The Tower of Joy has arrived, but it still holds plenty of possibly world-defining secrets even after its debut. Only three episodes into Season 6, Game of Thrones teases viewers with a major book scene that could hold the key to the ever-popular R+L=J theory of Jon Snow’s lineage. … [Read more...]
Intelligence Agencies Accessing Dataminr? Twitters Says, Nope.
Twitter has blocked U.S. intelligence agencies from accessing Dataminr, a social media tool that sends out real-time alerts based on an algorithm that includes keywords and geotags, according to a report on Sunday night from the Wall Street Journal. … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Eliminate Annoying Meetings
Unproductive meetings have reached epidemic status in America. Bain & Company, using analytics tools from VoloMetrix, examined the time budgeting of several large corporations. The research found that big U.S. companies are wasting millions of dollars on unproductive hours. For one business in the study, management meetings "ate up" about 300,000 hours, or the equivalent of … [Read more...]
Sneaky Beakie the Seagull Steals Family’s Pet Food and Their Hearts
If you thought seagulls existed solely to swoop in and steal your snacks on the beach, think again. We also have to fear seagulls strolling through our homes and stealing our pet's food. According to The Herald a seagull, nicknamed Beakie, visits a family's home, "six times a day to steal cat biscuits." … [Read more...]
Jon Snow Is Really a Hipster
After almost a year of telling us we were all crazy for thinking Jon Snow (Kit Harington) might not really be dead, Game of Thrones brought Jon Snow back from the dead in the second episode of season six, allowing Twitter to finally breathe a collective sigh of relief. But he may not be the Jon Snow we all know and remember, and he won't be rocking the hair we all know and … [Read more...]
Fort McMurray Fire Burns Larger than City of Chicago
Amid record heat, dry air and strong winds, the destructive wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta has grown nine times larger during the course of this week. As of Friday morning, it had burned an area larger than the city of Chicago, and was still burning out of control. … [Read more...]
Students Get New Apple Music Membership at 50% Discount
That means in the U.S., where an individual membership to Apple Music costs $9.99 per month, the student membership will be $4.99 per month instead. The option isn’t just arriving in the U.S., though. Students in other countries, including the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, will also be able to take advantage of the new membership option. … [Read more...]
Jennifer Lopez Ain’t Your Mama
Jennifer Lopez released the music video for "Ain't Your Mama" this morning, and we can't get over her fashion. The video spans several decades starting in the 1950s to present day, and she perfectly captures each era by representing its culture and its fashion. … [Read more...]