This week, women's interest blog XoJane found itself at the receiving end of social justice outrage after it featured a seemingly well-intended (though ultimately misguided) op-ed confronting a perceived lack of ethnic diversity in yoga classes, as told from the perspective of a racially hyperconscious white woman.

This weekend, rumors on the Internet that the derelict Russian cruise ship MV Lyubov Orlova was infested with cannibal rats and heading for the English coast have been squelched after the British officials confirmed there is no evidence that the vessel is still afloat.

Since its debut at the Grammy Awards red carpet ceremony last night, Pharrell's mountie-style hat has garnered more than 15,000 Twitter followers in less than 24 hours.

The actress named by Esquire as the "sexiest woman alive" is at the centerstage of a heated debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Twitter this week, following the recent announcement of her celebrity endorsement deal with an Israeli startup company that runs one of its factories in the disputed territory of the West Bank.

To promote his foundation's annual letter, Bill Gates created a viral video that he premiered on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.