Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Taylor Swift Rebuilds Seaside Wall at Rhode Island Home, Locals Angered by Repairs

WENN.com Listen, Rhode Islanders, Imma let you finish, butTaylor Swift is one of the best neighbors of all time. There's been some misguided anger towards the 24-year-old country-pop singer for rebuilding a sea wall outside of her beachfront Westerly, R.I., home. One opinion column claimed the construction was being done on a "public" beach without "one single permit from the town," but Laura Dwyer, a spokeswoman for the Rhode...

Missouri Bar Responds To Cease And Desist From Starbucks With Epic Letter And $6 Check

When one of the largest companies in the United States serves you a “cease and desist” letter, there are various ways to approach it. One way is to give in to any demands in fear of powerful lawyers and millions or billions of dollars, forgetting whatever you were doing that got you in that predicament in the first place. The other option is to write a mocking apology letter and send a check for an extremely small amount of cash...

The Famous Hand-Holding Couple Of Instagram Is Back With New Adventures Around The World (Photos)

The couple that plans to travel the entire world is back with another amazing photo collection. Photographer Murad Osmann and his girlfriend are known for being anywhere but home and having the photos to prove it. Osmann takes photos of his girlfriend facing where they are, but never shows their faces in any of the photos. The project is called “Follow Me To.” Destinations in the latest edition include Monaco, the Versace mansion...

Sunday, December 29, 2013

This Video Will Make You Completely Rethink What Your Concept Of Time Is

You might think this workweek is dragging on, and you may be counting down until the weekend, but what you might not realize is how insignificant this matter of time is. In order to prove how trivial this period of time is, the good folks at the YouTube channel Kurzgesagt (the people who brought you this video about fracking) are back at it with a mind-blowing video, showing just how our perspective of time is irrational. When you hear about “billions of years,” it’s hard to visualize, so this video takes familiar...

Saturday, December 28, 2013

The 7 Essential Lessons About Selfies From The King Of The Trend, James Franco

Whether you like it or not, selfies have become an international phenomenon. They plague our Instagram feeds and force us to question the future of humanity. Oxford dictionary has even gone so far as to declare selfie the world of 2013! Jesus effing Christ — what is happening to us? When did it become socially acceptable to become this vain? I’ll bet you think this post is about you. Don’t you? Don’t you? Well, it’s time for all to hail James...

Alabaman Politician Suggests Legislation In Support Of ‘Duck Dynasty,’ Because Of Course He Did

State Senator Jerry Fielding (you know which party) has proposed a resolution to the Alabaman state legislature that makes no new laws, enacts no change to existing code, and has ZERO policy impact. So, it is of crucial importance to the state of the State for this issue to be addressed. Sen. Fielding has suggested that the State of Alabama join him (and a large swath of the US) in condemning A&E for suspending Phil...

This Open Letter To The Makers Of ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ Will Change Your Perspective On The Film

A daughter of a former business partner of the real Wolf of Wall Street has penned an open letter to L.A. Weekly to alert movie-goers of the part of Jordan Belfort‘s story Martin Scorsese chose not to include in his film: the effect his crimes had on the families of the investors involved. The girl’s name is Christina McDowell, and she was just a freshman in college when she attended the trial of her...