MySpace—remember, that site you frequented back in 2005?—has started demoing revamped profile pages in a bid to lose its reputation as the social network with the worst UI and gain back a sliver of relevance. Changes featured on the new profiles include a left-hand navigation, a focus on the MySpace Stream (think Facebook newsfeed), and …

Shark Week swims into living rooms starting August 1 and The Discovery Channel already has fans buzzing with a recent modification to its Silver Spring-Maryland headquarters. Giant shark attack! *insert Jaws music here* Full story at Guest of a Guest. More nature in action.

This is neat. Check out this Letterboard app that allows users to transform their iPhone or iPad into a traditional sign-board. Full story at Swiss Miss. Total iPhone coverage.

If you thought your cleverly-decorated bicyle or hot pink Segway were the oddest rides around, think again, and check out Tree Hugger’s head-scratch inducing list of the top ten weird forms of human transportation. See a few below: Spring-loaded stilts A pedal-powered pub A treadmill-bicycle hybrid See all ten at Tree Hugger. More travel tidbits.

From the YMCA to NPR to BP to J-Lo—brands seem to love abbreviating their names. But the fact of the matter is, there are both hazards and rewards to doing so. In order to ensure the success of your decision to shorten your business name, there are a few rules of thumb you should consider. …

The heavy-hitters of Silicon Valley made their riches off of technology and Internet innovations, but now—they prefer to explore the seas in luxury style. Check out this collection of impressive yachts owned by the richest lads in geek town. See a couple of them below: See them all at Business Insider. Learn more about Silicon …

The iconic Hollywood sign has loomed over the epicenter of American movie making since 1923, and its 87 year history includes plenty of interesting tidbits.  The sign read HOLLYWOODLAND from 1923 to 1949. Each letter originally stood 50 feet (15 m) and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide high, but renovations in 1978 resized the letters to 45 feet (14 m) tall and anywhere …

This is truly amazing. Eleven years after an accidental shotgun blast left her without eyes, cheeks, or nose—Chrissy Steltz was finally able to remove the black cloth she’s been hiding under for over a decade and unveil her new face to friends and family. Her silicone prosthesis and blue acrylic eyes, created by Dr. Larry …

Check out this cool collection of imaginative teapots sure to bring a smile to the face of any Earl Grey, Green, or Orange Pekoe lover. See them all at Oddee. Love tea? So do we.

Who wouldn’t rather learn more about a subject by way of a clever (and visually pleasing) infographic instead of a boring old textbook? Check out this great collection of awesome infographics and see if you don’t agree. See them all at Work Killer. Love infographics? So do we.

Vanity Fair asked fifty-two architecture experts to select the five most influential structures created since 1980. But when they tried to narrow the list, they ended up with a hefty 132 buildings. So, V.F. decided to increase their list to twenty-one. See a few below: See all twenty-one in order of popularity at Vanity Fair. …

Two years ago, the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles hired a pack of goats to crop a hillside city park in Bunker Hill—and the little bearded cuties are doing excellent work. The goats, who belong to Johnny Gonzalez, get a bad rap for being ‘destroyers’, but the fact is they pass over the natural …