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Kevin Bacon demands more male nudity in Hollywood
Hey, Hollywood, Kevin Bacon has a bone to pick with you. There is so much gratuitous female nudity in films and television, and that’s not fair because male actors want to be naked too. In a very serious PSA, the … Continue reading
Instagram is opening the advertising floodgates
Get ready to see more ads popping up in your Instagram feed. As of Tuesday, the photo-sharing app is switching on an API that lets advertisers use third-party platforms like Brand Networks and Salesforce to schedule their own campaigns for … Continue reading
Jeb Bush suggests women’s health funding should be cut
The latest chapter in the fight to defund Planned Parenthood is one Republicans might not like. During an interview at a gathering of Southern Baptists, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush not only called to an end for Planned Parenthood’s federal … Continue reading
Drone drops drugs onto prison yard, brawl ensues
While some tech companies have their sights set on commercial deliveries by drone, the black market is already one step ahead Prison guards at the Mansfield Correctional Institute in Mansfield, Ohio, responded to a fight that broke out on the … Continue reading
Taylor Swift’s ‘Style’ played on a harp will relieve your mid-week stress
Taylor Swift’s “Style” is a throwback to the era of James Dean and red lips — but this harp cover throws things back even further. This soothing cover was made by the artist Emilie & Ogden. As you’ll see in the video, those … Continue reading
‘Ultra-rapid’ aircraft concept would fly from New York to London in 1 hour
Aircraft patent filings are not a great predictor for what air travel will actually be like in the near future, but they can certainly stir the imagination. Airbus has filed a patent for a supersonic, “ultra-rapid” plane that would make … Continue reading
Severe weather and a rare hailstorm pummel Boston
Severe weather rolled through the Northeast on Tuesday, pummeling several states and dropping a rare hailstorm in the Boston area, including downtown. Golfball-sized hailstones fell across the area along with heavy rain and winds. See also: After all that heat, … Continue reading
4 ways to ask for a work extension without losing your street cred
So, you kinda underestimated how long that new project would actually take. Or, you felt pressured to overcommit and now have way too much to do before Friday. Regardless of the situation, you’ve done the math — and there simply … Continue reading
‘Go Set a Watchman’ refunds are now a thing, at least in one bookstore
Less than a month after the launch of Harper Lee’s highly anticipated novel Go Set a Watchman, it’s hard even for its defenders to avoid the conclusion that it should have been released with a very large asterisk In other … Continue reading
Iowa couple aims to buy 1,000 billboards denouncing same-sex marriage
A legal fight ensued after Betty and Richard Odgaard refused to allow same-sex marriages at their venue, prompting the Iowa couple to close their business Now, the Odgaards are turning to billboards — 1,000 of them, to be precise — … Continue reading
