Bear cam cub gets killed by a powerful male bear. Why?

TwitterFacebook

The long-standing king of Alaska’s Brooks River, Bear 856, killed a recently born cub along the river bank on July 3.

The killing event of a cub, or infanticide, happened beyond view of the bear cams situated near the river’s waterfall, where salmon collect and bears congregate, so streamed footage of the lurid event wasn’t captured. However, the killing was photographed and confirmed by rangers as well as former Katmai National Park ranger Mike Fitz, who has returned to the river to report on bear activity for explore.org, which operates the wildlife cameras. 

“Cubs face significant risks, and they are especially vulnerable in their first summer,” Fitz said over email. “For me, this event is a powerful reminder of nature’s harsh realities.” Read more…

More about Science, Bears, Killings, Webcam, and Cubs

Scott Pruitt’s resignation has inspired as many memes as he had scandals

TwitterFacebook

The internet is collectively rejoicing now that Scott Pruitt has resigned as EPA head. 

Trump announced Pruitt’s resignation, effective Monday, through Twitter. The now former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator not only did the complete opposite of protecting the environment with Reagan-like policies, but also led an administration ridden with ridiculous scandals. 

Despite what Trump called “an outstanding job,” Pruitt’s legacy will forever be known as the grifter who spent a ridiculous amount of taxpayer money not doing his job. 

SEE ALSO: Trump just announced Scott Pruitt’s resignation from the EPA on Twitter Read more…

More about Memes, Scott Pruitt, Culture, and Web Culture

This prank is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S

TwitterFacebook

Looking for a fun way to mess with complete and utter strangers who love buying bananas?

That’s a super specific and kinda weird thing to be seeking in life, but oddly enough, Twitter user @kbiegel has you covered.

On Thursday, @kbiegel learned the following perfect produce-related prank: When you scratch messages onto the peel of a banana, the letters will eventually  turn brown and reveal the words. 

SEE ALSO: Yes, you can really slip on a banana peel. Let this woman show you how.

So essentially, you could write messages on bananas in-store, and banana-loving strangers will find your words hours later when they take their fruit home. Creepy, right?  Read more…

More about Food, Pranks, Culture, Banana, and Culture

Sony accidentally uploaded an entire movie to YouTube instead of its trailer

TwitterFacebook

If you were one of the few people who had heard of the film Khali The Killer before this week, you may have just missed out on your opportunity to catch the movie online for free.

On Tuesday, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment mistakenly uploaded the entire full-length feature film — all 1:29:46 of it! — to its YouTube channel. The company meant to upload a red-band trailer for the film, but somehow the whole thing wound up as a free-to-watch video for the entire public to see. It has since been taken down. 

SEE ALSO: Sony’s stubborn stance on cross-compatibility is holding video games back

According to the Independent, the entirety of Khali the Killer remained up on YouTube for approximately 6 hours and was viewed around 11,000 times before being removed from Sony’s YouTube channel. There is no longer any mention of the film on its Upload page. The snafu was first noticed by CBR. Sony never uploaded the intended trailer in its placeGizmodo grabbed the follow screenshot before the video was removed from YouTube. Read more…

More about Film, Youtube, Movies, Sony, and Sony Pictures

An essential guide to the overwhelming world of non-dairy milks

TwitterFacebook

Life is full of existentially difficult questions. Here’s one of them: Out of all the non-dairy milks, which milk should I use?

To be honest, that’s a super personal Q, and it’s not one we can answer on a broad scale. There are so many different milks, after all, and so many different human bodies with different dietary needs. How could an objective “best milk” possibly exist?

SEE ALSO: Salads are better without the leaves

What we can do, however, is recommend milks for different scenarios. That way, you can make an informed milk decision the next time you have to choose a side in the Milk Wars. And you will have to choose a side. Read more…

More about Milk, Culture, and Food

Chris Evans wishes a happy 100th birthday to his ‘good friend’ Captain America

TwitterFacebook

In the midst of Chris-mas in July, on the very day Americans celebrate Independence (and inhale an exorbitant amount of hotdogs), Captain America is celebrating 100 years of fighting the good fight.

The patriotic Marvel supersoldier also known as Steve Rogers was honored by his onscreen representative, Chris Evans, on Thursday. 

SEE ALSO: Which Chris is the best Chris?

One quarter of the Hollywood Chrises, Evans took to Twitter to celebrate both the 4th of July and a century of the Cap. 

“I love this country and I’m proud of how far we’ve come. Be safe today!” he wrote. “Also, Happy Birthday to a very good friend of mine. I hear 100 is the new 20.” Read more…

More about Entertainment, Marvel, Avengers, Captain America, and Chris Evans

Fergie’s questionable national anthem performance gets a patriotic Bad Lip Reading

TwitterFacebook

Did you think the internet forgot about Fergie’s  questionable performance of the national anthem during the NBA All-Star game?

Nope.

In celebration of the Fourth of July and whatever the hell came out of Fergie’s mouth that night in February, Bad Lip Reading released a very patriotic rendition of the performance. 

Poor Fergie. Nobody wants her bread.  Read more…

More about Bad Lip Reading, Fergie, National Anthem, Culture, and Web Culture

Trans actors explain why Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Rub & Tug’ role is like a slap in the face

TwitterFacebook

The controversy over another bad Scarlett Johansson casting decision continues to reverberate as several prominent transgender actors have spoken out about her upcoming role as a trans man. 

SEE ALSO: Scarlett Johansson apparently learned nothing from the ‘Ghost in the Shell’ controversy

When it was announced that Johansson had signed on to star as real-life massage parlor owner Dante “Tex” Gill, a transgender man, in Rub & Tug, the casting was met with backlash, much like Johansson’s casting in Ghost in the Shell, where she played a Japanese manga character.

Johansson stirred up a bigger ruckus with her tone-deaf response to the criticism, issued by her rep to Bustle: Read more…

More about Transgender, Scarlett Johansson, Rub Tug, Entertainment, and Movies Tv Shows

Couple finds sassy note from previous homeowner while remodeling bathroom

TwitterFacebook

Tear down the walls and you never know what you’ll find.

Alex and Jess Monney were in the middle of remodeling their bathroom when they discovered a note left by the previous homeowner, who upgraded the room in the summer of 1995.

“Hi! We’re the Shinsekis! We remodeled this bathroom summer 1995,” the note reads. “If you’re reading this, that means you’re remodeling the bathroom again. What’s wrong with the way we did it?”

SEE ALSO: Japan leaves touching thank you note and a spotless locker room after World Cup loss

We’re remodeling our bathroom and our contractor just sent us this @Jess_Monney pic.twitter.com/CgaguMhgMf

— Alex Monney (@alexmonney) July 3, 2018 Read more…

More about Funny, Culture, and Web Culture

Yelp can’t be forced to delete your terrible, mean comments, court rules

TwitterFacebook

While Yelp will forever be a battleground of hot takes and battles between business owners and customers, the site won a legal skirmish that, for now, protects it from liability over negative reviews.

SEE ALSO: Restaurant bombarded with Yelp reviews after refusing to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders

So sayeth the California Supreme Court, anyway, who ruled 4-3 this week in favor of the online review site, affirming that the site was free from liability when people who are Mad Online™ say mean things about a place of business. 

The case, reports the New York Times, stemmed from a San Francisco attorney who claimed a former client’s Yelp posts about his business were defamatory. A San Francisco Superior Court judge agreed and ordered the posts taken down. When the client didn’t delete the posts, the attorney got a court order for Yelp to delete them. But Yelp continued its fight through the legal system. Read more…

More about Yelp, Online Reviews, Tech, and Web Culture