When someone tells you that they’ve conquered Jaws, it usually means that they sat through the full 2 hours 10 minutes of Steven Spielberg’s shark flick without hiding behind a cushion. But for 19-year-old Adam Amin from Devon in England it has a whole different meaning. … [Read more...]
Gifts for the Wealthy – Where Can We Find Some Extra Cash?
The holidays are upon us and just like that you're in the hot seat when it comes to delivering the perfect give to friends and family. But that challenge takes on an entirely different bent if you happen to have friends in the 1% (read: wealthy). … [Read more...]
Star Wars Tech Toys in Time for The Force Awakens
This is it. We're down to the final stretch before Star Wars: The Force Awakens premieres — and Star Wars mania goes into hyper drive. (That is, if it hasn't already for you the way it has for us.) … [Read more...]
California’s Oil And Gas Industry Spent $10 Million Getting Rid Of Environmental Review
In this Dec. 18, 2012 photo, one of the region's thousands of oil pumps sits in the foreground of the new Westside Parkway under construction in Bakersfield, Calif. Much of the economic boom Bakersfield is enjoying is because high oil prices and new technology for extraction have revived the $10 billion industry that seemed dried up 25 years ago when Kern County set out to … [Read more...]
Iraqi Twins Arrested in Finland, Suspected of IS Killing
A Finnish court on Friday jailed 23 year-old twin brothers from Iraq for four months pending trial on suspicions they were Islamic State militants who fatally shot 11 unarmed soldiers in Iraq in June 2014. … [Read more...]
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot Star Gets SAG Nomination
Rami Malek is having a moment. The Mr. Robot star shot to fame over the summer with the USA series, then yesterday he received a SAG Award nomination for his portrayal of hacker Elliot Alderson. Today? Just a Golden Globe nomination for him, the show itself and costar Christian Slater. … [Read more...]
Some People Should Never Wear Elf on the Shelf Costumes
Every year, the infamously tiny (and completely creepy) Elf on the Shelf somehow manages to attract international attention. While the Elf on the Shelf has already made headlines multiple times in the past month, father-of-four Joe Stynberg recently decided to outdo us all. … [Read more...]
Video of Chicago Police Using a Taser on Man Who Later Died Released
The Chicago Police Department has released a three-year-old video that appears to show police officers using a Taser on a man and dragging his limp body down a hallway while he was held in custody. The man later died in a hospital. … [Read more...]
Creator of Bitcoin has Home Raided?
More than a dozen federal police officers entered a house registered on the electoral roll to Craig Steven Wright, whom Wired outed as the likely real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous figure that first released bitcoin’s code in 2009. … [Read more...]
The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Big Mid-Season Finale Twist
Excuse us for paraphrasing from that lunatic Gideon Malick, but: Well, we'll be damned. (Spoilers below). … [Read more...]