15 Problems Only Butch Lesbians Understand
1. Gendered restrooms. If I go in the women’s restroom, there’s a chance someone will think I’m a guy, but I can’t go into the men’s restroom because it’s basically…
Tag: giant
Review: In ‘The Buried Giant,’ Ishiguro Revisits Memory and Denial
Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel, “The Buried Giant,” is an eccentric, ham-handed fairy tale with a jumble of story lines lifted from “Beowulf,” Arthurian legend and assorted folk traditions. It is…
For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure
CHIPPING CAMPDEN, England — About a decade ago, Kazuo Ishiguro was 50 pages into a new novel when, uncharacteristically, he was paralyzed by doubt. The novel, a mythic tale set…
Ted Ligety Knifes His Way to a 3rd Straight Title
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — For most of the last five years, winning the giant slalom had come easily to Ted Ligety. Almost too easily. Pressure-filled moments did not matter. World…
Bobbi Kristina Brown was in car crash days before hospitalization
The 21-year-old daughter of musical giant Whitney Houston was found in a bathtub full of water on January 31. Here’s a look at the lead-up to when Brown was rushed…
At This Office, The Break Room Is A Giant Ball Pit
If a meeting gets boring at a certain London office, or if someone just needs to take a break, employees head to their giant ball pit. Read the whole story…
Dutch architects to build world’s first 3D printed house
Appearances can be deceiving. According to DUS Architects, the Dutch company behind the project, these innocuous black objects are stage one of what will eventually be the world’s first 3D…
Ted ‘the Shred’ Ligety eyes World Championship hat-trick repeat
But what Ted ‘the Shred’ Ligety most wants is a repeat of his triple gold-medal-winning performance at the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships. The U.S. star took top prize in…
Brooklyn Warehouse Fire Fought By Hundreds Of Firefighters
A 7-alarm fire destroyed a warehouse and sent giant clouds of smoke across Brooklyn and into Manhattan on a day so cold that water froze on firefighters’ helmets. – The…
Apple May Have Edged Out Samsung To Become World’s Largest Smartphone Maker
For years, Samsung has sold more smartphones than Apple. The Korean electronics giant makes dozens of different types of handsets, many of which cost much less than the iPhone. –…
Rare Photograph Captures The Blue-Green Magic Hidden On The Other Side Of An Iceberg
The tip of an iceberg has been well documented, both in photography and overused idioms. We’ve been told time and time again that the visible part of those giant chunks…
Two Planes Crash Land In Hawaii On Same Day, Coast Guard Conducts Dramatic Rescues (VIDEO)
Two small planes ran out of fuel and crash-landed into the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii on the same day, with one briefly nose-diving before leveling out and drifting down to…
Maroon 5 crash weddings in video for ‘Sugar’
“We are going to drive across L.A. and hit every wedding we possibly can,” says frontman Adam Levine as the video starts. “It’s going to be awesome.” The video was…
Rescuers raise the tail of AirAsia Flight QZ8501
Divers had found the tail on Wednesday, and on Friday, divers investigated pings a search ship had detected. They lowered ropes and slings down to the tail and planned to…