English is a CRAZY Language! [Video]
Seriously…the English language is insane. Here’s why. [ASAPThought]
Category Archives: Culture
Today is a Good Day to Learn Klingon. Qapla’! [Video]
Michael Dorn, Mr. Worf himself, introduces the latest in Rosetta Stone’s language learning programs – Klingon! Klingon may be a difficult language for humans to wrap their smooth heads around, but now Rosetta Stone has made it even easier to avoid the constant threat of saying the wrong thing and accidentally landing in a battle […]
April Fool’s Day Prank Round-up
It’s April 1 and once again tech firms are among those pulling April Fool’s Day pranks. It can be hard to figure out which stories are gags given the way unbelievable tech ideas turn out to be reality: a few years ago the idea of a 3D printer would surely have seemed laughable. That said, […]
The Rise of Videogame Economies
From PBSoffbook: While players of multi-player games are aware of their in-game economies, their growth and complexity would surprise many outside the world of gaming. With hundreds of millions of players around the world, MMOGs’ in-game economies generate massive amounts of real dollars (i.e. MILLIONS), and real world economic theories can even be applied to […]
Sir Ian McKellen Narrates Anti-Bullying Ad: If You Hear It, Stop It. Don’t Be a Bystander #NoBystanders [Video]
What we learn as children, can last a lifetime. If you hear it, stop it. Don’t be a bystander. [stonewalluk | Via TMS]
When Do Memes Stop Being Funny?
From the PBS Idea Channel: Old meme is old. But why is this such a bad thing? Once the height of internetiness, the sight of a LOLCat now is unforgivable. Memes become passé crazy fast: after just months or even WEEKS of a new meme, we tire of the once hugely popular. Why does this […]
The International Sounds of Eating and Drinking [Comics]
After illustrating the International Sounds of Sneezing, James Chapman is back with The International Sounds of Eating and Drinking. [Source: Pictures by James Chapman]
First Look at the New Sailor Moon Anime
It’s been nearly two years since Toei Animation announced a new Sailor Moon anime would hit the airwaves. Fans have waited impatiently for any scrap of news about the new series, and yesterday, we finally got our first look at the new design of the main heroine: Sailor Moon. The new series, titled Pretty Guardian […]
Facts That Prove That Geeks and Nerds Rule the World [Video]
Yep, geeks and nerds pretty much rule the world in 2014. We wrote about it a while ago. Other people have sung about it. The next step? Mars, and then the universe! [Buzzfeed]
Public To Choose New Scrabble Word (Vote Kwijybo)
Hasbro has announced it will let Facebook users choose a new word to be added to the official Scrabble dictionary. But they’ve taken care to avoid the dangers of online democracy. Hasbro works with Merriam-Webster to produce an official dictionary for Scrabble players in countries that use American or Canadian English, though it’s been nine […]