Imagine. You’re a teacher in a small, all white town located in Iowa, USA. Must be difficult to teach your students a true understanding of racism and discrimination. Well, the day after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th 1968, Jane Elliott exercised a unique lesson which allowed her third grade students [...]

// Remember that song “Pony” by Ginuwine? Remember that beat? There was a lot of studio magic that Timbaland performed to create that classic. There is a man in Los Angeles, California by the name of Red who doesn’t need expensive equipment to sound like that. Homeless at the time, Red happened to drift by HVW8 [...]

// I still remember when I first saw the original Moon Landing hoax conspiracy theory videos. I must admit, they were very convincing at the time, especially without testing the claims. Soon after the allegations were made that NASA didn’t go to the Moon, but rather shot the footage inside a studio, people started analyzing [...]

// Google’s new search engine for music has officially launched and is promising to make finding new music easier than ever. Google claims that 2 of their top 10 searches of all time are music related, so this addition to their search capabilities was a no brainer. Google Music will be incorporated directly into the regular [...]

// National Geographic has taken some of the most beautiful pictures year after year. Up until recently, I had boxes and boxes of their magazines. They have taken some of the most iconic pictures ever and each carries it’s own unique story. Whether they’re exploring the depths of our oceans, the vastness of space, or [...]

// By now, I’m sure everyone has seen the amazing Bumblebee (from Transformers) costume. That video has spread virally and is virtually everywhere, but if you haven’t seen it, scroll down. It’s quite possibly one of the best costumes of all time…OF ALL TIME…/Kanye I wanted to show you a different Halloween costume that is pretty [...]

// A study published last week in the British Journal of Cancer echoed what has been suspected for years: turmeric can be used to prevent and treat cancer. The chemical curcumin, an extract found in turmeric, was shown to trigger apoptosis (programmed cell death signals) in cancerous cell within 24 hours of the treatment being [...]

Some things in society have become so ingrained in our psyche that it takes something out of the ordinary to bring our attention to things we probably already know, but repeatedly shove into a deep corner of our minds. In a push to challenge the status quo, some people are brave enough to do the [...]

// At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan showcased the eye catching, all electric, zero-emission concept car, the Land Glider. As you can probably tell by looking at the photos, this is not your typical concept car. Introduced alongside the Nissan Leaf, also a zero-emission vehicle, set to be introduced to select markets in Fall [...]

// Kseniya Simonova has a very unique talent. She’s a sand animator, something she started doing when her business collapsed because of the current credit crunch. Using her hands, she quickly forms stunning visuals that tell vivid stories. At first she started drawing in the sand at the beach, but less than a year later, [...]

China has been criticized a lot in the media for not doing enough to help fight pollution. Although some points raise valid concerns, the criticism isn’t black and white and one such example of China’s green efforts is a 71 storey tower being constructed in the city of Guangzhou. The designers believe it will be [...]

This clip is possibly one of the funniest things ever recorded! Dubbed the “Drunkest Guy Ever,” this man walks into a convenience store, drunk out of his mind, and tries to BUY MORE BEER…on a TUESDAY…at 10:47 in the MORNING!!! This is so funny, I just had to post it. Enjoy: Drunkest Guy Ever Goes For More [...]

If you haven’t already contributed to the 2.4 plus million views of this video on YouTube (also posted elsewhere), then you might want to check out this short film. // Imagine, going to get your parking validated but not only do you get that, you, yourself receive a form of validation: “You are awesome” (direct quote [...]

// Uruguay has become the first country in the world to provide free laptops to all schoolchildren, from ages 6 to 12. The project, dubbed Plan Ceibal (Education Connect), started two years ago and has been a great success for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, started by Nicholas Negroponte. OLPC is a US based [...]