Unusual Stuff

At every concert I’ve been to for the past five years or so, there’s always been someone recording the moment rather than living in the moment.  I’m not innocent, either; I’ve taken pictures and videos of concerts, but I only take a few then I shut my brain off and enjoy myself.  However, not all […]

People do strange things to be different.  Some people have their tongue lengthened to speak a foreign language better.  Other people were born with interesting accents.  Lisa Alamia got her new accent in a very unusual way: via weird medical disorder.  A Texas woman came out of jaw surgery with a British accent.  She’s one […]

One minute, you’re an official Olympic mascot.  The next minute, you’re a carpet.  That’s life in a country like Brazil, where clowns get elected to high office and political candidates hand out cocaine for votes.  Just moments after being feted during a torch-lighting ceremony in Manaus, Olympic mascot Juma the jaguar was shot and killed […]

Nintendo has dominated the hand-held game market since hand-held gaming became a thing.  The company’s sold hundreds of millions of editions of its GameBoy, GameBoy Color, DS, 3DS, and 2DS handhelds, and it’s not surprising that Nintendo would feel the pinch of the smartphone revolution a bit harder than Sony or Microsoft.  However, the company […]

The KFC Yum Center isn’t typically a place for a funeral.  However, most people aren’t the greatest boxer who ever lived.  Most people aren’t cultural icons.  Most people aren’t world champions and Olympic gold medalists.  Most people aren’t Muhammad Ali, who was honored today with a funeral procession and incredible memorial service.  The three-time world […]

When you think of BMW, you don’t think of being arrested.  You think of class and luxury.  However, as it turns out, BMW isn’t just the people who sell cars to your dentist, they’re also full-fledged auto manufacturers with an eye on the bottom line.  Sometimes, that means expanding the business.  Los Angeles is providing […]

Remember MySpace?  Probably not; the world’s most popular social network went from being the place for everyone to gather in the online world to an afterthought.  It’s been passed around, the core concept has been changed, sold and resold and launched and relaunched countless times.  And yet, it continues to kick around, and it continues to […]

For years, there wasn’t much benefit to being a salaried employee, aside from the obvious:  you get more control over your hours, maybe a different retirement system, some degree of prestige, the occasional free pizza, and so on.  However, one of the places where salaried employees didn’t see any extra benefits was overtime.  Most salaried […]

I noticed something strange on my phone today.  I don’t always pay attention to the apps and games that are on my phone, but when I noticed one particular change, it jumped right out at me.  The icon for Instagram had changed.  A drastic change, if I’m honest.  Gone is the clean icon in the […]

This year’s political circus is one of the nastiest I can remember in recent memory.  For all the flack Obama took in both his terms, it wasn’t nearly as bad as what the current nominees are going through.  Whether you support Hillary Clinton, are down with Donald Trump, feel the Bern with Bernie Sanders, or […]

In February, everyone was talking about Daniel, specifically, the viral video dubbed Damn Daniel by its fans.  Teenager Joshua Holz put together a video of him talking to his friend Daniel Lara about his shoes, typically solid-white Vans sneakers, and with every repetition of “Damn, Daniel!” the video got hotter and hotter.  It also had […]

Cheerleaders are part of sports at pretty much every level, barring some professional teams.  From Pop Warner football and the little girls on the sidelines to the high-level cheer and dance teams that put on incredible routines at the college level, cheerleaders go hand-in-pom pom with sports.  However, cheerleading as an institution can be somewhat […]

When you’re running from the police, there are a lot of good places to hide.  There’s under the bed; a classic hiding space that’s still pretty good, it’d probably be the first place anyone would look, so perhaps that’s not the best idea.  There are other good hiding places, like closets, basements, the trunks of […]

There’s pretty much no way to stop Uber.  It’s completely changed the game as far as paying someone to drive you around is concerned, and there’s no going back to the old way.  Now it looks like Uber drivers are going legitimate.  The Teamsters are setting up an association for Uber drivers.  There’s already one […]

It was supposed to be a little treat for users.  After all, it’s 4/20, which is the unofficial marijuana holiday, and nobody’s more famous for his marijuana consumption than reggae legend and Jamaican demigod Bob Marley.  So, Snapchat users were given the option to Marley-ify their pictures with dreads, a big floppy hat, and… dark […]