It’s hard for kids to grow up in Uganda today. There is a lot of peril in this African country, and children become innocent victims more often than not. But these kids have found a way to push past the negativity and stay positive! They’ve decided that they will not live their lives in fear. Check out what they’ve been up to in the video below. It’s good to see that these kids are having fun. And kudos to Justin Bieber! His music clearly touches lives across the globe. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/uganda/
If you’re anything like me, you have more than a few old containers of eye shadow lying around. You don’t use them anymore, but throwing them away seems wasteful…so why not use them as nail polish? YouTuber Rclbeauty101 creates polish that’s not drippy or hard to control by simply grinding up her old eye shadow with a nickel and mixing it with acrylic powder. Then, she coats her nails with clear polish and dips them into the powder. As she demonstrates, you can repeat this as many times as you’d like to achieve the perfect hue. The result is fun, mess-free nails! This is also a great opportunity to recycle and get creative with your makeup. Talk about winning! Read More: Nail Polish Isn’t Just For Pretty Fingers And Toes — Here Are 19 Other Uses So cool! Be sure to share this awesome beauty hack with anyone you know who loves colorful nails but hates the hassle of painting them. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/eye-shadow-nail-polish/
No, there’s nothing wrong with your YouTube connection. The video above is just critiquing Internet Explorer 9 in the most devastating way possible: By demonstrating a clunky experience with the browser. The ad — which riffs on a real one from Microsoft — features fake reviews (“It’s kinda fast, I guess”) and other in-jokes (the person using the browser is using Bing to try to download Google Chrome.) You may be happy with IE9 and Microsoft will tell you that it’s browser is pretty damn good. Yet the fact remains that there are a lot of IE haters out there. While the people in Redmond will doubtlessly cry “low blow!” to the video above, haters will find some new fodder. For comparison’s sake, below is the IE9 ad that the parody is based on: Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/10/05/rips-internet-explorer-9/
For most, being diagnosed with stage four cancer is a death sentence. When Greg Thomas was 57 years old, he and his family were told to start planning his funeral. After that, he only felt solace when he took his dog out for a walk in the Minnesota countryside he calls home. One day, they came across a 150-year-old church that had been abandoned for more than 70 years. Greg spent a lot of time on its front steps praying and crying. The building was in disrepair, and despite everything he was going through, he decided that he wanted to fix it up. Greg spent years stripping away the old paint and sprucing up the church. He even ventured inside to tend to the interior. What happened next, though, will completely surprise you. Read More: 10 Medical Miracles That Will Simultaneously Freak You Out And Warm Your Heart (via LittleThings) Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/church-miracle/
When you think of animals with immense strength, honey bees probably don’t come to mind. While walking by a brick wall one day, this man turned and saw a bee investigating a nail. Wondering why on Earth a honey bee, a creature that’s been around for centuries, would be so interested in a piece of hardware, he turned on his camera and started filming. Perhaps one of its 170 odor receptors caught wind of the ultimate prize, or maybe its 200 wing beats per second tuckered it out and it needed a snooze. In any case, this little bug decided to show off its strength in a pretty baffling way. Someone should probably run and tell Dwayne Johnson that this little bee definitely smells what The Rock is cooking. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/bionic-bee/
I’m a huge dog lover, so whenever I come across one of these cuties, my first instinct is to reach out and pet them in greeting. While a lot of owners don’t have any issue with strangers touching their dogs, some feel that it’s inappropriate to do so without asking permission first — including Jennifer Lawrence. The actress was recently leaving the LAX airport with her dog, Pippi, when a paparazzo from TMZ approached them. Lawrence reacted very strongly when the man reached out to Pippi, but was her negative response justified? Watch below and decide for yourself. After watching the video, some were quick to say that it definitely isn’t a good idea to touch dogs you aren’t familiar with… Facebook / Clementina Pereira Facebook / Shannon Goess <div class="llcust" data-lltype="media" id="ll_59603f1005bb6" data-source=" Facebook / Marleigh Green <div class="llcust" data-lltype="media" id="ll_59603f1006c33" data-source=" …while others believe the encounter was innocent and blown way out of proportion. Facebook / Billy Trask <div class="llcust" data-lltype="media" id="ll_59603f1007901" data-source=" Facebook / Pepper Bushman <div class="llcust" data-lltype="media" id="ll_59603f10083f4" data-source=" Facebook / Vianey Camela Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/touching-others-dogs/
Creators of 2012’s Academy Award-nominated animation ParaNorman are teasing a new 3D stop-motion film, The Boxtrolls, in a trailer that emphasizes families come in all shapes and sizes. The movie appears to follow ParaNorman‘s footsteps by highlighting gay characters. Near the end of ParaNorman, the film reveals Mitch is gay. The revelation in a children’s movie angered some viewers, while others praised the inclusion. Unlike this new trailer for The Boxtrolls (watch above), trailers for ParaNorman didn’t acknowledge a gay character. “Sometimes there’s a mother, sometimes there’s a father, sometimes there’s a father and a father, sometimes both fathers are mothers,” explained the narrator of The Boxtrolls trailer. Other times, orphaned children, like the boy named Eggs in this movie, are raised by Boxtrolls — “underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells.” The Boxtrolls is based on Alan Snow’s fantasy adventure novel Here Be Monsters from 2005. “The Boxtrolls is a visually dazzling mash-up of gripping detective story, absurdist comedy, and steampunk adventure with a surprisingly wholesome heart,” Travis Knight, CEO of stop-motion animation studio Laika, said when announcing the flick in February. The movie arrives in theaters in September 2014. “The Boxtrolls is a moving and human story with timelessness and powerful emotional resonance,” he added. “We’re thrilled to partner with Focus Features and Universal to bring this remarkable story to family audiences around the world.” BONUS: 9 Gay Leaders Making a Difference in Technology 9 Gay Leaders Making a Difference in Technology 1. Chris Hughes One of the co-founders of Facebook, Hughes left the company in 2007 to become director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign. In 2010, the entrepreneur founded Juno, a social network aimed at connecting users interested in social good and activism. Currently, Hughes is the publisher and editor in chief of The New Republic, a progressive political commentary magazine. Hughes married partner Sean Eldridge, president of investment fund Hudson River Ventures and LGBT equality advocate, in June 2012. Image courtesy of Facebook, Chris Hughes 2. Peter Sisson Sisson founded telecommunications company Toktumi in 2008. The company is known for its successful app, Line2, a VoIP service that makes voice calls over Internet protocol addresses rather than relying on telephone companies — similar to Skype. According to Big Think, Sisson says being a gay entrepreneur can be challenging, but in his home of San Francisco, it’s a “non-issue.” “There’s never been any sort of problem with anyone finding out that I was gay and suddenly not wanting to do business with me or not wanting to fund me,” he said. Image courtesy of Facebook, Peter Sisson 3. Peter Thiel Best known for co-founding PayPal and working as its CEO, Thiel is also a successful venture capitalist and hedge fund manager. When eBay acquired PayPal in 2002, Thiel’s stake was estimated around $55 million. He also made the first outside investment in Facebook in 2004, securing a 10.2% stake for $500,000. […]
Video games have been around for quite some time, but I’ve never seen them quite like this. The creative minds at PES Film created this brilliant stop-motion animated video featuring some classic video games recreated using physical objects. My favorite has got to be the pizza Pac-Man. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/classic-video-games-recreated-with-random-objects/
