Nov 11 China goes on a Singles’ Day online shopping spree Move over Cyber Monday. China's annual online shopping festival has you beat. Alibaba.com, China's biggest e-retailer Sales on Singles' Day -- also known as Double 11 because of it's date on Nov. 11-- totaled $3.1 billion… Continue reading
Nov 07 Rubber duck, chess inducted into Toy Hall of Fame Rubber duckie, you're the one, and you're on your way to the National Toy Hall of Fame. Photo by Flickr user longhorndave The National Toy Hall of Fame announced Thursday that the rubber duck and the game… Continue reading
Nov 05 Iconic Chicago chef Charlie Trotter dead at 54 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video courtesy Chicago PBS station… Continue reading
Oct 28 That’s no moon, it’s a 36-year-late ‘Star Wars’ blooper reel .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } While many movie fans get… Continue reading
Oct 28 Sesame Street parodies ‘Homeland’ .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Sesame Street doesn't really scream… Continue reading
Oct 04 Google, can you tell me how to get to ‘Sesame Street’? .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Google Earth and Sesame Street… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch out MP3s, records are resurfacing Creative commons photo via flickr user DGaston7564 Well, a sort of. Bloomberg Businessweek reports sales of vinyl are up 338 percent since a record sales low in 2006 based on data from Nielsen SoundScan. But at 2.9… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch River Phoenix’s Final Film Still from "Dark Blood The LA Times reports that an unfinished cut of River Phoenix's final film, titled "Dark Blood" has been published to YouTube. The film was in production in 1993 when Phoenix died of… Continue reading
Sep 12 A new set of records to beat "Guinness World Records," the world's leading authority on record-breaking feats, released the 2014 edition of its popular book today. This latest installment features more than 3,000 new and updated achievements, including unusual accomplishments such as the fastest person… Continue reading
Mar 05 The Tuesday Cutline… a Contest By Colleen Shalby This photo really gives a whole new meaning to laundry day. Let's-a-go and get to work captioning. May the force be with you. Continue reading