Bryan Bishop visits Pixar and gets an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the animation studio. He also talks to some of the brilliant people behind Monsters University and the accompanying short film The Blue Umbrella. Video by Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger. This featurette is part of On The Verge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6EifmqMuhE …
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Anti-Pervert Hairy Leggings Catch On in China
“The results are undeniable. These stockings, which are made to look like a pair of very hairy legs, induce groans, nausea, and physical discomfort and according to Weibo they’re the best deterrent to cat calls and objectification that the country has to offer. There’s one problem if you want a …
Read More »Bullies Use Food to Attack Kids with Serious Allergies
“Any difference can set schoolchildren apart from their peers and potentially make them a target for bullying. But a severe food allergy is a unique vulnerability: It takes only one lunch or cupcake birthday party for other children to know which classmates cannot eat nuts, eggs, milk or even a …
Read More »Child Sex Charges For Minutemen ‘Border Patrol’ Leader
“Chris Simcox, co-founder of the Minuteman border watch movement, was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly having sexual contact with three young girls. Phoenix police booked Simcox on two counts of molestation of a child, two counts of sexual conduct with a minor, and one count of attempted molestation of a …
Read More »The Invention Of Your Clothes In 55 Seconds
A quick look at the history of how your wardrobe was invented. Including underwear, jeans, socks, sunglasses, and more. Music by Pendley: http://soundcloud.com/fuzywazacolin Here are some of our sources for the info included in this vid: Underwear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_shorts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everlast_(boxing) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergarment Jeans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Strauss Zipper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper T-Shirt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shirt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_American_War Socks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock …
Read More »Bluetooth + Hot shower = ?
Every so often, It’s nice to step outside the “box”. More info on the Kohler Moxie here – http://amzn.to/1te03ef Music by – https://soundcloud.com/youkillingme/you-killing-me-a-world-requiem
Read More »Can Smoking Marijuana Cause Cancer?
“As marijuana becomes more accepted — and in some places, legal — a UCLA researcher has reexamined the question: does smoking marijuana cause lung cancer? In the June edition of Annals of the American Thoracic Society, Donald P. Tashkin, MD, emeritus professor of medicine at UCLA’s David Geffen School of …
Read More »Did Ted Cruz Immigrate to the U.S. Illegally?
“Sen. Ted Cruz has been a vocal part of the debate over immigration reform in Washington, and his father said he had some troubles of his own when he tried to leave his native Cuba decades ago. Cruz’s father told NPR in an interview that posted online Thursday that he …
Read More »Should We Be Arming Syrian Rebel Opposition?
Americans oppose supplying military aid to Syrian rebels, but they are not paying much attention to the situation in Syria, according to new national polls. In a Gallup poll released Monday, 54 percent of respondents said they disapproved of the Obama administration’s decision to “supply direct military aid to Syrian …
Read More »Couple ‘Married’ at 4 Still Together 87 Years Later
“Theirs is truly a story of a lifetime of love. Ron and Eileen Everest were born in the same maternity unit, posed as “bride and groom” at a town carnival aged four, married for real at 21 and now, 70 years later, are celebrating their platinum wedding anniversary.”* Ron and …
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