It's just not fair: every single grape varietal and wine style, including some that no one has ever even heard of (Kalterer See Auslese, anyone?), has its own specially designed glass. Even Coca-Cola now has one . But, for beer, your standard mouth-delivery vehicle is the same, whether you're drinking... Continue reading

A look back at Macworld|iWorld 2014: Mac IT, hot gear, hidden gems, social events and more Macworld|iWorld 2014 is fast receding into the rear view mirror. Before it gets too distant I thought I'd gather my thoughts and look back on this year's event. Thirty years on, is Macworld|iWorld an... Continue reading

Read Android Central's reviews of top Android devices With Christmas a slowly fading memory, we're beginning to enter the post-holiday shopping season. And in the days ahead, many outlets will be offering discounts on some of the top Android devices of the moment. So what's worth buying and what should... Continue reading

Listen to me now and believe me later, 2013 was no year to just sit around eating buffalo-wing-flavored-pretzels-flavored-biscuits. Or maybe it was. But it was also the year we got down to the nitty gritty of of health and fitness. From bionic knees to six-pack science, here are our favorite... Continue reading

Surprising fans of her iconic character, Rogue, Anna Paquin will not return to her role in the upcoming superhero flick, "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Bryan Singer, the director of the movie, confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the scene featuring the 31-year-old beauty has been cut from the final film.... Continue reading

Below, you'll find an argument that the best Christmas movie is Terry Gilliam's Brazil, a film about a bureaucrat trying to survive a dystopian wonderland. Brazil is many things, most of them complimentary. But it is not the best Christmas movie. Not even close. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/jyq8vSY_Rec/@barrett Related Topics:... Continue reading

Its release was moved back to February, but Columbia Pictures continued promotions for "The Monuments Men" with a newsreel-style trailer on Monday (December 23). Director/star George Clooney is featured in the clip, which follows a World War II platoon ordered by President Roosevelt to go into Germany and retrieve artistic... Continue reading

Taking care of some last minute holiday shopping, Jessica Alba and Haven stepped out in Los Angeles on Sunday (December 22). The "Sin City" beauty rocked a chic ensemble as she and her darling daughter checked some items off their wish lists. In career news, Jessica recently wrapped up the... Continue reading

Last week, we asked you to take photos that simulated mundane headlessness. Only two of you were up for the challenge, but they've left our stomachs churning all the same. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Na04F_1KDXI/faked-headless-photos-are-morbidly-fascinating-1484830125 Category: Mike Ditka Reign columbus day Continue reading

The majority of the population will at some point have to contend with that dreaded icky feeling of spewing their guts as they ride in a train, plane or automobile. But why do we get motion sickness, and is there any way we can stop it? Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/QQPhzcs9iXQ/why-do-we-get-motion-sickness-1485539738... Continue reading

Shortly after going public with their steamy romance, reports state that Kate Upton and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are calling it quits. A source told Us Weekly, "They are really good friends still and speak all the time, but their schedules just made it too difficult and it fell apart. [Chmerkovskiy] has... Continue reading

If you've found that the local bird population has been completely ignoring the feeder you hung for them to feast at, maybe the problem doesn't lie with the nuts and seeds you're offering. Maybe it's the feeder itself. After all if you were a bird, would you rather eat from... Continue reading

Refusing to let Miley have all the attention, the rest of the Cyrus clan launched their "Seriously Cyrus" YouTube channel on Saturday (December 15). In their first video, Brandi introduces Tish and Billy Ray, along with Trace and Noah, who will participate in the weekly project. Also noted (though it's... Continue reading

Robert Knepper, late of 'Prison Break' and 'Heroes,' is the new villain in the final two-part 'Hunger Games' film. By Josh Wigler Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718936/hunger-games-mockingjay-new-villian-robert-knepper.jhtml Category: glee Valerie Harper Battlefield 4 beta Continue reading

Happy to talk about his work as a director and as an actor, Ben Stiller attended "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and "Zoolander" screenings at The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City on Saturday (December 7). The 48-year-old funny man dressed in all black with his... Continue reading

A solid charger with a couple odd shortcomings While it isn't exactly a given just yet, it seems as though more mobile devices than ever are getting on-board with the Qi wireless charging standard. And as the number of devices that are compatible grows, so does the number of charging... Continue reading

For more than five years, 23andMe has sent out personalized DNA test kits, offering consumers hundreds of clinical reports on their genetic risk for everything from diabetes to prostate cancer. It's mission to educate customers about their health and ancestry appears to have been dealt a blow, however, after the... Continue reading

The laptop has made it possible for us to work almost anywhere on earth; from the cramped quarters of a plane seat, to a relaxing beach. But away from the privacy of your office, you often want to keep prying eyes off your screen, which is why this No. 1... Continue reading

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — There is no functioning morgue here, so people have been collecting the dead from Typhoon Haiyan and storing them where they can — in this case, St. Michael The Archangel Chapel. Ten bodies have been placed on wooden pews and across a pale white floor slick... Continue reading

When Google released Chrome 31 this week, it snuck in an extra goodie under the hood: the Portable Native Client, aka PNaCl ("pinnacle"), which allows C/C++ code to be used in in-browser Web apps. High-speed gaming, complex video processing and playback, or apps with the power of the desktop edition... Continue reading

Study shows moms may pass effects of stress to offspring via vaginal bacteria and placenta PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 11-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Steve Graff stephen.graff@uphs.upenn.edu 215-349-5653 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Penn Medicine studies presented at Neuroscience 2013 point to 2 potential ways mothers pass stress... Continue reading

If you've ever wondered which nation has the sweariest Twitter users, wonder no longer: this wonderful maps shows you where the F-bomb is being dropped right now. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/gIG3oFKl9cE/this-map-shows-where-people-are-dropping-the-f-bomb-on-1460747765 Similar Articles: chris christie What Does Government Shutdown Mean Ray Rice russell wilson rosh hashanah Continue reading

Endocrine Society announces 2014 Laureate Award winners PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society Chevy Chase, MDThe Endocrine Society today announced it has selected 15 accomplished endocrinologists as winners of the organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards. Established in 1944,... Continue reading

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are parading from the Green Monster to the Charles River on Saturday to celebrate a most improbable journey. The "rolling rally" left Fenway Park three days after the team won the World Series with a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in... Continue reading

There's a lot of talk today that operating systems want to be free, perhaps thanks mainly to Apple's marketing of its free upgrade to its latest versons of OS X, iLife, and iWork. InfoWorld's Paul Venezia recently wrote, "Relying on income generated by selling an operating system of any type... Continue reading