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Robots are stealing our jobs. Not to perpetuate robot-fear (robotophobia?) or anything, but seriously robots are putting us all out of work. Trend Hunter has put together a fabulous and quite thorough list of “36 Freaky Robots With Human Jobs.” Starting off, we have multiple, that’s right, multiple versions of robot receptionists. There are four […]

Every time you think those Hollywood guys just can’t come up with another superhero movie sequel (what’s the word for sequels that are 400th in a series?), they do. Don’t get me wrong. I love Batman, and I think Christian Bale is the best we’ve seen so far. But how many remakes—animated and not—can we […]

Oh, learning. It’s a necessary part of life. If you learn the material from a class, you get to graduate. If you learn the material from a training session, you get to perform better at your job (and hopefully garner a raise). Although studying can be highly beneficial in many ways, it can also be […]

It happens to all of us: we want to read the book we’re in the middle of during our morning and afternoon commutes, but it’s slightly embarrassing. Guys, you don’t want people in public to realize you’re reading a Jane Austen novel. And, ladies, you don’t want to everyone smirking at your copy of The […]

Crossword puzzles–we’ve all done one or at least tried. They’re in the paper, they’re used by teachers to teach us vocabulary terms and they make tiny books of them to sell in grocery store checkout lines. If you can complete the entire crossword puzzle from Sunday’s New York Times, then you have something major to […]

It’s the last day of March. That can only mean one thing: April Fools’ Day is tomorrow. If you haven’t thought of the perfect prank to celebrate this centuries-old holiday of sorts quite yet, Trend Hunteris here to help. They have compiled a thorough list of the “Top 40 Prank Ideas for April Fools’ Day,” […]

When we think of animals to be scared of, I think bears and 50-foot-long snakes attacking Jennifer Lopez come to mind first. But, not to make you paranoid or anything, there are far less noticeable creatures that are a hundred times more vicious–and poisonous. Dark Roasted Blend contributor M. Christian published a recent article about […]

The Man of Steel and the Dark Knight have been teaming up in comic book form since the early 1950s. First appearing in the World’s Finest series (issue #71) in 1954, the two were best buds while fighting crime for 32 years. This is what io9 writer Charlie Jane Anders dubs the “boy scout” years. […]

Either you had a spring break and it’s now just a memory or your spring break was the lunch you took on the first day of the season. Whatever the case, everyone’s starting to look towards those wonderful summer months. Even the pages on the calendar seem to be filled with possibilities. Sunshine, warmth, a […]

Mistakes: they’re not just for the little people anymore. Even big name celebrities make mistakes. Take this awesome list Hollywood gossip blog Glamorati posted recently of “20 Actors and Actresses Who Turned Down Important or Popular Roles.” There are some entries on it that will make you jump up from your chair and scream a […]

We’ve all had or have a job that strictly forbids employee fraternization, whether it be between peers or supervisors and subordinates. It’s been a fact of life for the working man and woman since the dawn of clip-on ties (1928…it’s an estimation). However, it is probably also one of the most frequently broken rules of […]

Pardon all the upcoming rhymes, but going green seems to be the theme of the week! Ecoble, a fervently green blog, has compiled a list of some of the most innovative ways people from around the globe have found to recycle or repurpose ordinary objects. Notice how the keyword is “found”–past tense. These have already […]