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Back when doctors prescribed UV sunlight for kids
1948 Children receive sun ray treatment at a health center in Bristol, England. Image: Popperfoto/Getty Images Exposure to sunlight has been prescribed for medicinal and therapeutic purposes since ancient times, across Western and Eastern cultures. For instance, in many European … Continue reading
Anna Kendrick’s best Instagrams, recreated by famous dog Tuna
The Internet’s favorite dream BFF Anna Kendrick turns 30 on August 9. So we enlisted another Internet favorite to help us celebrate: Tuna the chiweenie The world’s cutest walking overbite stepped into Kendrick’s movie star shoes and lived vicariously through … Continue reading
Verizon nixes contracts, subsidies for new customers
Under pressure from trends in the industry, Verizon is simplifying its wireless plans for new customers Beginning Aug. 13, there will be no more subsidies and contracts, eliminating two of the most confusing aspects of buying a phone and service … Continue reading
There’s a comedy show in Edinburgh that teaches you how to die
EDINBURGH — Dicing with Dr. Death has been dancing with the authorities. The Edinburgh Fringe show, which explores methods of assisted suicide and is presented by Australian euthanasia doctor Philip Nitschke, has been marred in controversy and closely watched by … Continue reading
Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes gets life in prison
James Holmes, the man convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 at a Colorado movie theater in 2012, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Friday afternoon sentencing comes after a jury of … Continue reading
7 downright scary beers for your next game of Truth or Dare
Crack open a cold one — it’s your duty as a citizen of the world It’s International Beer Day, which means it’s downright good for humanity to enjoy an ice cold brewski with your pals Seeing as it’s a special … Continue reading
9 scary-good teases for ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’
LOS ANGELES — If you weren’t ready to check into American Horror Story: Hotel before, get ready to be. The horror anthology’s new season is set in a hotel in downtown Los Angeles and partially inspired by the 2013 surveillance … Continue reading
Why Carly Fiorina’s ‘cyberwall’ attack puts her at odds with Silicon Valley
Carly Fiorina is not afraid to burn some bridges with her Silicon Valley tribe. The former Hewlett-Packard chief executive made waves during Thursday evening’s so-called “happy hour” debate — the opening act for GOP presidential hopefuls that didn’t make the … Continue reading
Calais migrant walks almost entire length of Eurotunnel to England
British authorities are investigating how a Sudanese migrant managed to walk nearly the entire length of the 31-mile (50-kilometer) Channel Tunnel from Calais before being stopped. See also: 4 common myths about the Calais migrants debunked Kent police say Abdul … Continue reading
There’s ‘simply too much television,’ says FX CEO, but a decline is coming
Ever felt like Mama bear and the rest of the Berenstain clan when faced with the glut of scripted programming on broadcast networks, cable, pay cable, streaming giants, upstart websites … even BitTorrent, for Pete’s sake? You are very much … Continue reading
