Watch John Oliver rip the Confederate Flag and its supporters into pieces
Many people from the Southern United States sincerely believe the Civil War-era Confederate Flag is a symbol of Southern heritage and not of racism. However, many of those people probably aren’t aware that South Carolina in particular didn’t actually start flying the Confederate Flag outside its State House until 1962, when it was intended to be a direct rebuke to the Civil Rights movement. This is why to many more people the flag is a symbol of a desire to keep racial minorities as permanent second-class citizens.
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Every New Movie and TV Show You’ll be Able to Stream on Netflix in July
In just over a week, we’ll be halfway through 2015. It’s a terrifying thought, but thankfully Netflix is dumping a wide selection of movies and shows on its service to distract us from the unstoppable march of time. Some of the highlights this month include Changeling, Grandma’s Boy and Creep.
As always, there are also a few Netflix originals to look out for, including Knights of Sidonia and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.
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Taylor Swift Bashes Apple for Not Paying Artists, But Is She Screwing Over Photographers?
Taylor Swift beat Apple this weekend, as the artist convinced the company to change its Apple Music free trial policy with help of a simple blog post. However, it looks like Swift isn’t ready to apply the same business principles it asked for from Apple to other artists who are trying to make a living.
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Apple Rumored to be Working on a Crazy iPhone Design Change We Thought We’d Never See
Apple this year will launch two new iPhone models, including the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which should be generally similar to its predecessors when it comes to overall design. But a new report says that Apple is already working on technology that might help it pull off the most radical redesign of the iPhone yet with the iPhone 7 in 2016.
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Apple scheduled to release iOS 8.4 GM and iOS 9 beta 2 today
A trusted source has provided BGR with the following information on iOS releases for this week:
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Hurry: 8 Awesome Paid iPhone Apps On Sale for Free For a Limited Time
It’s time to get the ball rolling with this week’s series on paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. Last week featured a number of fantastic paid iOS apps on sale for free for a limited time, and now we’re back with another eight apps that are normally paid, but can be downloaded for free right now if you hurry.
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Fantastic Video Walks Us Through the Life (and Death) of an iPhone
Whether you’re willing to admit it or not, you probably spend more time with your phone than you do with friends, family or coworkers on a daily basis. It’s an inseparable part of modern adult life, but it can be hard to step back and get perspective on something that never leaves our side.
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Fan edits all three Star Wars prequels into a single two-hour movie that’s better than the originals
We’ve always said that the Star Wars prequels could have worked if they’d been condensed into a single film about the downfall of young Anakin Skywalker and now one fan has created a new video that proves us right.
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Now You Can Really Cut the Cord: Pirate TV Service Now Has 500 Free TV Channels
The biggest barrier for cord cutters today remains the same as it was a month ago and a year ago: live TV. Eliminating your standard pay TV subscription means relying on on-demand services such as Netflix and Hulu, which are both fantastic solutions for streaming TV shows and movies. But with only a few exceptions such as HBO Now and WatchESPN that are only available to a limited number of people who subscribe to certain services, cord cutters cannot watch most live broadcasts.
Now, however, there’s a pirate TV service that aims to change that — and as of Monday, it’s home to well over 500 channels of free streaming content.
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My Jaw Dropped When I Realized How Powerful Taylor Swift is
Holy crap. I had expected Apple at some point to reverse course and start paying artists during the company’s three-month trial period for Apple Music, but not this quickly and not in response to a Taylor Swift Tumblr post. To recap: Just hours after Swift published a scathing criticism of Apple’s decision to offer users a three-month free trial period for Apple Music without compensating artists during that time, Apple’s Eddy Cue took to Twitter to announce that Apple will reverse course and pay royalties for songs that customers stream during their trial period. Holy crap.
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