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Hurdler Lolo Jones’ athletic talent, good looks and sassy social-media posts catapulted her to Internet fame before and during the 2012 Summer Olympics
But Jones landed in hot water this week for a post she made about the financial rewards — or lack thereof — of her lastest athletic endeavor: bobsledding
Jones earned good money as a two-time Olympic hurdler, successful track star and endorsement powerhouse before taking up…
Jimmy Flebotte was in San Francisco the night he hit rock bottom, hammered on the booze that had come to run his life. Alcohol addiction had already left him homeless. It had already drowned his career as a cook
Now, as Flebotte staggered through the the city’s darkened streets, a friend named Ed kept his zig-zagging path pointed toward the shelter where a temporary bed awaited. Ed helped Flebotte avoid the walls that come out of nowhere when you’re blackout drunk, made sure he didn’t fall…
If we were playing a game of Truth or Dare right now, and I choose “Truth,” and your question was “What are you doing right now?,” my answer would be “Sleeping.”
That’s a lot of what-ifs, but it’s my way of telling you that today is day one of a three-day staycation that
On June 6, 2011, Eric Lim received a phone call from his older sister, Tanya. She wanted to apologize for an argument they’d had when she visited Los Angeles a few months before, but as Lim began to lecture her, Tanya cut him off.
“Eric, I just want you to know I love you very much, and I’m so proud of you,” she told him. “You’re going to do great in the film industry, I know it.”
Lim, tired from having just moved across town, didn’t think much of his sister’s withdrawal. Later that day, he…
Motivation plays an essential role in exercising. Without it, working out just becomes…working.
If you don’t have a partner to push you through your lifting routines — “One more set, bro, you got this!” — consider these eight social networks instead. They’re designed to keep track of your workouts, count your calories and, above all, push you to go above and beyond your wellness goals. Happiness guaranteed.
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By now, everyone knows about the secret NSA program called PRISM, which allegedly allows the U.S. government to access user data on sites such as Facebook, Google and Yahoo. Internet users continue to be concerned about their privacy, but is there potentially a good side to all of this?
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In this Sunday comic, our friends Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech show that maybe the NSA cares more about us than some of our friends. How … sweet?
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For a moment, we thought Candy Crush Saga had real movie potential. The game traps you in its world — perfect fodder for the theater, right?
Unfortunately, there’s virtually no chance for a theatrical release.
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We won’t spoil any of the hilarious plot line of the Candy Crush The Movie trailer, a brilliant YouTube creation. Just watch for yourself, and let us know in the comments if you think it could make for a good movie — one…
Every day, Jason DaSilva experiences firsthand the challenges of traveling around New York City on his motorized scooter. But the Brooklyn-based filmmaker with multiple sclerosis is not sitting back. Instead, DaSilva is leading an initiative called AXS Map to chart big cities with better accessibility information.
For people living with physical disabilities, the project is sort of like a more robust Yelp. Resources like Yelp feature detailed information about restaurants, bars and shopping…
On Wednesday, ESPN announced it was pulling the plug on its 3D channel after three years — a move that follows AT&T’s exit from the market. After being touted as the “next big thing” in 2010, 3D TVs appear to be going the way of the Flip camera
That’s not remotely the case, however. Sales of 3D TVs are thriving. The reason you don’t hear as much about 3D is because it has become just one of several high-end features, not a draw in itself.
Syazrina Ismail’s business, JumpSac baby slings, sounds like the perfect type of product for Pinterest. So why is JumpSac’s page so far limited to just one entry?
Technical issues. Ismail says that because of Java Script, Pinterest isn’t displaying the proper images from her website. “It keeps displaying another non-related pic,” she says. Ismail is working on a new website using the Magento platform that she hopes will remedy the situation. Ismail started the page in early May, shortly…
