Vivek Saxena

Clemson University Tried Prying Into Students’ Sexual History

On September 17, Campus Reform contributor Kaitlyn Schallhorn reported that the South Carolina-based Clemson University had issued a mandatory student survey that required “students to reveal how many times they’ve had sex in the past month and with how many partners”: “In screenshots obtained exclusively by Campus Reform, the South Carolina university is asking students […]

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Internet

The Internet Is Now One Billion Websites Deep

Have you ever wondered, “How big is the internet?” Well, according to the New York Daily News, the internet now contains a whopping one billion websites. This figure comes from Internet Live Stats, a real-time monitor that tracks the number of websites on the internet. As of the afternoon of Wednesday, September 17, the internet […]

10y ago

feminism

Deepika Padukone Creates Controversy Over Cleavage Comments, But Is She A Hypocrite?

Cleavage has inspired many reactions over the years, including but not limited to both looks of total shock and looks of total pleasure. Fast forward to this past Sunday, when, according to BBC News, the Times of India tweeted a salacious picture of Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s cleavage with the caption, “OMG: Deepika Padukone’s cleavage […]

10y ago

Desi Star Vennu Mallesh Takes Ice Bucket Challenge To New Heights: “Let’s Do It, Yaar”

Many have completed the Ice Bucket Challenge, but none have done so as eloquently or awesomely as Desi entertainer Vennu Mallesh. Pictured above, this trend-defining Desi YouTube filmmaker initially rose to fame in 2012 when he released the now world-renowned music video, “It’s My Life What Ever I Wanna Do.” The video earned him mad […]

10y ago

Bollywood

‘Creature 3D’: Bollywood Finally Releases Its Own Totally Campy Monster Film

On September 12, 2014, Bollywood did something truly amazing. It released its own absurdly comical and totally hilarious monster horror film — one so utterly campy that Hindustan Times critic Rohit Vats referred to its screenplay (or script) as the real monster! The film, Creature 3D, stars veteran Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu as Ahana, a […]

10y ago

Tech Giant Acer Releases First-Ever (And Totally Redonkulous) Selfie Hat

Acer is known for producing a wide range of electronic products like laptops, desktops, tablets, monitors, and projectors. One thing it’s definitely not known for producing is clothing items. However, that’s about to change when Acer officially unveils the first-ever Selfie Hat, which SlashGear describes as “a giant sombrero equipped with a fold-down flap holding […]

10y ago

Behold The Awesomeness Of Raleigh’s Annual Creative Festival, SPARKCon

Today is more than just the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. It is also the beginning of SPARKcon, a four-day festival in Raleigh, North Carolina that, according to Indy Week, “aims to harness and highlight the varied, robust creative energies present in the Triangle.” And by Triangle, they mean the Research Triangle, a […]

10y ago

Watch This Amazing Robot Walk Through Acid, Fire And Ice Like A Champ

Open up your mind and try to imagine a robot so remarkably awesome that it can withstand not only being beat down with a hammer, but also walking through acid, fire and ice like a friggen champ! Imagine no more, because according to Discovery News, this amazing robot actually exists. Yes, indeed! Move over Terminator, […]

10y ago

Should America Follow Quebec’s Lead And Ban Homework From Elementary Schools?

The Toronto Star reports that the Quebec-based Collège de Saint-Ambroise has launched a one-year pilot project in which homework for grade one through six has effectively been banned, though only to an extent. A spokeswoman for the Jonquiere School Board explained that teachers will still be permitted to assign students basic reading and studying “assignments.” […]

10y ago

South Korea

Hilarious: South Koreans Using Fake Arm Casts To Evade Holiday Chores

Do you hate chores? How about holiday chores? South Koreans certainly hate them. They hate them so much, reports Reuters, that they are using fake arm casts to pretend that they are injured and thus incapable of helping the family prepare holiday meals. So what holiday are they trying to avoid? These seemingly lazy-beyond-belief South […]

10y ago

What Is Teachers Day, And Why Is It Celebrated On September 5th?

September 5th marks a special day in India. According to The Times of India, it is Teacher’s Day, or what the denizens of India refer to in Hindi as Shikshak Diwas. Teacher’s Day is designed to shower praise on the many teachers in India who strive diligently every single day to educate the nation’s youths. […]

10y ago

What Are The Most Dangerous Countries For Journalists?

Anyone who watches the news should be keenly aware of the many risks foreign correspondents and journalists like Richard Engel (as an example) face when they cover stories in war-torn countries, like Syria and Iraq. But have you ever wondered which countries are the most dangerous and inspire the most fear in the hearts of […]

10y ago

Holy Crap: Holy Man Avtar Singh Muani Wears World’s Largest Turban

Turbans are a dime a dozen these days. Everybody seems to wear one, including former President George W. Bush. Actually, that picture is clearly a fake, though the turban still looks awfully nice on him! Regardless, while turbans appear to be quite the craze these days, what’s definitely not all that popular are turbans that […]

10y ago

russia

Russia Invades Ukraine To Aid Pro-Russian Separatists

Multiple news outlets report that 1,000 Russian troops (in the form of “two columns of tanks and military vehicles”) have poured into southeastern Ukraine in what can be best be described as an invasion. According to the Boston Globe, this invasion comes only hours after Russia fired Grad missiles at a Ukrainian border post, forcing […]

10y ago

Isis|Islamic State

Why Did ISIS Change Its Name To The Islamic State (IS)?

Back in June, Inquisitr explained how the proper name for the brutal Sunni insurgent group terrorizing Iraq and Syria is ISIS, not ISIL. Since then, this sordid team of terrorists has decided to change its name once again (it was previously known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq) to just the Islamic State, or IS. Why Did […]

10y ago

google

Meet Robo Brain, Aka The Google For Robots

Imagine living life without 24/7/365 access to Google. Better yet, imagine not being able to instantly do any of the following things: Look up the weather forecast for any city in the world. Read dictionary definitions for any word. Find nearby restaurants and grocery stores. Read local and national news stories. Make arithmetic calculations. Find […]

10y ago

Slimy Instagram Pimp Finally Arrested And Charged With Sex Trafficking

Some people in this dreary world possess no moral fiber whatsoever. One such person happens to be Wellington Brown, a slimy 25-year-old Connecticut resident who used Instagram to document his pimp lifestyle. According to The Smoking Gun, the nefarious Instagram pimp was finally arrested and charged, along with co-conspirator and girlfriend Sheena Davis, in late […]

10y ago

bowe bergdahl

New Revelation: Bergdahl Swap Was Illegal

Congressional investigators from the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office announced today that Obama’s Department of Defense (DoD) violated the law in two ways earlier this year “when it swapped Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl” for five seasoned Taliban soldiers, reports the Associated Press. First, in making the Bergdahl swap, the DoD violated the 2014 Department of […]

10y ago

Hamas Finally Admits To Kidnapping And Killing Israeli Teens

Back in June, three Israeli teenage boys were kidnapped and then later found dead. The Israeli government suspected that the Palestinian Sunni Islamic terrorist organization known as Hamas had carried out the brutal murders of Naftali Frenkel, 16, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, but lacked any concrete evidence. Fast forward to today. According […]

10y ago

google

Greggs Bakery Logo Gets Bombed By Google; Twitter Fun Ensues

Greggs plc, the largest bakery in the United Kingdom, just got majorly Google bombed. What is a Google bomb? The Washington Post explains: “‘Google bombing’ involves people linking a Web site to key phrase to artificially elevate that site in search results.” For instance, according to Mashable, back in 2005, the liberal Daily Kos blog […]

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