Which drugs people talk about at the 15 hottest music festivals


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Think music festival and visions of mushrooms dance in your head.

It's far from shocking that some festival goers boost their musical experiences with substances. Drug emergencies even disrupt some events, such as New York's 2013 Electric Zoo, which was shut down early after two attendees died from overdoses.

The substance and addiction resource Drugabuse.com analyzed Instagram posts to find out which drugs people mentioned the most when referring to their favorite music festival. Over 3 million posts were analyzed.

For starters, the most Instagrammed music festival turned out to be Electric Daisy Carnival. Not surprisingly, EDC had the most posts mentioning substance abuse, too — over 40,000. And out of all the substance-related posts for Marley Fest, 82% included mentions of marijuana. MDMA was the most popular for EDC and Ultra, and cocaine for Coachella. And the before-mentioned Burning Man sees quite a bit of DMT.

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A Mother's Day message from Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool


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You probably don't was Deadpool anywhere near your mom — or a baby for that matter.


Ryan Reynolds, who plays Marvel's antihero, tweeted out a very special Mother's Day message that comes straight from his character's heart. Or what passes for his character's heart.

Only a sarcastic, foul-mouthed mercenary like Deadpool could craft such poetic, honeyed words.


Ryan Reynolds' wife, Blake Lively, is also a proud mama this year. Lively and Reynolds welcomed a baby girl, James, in December.

How to make 'Grand Theft Auto V' guns shoot cars instead of bullets


 You think you're so tough because your gun shoots bullets? Pfft. My gun shoots cars.
 
That's right. A creative Grand Theft Auto V mod making the rounds this week allows players to turn regular weapons into machines of vehicular murder.

This trick works on any gun in the PC version of GTA V, and we're here to help you make that magic for yourself.


As Mon Mothma in Return of the Jedi might put it, many cars died to bring us this information ....
There are two key steps to setting this up. First you need Script Hook V, a handy little file that makes GTA V mod-ready. Download the latest version here, open up the ZIP archive, and copy the two DLL files — ScriptHookV.dll and dinput8.dll — from the "bin" folder to the root folder where you have the game installed.

If you play using Steam, the folder location probably looks something like this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Grand Theft Auto V

One important note before you proceed:
Neither of the DLLs overwrite anything that's already in the folder, but Script Hook V breaks your ability to play GTA Online. Mods are cleared for use in the single player and "Director" modes, but developer Rockstar Games doesn't allow them to be used online. 

Once you're done playing with mods, you'll need to delete the two files and reset the game before you can use GTA Online again.

Now that that's done, head over to the Vehicle Cannon download page on gta5-mods.com and download the mod. Open up the archive and copy the lone file you find there — vehicle cannon.asi — to the same folder you dropped Script Hook V into.

That's it! Fire up the game (remember to start it in single player), travel to whichever lovely vista you'd like to use as a backdrop for an apocalyptic number of car explosions and press the F11 key to activate the mod. Then just shoot any gun in your inventory and enjoy the fireworks.

You'll know the mod works if you see white text pop up in the top left corner of the screen after you hit F11 (though the flood of cars exploding out of your gun barrel is a dead giveaway as well). You can press F11 once for a "normal" rate of fire and a second time for a "fast," though we couldn't see much of a difference between the two. 

Pressing F11 a third time turns the mod off, though you'll still need to remove Script Hook V if you want to get into GTA Online.

There are tons of other scripts (the type of mod that Script Hook V enables) on the gta5-mods website if you're feeling adventurous. A lot of them amount to cheats, but there are definitely some intriguing possibilities. Like the one that causes spontaneous chaos in the world. Or the one that turns you into a Jedi Master.

Let us know if you try any of these mods out and please, share videos!
 

5 can't-miss apps: Touch Pianist, Thred and more

Tech news has been busy this week, with Oculus finally confirming a release date and Google releasing the schedule for its upcoming developers conference. So you may have missed some of the week's best new apps.

Luckily, each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes an app that lets you play classical music on a piano, a social app from the creator of the Sims and a weight-tracking app.

Check out the gallery, below, to see our top picks. If you're looking for more, take a look at our last roundup here.

