Colorado Collects $2 Million In Recreational Marijuana Taxes In First Month
Date posted: March 11, 2014
“Colorado collected more than $2 million in taxes from recreational marijuana in January, its first month of sales, an accounting report released Monday showed. Medical marijuana sales added an additional $1.5 million to state coffers. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) Colorado residents voted for an aggressive 25% tax on recreational marijuana in November...
Where IS that Missing Malaysian Flight?!
Date posted: March 10, 2014
“Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, seemingly vanished after reaching an altitude of 35,000 feet over the South China Sea early Saturday. View this image ›File Photo/Associated Press A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER seen at Narita Airport near Tokyo, Japan. 2. The plane disappeared from radar at 1:30...
Study Finds Free Birth Control Doesn’t Make Us Have Risky Sex
Date posted: March 10, 2014
A study released in Obstetrics and Gynecology had the objective “to estimate whether providing no-cost contraception is associated with the number of sexual partners and frequency of intercourse over time.” “Most participants (70-71%) reported no change in their number of sexual partners at 6 and 12 months, whereas 13% reported a decrease...
International Tensions Felt at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony
Date posted: March 7, 2014
With international tensions rising, this is what happened at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony in Sochi: Only one of Ukraine’s 23 Paralympic athletes attended the opening ceremony. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images) His grim expression stayed despite the thunderous applause and standing ovation of the stadium. The US sent 80 athletes to the...
Controversy Over Tinder’s Safe Sex Ad Campaign
Date posted: March 7, 2014
Tinder is facing heat for it’s new safe sex ad campaign for “slut-shaming” women. Its ad campaign features a pop-up that reads, “You’re probably not her only match. Use a condom.” This is creating controversy for not being gender balanced. For example, there should be another that reads, “You’re probably not...
Study: Matchmakers Have Higher Social Rankings
Date posted: February 26, 2014
“Fixing up your single friends this Valentine’s Day might pay off for them, and it could make you happier too, according to a new group of studies. “We are all matchmakers in some sense, and even if we don’t self-define as one, we know at least one chronic matchmaker who...
Science Proves Watching Jersey Shore Made You Sluttier
Date posted: February 25, 2014
According to the Media Psychology Journal, watching Jersey Shore actually made young adults act in more sexually provocative ways. An excerpt reads, “Exposure to highly sexualized television programs has been correlated with emerging adults’ sexual attitudes and behaviors.” The study found that this was exceptionally true for adults age 18...
This Dress Disappears When You Get Turned On
Date posted: February 24, 2014
This dress disappears when you get turned on… Vice explains. “The fashion world can be pretty frustrating if you’re a futurist—synthetic fabrics aside, we’re still pretty much swaddling ourselves in dead animal skins and fur. Where are the dresses made of LEDs, the WiFi-enhanced onesies, the outfits you can pour...
#HashtagEtiquette: 8 Ways People Do it Wrong
Date posted: February 24, 2014
Mashable shares their 8 tips on #HashtagEtiquette. Read up and respond accordingly! 1. #Too #Many #Hashtags It is not OK if your hashtags exceed paragraph length. It’s just not. Image: Instagram 2. Unrelated Hashtags Oh, really? You think your photo of Emma Stone should also be tagged #DemiLovato, #JenniferLawrence, #SelenaGomez and...
Tinder Flaw Reveals User’s Exact Location
Date posted: February 24, 2014
Unknown for 40 to 165 days, hackers on Tinder were able to locate a user’s exact location within 100 feet of them. Since its discovery it has been fixed, however users were kept in the dark about this security flaw for months! How unsettling. Image: 1