Author: staff
38 ways to make coffee [infographic]
Posted by staff / September 5, 2014If you’re sitting around waiting for the coffee to brew, this infographic from Follygraph is the perfect thing to make your anticipation all that much sweeter.
From sweet treats to those with an extra buzz, you’re bound to find something to tempt your tastebuds amidst these thirty-eight visual recipes.
Read MoreSexin’ up the Old Farmer’s Almanac
Posted by staff / September 3, 2014As the oldest continuously published magazine in North America, the Old Farmer’s Almanac has weathered its fair share of trends, but this new-fangled Internet thang presents a challenge to this classic publication like no other.
Read MoreEffectiveness of online advertising: statistics & trends [infographic]
Posted by staff / September 3, 2014Internet users have become experts when it comes to clicking past website ads, but when you’re in business, it’s a matter of finding the trick that draws new customers in rather than getting lost in the advertising blur surrounding content.
Read MoreDo you have what it takes to be a CEO? [infographic]
Posted by staff / September 1, 2014Always dreamed of stretching out and making yourself at home in a corner office?
Check out what the Brighton School of Business and Management found when they surveyed the characteristics and education of the country’s most powerful CEOs to see if you have what it takes to be THE boss.
Read MoreThe fascinating story behind a star named Bob
Posted by staff / August 30, 2014A star named Bob? That doesn’t sound like Latin to us.
The story behind this unusual heavenly moniker proves that astronomers do have a sense of fun and gives you a great story for your next stargazing adventure.
Read More7 life lessons learned from Labyrinth
Posted by staff / August 28, 2014Aaaah, Labyrinth, the fountain of many a young girl’s (and boy’s) fascination with David Bowie, and as The Mary Sue’s Sara Goodwin points out, a font of life lessons to be learned after one got over wondering if it was truly appropriate for a full-grown man to be wearing those pants in a movie that seemed to be geared for the young.
But we digress…
Read More9 essential bra hacks
Posted by staff / August 27, 2014Slipping straps, awkward fits, and then there’s the dreaded wash that turns your favorite bra into a useless rag.
From the time the training bra makes its awkward debut, there are endless issues to deal with and a limited budget with which to deal with them.
Thankfully, Minq has collected nine bra hacks to save you some embarrassment and plenty of cash over the long haul.
Read MoreFinally, research reveals ideal belly button size!
Posted by staff / August 27, 2014File this under “Things to make women more paranoid,” but only if you’re insecure enough to care. (We’ll tell you right now, though, that if a partner whips out a ruler when they first lay eyes on your belly button, make a run for it; if that’s not a deal-breaker, we don’t know what is.)
Read More50 funny but sad facts of life [charts]
Posted by staff / August 23, 2014Call them first world problems, call it sweating the small stuff, but there are many frustrations of every day life that we must laugh at individually if we don’t want to cry our eyes out in despair.
And that’s what these fifty hilarious graphs and charts from Kind of Normal are all about: Laughin’ away the pain.
Read MoreShower thoughts with Nick Offerman [video]
Posted by staff / August 21, 2014They always say to keep a pen and paper handy for jotting down moments of brilliance, yet sadly, much of the world’s wisdom has gone down the drain with yesterday’s dead skin cells and body wash.
Thankfully, Nick Offerman found a way of remembering his gems and offers them up to the collective wisdom of the world at Mashable.
Read MoreClear solar panels may boost ‘attraction’ of solar energy
Posted by staff / August 20, 2014A new type of “transparent” solar concentrator can be used on windows or mobile devices to harvest solar energy without obscuring the view. “It opens a lot of area to deploy solar energy in a nonintrusive way,” Richard Lunt of Michigan State says. “It can be used on tall buildings with lots of windows or …
Read More40 best murals in Phoenix
Posted by staff / August 20, 2014Katrina Montgomery at Phoenix New Times has a list of her forty favorite creations adorning the walls of this desert oasis, which capture the heart and soul of the Valley of the Sun far better than the malls and endless acreage of swimming pools.
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