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Friday December 8, 2023. 06:58 PM
Last month in Essex, UK a judge issued one Jake Carter, 27, a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from riding his bicycle in his town. Now, he's spending eleven months in jail for violating that order. Where was Carter headed when he broke this unusual ban on biking? —...
'Vivek does have a woman problem.' Famed for spitefully shutting down a bridge, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tore into fellow Republican primary rodeo clown Vivek Ramaswamy for being even more awful than a Republican primary candidate should. Ramaswamy's fascination ...
Nothing about Gov. Ron DeSantis — the robotic smile, the flicking tongue, the angry retorts, the awkward tip-toeing around — says normal. But it all makes a lot more sense once you get inside his head, which The Daily Show satirically managed to do while the Florida man w...
US Berkeley researchers used artificial intelligence to determine that some of the clicks used by whales to communicate are 'on many levels analogous to human vowels and dipthongs,' the sound of two vowels in a single syllable as in 'loud.' 'If our findings are correct, it...
Astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah at the International Space Station. Check out the below video featuring a flameless menorah and microgravity dreidel. 'Happy Hanukkah from the @Space_Station!!' Maghbeli posted on X. 'Real candles not...
Mayor Eric Adams, beset by problems, lawsuits, investigators and delusions, now commands the approval of only 28% of New Yorkers. It's the lowest approval rating for a New York City mayor in Quinnipac University Polling history. 58% of locals disapprove of his performance. —...
Yesterday, staff at Punjab, Pakistan's Sherbagh Zoo spotted a tiger gnawing on a shoe inside its enclosure. Upon further investigation, they found the remains of the shoe's owner. At that point, the zoo was immediately closed until further notice. The deceased—28-year-old...
Since his expulsion last week, George Santos hasn't missed a beat, quickly pivoting from Con(gress)man to Cameo hustler. And one of his first customers was Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel explained last night how he 'pranked' the former New York lawmaker by anonymously ordering a...
Self-checkout stations looked like a great way to redundify human clerks and make marginal retail outlets proftable again, but it isn't working out. Dollar General is the latest major chain to report plans to get rid of them. Dollar General had aggressively expanded...
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government is in crisis Friday after one right-wing cabinet member resigned and another recently-fired one sought to capitalize on the matter at hand—his government's failure to come up with a workable plan to ship asylum-seekers to...
TL;DR: This AI-powered Batman Smart Robot Car appeals to people of all ages. Design, build and enjoy this unique take on the remote-controlled car for $139.99 (reg. $169.99). With less than one month until Christmas, people everywhere are scrambling to secure that perfect...
Billionaire nutcase Elon Musk ranted Thursday at Bob Iger, the Disney chief executive he blames for the company not buying ads on Musk's website. Musk accused Iger of endorsing child sexual abuse content, among other things, in a series of rambling and misspelled tweets. —...
Anthony Polito, 67, was a business professor hoping to end his career on a high note at the University of Nevada or one of Vegas's other respected towers of learning. None would hire him, though, and he went on a gun rampage, killing three faculty and injuring a fourth...
Hunter Biden has two things that distinguish him from former president Trump's own comically corrupt offspring: the love of a father, and felony charges. In addition to the three felonies he was charged with yesterday by special counsel David Weiss, Biden Jr. — Read the rest
Texas's famously corrupt Attorney General, Ken Paxton, says he will prosecute those involved in a court-ordered abortion about to take place in the state. The fetus has a severe genetic disorder and is not viable, continuing the pregancy threatens the life of the mother, and ...
Check out this mind-blowing NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert performed by jazz fusion band Moon Hooch back in July, 2014. Bob Boilen, co-creator of the Tiny Desk Concert series, described the 12-minute set: The band is saxophonists Mike Wilbur and Wenzl McGowen, and...
Writer and comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff is a guest on the latest episode of The Dana Gould Hour podcast to promote his new book, Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars. He makes the point that as much as certain comedians complain that people are so...
If you need some cuteness in your life, or more corgi content, or some bonus animal ASMR, here's a great thirty-second video featuring Brady and Graffiti, two Pembroke Welsh corgis, and all of the weird and wonderful noises they make. The adorable fluffy-butts live in the...
If you're frustrated at work or otherwise having a bad day, I've got a little song for you that might help. It's called 'Just One Word,' and is performed by Sad Nuggie, featuring the voice of singer and digital creator Farbsy. — Read the rest
Meet Ed People, a content creator and dancer originally from Belgium, who travels around the world asking strangers: 'Can you teach me your favorite dance move?' He then learns and performs the dances with his newfound friends, films the heartwarming interactions, and shares ...
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