Malibu, California might be losing one of its saltiest residents.

As reported by Variety, film and music industry mogul David Geffen is quietly selling his "Billionaire Beach" compound for $100 million.

The estate — which once belonged to Doris Day — comprises five parcels of land first bought in 1970 and 1999. Geffen combined them to make two gigantic homes, complete with a swimming pool, screening room, and privacy hedges aplenty.

Of course, there's no public listing for this infamous property. It's currently being "shopped" to the pre-screened clients of one of LA's "preeminent brokers," Variety reports.

This secretive style is certainly Geffen's signature. The reclusive billionaire has had many squabbles with the public interest, the main bone of contention being the fact that California law requires all beaches be accessible to the public. 

In 1983, Geffen applied for a permit to build a new house on the properties he'd had conjoined, according to the California Planning & Development Report. The permit required the dedicating of a "vertical easement" (aka a sidewalk-to-shore pathway) for public use. Before the permit was even approved, Geffen went ahead with construction and the pathway was built and blocked with a locked gate.

By 2002, the State of California's Coastal Commission and Coastal Conservancy and Access for All public agencies finally agreed to his proposal, but Geffen and the City of Malibu sued to stop the public from using it, alleging Access for All's acceptance of the permit was illegal and unconstitutional. Geffen dropped the suit before a second circut court ruled against him, and the gate was unlocked.

Geffen has also agreed to "lateral easements" (taking some of his land away in the rear of the property and offering it to the beach) in exchange for permission to build "privacy buffers."

He's even gone so far as to install gigantic hedges in front of the property and, allegedly, build fake garages to prevent the public from parking in front of his house.

That's a lot of drama to inherit — on top of a $100 million price tag. 

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Social media had a positive impact earlier this month when online activists successfully were able to curb the number of animals killed at a dog and cat meat festival in China.

At the Yulin Festival in China, 10,000 dogs were killed to be eaten in 2013. Thanks to activism within China and in other countries, that number dropped to about half in 2014. And this year, activists are estimating less than 1,000 dogs were killed. 

The Yulin Festival went viral a few weeks ago when Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram feeds were swamped by people posting about the annual dog and cat meat festival.

@Antoniasanjua : PLEASE sign https://t.co/VWlQGNFNnE To save the innocent dogs RT RT RT #StopYuLin2015#StopYulinpic.twitter.com/oHXbtKs8B8

— nathalie poza (@PozaNathalie) June 15, 2015

The event began in 2009 to honor the summer solstice. Each year, vendors bring dogs and cats to the city of Yulin for their meat, butcher them, and then serve the meat in local stalls and restaurants.

Dr. Peter Li, a China policy advisor and activist with Humane Society International, said that one of the biggest issues with the festival is that the killing is not done in a humane way. 

“Because of a large number of dogs to be slaughtered, the dog meat traders do not have the luxury of time to torture each animal in the course of slaughter,” Dr. Li told Business Insider. “However, dogs suffer not just brutal physical trauma in China, they suffer mental agony.This is because dogs and cats are slaughtered in plain view of other dogs and cats who are terrified and trembling before their turn.”

Yulin authorities originally endorsed the festival six years ago thinking that it would bring tourists and more business to the city, according to Dr. Li, but have since removed their support after international outcry.

“The estimate from the activists is that not even 1,000 dogs have been slaughtered [this year],” Dr. Li told Business Insider. “The Dong Kou Market is the biggest market and, judging by the eight stands selling dog meat there, the estimated number was less than 500 on that market. There are other smaller dog meat stores selling no more than 400 dogs.”

When pressed on why the numbers are declining so rapidly, Li said it helps that the event is no longer government sanctioned in China and that officials are banned from eating the meat. 

Social media and international pressure are also having a major effect as well, he said. 

“Social media has made a huge contribution to the campaign against China's dog meat trade and to support to the Chinese activists,” Li told Business Insider. “Both in the US and in mainland China, social media have helped spread info about the cruelty of the dog meat trade and to raise money for the campaign activities in China.”

