Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to the Riot readers who celebrate. We wish you a festive and bookish day. We’ll be over here in our pillow forts, consuming mass...
Town erects plastic covering over Banksy’s latest mural
File this one under deeply ironic — yet sadly necessary. On Wednesday, the elusive street artist Banksy claimed responsibility on Instagram for a new mural that...
iOS 12.1.2 update reportedly causing widespread cellular data outages
There’s trouble in iOS paradise. Apple’s 12.1.2 iOS update, rolled out Tuesday, appears to be causing more problems than the fix was intended to solve. SEE...
Slack apologized for its misguided account bans, has reactivated closed accounts
The banned Slack accounts are coming back. On Friday evening, Slack issued a mea culpa for what some were calling “discriminatory” account bans, made in an...
John Boyega got into some trouble with Stormtroopers at Disneyland
Most Star Wars fans know John Boyega as Finn, hero of the Resistance. But among First Order Stormtroopers, he’ll always be the traitorous FN-2187. Boyega got...
This story of a noisy neighbor — and cake — shows the power of kindness over anger
Call it the Christmas Spirit: 2018 Edition. Writer Candice Marie Benbow chose to handle what could have been a sticky situation with a neighbor with kindness,...
Twitter has Thoughts on resurfaced video of Louis CK, Ricky Gervais, and Chris Rock saying the N-word
In 2011, Louis CK, Ricky Gervais, and Chris Rock all sat together in a room and tossed around the N-word while a visibly uncomfortable Jerry Seinfeld...
SpaceX ends historic year with its final launch of 2018
SpaceX just ended 2018 with a bang. Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company performed its 21st launch of the year on Sunday, Dec. 23, lofting a GPS...
Roku Premiere and Premiere+ review: You should consider only one
Roku Premiere and Premiere+ $39.99 or $49.99 View Product The Good Plenty of apps (aka channels) to choose from • Slim design • Prime Video and...
10 hidden gems from 2018 you need to binge over the holiday break
Alright, kiddos: it’s time to right some wrongs. This year was a lot. From tons of big moods to moments that made us say NOPE, 2018...
