Andrea Rosen
Whee! Dutch Transit Authority Installs Playground-Style Slide on Train Platform [VIDEO]
Morning commutes just got a lot more fun in Utrecht. Recent renovations to a train station in the Overvecht neighborhood of the Netherlands city included the installation of a slide (their transit authority calls it a “transfer accelerator”), which passengers can ride to the platform instead of taking the adjacent stairs.
See it in action in the below clip:
Canadian Football Team Planks After Touchdown [VIDEO]
When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a Canadian Football League team, scored against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, they eschewed typical touchdown celebrations like chicken dances and got their plank on instead. The offensive team drop into the rigid plank pose that’s been sweeping the globe (and more recently, fellow athletes like Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas).
Corgi Frees Fellow Dog From Cage [VIDEO]
Cutest rescue ever! Like a scene from a Pixar adventure, Ferris the Corgi embarked on a mission to free his sister, Dot Matrix, from a cage. After assessing her enclosure, Ferris neatly unhooked the clasp on the cage’s door and Dot scrambled (well, ambled) out. See the great escape below:
Kim Kardashian Tweets Disgust at Casey Anthony Verdict, Internet Points Out Irony
Today’s not guilty verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial shocked many, including a slew of celebs. But when reality star Kim Kardashian tweeted that she was “speechless” over the verdict, the Twitterverse couldn’t help but point out that Kim’s father was a prominent part of another surprising murder acquittal: OJ Simpson’s.
The late Robert Kardashian was a member of the infamous “dream team” o
Watch the Trailer for Pixar’s ‘Brave’
‘Cars 2,’ the newest blockbuster from Pixar, premiered over the weekend and with it, a teaser trailer for the animation studio’s next flick, ‘Brave.’ The film, set in the Scotland Highlands, follows the story of Merida, “a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor” who makes a regrettable wish. ‘Brave’ boasts a killer international cast of voices, including Kelly Macdon
Barack Obama Calms Crying Baby With Presidential Magic [VIDEO]
First he found Bin Laden and now he’s quieting the cries of our nation’s babies. In an official White House video that’s circulating today, Barack and Michelle Obama are greeting a crowd of visitors when the first lady picks up a fan’s baby. The infant is wailing, but when she’s handed over to the president, her cries instantly stop. Watch the clip below:
Aww! Man Finds Mister Rogers Letter From His Childhood
Just when we thought we were over the 2003 passing of Mister Rogers, a man named Christopher Barranco dug up a letter from the children’s show star that he received at age six and posted it to Reddit. In it, the late Fred Rogers expresses his condolences that Christopher cannot visit his neighborhood in real life, but they can still have “television visits and a letter visit like this one.” Even m
Kissing Vancouver Riot Couple Appear on ‘Today’ Show [VIDEO]
Alex Thomas and Scott Jones, the couple who made headlines after being caught in a kiss at the Vancouver riots last week, appeared on ‘Today’ this morning to tell the story behind the makeout session seen ’round the internet. Jones explained that Thomas had been knocked to the ground by police trying to tame the crowd (which a video that emerged over the weekend supports) and he was only trying to
Blogger Buys $12 Napkin for Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Off Their $65,000 Wedding Registry
As a gossip reporter for The Daily, Hunter Walker gets no shortage of fodder from celebutante Kim Kardashian. So when he heard Kardashian and fiancé Kris Humphries had registered for $65,000 worth of goods for their impending nuptials, he thought it was the perfect opportunity to thank her.
Among Kim and Kris’ requested presents from Geary’s Beverly Hills were, according to Hollywood Life, a $7,85
Artist Creates Supersized Candy Sculptures [PHOTO]
Much is made of artists’ muses: Pablo Picasso had Marie-Thérèse Walter, Pedro Almodóvar has Penelope Cruz and Nicola Freeman has…candy necklaces and lollipops. The British art student sculpted humongous approximations of those and other sweets for an exhibition currently showing at the University of Wolverhampton.
Artist’s Amazing Landscape Painting Spills Out of Its Frame [PHOTO]
Installation artist Gregory Euclide took an ordinary landscape and added a 3D element so that a painted river and forest appear to spill out of the frame and into the museum in which it hangs. The painting/diorama hybrid is currently on display at New York City’s Museum of Arts and Design as part of an exhibition called “Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities.”
Check out a photo of th
Couple Making Out at Vancouver Riot Become Its Accidental Stars [PHOTO]
After the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup finals, hockey fans took to the streets of British Columbia’s capital city in a massive riot. With so much passion in the air, somebody was bound to get some action: Photographer Rich Lam snapped a couple making out somewhere between the throbbing horde and a line of riot police. See the full image below:
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