Riding the bus isn’t exactly a glamourous endeavor, but often a necessary one for those in need of public transportation. So to make the experience a little more enjoyable for commuters, design student George Barratt-Jones decided to turn one bus stop into a “first class” experience. “We all know it, taking the bus isn’t the…
Read more5 things we learned on Saturday at The Open Championship
On Saturday, the Royal and Ancient announced that tee times would be moved up on Sunday, in anticipation of, well, British Open golf weather. Cue head scratch and chin stroke. At least the organizers didn’t opt for split tees or some other, silly-American addition to the game. On Saturday, we again watched the ebb and…
Read moreFox News accused Ilhan Omar of a “profanity-laced attack on Trump”—the only profanity being his own words.
I’m losing track of how many times I’ve said, “You can’t make this stuff up,” but here’s one more to add to the list. Fox News published an article earlier this week with the headline “Watch: Ilhan Omar delivers heated, profanity-laced attack on President Trump.” Screenshot via…
Read more5 things we learned Friday at The Open Championship
36 holes have come and gone, unexpected early departures happened for Jason Day, Tiger Woods, and all the amateurs, while unexpected extensions were granted to Paul Waring, Matt Wallace, and Innchoon Hwang. Royal Portrush was kinder in the morning than the afternoon, for the second consecutive day. What does that mean? It means that whoever…
Read moreFox News accused Ilhan Omar of a “profanity-laced attack on Trump”—the only profanity being his own words.
I’m losing track of how many times I’ve said, “You can’t make this stuff up,” but here’s one more to add to the list. Fox News published an article earlier this week with the headline “Watch: Ilhan Omar delivers heated, profanity-laced attack on President Trump.” Screenshot via…
Read moreBizarre optical illusion has people either seeing a car door or the beach.
Ancient sage Obi-Wan Kenobi once remarked, “Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them.” Well, he’s right, kinda. Our eyes bring in information and it’s our brain’s job to decipher the image and determine what we’re seeing. But our brains aren’t always correct. In fact, sometimes they can be so wrong we wonder if we…
Read moreForum Thread of the Day: “1 or 2-iron recommendations?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from Afor1991 who is on the hunt for a 1 or 2-iron after having no luck with hybrids. With a swing speed in the low 100s, Afor1991 is confident he has the speed and consistency to make a 1 or 2-iron work for him, and our members have…
Read moreMorning 9: A Kentuckian in Northern Ireland | Chamblee: McIlroy choked
1. A Kentuckian in Northern Ireland From an unbylined report on TheOpen.com regarding J.B. Holmes’ opening-round 66 to lead… “The 37-year-old suffered something of an inauspicious start when he bogeyed the 1st but birdies at 2, 3 and 5 sent him out in 34 before three further birdies on the back nine – including one…
Read moreAn all-female scientific expedition will take on the plastic problem.
Each year, we produce so much plastic that by 2050, the amount of plastic in the ocean will outweigh fish – provided we don’t slow down. To tackle the problem, an all-female expedition will set out to make sure this doesn’t happen by “raising awareness of, and explore solutions to, the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics…
Read moreStrong start, then tremendous misfortune: David Duval cards a 13 after playing the wrong ball
David Duval suffered a nightmare first round at Royal Portrush on Thursday, and during his opening nine, the 2001 Claret Jug winner recorded the what was nearly score on a single hole at The Open for 69 years. The 47-year-old came to the par-5 seventh hole having played his previous two holes five-over-par, but that…
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