Sunday, February 1, 2015
Richard Sherman directs his latest tirade at Bill de Blasio in 'SNL' sketch
We all have our flaws, but those of Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman happen to be going on angry tirades.
Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, Jay Pharoah played an angry Sherman on Saturday Night Live's latest episode. In the sketch, he berates New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for shutting down the city earlier this week due to an overhyped winter storm.
Sherman was also joined by a quiet Marshawn Lynch (played by Kenan Thompson) and gum-chewing Seahawks coach Pete Carroll (played by Taran Killam) to discuss Sherman potentially becoming a father on Sunday.
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Superb owl Sunday will be a total hoot
With the big day finally here, excitement has reached a fever pitch. This Superb Owl Sunday is looking to be one of the largest on record
For one day a year, the world comes together and celebrates these fluffy, magnificent creatures in owl their glory
Even if they're nocturnal and all asleep, we're sure they'll feel the appreciation. Read more...
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This is a slow-mo look at how a DSLR's shutter works
It's always cool learning how stuff works. Case in point: cameras. More specifically, digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) pictograph boxes. The chaps over at YouTube channel The Slow Mo Guys have taken their trademark ultra-high-speed camerawork and, w...from Engadget RSS Feed http://ift.tt/1LyPx6g
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Pocket ghost detector may be as hard to find as its targets
Let's get this out of the way: ghost detection is based on junk science. It's trying to prove something that's unprovable almost by definition, using theories that have little connection to the real world. But if you are going to chase phantoms, you ...from Engadget RSS Feed http://ift.tt/1yXpXOh
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10 iconic 'British' brands that aren't even British anymore
With the news that the Yanks have been messing with our Cadbury Creme Eggs, we thought it might be interesting to take a look at other iconic British brands now in foreign hands
In a totally non-UKIP way, we've drawn up a list of 10 food and drink products familiar to UK shoppers, dating from as far back as 1778 but now owned by Johnny Foreigner
Have a read through our shopping list of British brands now owned overseas. Have we missed a quintessential UK product you were shocked to see go abroad? Let us know in the comments
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. Read more...
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Saturday, January 31, 2015
Where and how Mashable's community is traveling in 2015
For everyone who made a resolution to travel more in the new year, there's no better time to start planning than now.
"Take a trip" is a popular resolution, so as millions of people plan their next trips, we wanted to know how Mashable's community will travel in 2015.
A total of 1,358 respondents in more than 40 countries took part in the survey, conducted with SurveyMonkey.
About 90% of respondents in our travel survey said they traveled for business or leisure (or both) in 2014. Of those who traveled, 92% took a leisure trip and 46% traveled for business. Read more...
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