ISIS claimed responsibility for twin suicide blasts that killed dozens of people in Lebanon Thursday, an attack that could escalate Sunni-Shia violence in the Hezbollah hub. An ISIS statement released after the bombings credited "caliphate soldiers" in southern Beirut, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute. … [Read more...]
YouTube Music App Launched by Google for Finding Music Videos
YouTube's standalone music streaming app has arrived. Google launched YouTube Music App, the music complement to its new video subscription service YouTube Red. The app is available now for iOS and Android. … [Read more...]
Twin Brides, Grooms With Twin Priests and Flower Girls
Dilraj and Dilker, a pair of identical twins in Kerala, India, were recently married to Reema and Reena — who, as luck would have it, are also identical twins. … [Read more...]
Is Movember a Misguided Cancer Awareness Campaign?
Remember, remember, the scourge of Movember? We’re halfway through the advocacy month that calls for men to grow the manliest mustaches they can muster to raise awareness about prostate cancer, and once again, we can’t wait for Dec. 1. As November babies and gender critics, we take Movember as a personal affront. … [Read more...]
Will the Real Jon Snow Please Sit Down
The second most famous Jon Snow in the world just sat on the Iron Throne, and it was every bit as special as we knew it would be. Channel 4 News presenter and all-round hero Jon Snow tweeted a picture of himself sat on the throne on Thursday morning. The caption reads: "Winter really MUST be coming!" … [Read more...]
Simply Recipes Meal Plans and Gatheredtable
Hi everyone! For the last couple of months I’ve been working behind the scenes with Mary Egan, co-founder and CEO of Gatheredtable, a powerful, really easy-to-use menu planning service to create customized Simply Recipes meal plans. I’m honored to be Gatheredtable’s first food blog partner! … [Read more...]
Rand Paul Changes Mind About Climate Change – Go Figure
There was once a time when Rand Paul seemed like a moderate on climate change. A few months before he declared his candidacy for president, the Republican senator from Kentucky voted for an amendment stating that climate change is real and that humans contribute to it. … [Read more...]
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Turns Book Publisher
Leave it to Gwyneth Paltrow to love literature better than the rest of us. Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop will soon begin producing books under its own publishing imprint called Goop Press, the company announced on Tuesday at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. … [Read more...]