Every now and then you see cute little teddies lashed to a truck, why?
Basically, because.
Read more at: The New York Times
Humor
The real reason the internet loves cats
I’ll spare you all of the jokes about the internet and it’s borderline unhealthy obsession with cats. The real question is why? Why are cats such a thing on the interwebs?
Click to find out more at: Gizmodo
The connection between modern apartments and Roman homes
During Rome’s cultural, political, and military peak, the city was thriving and had a population of over one million. To be able to house those people, Roman engineers came up with yet another brilliant idea:
The predecessor to today’s apartment blocks.
Click to learn more at: BBC News
“Friday” on a Monday: A look at Rebecca Black
In 2011, Rebecca Black moved an entire nation at a deeper level than ever-before though possible with her hit song, “Friday.” As a refresher, listen to the song here:
Well, it turns out that she’s really grown up to be a pretty cool person.
Click to find out more at: Buzzfeed News
Being stupid can be a good thing
Stupid is the source of all creative ideas.
Take a look:
The upside and downside to a one-minute time machine
Given all of the mistakes that we make in our day to day life, sometimes we wish that we had the ability to go back in time just a few seconds to smooth over all of those awkward moments.
This comedic short film shows you why that’s a bad idea.
Click to watch at: YouTube
Driving a car that’s on fire
Most drivers know that once a car starts burning, it’s time to get out, run away, and call in the cavalry.
Most drives. Not Zaron Burnett. Follow along as takes his cooking Volvo around in a desperate rush to extinguish his own fire.
Click to read at: Human Parts by Medium
The real story behind the creation of the world
Everyone knows it–some people don’t accept it. And that’s fine.
Because that story is wrong.
God actually had a girlfriend named Kate; and his world-creating led to some relationship issues.
Click to learn more at: The New Yorker
Why’s there no Conservative Jon Stewart?
Having just ended his run as host of the Daily Show, Jon Stewart leaves behind a legacy of helping Americans parse through difficult or touchy concepts with grace and a little bit of laughs.
Well…at least liberal Americans.
For the most part, conservative Americans didn’t quite see eye-to-eye with Stewart’s brand of irreverence. But why is that?
Why are shows like The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and Last Week Tonight so popular amonst one crowd and not the other? Personality? Mentality?
Click to find out at: The Atlantic.
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New Orleans locals and Katrina: emotions still run high
Next month, we come upon the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans. Looking back and speaking to some of the locals, we get an inside look at how this natural disaster became a man-made one; and how our response to the situation further tainted its name.
Click to read more at: The New Yorker
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