"Correction: This blog post originally stated that one in three black men who have sex with me is HIV positive. In fact, the statistic applies to black men who have sex with men."—Actual correction posted to a blog on the Washington D.C.-centric TBD news website. (Via Gene Weingarten)
Great moments in typo history
In search of a human-sized salamander in California's Trinity Alps
"Most people focus on Bigfoot, the 'rockstar' as I call him, but something like a giant salamander… there's a lot of probability there." Could there actually be a giant salamander, as big (or bigger!) than a human, that lives in Northern California's Trinity Alps? A group of intrepid investigators went into the wilderness to find… READ THE REST
Say hello to "Tropicana Crunch"
There's been a debate that has engulfed the world of breakfast cereal for decades. You can boil the entire clash of perspectives down to one question: do you pour cereal before the milk or after? Now, obviously, the answer is purely subjective. If you want a bowl of cereal that tastes delicious and retains its… READ THE REST
VHS viruses! Tapes used to come with bizarre lies and threats to dissuade copying
On Twitter, Rob Sheridan posted some pictures of the surreal warnings that used to come on VHS tapes in the hopes of preventing users from copying them—fascinating artifacts of a more ignorant age, but one where strange things seemed more possible. Kind of obsessed with the sinister sci-fi tone of these obscure VHS warning labels… READ THE REST
Teach yourself how to play guitar with the Jamstik trainer
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Has learning how to play the guitar been on your bucket list? Learning how to play guitar should be simple, fun, and accessible, but with the average guitar costing $600 — lessons not included, you might… READ THE REST
Make room for important and large files with Prism Drive cloud storage
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. With most of our daily activities happening online, no one will ever complain about having too much storage space. On the contrary, it's frustrating when you run out of storage or have… READ THE REST
This 13-in-1 media hub brings your favorite content to the big screen
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. We're sure our parents had a wild time back in the day without modern media, and to some degree, we wish we could be a little less plugged in. But then we… READ THE REST
