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Would you like to know what your Facebook profile looks like to other people? Whether it’s a job recruiter or a potential date checking out your online presence, it’s a useful exercise to view just what you’re putting out there … Continue reading →

Kerényi Zoltán has turned his camera into a time machine. The Hungarian photographer and architect uses vintage photos to create a bridge between the Budapest of the past and the Budapest of the present In the series “Ablak a Múltra” … Continue reading →

By now, you’ve probably seen the incredible YouTube footage from a track and field meet in Kenya. To the backdrop of bouncy music, two contestants — one of them barefoot — take turns gaining momentum before clearing an impossibly tall … Continue reading →

A California judge has rejected Google’s petition to dismiss more than a dozen secretive Federal Bureau of Investigation requests for users’ data. The requests, called National Security Letters (NSL), come without a judge’s warrant and usually include a gag order … Continue reading →

Samuel L. Jackson followed through with his promise on Friday, after asking Reddit users to submit a 300-word monologue for him to read out loud. But not without punking the Internet in the process. Here’s the beginning of his much-anticipated … Continue reading →

Tumblr‘s creative director and fifth employee, Jacob Bijani, has left the company less than two weeks after it was acquired by Yahoo. In a post to his personal Tumblr, Bijani writes that he plans to take some time off “to … Continue reading →

Tumblr‘s creative director and fifth employee, Jacob Bijani, has left the company less than two weeks after it was acquired by Yahoo. In a post to his personal Tumblr, Bijani writes that he plans to take some time off “to … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama has a Follow Friday suggestion for all you Twitter users out there: environmental/bird appreciation group The Audubon Society. #FF: @audubonsociety — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 31, 2013 What’s up with this #FF? It’s a playful response to … Continue reading →

Twitter has now made it even easier to upload a new profile picture, header image or background image to your profile. SEE ALSO: Twitter Now Supports More and Longer Lists You can edit profile photos by clicking the “Edit Profile” … Continue reading →

Every famous painting has a good muse. Sometimes, when the muse is a person, an abstract version might appear on canvas. So what would the models of Picasso paintings look like in real life? Hungarian artist Flóra Borsi conceptualized classic … Continue reading →