Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Inside the Design of the New Times Square New Year's Eve Ball

Inside the Design of the New Times Square New Year's Eve Ball


The bright ball that hovers over Times Square on New Year's Eve is a little bit reborn this year. Sure, it's iconic and colorful and mesmerizing as it always is. This year, however, the ball will captivate the world with 288 new crystals. And, boy, is it pretty.


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8 Apps to Help Make New Year's Eve Bearable

8 Apps to Help Make New Year's Eve Bearable


New Year's Eve is the Las Vegas of holidays: An overhyped, boozy moneypit beloved by thirsty amateurs and precision-engineered to facilitate paralyzing morning-after regrets that are only tolerable if you're 10000% booty-faced. There is no app that will make it *good* but some apps can make it less bad.


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What Should Mark Zuckerberg's New Year's Resolution Be?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg's New Year's Resolution Be?


Every year, casual wear enthusiast and Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg embarks upon a singular self-betterment goal. Past goals have included learning Mandarin and only eating animals he personally murdered. But for 2015? Zuckerberg doesn't have a goal set yet, and is crowdsourcing for suggestions.


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