White House staffer covered cameras in press room during bomb threat evacuation
Unknown White House staffers were seen covering cameras in the building’s briefing room on Tuesday as it was evacuated due to a reported bomb threat — and White House correspondents want to know why....
View ArticleAirline carry-on size suggestions could mean you need new luggage
Airlines are fretting over how to fix a problem they created. Since checked baggage fees have become common among U.S. carriers, the battle over overhead bin space in airplane cabins has become...
View Article17 jobs Amy Schumer does better than you
She’s an actress, a standup comedian and a force to be reckoned with. Is there anything Amy Schumer can’t do? Since Inside Amy Schumer premiered in 2013, the multi-hyphenate leading lady has won a...
View ArticleAutomatic breaking may one day be required for new cars
Many new cars come with automatic braking as an option, but for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), this isn’t enough. According to a report in The Detroit News, the NTSB is pressuring...
View ArticleMake water your subject for our photo challenge
For this week’s Mashable Photo Challenge, play with the properties of water The different forms that water can take are incredibly vast, making it one of the most interesting subjects to photograph....
View ArticleIntel’s lead anthropologist: The 4 questions every tech entrepreneur should ask
Ask Genevieve Bell a question, and she will ask you three more An anthropologist by training, the Australia-born Bell heads Intel’s Corporate Sensing and Insights team. Her role is to think about what...
View ArticleBullied teen creates magnificent prom dress and it is perfect payback
Sometimes revenge is so sweet. Bullied teenager Kyemah McEntyre showed her classmates how to stand up to the haters — by rocking out the best damn prom dress, made by hand. The 18-year-old artist...
View ArticlePledge aside, dead billionaires don’t have to give away half their fortunes
In the five years since Bill Gates and Warren Buffett created the Giving Pledge, 193 individuals have made the simple promise to give more than half of their fortunes away in life or in death. This...
View Article‘Jurassic World’ review: Leave the kids at home. It gets gnarly.
LOS ANGELES — If you’re a parent of a certain age who’s just dying to share the awe and wonder you felt in 1993 with your own little dino-crazed hatchlings this weekend, well … you might want to...
View Article8 subscription services that will save you money
With the rise of subscription services, you’ll never need to make another purchase decision again. Seriously. From clothing to cosmetics, entertainment devices to hygiene, the opportunity to...
View ArticleWhat it’s like to ride a WWII motorcycle on a frozen Siberian lake
The bar for adventurous travel has been raised. Matt Prior and Dennis Malone spent two weeks circumnavigating a frozen lake in Siberia. And as if the destination and the itinerary weren’t adventurous...
View ArticleAstronaut captures a difficult photo — the pyramids from space
A NASA astronaut is due to fly back to Earth from the International Space Station Thursday, but he had to accomplish one last space tourist task before heading home: Terry Virts wanted to take a nice...
View ArticleJake Owen throws Katy Perry-inspired beach party at CMT Awards
Jake Owen has been taking notes from Katy Perry At the 2015 CMT Awards show, the country singer performed the track “Real Life,” complete with a beachy set and carefree backup dancers. Though there...
View ArticleMiss Piggy warns you to catcall her at your own risk
Kermit and Miss Piggy recently sat down with MTV for an interview to talk about feminism, and we're happy to report Kermit did not do any mansplaining They discussed why people are afraid to identify...
View ArticleStretchy wearable sensors can tell when you’re about to get sunburnt
A device the size of a nicotine patch could soon tell when you’ve spent too long exposed to the sun and need to take a break. Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in...
View ArticleStretchy wearable sensors can tell when you’re about to get sunburnt
A device the size of a nicotine patch could soon tell when you’ve spent too long exposed to the sun and need to take a break. Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in...
View ArticleLive from space: Astronaut shows how to keep up your hygiene in space
Staying clean in space is a challenge, something that Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti knows well after spending several months on the International Space Station (ISS). In two videos,...
View ArticleNASA sees first mission to Jupiter moon Europa as tip of the iceberg
NASA’s highly anticipated mission to Europa in the next decade may be just the beginning of an ambitious campaign to study the ocean-harboring Jupiter moon. In the early to mid-2020s, NASA plans to...
View ArticleCrucial choice in ‘Self/Less’ movie clip: Would you want Ryan Reynolds’ body?
LOS ANGELES — If you could reboot yourself in a new, younger, better-looking body that was not your own, would you do it? If you’re young and healthy, perhaps not. But if you were Ben Kingsley’s age —...
View ArticleHow Marilyn Monroe got ready for a night out in 1955
Image: Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images These shots of Marilyn were taken at the Ambassador Hotel in New York City. Marilyn was photographed preparing to attend the Broadway premiere of...
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