Last week, we rounded up the best storage mediums of all time. This week, we’re doing the worst. A few notes before we get started: The history of writing and symbolic communication is a fascinating and rich topic — but not a simple one. Different groups of people have developed …
Read More »AMD Suffers its Worst Stock Drop in Over a Decade, Despite Revenue Gains
AMD’s stock took an absolute beating yesterday in its first full day of trading since it announced its Q1 results. The stock fell by its largest percentage in 12 years, for a net drop of 24.23% during business hours. If the after-hours decline of $0.14 holds, the company could actually …
Read More »Frappuccino or Coolatta? The 7 Worst Iced Coffee Orders
Photo: Pond5 Put away your travel mugs — it’s officially iced coffee season! Whether it’s powering you through a morning workout or lending an energizing mid-afternoon boost, iced coffee is oh-so-refreshing on a warm day. But beware: Caffeinated beverages (like coffee-based milkshakes) from popular coffee chains can be worse for …
Read More »The 10 Worst Fast Food Sandwiches (Plus Healthy Swaps)
Bread. Meat. Cheese. How bad can that little sub be for your diet? It’s “fresh,” right? Sometimes, sandwiches are better than deep-fried fast food. But the calorie, fat and sodium counts can reach scary-high levels scary-fast, says Sara Haas, RDN, LDN, a culinary dietitian in Chicago. “The nutritional numbers can …
Read More »The best and worst things about Android Wear 2.0
Google spent several extra months on the Android Wear 2.0 update after delaying its release last fall. Now the latest version of Google’s wearable platform has debuted on two new smartwatches, and it’s about to roll out to many of the older devices. Has Google done what it needs to …
Read More »Study shows search terms with the very worst (and best) click-through rates
Not all searches are created equal — when it comes to click-through rate (CTR), that is. A new study from Seige Media uncovers the top 42 keyword terms, along with their average CTRs. This exercise examined the top 50 keyword “stems” to find what terms helped spur clicks and, more …
Read More »The 20 Worst People at the Gym, According to Trainers
Photo: Twenty20 You’ve made the honorable effort of getting your butt to the gym. Little do you know, the battle has only just begun. Claiming your space for high-intensity intervals, handstands and heavy lifts isn’t easy — and during peak hours, there’s a real art to getting fit in close …
Read More »The Worst Movies Of 2016
Around this time of the year everyone is talking about their favourite movies, books, TV shows and music. If there are favourites, there has to be least favourites right? And the very least favourites have to be considered the worst. Here is our list of the worst movies of the …
Read More »Fiji: The Best and Worst
Total Days: 11 Total Days it Didn’t Rain: 3 (It wasn’t even rainy season, I just really need to work on this.) Amount Spent: Since we were guests of Fiji Tourism I won’t do a budget breakdown on this one. From what I’ve found it’s possible to travel Fiji as …
Read More »Great Barrier Reef suffers worst bleaching on record, report says
Higher water temperatures in 2016 caused the worst destruction of coral ever recorded on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a study has found.
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