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‘Fifty Shades of Steve Buscemi’ is a movie that ties you up in sexy
People have been freaking out over the highly anticipated release of the book turned movie Fifty Shades of Grey. But what if Steve Buscemi played the dominating lead character of Christian Grey instead of Jamie Dornan? This mock trailer explores … Continue reading
Everything you ever wanted to know about Jabba the Hutt
Everyone knows that Jabba the Hut, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’s slug-like oligarch, was the real star of that movie. He was more imposing than all the leads, cinematically evil and dies in the first act. He was also … Continue reading
Obama deserves a Grammy for singing Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’
The president of the United States is really getting down to this sick beat. The YouTube channel Barack’s Dubs has outdone themselves yet again with another lip dub of Barack Obama — this time “singing” Taylor Swift. Though Obama appeared … Continue reading
IBM Watson is starting to think in Japanese, with Softbank’s help
Watson, IBM’s massively intelligent, cognitive computer, has many skills. It can play and win at Jeopardy, diagnose PTSD, deep-dive our tweets and cook up delicious recipes from seemingly incongruous ingredients But understanding and thinking in Japanese is not one of … Continue reading
IBM Watson is starting to think in Japanese for the first time
Watson, IBM’s massively intelligent, cognitive computer, has many skills. It can play and win at Jeopardy, diagnose PTSD, deep-dive our tweets and cook up delicious recipes from seemingly incongruous ingredients But understanding and thinking in Japanese is not one of … Continue reading
U.S. airlines had fewer long tarmac delays in 2014 than ever before
The 2010 law regulating long tarmac delays has had its desired effect. U.S. airlines had the lowest number of delays on record in 2014, with 30 domestic flights delayed on the tarmac longer than three hours and nine international flights … Continue reading
Alaskan angler recycles fish into clothes
Four years ago, Craig Kasberg was just another Alaskan teenage angler, spending upwards of 28 days at sea aboard his vessel, Katz. Okay, so maybe not a typical teenager. But by his 23rd birthday, the Juneau native had already spent … Continue reading
‘Fifty Accents of Grey’ will satisfy all your Irish Mr. Grey fantasies
Talking about nipple clamps and hot fudge brownie sex in any accent is strange, but Jimmy Fallon and Jamie Dornan took it up a notch and made it flat out bizarre. Dornan, star of the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey … Continue reading
Startup aims to end the stigma of booking hotels by the hour
Many hotel rooms sit empty during the day, and there’s a startup that wants to fill them. HotelsByDay thinks there’s a big opportunity to serve business travelers who want to take a nap or work between meetings, and leisure travelers … Continue reading
GoPro captures a dog’s version of a snow day
You may hate the snow, New England, but your dogs are loving it The northeastern United States has been getting pummeled with record-breaking snowfall this year, which is causing residents plenty of grief However, as this GoPro video reveals, some … Continue reading
