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First red smog alert is issued in Beijing
Beijing has issued its first-ever red alert for smog. Authorities have forecast more than three consecutive days of severe smog. Schools were urged to close and there are restrictions on factories and traffic. The red alert is the most serious … Continue reading
‘I Came By Boat’ campaign wants you to look at refugees differently
Advertising is usually created with the intention to sell you products, but a campaign called “I Came By Boat” wants to sell you a change of mind instead. The topic of refugees seeking asylum by boat in Australia is a … Continue reading
Compromise gift guide: How to (almost) fulfill your wildest techie wish list
Remember when you were a kid and you asked for a puppy for Christmas, only to wake up and find a Puppy Surprise wrapped up under the tree? That was your compromise gift — a great present that delivered enormous … Continue reading
‘Once Upon a Time’ stars dissect the heartbreaking winter finale
VANCOUVER, Canada — Have you caught your breath yet from Sunday’s Once Upon A Time winter finale? Yeah, it was a tough one. In the episode, title “Swan Song,” Emma (Jennifer Morrison) was prepared to sacrifice herself to get rid … Continue reading
Twitter’s top moments of 2015, from ‘Pray for Paris’ to tech mogul battles
It can sometimes be difficult to realize you’re living in truly historic times when you’re right in the middle of it. Thankfully, we have Twitter, a kind of real-time pulse tracking the events of our world as they happen, and … Continue reading
Craig Federighi and Apple want to make coding cool
Craig Federighi wasn’t a born computer nerd. “I first got exposed to [coding] when I was 10 years old on an Apple II,” Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering (and owner of that hair) told me over the … Continue reading
If Adele songs were sung by ‘Star Wars’ characters
The characters in Star Wars have a lot on their minds. And whether you’re a princess, a smuggler, a Wookiee or the most evil Sith Lord in existence, you just can’t commit yourself to fighting an intergalactic war without taking … Continue reading
The top 15 sporting events that blew up Twitter in 2015
The list of sporting events that Twitter says generated the most impressions in 2015 includes some surprises The year didn’t include a men’s World Cup, so that eliminated an obvious winner. The Women’s World Cup, however, finished third in Twitter’s … Continue reading
Wild boar rebrands as a cow and moves in with herd in Germany
A wild boar in Germany has decided to take up a more civilized lifestyle by moving in with a herd of eight cows. A cattle farmer named Dirk Reese told the dpa news agency that the boar has been living … Continue reading
Watch Jared Leto’s childlike wonder as he hears Taylor Swift’s ’1989′ for the first time
Taylor Swift‘s 1989 is nominated for a bunch of Grammys, which is cool. But what does the lead singer of 30 Seconds to Mars think? Jared Leto listened to the album and gave his thoughts while TMZ rolled the cameras, … Continue reading
