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Louis C.K. on David Letterman about the Super Bowl and ‘deflategate’: ‘It’s hilarious’

We love Louis C.K., and in the spirit of all-things football and current events, The Late Show‘s David Letterman asked… Read More

This Kickstarter will fund ‘Women in Tech’ book, featuring advice from top tech talent

Here’s a Kickstarter campaign for a new book that will inspire and give helpful information to any woman “trying to… Read More

The ‘Fantastic Four’ trailer is here and is cryptic as ever

20th Century Fox has released the new trailer for Marvel’s Fantastic Four, and while somewhat entertaining, some fans are a… Read More

Kim Kardashian to star in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad

Here’s another Un-carrier move for T-Mobile: Recruiting Kim Kardashian West to star in its Super Bowl commercial. In the past, T-Mobile’s… Read More

Pacific Science Center toning down the lights and noise with program for autistic kids

The Pacific Science Center is opening early one Saturday every month, toning down the displays and lights, to become a friendlier… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates receive high award of ‘distinguished service’ from India

The Indian government honored Bill and Melinda Gates this weekend with a Padma, one of the highest civilian awards in the country.… Read More

Watch NASA’s awesome video from space of that nasty Nor’easter that’s hitting New York and Boston

We hope you didn’t have plans to fly anywhere near the Northeast this week, as a massive Nor’easter is shutting… Read More

Oculus debuts short ‘Lost’ at Sundance, bringing virtual reality to film

It doesn’t seem that long ago that all the rage in movies was 3D. Forget that: Oculus is making headlines… Read More

Portland International Airport’s aquamarine carpet goes viral on Instagram and Facebook with 30K-plus ‘footies’

In perhaps some of the weirdest news yet to emerge from Portland, thousands of “cult” fans of the airport’s aquamarine… Read More

Julia Roberts to make ‘Batkid’ real-life story into a major Hollywood movie

Do you remember that epic event in 2013, when thousands of people in San Francisco made one kid’s dream to… Read More

Marc Andreessen is retweeting a lot about weed today

Could Marc Andreessen be the next major investor eyeballing the burgeoning legal marijuana market? Mayhaps. It came to our attention today that… Read More

NFL launching Super Bowl Stadium App so fans in stands can watch commercials

If you’re one of the lucky few who will be watching the Seattle Seahawks battle the New England Patriots from the… Read More

15 habits of an ineffective networker: What not to do at your next event

To bad networkers, it’s all “me, me, me.” We see them. We want to escape them. We hope we act… Read More

Live your bro fantasy and Skype with top X Games athletes this weekend

Have you secretly dreamed of kicking it in a hot tub or mountainside with your favorite ESPN X Games athlete… Read More

‘Jumbo’ asteroid to sail past Earth Monday

Skywatchers, take note: NASA reports that a “mountain-size” asteroid is set to cruise past us on Monday. While there is… Read More

Watch Ricky Gervais and Jimmy Fallon make fun of SkyMall

The Internets are filled with humorous commentary about SkyMall, that ubiquitous, in-flight catalog that recently filed for bankruptcy. But nothing… Read More

The Decemberists perform real YouTube comments on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

What did late-night talk show hosts do before the Internet? Last night, The Decemberists, who hail from Portland, Ore., put… Read More

GoPro inks deal with NHL to broadcast awesome pro-hockey footage

Today in cool as ice, GoPro signed a deal with the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association to strap some… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ Sansa Stark joins ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

A smart round of casting for the next X-Men installment has been announced. And who did they tap to take… Read More

Bud Light’s Super Bowl campaign ‘Up For Whatever’ rolls on with life-size Pac-Man game

Budweiser, a substandard beer at best, has an insane advertising budget. And, as such, continues to bring us some of… Read More

Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl lineup will make your Friday

It’s Friday. Take a load off and look at the lineup for this year’s Puppy Bowl XI. Goodness, has it… Read More

SkyMall no more? In-flight catalog files for bankruptcy

Video may have killed the radio star, but the Internet killed SkyMall. At least that’s what the in-flight catalog’s parent… Read More

That Ship Your Enemies Glitter kid just sold his site for $85K

In probably one of the fastest turnarounds in startup history, the 22-year-old Australian who half-jokingly put up ShipYourEnemiesGlitter just sold… Read More

In epic Super Bowl smack talk, Marvel heroes Chris Pratt and Chris Evans go head-to-head on Twitter for charity

As if you needed any more reasons to love Chris Pratt, here’s another: He’s challenging fellow Marvel superhero Chris Evans… Read More

Tina Fey fans rejoice: Netflix bringing you her new series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’

We’ve missed Tina Fey since 30 Rock went off the air, but her new project for Netflix brings us her… Read More

Is your ZIP code hot or not? Redfin names the hottest new neighborhoods for 2015

Seattle-based Redfin has released its list of the 10 hottest neighborhoods for 2015, and if you live in the… Read More

The ‘classy’ Tinder: Dating app The League gets $2.1M in funding

The League‘s website says “keep it classy,” and apparently investors like the sound of that. It’s being reported by various sources,… Read More

Rent a human: For $100-plus a night, this new service lets you book a party ‘fixer’ for the night

It seems there’s an online service that can do practically everything for us these days, so it was only a… Read More

Amazon to stream Golden Globe-winning ‘Transparent’ for free this Saturday with reduced introductory rate for Prime

If you’re one of the millions of people who has never laid eyes on the award-winning series Transparent, you’re in luck.… Read More

Bill Gates and Jimmy Fallon take ‘poop water’ drinking challenge

Bill Gates has been on a campaign to bring attention to efforts to process sewage into drinkable water. Earlier this month he… Read More