So you’ve finished your book. Its been edited and published, and now you’re trying to figure out how to get to your potential readers. While beginning your marketing campaign usually happens well before your book is completed, getting your first reviews can’t begin until your book is done or in a final draft status. Many […]
Historic Brexit deal vote awaited
Don’t let British people down, May tells MPs What’s next if MPs reject May’s deal? Labour MP delays birth to vote on Brexit Possible amendments to PM’s Brexit deal The prime minister addressed her backbench MPs on Monday evening in a final attempt to win support for her deal – which includes both the withdrawal […]
27 Hilarious Fake Christmas Gifts That Obvious Plant Planted In Stores
Jeff Wysaski, the comedic genius behind the ‘ Scroll down below to see what surprises await in stores around Jeff’s native Los Angeles, and don’t forget to vote for your faves! #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 Read more: http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-fake-christmas-toys-obvious-plant/
Rolling, hopping robots explore Earthly analogs of distant planets
Before we send any planet-trotting robot to explore the landscape of Mars or Venus, we need to test it here on Earth. Two such robotic platforms being developed for future missions are undergoing testing at European Space Agency facilities: one that rolls, and one that hops. The rolling one is actually on the books to […]
New Hot Toy Lists for 2018 from SproutScout.co
Looking for toys for kids both young and old? SproutScout.co has put together 30 guides for parents and grandparents to find the *perfect* gift this Christmas. Each list has ten options to help you find exactly what your child/grandchild will want to find under the tree. The Top 10 Best Current Marvel Toys The Top […]
Silencing Facebook rants, health device hackers and more: Tech Q&A
A: This kind of cyber-attack is the stuff of nightmares – to have your pacemaker deliver an unexpected shock, or to be deprived of insulin at a critical moment, and all of it is carried out remotely, by some stranger with a laptop. If you doubt that such a thing is possible, just listen to […]
Weekly Horoscopes For November 19-23, 2018 Betches
Time to give thanks for the Sagittariuses in your life. Er, well, maybe not considering there’s a whole lot of action in that sign that could really mess things up for you. The Sun moves into Sagittarius this week. Oh yeah, and Mercury is in retrograde in Sagittarius. There’s no chance in hell your Thanksgiving […]
‘When’s Happy Hour?’ Is Out Now, And We’re Celebrating With A Huge Giveaway Betches
The day you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived: our third book, When’s Happy Hour?, is out now! You read our general life advice on how to win at everything in Nice Is Just A Place In France, you followed our dating advice in I Had A Nice Time And Other Lies, so now it’s time to read our career […]
LeVar Burton On Reading & Sci-Fi & Where Were Headed Next
Books: they’re almost definitely supposed to do something besides decorate wall space. After all, there’s a whole class about them every year in school. Also various scientific studies say our brains get concrete benefits from reading the written word. But what do we gain when that word is read to us? What do we gain […]
The Disturbing Real-Life Experiments That Inspired The Story Of Frankenstein
On January 17 1803, a young man named George Forster was hanged for murder at Newgate prison in London. After his execution, as often happened, his body was carried ceremoniously across the city to the Royal College of Surgeons, where it would be publicly dissected. What actually happened was rather more shocking than simple dissection […]
You’ve Been Making Coffee Wrong Your Entire Life
Why is it that coffee produced by a barista at a cafe always tastes different than the same beans brewed at home? It may be down to their years of training, but more likely it’s their ability to harness the principles of chemistry and physics. I am a materials chemist by day, and many of […]