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Morrissey announces a world tour that may or may not happen
Morrissey has announced plans to sing his life all over this godforsaken world in the fall. Keep in mind that this is notorious concert canceler Morrissey, so the odds of the concert you paid money to see actually taking place … Continue reading
Ed Sheeran appears to be spending his social media hiatus in wedded bliss
Ed Sheeran has spent the last few months in relative anonymity — save for an appearance as a British delegate at Taylor Swift’s Fourth of July party and a Justin Bieber songwriting credit — during his social media hiatus But … Continue reading
Haitian band uplifts stranded passengers on 6-hour delayed airplane
It’s hard to make being trapped on a delayed airplane less miserable. However, a free concert doesn’t hurt. When a flight out of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport was delayed for six terrible hours, passengers luckily had the Haitian band Lakou Mizik … Continue reading
Australians have an easier way to buy bitcoin after new exchange launches
The first licensed bitcoin exchange to launch in the United States, has just set up shop in Australia. Through Coinbase, Aussies can now buy two digital currencies, bitcoin and ether, using their credit or debit cards through the San Francisco-based … Continue reading
Nothing to see here, just some ducklings wearing lederhosen
LONDON — Ducks are pretty adorable. But, lederhosen-wearing ducks are on a whole other level of cuteness. SEE ALSO: A woman is knitting tiny wool jumpers to keep her chickens warm Poppy and Peach are two stylish Indian runner ducklings. … Continue reading
This British dad may have just told the ultimate dad joke
LONDON — Dads everywhere, it’s time to give up and go home. You have officially been out-dadded. SEE ALSO: Dad cheers up his teen son with a pun-derful and inspiring card On Tuesday, Twitter user Jess shared a screengrab of … Continue reading
Chinese museum decides not to evict stray cats after the internet complains
A museum in Xi’an, China, feeling the heat from the internet, has reversed its decision to kick out a litter of stray cats. According to China Daily, the Forest of Stone Steles Museum came to the initial decision to evict … Continue reading
Young man’s response to a bigot at the bus stop is staggeringly calm
Xenophobia is always ugly, but this might be the smoothest way to deal with it in public. 19-year-old Jerome Forbes had a conversation with an unnamed woman at a Brisbane bus stop, who clearly doesn’t take kindly to him. The … Continue reading
Chevy found a way to make the Corvette even better
Growing up, my mother told me Corvettes were for men with severe emotional deficiencies who couldn’t afford a Ferrari. And since I (mostly) took Mom’s word as gospel, this jaded automotive insight colored my view of — and attitude toward … Continue reading
Street signs have to remind motorists not to hunt Pokémon while driving
Transit officials in Melbourne have had it up to here with you kids and your Pokémon Go. So, they’ve done the obvious thing and put up electric road signs all over the city that say, “DON’T DRIVE AND POKEMON.” Starting … Continue reading