Colleges and universities have gone on a .XXX domain shopping spree and it has nothing to do with enticing alumni donations through amateur naughty professor videos. Nope, schools like the University of Missouri and Washington University are grabbing the domains in a defensive move to protect their good names. The .XXX domain launches in the …

Paul wishes his girlfriend Emma a happy birthday with an adorkable handmade flipbook. Starts slow, but gets cuter as the music and vine slaying picks up. Via Reddit. Improve your relationships one dorky gift at a time.

If you’ve ever stepped into an airport, you’ve likely received instructions from Carolyn Hopkins, the friendly female voice greeting travelers at 200 airports all over the world as well as subway stations, train stations and even handing out weather warnings. CBS News sat down with Ms. Hopkins to learn a more about the woman behind …

Ever wonder just what makes Mater tick? Me neither, but that didn’t stop the imagination of illustrator Jake Parker from going into overdrive and imagining the lifelike nuts and bolts that go into a Pixar machine. I grew up in AZ and am very familiar with small towns strung along old highways. It struck a …

If you’ve been missing the days of fun music videos, check out Hudson’s “Against the Grain,” directed by VJ Dropbear aka Jonathan Chong, a piece that will definitely leave a smile on your face. The new music video for ‘Against The Grain’ from emerging Melbourne indie-folk artist Hudson sees him collaborate with film maker/animator/VJ Dropbear …

With all the hullaballoo over the new Muppets movie, it’s an excellent time to take a look back to the origins of the world’s favorite frog, Kermit. Though many of us think back fondly to the days of the Muppet Show, which aired from 1976 to 1981, Kermit first met television audiences on Jim Henson’s …

If you’re a new or small business, teaming—or partnering with an older, more established business—is a great way to bring in new business. Open Forum offers five tips for using teaming to your advantage. For example, Start out small. Starting small is good advice for any government contracting beginner, and it also holds true for …

Time for a holly jolly, merry microbial Christmas! Add a splash of science to your holiday decor with Petri Dish ornaments from Etsy seller Artologica. Via Etsy. Start your Christmas shopping on Etsy.

About 40 million years ago, a single shark in Egyptian waters snuck below a whale and attempted to rip it to shreds, but it wasn’t entirely successful. The shark-bit and torn apart whale, described in the latest Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, was recently discovered as a stonecutter in Italy prepared to slice into decorative limestone. …

Barreling rolling became all the rage this week as Googlers set off screen spins and twirls with a simple search. A Google engineer reportedly planted the Easter Egg to provide amusement to users “while showcasing the power of CSS3, a presentation feature of modern browsers.” The Barrel Roll is only one of Google’s hidden tricks …

Zombies know their fashion and so they certainly wouldn’t be caught undead in anything but the coolest kicks. Enter The Walking Dead-themed Converse Chuck Taylor Allstars from the imaginative folks at Tauntr. Still have your brain fully intact? The stylin’ shoes also provide excellent traction when attempting to outrun crazed zombie folk. Tantur also whipped …

Happy Day of a Palindrome, word nerds! 11022011–get it? Our friends who write the date dd/mm/yyyy, you already celebrated today’s palindrome 891 years ago, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a mega-list of sentences that work both forward and backward. Full list of 460 palindromes at Derf.net. Fun with writing.