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Into the Circle

Into the Circle is one of those simple games that is trickier than it seems. The premise is somewhat like darts, in that you want to perfectly aim and time shots to make it into the circles, with extra points for landing in the center. But the speed and angles get progressively more difficult as the levels advance, which takes the games from simple to frustrating very quickly.
Keep an eye on: The circles in the distance. If you overshoot your next target, you can still continue provided you make it into a circle somewhere on the board.

Pro tip: If you run out of stars and want to get around the game’s somewhat maddening freemium constraints, kill the app and restart. It won’t save your previous progress, but it does allow you to start over without making an in-app purchase or clicking through the app’s ads.

iOS: free
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The aim of Slim’s weight tracking app is to help you not only with daily tracking, but also with small game features like reminders and in-app rewards for meeting goals.

Keep an eye on: The app also supports Touch ID at login to ensure your data is kept private.

Pro tip: Apple Health integration allows you to automatically sync your weight from Wi-Fi-enabled scales like Fitbit’s or Withings’ with the Health app.

iOS: $0.99
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Looking for new music and podcasts to listen to? New books to read? TV and movies to watch and apps to download? Tastebud users ask for recommendations and get suggestions from their extended social networks.

Keep an eye on: Your notifications to find out when people you know need a rec or when someone likes one of your suggestions.
Pro tip: You can customize your feed to filter out certain categories you’re not interested in.

iOS: free
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Thred

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Created by the man behind the Sims and SimCity games, Thred is a social app that’s a bit like Twitter cofounder Biz Stone’s Super. Users share brief stories by overlaying text and stickers onto images.

Keep an eye on: The featured section, which has some of the app’s more popular ideas. You can also switch to an “everyone” view to get a sense of what all users are sharing.

Pro tip: The app has a neat scroller control that helps you easily search through your camera roll chronologically to find photos on any given day.

iOS: free
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Touch Pianist

A simple but beautiful app, Touch Pianist takes classical music you’ve heard a million times and recreates it as a visualization that you “play” just by tapping on the screen in the right rhythm.

Keep an eye on: The app’s music catalog, which comes with more than a dozen songs preloaded for free. You can buy additional scores through in-app purchases.

Pro tip: Don’t be afraid to play too fast or too slow or mix up the beat a bit; the music holds up, regardless of your skill level. Tapping farther down on the screen decreases the volume while moving higher increases it.

iOS: free


5 hot titles from Cannes, where red-carpet selfies are considered 'grotesque'

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Petra Nemcova on the red carpet at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
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CANNES, France — Grab your sunglasses and fancy shoes, but leave that selfie stick behind. It's time for the 68th Annual Festival de Cannes, the most spectacular, sensational and, yes, snootiest event in the international cinema calendar.

In an effort to keep this invitation-only event above the fray, festival big Thierry Frémaux has made it clear that red carpet social media snaps are a faux pas. They don't just slow down proceedings, they are “ridiculous and grotesque.” It's that level of 'tude, and the danger of those notorious boos, that gets filmmakers into a froth about debuting here.

While Cannes films don't necessarily make a killing at the box office, their impact is felt in other ways. The work inspires other filmmakers, influences fashion and gets tongues wagging. But for true movie lovers, these 11 days in the South of France are nirvana. If you include the International Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight and Cannes Classics sidebars, close to 100 features will unspool.
Some of which are on the beach, under the stars! Here are some titles we've got eyes on this year:

8 remastered games worth playing all over again



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Raise your hand if you have a working SNES at home. How about an Atari 2600? What about a functional PC from 1990? Didn’t think so.

Gamers love getting new hardware that can play the latest and greatest titles with maxed out graphics and silky frame rates, but that sometimes means that our old favorites get lost to the march of progress.

Luckily, several developers and designers have shined up their code to give their games fresh life. Whether you want to play on your PC, a console, or a tablet, there are eight excellent games of yore that you can revisit on modern hardware.


1. Halo: Master Chief Edition

The Halo franchise has spanned multiple hardware generations since its first game appeared in 2001. The Master Chief edition offers updates to Halo 2, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3 and Halo 4. That’s a total of 45 campaign missions and more than 100 multiplayer maps. If that wasn’t enough, the collection also has the Halo: Nightfall live action digital series that serves as a prequel to the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians. It’s a must-have for any serious fans of the helmeted hero.

