today we’re going to take a step back and look at once-popular
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5 Sites to Download Famous Sounds from Movies, Games, & More

Certain sounds can take you back to a different time and place. Any time someone says the word “fight” in a deep voice, I’m immediately transported to a dingy room at the local video game parlour, playing Mortal Kombat 2. As with most things, such sounds have a home on the Internet. In some nook
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Do You Remember These First Lines From Famous Books?

If you’ve ever attempted to learn to write a book, one of the very early lessons you were told is that you need to hook to reader right away. Many of the best pieces of literature start off with an opening line that’s so memorable and engaging that you can’t help but keep going. It’s
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