While the social media response has been effectual, some of the comments have also had a racist or xenophobic undertone:

Love my sweet darlings! Appalled to hear about #Yulin :( Hope better sense prevails in China. #StopCruelty#DogsRockpic.twitter.com/rA4h3biOA9

— BRINDA PAREKH (@BRINDAPAREKH) June 19, 2015

Hey stupid people of South China! This is how you should treat dogs! #stopyulin2015#StopYulinpic.twitter.com/MIkgT0JuTl

— IVDGC ✖️ (@aybilooogg) June 19, 2015

I HATE CHINA WITH A PASSION. WHY? BECAUSE THEY BOIL LIVE DOGS AND EAT THEM OR ARE DRAGGED ON POLES FOR THE YULIN FESTIVAL. THEY DISSGUST ME.

— ♌ (@xo_queeeenn) June 19, 2015

That just gives me one more reason to hate Chinese. I can't believe you beat and torture dogs. Dogs are my life they are like deaf kids

— LumberJack (@frostin_austin) June 19, 2015

Another Facebook group called Stop Yulin Dog & Cat Meat Festival 2015 that has been working to stop Yulin has over 102,000 likes on the social media platform. Though the group claims to not allow “political, hateful, racist comments,” many comments disregard this rule:

Activists will continue to fight to eradicate the event entirely, but going forward, Li said it’s important to remember that the dog meat festival in Yulin does not represent the Chinese public as a whole, and that many people in China also find the festival unpalatable.

“China has a huge number of pet owning families who see dog eating as an outdated eating habit that does not belong in the new century,” Li told Business Insider. “The campaign against the Yulin dog meat festival was started by the Chinese themselves. They have received international support.” 

In addition to countless Chinese activists, a Chinese woman even went viral this year for traveling 1,500 miles and paying over $1,100 to save 100 dogs from the Yulin festival. Her story garnered international attention.

To find out more about Yulin Festival, you can visit Humane Society International's website.

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Business Insider recently sent three reporters on a wild trip to Havana to experience the surreal time warp of this island-nation.

Instead of booking rooms in one of the state-run hotels, we decided to stay in a three-bedroom "casa particular," a traditional Cuban home we found through Airbnb, which recently started offering accommodations in Havana.

Our apartment was a few steps from Havana's main drag "La Rampa," the infamous Habana Libre hotel, and the Malecón's seaside views.

We'll have lots of stories about our adventures on the island, which you'll be able to find here.

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We booked a 7-day stay at "Diana's luxury apartment in the heart of Havana" for a grand total of $840. The listing was accurate for the most part, but it would have been nice to know that there was a serious issue with the water — we didn't have any, most days.

Bienvenidos a nuestra casa aquí en Habana, Cuba! This is what our living room looked like: We had two wooden rocking chairs, a glass table, and a bookcase. Most of the furniture in our apartment, including the Marilyn Monroe canvas, was from IKEA.

Our bookcase was stocked with plenty of Russian and communist literature, but since we had things to do we didn't sit down with all five volumes of "Lenin."

This Virginia mom was worried not enough people would attend her son's birthday party — now, thanks to the internet, over a thousand people are excited to celebrate the big day. 

Camden Eubanks is turning ten on Monday and his family is hosting the "ultimate water balloon fight" in honor of the occasion, CBS Pittsburgh reports. His mother posted an open invitation to the party on Facebook. Since it was shared on Sunday, over 1,700 people have liked the event. 

The post has also been shared on the /r/UpliftingNews subreddit where it has scored 4,338 upvote points.

Here's what the invitation looks like on Facebook.  

Eubanks has apraxia of speech and struggles with pronouncing words, his mom writes. To avoid potential bullying, Eubanks is home schooled, so he hasn't had the opportunity to make many friends, his mother also explains on the Facebook page. 

For his special day, Eubank's envisioned a birthday balloon fight with lots of other children. However, his mother knew the actual guest list was much smaller, including just "his sister and her best friend and a few cousins," she writes.

Now, hundreds of people are ready to party with the Eubanks family and are sharing comments on Facebook and reddit.

This Facebook user explains that her 5 -year-old son has the same speech condition as Eubanks. The pair lives nearby and are planning on attending the water balloon fight.

People who don't live near the Eubank's family are also sending their regards. Here's a birthday post from a Facebook user in Illinois.

The posts aren't just coming from the United States. Here's a comment from Facebook user in England wishing Eubank's a "Happy birthday!"

Reddit users are also excited to attend the party. This redditor writes that they will be bringing their four children to the festivities.

People who can't attend the party in person are also writing about sending gifts. Users have commented that they will be sending items including cash donations to science kits for Eubanks to enjoy.