Available on Xbox One.

2. Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition

BioWare’s classic role-playing game Baldur’s Gate got a remaster and more from BeamDog in 2012. The remake spiffed up the original title and its expansion pack with more than 400 improvements. It also added in some fresh content, including new characters, new map areas and a new arena adventure. The team also expanded the available platforms to include mobile options. But it still has all the things that first turned heads about the game when it first launched in 1998: branching dialogue, compelling story lines and complex character relationships.

If that’s not enough classic RPG for you, Baldur’s Gate II also got an Enhanced Edition. That means you can adventure once more through all of this vision of Faerûn on the contemporary hardware of your choice.

Available on Android, iOS, Mac, Linux and Windows.

 

 3. Grim Fandango

Tim Schafer has been supplying gamers with top-notch titles for more than a decade. But before the creation of his Double Fine studio, one of Schafer’s earliest projects was the noir adventure game Grim Fandango. It won critical acclaim for its excellent writing and soundtrack, but seemed lost to the ages when LucasArts closed down its adventure game development arm and eventually was bought out entirely. But fans of Manny Calavera were able to get reacquainted with the skeleton earlier this year thanks to a remaster for modern hardware. Updates in the remaster included character textures, dynamic lighting, a re-recorded soundtrack and lots of developer commentary.

Available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.

4. LucasArts Star Wars games

When Disney Interactive took over LucasArts, it seemed like the end of an era. LucasArts was responsible for several pivotal and beloved titles during the 1990s that we feared would not reemerge again.

Luckily, the Disney crew teamed up with GOG.com to re-release more than a dozen old LucasArts games. From the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars: Dark Forces and Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.

If that isn’t enough of a treasure trove for you, the partnership also includes refreshed versions of Sam & Max Hit the Road, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. All of the remastered games can be found DRM-free on GOG.com.

Available on Windows, and selectively on Mac and Linux.

 

5. Homeworld

This title holds a place in history as the first fully three-dimensional real-time strategy game. Homeworld debuted in 1999 as a space game where you control a fleet in either singleplayer or multiplayer missions.

Then Gearbox Software (of Borderlands fame) picked up the intellectual property and launched remastered versions of both games this February. The Homeworld Remastered Collection also includes the classic versions of the games, but the refreshed takes feature vastly improved graphics and sound. The team even redid the score and the original actors’ voice recordings.

Available on Windows.

6. System Shock and System Shock 2

When the first System Shock debuted in 1994, it was a genre-defining shooter that allowed the player to explore through emergent gameplay. The sequel in 1999 continued that march of shooter innovation. Games that mix the first-person shooter and RPG genres might be a dime a dozen now, but the System Shock games were among the first to find the perfect balance between the two.

Although Looking Glass Studios is no more, the System Shock games have benefited from an active and creative modding community. There are whole fan-sites dedicated to sprucing up the original games and making them playable on today’s PC hardware. SystemShock.org gathered the game’s superfans to create a Community Patch that would bring the creation a final bit of polish for total immersion on today’s PCs.

Available on Windows.

 

7. Wings Remastered Edition

Back in the days of the Amiga console, Wings brought gamers into the shoes of a World War I fighter pilot. The game drew accolades for its combination of a classic flight simulator with arcade-style fun. While the look of the game was about as good as you could get in 1990, the Cinemaware team launched a Kickstarter project to remaster the game with all the power of modern hardware. Following successful funding at the end of 2013, the team redid the graphics, music, sound and controls for a fresh take on the fighter pilot experience. They even secured enough funding to port the remastered game onto both iOS and Android platforms, although the work on those is ongoing.

Available on Windows.

8. Another World

When a game merits inclusion at the Museum of Modern Art, it’s a pretty safe bet that it’s a classic. Starting with its initial release in 1991, Another World has managed to retain enough players and popularity to support several updates, ports, and anniversary editions. Players have gone on this fiendishly difficult adventure with Lester on the Amiga, Atari, PC DOS, SNES, Mac and Windows platforms. The most recent release is the 20th anniversary edition, which brought it to just about every game-playing piece of hardware you might want.

Available on Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Ouya, Playstation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, WiiU, Windows and Xbox One.


