Archive
August 16, 2013
Weird Facts About How You See
You're doing it right now. It's time to learn something about it.
15 Reasons Why Driving In LA Is Terrifying
Buckle up, Californians.
How To Not Look Like A Tourist In NYC
Everybody needs to learn how to tip.
San Francisco Hits Back Against Its Most Vocal Critic
A start-up founder posted the top reasons why he hates the city. Now locals are giving him a taste of his own medicine.
Chris Matthews, Pronunciation Nazi
Don't tell MSNBC's Chris Matthews how to pronounce Dick Cheney, ever.
32 Books That Will Actually Change Your Life
And all you have to do is read them!
12 Logic Puzzles That Will Prepare You For Real Life
You may not be able to figure them out so quickly, but they might save the day if you do!
It's A Crime Against Fashion These 15 Monster High Heels Aren't Human Sized
Mattel is missing out on an obvious cash-in. These shoes are wasted as mere doll accessories.
Grace Jones, '80s
Grace Jones, '80s
8 Silly Assumptions In Peter Shih's San Francisco Rant
Silicon Valley start-up founder Peter Shih riles San Francisco community with classist, sexist "satire."
Holy Shit Are These Pixel Art Drawings Beautiful Or What?
They are like the backgrounds to games you only played in your dreams All from pixel scenery. Big up to The Daily Dot.
From Aaron Samuels To Zombie Ex-Wife: The Ultimate "Mean Girls" Alphabet
Our grool new way to teach some kids their ABCs.
Watch Mark Zuckerberg Speak On Immigration Reform For The First Time
"These are issues that don't just touch our part of the industry but really touch the whole country and touch what is right for us to do as a people."
15 Animals That Have Committed Huge Pinterest Fails
The stats say that Pinterest viewers are 80% female, 19% male, and 1% "pets or other." But just a fair warning: you should NEVER let a creature without opposable thumbs handle mason jars.
Russian Pole Vaulter Walks Back Her Anti-LGBT Comments
Yelena Isinbayeva, champion pole vaulter and "mayor" of the Olympic village in Sochi, says she was "misunderstood" and opposes "any discrimination against gay people on the grounds of their sexuality."
Area 51 Finally Declassified By The CIA
Urban legend maintains that in 1947 a UFO landed in Roswell, New Mexico and was taken to Area 51 for analysis. Since then the top-secret government test site has been the subject of conspiracy theories regarding alien lifeforms, and today the government acknowledged its existence.
Something Was Born Inside A Little Boy's Knee And He's Keeping It As A Pet
This is gross, but cute. But gross.
Retro Joe Biden Is Clearly The Best Joe Biden
Those sideburns will be VP someday.
Cake Is The Best Way To Drink Rum
Why have a boring old cocktail when you could have a cake soaked in booze?
One Exercise To Know This Week: Planks
This simple pose is a fitness building block.
Violence In Egypt Continues On Muslim Brotherhood's “Day Of Rage”
It's now the third day of conflict between Egypt's military forces and the supporters of ousted president Morsi. On Wednesday and Thursday, more than 600 Egyptians died.
14 Subjects Disney Taught You Better Than School Did
Who says being raised by the television was a bad thing? We've got this.
Woman Calls TV Show To Endorse Stop-And-Frisk And Complain About "Those People," Gets Laughed At
But she only supports stop-and-frisk in Manhattan because "you can't expect us to live by the same rules we dictate to other people for heaven's sake!" The host thought she was joking (as did we when we first heard it), but she insisted she wasn't. You be the judge.
16 Mind-Blowing Fruit Facts
Some of this stuff is BANANAS. (Sorry.)
Alabama Republicans Seek To Purge Young Conservative Over Marriage Views
A generational civil war in the heart of Dixie. "She's a 23-year-old girl who's being bullied by some 50- and 60-year-old people because she made a statement in the paper."
Anti-LGBT Persecution Can Form Basis For "Crimes Against Humanity" Lawsuit, Federal Judge Rules
Global anti-gay crusader Scott Lively, who helped spark the fervor in Uganda that led to the introduction of the "Kill the Gays" bill, can now be sued in U.S. courts for crimes against humanity.
Key Congressional Staffer Goes To Work For Student Debit Card Firm She Investigated
As a former legislative assistant for Sen. Dick Durbin, Joanna Serra was part of an investigation into Higher One. Now the company turned around and hired her.
AOL Is Cutting Up To 500 Jobs, Closing Hundreds Of Patch Sites
The hammer has started to come down on Patch, AOL's network of hyperlocal news outlets. CEO Tim Armstrong promised cuts, and now they've arrived.
Is This The Best Etsy Store Ever?
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own the works of a true artist.
7 Ways To Make A Better Kale Salad
We've all had that terrible kale salad experience where it feels like the inside of your mouth is being assaulted by a giant tree. Here's how to avoid that.
Disturbing Photos Of Egyptian Protesters Jumping From A Bridge
These harrowing images appear to show people leaping from the Sixth of October Bridge at a rally in Cairo Friday.
Plaintiffs In Discrimination Case Call On Eliot Spitzer To "Make Right What His Father Messed Up"
As the Spitzer name returns to headlines and the case returns to trial, the plaintiffs turn their attention to the New York City comptroller candidate. "This has nothing to do with Eliot," says a spokeswoman.
17 Heart-Stopping Foods At The Iowa State Fair
Get the defibrillator.
The Notorious MSG's Unlikely Formula For Success
The "umami" craze has turned a much-maligned and misunderstood food additive into an object of obsession for the world's most innovative chefs. But secret ingredient monosodium glutamate’s biggest secret may be that there was never anything wrong with it at all.
New Report Shows NSA Violated Privacy Rules Thousands Of Times
The incidents range from unauthorized surveillance of Americans to typographical errors that resulted in unintended interception of emails and telephone calls.