I wrote the fun cover story on Sir Richard Branson in this month’s Zoomer magazine: HE WORKS WITH SHARKS, PLAYS WITH LEMURS AND DREAMS IN ASTRONOMICAL PROPORTIONS. WHAT’S HIS NEXT MISSION? HELPING TO SAVE CANADA’S POLAR BEARS. HIS EMPIRE MAY BE WORTH BILLIONS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO WORTHY CAUSES, HE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE…
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. But what if you live in a glass bubble tent? These spherical, see-through tents are called BubbleTrees. Created by French designer, Pierre Stéphane Dumas, the tents are four meters in diameter and attached to an entry tube that looks like a decontamination chamber. Apparently the French can’t get…
Worried about terrorist attacks on domestic soil? Of course you are. To keep the terrorists from winning at their deadly game, you need to be in the best shape of your life, soldier. And have I got the perfect boot camp for you. It’s called ‘WEEK OF HELL’ at Extreme SEAL Experience — and this…
CAMPERS OF THE WORLD: Why are your tents so boring? You’re not a dull, beige human, so why cloak yourself in a lifeless home that looks like you’re curling up in a one-colour coffin? Break free from MEC’s tyranny of bleak gray, khaki, and blue cocoons. Try something new this summer, like, say, a giant…
Are you one of the millions who follow their favourite airline on Twitter? You should. Because airlines have fast become THE place to find great comedy online. Every Friday morning, German airline Lufthansa posts a blooper reel of their flight crew’s funniest screwups of the week. It’s truly hilarious. And Monday through Thursday, Qantas posts…
Well here’s an interesting/creepy use of the Internet: British Airways is searching the Internet for photos of their passengers’ faces. If you’re asking yourself ‘Um, whyyyy?’, the airline claims it’s a ‘customer service’ initiative so they can greet you personally at the gate. Apparently they want to be the bar on Cheers where everyone shouts…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Quit what you’re doing. RIGHT NOW. Sneak out of your office. Go for coffee and don’t come back till next week. Or wait until really late tonight, then call your boss’s voicemail and tell her/him that you’re sick, paralyzed, or dead. Then grab your sunscreen, hop on a plane, and…
If you’re visiting Chicago this month, check out this fun new street art. An anonymous artist has turned Chicago into a giant game of Monopoly. No doubt without any official city approval, the artist (or artists) painted Monopoly cards onto Chicago sidewalks and pavement, and installed monopoly pieces, little green houses, pairs of dice chained…
To become the World’s Greatest Lover, I’m seeking advice from every sexpert I can get my hands on. Basically I’m home schooling myself to become the Hottest Man Alive. So I’ve instructed Google to send me an alert whenever someone releases a new sex study. Every afternoon now, I get a fresh Google…