Mario, Luigi and Link on your smartphones by 2017

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Nintendo aims to have Mario, Luigi and Link on your smartphones by 2017, the company said in an investor presentation in Japan Friday.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said the company would aim to have five games out by the end of the following fiscal year. (Nintendo's fiscal years run April 1 to March 31.) He reiterated the games would not be mobile ports of existing titles, but new games designed with the touch interface in mind.

"You may think it is a small number, but when we aim to make each title a hit, and because we want to thoroughly operate every one of them for a significant amount of time after their releases, this is not a small number at all and should demonstrate our serious commitment to the smart device business," Iwata said.

Nintendo announced its partnership with mobile game company DeNA in March, finally bringing its well-known characters and games to platforms outside of its own consoles and handhelds. The company said at the time it was going to explore many game types and monetization models, and Iwata clarified that it wouldn't stick to models (like aggressive free-to-play) that would hurt the company's brand. 

Nintendo's presentation Friday also mentioned plans to unite its mobile games under the umbrella account system as its other consoles and handhelds, something that really isn't available currently. 

We could see Nintendo's first mobile game by the end of the year, though the company made no firm promises, or commented on which licenses are likely to be turned into mobile titles. 


Amazon Prime members will get free streaming entertainment on JetBlue

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Amazon wants to give JetBlue passengers a new option for tuning out that crying baby or talkative seat neighbor.

The e-commerce company will let members of Amazon's $99 annual loyalty program Prime stream its instant video service for free on their Wi-Fi enabled devices via JetBlue's inflight Wi-Fi service. JetBlue is the only U.S. airline to offer free Wi-Fi on its planes.

Called Fly-Fi for Amazon Prime, the service will give Prime members access to original Amazon shows like "Transparent," its other streaming TV and movies, as well as the ability to rent or buy other titles on Amazon's Instant Video store.

Major airlines are moving to provide more in-flight streaming options that passengers can access on their own devices.

Previously Amazon Prime members could pay for Jet Blue's premium Wi-Fi service called Fly-Fi Plus and stream video that way. But now members will be able to stream on JetBlue's free service. Amazon's Prime Music streaming service, e-books from its Kindle store and apps and games from the Amazon app store will also be available.

“We want to provide the best digital video experience to our customers and we’re excited that with JetBlue, we will raise the bar in airline entertainment,” Michael Paull, Vice President of Digital Video at Amazon, said in a statement.

Prime members will be able watch Amazon Instant Video from their laptops, Fire devices, iPhones, iPads and Android phones and tablets without downloading anything beforehand. JetBlue's free Fly-Fi broadband Internet will be available on all JetBlue's Airbus A321 and A320 aircraft later this year, and on JetBlue's Embraer E190 aircraft in 2016.

The agreement will also let JetBlue Airways Corp. use some behind-the-scenes footage from Amazon's original shows on its seatback TV inflight offerings.

Amazon.com Inc. has been expanding its Prime program's offerings in an effort to grow its membership with services such as grocery delivery, one-hour delivery in some cities, beefed up video streaming and the creation of a Bluetooth speaker called the Echo that syncs with Prime music.


Sarah Michelle Gellar wants to help DIY your Mother's Day


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She's already slayed vampires. Now Sarah Michelle Gellar has her sights set on conquering Pinterest.
On Tuesday, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress joined the crafty social network, launching a variety of lifestyle and DIY boards in preparation for Mother's Day. Crafts, snack ideas and home decor inspiration — SMG has got you covered!

"One of my favorite activities to do with my kids is crafting. But so often I think we see things, but then think we could never make them," Gellar recently said in a statement. "So I created this [DIY Mother's Day Gifts] board, to guide from aspiration to actual creation. These are not only doable projects, but useful items like picture frames (and the art to put in them), wine glasses and even edible arrangements."

To help out with the Pinterest launch, Mashable is partnering with Gellar, collaborating on her DIY Mother's Day Gift board. Follow along to find crafty ways to say "Thank you, mom!"

Check out some of Sarah's pins below. And don't forget to check out her full Pinterest profile here.

Follow Sarah Michelle Gellar's board DIY Mother's Day Gifts on Pinterest.


