Sport

We are too broken and hopeless to deserve a Maple Leafs-Panthers series

At least for one night, I didn’t manage to motherfuck something. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers put on a hockey game dressed as Calvinball last night, with the Cats getting a 7-6 win in OT. It wasn’t even that simple, if a 7-6 game can ever be simple. Read more…

Tech

Someone made an Android phone with a Lightning port for some reason

Enlarge / A Lightning port on a Samsung Android phone… if you’re into that. (credit: Exploring the Simulation (Kenny Pi) on YouTube) We’re not sure why you’d want such a thing, but someone has modified an Android phone to use Apple’s Lightning port instead of the industry-standard USB-C connection. The modification was undertaken by Ken […]

Entertainment

Miley Cyrus’ Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Being Struck By Lightning

If you have a fear of flying, stop reading now!!! Miley Cyrus has been continuing her quest for world domination, back on stage where she belongs and killing the international festival circuit. She’s been in her full rock star glory lately, and nothing could keep her down — except for a very scary emergency that […]

Tech

European Union announces plans to require all mobile devices to use USB-C

Enlarge / iPads with USB-C ports. (credit: Andrew Cunningham ) The European Commission has announced its intent to enact legislation that would mandate all consumer electronic devices sold in the European market have a USB-C port for charging. Should the new rules be enacted, they would make it illegal to sell consumer electronic devices that […]

Tech

More lightning in the Arctic is bad news for the planet

Enlarge / Lightning strikes in the far north of Canada. (credit: Sandra Angers-Blondin) The Arctic isn’t doing so hot. That’s because it is, in fact, too hot. It’s warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the planet, which is setting off vicious feedback loops that accelerate change. Ice, for instance, is more […]

Entertainment

Olympic Surfer Hopeful Dead After Being Struck By Lightning During Training

R.I.P. Katherine Diaz, one of El Salvador’s top surfers who was hoping to make it to the Tokyo Olympics, died tragically Friday. Her uncle, Beto Diaz, told local media outlets the 22-year-old had just finished a training session at El Tunco when the incident occurred. When Katherine went to greet a friend along the beach, […]

Sport

Lightning Do Mighty Fine Impression of Dallas Stars to Tie Series With Dallas Stars

Each Stanley Cup Final, and also any tournament collection, ends up being a type of referendum about where this sport and league is. Since original ideas are treated to be an invasion of Asian Longhorned Beetles by 75% of every living area, whatever the game, and whomever wins the championship… Read…