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Tuesday December 3, 2024. 04:00 PM
After destructive hurricanes hit Florida and the southeast this summer, conspiracy theories spread claiming that Democrats were controlling the storms to prevent people there voting for Donald Trump. Though no-one can in fact cause or direct the course of hurricanes,...
Ken Maguire writes about an odd trend in popular culture: the tendency for statues of celebrities to resemble them very badly. See, for example, those of soccer star Harry Kane and basketballer Dwyane Wade, neither looking much like their human inspirations. — Read the rest ...
Brendan Nystedt writes that the popularity of pocket-size vintage digicams among young photographers is not just a fad, but an artistic statement. One of the biggest points of contention among enthusiasts is the definition of 'digicam.' For some, any old digital camera...
A Delaware judge has again denied Elon Musk's bid to award himself a pay package at Tesla worth $56bn, upholding her own earlier ruling that the process leading to it was 'deeply flawed' due to his power over the company's board. — Read the rest The post Elon Musk loses bid...
This map is one of the coolest things I've seen lately, and would make the perfect gift for the book lover in your life—especially a Cormac McCarthy reader. I started reading Blood Meridian recently—at the suggestion of my son, who's a big fan—and I'm finding...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! If I drove past this amazing 3d billboard in Shinjuku, seen here displaying a Sanrio ad, I'd be in danger of getting in a fender bender. The effect is mesmerizing even in two-dimensional video. — Read...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! As someone on the shorter side, I empathize with these two adorable raccoons frantically jumping on their hind legs, trying to reach the handle of a door. Just yesterday, I was doing the same exact thing ...
Watch a feisty, tiny white horse knock someone over. I couldn't even be mad if I was knocked over by such a cute and funny little creature. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! The horse, running down a track, veers off to the side right as ...
TL;DR: Cyber Week has arrived! Get Microsoft's latest OS, Windows 11 Pro, for only $19.97 (reg. $199) through December 8. Is your PC on the #strugglebus? While your device served you well for a while, it's probably in need of a refresh. — Read the rest The post Cyber Week...
Last week, Michigan state representative Josh Schriver went on a family vacation, saying he would turn off his devices for seven days to 'pray, read, write and spend quality time with family.' The Michigan MAGA man then returned from his spiritual journey to share his...
Monday December 2, 2024. 11:37 PM
A man who says his passions are reptiles and travel was traveling through Australia when he spotted what looked like a dead gray lizard on the side of a road. Until it sprung up, opened its huge wide mouth, popped open its bright orange 'frill neck,' and ran straight toward...
A shameless racist couldn't contain herself, hurling insults at an Indian-American family while taking a shuttle bus from a United Airlines flight to an LAX airport terminal. 'You're a prick,' the miserable woman said, flipping off Boston-born photographer Pervez Taufiq...
TL;DR: For $159.97, get lifetime access to thousands of HD documentaries on Curiosity Stream — the perfect mix of fun and learning. If you've ever wished your binge-watching habit could do more than just pass the time, Curiosity Stream is here to deliver a smarter...
YouTuber Paul Whitewick solves the mystery of a house that appears in a historic photo of Stonehenge but not on any period maps. Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell. Where the banshees live, and they do live well. Reputedly a magic place where the moon doth rise with a...
In 2017, someone claiming to be from Eastern Europe posted a series of tweets describing life under totalitarian rule. Martin Mycielski, Director of Public Affairs of the Open Dialogue Foundation in Brussels, collected the tweets and published them in 2018 as The...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured this stellar image of Messier 104 (M104), better known as the Sombrero galaxy. Located 30 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo, the...
Actress Kamilla Belyatskaya did not find the red flags on the island of Koh Samu's beach a deterrent. A young actress filming her performative yoga session, after recording a video declaring he deep love of the location, was swept to sea from her mat and drowned. — Read the...
Unsatisfied with the number of deaths caused by Texas' abortion ban, Governor Abbott has turned his sights on the parents of children who need medical care. People can elect not to answer questions Texas Governor Greg Abbott is forcing doctors to ask when patients seek...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! As recently as 50,000 years ago, a strange species of human wandered eastern Asia. They looked similar to Neanderthals and Homo sapiens except for having huge heads. Scientists have dubbed the likely new ...
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough knows that Donald Trump's FBI-pick, Kash Patel — who has promised to 'come after' journalists — is dangerous. But, while sounding the alarm on the 44-year-old Trump loyalist today, the Morning Joe host also bizarrely suggested Patel is not only...
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