Reese Witherspoon wants to turn you into a southern belle

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Sometimes being a celebrity just isn't enough. Just ask actress Reese Witherspoon, small-town fashion hero...it seems. Her new life goal: Dressing women everywhere like southern belles.

On Tuesday, the 39-year old actress launched, Draper James, a Southern-inspired sportswear and lifestyle label that includes accessories, home and gifting, jewelry and apparel. She's joining the ranks of other celeb-owned lifestyle businesses: Gwyneth Paltrow and her wellness publication Goop, Jessica Alba and her mega-successful infant brand Honest Company, and Blake Lively's own artisanal online guide/e-commerce shop Preserve. 

That's right — the same woman who established the "bend and snap" is applying her eye for style with a heavy emphasis on her home-grown Southern roots. 

“I hope that it sort of opens people’s eyes to how much the South has changed and to all of the cultural experiences happening there," she tells WWD. "We’re going to have City Guides, but through my eyes, the places I love. We will have different Southern ambassadors that will show places to buy amazing Southern antique silver or where to find hand towels like their grandmothers had.”

Some of the saccharine items Witherspoon thinks will sell: a pair of sweet magnolia-printed shorts called "Marry Me" and sugary accessories like a "Totes Y'all" tote bag, among many other sweet-as-apple-pie merchandise morsels sure to cause a toothache or three. Prices range from $25 for jewelry to $400 for a dress. 

'Game of Thrones' fan shows what Westeros would look like on Google Maps

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 What if you could navigate through George R.R. Martin's fictional continent of Westeros, where most of hit series Game of Thrones is taking place, on Google Maps? While you can't do that just yet, you can at least see what it would look like, as one fan of the series created a Google Maps-flavored Westeros map.

Reddit user selvag posted the map this week. The map contains no spoilers, he claims, and it's also available as a poster on Etsy. 


While the map is definitely cool to look at, it's not interactive and you can't zoom in. If you're looking for a more detailed map, you should check out A Map of Ice and Fire, which covers the other three continents in George R.R. Martin's world — Essos, Sothoryos and Ulthos. Or try quartermaester.info, which includes a "spoiler control."



ABC has renewed a bunch of shows, but sacrifices were made

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'Scandal' and more than 20 other shows on ABC have been renewed for new seasons.

Fans of Castle, Grey's Anatomy, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Scandal, Once Upon a Time and more: Smile, we have good news. 

ABC has just renewed a ton of their existing and freshman shows for brand new seasons. 

That list includes the aforementioned as well as How To Get Away With Murder (Season 2), Nashville (Season 4), American Crime (Season 2), Secrets and Lies (Season 2), Marvel's Agent Carter (Season 2), black-ish (Season 2), Fresh Off the Boat (Season 2), The Goldbergs (Season 3), The Middle (Season 7), Modern Family (Season 7) and Galavant (Season 2). 

And in the alternative programming sector, America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 26), The Bachelor (Season 20), Dancing With the Stars (Season 21), Shark Tank (Season 7), Beyond the Tank (Season 2) and 20/20 also scored renewals. 

Whew. Got all that? 

The news was less sunny, meanwhile, for a handful of other shows. 

Dramas Resurrection and Forever were both axed, and the same goes for freshman comedy Cristela.
The network says a decision has not been made, meanwhile, on Tim Allen's Last Man Standing, which is hoping for a fifth season.
 
 

'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5' gets back to basics this year

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After multiple teases and hints, it's finally official: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is a real game, and it's coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year, with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions to follow at a later date.

Developer Robomodo, the same team behind 2012's THPS HD remake, is back with a new entry in the series that, according to Game Informer, draws heavily from the first four numbered releases in the Tony Hawk series.

THPS 1 through 4 played out across a series of levels, each in a different environment. To advance, players were required to complete a number of level-specific challenges, from reaching specific high-score thresholds to finding hidden video tapes or grabbing a group of collectibles during a single combo.

For THPS 5, Robomodo is sticking to that basic framework while adding in new features, like power-ups. The game also ropes in many of the more modern-day trappings that weren't around (or as widely embraced) back during the early days of the series. Competitive and cooperative online play are options, as is a skate park creation mode.

