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Friday July 11, 2025. 10:06 PM
In the wake of failing systems, social media users are bypassing expert guidance in favor of extreme 'hacks'— like maintaining a bank balance above $800 to avoid 'death' or cutting off family members to profit from occasional conversations. As reported in Dazed,...
Before they were put in charge of the FBI, MAGA influencers like Kash 'K$H' Patel and Dan Bongino often claimed that billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's death was suspicious and that his 'client list' featured a lengthy roster of elite figures. — Read the rest The post M...
When doctors warn patients about pain, those words can pack more punch than promises of relief, new research reveals. The study investigated two opposing effects: the well-known placebo effect, where positive expectations improve symptoms, and its darker counterpart, the...
Welcome to 2025, where self-driving Waymo cars plot against their sleeping neighbors and cause mischief throughout the night in this San Francisco neighborhood. In this video, people living near a lot of Waymo cars share what the experience is like. Spoiler: it's driving...
A creative editor has transformed Eminem's Oscar-winning song 'Lose Yourself' into a masterful cinematic mashup — stitching dialogue together from 331 different films. The instrumental track of the song plays throughout the video as dialogue from each film matches up...
Polar Bears International is launching a new high-tech boat to study 57,000 beluga whales during their annual migration through Hudson Bay this summer. The boat, equipped with above- and below-water cameras and hydrophone audio capabilities, will begin operating on Arctic...
In far West Texas, where local news coverage has grown sparse, citizen journalist David Flash was arrested attempting to photograph a sheriff's deputy during a county meeting. Flash, publisher of the Big Bend Times, was handcuffed and removed from a Jeff Davis County...
If you've ever wanted to explore the ocean floor while staying completely dry, a diving bell ship might be your answer. This sealed, pressurized chamber lets you stand and walk at the bottom of oceans or lakes without swimming or wearing scuba gear. — Read the rest The post...
Political attacks on public libraries are often in the news, usually framed by the MAGA politics, homophobia or racism of those complaining. But what's not so often reported is the role of private equity companies, such as Library Systems & Services, in pushing this...
Atlas Obscura's list of 20 hidden wonders in America's national parks reveals lesser-known attractions where history and nature meet. From tragic historical sites to unique viewing points, these locations offer unexpected experiences within familiar parks. In Glacier...
Logos of the Early Computer Software Scene is a zine featuring, you guessed it, logos from the early computer software scene. You have Planet Luke to thank for collecting these (and other) examples of the time before sensible design ruined the genre. — Read the rest The...
A fascinatingly creepy coin-operated machine offers entertainment in Guy's Hospital waiting room. If you're watching time crawl while waiting to be seen for a twisted ankle, infected nostril, or other minor ailment, this unique distraction can help pass the time. The game...
'THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN SEIZED' declares the new banner at Nsw2u, a pirate site specializing in Nintendo Switch games. The FBI took control of the domain yesterday and with it goes one of the 'net's most popular repositories of bootleg ROMS. — Read the rest The post Nintendo...
By Mattgrosso at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Kr-val., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3922715 The post New Zealand hill's 85-Letter name tells ancient love story through its landscape appeared first on Boing...
Beehive Books is transforming Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic retellings of Greek mythology through fifteen original paintings by acclaimed Spanish artist Das Pastoras. The oversized art book, A Wonder Book, brings new visual power to iconic figures like Perseus, Hercules, and ...
For over fifteen centuries, European and Middle Eastern writers were entranced by tales of the Blemmyes — a mythical tribe of headless beings whose faces emerged from their chests. First described by Herodotus in the 4th century BCE as people 'that have their eyes in their ...
A football game played near Nagasaki's atomic ground zero – just months after 80,000 people died there – is the subject of a new PBS documentary that connects past nuclear horrors to present dangers. The Atomic Bowl, premiering July 12, 2025 on PBS, uncovers the startling...
We all have doodles, little bits of forgotten art in the margins of our lives. In the case of Mario Caldato Jr., these were remixes and B-sides that were recorded between larger tracks that he produced for the Beastie Boys. It can be easy to over-fetishize the Beastie...
Nature hides small wonders in unexpected places — even in common dandelions. When softened by water, dandelion stems can be pressed against a flat surface to create delicate, curling spirals that look more like art than weeds. This spellbinding transformation occurs...
These kids in the 1940s were asked to draw pictures of their dads from memory. In this photo series, each kid poses next to their dad holding up the image of him. Although the drawings aren't realistic, many of them are somehow totally accurate in a hilariously cute way. —...
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