There seems to be an award for just about everything in life. Even a fiver gets plaudits, apparently. New Zealand’s NZ$5 bank note was handed the “Bank Note of the Year Award” for 2015 Tuesday, beating out 19 other nominations … Read More
Both Netflix and Quickflix started out their corporate lives mailing DVDs, but only one still has a vaguely healthy bank balance. On Tuesday, Quickflix, an Australian media company that provides a subscription streaming platform, as well as a DVD service, … Read More
LOS ANGELES — You know nothing of dubious death, Jon Snow. Huntsman: Winter’s War is the rightful heir to the phony fatality. The followup to Snow White and the Huntsman has no less than seven sham casualties — that’s one for … Read More
What’s so vast and encompassing that it includes historic icons like the Statue of Liberty, cultural treasures like the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and awe-inspiring natural wonders like the Grand Canyon? The National Park Service! With over 400 to … Read More
The family of Tamir Rice — the 12-year-old boy shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014 — will receive a $6 million settlement from the city, according to an announcement in United States District Court on Monday. Cleveland did … Read More
Puerto Rico is in the middle of a debt crisis, and yet many Americans remain completely unaware of it. On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver goes through the many nuances of how the catastrophic, $70 billion debt crisis came to … Read More
Another day, another Beyoncé surprise album release, another mystery. Yeah Yeah Yeahs fans, or anyone who came of age in the mid aughts, definitely recognized something familiar in Beyoncé‘s “Hold Up” when she released it last night during her HBO special Lemonade. SEE … Read More
In 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space Before launch, a group of NASA engineers came to Ride, asking if 100 tampons would be sufficient for her needs on a six-day space shuttle … Read More
Apple is continuing its trend of celebrity and humor driven ads with its latest spots for the iPhone 6S. In the first ad, “Onions,” Apple highlights the 4K video prowess of the iPhone 6S. The spot, which shows the journey a … Read More
The best record in NBA history, somehow bettering last season’s MVP campaign, transcending sports to become an American celebrity at large, cruising toward a second straight NBA title — could this undo it all? Golden State Warriors fans held their … Read More