You can see one of the first screens from the game up top; head over to Game Informer's reveal for many more screens and additional details, including a partial rundown of playable skaters on the roster. 

Source: Game Informer


Star Wars characters and toys warp into the 'Disney Infinity' world

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Star Wars characters old and new are landing in the Disney Infinity universe, lightsabers and all. 

Disney Interactive announced Disney Infinity 3.0, the next installment of the now annualized toys-to-life franchise will focus heavily on the Star Wars universe, while also featuring other characters from current and upcoming Disney, Pixar and Marvel films.

'John Wick' and 'Grand Theft Auto V' are like peanut butter and violent jelly



We might never see a proper John Wick video game, but this trailer remake is Grand Theft Auto V is the next best thing.

YouTube user Powerlight-13 used footage from Rockstar's latest crime adventure to piece it all together, laying the audio from the original trailer on top of the video. The final product is a surprisingly accurate recreation.

John Wick tells the story of a retired hitman (Keanu Reeves!) who carves a bloody path of vengeance across New York City after a bunch of evil, joy-hating jerks kill his beagle puppy. Considering GTA is known for housing equally violent weirdos (like Trevor Phillips!), this trailer seems like the perfect homage.


All the broadcast shows that are definitely returning next season

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Agent Carter will report for duty once again.
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TV renewals are a special beast this year compared to previous ones. 

Most notably, networks started handing out the good news to some shows months ago. 

In January, for example, The CW handed out renewals to eight of its series, in hopes of giving the creators enough time to craft the best possible finales — a respectable move. 

About a month later, NBC handed out its own round of renewals to the MVPs of its procedural slate. Again, respect. 

And that's not even mentioning the spot renewals handed out to breakout freshman hits. Looking at you, Empire, Last Man on Earth and NCIS: New Orleans.

That brings us to the time of year when this kind of news typically breaks. 

So far, ABC was the first to hand out a big dump of (mostly) good news, announcing on Thursday night the renewal of more than 20 shows, including some pleasant surprises. (Congrats, Galavant and Agent Carter.)

In case you've missed any of the beats mentioned above, we've rounded up all the good news here for you. 

Expect this list to grow over in the coming days, as NBC, CBS and Fox hand down word. (ABC and The CW are either done with news of this sort or very close to it.)

All the broadcast shows that won't be returning next season

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Sorry, John Constantine. Your occult adventures are over.
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As Revenge and Forever fans have learned over the past few days, we've officially entered one of TV fans' most anxiety-filled times of the year: when broadcast networks decide which shows are coming back for another year and which ones aren't. 

For weeks, network executives have been taking stock of their current TV lineups, watching pilots looking for the next breakout hit (or, at the very least, shows that have promise) and deciding which series deserve a spot on the final list.

Decisions on shows fates' are coming slowly, and viewers are either starting their celebrations or are taking their anger to social media, where they're only taking breaks to sign "Save My Show" petitions. 

In the coming days ahead of the annual mega-meeting with advertisers known as Upfronts, the axe will fall fast and furious upon some of your favorites as part of the inevitable process. We'll keep you up to date on the action with the list of canceled shows, below.
Just remember, though, we're only the messengers. 

Here are the shows* from the five major broadcast networks that are officially not returning next year:

* = some special cases are noted; shows that air during summer seasons have been excluded

 

Canceled/Bowed gracefully

 

ABC

  • Revenge (after 4 seasons)
  • Manhattan Love Story (after 4 episodes)
  • Selfie (after 7 episodes)
  • Cristela (after 1 season)
  • Forever (after 1 season)
  • The Taste (after 3 seasons)
  • Resurrection (after 2 seasons)

CBS

  • The Mentalist (after 7 seasons)
  • Reckless (after 1 season)
  • The Millers (after 1 season + 4 episodes)
  • Two and a Half Men (after 12 seasons)
  • *Unforgettable (after 3 seasons but A&E saved it)
  • Battle Creek (after 1 season)
  • The McCarthys (after 1 season)
  • Stalker (after 1 season)


 The CW

  • Backpackers (after 2 episodes)
  • Seed (after 2 episodes)
  • The Messengers (after 3 episodes)
  • Hart of Dixie (after 4 seasons)

