HBO's instant streaming service experienced some heavy downtime last night as millions flocked online to watch the season finale of the critically acclaimed crime drama series.

In remembering 27-year-old camera assistant Sarah Jones who was fatally struck by a train while working on a location shoot last week, film slate tributes have been pouring in on Facebook from sympathetic camera crews around the world.

Frontman for the indie rock band Bright Eyes Conor Oberst has filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina woman that he claims falsely accused him of rape in a a series of anonymous comments on XoJane.

Photographs and videos from Venezuela's #12F protests are flooding the social media streams today as the country's news outlets continue to look the other way amidst the biggest wave of protests since the death of Huge Chavez over a year ago.

Incredible photos and videos of city streets on fire and fuming with smoke have been going around on Twitter as the months-long street protests for pro-EU reforms in Ukraine take a toll in the heart of the country's capital, Kiev.