If you're in the area, the water balloon fight is happening Monday, July 6th at the Troutville Park in Troutville, Virginia. For more information, check out the open invitation on Facebook.

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Think teens are all over social media? They are, but not necessarily in the way you think.

At last year's popular IGNITION panel on how teens use media and technology, a panel of teen "experts" engaged in a lively discussion hosted by Stephanie Retblatt of the marketing firm Smarty Pants. The teens talked about a range of subjects, including what they tend to do on Facebook (it's not socializing).

We're excited to be doing it again this December when the much-anticipated Smarty Pants panel returns to IGNITION 2015 for its third year. 

What truth bombs will the teen experts lay on us this year? To whet your appetite, here are a few insights from last year’s conversation:

1. Teens are careful not to post too much. The panel agreed on the unspoken Facebook etiquette that all teens instinctively follow: Sharing too many posts a day is forbidden. The teens told the audience the rule is to post once a day during primetime hours  — between 8:30pm and midnight — to get optimal “likes.”

2. Many teens still use Facebook — but not in the way their parents do. One panelist said she only created an account because her grandmother had one. Others said they only use their accounts to do school assignments or organize team meetings.

3. It's a myth that teens are addicted to their phones. All eight experts agreed that they still like to interact with people face-to-face and make phone calls. (Yes, actual phone calls.) One teen even confessed to having a landline.

It's the kind of fun, freewheeling discussion you're only going to find at IGNITION 2015. So take advantage of our early-bird pricing and grab your ticket to IGNITION now.

IGNITION will take place December 8–9 at the Time Warner Center in New York City. Over the next few months we'll be releasing the names of more speakers and panels, so stay tuned for all the updates.

Follow @BI_Events on Twitter or join the IGNITION group on LinkedIn to find out who will be speaking at IGNITION 2015.

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The Pew Research Center just released a study that examines America's Global Image by surveying people in 39 countries on whether they hold a favorable opinion of the US or not. 

A median of 69% give the US a thumbs up, while only 24% expressed negative sentiments.

The Philippines love America the most (92% favorable), followed by Ghana (89% favorable) and then South Korea tied with Kenya at 84%. 

Jordan views America most unfavorably (83% unfavorable), and is not surprisingly followed by Russia (81% unfavorable) and then Palestinian territories (70% unfavorable).

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Guy in the cargo shorts with the many empty pockets. Guy in the board shorts with the flower print. Guy in the too long shorts that hit below the knee.

I see you.

And I want to tell you that the debate about men's shorts is over, and you've lost.

"Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of my male clients more than devising a summer wardrobe," says Jessica Cadmus, founder of the Wardrobe Whisperer. She curates closets for some of the most high-powered men and women on Wall Street and beyond.

"At the beginning of the season, I removed all types of atrocities in the form of bad shorts from my clients' drawers and closets. Let us no longer debate what is acceptable."

Indeed, let us not. Men's shorts have evolved beyond a mere utility or an afterthought. They've moved into the territory of taste. Now a pair of shorts should be trim and devoid of unnecessary pockets. Additionally, men should feel free to cop a pair with some color or a print.

We're telling you this not just because trimmer shorts are more on-trend, but because they'll look better on you.

"Trim shorts, i.e. shorts that fit close to the body but are not tight, are a good choice for all body types because they create a clean visual line," says Cadmus.

"The absence of side pockets aids in this effect by trimming out unnecessary bulk. In the same vein, this is why I generally prefer shorts and trousers sans pleats. It's never good to look like you have saddle bags or are wearing a diaper and that's what shorts do when they are baggy, laden with pockets, or heavily pleated."

With that in mind, here are a few of Cadmus' picks. 

For the guy who's trying to stay inside the box.

Even the most conventional guys can get behind rag & bone's Standard Issue Shorts. This color's Army.

For the guy who wants to look dressed up but feel casual.

The entire point of these shorts is that they look dressy, but they're lightweight, linen, and super comfortable. Pick them up from John Varvatos.

For the guy who's not afraid of a little print.

Usually men who aren't intimidated by print are already on the right side of shorts history. However, just in case you're feeling brave, check out this pair from Reiss.

For the guy who gets what summer is for.

Summer is for kicking it in bright colors and doing whatever you want. If that's not the vibe you get from these shorts from Lemlem then maybe you're more of a winter person.

