Machine Simulates Labor Pains

It's an age-old debate: who has the higher pain tolerance, men or women? Boastful men often like to claim that they have the higher threshold, but any woman who has given birth will be quick to jump in and say that giving birth is much more painful than anything a man has gone through.

Unhappy Customers Sue Subway Over One Inch

In this week's episode of "people who have too much time and money on their hands," two men from New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against Subway, claiming that the sandwich shop's "footlong" sandwiches are only 11 inches and thus, the men are being ripped off.

People You Should Know: Ryan Nagode

Ryan Nagode designs cars for a living, but if it wasn't for a former roommate's suggestion, he might be designing toy cars instead of real ones. Nagode was attending the Cleveland Institute of Art when he received a suggestion that would change his career path.

Hip Hop Self Help

Is hip hop going soft? That's a question that, to our knowledge, no one is asking. But given the proliferation of non-gangsta- and non-pimp-related activities that many hip hop stars have been indulging in lately, maybe someone should be asking that question. It's not just that the things 50 Cent, Common, Nelly, Flo Rida, and—if you want to kick it old school—Coolio have been up to aren't very "street," it's that they're downright. domestic. And by domestic we mean cookbooks, cooking shows, and workout videos.

Yelp to Begin Including Health Inspection Ratings

There's the longstanding belief that in order to get really authentic ethnic food, you sometimes have to go to dicey looking, somewhat-unclean restaurants. While this is often true, many of us can look past a grimy floor or dusty windows if it means having a truly great meal. With the advent of shows like Restaurant Impossible, which exposes the failing inspection grades of some of these home-style restaurants, some people have become more interested in just how clean their neighborhood spots are. Thanks to Yelp, now they won't have to guess.

Want, Need, Love: Wanelo

Its tagline is "Literally buy all the things," and Wanelo is a site that actually helps you do so. It happens to us pretty frequently—we come across posts on Pinterest or Tumblr of cute clothes, shoes, accessories, and other things that we absolutely have to have, only to click the link and have it go to someone's Pinterest boards or personal blog—with no information on how to buy the very thing we coveted. Enter Wanelo.

Typewriters Not Just for Writers Anymore

When it comes to typewriters, most people who use them do so because they like the fact that it's not a keyboard and a backlit screen. Others, like Jeremy Mayer, use typewriters to create a different kind of art—custom-made portraits made from the metal parts.

Manti Te'o, Shaggy Death Hoax, People Are Awesome, Cats

f you thought you knew everything there was to know about the Manti Te'o scandal, you need to check out this video which exposes the shocking truth behind the scandal. Here's a hint: It involves Mark Zuckerberg and Ron Howard. If you came across the hashtag #RIPShaggy on Twitter in the last few days, there's no need to panic. The pop singer/rapper is far from dead, he's just the latest victim of an online death hoax. He joins the many celebs whose death rumors have been greatly exaggerated. Adam Sandler, Bon Jovi, and Russell Brand have all been victims of the Twitter death hoax.

Behind the Wheel With Sarah! 2013 GMC Terrain

Web2Carz is proud to present the latest in our continuing series of video car reviews featuring our social media specialist, Sarah. In this installment, Sarah takes a crack at parking the 2013 GMC Terrain Denali, with its amazing on-roading capabilities.

App Roundup: Paprika, What's The Word?

Are you keeping up with your resolutions? We're three weeks into the new year, so if we had to guess, we'd say you ordered Girl Scout Cookies by the case instead of hitting the gym, but we're not judging. Get back on track with one of the App Store's hundreds of fitness apps, or ditch your resolutions altogether and just download one of this week's most-downloaded apps.

Why You Need GAP Insurance

When closing on a car sale, customers are usually presented with the option to buy GAP insurance (GAP stands for Guaranteed Auto Protection or Guaranteed Asset Protection), and many folks brush it off as an unneeded upsell. That's a mistake. GAP insurance covers the difference between the value of a car and what's still owed on the loan, and some finance companies will require it.

Digital Art Collecting: Revolution or Ripoff?

One of the side effects of our plugged-in, web-centric, screen-based culture has been the slow obsolescence of physical media. When you listen to music on your phone, and your mp3s are all stored in the cloud, there really is no reason for CDs to exist. DVDs are headed in the same direction as on-demand streaming video becomes more prevalent. But what about art? Many of us curate a library of visually pleasing images on our Pinterest pages, but would anyone pay to own a digital image?

What We're Hoping to See at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show

The 2013 Chicago Auto Show is rapidly approaching, and we have a wish list for the automakers presenting at the show. Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford, Nissan, Kia, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Hyundai, and Ram all have press conferences planned. With all due respect to the product planners, here's what we want to see.

NASA's Mars Rover to Begin Digging Into Rock

We've been waiting patiently for NASA's Mars rover, named Curiosity, to start doing something since it landed on the planet five months ago. Now, it's planning to make its first dig on a plane of flat, veiny rock—the veining indicates that the rock may hold some clues regarding whether there used to be water on the planet.

Treadmill Desks Stave Off Laziness

If you're one of the millions of people out there who spend 40 or more hours every week sitting at a desk (usually in an uncomfortable chair) and staring at a computer screen, you might have heard of different ways to get in a little exercise while you're working. From using a balance ball instead of a chair to getting a tiny stair-stepper machine that you can put under your desk, there are several ways to get in a little movement. But the treadmill desk is probably the most coveted—and the most expensive.

Credit Card Perks and Why They Vary So Much

When you swipe your credit cards at stores or punch in the numbers online, you know you're spending money, but many card issuers try to convince you could be saving more or earning so-called perks every time you use their card.Why do these perks vary so widely from company to company and even from card to card under the same issuer? And are they even really worth getting a credit card for?

Shabby Journalism Rears Its Ugly Head During Te’o Drama

With Manti Te’o dominating headlines and talk shows it’s time to push the spotlight on the reporters who are responsible for these stories gaining legs. Former Notre Dame linebacker, and runner-up in the Heisman voting, Te’o is part of a fascinating, Days of Our Lives-type story in which the girlfriend he claimed to be dating--who was battling injuries from a serious car accident before dying from leukemia--never existed.

New Sounds From Bad Religion, Toro y Moi, Follakzoid, etc.

Winter is upon us, which means it's time to make clever winter playlists that have songs like Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter," Black Sabbath's "Snowblind," The Doors' "Winter Time Love," the Steve Miller Band's "Winter Time," Fountain of Wayne's "Valley Winter Song," Metallica's "Trapped Under Ice," and of course, Foreigner's "Cold As Ice." Or you could just do what you do the rest of the year and listen to whatever you want.

Is a Tron-Esque Floor the Future for Sports?

The upkeep of regular sports courts is pretty labor intensive. From the varnish to keeping the painted lines looking nice and bold, it's a bit time consuming. Imagine if there were a way to avoid having to repaint every now and then. Now imagine if the replacement was so cool that you couldn't figure out why it took this long for it to be invented. Enter the ASB GlassFloor. Interestingly, it's nothing like the glass ceiling (ha...ha...).

Five Cars for Manti Te'o

Former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o is entering the NFL this year, and no matter how far he might fall in the draft after the scandal involving a fake dead girlfriend, he'll have some money to pick up a sweet ride, thanks to his newfound professional status. We figured we'd help him out.