Limited Too created a nostalgia-filled paradise in the middle of New York City — take a look inside

Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider A storefront in Union Square was transported back to the 1990s for one week this month. From August 6 through 10, Limited Too hosted a pop-up store in New York City that brought back loads of nostalgia for millennials looking for a good #TBT. Limited Too, which was an offshoot of The Limited, was […]

A Japanese company has created the ‘Rolls Royce of fidget spinners’

© AFP Toru YAMANAKA Fujisawa (Japan) (AFP) – One company in perfectionism-obsessed Japan is claiming it has developed a fidget spinner that whirls longer than any rival on the market — 12 minutes and counting. Most fidget spinners, the must-have toy for 2017, can only rotate on their own for a few minutes at most. […]

A professor in Georgia created a stress-reduction policy that lets students choose their own grades

Flickr / COD Newsroom A Georgia professor’s “stress reduction policy” apparently allows students to select their own grade if the one they received does not sit well with them, according to the instructor’s online syllabus. “Emotional reactions to stressful situations can have profound consequences for all involved,” writes Instructor Rick Watson for his computing class […]

Top Republican: Controversy surrounding Susan Rice unmasking was ‘created’ by Devin Nunes

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Friday that the controversy surrounding whether former National Security Adviser Susan Rice politicized intelligence about President Donald Trump and his associates “was all created” by House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes. Republican Sen. Richard Burr, along with the rest of the Senate Intelligence […]

This woman wanted to show what mental illness is really like, so she created a videogame

Zablocki, a 28-year-old transgender woman, has been in and out of hospital psychiatric wards eight or nine times in the last three years, and found it difficult to convey her experiences to her family and friends. She started writing the online “choose-your-own-adventure” novel just a few days after her last stay. CBC | Health News

Trump may halt a visa rule that would allow entrepreneurs to start companies in the US — here are 14 major US companies that were created by immigrants

Axios’ Jonathan Swan reports that the Trump administration is gearing up to block a rule, called “The International Entrepreneur” rule, from taking effect on July 17. The rule was created by former president Barack Obama, and its purpose is to help foreign entrepreneurs come to the US to start their own companies. Though Trump has […]

‘I am in no way this kind of person’: Reddit user who created Trump’s CNN body-slam meme apologizes for his racist and anti-Semitic posts

Twitter/Donald Trump The Reddit user who created a GIF of President Donald Trump body slamming and punching CNN’s logo apologized Tuesday for racist and anti-Semitic comments he made in the past. “I would like to apologize to the members of the Reddit community for getting this site and this sub embroiled in a controversy that should […]

Shocking Twist: The President’s Anti-CNN Wrestling Meme Was Created by a Reddit Racist

Sunday morning, the President of the United States posted a wrestling meme, which is apparently just a thing that happens in a country where Idiocracy turned out to be wishful thinking. The meme was drawn from one of Trump’s old WrestleMania appearances, in which the future Commander-in-Chief (and, clearly, his double) pummeled pro wrestling kingpin […]

Reddit users have created a market for memes based on how popular they are

Me.me, DonkeyHotey, Photo mosaiac by: Mosaically This post is adapted from the blog of Me.me a Priceonomics Data Studio customer. Does your company have interesting data? Become a Priceonomics customer. *** Memes have received a lot of attention following the surprising outcomes of elections across the globe in 2016—and the fiercely fought campaigns leading up to them. Sharing images […]