A German city put traffic lights on the ground to prevent smartphone users from walking into oncoming traffic. According to the Guardian, officials in Augsburg, a southern municipality near Munich, chose to launch the safety experiment after numerous accidents were caused by people who crossed tram tracks while looking down at their phones. … [Read more...]
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry Wear Matching Tamagotchis
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have 90s co-parenting goals. The celebrity couple refused to take a night off from raising their "children", so instead they brought their Tamagotchis to the 2016 Met Gala on Monday night in NYC. … [Read more...]
Millennials Put Their Trust in Autonomous Driving Features
For years, studies have backed up the theory that millennials want to drive less than their older counterparts. A new JD Power study puts a fresh wrinkle into the whole concept with the finding that younger drivers trust autonomous-driving features more than Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. Whether it's in the name of safety or convenience is open to interpretation. … [Read more...]
Kristen Stewart Making Directorial Debut with Refinery29
Girl power was in full force at Refinery29's NewFronts presentation this year. The digital lifestyle media company announced a new slate of over a dozen original series, including a handful of projects with Hollywood A-listers such as Kristen Stewart, America Ferrera and Gabourey Sidibe. … [Read more...]
Soundcloud Go Launches in UK and Ireland, Spotify Targeted
SoundCloud is launching its paid subscription service, SoundCloud Go, in the UK and Ireland Tuesday, offering music fans access to its 125 million tracks for £9.99 (or €9.99) with a 30-day free trial. … [Read more...]
Australians Will Soon (Already Do?) Have to Pay Top Dollar for Cancer
If you come to Australia, leave your naughty habits at the door. Australians, if you live here, get back in your box. The Australian government announced in the Federal Budget on Tuesday that it will be slogging smokers top dollar for a pack of ciggies. … [Read more...]
Northern Ireland Stamps Game of Thrones
Stamps are coming. To tie in with Season 6 of Game of Thrones, Northern Ireland (i.e. the place where much of the show is filmed) is releasing some limited edition stamps. … [Read more...]
New Planets with Possible Life Only 40 Light Years Away
Three new planets appear to be the universe’s most likely locations for alien life. The planets, all of which are about the size of the Earth, were located by a telescope in Chile called the Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, or TRAPPIST, according to Fox News. … [Read more...]
New Kit Kat with White Chocolate, Cheese and Melon …
Chocolate purists: look away now. Kit Kat has launched a new variety of the classic bar that might just be its strangest yet. The Hokkaido melon with mascarpone cheese bar is being sold at airports at Japan, alongside two other flavours currently being tested, including Japanese strawberry, and uji matcha (green tea). … [Read more...]
Treat Mom for Mother’s Day and Don’t Break the Bank
Mother's Day comes around once a year, and it is always a pleasure and a burden to find the right gift to express the appropriate sentiment of love and appreciation. Do I send a bouquet of flowers, a basket of goodies, a few bottles of wine ... a spa gift card??? Maybe I should just fly her down to stay with me a while so she can get a break from her nagging hubby (kidding … [Read more...]