A man has declared himself president of a self-proclaimed country nestled in a disputed patch of land between Croatia and Serbia — and it comes complete with a flag, cabinet, currency and nearly 400 citizens. Daniel Jackson founded the Free Republic of Verdis, a less than 125-acre sliver of forest along the Danube River. He did … Read more
It’s not that kind of swingers party. How far would you go to get a good night’s rest? Would you take supplements, journal or do a fire-burning ritual? How about swinging from your neck in a public park? That’s precisely what some senior citizens in the northern Chinese city of Shenyang are doing — and … Read more
An egg “experiment” has exploded online, and social media users have been questioning whether the viral trick is an experiment at all. Yana Kuzmich, a digital creator who posts under the handle @awesome_motherhood, was one of many users who shared an Instagram video of herself trying the trick. Using just an uncooked egg, toothpaste and aluminum foil, Kuzmich … Read more
RENO, Nev. — The blank canvas of desert wilderness in northern Nevada seemed the perfect place in 1992 for artistic anarchists to relocate their annual burning of a towering, anonymous effigy. It was goodbye to San Francisco’s Baker Beach, hello to the Nevada playa, the long-ago floor of an inland sea. The tiny gathering became … Read more
And yet the film was groundbreaking, changing our understanding of what was possible for Black actors and stories in Hollywood. Ultimately, it paved the way for these new works by Beyoncé, DuVernay and Bazawule. And unlike its predecessor, Bazawule’s musical version, opening in theaters on Christmas Day, premieres alongside other films with predominantly Black casts, … Read more
Ready, set, race. “The Amazing Race’s” milestone 35th season kicks off on Wednesday — and will air 90-minute episodes instead of its customary hourlong installments. Host Phil Keoghan notes that “10:00 time slots are challenging,” so CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach liked the idea of “a block of reality television” instead of trying to fill … Read more
A dating roster is like a work roster but far more sexy. If you haven’t heard of the term, well it is pretty straightforward. It is just slang for when you are dating multiple people at once. So, on Monday, you might see the barista with the complicated views on monogamy, and on Wednesday, you … Read more
Three best friends go on a dating adventure together in the new MTV reality series “The Love Experiment.” Premiering Aug 15 (10 p.m.), the show follows Atlanta, Ga.- based single women Marcia, aka “Mars,” 30, a flight attendant; Paige, 27, who has her own management consulting business; and Tamara, 30, a flight attendant / entrepreneur, … Read more
OutKick founder Clay Travis conducted an experiment over the weekend where he offered various cans of free beer at a concert, concluding that drinking Bud Light is now taboo in public. Travis posted several videos of his cooler throughout the night as a “weekend experiment” at a concert in the Nashville area. The experiment allowed … Read more
Tom Brady’s recent winter getaway included a brief science experiment, courtesy of his 10-year-old daughter. The newly retired NFL quarterback, 45, captured the unique moment Thursday in his Instagram stories that featured daughter Vivian — whom he shares with his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen — tossing a cup of what appeared to be steaming water into … Read more
A new study says money really can buy you happiness. Researchers at the University of British Columbia recruited 300 people across seven countries. They then gave 200 participants $10,000 while the rest didn’t receive any money. The point was to measure how the sudden cash infusion, which was randomly distributed, impacted people’s well-being. And the … Read more