Does your cat show an interest in the images and sounds coming from your computer? Did you know you can take that a step further with videos tailor-made for feline viewing pleasure?
YouTube user Meghan Koley has created an entire channel dedicated to videos for cats. We asked Koley what inspired her to curate the content. Read the rest of this entry »
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Just about everyone has heard of the elevator pitch – that succinct summation of what you do that piques the interest of a potential customer or investor. Of course, in the Internet age, the elevator pitch has been shortened to the escalator pitch, then the Twitter pitch. As a result, a person has to adapt to the situation they’re in.
So, what do you do when you’re hit with the inevitable question “what do you do?” Do you captivate strangers right off the bat? Do you get people asking questions, or following up with you later? Read the rest of this entry »
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Check out this one-of-a-kind sofa, made up to look like the old Sega Master System. It looks just like the console, but it’s larger and way more comfy. I could play games on this thing all day in comfort and then take a nice long nap.
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A core tenet of the human “fight of flight” response begs the question, is this guy bigger than me? A recent study suggests that answer depends on if he’s wielding or not. Turns out, our brains might give a subconscious size advantage to opponents if they’re holding a weapon. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Easter weekend may have been miserable weather-wise for most us, but sometimes it can be better to keep out of the sun’s rays. Website PaleIsTheNewTan.com has dedicated its pages to lampooning the culture of sun worshippers and sun block abusers across the globe. And the results of their efforts may frighten you.
These days, it could be called the Jersey Shore effect.
But Snooki and crew aren’t solely to blame for the obsessively bronzed, sun-scorched bodies terrorizing America’s beaches.
Website PaleIsTheNewTan.com has dedicated its pages to lampooning the culture of sun worshippers and sun block abusers across the globe. And the results of their efforts may frighten you.
Too much sun? These two ladies have seem to have spent enough time perfecting their tans
Raccoon eyes, orange streaks and white neck syndrome plague the worst offenders.
Trout pouts, fist pumps, chest flexes and gelled hair are often accessories to the criminal looks.
Other stars of the cringe-worthy photos aren’t those obviously caking on bronzer or spending hours basking in UV rays hoping to achieve a perfect golden glow.
Some have the misfortune of awkwardly-placed sunscreen or swimsuits, leaving zebra stripes of red and white that scream in agony ‘Get off the beach!’
Jersey Shore effect? Heavy make-up and hair gel are unfortunate accessories to the crime, often attributed to Snooki, left, and her co-stars on the Jersey Shore, not pictured
Dark and oily: Some would call these two ‘tanorexic’
Matching tans: The two are sporting the ‘perma-shirt’ thanks to long days in the sun
Light to dark: Too much – and too little – time at the beach can be quite a head-turner
Some just seemed to have fun letting their friends do a slaphappy job, leaving full hand prints or smiley faces where their SPF50 used to be.
Then there are images that inspire pure wonder. One particular man wearing a Speedo parades milky white legs easily 20 shades lighter than his torso, begging the question – has he worn nothing but pants his entire life?
As the site’s author points out, even the best of us are not immune to the blotchy bad tan.
But all jokes aside, premature aging and skin cancer can be avoided, the risks of which are exponentially higher for those who spend hours in the sun.
Buff bods: These guys seem to think caking on bronzer is the way to win a medal at their bodybuilding competitions
Trout pout: A side-effect of fake tanning can be a delusional sense of self-confidence
Odd couple: These ladies’ dates might rub off on them later in the night
Tan twins: White neck and hand syndrome has unfortunately affected these pairs
Who’s got a bad tan? These guys
According to the American Cancer Society, most of the more than one million skin cancers diagnosed each year in the U.S. are considered sun-related. And contrary to popular belief, getting a tan will not protect your skin from sunburn or other skin damage.
Cancer Research has shown that using a sunbed once a month or more – something that many women consider to be minimal use – can increase the risk of melanoma by 50 per cent.
The first-time use of a sunbed before the age of 35 increases the risk of malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, by 75 per cent.
Two-toned: A couple, left, walks the beach after appearing to have spent years in the sun, while a man, right, stands appearing as though he’s never taken off his pants
Earning their stripes: These two serve as warnings to wear your sunblock
Slaphappy: These gentleman seem to have had a little too much fun in the sun
Ouch! These boys’ burns are screaming from too much time in the sun – and will soon have odd-looking golden glows to show for it
What happened there? Bad tan lines happen to the best of us
Time to take care of that: These two men don’t need to wear a watch or socks, their bad tans take care of that for them
Criminal: It’s bad enough they were arrested – but with embarrassing facial burns too
The extra melanin in tanned skin provides a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of about two to four, far below the minimum SPF of 15 recommended by the FDA.
But if you do fall victim to a scorching sunburn, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has offered some recommendations for treatment: cool baths, over-the-counter hydrocortisone creams, and aspirin to ease pain and swelling.
And, of course, if you can’t resist – there’s always self-tanning lotion. Just don’t forget to wear the gloves.
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A structure with interiors covered completely in human bones – sounds like the stuff that scary houses are made of, right? But believe it or not, it is actually a place of worship. Capela dos Ossos, or the Chapel of Bones, is located next to the Church of St. Francis in the medieval Portuguese town of Evora. The 16th century chapel is a large room that has been adorned with the bones of over 5,000 monks. Read the rest of this entry »
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Google’s Project Glass glasses aren’t available yet but the idea is undoubtedly exciting and could very well be the future. But until we actually get to wear them, we have no idea what they’ll be like. Hopefully, they won’t be as hilariously awful and physically harmful as these Google Glasses parody videos.
Or actually… hopefully they will be? Here are the five best Google Glasses parody videos so far.
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According to Billboard.com, QUEEN‘s Roger Taylor and Brian May willplay four shows with “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert in June and early July. On tap is a June 30 show in Moscow, a concert with Elton John in Kiev as well as two early July shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in London to provide “some alternative… for some of the people who had bought tickets” to the recently canceled Sonisphere festival, whereQUEEN was supposed to be one of the headliners.
“We’re really excited about it,” Taylor tells Billboard.com. “Adam… of course he has this unbelievable range, like Freddie (Mercury) had range.Adam can really cover it. He’s an extraordinary singer and a real talent. I feel he fits into our sort of theatricality.” Regarding the possibility of further activity with Lambert, Taylor says that “we’re just going to see what happens, how well it goes, how we get on.” He does acknowledge, however, that he and May have been approached to be part of theSummer Olympics closing ceremonies in London but adds that “I don’t think we’re meant to say too much about it yet.”
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Underwater photographer Doug Perrine travelled to Mexico’s Baja Peninsula to take some magnificent underwater images of a 50-foot-long Bryde’s whale.Scientists know so little about them that the numbers, range in the world’s oceans and whether this species of whale is in danger of being wiped out are not understood. Bryde’s whales are a type of baleen whale that feed on small fish and krill.
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Glam rock icons Queen’s Greatest Hits has topped a list of Britain’s best-selling albums of the last 50 years.
The album has sold a staggering 5.8 million copies in the UK since it was released in 1981 – comfortably beating the best The Beatles could manage. The Fab Four’s best effort, their 1967 release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band has had to settle for second place, with sales of 5 million.
And Queen have managed a unique double – two albums in the top 10. Their follow up, Greatest Hits II, released in 1991, just a month before the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury, is number 10 in the new list.
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