News: Let Me In
Here is the official trailer for the Movie "Let Me In" directed by the same dude that did Cloverfield Matt Reeves. This however is not an original movie, its a remake of a great foreign film called "Let the Right One In".
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News: The $2,400 Video Card
For $2400 this thing might as well be covered in diamonds and friend chicken. Looking to blow a month or two of rent on something less responsible? Sure, rent might put a roof over your head but it never gave you 49.99 frames per second on Crysis.
News: Movie Posters from Korea
A directory of amazing movie posters from Korea. Its amazing how much type they put on a poster, far more then American movie posters.
News: The Americans
I linked this for the article. Just kidding. Will you look at them?!
How To: Effectively Talk with Coaches
Noted high school baseball coach and parent of a college All American player, Brent McGuire discusses sound strategies for parents and players communicate with their coaches.
News: The Secret Behind David Blaine's 17 Minutes Without Air
American magician and master of endurance David Blaine delivers a TED talk on the challenge of holding one's breath for as long as humanly possible. Blaine currently holds the Guinness World Record for longest breath held, at 17 minutes. His journey to achieve this feat (described below) is quite interesting, don't miss it.
News: The Joneses
The Joneses - They're not just living the American Dream, they're selling it. I like the subtle type pointers to the items they are wearing and their prices, great hint at what the movie is about without revealing it all.
News: Scrabble in Literature
Joshua Glenn posted an article on Brainiac, where he researched anything related to Scrabble in American literature ranging from 1954-2003. Check it out.
News: Olympic Training with Silver Medalist Apolo Anton Ohno
Olympian speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno won a silver medal this past weekend, his sixth medal in the past eight years. This recent accomplishment now ties him with Bonnie Blair as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history. How does such an incredible athlete keep up to par, year after year? Watch as Time Magazine reveals the HowTo behind Ohno's grueling Olympic training routine.
How To: Crochet with the left hand, basic
This is a how-to demonstration for left-handed crochet, working the 'single crochet' stitch (American terminology).
How To: Arrange a buffet supper
This nifty tutorial will tell you how to create a buffet supper, a classic American tradition. This video will teach you what foods to offer, how to arrange them, and more. Arrange a buffet supper.
How To: Sing pop music
Singer and songwriter and singing teacher Jules Rendell takes us through the characteristics of pop singers like Beyoncé and Mariah Carey. She'll show you how to sing like an American Idol or X factor winner. Sing pop music.
News: Apple Finally Enters the Driverless Fray After Years of Rumors About 'Project Titan'
The race to the driverless finish line just got more challenging as Apple seems to have joined the pack. Friday, the global superpower secured a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles that allows them to test autonomous cars in the state.
How To: 8 Low-Cost Remedies for Treating Depression
An estimated 19 million American adults live with depression, a mood disorder which causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
How To: Make a Cheap Snowflake Christmas Tree Topper Out of Toilet Paper Tubes
Every Christmas tree needs a topper, but most of them are boring and generic. If you want something a little more unique, making it yourself is a great way to go, and a DIY Weeping Angel topper is a good twist on a classic, but not everyone is a Dr. Who fan.
How To: Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes on Thanksgiving
From choosing the right potato to the movement at which you mash your cut and boiled spuds, making the perfect mashed potatoes requires more attention to detail than you might think.
Today's Tidbit: American Children Spend Less Time in School Than Kids in Other Countries
Comparing the average amount of school days per year by country, the United States contains the least amount of days, besides Belgium.
Former FBI Agent: Surveillance State Trashing Constitutional Protections
A former decorated undercover FBI agent, Mike German, explains how the national security state, in league with local law enforcement, is secretly targeting Americans for political views and activities perceived as a threat to the political establishment. » Former FBI Agent: Surveillance State Trashing Constitutional Protections Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!.
REVEALED: Feds Admit NSA Spying Violated 4th Amendment
In a rare admission that has gone almost completely unreported, the Director of National Intelligence has admitted that the National Security Agency violated the US constitution and abused its power by spying on American citizens and monitoring their communications. » Feds Admit NSA Spying Violated 4th Amendment.
How To: Make an avocado wrapped ceviche with tomato pearls and lemon-lime air
A bistro twist on a South American classic! For this recipe, you will need: 4-5 ounces red snapper, juice of 2 lemons, juice of 2 limes, 1 diced shallot, 1/4 chopped green chili, 1 tablespoon diced cilantro, 1 avocado, 1 cup tomato juice, 1 grams Algin, 1.5 grams Calcic, 2 1/4 cups water, 250 grams lemon lime juice, 250 grams of water and 1.5 grams of Lecite. Make an avocado wrapped ceviche with tomato pearls and lemon-lime air.
News: The Best Beyoncé Single Ladies Dance Instructional Yet
When President Obama mimics your move, it's gold. Beyoncé's iconic Single Ladies dance has made history in a bevy of ways. For months, it has hovered atop the Billboard charts.
How To: Discover Your New Zodiac Astrological Sign (Thanks, Ophiuchus)
Those of you who are proud to be Libras, well, you may no longer be Libras. You could be Virgos. At least, according to astronomer Parke Kunkle.
How To: Restore Your American Girl Doll's Shiny Silky Hair
In this tutorial, we learn how to restore your American Girl doll's shiny silky hair. You can wash and condition the hair, use a flat iron on the lowest setting, trim the ends and fly-aways with scissors, and more! If you have done all of this and it's just not shiny enough, you can help fix it. First, you will put a plastic bag around her body. After this, this is the bag so her skin won't be affected. Now, cover her face with a towel so just her hair is left. Now, take some Son of A Gun spr...
