Dana Hinders

Can Amazon Sponsored Links Challenge Google AdWords?

Google AdWords currently claims a 31.5 percent share of global ad revenue, but the service’s dominance may soon be challenged via Amazon Sponsored Links. Amazon’s new advertising system will function much like Google AdWords. When site visitors click on ads, they’ll be taken back to storefronts and inventory housed on the Amazon website. The service […]

9y ago

Halloween

Etsy Lets You Celebrate Halloween in Style

Halloween isn’t just for children, as evidenced by the impressive collection of spooky yet chic finds on Etsy. Instead of letting the kids have all the fun, why not plan your own grown-up Halloween celebration while supporting your favorite creative Etsy entrepreneurs? Whimsy Chic Designs has created a delightfully chic Halloween grapevine wreath with a […]

9y ago

Halloween

Learn How to Make Your Own Spider Dog Halloween Costume

If your pampered pooch is truly one of the family, making a spider dog costume is an excellent way to include him in the Halloween festivities. Spider dog costumes also make a fun way to prank your friends, as evidenced by the popular YouTube video from SA Wardega featuring Chica the DogSpider chasing strangers in […]

9y ago

college

Mattress as Protest? Rape Survivor Raises Awareness of Sexual Violence on College Campuses

Emma Sulkowicz, a Columbia University senior, is carrying around more than just textbooks and a laptop when she attends class. She’s been seen traveling around campus with a mattress, which she says she’ll continue to carry wherever she goes as a form of protest against the way the university handled her rape complaint. Sulkowicz says […]

9y ago

allison williams|nbc

NBC Announces Allison Williams As Peter Pan In Live Television Production Of The Classic Broadway Musical

The timeless story of Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and the Lost Boys of Neverland is coming to NBC this December in a special three-hour musical production featuring Allison Williams in the title role. It might seem strange to cast a woman in the role of Peter Pan, but this has been a fairly common practice through […]

9y ago

joan rivers|melissa rivers

Joan Rivers’ Health Scare Illustrates Importance of a Living Will

Last week, 81-year-old comedienne Joan Rivers was rushed to the hospital after she stopped breathing following a minor vocal procedure. She has been in a medically induced coma since then, but doctors are reportedly working to begin the waking up process and to evaluate her motor skills and cognitive function. The sudden and unexpected nature […]

9y ago

Latest Kraft Recall Includes 7,700 Cases of Kraft American Singles

There’s nothing tastier than a classic grilled cheese sandwich, but you may want to double check the label on your Kraft American Singles. A recent Kraft recall affects the 12-, 16-, and 24-ounce size packages with a “best when used by” date of February 20, 2015. Cheese slices in the 12-ounce size with a “best […]

9y ago

Japan

Hello Kitty Not a Cat? What Else Don’t You Know?

According to Sanrio, Hello Kitty is not a cat after all. She’s actually a human girl named Kitty White, who lives in England with her parents and her twin sister Mimmy. Mimmy wears a yellow bow on her right ear, while Kitty wears a red bow on her left ear. Her pets include a white […]

9y ago

texas

Texas Jury Acquits Father, Raises Questions About Moral Responsibility vs. Legal Liability

On Wednesday, 32-year old Texas father David Barajas was acquitted of killing Jose Banda in a hit of rage after Banda killed his two young sons in a drunk driving accident. The jury deliberated for roughly three hours before returning the verdict. In 2012, 20-year-old Banda had a BAC that was twice the legal limit […]

9y ago

Panda Faked Pregnancy? Not Exactly!

A faked pregnancy sounds like the plot of a TV soap opera, but plans to have a live broadcast of the birth of 6-year-old giant panda Ai Hin’s cubs had to be called off earlier this week when the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Center discovered that she was in fact not actually pregnant. Arguably, […]

9y ago

children

Girl Shoots Instructor, Raises Questions About Children and Gun Safety

On Monday, a nine-year-old girl being taught how to use an Uzi sub-machine gun at the Bullets and Burgers shooting range lost control of the weapon and accidentally killed her instructor. When the girl pulled the trigger on full auto, the recoil caused her to lose control of the gun. The instructor, 39-year-old Charles Vacca, […]

9y ago

pretty little liars

ABC Family Thanks Fans With A Special ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Halloween Episode

Instead of its traditional Halloween episode, ABC Family is treating fans to a special one-hour Pretty Little Liars event during its “13 Nights of Halloween” programming block. The special will air halfway through season 5 of Pretty Little Liars, between the summer finale and the December showing of “How the ‘A’ Stole Christmas” — which […]

9y ago

Celebrate The Every Simpsons Ever Marathon In Style

If Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are your favorite TV family, don’t miss basic cable newcomer FXX’s Every Simpsons Ever marathon from August 21 to September 1. Episodes from all 25 seasons of The Simpsons will be aired back-to-back with no repeats. That’s 552 episodes! The Simpsons is at its best when its parodying […]

9y ago

agent carter|captain america|marvel

Mark Your Calendars! Captain America 3 Hits Theaters May 6, 2016

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the highest grossing film of 2014 to date, bringing in $259,746,958 in North America and an estimated $454,317,000 in other markets for a worldwide gross of $714,063,958. Unfortunately, fans who are eagerly anticipating Captain America 3 will have to wait quite a bit to get their fix. It was […]

9y ago

marvel

Get to Know Your New Mockingbird, Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki will join the cast of ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this fall as Bobby Morse. Morse, better known as Mockingbird, is a genius biologist/gymnast/spy who graduated at the top of her SHIELD class and is the love interest of Hawkeye. She has no superpowers, but is proficient with a wide range of weapons […]

9y ago

mcdonalds

McDonald’s Image Makeover Is A Work In Progress

Ronald McDonald may be almost as well known as Santa Claus among preschoolers, but McDonald’s image has tarnished significantly since Morgan Spurlock’s 2004 documentary Super Size Me highlighted the ways in which the chain could be blamed for our country’s growing obesity problem. McDonald’s image as a purveyor of junk food has led to rapidly […]

9y ago

MIT Living Wage Calculator Explains Why You’re Always Broke

The MIT living wage calculator, created by Amy Glasmeier, a professor of economic geography and regional planning at MIT, makes a compelling argument for raising the federal minimum wage. Instead of simply stating that the cost of living has increased since the federal minimum wage was last raised in 2009, the calculator provides a detailed […]

9y ago

Emily Ratajkowski

Lands’ End Handles Topless GQ Cover Controversy with Class

Lands’ End recently learned the hard way that not everyone loves getting free stuff in the mail when conservative customers were none too pleased with the GQ cover they recently received as a complimentary thank-you gift from the company. The free magazine was part of a deal Lands’ End struck with Condé Nast to provide […]

9y ago

DC Comics|jason momoa

Jason Momoa Confirmed as Aquaman? Not So Fast!

DC Comics fans around the world were glued to their screens yesterday as news spread that Jason Momoa was confirmed as Aquaman in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Unfortunately, however, ComicBook.com reports that this is not entirely true. The rumor that Momoa was confirmed as Aquaman spread like wildfire when someone posted a link […]

9y ago

CyberVor Attack Illustrates the Need for Password Managers

If you’re not already using a password manager, now would be a good time to start. Last week, in the largest online security breach to date, a Russian crime ring stole the passwords and user names for 1.2 billion accounts on at least 420,000 different websites as well as over 500 million unique email addresses. […]

9y ago