It’s not easy to put on a happy face, or any face, really, during a pandemic in which face masks and frowns are kind of the norm. But a Seattle… Read More
If you’re a frequent taker of images of yourself — “selfies” — you may not click “like” on this story. Scientists at Washington State University have taken a closer look… Read More
I shaved over the weekend to achieve a youthful and presentable appearance. But I’ve never been as smooth as Callista Gingrich, the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, and her… Read More
It’s one thing to call the police. It’s quite another to have them call you — and then send a selfie to prove it’s really them. A California woman visiting… Read More
As Chris Berman would say on ESPN, “Back back back back back.” Who knew his familiar call for baseball home runs could also be used to describe people trying to capture a… Read More
If you want to show how happy you are about the upcoming “Angry Birds” movie, you’re going to need to get angry. A new website tied to the release of… Read More
Amazon thinks passwords are on the outs, and the company has a vision for the future of authentication: Selfies. The e-commerce giant recently filed a patent application for a two-step photo verification… Read More
The prettiest selfie shared on Twitter this week wasn’t taken by Kim Kardashian, standing naked in front of a mirror. It was taken by a tree. The cherry blossoms are… Read More
A Washington man taking selfies with his girlfriend and a gun shot himself in the face and died on Sunday, according to a news report. The Skagit Valley Herald says the 43-year-old… Read More
Microsoft has been on a roll this year with its iOS and Android development game, and is finishing the year out with an iOS-only app that does just one thing: take… Read More
It’s nearly April and that means one thing — a new set of Mariners commercials are here. In what’s become an annual tradition, Seattle’s professional baseball club is out with four new… Read More
When I showed my brother my new extendable Bluetooth-enabled smartphone camera pole thingy over the holidays, I hoped he’d think it was cool. “Oh, you mean a selfie stick?” he… Read More
When Oxford University Press announced last month that the 2013 word of the year was “selfie,” I was actually a little concerned about our future. Thankfully, though, Merriam-Webster has come to… Read More
The next time your parents or grandparents ask what the heck “selfie,” or “emoji” means, you can simply open up the Oxford Dictionaries webpage and show them official definitions. Oxford… Read More