
Twitter Glossary 2013, Subtweets, Twitter Canoes, and Hatereads Explained
Stefan Becket of New York Magazine has published “Twitter Glossary, 2013,” a handy guide to the most prevalent Twitter slang of the year. Becket defines…

A Map of the 124 United States of America That Could Have Been
In 2011, Andrew Shears created this interesting map that shows 124 states that could have existed in America if various failed partition proposals throughout history…

Corgi Does a Belly Flop into the Snow
Meri the fluffy corgi does a belly flop into a blanket of snow in this funny video by Dindi Cat.

One Times Square, Home of the New Year’s Eve Ball
The New Yorker tells the story of One Times Square, the home of the New Year’s Eve ball, in this fascinating video. The building was…

iFixit Teardown of Apple’s Cylindrical Mac Pro Desktop Computer
iFixit has posted its teardown of Apple’s recently released Mac Pro desktop computer. For more photos, information on repairability, and to find out what’s inside,…

Greedy Cat Tries to Hog All Three Food Bowls
A greedy orange tabby cat tries to hog all three bowls of food and physically blocks another cat from eating in this video by funfunmv.

Pupil Reflections in Photographs Could Help Solve Crimes, Researchers Say
In a recently published study, researchers demonstrated that people could be identified from pupil reflections in photos, a technique that could be used to solve…

A Compilation of the Best Vine Videos from All of 2013
A huge 23-minute compilation of the best Vine videos from all of 2013. Previously we've written about their monthly Vine compilations.

Video Games from Five Vintage Consoles Now Available to Play Online in Your Web Browser
The Internet Archive has launched the Console Living Room, a collection of vintage console video games from the 70s and 80s that you can play…

Fan Creates a Fantastic Parody Website for the Ministry of Magic from ‘Harry Potter’
Entrepreneur and coder Andy Brown has created a fantastic website for the Ministry of Magic from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. The clever site features…
