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Bushnell 10×42 Legend M Series binoculars Whether you are trying to focus on a tiny minivet in the undergrowth, or a big cat lazing by a waterhole, good binoculars are essential. These ones from Bushnell are top-of-the-class. They are also waterproof (including the lenses). At 10x42mm, you get

An exasperated journalist unknowingly stole the show when her eye-rolling at a fellow reporter was broadcasted live and went viral on social media. A seemingly trivial moment during a media conference of the 13th National People’s Congress has shown that actions indeed speak louder than words after

Once upon a time, we thought that hair came in a variation of about, umm… five shades: blonde, brunette, black, red and grey. Oh, how wrong we were! With the help of the internet — specifically Instagram and Pinterest — a whole new world of hair colours has opened

The Latest on religious violence in Sri Lanka (all times local): 2:30 p.m. An internet company official says the government has ordered popular social media networks blocked across a swathe of central Sri Lanka in an attempt to stop the spread of religious violence. The official, speaking on condition

Whatever plans you have for this weekend, cancel them immediately, because Udemy is running another sale on game development courses. OK, that might be a little extreme, so maybe you could enhance your weekend plans by sitting down and learning how to code, build a website, or even start

Nicole W. Forrester, Assistant Professor, School of Media, Ryerson University There has always been a symbiotic relationship between media, sports and athletes. Sports provides content for media, which in turn promotes the performances of athletes. But the advent of social media has disrupted this traditional connection. Rather than

When nation-state adversaries frolic and gambol across your corporate network, playing hide-and-go-seek, sysadmins become central points of compromise. Savvy attackers know that if they can own sysadmins, they can own the network. “I hunt sysadmins,” an NSA operator brags in a slide leaked by Edward Snowden. Regardless

When the bombs start falling, two dozen adults and children gather in one room in Bayan Wehan’s home in besieged eastern Ghouta, Syria. They hold hands, hug each other and try to find hope. “I put my brother’s daughter in my lap, she is five-years-old, and I try

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram might not be destroying the minds of The Youth™ as much as we thought, according to a recent review published in Educational Psychology. In some cases, social media could even be helping them do better at school. German researchers analyzed 59 published and unpublished studies that

Well here are a couple new internet trends no one asked for. Say so long to squiggle brows, and forget all about feather brows. It’s time for the fishtail. The newest brow trend is making waves through Instagram. Even though it started out as a Photoshop thing,