Archive for January 13th, 2016

Fifty Shades of Grey Leads the 2016 Razzie Nominees

The nominations for the Academy Awards will be announced later this morning. Meanwhile, as is tradition, the nominees for the 36th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, affectionately known as the Razzies, were announced a day...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-Leads-the-2016-Razzie-Nominees/

What It Looks Like When You Have 8 Million Followers on Instagram

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibD3ySx12mg](Video Link)About once or twice a day, I'll get a mention on Twitter. But Demy de Zeeuw is different. He's a famous soccer player, so his social media following ranks in the m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/What-It-Looks-Like-When-You-Have-8-Million-Followers-on-Instagram/

21 New Shows and Movies on Netflix in 2016

Netflix is really taking off as an alternative to both cable TV and movie theaters. The subscription service’s original programming for 2016 has a slew of new series, movies, and specials that rival any network. Th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/21-New-Shows-and-Movies-on-Netflix-in-2016/

Dog Copies Little Girl's Cartwheel

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml5w5tNPVlU](Video Link)Jacqueline Sloan Ziegler's daughter, Kailyn, loves to do cartwheels. And she's good at them, too! Oakland the Pit Bull would like to get into the action, but he ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Dog-Copies-Little-Girls-Cartwheel/

Thundera Battle Club - Snarfs Need Not Apply

Thundera Battle Club by AlecxpsThose chosen to join Thundera's ranks and battle against that decrepit force of darkness Mumm-Ra must first prove their worth in the arena. But before you can raise a sword to the Eye of O...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Thundera-Battle-Club-Snarfs-Need-Not-Apply/

40 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books With Potential to Rock Your World in 2016

United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas, available March 1, 2016In this list compiled by i09, readers who are enthusiasts of the science fiction and fantasy genre are presented with 40 titles that will become av...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/40-Science-Fiction-and-Fantasy-Books-With-Potential-to-Rock-Your-World-in-2016/

Cleaning a House with Chemicals

This scene is from a Norwegian TV show called Ikke gjør dette hjemme (Never Ever Do This at Home). It seems to be an apt title. The premise of this excerpt is that they are cleaning a stairway in the hous...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Cleaning-a-House-with-Chemicals/

Is Your Friend Secretly a Cyborg?

(Charlie Higson)Similarly, if you need to kill a werewolf, shoot him with a silver bullet. If that kills him, then you know that you knocked off a werewolf.All you need is a command of basic science and logic to dispatch...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Is-Your-Friend-Secretly-a-Cyborg/

God Was The Last Person David Bowie Followed On Twitter

It's natural for conspiracy theories to come crawling out of the woodwork and start skittering across the internet when a beloved celebrity we worshipped like a god dies.David Bowie was definitely one of those gods among...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/God-Was-The-Last-Person-David-Bowie-Followed-On-Twitter/

The Best Caribbean Restaurant in Brooklyn Is Literally a Hole in the Wall

(Photos: Scott Hein/Gothamist)There are no signs or doors. You don't get a menu or a place to sit.The mysterious proprietor known only as "Papa" has occupied the old newstand for several years. Knock at the right time--h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/The-Best-Caribbean-Restaurant-in-Brooklyn-Is-Literally-a-Hole-in-the-Wall/

32 Facts about Body Language

[https://youtu.be/kB_2DlTv8-c] (YouTube link)We spend a lot of psychic energy trying to figure out how to put inflection, accent, and expression into out text communication. It’s a little easier in phone conversati...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/32-Facts-about-Body-Language/

Girl Forgets Stuffed Rabbit At Hotel, Staff Gives It The Royal Treatment

When a child loses their plush friend it can seem like the end of the world to them, because they've formed such a strong attachment to their toy they can't imagine living without it.More often than not these lost toys e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Girl-Forgets-Stuffed-Rabbit-At-Hotel-Staff-Gives-It-The-Royal-Treatment/

How to Drink Your Coffee Like a Boss

If you're a foreigner, then Norway's winter weather right now is brutal. But if you're Norwegian, then it's just a bit breezy outside. Trym Nordgaard illustrates the Norwegian attitude as he casually sips his coffee in t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/How-to-Drink-Your-Coffee-Like-a-Boss/

