There are two things you can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Unless you’re Amazon.com.
On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver slammed cities for offering absurd tax breaks to corporations in hopes that jobs will follow. Oliver focused hi…
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Little girl lives her best life under a pile of puppies
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One young girl bravely defended herself against the gentle forces of cute from seven furry puppies and their tiny wet kisses. But sadly, in the end, she lost the adorable battle.
Proud mom Emily Rook shared an adorable photo of her 8-year-old daughter Sofia, cuddling with a band of precious pups at their local animal shelter.
Rook, an animal care technician, told Mashable that the picture was taken at the Humane Society of Washington County in Maryland.
“The shelter was founded in 1921 and continues to care for a wide variety of domestic animals to this day,” CEO Kim Intino told Mashable. “Ms. Rook, upon supervisor permission, brought Sofia to help out during a bring your daughter to work day.” Read more…
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View More Little girl lives her best life under a pile of puppiesThanksgiving turkey tips from the experts at Butterball’s Talk Line
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This hamster wearing an ‘It’ mask is too cute to be scary
There’s a new Pennywise in town.
Not only does little Shibuya the hamster make the cutest clown around, should he emerge from a sewer, it’d probably be pretty easy to win him over. All you’d need are a few baby carrots, much needed head scratches…
Sony’s robot dog is back and better than ever
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Sony is releasing a new and improved version of its Aibo robot dog 11 years after its launch. This time, Aibo has some new features, including an app that lets you download tricks and games. But this plastic companion doesn’t come cheap—it costs a whopping $1,700. If you want one, you’ll also need a ticket to Japan, the only country where it’s available. Read more…
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View More Sony’s robot dog is back and better than everThe kids of ‘Stranger Things’ really, really love ‘High School Musical’
Though they were just toddlers when High School Musical premiered, the kids of Stranger Things share an inexplicable love for the corny 2006 Disney Channel movie.
As they told Jimmy Fallon on Thursday’s Tonight Show, they love the movie so …
This refurbished VW Bus is the DeLorean time machine of vans
The DeLorean time machine, while iconic, also seems impractically small for everyday use. That’s where this refurbished Volkswagen Bus comes in.
First spotted by Road Show, this 1967 VW Bus up for sale at Velocity Motorcars in Nashville, Tennessee is…
Rick Perry thinks fossil fuels can help stop sexual assault
Say what you will about Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, but don’t you ever question his loyalty to fossil fuels.
In a conversation with Axios and NBC Wednesday, the secretary discussed the Trump administration’s current energy priorities. The secreta…
Rick Perry thinks fossil fuels can help stop sexual assault
Say what you will about Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, but don’t you ever question his loyalty to fossil fuels.
In a conversation with Axios and NBC Wednesday, the secretary discussed the Trump administration’s current energy priorities. The secreta…
This Airbnb is made entirely out of LEGO and you can spend the night
Turns out all that time spent playing with LEGO was time well spent.
SEE ALSO: These wireless blocks are your kid’s newest coding teacher
Airbnb and LEGO had revealed that they are offering one group of master builders the chance to stay overni…
‘Halo’s Master Chief proposed to DC’s Katana at PAX Australia
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Amongst the hordes of thirsty gamers, video game convention PAX Australia was privy to one delightful love story.
On Saturday, two gamers made for one of the loveliest proposals a video game convention has ever seen.
Sasha Scott and Nick Neave have been together for almost three years, have known each other for almost five, and the superb alliteration in their names makes them inevitable comic book allies.
Living in Kilmore, Victoria, the two are regular cosplayers at PAX and Supanova, another comic and gaming expo, in Melbourne, where they often dress as DC and gaming-related characters. Read more…
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Here you go, the silliest ‘Stranger Things’ fan theory we’ve seen yet
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Perhaps you just completed season 2 of Stranger Things, and now you’ve got questions.
Welp, that’s not why we’re posting this right now.
Rather, we just want to point you to this really great tweet from actor Avery Monsen drawing a parallel between Dustin, the show’s most lovable character, and an internet icon:
I HAVE MADE A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY pic.twitter.com/Qx1UPvOaci
— Avery Monsen (@averymonsen) October 31, 2017
A compelling case, don’t you think? Per the number of likes on this tweet, more than 100,000 people think so.
For what it’s worth, Netflix has since weighed in on the theory: Read more…
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