Since its premiere earlier this month, Cartoon Network's Powerpuff Girls reboot series has been racking up critical acclaims for its refreshingly bold and creative takes on topically relevant issues, although the most recent episode about a pony who wants to be a unicorn has been met with mixed feelings from Tumblr's transgender community.

One of the most watched, commercially successful and culturally impactful shows in the history of American television has finally come to an end with this week's series finale.

In North Carolina, a state law banned people from using the bathroom of the gender that's not on their birth certificate, and in Mississippi another law allowed people to discriminate against homosexuals if their religious beliefs told them it was ok. Both laws caused outcries online, with many public companies withdrawing business from North Carolina and politicians speaking out.

Iceland's Prime Minister has stepped down as over a dozen of other public figures and politicians brace for repercussions in the aftermath of the largest data leak in history.

The controversy surrounding a smiling "selfie" of a British passenger alongside the hijacker of EgyptAir Flight 181 has entered an odd new chapter in the social media, as many people on Twitter are apparently irked by the incorrect designation of the term "selfie" to a photograph that was actually taken by an unseen flight attendant.