Serial Swatter Sentenced to 20 Years for Hoax Call That Led to Police Killing of Kansas Man
Tyler R. Barriss has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a string of phony emergency calls, one of which was made over a Call...
Apple cancels AirPower product, citing inability to meet its high standards for hardware
Apple has canceled the AirPower product completely, citing difficulty meeting its own standards. “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and...
The Gravitational Wave Detectors Are Turning Back On and We’re Psyched
The LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors are set to resume their hunt for gravitational waves on April 1. This go-around, they’ll be even more sensitive...
10 Jonas Brothers Lyrics That Make Perfect Instagram Captions
Are you still reeling from the fact that the Jonas Brothers are officially back in action? Because we definitely are. It’s like all our teenage dreams...
We Must Go to the Moon—and Bring Back Our Piss
Vice President Mike Pence announced this week that the Trump administration wants NASA to put American astronauts on the moon no later than 2024. And here...
20 years for swatter who got a man killed
Tyler Barriss, a prolific and seemingly unremorseful repeat swatter and bomb hoaxer whose fakery got a man killed in 2017, has been sentenced to 20 years...
Guillermo del Toro Explains the Difficulty of Adapting Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
For generations, the book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has haunted kids and adults alike. On name recognition alone, the Alvin Schwartz series...
Viacom-owned kids streaming service Noggin acquires educational app Sparkler
Viacom’s Nickelodeon is doubling down on the educational aspects of its preschooler-focused streaming service, Noggin, with the acquisition of the early childhood learning platform Sparkler. Announced...
Who should the Wizards draft?
On Thursday night, the Washington Wizards were officially eliminated from playoff contention. The Miami Heat had won and this caused the Wizards to look ahead to...
Letters from AWP: The Writer’s Life in Portland
Attending the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference is like holding your wedding reception in the middle of your bar or bat mitzvah. Everyone you...
