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Play ‘Gears of War’ on Xbox One to unlock 3 free games
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is a remastered version of the series’ first game (out of four) for Xbox One — but now fans can get the rest for free. A newly announced promotion offers up free, downloadable versions of the … Continue reading
Why 15% of Americans don’t use the Internet
Email, Facebook, cat videos — these are just a few of the things that 15% of American adults are missing out on every day because they don’t use the Internet. However, that 15% is a huge reduction from the percentage … Continue reading
Gwyneth Paltrow is consciously uncoupling from conscious uncoupling
Gwyneth Paltrow, the woman with the combination divorce announcement/trend piece heard around the world, is now saying that she had less to do with the popularization of the term “conscious uncoupling” than everyone thinks She’s not abandoning the term completely … Continue reading
Sunburned customers are roasting the natural sunscreen from Jessica Alba’s company
Jessica Alba’s eco-friendly brand, The Honest Company, is taking heat from customers who claim that its natural sunscreen is anything but effective. People are blaming the company’s SPF 30 sunscreen, which is listed as sold out on Honest.com but is … Continue reading
Design of Manchester United’s new women’s kit sparks sexism row
LONDON – Manchester United’s new team kit, designed by Adidas as part of a record-breaking £75m-a-year deal, is drumming up controversy on social media. See also: The Story Behind Those Nude-Looking Women’s Cycling Uniforms The debate began on Saturday after … Continue reading
Ted Cruz’s bacon-wrapped gun is every Texas stereotype in one video
Nothing goes better together than bacon and guns — at least for presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz. In a new video for the website IJReview, Cruz, a Republican from Texas, wraps a piece of bacon around the muzzle of a … Continue reading
Layoffs inspire man to turn office into the set of ‘Space Jam’
YouTube user Jake H. wasn’t about to let office layoffs get him down — so he turned to layups instead. Over the course of his last days at work, Jake filmed himself doing some pretty impressive slam-dunks on the plastic … Continue reading
Giant inflatable Minion causes traffic chaos because there is no hope
If it seemed like those insufferably cute yellow Minions were everywhere this summer, you weren’t imagining things. On August 2 around 3 p.m. BST, a giant inflatable shaped like a Minion came loose from its restraints and blew into traffic … Continue reading
Blow up beautifully rendered spaceships in this Gear VR launch title
Gunjack looks like a Gear VR game for serious gamers. Created by the folks at CCP Games, the Iceland-based developer behind EVE Online and Oculus Rift launch title EVE: Valkyrie, Gunjack is all about manning the controls of a gun turret as you blow up … Continue reading
Clinton campaign launches its first TV ads of 2016 race
Hoping to make some inroads in states where Republican candidates are already buying loads of air time, the Hillary Clinton campaign has launched its first TV ads of the 2016 election cycle See also: Hillary Clinton: America is leaving ‘talent … Continue reading