[Photo from http://assets1.ignimgs.com/2017/09/12/screen-shot-2017-09-12-at-21847-pm-1505241170887_1280w.png] Yesterday, Apple officially announced the release of iPhone X, a phone “so immersive the device itself disappears into the experience. And so intelligent it can respond to a tap, your voice, and even a glance,” according to their website. This was music to iPhone, Apple, and technology-lovers’…
From Pac-man to Playstation, video games have become a big part of our culture. This year, on September 12, gamers all over the country will want to mark their calendars for National Video Game Day. With 24 hours dedicated to the pastime of video games, gamers will want get their…
YouTube channel Luscid explores the massive fear of clowns (the so called coulrophobia) from a psychological perspective and a possible answer the question: are Hollywood movies like Stephen King’s IT the reason for this phobia? Sure, the circus also carries a lot of the blame, but Pennwise sure didn’t help when it…
Celebrities typically use MTV’s annual Video Music Awards (VMA’s) as an opportunity to showcase their latest looks, perform their top hits, and pull off ridiculous publicity stunts. But this year, the VMA’s saw a change in routine. While the stars still came dressed to impress and ready to showcase their…
The realm of dating as we know it has completely transformed and continues to change with advancing technology. Today, there aren’t as many of us meeting our loved ones in person—striking up conversation with them at the local coffee shop, or beginning our love story with a circumstantial meeting on…
Take a moment and try to imagine life without modern-day technology. No alarm to wake you up for work in the morning. No car to get you where you need to go. You don’t have the option of picking up your phone and calling your dad. Or the ability to…
It’s a common belief that you get along best with those who share your interests. And while I certainly see the basis for this assertion, I don’t think it always rings true—actually I know it doesn’t always ring true. In college, I studied multimedia journalism. I was a writer for…
The good people at KFC decided it would be a good idea to create a virtual reality training experience for their employees and this was the absolutely terrifying result. The future of VR is extremely exciting, but not in this context. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it would…
Instagram—a beloved social media platform, which allows people to share their favorite memories with their friends, from pictures of their most recent whereabouts to pictures of the immaculate ice cream cone they’re trying right now. This picture-based design certainly sets it apart from other platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter,…
Oh Netflix, what would we do without you and your magical entertainment superpowers. Netflix has a seemingly endless supply of movies, TV shows, documentaries about any subject matter you could possibly imagine, but it’s also precisely why we spend half of our time on Netflix trying to pick out something…
Gamers have always had to defend their entertainment vice far more than your average cinephile or bibliophile over the years, but that’s all about to change thanks to science… and video games. Several scientists and mental health researchers (who are probably all avid gamers) have been conducting studies over the…
To call Game of Thrones a worldwide phenomenon doesn’t even do it proper justice. It’s by far the most captivating and addicting show ever created and it’s largely due to the fact that the show has so many amazing characters… with severe mental disorders. As season 7 of GOT rages on this…