We'll probably write another shorts post soon to remind you of all of this. It's worth repeating.

Alright guys, over and out.

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Billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A. Cohen still can't find a buyer for his NYC penthouse.

The duplex penthouse at One Beacon Court has just been relisted for $79 million after briefly being taken off the market, New York Daily News reports.

The apartment has been on the market since 2013. It was originally listed for $115 million, then dropped to $98 million, then reduced to $82 million before being delisted briefly.

Cohen, who now runs Point72 Asset Management (formerly SAC Capital), purchased the apartment in 2005 for $24 million. He hired the late architect Charles Gwathmey to transform the space.

We've included the details of the 9,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom apartment at One Beacon Court in the slides that follow. It's definitely impressive. Look and see for yourself.

The apartment features a stunning living room with 24-foot ceilings.

Here's another angle of the living room.

There's a chef’s kitchen with stainless-steel appliances.

A fjord is something you can only see in certain parts of the world.

Formed by glaciers, fjords are wider than they are long and are either a deep, narrow sea or a lakedrain. They're similar to a bay or cove.

Norway and the Svalbard Islands are home to over 1,000 stunning fjords, which make for great sightseeing.

We browsed #fjordnorway on Instagram to give you an idea of just how beautiful these natural formations are.

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This photo shows the small town of Marifjøra, which looks out onto the Sognefjord.

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The Sognefjord is the largest and best known fjord in Norway. Although it's the third-longest in the world, it's technically the world's longest open fjord since the other two are often covered in ice.

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The towns that sit along the fjords are just as picturesque as the fjords themselves. This town is called Undredal.

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Business Insider recently sent three reporters to Havana, Cuba to experience the city as tourists. On a Sunday afternoon, we noticed an extremely long line on a street corner near the Hotel Habana Libre. We assumed it might be for a bus stop, but we were shocked when we found out the real reason why hundreds of Cubans were willing to stand in line for upwards of two hours.

We'll have lots of stories about our adventures on the island, which you'll be able to find here.

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A girl scout troop in Washington has raised over $100,000 from supporters after a mysterious transphobic donor took back their own six-figure donation.

The Queen Anne Girl Scouts of Western Washington office was initially thrilled when the original $100,000 donation came in, according to the Seattle Met. That kind of money could send 500 Girl Scouts to camp and was a significant chunk of the council’s fundraising goal, the paper reported.

But the donation turned out to be short-lived.

In May, the Girl Scouts changed their transgender policy, saying that “if the child is recognized by the family and school/community as a girl and lives culturally as a girl, then Girl Scouts is an organization that can serve her in a setting that is both emotionally and physically safe." 

After the announcement, the mystery donor sent a follow-up note, according to the Seattle Met, that said: “Please guarantee that our gift will not be used to support transgender girls. If you can’t, please return the money.”

Council CEO Megan Ferland ultimately decided that she would indeed return the money. 

“Girl Scouts is for every girl,” she told the Seattle Met. “And every girl should have the opportunity to be a Girl Scout if she wants to.”

To recoup the donation, Ferland was inspired to create an IndieGogo campaign on Monday called Girl Scouts is #ForEVERYGirl with a goal of re-raising the $100,000 that the transphobic donor took back.

Within a day, nearly 2,000 people had donated to the campaign, which raised over $100,000 at the time of this post. The website is currently down after media attention is sending thousands of supporters to the IndieGogo page.

They did it! @GirlScoutsWW hit their $100,000 goal in a day! @girlscoutshttps://t.co/ZrJUqqlmDfpic.twitter.com/lFl7kNbCtg

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 30, 2015

Thank you for the outpouring of support! The @Indiegogo page is down but we are working to get it back up! #ForEVERYGirl

— Girl Scouts of WW (@GirlScoutsWW) June 30, 2015

The money the campaign receives will be used to help girls join a troop, go to camp, receive badges, and participate in other girl scout activities like building robots if their families can’t afford it.

The website explains:

$100,000 is a lot of money. In fact, it’s almost a third of our entire financial assistance program for this year – and girls need this support now. That’s why losing this gift is such a big deal.

Donations range from $15, which would make it possible for a girl to join the Girl Scouts, all the way to $10,000, which will send an entire troop to summer camp as well as send the donor and a friend to a Glamp weekend getaway at Camp River Ranch.

To donate to the campaign, click here.

