One Woman, 17 British Accents [Video]
Listen as Siobhan Thompson performs a rather complete tour of the accents of the British Isles. [Anglophenia | Via LS]
Category Archives: Culture
University to Offer Scholarships to Gamers!
Now being a killer gamer may actually pay off scholastically! The Chicago, Illinois-based Robert Morris University is offering scholarships this fall for online gaming. Yup — online gaming. According to USA Today: The university announced its plan to offer scholarships, up to 50% for tuition and 50% for room and board, to a handful of […]
RAMEN MADNESS: The History and Culture of Ramen
From PBS Foodbuzz: Ramen, an instant snack once reserved for the starving college student has become the latest it noodle. This week’s Food Buzz brings everything you need to know about ramen, including its 4000-year-long history and its legendary accomplishment of saving a nation. [PBS FoodBuzz | Via TMS]
Test Your Pronunciation Abilities with this Wild Poem!
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Need a little mental booster to wake you up today? Here’s a linguistic challenge for you! In 1920, Dutchman Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870-1946) published the following poem in one of his textbooks about accents. It’s called “The Chaos”* and it demonstrates how difficult it is to pronounce all […]
6 Beer Facts That Will Change The Way You Look At Breweries [Video]
Do you know any other fun facts about your favorite breweries? Let us know about them in the comments below! [Buzzfeed]
Phoenix Comicon: FINAL DAY [Gallery]
Phoenix Comicon: DAY 3 [Picture Gallery]
Super Mario in Numbers [Video]
Did you know that the Super Mario film was released in 1993 and lost almost 30 million dollars. Stars Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo were drunk throughout as they knew the film would flop. Super Mario In Numbers! Find out amazing facts about everyone’s favorite plumber here! [Alltime Numbers]
Phoenix Comicon: DAY 2 (Gallery)
Ten Tid-bits as Tetris Turns Thirty
Tetris is 30 years old today. Here are ten things you might not know about the game: The game was completed on June 6th 1984 by Alexander Pajitnov, a programmer at the Moscow Academy of Sciences who worked on the game in his spare time. Pajitnov created the game on an Elektronika computer. The brand […]