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These beautiful photos are made from bacteria from iPhones, light switches and belly buttons

How’s this for taking everyday gross stuff and turning it into art? One photographer has done just that with his… Read More

Budweiser’s ‘Lost Dog’ most popular Super Bowl ad on YouTube with 21M views

They call it the “puppy effect” in advertising — that universal warm fuzzy feeling that every advertiser wants to tap… Read More

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Ok, the drudgery that is February has fully set in. Football is over, the dreary gray is really sinking its… Read More

Here are the ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Furious 7’ trailers you might have missed during the Super Bowl

In case you were drunk, making a bathroom or snack run, here are two top movie trailers that debuted during… Read More

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Silicon Valley residents got to meet the actors behind HBO’s sleeper comedy Silicon Valley this past weekend. At SF Sketchfest, four… Read More

Here’s that creepy-sexy ‘Game of Thrones’ season 5 trailer you’ve been waiting for

We finally have more than a few cryptic flashes for the season 5 trailer for Game of Thrones. The trailer was… Read More

#MuseumBowl: Seattle and New England art museums take Super Bowl painting bet to Twitter

Getting into the Super Bowl spirit, the Seattle Art Museum and New England’s Clark Art Institute are wagering two paintings… Read More

Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman star in T-Mobile’s new Super Bowl ad

We love funny ladies Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman, so we’re thrilled that T-Mobile got them together for their new Super Bowl… Read More

C-3PO and Lando Calrissian at EMP’s opening-night party for ‘Star Wars and the Power of Costume’

The hottest ticket in Seattle tonight might be cozying up to C-3PO and Lando Calrissian — or at least the actors who played them in… Read More

Sneak peek: Check out this galactically-awesome Star Wars costume exhibit debuting in Seattle

It’s not whether you embrace the light side or the dark side. It’s how you dress the part. That, in a… Read More

Check out the neck on this new dinosaur discovered in China

Holy moly, this is cool. A new dinosaur discovered in China boasts a neck that takes up more than half… Read More

Seattle man crowdsources reviews of himself from ex-girlfriends on Tinder

They say that word of mouth is still the best advertising, and one Seattle resident took that to heart. Literally. Jake… Read More

Qantas to start testing Samsung’s Gear VR on flights (but only in first class)

Imagine watching an in-flight movie via your very own virtual reality headset? It might be coming to a flight near… Read More

Crazy video game lets you virtually assemble Ikea furniture

I have no idea who would possibly want to play this thing, but here it is: Höme Improvisåtion, the video… Read More

Print your smartphone photos in 30 seconds with this handy new attachment

It’s easier than ever to snap pictures with your smartphone, but what do you do with them afterward? If you’re like… Read More

‘Sexist’ tip calculator app Toothpick meant to highlight wage discrepancies

This is a new one, an app as a tool for generating awareness. Created by Gabe Whaley, Toothpick (at the… Read More

Spokane cable customers get bill for ‘A$*hole’ Brown in big Comcast blunder

Getting on the phone with Comcast customer service can be worse than navigating Dante’s nine circles of hell. Not only… Read More

FAA puts 30-mile ‘no drone zone’ into effect for Super Bowl, tells idiots to keep their drones at home

We have the Beast Mode and now we have the No Drone Zone. The FAA wants to ensure that the… Read More

This new Budweiser Super Bowl ad about a lost dog will make you cry (and want a beer)

We’re cheap and easy when it comes to our emotions, and dammit, if Budweiser doesn’t know it. Playing off that… Read More

Meet Jane and see how Wilson Sporting Goods makes Super Bowl footballs

Sometimes we see something that’s so old-school wonderful, we have to share. The New York Times has made this delightful… Read More

Humans now have an official date for taking over the world: July 16, 1945

Here we go again: Overstating our 15-minutes of fame in the universe as being monumentally important. Scientists in the Anthropocene Working… Read More

This geeky gear featuring Star Wars, Wonder Woman and more will make your day

Valentine’s Day is not that far off, folks. And sure, we’ve got a football game to get through, but our… Read More

Boston vs. Seattle: Redfin’s ‘City Showdown’ on the best place to live

This is a clever one: Redfin released a “City Showdown” today, comparing Seattle to Boston on many quality of life… Read More

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis get pimped-out and high-tech recording studio

Setting up a recording studio is no joke, so it’s a pretty good testament to your product if an artist… Read More

Expedia makes monster Marshawn Lynch out of construction paper, ups the Beast Mode factor in Bellevue

If you happen to be in Bellevue anytime this week, you will want to swing by the Expedia building. They’ve… Read More

Watch people poop their pants after experiencing Tesla’s ‘Insane’ mode

Tesla’s new “Insane” button lives up to the hype. At least that’s what we can grasp from the video above,… Read More

Twitter users love weed: Study says pro-marijuana posts reach new high

The Twitter-verse loves its marijuana. As if we didn’t know how popular a topic weed was on social media, a… Read More

Portland now ‘kinkiest city in America,’ thanks to tech boom

It’s a hard-knock life working in this tech grind. The diversity is low, the hours long. What’s a geek looking… Read More

Don’t drink and drone: Bozo who crashed drone at White House had been boozing

Yep, the man who crashed his drone on White House grounds was drinking. According to the New York Times, the man “told… Read More

Wix makes Super Bowl ad with Brett Favre, Terrell Owens and Lloyd from ‘Entourage’

One of the best things about this digital age is that companies are releasing their Super Bowl ads, or sneak… Read More

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