FOX

  • *The Mindy Project (after 3 seasons — but a move to Hulu is in the works)
  • Gang Related (after 1 season)
  • Glee (after 6 seasons)
  • Kitchen Nightmares (after 7 seasons)
  • Gracepoint (after 1 season)
  • Utopia (after 12 episodes)
  • The Following (after 3 seasons; series finale airs May 18)
  • Backstrom (after 1 season)


NBC

  • Parks and Recreation (after 7 amazing seasons)
  • Parenthood (after 6 tear-inducing seasons)
  • A to Z (after 1 season)
  • Allegiance (after 5 episodes)
  • Bad Judge (after 1 season)
  • Working the Engels (after 1 season)
  • The Slap (after 1 season; was a limited series)
  • Constantine (after 1 season)
  • State of Affairs (after 1 season)
  • Marry Me
  • About a Boy
  • One Big Happy
A show you love not on this list?

Maybe it's below — on the dreaded limbo list, which is admittedly a pretty ridiculous list because you have shows like NCIS (definitely coming back) sitting next to the likes of Stalker (probably not coming back). But you can expect announcements on all of these soon. In the meantime, though...

 

Not officially renewed or canceled

ABC

  • Last Man Standing

CBS

  • Blue Bloods
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • CSI: Cyber
  • Criminal Minds
  • Elementary
  • The Good Wife
  • Hawaii Five-0
  • NCIS
  • NCIS: Los Angeles
  • Person of Interest
  • The Odd Couple
  • Survivor
  • Undercover Boss

Fox

  • Red Band Society
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • Mulaney
  • Weird Loners

NBC

  • American Odyssey
  • The Mysteries of Laura
  • Undateable
  • The Voice
The fates of these shows will be unveiled in the coming days. We'll keep it up to date.

The Force goes retro in 16-bit 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' trailer



This 16-bit version of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer is 12 parsecs of awesome.

We can hardly wait for the new Star Wars movie, but to take your excitement to the next level, Noober Goober Gaming created a shot-for-shot 16-bit version of the second movie trailer — and it's some good Sith.  (Get it ? Reshuffle those letters.)


Sheryl Sandberg on Dave Goldberg's death: 'Things will never be the same'

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"Dave was my rock," Sheryl Sandberg wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday. "When I got upset, he stayed calm. When I was worried, he said it would be ok."
Image: Facebook/Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg broke her silence on Tuesday about the death of her husband and SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg, who died suddenly from severe head trauma after collapsing while exercising last week.

In a heartfelt Facebook post, Facebook's COO thanked family and friends for the "outpouring of love" and recounted memories including how she met Goldberg almost 20 years ago after moving to Los Angeles.

"He showed me the Internet for the first time, planned fun outings, took me to temple for the Jewish holidays, introduced me to much cooler music than I had ever heard," Sandberg wrote, adding that they shared 11 happy years of love, marriage and partnership. " 

He gave me the experience of being deeply understood, truly supported and completely and utterly loved — and I will carry that with me always. Most importantly, he gave me the two most amazing children in the world."

Sandberg went on to describe the days since her husband's death as "completely unexpected hell – the darkest and saddest moments of my life." Goldberg's funeral took place Tuesday.

According to a source close to the family, Goldberg died Friday evening after the 47-year-old executive collapsed while exercising on vacation with family and friends at Palmasola, a private residence in Punta Mita, Mexico. Efforts to revive him off-site and at a hospital were unsuccessful. Cause of death was severe head trauma, according to local officials.


Lewis Hamilton has bizarre fashion melt-down in combat jacket and wide brimmed RED hat.

The F1 star turned heads in his bizarre ensemble as he stepped out in Soho for a solo dinner.

 

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Lewis Hamilton spotted out in SoHo

We've all had that moment when we look at a picture of our ex and suddenly think 'What WERE we thinking?'... and we reckon that moment might have just arrived for Nicole Scherzinger.
Her ex boyfriend Lewis Hamilton was spotted out in New York on Tuesday sporting a very bizarre ensemble.

The Formula One ace teamed a combat jacket with a wide-brimmed red hat, dark shades and odd bulky books with red stripes. 

The sporting ace has been borrowing from Pharrell Williams edgy style of late, but this might be a step too far.