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Detroit Police Arrest Dozens of Fast Food ProtestersDetroit police on Thursday arrested dozens of demonstrators who were participating in a nationwide fast-food protest. Hundreds of workers around the U.S. from McDonald's Taco Bell, Wendy's and other chains planned to strike in a push to raise their hourly wage to $15. According to local reporters wh... After Nude Celebrity Photo Hack, Is 4Chan Actually Growing Up?The anarchic website 4Chan appears to have been making a few changes since a still-unknown hacker posted stolen celebrity snapshots there this weekend — and users aren't happy about it. Founded in 2003 by New York entrepreneur Christopher Poole, known to the site as "moot", 4Chan is most infam... The Space Station Is Getting Its First 3D PrinterThe first 3D printer ever to fly in space will blast off this month, and NASA has high hopes for the innovative device's test runs on the International Space Station. The 3D printer, which is scheduled to launch toward the orbiting lab Sept. 19 aboard SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo capsule, could he... Gigafactory Is a Go as Nevada Gives Tesla $1.25 Billion Tax BreakThe state of Nevada lured Tesla Motors to build its giant car battery "gigafactory" by offering a tax deal worth $1.25 billion to the auto company over the next two decades, it was revealed at a press conference Thursday The 15-million square-foot factory will churn out 500,000 Tesla car batteries, ... Oculus Rift Leaders Say You'll Buy Both Their Virtual Reality HeadsetsOculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey doesn't think the just-announced Gear VR mobile virtual reality headset he's building for Samsung is going to compete with his Oculus Rift headset, which is still not available to the public In fact, he predicts customers will want to buy both — though no pric... Tywin Lannister Tells Rugby Players to 'Turn Up' in Rousing Locker Room SpeechThis is an ad for the Rugby World Cup, which gets underway later this month in England (correction: later this month next year; duh). But that's not the important thing here. No, the important thing is: Tywin Lannister! Or the actor who plays him in Game of Thrones, anyway. The Rugby World Cup hire... Sleep in the Homes of These 8 Literary LegendsEven the most famous writers in history needed a retreat to cure creative blocks And now you can book a room to find your own inspiration in one of several literary listings available on Airbnb. The rentals were once the apartments, writing studios and educational institutions of icons, including Ch... 'Nobody Spoke Australian': The Hilarious Outback Steakhouse ComplaintSYDNEY — The Outback Steakhouse restaurant is everything that is wrong with Australian-themed restaurants, and now someone is fighting back. A poster on Reddit, known only as themeandoggie, shared a complaint he said he received while working at the restaurantThe complaint read: "Not satisfied... 10 Joan Rivers Lessons on How to Not Take Yourself Too SeriouslyOn Thursday, the comedy world lost Joan Rivers — an unapologetic icon who paved the way for generations of female comedians. Her in-your-face style, brutal honesty and bold sense of fashion kept her in the spotlight for more than 50 years. She was a fearless role model for being unabashedly yo... Message Board Linked to Celebrity Photo Hackers Is DownIn the latest bizarre twist in the celebrity photo hack, the anonymous message board, believed to be the source of the original leak, is now down. A message posted to AnonIB says the site will be unavailable for at least a "few days" as it undergoes maintenance. See also: Why Are We So Obsessed With... |