How Batman’s Silly 1960s Series Saved The Dark Knight

The TV series Batman premiered on January 12, 1966. That makes the show 50 years old! In some ways, the series is a relic of a bygone era, but it also it seems like just yesterday. Compared to the more recent Mi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/How-Batmans-Silly-1960s-Series-Saved-The-Dark-Knight/

Actor Involved in Creation of Jar Jar Binks Talks about "Painful" Backlash Ever Since

[https://youtu.be/XuoLcN_fK74]YouTube LinkImagine, if you will, working with George Lucas on a new character for a film in the Star Wars franchise. During the project, you borrow key parts of your life and perso...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Actor-Involved-in-Creation-of-Jar-Jar-Binks-Talks-about-Painful-Backlash-Ever-Since/

BOHEMIA - Looks Like Paradise To Me!

BOHEMIA by Medusa DollmakerLife in the modern world can be mighty disheartening and depressing, but life in Bohemia is like a dream come true. Bohemia is a paradise of earthly pleasures, where people and nature can co-m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/BOHEMIA-Looks-Like-Paradise-To-Me/

Murder Weapons for Modern Mystery Writers

True crime murder mysteries, like Serial and Making a Murderer, are very popular these days. Would you like to compose a murder mystery that appeals to modern audiences? Then you need a hip way to have...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Murder-Weapons-for-Modern-Mystery-Writers/

Korean Girls Try American BBQ

It has been said that there is no true American cuisine, because everything we cook comes from somewhere else. That may be true, but we have a tendency to take recipes from all over the world and change them to make them...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Korean-Girls-Try-American-BBQ/

Volunteers Needed to Snuggle Baby Goats

(Photo: Caromont Farm)Caromont Farm in Alebemarle County, Virginia is a dairy. It raises goats and uses their milk to make cheese.The staff expects that about 90 kids will be born in February. They’ll need round-th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Volunteers-Needed-to-Snuggle-Baby-Goats/

Man Sets World Record For Most Lit Candles Extinguished By Farting

As a kid we're told farting is rude, crude and utterly offensive, because parents don't want to turn farting into a fun activity for their kids and therefore have to smell stinky farts all day.These parents wisely gloss...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Man-Sets-World-Record-For-Most-Lit-Candles-Extinguished-By-Farting/

The Self-Defense Wig of Dr. Nakamats

The following is an article from The Annals of Improbable Research, now in all-pdf form. Get a subscription now for only $25 a year!by Alice Shirell Kaswell, Improbable Research staff(Image credit: Ushu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/The-Self-Defense-Wig-of-Dr-Nakamats/

Tiger Nibbles on Roofless Jeep Full of Petrified Passengers

[https://youtu.be/2cRwr2yoS-4]YouTube LinkThis video, posted to the YouTube Channel of the Karhandla Gate Umred Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Nagpur district of the Maharashtra state of India, is prese...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Tiger-Nibbles-on-Roofless-Jeep-Full-of-Petrified-Passengers/

Periodic Table Battleship

You sank my noble gases!Karyn homeschools 4 children. She's devised a brilliantly creative way to teach chemistry. It's a game modeled on the classic board game Battleship. Her materials are simple: 2 folders, 4 laminate...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Periodic-Table-Battleship/

The Ultimate Mancave is- a Cave!

Angelo Mastropietro is a caveman. Despite suffering from multiple sclerosis, he managed to build himself a luxury home inside a cave!  [https://youtu.be/eqwsQ65CEvk] (YouTube link)Mastropietro’s diagnosis made...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/The-Ultimate-Mancave-is-a-Cave/

Japan Will Make Its Signs Easier for Foreigners to Understand

(Photo: Wicki)Now, which way do we turn to find Nazis? If you glance quickly at this sign in Kamakura, Japan, you might think that they're everywhere. Johnny of the blog Spoon & Tamago understands your confusion:When...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Japan-Will-Make-Its-Signs-Easier-for-Foreigners-to-Understand/

Star Wars: A New Hope vs. The Force Awakens

You’ve probably heard discussions about how the latest movie in the Star Wars series, The Force Awakens, has some things in common with the first movie, which is known to youngsters as A New H...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/01/13/Star-Wars-A-New-Hope-vs-The-Force-Awakens/




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