Spotify is testing Premium Duo for €12.49 per month

Spotify just started selling a new subscription in Ireland called Premium Duo, as The Verge spotted. You guessed it, this subscription tier is designed for couples, roommates and all combinations of two persons who live under the same roof. It is a bit more expensive than a Premium account and a bit less expensive than […]

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Tinder has nothing on this mobile game about dating literal demons from hell

Online dating is hell, but the new webcomic-inspired mobile game Demon House of Dates makes this sentiment literal. And actually, it’s a better time than most of your nightmare Tinder hookups.
Released Thursday, the visual novel dating sim is a demon…

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How to watch movies online for free — legally

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In the modern age of the internet, there are ways to watch movies for free that are completely legal. Yes, you read that correctly. There’s no need to visit any shady sites or jump around YouTube in order to watch free movies. 

Free (and legal) movies are waiting for you only a few clicks away, and there’s a pretty easy hack to get you there. It all hinges on one crucial step: Get creative with utilizing free trials, and you’ll have hundreds of free movies right at your fingertips. 

Almost every movie streaming service offers new subscribers a free trial period to “try before you buy.” Taking a test run on a streaming service is the best way to know if it’s a good fit for you and your individual movie tastes. Of course, eventually you’ll run out of free trials, but the idea is to use these free trials to shop around so you can find the streaming service that you truly love — and don’t mind paying for. Read more…

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‘Jane the Virgin’ reveals the details of Michael’s surprise return and we’ve never been more confused

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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for the Season 5 premiere of Jane the Virgin: “Chapter Eighty-Two.” Avert your gaze if you haven’t watched the episode yet. 

Ah, friends, when we last left our Jane Gloriana Villanueva, she had just walked into an emotional trap. She expected her boyfriend Rafael Solano — who is also the father of her accidentally artificially inseminated kid — to propose. Instead, SURPRISE, he brought her face-to-face with her back-from-the-dead husband Michael Cordero. 

Just like that, Jane the Virgin ended Season 4 with a loud thud of jaws dropping on the floor. Twitter went wild. Yes, even Jane has theorists nowRead more…

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Digging into Apple’s media transformation

Extra Crunch offers members the opportunity to tune into conference calls led and moderated by the TechCrunch writers you read every day. This week, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Panzarino, offered his analysis on the major announcements that came out of Apple’s keynote event this past Monday. Behind a series of new subscription and media products, Apple […]

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Microsoft memo bans April Fools’ Day pranks, because they’re the worst

Beware children. April Fools’ Day is nearly upon us. It’s arguably the worst day of the year, but one we stubbornly cling to because of tradition. Tech companies certainly aren’t immune from the draw of building up and instantly crushing the dreams of millions of users, and pranks have become pretty common place with many […]

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OKCupid data reveals what your fave ‘Game of Thrones’ couple says about you

You might not be able to date Jon Snow, but OKCupid still believes Game of Thrones can get you a fiery date.
To celebrate launching their new Game of Thrones profile badges Wednesday, the online dating service published revealing data about how users…

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Amazon is developing a show based on Octavia Butler’s ‘Wild Seed’

Amazon Prime Video is developing a series based on “Wild Seed,” the novel by acclaimed science fiction writer Octavia Butler. Deadline reports that the project comes from Juvee Productions (the production company of Viola Davis and Julius Tennon) and will be written by author Nnedi Okorafor and filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, with Kahiu directing. Hollywood seems […]

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‘Santa Clarita Diet’ and ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ turn the undead into comedy gold

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There’s nothing funnier than being undead. At least that’s what Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet and FX’s What We Do In The Shadows want us to believe. Both draw from the folklore of the monsters at their core while amplifying their narratives with humor.

The form of comedy is different for both but they confirm the idea that TV is branching away from the usually grim portrayal of the subject matter. Besides indulging fans of the genre, they have the ability to pull in a wider audience — one that doesn’t care for gore or violence but still gets to participate in the fantasy of it — by adding comedy to the mix. Read more…

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Everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in April 2019

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Ready to plan your next month’s binge? 

While Prime Video is a little low on TV selections this time around — with one notable exception, more on that later — the streaming service is offering up a wide array of movies for you to marathon this April. 

If you’re looking to check a few classics off your longstanding “to watch” list, try out action flicks like Tom Cruise’s Top Gun or one of the available James Bond flicks, including Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, and more. 

For something a little more offbeat, revisit creepy cult favorites Beetlejuice and Addams Family Values.

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