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What if NYC Brokers Ran Bodegas?
New York City brokers are notorious for their over-the-top, ALL CAPS ads. Bodegas, on the other hand, are known for just having stuff Luckily for the Internet, Dan Brill combined both in The Broker Bodega See also: Tumblr Documents the … Continue reading
Vox Media Acquires Curbed Blog Network
The online media space took another major turn on Sunday evening with the announcement that Vox Media will acquire the Curbed Network, a trio of lifestyle blogs. The deal, worth something in the range of $20 to 30 million, according … Continue reading
‘BioShock Infinite’ DLC Falls Short of Fans’ Great Expectations
BioShock Infinite rocked gamers this year with its compelling, mind-bending story. Now its creators, Irrational Games, will try to capture that magic with shorter downloadable content While BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode One is a beautiful fan-service, it … Continue reading
Photo Challenge: Show Us an Image of Time
Clocks play an important role in our busy lives — they represent our concept of time and help us stay on schedule. And in the current era of technology, many have gone digital. You might use your radio alarm clock … Continue reading
1-Ton European Satellite Falls to Earth in Fiery Death Dive
A European satellite met its fiery doom in Earth’s atmosphere late Sunday, succumbing to the same gravitational pull of the planet that it spent the last four years mapping like never before. The European Space Agency’s GOCE satellite fell from … Continue reading
John McCain: NSA Director Should ‘Resign or Be Fired’
Sen. John McCain said he believes heads should roll at the National Security Agency in response to former defense contractor Edward Snowden‘s classified information leak. The Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee said Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the … Continue reading
Artificial Blood Experiment is a Transylvanian Triumph in Science
The legend of Dracula has long been synonymous with Transylvania, so it’s appropriate that the first-ever successful artificial-blood experiment comes from Cluj-Napoca, a city in the infamous Romanian province. After six years of experimentation on mice, Romanian researcher Dr. Radu … Continue reading
Google Sets Up Person Finder and Relief Map for Typhoon Haiyan
Google launched several crisis tools for those affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever, which has ravaged towns and villages across central Philippines, leaving a suspected 10,000 people dead in just one city and more than … Continue reading
The Military is Struggling to Keep its Most Innovative Soldiers
Sean Maday, fresh out of Michigan State University and already the head of his own profitable t-shirt making company, was excited to be an officer in the U.SAir Force. He’d eaten up the positivity in slogans such as “Aim high,” … Continue reading
Astronauts Return to Earth, Olympic Torch in Tow
Another flight crew returned to Earth from the International Space Station in a tiny Russian Soyuz capsule on Sunday, and this time they brought back a little piece of history. NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin … Continue reading