A technology and gadgets magazine is to drop its policy of using scantily-clad women as cover models. Stuff magazine says it’s a business decision based on changing tastes. The magazine launched in the UK in 1996 and now has several international editions. The UK version has consistently used models on the front cover, usually posing […]
From the PBS Idea Channel: The past 15 years have produced a pantsload of superhero films. It’s hard to even remember a time before Batman, Spiderman, and Captain America dominated the summer box office. So are movie studios just lazy and out of ideas? Or is something else going on? Superheroes are authority figures who […]
Listen as Siobhan Thompson performs a rather complete tour of the accents of the British Isles. [Anglophenia | Via LS]
Now being a killer gamer may actually pay off scholastically! The Chicago, Illinois-based Robert Morris University is offering scholarships this fall for online gaming. Yup — online gaming. According to USA Today: The university announced its plan to offer scholarships, up to 50% for tuition and 50% for room and board, to a handful of […]
From PBS Foodbuzz: Ramen, an instant snack once reserved for the starving college student has become the latest it noodle. This week’s Food Buzz brings everything you need to know about ramen, including its 4000-year-long history and its legendary accomplishment of saving a nation. [PBS FoodBuzz | Via TMS]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Need a little mental booster to wake you up today? Here’s a linguistic challenge for you! In 1920, Dutchman Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870-1946) published the following poem in one of his textbooks about accents. It’s called “The Chaos”* and it demonstrates how difficult it is to pronounce all […]
Do you know any other fun facts about your favorite breweries? Let us know about them in the comments below! [Buzzfeed]
Did you know that the Super Mario film was released in 1993 and lost almost 30 million dollars. Stars Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo were drunk throughout as they knew the film would flop. Super Mario In Numbers! Find out amazing facts about everyone’s favorite plumber here! [Alltime Numbers]