Joe McCarthy (left) and his nephew Justin Kersey at the entrance of their “Hobbit”- styled village. Justin Kersey Joe McCarthy and Justin Kersey created a “Hobbit”-inspired tiny home village for Airbnb renters. They spent nearly $500,000 on the tiny homes that are now proving popular with tourists. Take a look at the homes that are…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Grizz and Stetson are both residents of the Casper Humane Society. Casper Humane Society Rising inflation means people are having to give up pets they can’t afford, animal shelters say. Animal shelters are facing higher costs and fewer donations — as well as more mouths to feed. Facing a looming recession, they might have to…
Talk of a recession and fewer vacancies may keep more employees in their roles for longer. Getty Images Layoffs by Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have some worried that more companies will follow suit. Tech experts told Insider that’s unlikely to happen, given how tight the labor market remains. But a recession will cause unemployment…
Some Twitter contractors received an email on Saturday night notifying them they’d been laid off. Getty Images Contractors working at Twitter lost access to company systems on Saturday night. Shortly after, they got an email notifying them that they were laid off, two sources told Insider. Twitter contractors were told in the email it was…
Montblanc’s reputation has mostly been formed in the realm of fancy analogue watches and pens. But when the smartwatch industry started gaining ground and customers sought those over traditional, mechanical watches, Montblanc – like fellow luxury brand TAG Heuer – joined in. After all, there’s still appeal in these premium brands offering stylish, connected wristwear…
It’s finally the weekend, which means it’s once again time for us to name our winner and loser from this week in tech. This week saw the launch of the highly-anticipated God of War (2018) sequel God of War Ragnarök, some very early Pixel 8 leaks and the first lot of Black Friday deals arrive…
The Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) ghost meme is trending on TikTok. The meme is a video of an MW2 character named Simon “Ghost” Riley. He is a Lieutenant, a British special forces operator, and a member of Task Force 141. He is known for his skull mask (balaclava), headset, and dark red sunglasses. Simon grew…
I travel to learn, but the farther I go from home, the more likely I am to find myself in the role of a teacher. In Bali, that cultural exchange is fairly smooth because most Balinese people speak some English in order to work in tourism, which is the island’s biggest industry. We’ve met plenty…
The weekend is almost over. But you can’t go to work tomorrow without finishing your Sunday Quordle. If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But…
United Airline’s HIMS program requires pilots to attend AA meetings if they are diagnosed with an alcohol dependency. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images United Airlines will pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot who refused to attend AA on religious grounds. That decision meant he lost his medical certificate and was no longer permitted to fly….