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Thursday April 25, 2024. 09:30 PM
If you're seeking a tranquil java joint to sip your brew in peace, you may want to avoid Starbucks — at least during peak hours. New sound data reveals that Starbucks ranks among the noisiest chains, especially between 8-9am and 3-4pm when the decibel levels soar. — Read...
Supreme Court Justice Samual Alito has clearly guzzled the MAGA Kool-Aid. While considering whether Donald Trump should be granted complete immunity — as in king-like status — Alito, incredibly, suggested that prosecuting an outgoing president who tries to overthrow an...
In a televised social experiment, MAGA supporters disturbingly defended fake recordings of Donald Trump making lewd comments about women and teens, exposing their cult-like willingness to excuse his depravity. In one of the fake recordings, Trump boasts about wanting cameras ...
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan tossed Donald Trump's request for a new trial or reduced penalty in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case. Trump's lawyers got a great big nope over their meritless stab in the dark attempt to get their client a do-over. — Read the rest ...
I definitely worry about where AI is going — I'm guessing most of us do. So Ezra's Klein's sobering interview with Dario Amodei is, well, sobering. Very. Amodei was one of the first employees at ChatGPT and now runs his own AI development firm. — Read the rest The post...
Professional photographer Ryan Pfluger had the misfortune of shooting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — the unvaxxed sheep of the Kennedy clan and an infamous conspiracy wacko. Pfluger's Instagram post about his experience is brutal. He had to sign a shady NDA before even stepping...
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein just caught a lucky break — the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction today with a 4-3 vote. 'We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against ...
TL;DR: The Pop-A-Shade Tent, which provides comfortable shelter for up to three people on your camping trips, usually costs $79, but you can buy it now for just $27.99! There are so many adventures to be had this spring and summer — and it's much easier to embark on them wh...
Masque of the Red Death as an LBGTQ+ feature-length science-fiction musical animatic? Count me in! Come for Edgar Allan Poe's gothic classic, stay for 21st-century gay revenge horror. It's by Wendy Pini, co-creator of Elfquest (previously at Boing Boing) and composer Gregory ...
Tesla sales are way down, the stock has fallen by 40%. This piece on the BBC website purports to look at the headwinds Tesla faces in a tough market: A price war has been intensifying between electric vehicle (EV) makers, with particularly fierce competition coming from...
The jury is chosen, the trial is underway. I deeply hope these twelve citizens can find a way to convict Donald Trump. It would mean that somehow the world has not completely, totally and permanently spun off its axis. But one juror is scaring the bejeezus out of me. —...
There are some food prep traditions that don't do a lick of good. The Five Second Rule — you can eat any food that falls on the floor if you pick it up in five seconds — is clearly just wishful thinking. — Read the rest The post Washing away pesticides works appeared...
It's one of those mundane little daily mysteries: why are there fractions on gas station prices? It's the sort of thing you mean to look up, but then forget before you get home. But now, QZ has cracked the quotidian case, and the culprit is, as usual, greed. — Read the rest ...
When I saw chatter about an April 22 Drew Carey tweet in which he freaks out about his experience attending a Phish concert at Las Vegas's Sphere, I thought his account may have been hacked. Not only was it over-the-top and possibly out of character (?), — Read the rest The...
Congratulations to young Cooper [Last Name Withheld] of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, who recently travelled to the coastal Belgian town of De Panne and took home the crown in the EC Gull Screeching competition, which is apparently a real thing. Yes, that would be a seagull...
There are so many labor-hating corporations eager to make a quick buck off of AI-generated content right now that it can be difficult to remember that, oh yeah, it's actually possible to use computer-based technology to create some cool art sometimes. — Read the rest The...
Andrew Tate, the so-called 'King of Toxic Masculinity' who is good buddies with Elon Musk and was recently charged with human trafficking in Romania, has evolved. Somehow, the former kickboxer has achieved a new level of unprecedented supervillainy. — Read the rest The post...
A neighborhood dog was busted after a family's package — a pair of basketball shoes — was stolen from their porch. And much to the family's chagrin, their own dog was an accomplice to the crime. At first, the mom — who ordered the shoes for her son — didn't know what ...
Whew, what a rough year it's been for Tucker Carlson. The former Fox News heavyweight has tumbled from the cable news mountaintop, going from the #1 rated show to peddling 8chan conspiracy theories on Twitter. As TikToker Kat Abu ('I watch conservatives for work but make...
Wednesday April 24, 2024. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Apple innovation doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. You can score a refurbished MacBook Pro for only $399.99 (reg. $550)! As much as people (Android lovers!) try to hate on this brand, it's hard to deny that Apple creates some of the best tech available. — Read th...
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