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DO NOT FALL IN NEW YORK CITY The Biggun Dreams production crew proves that Punisher films don’t have to be as terrible as that Thomas Jane tragedy or as hokey as the one with Dolph Lungren. You could even go so far as to say that this shoestring fan flick is pretty awesome. The Festival…
The greatest development in the history of Christmas presents was the Magnavox Odyssey. It’s incontrovertible. Not for its success or awesomeness—it sorta flopped—but for beginning the worldwide institution of Video Games for Christmas. When it comes to Christmas presents before the age of, say, 19, there are video games, and then there’s literally anything else.…
I hate myself for suggesting this to you guys. Not because I want to be super secretive and hoit the toit all to myself so I can act like my taste buds have better delicious detectors than yours. No. I hate to suggest this food series that focuses on David Chang of Momofuku because it’s…
This is Muhammad Shahid Nazir aka One Pound Fish Man, as many people call him. You probably don’t know about him, but he’s huge in the United Kingdom already—a YouTube sensation that is quickly racking up views and becoming a freaky internet sensation, much like Trololo Man. Nazir works selling fish at the Queens Market…
AT&T to begin trotting out multi-window update for Galaxy Note II owners starting today. [BGR]
If you grew up listening to Christmas songs in church—like I did—you have surely heard the dulcet tones of this age-old Christian hymn. Now, even if you dispensed with all forms of organized religion upon adulthood—like I did—you probably still revel in the utter catchiness of O Come O Come Emmanuel. It’s surprisingly unconventional with…
Wine is the easiest thing to grab to take to a holiday party. But don’t bring your bottle in the buff—dress it up with this awesome origami wine tote. It’s comes in burgundy and black and compresses and folds for easy transport. It’s $25, so even if you don’t really like the host of the…
Whoa, this is the coolest thing we’ve seen an app do in a while. What does it do? Cycloramic uses your iPhone’s vibration and sensors to rotate itself and take a 360-degree video. Only works on flat, hard, shiny surfaces. But really, the video is probably secondary. IT MAKES YOUR PHONE DANCE. Why do we…
OK, so here’s a reason to rethink buying refurbished. Five-year-old Braydon Giles popped open a 3DS he just got for Christmas to find about nine photos of people, presumably the previous owners (or the previous owner’s parents?), having sex. Hoo-boy. Mark Giles, the kid’s father, found this out when Braydon asked his older brother with…
Finding the perfect Christmas gifts for your friends and family is a real challenge. And as you struggle to find things they might like, don’t forget they’re trying to do the same for you. So when you open those ugly earmuffs or the fondue pot they already got you last year, just smile politely and…
When you’re obsessed with finding the most awesome gadgets and devices, there’s nothing more heartbreaking than the word “concept.” Not only does it mean you’re not going to find a given device in stores—it usually means you’re never going to find it anywhere. Of course, encouraging the designers of tomorrow to think up new designs…
Although the deals universe is waking up from its pre-Christmas torpor and shifting into a Boxing-week frenzy, it’s a different kind of sale we’re seeing. Instead of promo codes that take a percentage off everything in the store, we’re seeing sale sections balloon. That means instead of deals on stuff you actually want, a lot…
Oh come on, people. An 8-year-old foster child in Harlem opened a donated Christmas present to find a baby bear. And also a real pistol, which she thought was awesome, and started waving it around and showing everyone. It was inoperable, thankfully, but good lord who is putting guns in little kids’ presents?? Sheeba Anderson,…
According to a new scientific paper, dolphins at the Tangalooma Island Resort in Australia have been observed giving gifts to humans 23 separate times since 1998. Yep. This is adorable. The gifts offered up include “eels, tuna, squid, an octopus” and other types of fish. And once you get past just how unbelievably cute the…
I used to always pick the aisle seat whenever I flew on a plane. It’s not like I’m ridiculously tall or anything, I just enjoyed the freedom of one side (preferably my right) and the easy access to the bathroom (of which I rarely use). But on a recent trip to New York, I traded…
If you’ve ever looked at Instagram’s explore tab, then you’ve undoubtedly seen a bevy of most liked photos originating from kids in Thailand. And as it turns out, the most popular location to tag Instagram photos this year came from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. After that it was some mall in Bangkok, followed by:…
There’s no doubt that the future of this country’s space exploration lies in the hands of the private sector. And Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is clearly at the forefront and the company’s reusable rocket, the Grasshopper, is a sight to see. In a recent test, the Grasshopper vertically took off, ascended to roughly 12 stories, hovered…
Maybe you’ve never heard of the Hacienda Hotel, but you may have seen a Cessna 172 with “Hacienda” plastered on the side in big, goofy letters hanging in the Las Vegas airport. They’re connected. The plane’s owner worked at the Hacienda, and, along with a co-pilot, set the record for the longest manned, refueled flight…
Samsung says Jelly Bean will be made available worldwide for the Galaxy Note sometime in Q2. [ATD]
Working conditions at Foxconn plants are well known to just about everyone at this point. And while executives have been paying lip service to improvements for years, it seems that things are finally looking up. But the improved conditions come at a cost. The New York Times has a huge report out of China, detailing…
