There’s no feat quite as difficult as ice climbing. Climbing a normal mountain is hard enough, but when that mountain is slick and frozen and going straight up and down, that’s even more difficult. There are only a few hardy souls who indulge in ice climbing, and Canadian Will Gadd is one of them. In […]
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Super Bowl XLIX Is A “No Drone Zone”
Posted 1/29/2015 10:30 am by Ron HoganIf you’re looking to head to Super Bowl XLIX (AKA Super Bowl 49) in Glendale, Arizona’s lovely University of Phoenix Stadium, be prepared for some next-level security and an unusual ban. The FAA has declared Super Bowl 49’s airspace a no drone zone. If you have your drone, just leave it at home, according to […]
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Ghostbusters 3 Announces All-Female Cast
Posted 1/28/2015 10:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to laying hands on a comedy classic, you have to be very careful, even if you have the track record of director Paul Feig. He’s one of the most popular directors out there, and he’s the guy that turned Kristen Wiig into a megastar and made Melissa McCarthy a household name. Even […]
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New York City Dodges Blizzard Of 2015
Posted 1/27/2015 9:42 am by Ron HoganI live in a place where we don’t get a lot of very bad winter weather, but when we do, the whole town gets shut down. Anything over, say, 8 inches of snow is too much for the city to handle, but I live in Kentucky, not New York City, where they get real weather […]
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Drone Full Of Meth Crashes Near Mexican Border
Posted 1/22/2015 10:30 am by Ron HoganNo matter how secure the border, there’s always a way around it. When it comes to the US/Mexico border, not the world’s most secure crossing, there are many ways to circumvent it when you want to sneak contraband from one country to the next. Be it people or drugs, there’s always a way to get […]
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NFL Says Patriots Used Deflated Footballs In AFC Championship Game
Posted 1/21/2015 10:45 am by Ron HoganThe New England Patriots lambasted the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in the AFC Championship game. At points, it looked like the two teams were playing different games, and as it turns out, they might have been playing the same game, but with different equipment. Almost immediately after the game, the allegations started trickling out: the Patriots […]
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5-Year-Old Invoiced For Missing Birthday Party
Posted 1/20/2015 9:30 am by Ron HoganThere is nothing worse than planning a party. First you have to make sure that you’ve got enough food for everyone, because running out is not an option. In order to do that, you have to have a system to figure out how many people show up, because if you play it by ear, you’re […]
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The Flu Vaccine Is The Least Effective In A Decade
Posted 1/16/2015 12:30 pm by Ron HoganThe flu vaccine is kind of a crap shoot. Every year, doctors formulate a new vaccine based off of whatever strains of the flu were more active the previous flu season, and every year, if they’re lucky, they get it about half right. There’s no universal flu vaccine, despite the best efforts of doctors, and […]
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Facebook Testing “Facebook At Work” App
Posted 1/15/2015 8:45 am by Ron HoganSay what you want to about the relative merits of Facebook, but with 1.35 billion users, businesses, and whatnot either signed up or actively participating, it’s a huge pool of information that most places are locked out of due to corporate Internet and intranet policies. However, given how much people need Facebook to work to […]
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Bonnaroo 2015 Lineup Revealed
Posted 1/14/2015 10:45 am by Ron HoganWith every passing gray day, the summer draws closer. One of the sure signs of summer’s approach is that, one by one, the big summer concert festivals begin to roll out their lineups and announce to waiting music fans just what they have in store for the sweltering, sunny days ahead. Billy Joel is going […]
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Smuggler Caught With 94 iPhones Taped To His Body
Posted 1/13/2015 1:30 pm by Ron HoganChina is a smuggler’s dream. It’s a land of exotic tastes and repressive government, which means that there are a lot of people willing to pay through the nose for what they want, and a lot of people willing to make a few extra dollars to get it to them. Given that China is two […]
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Ohio State Crushes Oregon 42-20 To Win National Championship
Posted 1/13/2015 8:20 am by Ron HoganThe goal for any coach is to win a national championship, if they’re looking at pie-in-the-sky results. Most coaches would be happy with bowl games, improvement, good recruiting. Urban Meyer wasn’t hired to improve, he was hired to win it all. Be it in bowl game championships, a final game between the top two seeds, […]
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The 2015 Golden Globes Winners
Posted 1/12/2015 10:00 am by Ron HoganIt’s both a celebration of television and an early predictor for the Oscars. Every year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association kicks off the awards frenzy in a shower of fancy dress, alcohol, and statues. It’s one of the more interesting award shows, because it’s one of the most laid-back awards shows, and in recent years, […]
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Burned Koalas Need Your Mittens
Posted 1/09/2015 10:45 am by Ron HoganAustralia is a strange land full of strange creatures and stranger habits. The continent island is home to some of the most unique animals on planet Earth, but it’s also a dangerous, unforgiving place. Every year, Australia suffers from wildfires that can run out of control through the wilderness, putting animals at risk. Among the […]
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Jameis Winston Declares For NFL Draft
Posted 1/08/2015 8:45 am by Ron HoganAll good things must come to an end, even when that thing hasn’t been as good off the sporting field as it was on the sporting field. Jameis Winston has been a lot of trouble for Florida State, what with the rape allegations, the off-the-field issues, and his struggles this season. But last season, between […]
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Oregon Meets Ohio State In The National Championship
Posted 1/02/2015 8:49 am by Ron HoganIt’s a new year, and with a new year comes a new national champion crowned by a new national championship format. Gone are the days of coach polls deciding who gets what hardware at the end of the season, and the BCS is an afterthought as well. It’s all about that college football playoff, and […]
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