Bored at the urinal? Play a video game! Sega has announced that bars in Japan have started to install urinal video games that are controlled by urine. Players have their choice of five games. One game measures the force of a player's stream and translates it to wind in the video game. The harder a... Continue Reading →
IKEA Webseries?!
IKEA Heights is the name of the webseries and it was shot entirely inside a California IKEA!! More interestingly though is that the store, for the most part, had no idea they were filming Ikea Heights! Actors and crew were seen and asked to leave many times but they would just come back the next day!... Continue Reading →
I will never send you drunken texts again!
GENIUS!! Have you ever regretted sending "that" text the morning after?! There is now an app that promises to be a a guardian of your texting behavior!! Textalyzer uses 4 engaging and challenging games to analyze your state of mind. Succeed in winning the games means you should be clear-headed enough to send out a coherent... Continue Reading →
Meat-Free Mondays for McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney may be known for creating memorable rock melodies in one of the biggest bands in the world, the Beatles, but since 2009, he is also known for his ongoing campaign educating fans about how to eat less meat, not just for their health, but also to influence the sustainability of the world by... Continue Reading →
Most Influential Hair
Well, it looks like Jennifer Aniston no longer has the most desirable & sought-after Hollywood hairstyle. According to the Wall Street Journal, when it comes to actress haircuts to emulate, Harry Potter star Emma Watson's cropped mane is the most desirable. For the boys, Justin Bieber's swish was the style most asked for. No swish on this... Continue Reading →
In the spirit of Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day: It's that one time of the year where we remember those who have fought for our freedom & those who have given up their tomorrow so that we could have ours. It's funny how actually meeting and knowing a soldier who was injured in battle changes one's view of the day. This year,... Continue Reading →
Starbucks scared of coffee shortage!
Starbucks is thinking ahead... concerned that climate change could pose a risk to the future coffee bean supply, they are apparently making some alternate plans! The problem is that coffee bean farmers are already seing the effects of climate change (changing rainfall patterns, severe weather, the presence of new pests...) and Starbucks is afraid that if conditions continue... Continue Reading →
It’s a go!
Well, it's a go with ot without Mr Bill Murray! That's what Dan Aykroyd said about Ghostbuster 3: ''We will be doing the movie and hopefully with Mr. Murray. That is our hope. (But) the concept is much larger than each individual role.'' The latest instalement will film in Spring 2012. According to... Continue Reading →
How far would you go…
... to learn a new language?! A 19-year-old British girl went quite far! Rhiannon Brooksbank-Jones had an operation to make her tongue longer so that she could speak Korean better!!! I am not kidding... Rhiannon, who had been studying Korean for about two years, underwent a "lingual frenectomy" because she had trouble pronouncing... Continue Reading →
Defying gravity: Photographer ‘Levitates’
I have to say that this is the coolest set of photos I have seen in a while. Photographer Natsumi Hayashi makes flying look easy! She looks so fluid in her shots -- everyday places, levitating! No special effects... The self-portraits are actually the result of a lot of hard work. ''Sometimes I need... Continue Reading →