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Thursday October 2, 2025. 09:45 PM
Today I came across a Spanish idiom that is a lot of fun to say. The idiom is 'Thinking about the immortality of the crab' and in Spanish: 'Pensando en la inmortalidad del cangrejo.' The Wikipedia page dedicated to this idiom explains the backstory. — Read the rest The...
If you're looking for a weekend getaway, these 24 unusual hotels shared by Atlas Obscura will make your trip an unforgettable one. The list ranges from a glass treehouse hotel to novelty hotels (like this one, shaped like a giant intestine), and so much more. — Read...
Show Me the Body is an industrial hardcore band I first saw opening for the experimental post-punk twins The Garden in Oakland. Their emotional, synth-centered song, 'Out Of Place' played solemnly in complete darkness before switching the lights on, launching into 'Boils...
This just in from the folks at Secret Handshake: the destroyed by Federal employees statute of Donald and Jeffrey has been repaired and is, for now, on the National Mall once again. Just like a toppled confederate general forced back onto a public square, the Donald Trump...
'Stay out of Malibu, Lebowski! Stay out of Malibu, deadbeat! Keep your ugly, goldbricking a$$ out of my beach community!' barked the fictional Malibu sheriff in The Big Lebowski. Twenty-seven years later, the line reads less like a Coen Brothers gag and more like city...
The world's richest creep is now spending his time amplifying a boycott of Netflix, egging on anti-trans bigots who want queer stories erased from streaming. On Monday, Libs of TikTok—the far-right account notorious for stoking violent threats against LGBTQ+...
A new California law caps HOA fines at $100 per violation and bans late fees and interest. Homeowners cheer, while boards lament their loss and warn of 'weakened enforcement.' Millions of California residents could get a break if they violate their homeowners association...
If you want cold brew, which I do not, here is the foremost coffee expert on YouTube's 'everything you need to know.' Hoffman discusses the taste of cold brew and how he hopes to fix the many issues with it. — Read the rest The post James Hoffman's guide to Cold Brew...
The marketing campaign for the recently-announced twelfth edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary is a little… scary. While a dictionary technically can be considered a 'large language model', albeit not a very interactive one, it's fair to say no one had...
Most people have an inkjet printer at home, and most of those people hate them. Manufacturers of inkjets (*cough* HP *cough*) have a habit of blocking the use of less expensive, third-party ink cartridges, even going so far as to require an internet connection to enforce the ...
This week, New York Review Comics has re-published a long out-of-print book on cartooning by Mort Walker, The Lexicon of Comicana. Posted with the permission of New York Review Comics Mort Walker (1923-1918) was the creator of the daily newspaper comic strips 'Beetle Bailey' ...
Close your eyes and have someone near you click play on this video. Keep your eyes shut. Listen carefully and tell me what you hear. Ok, you can open your eyes. You heard a spray bottle, like the kind you'd use to spray cleaning solution in your bathroom or kitchen, right? —...
Oakland's housing crunch has spawned the 'vigilante eviction.' Meet ASAP Squatter Removal, the sword-toting outfit utilizing the 'castle doctrine' and rapid move-ins to forcibly remove people desperate for housing. 'The average squatter,' says James Jacobs, 'has no melee...
Convicted felon and liable for sexual assault, Donald Trump and his merry band of cronies didn't refuse to negotiate with Democrats over an insistence on providing undocumented people emergency health services; they did it to advance their plan to remake the United States of ...
The Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of forty-five vessels carrying much-needed food and humanitarian supplies to Gaza, was stopped by Israeli armed forces. No aid made it through, and all the peaceful activists on board the ships have been taken hostage. — Read the rest The p...
A Ukrainian infantry brigade on the front lines at Kharkiv adopted a friendly stray ginger cat and named him Prapor, which means 'flag.' The soldiers of the renowned all-volunteer 13th Khartia Brigade enjoyed the cat's company for months, and he was considered part of the...
In an interview on CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' promoting his new reality show 'On Brand,' Jimmy Fallon said that his plan on 'The Tonight Show' is to 'keep my head down and make sure the jokes are funny.' He said that his show 'has never really been that political.' — Read...
Yesterday, September 29, was National Coffee Day, a day to celebrate that exquisite, delicious, dark brown elixir. To mark the occasion, two awesome New Orleans companies have come together to create a scrumptious treat that infuses the yummy flavors of New Orleans-style...
TL;DR: This Mini 4G Dual SIM Smartphone can consolidate your work and personal numbers into a compact Android-based device for just $59.97 (reg. $119.99), making it perfect for travel or a starter phone for kids. Sometimes, you need two phones for work, personal use, or to...
Metal Gear Solid Delta this is not. With the venerable cyberpunk political thriller series Deus Ex dead in the water, one would think that even a crumb of content would be taken as the second coming of Jesus Christ by series fans… before actually watching the trailer. — Read...
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