By Blake Neff Millions of Americans, especially those with few other sources of joy in life, were amused Wednesday when a C-SPAN caller pranked the network by pretending to be the the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. (RELATED: C-SPAN Caller Pranks Network With ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Theme Song) Wednesday’s caller is hardly the first prankster to…
By Geoffrey Ingersoll It’s better to die in the dead of Winter if you’re a small business owner in the air conditioning repair industry. An off-season death means you’ll have a smaller inventory, which means the government will have to settle for a smaller percentage of your property when you die, and your family will…
By Michael Bastasch Published: March 20, 2015 The Obama administration has unveiled new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, imposing stringent requirements for oil and gas drilling in areas already struggling to boost production. The Department of the Interior’s new rules set standards for cement casings of fracked wells, public disclosure of the chemicals used…
By Blake Neff The president of Chicago State University pressured a high-level administrator at the school to file a bogus sexual harassment claim against a faculty member who criticized him. According to new allegations filed as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the school, LaShondra Peebles, formerly the school’s interim vice president of enrollment and student affairs,…
Are you a “Lumbersexual,” meaning bearded, masculine, and white? Congratulations! You could be a movie star! Are you a vain Mexican man? Probably, especially if you act all “macho!” Buzzfeed created an interesting video using male models to typify some of the body standards that are currently trending in the world. Take a look at…
A new application lets you check off during the day when you’re doing things that aren’t racist to help credit for when you are racist. Check it out. Post by Above Average.
By Michael Bastasch Much like today, scientists in the 1950s were warning that warming temperatures will melt the polar ice cap, raise sea levels and flood major coastal cities. The difference is that scientists in the 1950s were warning this will lead to another ice age. In 1958, Harper’s magazine ran a lengthy story on “The Coming…
“The rung of a ladder was never to meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot” -Thomas Huxley by R. Brownell The invisible hand of the market has swayed again, this time in a way which will excite those looking for better wages in the retail business. Target, the nation’s second largest retail chain,…
MESA, AZ – A man who got shot and took a selfie of himself has gone viral. Thankfully he’s still alive to enjoy his fame. Isaac Martinez posted the photo to update his friends with what just happened. They didn’t believe him at first, but then they realized what was going on. Martinez was one…
Poor baristas. As if their lives aren’t bad enough having to serve thousands of people a day. Now they’ll be forced to talk to people about racism BEFORE they’ve had their morning coffee. Starbucks CEO sent out a memo detailing what the “Race Together” campaign will look like. Basically they are being trained by watching…