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Prince George of Cambridge, the new royal baby, is not the first infant to cause a big ruckus with his birth. England’s history is filled with tales of incredible savagery and violence spawned by the arrival of a new prince in this tragic kingdom.
The pleasure hotels of Japan are perfect for having affairs, getting away with your high school boyfriend or girlfriend, even having sex with your spouse. These “love hotels” are known for their kinky theme rooms, including one that looks like a passenger train car.
England’s new royal baby probably should’ve been a girl, and might already be too fat. But he was a royal bargain when compared to the price of giving birth to a common American baby. Kate Middleton’s hospitalization cost about $15,000 in U.S. dollars, or less than half the average medical costs for a U.S. mom…
Asteroids hit the Earth with some regularity, and some of them are big enough to wipe out the dominant species on the planet. But can we stop an asteroid before it hits us? Science guy Bill Nye explains in this terrifying video.
A natural gas well off the Louisiana coast exploded and caught fire after the well began leaking late Tuesday. The disaster caused the evacuation of 44 workers, with the fire considered too dangerous to approach on Tuesday night.
Next generation, blah generation, says Kotaku’s Mike Fahey after playing with the new Xbox One for the first time. He’s pleased, but not impressed—because it doesn’t feel that much different from Microsoft’s previous game console. I’m sure the same is true for the Playstation 4.
io9’s Charlie Jane Anders has asked some hard questions to the creator of the popular fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin talks about the future of the story and some of the tough decisions he had to made. A fascinating interview full of spoilers, so be warned. Photos by Getty Images and…
Apple Stores. Glowing peaceful churches for fanboys to adore their glass and metal idols, drink their kool-aid at the Genius Bar and—soon!—celebrate the Sixth Coming of the JesusPhone. Except for this mother, who has had enough of whatever stupid nonsense she was being subjected to. Is it just me or does she look like Princess…
Fox’s Animation Domination series features a segment in which they make scientifically accurate versions of classic cartoons with hilarious results. The latest one is Disney’s DuckTales. I always knew Uncle Scrooge is a sphincter-less necrophagous cannibal who rapes females with his corkscrew penis. Video is NSFW.
He looks like pink blob, as expected. Two arms. Two legs (I guess?). One head. No extra eyes. No tentacles in sight. The future King of England is a normal baby. Or so it seems. All is good in the world and the British Empire breathes easy again.
97-year-old Hal Lasko uses an old crappy PC with Windows 95 and the crude Microsoft Paint to create his art. The outstanding World War II veteran and retired draftsman’s work demonstrates that, if you have talent, the tools don’t matter at all.
Google Glass—the awkward camera-equipped glasses that only awkward geeks actually want to use—has finally found a useful and perhaps killer application: gonzo porn. Nothing will beat this contraption for hands-free point-of-view porn filming.
Did you know you can shoot an AK-47 underwater? I didn’t. It looks mesmerizing in super-slow motion. I love the way it displaces water momentarily and how the space collapses in such a weird, otherworldly motion. Watch the complete video here.
Having been the victim of long-distance relationships not once but thrice—after swearing to never repeat the experience again each time—I can tell you that Lifehacker’s advice on the matter is spot-on. My only additional advice: never ever start a long distance relationship online. Photo by Shutterstock
British maxipad manufacturer Bodyform has published a deliciously sarcastic video answering a man’s funny rant posted in their Facebook page. According to Bodyform’s CEO, that guy is right: all maxipad advertisings about women having a fun period running around and laughing are a big stinky lie.
San Diego Comic-Con 2013—the Big Bang of everything nerd, sci-fi and fantastic—may be over, but its power is still rippling through the Spacetime continuum. Take a look at these incredible nerds dressed as their favorite heroes. Impressive.
Do ducks snore? Of course they do. But you probably have never seen very cute video of a sleeping duck snoring. Experts say all snoring is very annoying unless an adorable little duck is the one guilty of snoring.
Why are Internet companies so stupidly named? Probably because all the “good” domains were bought up about 15 years ago, so all that’s left are increasingly strained cutesy constructions based on misspellings or diminutive adverbs. Safely, Knowly, Scopely, Scrubbly, Securly, Etceteraly, etc.
If you are not Steve Wozniak or David Bowie—to name a couple of random exceptional geniuses—chances are that you are pretty mediocre, just like everyone else in the planet. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t be highly effective and successful in life. Here are seven habits that will turn your mediocrity in success. Ish.
The Harry Potter books were originally issued with beautiful hardcover dust jackets featuring the warm and delightful illustrations of Mary GrandPré, who gave most readers their first idea of what the wizarding world looked like. Now, newly discovered unpublished pictures show much more of GrandPré’s vision. Her now-iconic images are now being replaced by new…
