Magic Johnson Is Now An Official Spokesman For Obamacare
Celebrities have been unofficially endorsing the Affordable Care Act since it launched on Oct. 1. Amy Poehler, Pharrell Williams, Kate Bosworth, Michael Cera, and Rosario Dawson were among the many who...
View ArticleWhy Heroin Use Is Skyrocketing Across The US
Heroin abuse has been getting more attention lately.Last week, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin spent his entire 34-minute State of the State address talking about the state's "full-blown heroin crisis," and...
View ArticleTour The Gorgeous Sacramento Mansion That Once Belonged To Eddie Murphy, On...
A 2.5-acre estate that once belonged to Eddie Murphy is now on the market for $12 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.The Sacramento, Calif. home has 10 bedrooms (including one with...
View ArticleThis iPhone Case Doubles As A Stun Gun And Packs A 650,000-Volt Punch
At first glance, the Yellow Jacket could be just another beefed-up, ultra-protective iPhone case. But it does far more than safeguard your smartphone from drops or spills: It can protect you from...
View ArticleWife Of Miami Dolphins QB Leaves A Rifle In A Rental Car, Horrifies Family
Lauren Tannehill, the wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, accidentally left an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in a rental car earlier this month, police told the Sun-Sentinel.A family — a...
View ArticleMarried Men — Not Women — Are Fatter Than Their Singleton Counterparts
It's an old wives tale that women "let themselves go" after marriage, a new study suggests. It's actually married men who are larger than their single counterparts. Many studies point to the health and...
View ArticleI Tried DogVacay, The 'Airbnb For Dogs,' And I Loved It
I have avoided boarding my dog, Rupert, for six years. I'm admittedly overly sensitive when it comes to his comforts, and the thought of leaving him in an outrageously priced, pee-covered cage for...
View ArticleThis Bizarre Dedication To Fox News' 'The Five' Is One Of The Most Amazing...
"The Daily Show" correspondent Samantha Bee on Tuesday performed a dazzling, bizarre, insane one-woman show as a dedication, of sorts, to Fox News' "The Five." It's one of the weirdest "Daily Show"...
View ArticleAfter Only 15 Months, Marissa Mayer Fired Her First Major Hire (YHOO)
As we previously reported, Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro is leaving Yahoo, effective Jan. 16, according to Yahoo.Now, in an email to Yahoo employees from CEO Marissa Mayer, posted in full by Re/Code's...
View ArticleBryan Cranston Stars In Short Film After Challenging Production Assistants To...
This is awesome. During a break from filming new movie "Cold Comes the Night" last year, Bryan Cranston offered production assistants working on the film a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — the chance...
View ArticleIt's Hard To See Beijing Right Now
Looks like another hellacious day of smog in China.Spot the aircraft in the haze #Beijingpic.twitter.com/IG6Rl3IMbb— Ananth Krishnan (@ananthkrishnan) January 16, 2014Join the conversation about this...
View ArticleHere's The Most Ironic Thing About Target's Massive Credit Card Hack (TGT)
Target has shared some details about the massive hack that let hackers grab financial records on up to 110 million customers. But it hasn't really explained how the thieves were able to install the...
View ArticleB2B Marketers To Increase Their Social Media Budgets This Year
Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Soon,...
View ArticleNew Payments Startups Face An Uphill Battle To Disrupt The Credit Card...
The credit card industry processes a massive volume of transactions — about $4 trillion this year in the U.S., according to BI Intelligence estimates. With so much money in play, it's no wonder that a...
View ArticleMacklemore Gives A Surprise Performance On A New York City Bus
Anyone who regularly uses public transportation in New York City is familiar with impromptu performances. Someone might start singing, rapping, dancing or ranting, and will usually give a full routine...
View ArticleCan You Really Get A 'Contact High' From Marijuana?
Three decades ago, a team of Norwegian researchers hot-boxed a car — for science.The study volunteers had never smoked marijuana before, but they all piled into a small car for 30 minutes, joints...
View ArticleWealthy CEO Is Deeply Concerned About Budget Deficits (TRV)
I got a call today from a corporate communications staffer at The Travelers Companies, one of America's largest property casualty insurance companies.She told me that Travelers Chairman and CEO Jay...
View ArticleLena Dunham's Arm Is Missing In Vogue Photoshop Fail
Lena Dunham's face is featured on the February cover of Vogue for the very first time.But inside the magazine, it appears Dunham's body has been so drastically photoshopped that in one of the Annie...
View Article14 Startup Fears Founders Have But Are Too Afraid To Say Out Loud
Everyone talks about the startup success stories.But what do entrepreneurs secretly fear?We turned to Whisper, a secret-sharing app that's gaining popularity. On it, millions of people are writing...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: One Analyst Surprisingly Argues That Businesses Are...
Five years after the darkest days of the financial crisis, America's corporations continue to sit on mountains of cash.For the most part, cash has been increasingly used to buy back stock and increase...
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