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Monday, May 26, 2014

Former Twitter Employee Brings Choose Your Own Adventure Stories to Vine

After 35 years, the Choose Your Own Adventure books are finally doing it for the Vine.

The popular book series, which allow readers to determine the plot's outcome by assuming the role of the main character and making decisions along the way, has been recreated for the six-second video-sharing service

Ian Padgham, a former video producer at Twitter (Vine's parent company), has created the first "AdVINEture" series, stories within Vine that allow users to star in their own adventure by jumping from video to video. Padgham's first creation, which he shared in April, is simply called "The AdVINEture," and consists of 32 different steps users can take while choosing their path Read more...

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17 Photos of Comfort Food That Will Make Your Mouth Water

Nothing beats the warm and fuzzy feeling we get when we indulge in a meal that hits close to home — except maybe Instagramming it before the first bite

Last week, in collaboration with Fried & True cookbook, we asked readers to share photos of their favorite comfort foods for our Mashable Photo Challenge. We received a fresh batch of photos featuring delectable dishes and scrumptious sides, from fried chicken and waffles to hearty helpings of sloppy joe; entries showcased a mouth-watering mix of feel-good grub

Your diet doesn't start until tomorrow, so feast your eyes on a few of our favorite photos below Read more...

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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Summer Ever

How do you cram the ultimate guide for having the best summer break in just one minute of video? Just ask Mashable Minute's Elliott Morgan, who offers vacation, exercise and fashion tips that'll make your summer so much more enjoyable. He also mentions polar bears. You can't have a summer without polar bears

In Friday's episode, Elliott gives you exactly the opposite advice: stay indoors for holidays. Which is also pretty good if you ask us

What Is Citizen Science, and How Can You Get Involved?

You don't need to be a '90s-bred Bill Nye fan to know science rules. Just look at the state of the Internet in 2014 — we f*cking love that sh*t

Now, thanks to an outpouring of crowdsourcing calls from scientists and universities across the world, "citizen scientists" — like you, me and our Ph.D.-challenged friends — can brainstorm and partake in the grunt work for big-scale scientific research. It's a win-win way to help out and get introduced to some of the top researchers in the biz

For years, scientists from a variety of fields have crowdsourced help from the public: retirees to advocates to former cheerleaders to inmates. But active participants say the social media age has opened up all new doors for its (hopefully ongoing) potential. Read more...

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Are Only 'Attractive' Types of Nudity O.K. on Instagram?

Instagram is again coming under fire for its inconsistent treatment of photos of women's bodies. Last week, the company briefly suspended the account of Vogue's creative director Grace Coddington after she posted a photo of a whimsical sketch

The sketch in question was a self portrait that depicted Coddington lounging in a chair wearing only a pair of high heels. Soon after, the photo — Coddington's inaugural post to the service — was removed and her account was suspended, a move that was quickly called into question on Twitter.

Realizing its mistake, Instagram hastily reinstated her account and Coddington later poked fun at the incident in a subsequent post on the service with another, this time censored, sketch. Read more...

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Spend Your Holiday Weekend Indoors

Memorial Day weekend is coming, and Elliott Morgan reveals his productive weekend plans which include checking out X-Men: Days of Future Past and catching up on Silicon Valley.

That's right: there's absolutely no good reason to leave the house during the holidays

In Thursday's episode, Elliott dives into the weird world of selfie economics.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Let's Talk About Selfies

Selfies — or, you know, pictures you take of yourself — are not just a slightly annoying trend, they're also a business. In the latest episode of Mashable Minute, Elliott Morgan dives into the weird world of selfie economics!

Be sure to check out Wednesday's episode, in which Elliott tells us all of his darkest secrets