Lauren Banks

Shark Hat: Rooty Sound of Rock-Infused Funk and Country Blues

Lauren Banks on Mar 8, 2011 (Updated: Apr 4, 2017)

With songs like "Three's a Dead Man" and "Like a Tiger" (not to be confused with #tigerblood), Shark Hat, this band has reinvented themselves with a …

Lauren Banks on Jan 31, 2011 (Updated: Mar 7, 2021)

From inking a tribute to my late first cousin to confronting my angry parents, here's the story of how I got a yellow rose tattoo during my lunch …

Lauren Banks on Nov 14, 2010 (Updated: Oct 18, 2023)

Lexus debuts a new Internet video interview series called Darkcasting hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings.

Lauren Banks on Oct 15, 2009 (Updated: Oct 15, 2020)

Pumpkin weigh-offs are a fall tradition in both Europe and North America. But what do you do after the event? Welcome to the sport of Pumpkin Boat …

Lauren Banks on Oct 12, 2009 (Updated: Nov 8, 2022)

A vibrating Harry Potter broomstick has teenage girls everywhere going wild. Is this broomstick just a broomstick, or is it really a secret Harry …

Lauren Banks on Jun 25, 2009 (Updated: Jul 13, 2019)

Here are some geeky tattoo ideas to help inspire you and your tattoo artist.

Lauren Banks on Jun 9, 2009 (Updated: Jun 14, 2020)

Michael O'Leary, the CEO Ryanair, is seriously considering creating a Ryanair toilet fee and charging passengers for toilet access on his planes.

Lauren Banks on Jun 8, 2009 (Updated: Jun 15, 2020)

Late for work again? Blame it on the kissers. In an effort to streamline pedestrian traffic flow, the Warrington Bank Quay Train Station in the UK has …

Lauren Banks on Jun 3, 2009 (Updated: Jun 26, 2020)

Peace Cereal is in the middle of a PR nightmare right now because of an embarrassing typo error on their packaging that lists a phone sex line instead …

Lauren Banks on Jun 1, 2009 (Updated: Jun 30, 2020)

In a brilliant move by the sales team at MSNBC, they sold a Starbucks Morning Joe coffee sponsorship for the network's popular morning show, Morning …

Lauren Banks on May 29, 2009 (Updated: Feb 4, 2019)

It works with a remote control. It's a "lean back experience.\" But Hulu says its new downloadable application that looks like a TV interface still …

Lauren Banks on May 22, 2009 (Updated: Jun 13, 2020)

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann says he'll stop talking about Rush Limbaugh for 30 days — provided Limbaugh doesn't talk about Limbaugh for the same period.

Lauren Banks on May 22, 2009 (Updated: Jun 13, 2020)

Zachary Boyd, 19, was asleep when enemy fighters attacked his base in the Korengal Valley in Kunar province Afghanistan. He had enough time to put on …

Lauren Banks on Apr 27, 2009 (Updated: Jun 13, 2020)

Malcolm Gladwell, the author of the book Tipping Point, gets inside the food industry’s pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce and makes a …

Lauren Banks on Apr 22, 2009 (Updated: Jun 10, 2017)

Mobile games developer Gameloft has released an updated version of The Oregon Trail. The game costs $5.99 in the iTunes App Store and introduces …

Lauren Banks on Apr 1, 2009 (Updated: Feb 4, 2019)

The easiest email could possibly be. As more and more everyday communication takes place over email, lots of people have complained about how hard it …