Welcome back to Eater’s Cocktail University, where cocktail wizard Dave Arnold — he of the cutting edge New York bar Booker and Dax — presents a series of cocktail recipes and techniques. He’s already demoed his elegant version of a Corsair, a Thai Basil Daiquiri, and his shave ice margarita. …
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Chicago White Sox with Wade Boggs – A Day’s Work
Wade Boggs and SB Nation have teamed up with Jeep to produce ‘A Day’s Work’, a summer series that profiles some of the most interesting and unique jobs in Major League Baseball stadiums. This week we head to Chicago to check out both parks in the Windy City, beginning with …
Read More »The Vergecast 084: Microsoft rearranges and Apple eBook price fixing
“One strategy, united together, with raucous communication, indecisiveness and positive entropy is the only way to fly… One Vergecast. Let’s go.” Join us for an in-depth discussion of the week’s news, including Microsoft’s massive reorganization, T-Mobile’s “boldest move yet,” and Nokia’s 41-megapixel Lumia 1020 More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge …
Read More »How Male Chimps Show Off | National Geographic
How do male chimpanzees show off? It’s called “displaying” … and it’s designed to convince females and rival males alike that this chimp is top banana. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, …
Read More »‘If My Vagina Was a Gun’
“Hundreds of women and men have testified at the Texas Capitol both for and against SB 1, which would restrict most abortions after 20 weeks and close all but five abortion clinics in the state. But only one woman performed an epic poem, entitled “If My Vagina Was a Gun.”* …
Read More »Zimmerman Prosecutors Make Final Case
“In a murder case of chain reactions, the chief prosecutor, Bernie de la Rionda, began with the very first link when he delivered his closing statement on Thursday in the George Zimmerman trial.”* The prosecution has made their final arguments against George Zimmerman in his trial. Will he be found …
Read More »Is Michelle Malkin a Jihadist for Fascism?
“Experts, rights groups, the medical community, lawmakers and activists have all expressed deep concern about the current hunger strike taking place at Guantanamo Bay, mainly because authorities there are force-feeding some detainees through a tube without their consent — a process experts say violates medical ethics and many have likened …
Read More »Teen Jailed For League of Legends Joke Finally Makes Bail
“Thanks to an “anonymous good Samaritan,” Justin Carter, the teen jailed over a threatening Facebook post, is out on bail. According to MSNBC, Carter is out on bail as of Thursday, July 11, after his family received a $500,000 donation so they could make bail. The 19-year-old has been in …
Read More »Hyperloop Super-Fast Travel Would Change the World
“Commuting is a way of life for most Bay Area residents. Many people are accustomed to an hour commute each way without traffic. Some people even commute to Southern California several times a month, spending several hours each way either in the car or fighting through airports. What if there …
Read More »CIA Tries To Undo Torture Effects…With a Vacuum Cleaner?
“Confined to the basement of a CIA secret prison in Romania about a decade ago, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the admitted mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, asked his jailers whether he could embark on an unusual project: Would the spy agency allow Mohammed, who had earned his bachelor’s in mechanical …
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