A day with New York City’s pothole repair crew
Each morning, at a small depot tucked away under the Williamsburg Bridge, the New York City workers who call themselves the “pothole gang” pore over a giant spreadsheet known as “The Daily Pothole.”...
View ArticleOhio pizza truck's anti-homophobe move goes viral on Facebook
Joel Diaz and his friend Ethan were looking for late-night food after a night out in Columbus, Ohio, but they left Mikey's Late Night Slice Truck with more than a slice of pizza. Diaz (pictured) and...
View ArticleRedditors feel betrayed as CEO links to mortal enemy 9Gag
If Yishan Wong had been any old redditor sharing a link to 9gag, he'd have been lambasted for it. That he's the company's CEO only just exacerbates the issue. Wong shared a link on Facebook to 9gag,...
View ArticleReddit snapped this photo of a drunk Icelandair passenger taped to his seat
If you try to choke someone on land, chances are you'll get beaten up and have the cops called on you. If you try to do the same thing 30,000 feet in the air, you get taped to your chair. That's what...
View ArticleTeen arrested after bragging on Facebook about drunk hit-and-run
After an intoxicated night out, Oregon citizen Jacob Cox-Brown had a lot to tell his friends. Like how he drunkenly slammed into a car and drove away."Drivin drunk... classic ;) but to whoever's...
View ArticleEvery time you upvote, this man sticks a Post-It to his face
Some people like to drink on their bad days. Other folks like to sleep. Some, the ones inspiring ire and envy, make it their mission to chase the blues away—they go running, shopping. They go. They...
View ArticlePlayers walk from Italian soccer match after racist chants
Players and officials walked off the field during an exhibition soccer game in Italy after fans targeted players with racist chants. AC Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng picked up the ball and kicked it...
View ArticleKillbots from the future! Or is "murder by Internet" nonsense?
Can’t get your online coffee pot to work? No worries: Soon you’ll be able to use your mobile phone to unleash killbots on your enemies. That’s according to Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence, the...
View ArticleIs a billionaire about to pay this student's college tuition?
Seth Samuelson claims his main goal in life is to get billionaire businessman T. Boone Pickens to pay for his college tuition. And after months of tweeting at Pickens, Samuelson is a little closer to...
View ArticleCruel hoax on dying teen inspires Internet vigilantism
Just who is "Jonnica Ellis," the woman responsible for scamming a dying boy out of a much-needed financial windfall that never materialized? In the wake of cancer victim Thomas Doty's death, the...
View ArticleCatmoji: Cats can haz their own social network?
The Internet has always been a haven for cats and the people who love them. Now, they finally have their own social network.Catmoji, which is still in the invite-only phase, launched on Dec. 24 as a...
View ArticleThe top 10 online LGBT activists in 2012
2012 was a historic year for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community. Laws were ratified securing marriage equality in a number of states. Athletes stepped out against homophobic activity...
View ArticleFighting Middle Eastern patriarchy with the power of Facebook
With one photo, a young woman highlighted her struggles living in Yemen's patriarchal culture. Wearing gold rings on both hands, Nour shields her face with two sheets of paper, with Arabic text...
View ArticleAnonymous launches full website for missing 5-year-old Aishah Sabra
Aishah Sabra, a 5-year-old British girl missing in Egypt and presumed kidnapped by her father, is the focus of OpFreeAishah, a months-long Anonymous operation aimed at pressuring the U.K. government...
View ArticleTo belieb in miracles: Pop superstar visits sick fan in hospital
Do you belieb in miracles? Millie Flamm, 7, planned to see Justin Bieber at his concert stop in Salt Lake City. Instead she had to be readmitted into the hospital, due to a relapse in her three-year...
View ArticleMyspace Tom's Christmas break was way better than yours
Myspace cofounder and eternal white T-shirt wearer Tom Anderson is having himself quite the little holiday. For the past few weeks, Anderson has been tweeting and Instagramming pictures (while...
View ArticleHow to survive the winter in 10 YouTube videos
Unless you plan on hibernating for the next few months (or live in Texas), it’s time face winter here in the Northern Hemisphere. Fortunately, YouTube is here to help, offering tips and handy...
View Article13 Twitter users awkwardly hitting on Katherine Webb
It doesn't matter if you're clearly already in a relationship with a college football star. If you're Miss Alabama (as Katherine Webb is), and you gain around 100,000 Twitter followers in a night (as...
View ArticleSyrian human rights channel suspended for violent YouTube clips
For the second time in two months, a Syrian human-rights group that uploads video documentation of the country's brutal civil war has had its YouTube channel suspended for violating the "publishing...
View ArticleHow a comedian quit smoking by drawing robot comics
TaskRabbit is an e-commerce website where you'll find people to perform small tasks like removing decorations and pet sitting in exchange for money. And if you're aspiring comedian and illustrator...
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