Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Dragons
“All that we do is try to make them as awesome as possible.” Image: Giphy If you want to know something about the “Game of Thrones” dragons, look no further…
Month: February 2015
Boko Haram Attacks Town Inside Niger After Cameroon Assault
Islamic extremists from Nigeria attacked a border town inside the neighboring country of Niger, marking the second foreign country attacked by the group known as Boko Haram in several days….
Ukraine, Rebels Agree On Humanitarian Corridor To Evacuate Civilians Trapped By Fighting
Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to…
New Study Finds Marijuana To Be Effective In Treating Depression
Research has suggested that cannabis may be a promising treatment option for a number of different physical and mental health conditions, from post-traumatic stress disorder to chronic pain. A study…
U.S. Adds 257,000 Jobs In January; Unemployment Rate Rises To 5.7 Percent
The U.S. economy added 257,000 jobs in January, as the unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. More from the AP: WASHINGTON (AP) —…
How To Be A Mountain Within A Brutal American Culture: An Interview With Phil Elverum
Like many of his fans, my obsession with Phil Elverum certainly borders on being far too fanboy-ish, especially considering the low-key nature of his songs and the relatively small level…
Beyonce, Taylor Swift, U2 among big Grammy nominees
The last one came with album of the year. Beyonce’s self-titled release of late 2013 made the list, along with Beck’s “Morning Phase,” Sam Smith’s “In the Lonely Hour,” Pharrell’s…
Stress Tip: Stand Up And Stretch
For the next 30 days, GPS for the Soul and meQuilibrium are providing you tips on how to live a healthier, happier and stress-free life. See the previous stress tips…
6 Ways You’re Ruining Your Sleep Without Knowing It
Beyond the obvious sleep-wreckers like bad hotel beds and booze, a lot of things stand between you and a good night’s rest. Here are seven surprising factors that keep you…
One Simple Trick To Make Your Health Goals Stick
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? If you’re like most people, those goals you set at the beginning of 2015 are already starting to fall by the wayside. But…
Is Social Media Making Us All The Same?
In 1784, the philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote down his hope for his age and all those that followed. In a famous essay titled “Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?,” he…
TransAsia Plane Engines Both Lost Power Before Taiwan Crash
One of the engines on TransAsia Airways Flight 235 went idle 37 seconds after takeoff, and the pilots apparently shut off the other before making a futile attempt to restart…
10 Hacks For When You Need A Little Extra Willpower
Willpower. It’s something we all have, in varying quantities. It’s the essence of our self-control. It allows us to recognize the right decisions to make, and then make them. And…
Why You Should Stop Calling Thyroid Cancer ‘Good Cancer’
A thyroid cancer diagnosis has a strange reputation: It’s cancer, but with a near 100 percent survival rate when caught in the early stages, it’s one of the “good” cancers,…
Fiorina: ‘Looking more likely’ I’ll run for president
“Of course people don’t know me and they need to get to know me,” Fiorina said. “Do we need to raise money? Yes. Do we need to raise as much…
Damon Wayans Jr. Is Leaving ‘New Girl’
Damon Wayans Jr. is leaving “New Girl” at the end of this season, TVLine reports. He was only on a one-year contract, but no one likes change, least of all…
Pope says it’s OK to spank children if you don’t demean them
“I once heard at a wedding a father say, ‘I sometimes have to hit my children a little but never in the face, so as to not demean them.’ How…
Why no Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue of men?
The ultra-revealing cover shows Davis pulling down her already-minuscule bikini bottoms to within a millimeter of an area typically reserved for intimate partners and gynecologists. She’s been waxed, it is…
Will Smith helps Jimmy Fallon remain king of trending
On Thursday night, Fallon and Will Smith covered the 1988 song “It Takes Two” by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, using an iPad app. And it was awesome. The…
Struggling Tiger Woods withdraws from tournament with back problems
A 14-times major tournament winner, Woods pulled out of the San Diego event when back spasms became such a problem that playing partner Billy Horschel had to pick up his…
Meet Monemvasia, A Hidden ‘Fortress Town’ Perched On An Island In Greece
Discovering a secret town? Well that’s one way to get off the beaten path. We’ve seen a few hidden towns in our day (mostly in America), but never one quite…
This Blow-Up Scarf Is All You Need To Nap Anywhere
Napping on the go never looked so basic-yet-good. – Sweet (basic) dreams!
HUFFPOLLSTER: Poll Finds New Hampshire Mostly Uncertain About 2016
New Hampshire voters have yet to tune in to 2016. Investigative journalists suspect the government is spying on them. And most people don’t really care about politicians’ high school drug…
Daily Meditation: Passing Thoughts
We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life….
The 2015 bargain: emerging market stocks
The tide has turned for the heavyweights, like China, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Stocks in those countries make up about half the value of the emerging market index and…
Where zombie foreclosures are still hurting housing markets
“These are the sore thumbs in any neighborhood,” said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac. “The very visible signs of distress are there with these properties.” But an increase in…
Former Church Committee Staffers Urge Overhaul Of Spy Agency Oversight
NEW YORK –- It’s no secret that the mid-20th century was a dirty time for U.S. intelligence agencies. J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI was waging personal wars through the government, infiltrating…
The 2-Ingredient Nutella Brownie Recipe Is A Gift From The Heavens
This is not a joke. These Nutella brownies really only require two ingredients. That’s it. Do you fully understand what two-ingredient Nutella brownies mean? They mean that you’re almost always…
The New York Times and its big ‘zero’
Its game is a game of crossover: Moving from a world that is still print-centric to one that will be mainly digital within the next several years. While digital disruption…
Valentine’s Day Needs To Break Up With Food
Valentine’s Day and eating have long gone hand in hand. There’s the chocolates. The fancy dinner. More chocolate (in the form of dessert). When people think about celebrating this day…