Wii U production ends This week, Nintendo confirmed that production of the Wii U has ended in Japan. Sales for the console have fallen 75 percent over the last year, with only 750,000 Wii U systems sold over the last nine months (for comparison, Sony…
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Remember those childhood days when you caught yourself a pet spider with an insect jar your parents bought you? Imagine doing that for the greater good, taking an extremely dangerous spider and using it’s venom to create anti-venom that saves people’s lives. Australia, home to…
For more than a year, Ed Sheeran fans have been left in the dark, waiting for the their favorite red-headed musician to return from his musical hiatus. In December 2016, nearly everyone’s hearts stopped when Sheeran tweeted a picture of a light blue background, indicating…
“The President is not America. The cabinet is not America. Congress is not America. We are America, and we are here to stay.” America Ferrera made this powerful statement in front of thousands as she delivered a speech at the Women’s March in Washington D.C.…
Remember last year’s Academy Awards? If you don’t, here’s a refresher: there was a fairly evident lack of diversity on the list of nominated movies and actors, prompting the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. I’m happy to say it doesn’t seem to be the case this year; nominees…
It’s important to remember that crappy things happen every year. Reminiscing on the Girl-Scout-Cookie-selling, lanyard-making, Easy-Bake-Oven-using chapter of my life puts things into perspective, helping to even out the mixed reflections I have from years 1997 to 2017. Facebook photos and old Myspace messages are…
Some people believe finding a penny means it’s your lucky day, but employees at a DMV in Lebanon, Virginia, didn’t consider themselves too fortunate. Virginia native Nick Stafford, with the assistance he hired, brought in five wheelbarrows full of pennies to pay for the taxes…
“When I get mad, I get really quiet and really still, and I say to myself, ‘Everyone in the world is as miserable as you are; they’re just better at pretending.’” This may sound like horrible advice for a mother to give to her teenage…
Magic: it’s the thing that puts a spark in every child’s eye and allows the world to believe in something more. Thankfully, Hollywood continues to improve its ability to bring that magic to life. Recently, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Dr. Strange”…
Last month, Nintendo revealed its new gaming console, the Switch. It definitely looks promising, or at the very least pretty, intriguing in design. But is the system’s innovative design enough to move them off the shelves? Nintendo Switch is a follow-up to the Wii U,…