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The late Joan Rivers' 5,100-square-foot penthouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side has found a buyer after only 140 days on the market, according to The New York post.

The triplex apartment, known as The Spencer Condominium, has four bedrooms and five bathrooms. The pre-war building even includes a private elevator that goes straight to the penthouse.

Rivers had relisted the apartment many times over the years, most recently in 2012.

Leighton Candler of Corcoran Group Real Estate handled the listing.

Meredith Galante contributed to an earlier version of this report.

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Welcome to 1 E 62nd Street, a triplex penthouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side and one of the primary filming locations for Rivers' 2010 documentary, "A Piece of Work."

It's easy to see why Rivers called the décor "Louis XIV meets Fred and Ginger."

The 23-foot ceiling is hand-painted throughout the apartment. This room features a mural of the sky.

My Austrian family might disagree, but I consider myself from Germany: I grew up in Munich, lived there for most of my life, and consider it home. 

As an expat who's been in the US for almost a decade, I hear a lot of silly questions about my homeland. But some stereotypes are steadfast, widespread, and unshakeable, whether they are true or not.

Here's my attempt at dispelling some of the more persistent falsehoods.

1. The German language is harsh

Ok, so it's not French, but most people's frame of reference for having heard German are old videos of Hitler. No one talks like that. In fact, I've often had people tell me "oh, you make German sound so nice" after overhearing me on phone calls. No, Hitler just made it sound ugly. German's not terrible, it's actually super descriptive and really beautiful (ever heard of some guy named Goethe?). 

2. There are no speed limits in Germany

Sure, 60% of our autobahn indeed does not have a speed limit, but the other 40 does (it's somewhere between 60 to 75 mph).

3. Germans are rude

We're honest, not rude. Germans are straightforward, truthful, and don't beat around the bush — but it's never done with malicious intent. We simply don't like small talk of any sort. Consider it another type of efficiency — one stereotype that's actually true. 

4. Germans wear Dirndl and Lederhosen all. The. Time.

We're actually not uni-cultured, no. Sure, Bavarians wear those things occasionally, but that's Bavaria. In other words, only about 12.5 million Germans out of Germany's 80.62 million. That's essentially like saying everyone in America wears Yankees caps or cowboy hats. And no, we don't frolic across fields with flowers in our hair while wearing out little costumes.

5. Germans eat nothing but wurst and sauerkraut

Actually, we eat a lot of bread and potatoes too. Alright, so the German diet is indeed very heavy, and traditional cuisine is so laced with lard and pork that vegetarians shouldn't even bother trying to find something to eat, but the cuisine has been reinventing itself to accomodate Germany's increasingly international population, and has lightened up significantly.

Plus, it's not like we eat only German food, another cliché.

6. Germans drink nothing but beer all day

It's true that Germans are the 3rd biggest beer consumers per capita, but (contrary to what the Oktoberfest's debauchery makes it look like) it's not about quantity, it is most definitely about quality. We take our beer very, very seriously. The Reinheitsgebot (German purity law) that states that beer can only be made with water, barley, hops, and now yeast, is a giveaway, but we generally also scoff at wacky flavors and cannot stand the idea of a light beer. And yes, while we enjoy every beer as if it were our last, and have no problem with a beer at lunch during the work day, we also having thriving wine regions and excellent schnapps. Next time you're in Germany, try a glass of Riesling, a white wine from the Rhine region. 

7. Germans are straight laced and orderly

Anyone who's ever been in line at a ski lift knows that's not true, and has the elbow marks to prove it.

8. Germans have no sense of humor

We're hilarious. In line with the whole "we're not rude, we're honest" argument, if you think we don't smile enough you've just gotten too used to the phony smiles dispensed by anyone working in retail or hospitality in the States. The standard American "how are you" is a greeting, not a question, but will launch any German into a summary of their day. A decade in America and it still trips me up into answering "I'm good, thank you, how are you?" before proceeding. Every. Time.

9. Germans are strict

Maybe this idea comes from our efficiency. Sure, we like to get things done, we like knowing the exact minute the next U-Bahn will arrive, we like things a certain way. But strict? Isch don't think so.

10. Germans are naked all time time

Yes, Germans have a thriving Freikörperkultur (the German movement that endorses a naturalistic approach to life), but FKK is contained in certain areas, people aren't naked just anywhere and all the time.

