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Merriam-Webster, keeper of the sick burns.Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images People who spend enough time on Twitter know that eventually, if they stick around long enough, hundreds of strangers will yell at them for fun. It’s the bargain you make when you sign up! And yet I have to acknowledge that I never expected my…
It’s supposedly 97 degrees and I’m grossly sweating through my shirt on a rooftop in the middle of Manhattan. From where I’m standing, New York City is all floating buildings and blue skies; no sidewalks overcrowded with tourists bumbling past self-important men in suits rushing to wherever they have to get to. All around…
For most people, turning 35 is kind of depressing. 40 is right around the corner, the hair’s starting to go, and it’s no longer acceptable to pull Call of Duty all-nighters (the cutoff is 34, everyone knows that). But for Lynsi Snyder, turning 35 will undoubtedly be the best day of her life. Because when…
Awe-inspiring visual effects have always been a major part of the “Star Wars” franchise, and December’s “The Force Awakens” was no exception. Throughout the years, the franchise has used some of the best technologies available to turn the fictional galaxy far, far away into an onscreen reality. There are scenes in the films created entirely using computer-generated…
@aramzs documents a lot of interesting stuff about Facebook Trends. For example, I recommend you check out his short post about Facebook Signal, a tool Facebook gives media companies to survey how trends are flowing around Facebook. And follow his twitter. The other day he made some interesting notes about articles in Facebook Trending…
Live shot of the Times copy desk.Gus Pasquerella/Public domain/via Wikipedia 1. Thursday morning libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson went on MSNBC and responded to a question about Aleppo, Syria, by saying he didn’t know what Aleppo was. 2. The New York Times ran a story about Johnson’s gaffe that itself misidentified Aleppo as the…
The Times‘ Gary Johnson/Aleppo story.Screenshot/New York Times Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today and admitted in response to a question about Aleppo, Syria, that he had no idea what “Aleppo” was. This was a pretty big mistake for someone who is likely to get…
During the presidential forum on NBC News tonight, nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton separately took questions on national security and veterans issues in a broadcast from New York. Meanwhile, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus decided to concentrate not on theses important issues, but on Hillary’s demeanor. Sigh. “Hillary Clinton was angry + defensive…
Enlarge / The Tesla Model S. cache hit 527:single/related:4f5b12bac369e16ac29b58d0bd49fb9e empty A state court has ruled that Tesla cannot issue itself a franchise to sell vehicles directly to consumers in Missouri, a blow to the electric carmaker that wanted to comport with the state’s franchise requirement without having to sell cars through an independent dealership. In…