Everyone loves a good monster. They feed into our cultural zeitgeist on a daily basis: Whether it’s the wave of Jean Jacket TikToks that had everyone double-taking at the sky, or the Babadook becoming an unprecedented gay icon, we love creepy creatures. We love making memes out of them. We love dressing up as them….
Craving a new cooking show that’ll get your tastebuds tittering and your mind soothed with savory shots of food porn? You’ve seen Nailed It, Iron Chef, The Greatest British Baking Show, and plenty of other delectable Netlfix offerings. So, maybe it’s time for a cocktail? Drink Masters is the latest cooking competition show from the…
Has there ever been a calmer Hot Ones contestant than Cate Blanchett? In the latest episode of First We Feast show, the actor knocks back increasingly spicy wings while calmly answering questions about her new movie Tár, her acting origins and her favourite scary Halloween movies. Somehow, she stays impressively chilled the whole way through…
Have you ever looked up from your phone, eyes stinging and mind cloudy, realising that hours have passed without your noticing? If this sounds like you, some people on the internet would have a prescription for you: you need to go touch grass. To be told to touch grass is intended as an insult for…
Windows 11 has got a nifty new feature that allows for much more conveniently hooking up your PC to a mobile phone with the latter acting as a Wi-Fi hotspot, although the functionality is just in testing for now, and only works with Samsung smartphones. The ability to instantly access your phone’s hotspot is facilitated…
A New York City apartment complex. Getty Images Some renters are already signing cheaper leases across the country, and they could drop further in 2023. As demand slows and the number of available apartments ramps up, prices are going down. Falling rents could help ease inflation and make a severe recession less likely. If your…
Produce is offered for sale at a grocery store on October 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images Thursday’s GDP report showed a surprisingly strong US economy in the third quarter of 2022. But despite beating estimates, the US economy is still vulnerable to slower growth ahead, and many expect a recession. Still, any…
Facebook, now Meta, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2020 Getty Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on the metaverse, despite Wall Street’s concerns. In the metaverse, Zuckerberg’s company Meta would own the data it collects. Zuckerberg wouldn’t have to worry about other companies interfering with his business, like Apple. Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on…
Amazon’s share price tumbled after it warned about holiday shopping. Gary Cameron/Reuters Amazon’s stock price dropped 14% in Friday’s premarket as it warned of soft sales in the key holiday season. The online retailer’s market cap is on course to fall below $1 trillion if those losses hold at the open. The world’s biggest e-commerce…
An aye-aye caught on camera picking its nose next to a diagram of how far the finger can go deep into its head. Anne-Claire Fabre/Renaud Boistel A video shows a lemur picking its nose, a behavior never before observed by scientists. The animal shoves one of her long agile fingers all the way up her…