Unusual Stuff

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the hospital in Texas, think again.  After the announcement that a nurse contracted the ebola virus–blamed on improper equipment use–another case of ebola has hit the very same hospital, straining government promises that ebola is a difficult-to-catch disease.  A second health care worker at Dallas’s […]

It’s been 30 years according to the anniversary doughnuts, but the appeal of Ghostbusters hasn’t wavered.  It was one of the biggest hits imaginable back in 1984, and it remains a pop culture phenomenon and one of the best horror comedies ever put down on celluloid, paper, disc, or other display medium.  The original made […]

  The Ebola virus has arrived in the United States.  A man from Liberia, one of the worst places in the current outbreak, arrived in the United States and promptly fell ill with Ebola, despite apparently being screened at the airport in Liberia.  The efficacy of airport security in Liberia not withstanding, this is indeed […]

Netflix has become an original series generator the likes of which the online world doesn’t see.  They’ve gotten critical favorites like Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, crowd-pleasers like Arrested Development, and a 5-series maxi-series event with Marvel coming down the pipe, but Netflix isn’t resting on its laurels.  Instead, the company […]

Everyone wants to be part of the latest and greatest version of everything, but when it comes to updating your operating systems, you should always think twice before you push that download button, especially when it comes to Apple’s smartphone operating system.  Apple’s iOS is notoriously riddled with bugs with every new update, and it […]

It’s hard for Americans not to have an opinion on the politics of other countries, but especially when it comes to independence attempts.  After all, we know a little something about that, having broken away from England before it was cool and having watched as the rest of the British Empire eventually did the same. […]

The National Football League has no idea what to do with any of its players when they get in trouble.  Let’s just say that right up front.  And it seems that no matter what decision the NFL makes, be it suspend or play or wait and see, it’s the wrong choice in the eyes of […]

It’s yet another clean sweep for Miss New York.  The name (and ethnicity) of the title holders keep changing, but the success does not.  Last night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Miss New York replaced Miss New York as the reigning Miss America after another successful pageant.  That comes a year after Miss New York […]

If you get online today and you find your Reddit is lagging,  your Etsy is crawling, and your Tumblr isn’t Tumbling as fast as it should, you’re not alone.  Everyone is having the same problems, and it’s all planned by the companies themselves.  Some 35 different organizations and hundreds of different websites have come together […]

When it comes to breaking out of jail, sometimes it seems like it’s just too easy to comprehend.  You walk out into the yard, you crawl under a fence, and you flee into the night.  That’s how an impressive gaggle of teenagers managed to escape from the Woodland Hills juvenile detention center in Nashville, Tennessee.  […]

When it comes to being outdoors, there’s nothing quite as disruptive as a pesky insect.  For some unfortunate people, bee stings are a matter of life and death.  For the rest of us, they’re mostly an annoyance.  Given the relatively fragile state of the Williams Sisters in recent years, it makes sense that Venus wouldn’t […]

In the world of the tablet, it’s not every day that two former tablet computer competitors team up to take on the big boys.  Yet Barnes and Noble, the struggling book retailer whose Nook bravely took on both Apple and Amazon, and Samsung, the Android-powered competior, have decided to work together on a very special […]

Mob violence in the streets, rampant killings by people in masks, chaos and anarchy and disorder.  The Hollywood blockbuster The Purge pictured an America where, for one night a year, all crime was legal, no matter how evil or heinous.  It could never happen, right?  Well, an online rumor about a version of the titular […]

If you want something, Walmart is always there.  No matter what you might need, Walmart has it.  If you need some raw hamburger, Walmart has tons of it throughout its stores.  If you want some televisions, Walmart has them by the dozens.  There’s no limit to the things Walmart can provide, even a good hiding […]

The FDA has been actively trying to regulate the electronic cigarette industry, but they’ve had some difficult getting all their ducks in a row even after announcing they’d regulate the nicotine delivery systems.  The wheels of government move slow, and apparently the federal government is taking too long for the leadership of various state governments. […]