11. We love David Hasselhoff

How did this start? Where did this come from? Why do people always always ask me if I like David Hasselhoff? Sure, Knight Rider and Baywatch were awesome, but Germans are no more into David Hasselhoff than anyone else. This misguided notion may stem from the fact that he was indeed popular in Germany right around the time the Berlin wall fell, thanks to his then chart-topping hit "I've Been Looking For Freedom," which simply happened to air at the right time and happened to echo popular sentiment. So essentially, Germans love Hasselhoff about as much as Americans love Poison (who dominated the US charts in 1989 with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn").

Oh, and he's not German. He is from Baltimore. And his German skills are mediocre at best.

12. Arnold Schwarzenegger is German

He's Austrian, and so is his accent.

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The moments before sleep can provide a rare retreat from a jam-packed day for highly successful people.

For many CEOs, execs, and other high achievers, the day begins extremely early and is crammed with emails, meetings, and events. But the evenings can be a time to unwind with a good book. Or a magazine. Or newspaper. Some of them even curl up with their email.

From paperbacks to tweets, here's what 17 super successful people read before calling it a night. 

Alison Griswold contributed to a previous version of this article. 

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Tim Armstrong tries to always read a book to his two young daughters.

The AOL CEO once told the Guardian that he generally gets home around 8 p.m., and then sits down to read a book to his daughters. "They usually win and get two or three books," he admitted. He tries to go to bed by 11 p.m. to get six hours of sleep.

Bill Gates has said he reads for an hour every night, even when he gets home late.

Back in the 90s, Microsoft's cofounder told the Seattle Times that he considers reading at night to be "part of falling asleep."

He loves good books (here's his 2015 summer reading list) and his reading topics range from public health to the history of shipping containers. Gates considers himself a very fast reader, despite never taking a speed-reading course.

John Carney mulls great thinkers as he falls asleep.

"I'm somewhat obsessed with ancient philosophy, mostly Plato, Socrates, and Xenophon," the Wall Street Journal writer told The Wire in 2013. He said he does most of this type of reading before going to bed. "Unless it's Sunday night," he added, "in which case I'm watching 'The Walking Dead' or 'Homeland.'"

If you've ever shared a photo on Facebook and thought it was missing a giant mustache or a pithy caption, the social media platform's latest update is the solution to your problems.

Facebook's most recent iOS app update lets users edit their photos by swiping through filters and adding stickers and colorful lines of text directly to the images.

The new features are noticeably similar to the editing options available on the photo-sharing app Snapchat. Not surprising, given that Facebook reportedly tried and failed to buy Snapchat in 2014 for $3 billion dollars.

There are a few differences between the two platforms' editing options, Cosmopolitan explained. 

Facebook lets users add multiple different-colored lines of text and stickers anywhere on their images, while Snapchat users are more limited. It's currently not possible to separate lines of text or emojis within Snapchat. 

But Facebook doesn't give users a doodling option. Snapchat is still your best bet if you feel the need to draw freehand directly on your pictures.

The Facebook update is currently only available for iPhone users. Android users will have to wait a bit longer before they can start dressing up their photos, the Verge reports. 

Until that happens, you can also edit your pictures using the Facebook desktop site, though filters are only available on the mobile app. 

Here's how to edit your pictures using the Facebook app. 

 First, open the Facebook app and tap the "Photo" button at the top of your phone screen. 

Next, select the image (or images) you want to edit and share. Tap "Done" in the upper right-hand corner once you've made your selection. 

Add a filter by swiping your finger left across the image. You'll see a vertical white line pass over the image for each of the seven different filters: Auto, Vintage, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Snow. I used the "Auto" filter which sharpened the lines and colors in my picture. 

Touch anywhere on the image to add text. You'll see "Text" icon appear on the bottom of your screen.  Tap this icon once.

 Next, tap this "T" icon to add text. 

Tap the screen and type your chosen text. To change the color of your text, drag your finger up and down the rainbow on the right side of your screen. You can also change the size and angle of your text by dragging the words using two fingers. 

You can add as many captions as you like by repeating this process. Each one can be a different color and size. 

To add a sticker, tap the "Stickers" icon at the bottom of your screen and follow the same steps you used to add text. 

Position and re-size the sticker by dragging it across the screen using two fingers. 

When you're done editing, tap "Save" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Then you'll be able to post your photo to Facebook and show your creation to all of your friends. 

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