On the popular show Man v. Food, host Adam Richman can handle eating his way through almost anything. A 10-lb. super-stuffed pizza? Easy. A 27-oz. steak? No problem. Watching him devour bite after massive bite, I can't help but wonder: How does he do it? Finally, some insight: Martha De Lacey of the Daily Mailand two other British journalists were coached by Richman on how… Read More >>

If you're wondering how Kate Middleton is doing with her "acute morning sickness," just ask her nurse. Proving that royalty doesn't always get special treatment, details about the Duchess of Cambridge's medical condition were released to two Australian radio hosts when they called King Edward VII Hospital in London and posed as Queen Elizabeth II and… Read More >>

Are you one of those people who, as you walk along a city street, stare toward the skies convinced a piano will come screaming out of a 27th-floor apartment and alight atop your head? At the gym, do you skip the sauna because you consider it a synonym for germ bouillabaisse? If you answered, "Hey, that’s me!" to either of the above, have I got the book for… Read More >>

Some might say that the completion of worthwhile chores is a reward unto itself, but now there's an app that offers something more. Children of the Nintendo era: get your smartphones ready now. The so-called "Epic Win," developed by Rexbox and SuperMono for the iPhone, gamifiesthe mundane tasks of day-to-day life, and as ridiculous as that may sound, it's surprisingly… Read More >>

The Girl Scouts sell cookies that lure us with their nostalgia and limited-time-only appeal. Just like Eggnog has a season, and fresh tomatoes have a season, Girl Scout Cookies have a season: spring. Well, file this under "Who Knew?" My friend brought over a box of Girl Scout candy: 'tis the season, apparently. I tried the little chocolate mint penguins… Read More >>

Johnny Cash has been everywhere (man!) and a clever project from British web developer Iain Mullan lets you follow along visually as Cash names his way across North America. Mullan crafted his tuneful creation for London's Music Hack Day, a two-day showcase of digital music advances and innovations. Set to the familiar twang of Johnny Cash's rendition of "I've Been Everywhere,"Mullan's music video uses Google… Read More >>

For most people, it's the 1939 movie that comes to mind when they hear the words The Wizard of Oz. But artist Billy Nunez has created a new version in the style of imaginative Chinese line-drawings. See them for yourself at Design Taxi's feature from this summer, "If ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Were Set In China… " The premise is simple enough: "Dorothy is a little Chinese girl, Lion is a tiger, Tin Man is a samurai… Read More >>

Move over Emma, Jacob, Sophia, and all you other tots and tykes with popular baby names. According to BabyCenter.com, a growing number of parents are naming their offspring after their favorite technology. That means we can expect to see more babies named Apple, Mac, and even Siri (the voice-enabled "personal assistant" on the iPhone). In other baby-naming trends, it… Read More >>

There's nothing better than receiving a bit of worldly inspiration while seated at your office desk. On my travels, I've uncovered pink water in Senegal, West Africa and a wild-looking bio-luminescent lake in Australia. My most recent discovery: The Snow Monsters of Mount Zao. Snowshoe over Japan’s 5,577-foot-high mountain and come upon these icy demons, or “juyho,” in Japanese. But have no fear, they are actually… Read More >>

On December 8th, NBC and Chase are giving $2 million away to a handful of fantastic charities, and you can decide which of the 25 nonprofits are in it to win it with your Facebook vote. In the midst of holiday craziness, I love watching the videos of people who are doing amazing things in the world—isn't that what the season is truly about? In the educators and… Read More >>