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39 “That’s Awesome” Kind Of Things People Came Across And Shared In This Dedicated Online Group (New Pics)

Though bad things certainly do and will continue to happen, life isn’t as bad as you might see on the news. The world is full of beauty, kindness, talent, and awesomeness—you just need to be willing to look for it. Sometimes, a small reminder is all that it takes for us to do that.The r/awesome subreddit does exactly what it says on the tin. Its 1.2 million members share “everything that is awesome,” from examples of human generosity and gorgeous art to powerful photos of nature and wildlife. We’ve curated some of their…

Ryan Gosling Reveals The Reason He Won’t Let His Girls See Barbie, And I Get It. Kind Of

It's essential for parents to be ever vigilant about what their children watch and are exposed to in the internet age–this goes for celebrities as much as it does for everyday folks. But when it comes to parental controls, the last movie that might come to mind is last year’s billion-dollar blockbuster Barbie. But that is precisely the case in the Gosling household. Ryan and his wife Eva Mendes have yet to let their daughters Esmerelda, 9, and Amada, 7, watch one of the best movies of 2023, which happens to include their…

A new kind of climate denial has taken over on YouTube

Climate change disinformation on YouTube has morphed into a misleading new narrative, according to a report published today. With compounding disasters making it harder to deny that climate change is happening, creators spreading disinformation have pivoted to content that targets clean energy.In the past, content that falsely claimed that climate change was either not happening or not a result of humans burning fossil fuels dominated disinformation channels. That’s not the case anymore, according to an analysis by the…

A new kind of history lesson: Mexico, 1921: A Deep Slumber makes you a journalist during a revolution | Games

How many stories are hidden in the murals of Diego Rivera? What was it like to witness the creation of a modern Latin American nation, to sit in the classrooms of stridentism and surrealism? To travel in a tram through a capital city illuminated by the embers of a recent revolution yet disrupted by periodic presidential assassinations?These are just some of the questions that brought a young team of video game developers back 100 years to Mexico, 1921.Set in Mexico City following the Mexican revolution, Mexico, 1921: A…

Opinion: Trump’s ‘lost cause,’ a kind of gangster cult, won’t go away

On Jan. 6, 2021, former President Trump, the loser of the 2020 election, famously addressed a gathering of followers who then joined the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol. While rambling and incoherent, Trump’s speech nonetheless made a few things clear: Leftists had conspired to steal the election by fraud, and the mobs summoned to Washington on his behalf would need to “stand strong.” The implication was that violence might be necessary, because “you’ll never take back our country with weakness.”Trump then made…

Study Finds One Kind of Diet Linked to Reduced COVID-19 Infection Risk : ScienceAlert

With new cases of COVID-19 still in the tens of thousands per day across the globe, scientists are working hard trying to learn more about what factors put each of us at greater risk of infection.It turns out that sticking to a vegan or vegetarian diet is associated with a 39 percent lower reduced chance of catching the virus, according to a new study involving 702 Brazilian adults carried out by researchers from the University of São Paulo in Brazil.The data analysis isn't strong enough to prove direct cause and effect,…

‘Designated contrarians’ could disrupt the kind of consensus and groupthink that contributed to the NRA’s woes

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than three years after New York authorities sued the National Rifle Association and four of its current and former leaders, the trial will begin on Jan. 8, 2024. In her complaint, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges that outgoing NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre "exploited the organization

Garmin debuts a ‘first of its kind’ heart rate monitor that works with sports bras

Brands are sharing new health tech all over CES 2024, and Garmin is no exception. Once known solely for its GPS systems, the company has introduced a few new wearables this year, including the HRM-Fit. The chest strap heart rate monitor retails for $150.Garmin claims the device is the "first of its kind," thanks to its placement: the sports bra. "Whether you're going for a run or taking a HIIT class, it easily attaches to the bottom band of a sports bra and provides accurate heart rate and training data to help you know…

Fire-Boltt Teases First of Its Kind Android-Based LTE Wristphone; to Launch in India on January 10

Fire-Boltt Dream will launch soon in India. The company claims that it is the first Android 4G LTE nano-SIM supported 'Wristphone' - a fusion of smartwatch and smartphone. The upcoming smart wearable is said to be capable of running almost all functions independently that a smartphone runs, including calling, without a paired handset. The smartwatch claims to run Android OS with support for OTT and gaming applications as well. Fire-Boltt has revealed the launch date, design and key features of the upcoming Fire-Boltt…