At least 838 people are dead in Pakistan after one of the worst heat waves in a decade combined with lackluster infrastructure, water shortages and the holy month of Ramadan to cause hundreds of cases of dehydration and heat stroke. … [Read more...]
Samsung Announces Fix to its Keyboard Security Flaw
After a recent report from security company NowSecure detailed a vulnerability that potentially affects more than 600 million Samsung smartphones, Samsung announced a fix that should be coming in "a few days" for some devices. … [Read more...]
Wildfire Grows to Over 10,000 Acres in California’s San Bernadino National Forest
A wildfire near Big Bear in California’s San Bernardino National Forest has exploded in size, as hot, dry conditions fuel the flames. The forest fire started Wednesday afternoon but grew to 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It was only about 5 percent contained, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. … [Read more...]
of Montreal to Tour the US Following Aureate Gloom Release
of Montreal released their latest albums, Aureate Gloom and Snare Lustrous Doomings (live album), not too long ago, and now they are gearing up for a US tour starting later this summer. The first lucky city to catch their show – Greensboro, NC on August 21, 2015. From there they will meander their way across the country top to bottom and side to side, ending up in New Orleans, … [Read more...]
MikMak Paddy Wack Give a Girl a Phone …
MikMak is the first mobile video shopping network available for iOS devices. It was created and founded by Rachel Tipograph (former Global Director of Digital & Social Media at Gap and one of Forbes’ “30 under 30 Who Are Changing The World”). … [Read more...]
Where You Live Might Effect Your Level of Obesity
Body weight seems to be a national concern no matter what state you live in — but who would have ever thought where you live might actually have an effect on how obese you are or aren’t. According to a recent Gallup poll, it’s all about location, location, location when it comes to the fat to non fat ratios. … [Read more...]
Hungarian Painter Tibor Helenvi’s Controversial Star Wars Posters Auctioned
Check out some of these original and amazing oil paintings of the Star Wars trilogy created by Hungarian painter, Tibor Helenvi, thanks to the Budapest Poster Gallery. These Hungarian Star Wars movie posters were auctioned off earlier today, and now you can take a closer look at them. They were created for the original trilogy in 1979, 1981 and 1984 — and they are extremely … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Check for Skin Cancer
Have you seen your dermatologist lately? Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. (almost 5,000,000 people are treated for it every year). One in five of people will get skin cancer during their lifetimes, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. So you might want to reconsider that appointment now. … [Read more...]