A new online petition accuses Apple of having racist smiley icons known as Emoji. It notes the lack of faces of color, other than yellow. "If you look at Apple’s Emoji keyboard, what do you see? Two different camels. A smiling turd. EVERY PHASE OF THE MOON," it reads. "But of the more than 800 Emojis, the only two ... [Read More]

The Swiss are literally driving streetwalkers out of town. Prostitutes will be encouraged to use drive-in sex boxes on the outskirts of Zurich. The love shacks provide added security for the women who are frequently assaulted and robbed. The narrow parking spaces are designed to keep Johns in their vehicles but allow the ... [Read More]

This year's Hempfest was ironically catered by the Seattle Police Department, dubbed "Operation Orange Fingers." They handed out bags of Doritos that featured a PSA sticker with bite-sized tidbits about Initiative 502, which legalizes marijuana in Washington State. Do's & don'ts of getting high included "do listen to Dark Side ... [Read More]

Area 51 is probably the world's most famous base but until now the government has denied its very existence. The CIA has finally acknowledged the not-so secret base in response to request filed under the Freedom of Information Act. George Washington University's National Security Archive obtained the documents detailing ... [Read More]

KidZania is a theme park where children role play various jobs in a kid-sized city. They earn play money called KidZos that they can spend in stores sponsored by real-life companies. The goal is to teach them skills including financial literacy but just like in the real-world, some countries are less fiscally responsible says ... [Read More]

Admission rates at the best New York private schools are lower than those at ivy league schools like Harvard. The competition is so intense that some parents are willing to pay recreation “experts” $400 an hour to teach their sheltered kids how to be kids! "It's not game time," insists Suzanne Rheault, CEO of Aristotle ... [Read More]

Talk about direct advertising: Commuters in Germany are getting ads transmitted into their heads via bone conduction technology. When passengers lean their head against the window, it sends vibrations through the temple to the inner ear. The sound is not audible through the air so it doesn't disturb other passengers, at ... [Read More]