How To: Make mini Pocky Sticks for your American Girl doll
Kitzykk shows how to craft mini Pocky stick boxes for dolls in this video. She starts with a real Pocky stick box and carefully opens the box on all ends before unfolding it to lie flat. Using a printer and scanner, she scans a picture of the unfolded Pocky box and drags the scanned image into a program such as MS Word. Once the image is sized perfectly in the program, she prints it onto a sheet of white paper and it is an exact miniature replication of the original. Kitzykk then carefully cu...
How To: Fix Your American Girl Doll's Loose Neck
Learn to fix your American doll's loose neck in simple steps from this video. First, find and take your doll, which has a loose neck. Now untie the neckstring on the back of the doll. Pull the string from both ends so that the neck of the doll becomes tightly fixed and does not loosen anymore. When done retie the neck strings back and make sure the doll's neck is fixed.
How To: Bake a delicious Southern style sweet potato pie
A elegant dessert from the American South! For this recipe, you will need: 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup vegetable shortening, 3 tablespoons cold water, 2 egg yolks, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes, 2 eggs, 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup raisns and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake a delicious Southern style sweet potato pie.
How To: Do the patternito salsa dance move (reverse cross body lead)
Salsa dancing, like salsa the food, is spicy hot and full of Latin American sizzle. During salsa dancing, there is a double-handed move called the in-n-out in which the girl gets spun out to her left and gets resisted by the guy on her right shoulder so she doesn't spin out too far.
How To: Make classic braised beef short ribs
There's nothing like tasty, flavorful braised short ribs. This method of cooking adds deep flavor to the short ribs, and makes the ribs themselves very tender. Evan Percoco from OKX 109 American Prime, a great steakhouse in Massachusetts, shows us how to do a classic preparation of this dish. This no-frills, no-gimmicks dish will make any dinner meal feel special. Make classic braised beef short ribs.
How To: Properly throw the ball as a catcher in baseball
This collection of instructional videos from BaseballRox with baseball player Max Luckhurst focuses on throwing fundamentals for the catcher. Coach Luckhurst explains the throwing mechanics and throwing runners out with the jab step and the jump turn as a catcher in the sport of baseball.
How To: Do the Pass the Ocean square dance step
Square dancing, a fun American pastime! Learn square dance steps with this instructional animation. Fun fact about square dancing: 19 U.S. States deem it their official dance. Square dance is a folk dance with roots in Europe, eventually spreading to the states & becoming more of an iconic dance there. Square dancing consists of 4 couples arranged in a square formation. This square dance lesson is clear and to the point. Search "square dance instructional animation" on Wonderhowto for more sq...
How To: Do a Wheel Thru (Facing Couples) square dance step
Square dancing, a fun American pastime! Learn square dance steps with this instructional animation. Fun fact about square dancing: 19 U.S. States deem it their official dance. Square dance is a folk dance with roots in Europe, eventually spreading to the states & becoming more of an iconic dance there. Square dancing consists of 4 couples arranged in a square formation. This square dance lesson is clear and to the point. Search "square dance instructional animation" on Wonderhowto for more sq...
How To: Get your legs in shape for rowing
Rowing is heavy on the upper body, but the legs are important too. Gold medalist and one of Britain's former top rowers, Matthew Pinsent, shows his routine. This includes step ups and one legged squats. Get your legs in shape for rowing.
Scrabble Challenge #17: How Many Words Can You Find in TURKEY?
The big day may be over, but the weekend is still full of Thanksgiving spirit. And so is this week's puzzle. But let's keep it short this time, because we should all be taking this time to play a real game of Scrabble with friends and family. I was thinking of making a puzzle about edible birds in general, but practically every bird is edible, meaning there's a lot of avian-related words. Since the turkey is such a big part of Thanksgiving, let's just stick to that...
News: Next Professor Layton Game to Include 100-Hour Long Bonus RPG
Games have been getting shorter in length over the last decade. RPGs like The Elder Scrolls series are still tremendously long, but most single-player game experiences have gotten shorter as production values, costs, and manpower requirements to create them have gone up. It seems that elite Japanese developers Level-5 and Brownie Brown have decided to completely disregard that trend for their forthcoming collaborative effort Professor Layton and the Last Specter, which will feature what might...
How To: Make Gratin of Fennel & Yellow Potatoes with Hubert Keller
Ingredients 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in 1/4-inch cubes, divided
How To: Detangle Afro Kinky Hair
This video will show you how to detangle African American hair. There are a lot of different ways to detangle kinky texture hair. The main thing is to make sure you start from the end and then go to the root.
Level-5: The Biggest Indie Game Developer in the World Invades America
Most stateside gamers have probably never heard of Level-5. If they have, it's more than likely due to the charming and maddening line of Nintendo DS puzzle games, Professor Layton. Some might even remember Dark Cloud and its sequel from the early days of the PlayStation 2, and all eight of you PSP owners in the U.S. might recognize the epic Jeanne d'Arc. These games alone make Level-5 a noteworthy company, but they've quietly surpassed "noteworthy" status to become one of the largest and gre...
How To: Host a Wild Turkey Tasting Party
American whiskeys tend to get an undeservedly bad rap from Scotch whisky snobs. Prove haters wrong by inviting them over for an American bourbon tasting with your favorite Wild Turkey varieties.
News: My China World
Tips China is called Zhong Guo to chinese people which means "Middle Country" or literally "Middle Kingdom" but nobody calls countries kingdoms anymore, not even the chinese.
How To: Understand the game of pro football
H.O.W. TV's Pam Melton and Doug Whaley of the Pittsburgh Steelers organization take you through the basics of football. From the layout of the field to the job of the players, this is a football video manual for new fans. Understand the classic American game of football.