Author: staff
SNL nails Super Bowl sexism with spot-on ad [video]
Posted by staff / February 1, 2015Nothing sounds like more fun than serving food and beer to the rowdy fans you spent days scrubbing the house for, right?
Wrong!
Read More19 secrets of UPS drivers
Posted by staff / January 30, 2015My goodness there is something interesting stuff out there on the Internet. This again via Mental Floss, and this time in an article they call “19 Secrets of UPS Drivers”. I’ll summarize the first point, They’re Always Being Watched, with some factoids that illustrate the internal workings of the UPS bean counters. The author writes: …
Read More12 things to remind yourself when all hope is lost
Posted by staff / January 28, 2015Having one of those moments where you’re hiding behind the bathroom door, refusing to acknowledge it will ever have to be opened again and drowning in a sea of tears and snot?
Read MoreHow to make instant, pourable ice at home [video]
Posted by staff / January 25, 2015Looking for a cool experiment to quell the kids’ cabin fever?
Read MoreMost disgusting nonviolent crime ever? Subway token sucking
Posted by staff / January 23, 2015If Dante had been an almost-modern New Yorker with a beef against germaphobes, you can bet what their circle of hell would have involved: subway token sucking.
Read MoreThe Andromeda galaxy in 1.5 billion pixels [video]
Posted by staff / January 22, 2015In the night sky, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the Andromeda galaxy, but not like this!
Read MoreBefore & after looks at color grading in the movies [video]
Posted by staff / January 7, 2015What a difference color can make, and that’s especially true when you get to see the dramatic impact of color grading on a finished film product.
Read MoreVatican Library to put 4000 ancient documents online
Posted by staff / January 6, 2015Was one of your resolutions this year to dive into some classic literature? Well, is today your lucky day, since the Vatican Library plans to throw open 4000 ancient texts to the online public.
Read MoreHubble’s “Pillars of Creation” shot now more brilliant than ever
Posted by staff / January 6, 2015If there’s one shot that stands head and shoulders above the rest that have been gleaned from the journey of the Hubble Space Telescope, it’s “Pillars of Creation,” and the jaw-droppingly striking photo has been given a star-worthy makeover.
Read MoreParents lip sync kids’ argument to perfection [video]
Posted by staff / January 3, 2015When you spend a significant amount of your life driving young children around, you become pretty familiar with their arguing style, but watching these meaningless debates come out of the mouths of adults is downright hilarious.
Read MoreThe definitive guide to influencing people over the phone [infographic]
Posted by staff / January 2, 2015Digital communication is all the rage, yet the need for good, old-fashioned phone expertise is still necessary in many facets of today’s job market and not knowing the ins and outs of conducting winning conversations could cost you a sale, a client, or a job faster than you can say “Hold, please.”
Read MoreCapturing the bite of the Great White [video]
Posted by staff / January 1, 2015For some, living the dream is kickin’ back on a beach without a worry in the world; for others, such as Jukka Sorvisto, it’s diving into the waters near Guadalupe, Mexico in a freakin’ huge metal cage luring in Great White sharks for fabulous photographs.
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