Articles by Laura Rosenfeld
YouTube wants you to pay for music with new streaming service Music Key
YouTube announced the launch of its new paid subscription service Music Key on Nov. 12. But will people actually want to pay for their music on YouTube?
Can You Actually Live In An IKEA? A 12-Year-Old Boy Shows It May Be Possible
A 12-year-old boy from Shanghai has just fulfilled everyone's biggest fantasy: living in an IKEA. He also survived off of eating free samples from supermarkets.
'Zoboomafoo' star Jovian the lemur has died
Jovian, the lemur known for playing the title character on the PBS show 'Zoboomafoo' in the late 1990s and early 2000s has passed away. He was 20 years old.
There's now a scientific explanation for why you can't dance
Bad dancers of the world, rejoice! The reason why you can't dance may not have to do with you but with a condition called 'beat-deafness.'
This typeface could change reading for people with dyslexia
Dutch graphic designer Christian Boer has created a typeface specifically designed to make reading easier for those with dyslexia. This might just be the greatest thing you'll see today.
Spotify fires back at Taylor Swift with some cold, hard numbers
Taylor Swift pulled her music from Spotify last week and called the music streaming service 'a grand experiment.' Now Spotify is firing back and with some hard numbers, no less.
Veterans Day around the world: Do other countries celebrate this holiday?
Today, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day in the United States. Do other countries around the world dedicate a day to celebrate their armed forces, and if so, how do they do it?
Hallelujah! You can now edit captions on Instagram
Instagram announced in a blog post on Nov. 10 that the photo app will now let you edit captions. That sound you hear was the entire world celebrating.
'Sesame Street' turns 45 today. Here are the show's most WTF moments
Today, the beloved children's show 'Sesame Street' turns 45. Although the show revolutionized both television and education, it provided plenty of strange moments through the years, too.
Watch Taylor Swift go crazy in her new video for 'Blank Space'
After it was leaked this morning, Taylor Swift has officially released the video for 'Blank Space.' And yes, it's just as crazy as everyone says it is.
The world's first solar road will be a bike lane in the Netherlands
Where we're going, we don't need (regular) roads. What we need are solar roads, and the Netherlands has answered that call with the world's first solar-powered bike lane.
John Oliver demystifies the lottery in his latest 'Last Week Tonight' segment
Is the lottery a good thing or a bad thing? John Oliver broke it down for us during the Nov. 9 episode of 'Last Week Tonight' on HBO. It looks like in the end, playing the lottery may be just like any other vice, except that it's backed by the state.
Watch this adorable video of a baby otter learning how to swim at the Shedd Aquarium
A baby sea otter named Pup 681 recently arrived at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. And we have this adorable video to prove it.
Adult Swim's 'Too Many Cooks' is the weirdest thing you'll see today, possibly ever
The 11-minute short "Too Many Cooks" premiered on Adult Swim last week and now it's going viral. See what all the buzz is about, but prepare to have your life changed forever.
Bono defends Spotify after Taylor Swift criticizes it
Bono showed his support for the experimental aspect of the music streaming service at the Web Summit conference in Dublin Nov. 7. What will Taylor Swift have to say about that?
The best documentaries on Netflix to stream right now
'Virunga,' Netflix's newest original documentary, premieres on Instant Streaming Nov. 7. Once you're finished watching that, you should check out these other amazing docs currently streaming on Netflix.
'Interstellar,' 'Big Hero 6' or Stephen Hawking: Which science movie should you see this November?
The movies get scientific this November as some of the most anticipated films of the month feature physicists, robots and interplanetary adventures. Here's what you need to know before heading to the theater.
Harvard secretly photographs its students, but was it really an invasion of privacy?
Harvard University revealed on Wednesday that it secretly photographed undergrads for a study on classroom attendance. Now the university has come under fire, but is what they did really wrong?
These illustrations of Reddit's misspelled movie titles are amazing
Writer and illustrator Austin Light spent all of October bringing misspelled movie titles he found on Reddit to life. This is what he came up with.
Netflix: 5 movies and TV shows based on books you need to stream right now
Netflix announced it will be adapting 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' into an original series. While we wait for that, here are five other movies and TV shows based on books to stream right now.
Facebook wants you to join the fight against Ebola
Facebook launched a new campaign to help stop the spread of Ebola. The initiative will include a new donation button, information on the disease and emergency communication services.
An analysis of 'Interstellar' star Matthew McConaughey's facial hair evolution
In his more than 20 years in the movie industry, Matthew McConaughey has sported some memorable facial hair. In honor of No-Shave Movember, let's break down each look and witness the growth of his career.
Here are some #ElderlyVideoGames even your grandparents would enjoy
"@Midnight" host Chris Hardwick encouraged Twitter users to give their suggestions for #ElderlyVideoGames during the Nov. 5 episode. Here's some of the best you may even be tempted to play.
Twitter reacts to the tweet box redesign
Twitter moved its tweet box to the top of users' feeds. As Twitter users do with any new development in the world, they erupted with surprise, confusion and criticism as only they could.
Your favorite messaging apps may not be as secure as you think
Millions of people take advantage of messaging apps for their online communication. Unfortunately, many of them may not actually be as secure as we hoped. The Electronic Frontier Foundation found that many of the most popular messaging apps like Facebook Chat, WhatsApp and Snapchat failed security tests.
Wes Anderson wants to create a theme park with Mark Mothersbaugh
Wes Anderson describes his vision for a theme park in the foreward to a new book on the DEVO founder's work. Please let this become a reality.
What is Guy Fawkes Day? How the historical event became a modern symbol of protest
'Remember, remember the fifth of November.' You will probably see that all over social media today, but what does it mean and why are we still talking about it today?
This is what the George Lucas museum will look like
MAD Architects, the design firm behind the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, unveiled the initial renderings of the building. It looks like something right out of 'Star Wars.'
Election Day 2014: Here's your perfect political playlist
Today is Election Day, and we've got your musical motivation right here. Here are the songs you should listen to so you can get pumped up to vote.
The world's best whisky has been announced and it's not Scottish
We finally know what the best whisky in the world is for this year, according to 'Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.' Unfortunately, Scots will be very upset over this news.
