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Trump lawyer: he didn't rape Ivana because you "cannot rape your spouse"
Ivana Trump accused her husband of sexually violating her, and his lawyer has issued a series of insane threats to Daily Beast reporters, which they have published. Read the rest
Satanic Temple required protesters to pledge their souls to Satan as condition of entry
Breaking Bad themed coffeeshop opens in Istanbul
Just don't ask your barista where they store the cash. Read the rest
Corgi puppy still not entirely sure about going down these stairs
“Here is my puppy Peanut Butter trying to go down the stairs at 9 weeks old.”(more…)
Just a pug lying in a little swimming pool, snoring, with sunglasses on
No big deal.(more…)
Go to Kmart to use the Internet to shop at Kmart
"Kmart Solutions" in-store video from 1998. (more…)
Watching a sphere of water bubble in space in 4K resolution: Yup, pretty cool
The reaction of putting an effervescent antacid tablet into water was filmed with the Red Epic Dragon Camera, on board the ISS. Read the rest
"Armed man" was actually armed with musical instruments
In Tongham, England, police responded to a call about a man walking around with a shotgun. Turned out, he was carrying two didgeridoos. Read the rest
Interview with Alexander Rose, contestant on the ABC series Battlebots
Alexander “Zander” Rose is the executive director of The Long Now Foundation, which was founded in 1996 to become the seed of a very long-term cultural institution that fosters very-long-term planning. Read the rest
Every tool box needs a pair of screw removal pliers
A screw with a stripped head can be difficult to remove.There are a number of ways to remove screws with stripped heads. Read the rest
Watch this semi truck jump 160 feet, setting new record
In this video a semi jumps through the air, over half the length of a football field. Nobody dies. Read the rest
“Pixels” movie is sexist pile of crap
You don't need the Bechdel test to call this movie a boy's club dud. Read the rest
Lawsuit claims Conan O'Brien stole jokes from Twitter
In a lawsuit against Conan O'Brien, San Diego resident Robert Kaseberg says his lulzy tweets about Tom Brady, Caitlyn Jenner, airlines, and the Washington Monument all made it into the late night host's monologue. Read the rest
Florida Man crowned winner of 2015 Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest
A retired air traffic controller won the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his 15th attempt. Read the rest
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer
Reluctant cartoonist Sydney Padua tips us off early in The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer that her graphic novel/history book is probably neither. Read the rest
Trump to the Future: “Back to the Future” + Donald Trump parody video
“Contrary to popular belief, the 2015 Donald Trump presidential campaign actually extends all the way back to 1985.” (more…)
35 women assaulted by Bill Cosby tell their stories in New York magazine
The new issue of New York magazine has a very powerful cover that is matched only by the photo essay inside. Read the rest
Man decides not to crush caterpillar after noticing it had a human face
"My first thought was to crush it with my cane, then I thought, no, it looks so strange, I'm going to take a picture of it," said Robert Palmer. The Toutle, Washington man was referring to a human-faced caterpillar he happened upon while watering his horse. "I'm going to be 70 in November. And I've never seen a bug with a human face staring back at me," said Palmer.
Human and fish insult each other's species
"The Fish, the Man, and the Spirit" is by Leigh Hunt. It was published in 1836. Read the rest
Cool way to index your notebooks
Gareth Branwyn came across this neat way to quickly find information in your notebooks.Based on his index of recipe types, [Adam, who runs the blog, High Five] puts the appropriate marking on the outside edge of the page for this Chinese recipe. Read the rest
Trailer for Adventure Time: The Enchiridion & Marcy’s Super Secret Scrapbook!!!
We are giddy with excitement that Martin Olson and Olivia Olson are coming to our Weekend of Wonder in Southern California (September 18-20). Olivia is the voice of Marceline the Vampie Queen in Adventure Time. And her father Martin (who is also a screenwriter from Phineas And Ferb) voices Hunson Abadeer (a.k.a. the Lord of Evil). Read the rest
Terrorize the seas as the white whale of Moby Dick, but with lasers
Did you enjoy Ecco the Dolphin, but wish it had allowed you to commit mass murder? Then Pequod might be for you. Read the rest
Offworld Monday Reflection: Desert wars, desert horror, and Encarta on acid
I've had an exceptionally good time of games the past week or so. It's been like crawling around inside other people's imaginations. Come along and hear about our best stuff lately! Read the rest
Portland police officer accused of 7-hour sexual assault gets paid vacation
Portland police officer Jeromie Palaoro is sitting on his couch collecting a paycheck pending the results of an investigation of his alleged sexual assault on a woman who had called the police to report that her boyfriend attacked her. Read the rest
Twitter joke thieves are getting DMCA takedowns
Among professional comedians, joke theft is no joke. Now Twitter is allowing members to use DMCA notices to take down tweets posted by accounts that copy and paste them without attribution. PlagiarismBad's name-and-shame campaign has already netted a few celebrities. Read the rest
NSFW survey shows what women want in porn
PornHub and RedTube's new survey shows that Southern ladies tend to love porn more than other American women, and women are more likely to enjoy porn with lesbians and gay men, regardless of the women's orientation. Read the rest
850 photos: Making of Yogi Bear and The Flintstones in 1960
LIFE photographer Allan Grant took 850 photos documenting Hanna-Barbera studios in 1960. Read the rest
WATCH: Artist redraws a photo portrait from scratch in this timelapse
DeviantArt member viktoriyarova made a time-lapse video as she recreated a photo from scratch in Photoshop. Read the rest
Hotel in Belfast charges $41 for bottle of melted iceberg water
The Merchant Hotel in Belfast employs two water butlers to help patrons select the right kind of H20 to match their meal. Read the rest
The serene robot art of KMNDZ can't be undone
There's no going back for the rust belt, but there is wonder—and inspiration—in metaphor Read the rest
Gorgeous animated pixel-art depicting everyday Japan
Here's just two of the many beautiful, serene GIF animations depicting life in Japan, by @1041uuu. [via Hacker News & designmadeinjapan] Read the rest
When it comes to censorship, WordPress has your back
Why Impact is the "meme font"
Vox explains how the stout 1965 typeface became the text of choice for internet silliness: because is was included with Windows, and by the time anyone had a choice, "the meme font had itself become a meme."
What happened to Neopets?
Olivia Coy reports on the stunning downfall of Neopets, a hugely-successful virtual pet community/game/toy line that was monetized so grossly and relentlessly it evaporated in a matter of hours after a site feature failed. Read the rest
Mobile game of the week: Prune
Prune is a simple but elegant "digital bonsai" game. It's about trees stretching their limbs slowly toward the light, and how sometimes you must trim parts for the betterment of the whole. Read the rest
Human corpse in street turns out to be brisket
Tina Lin, compiling local police reports for The Andover Townsman of Massachussets, reports that "A caller from North Main Street reported at 12:38 p.m. Read the rest
Pink pigeon enchants and mystifies Britons
One Wes Charnock observed the mystery pigeon, depicted above in London newspaper Metro. Expert consensus is that it has been dyed, or is a tourist from Mauritius.
Run Boy Run: fabulous music video packed with scenes and sprites ripped from 8- and 16-bit classic games.
This cover of WoodKid's song is by Victorians, and with a video by Odislaw, is the perfect antidote to "Pixels." Can you list all the games that the hero from Karateka leaps through? Read the rest
How "real" are images of Pluto?
Images of celestial bodies are not typically photographed in the same way as, say, your cat. Wired's Jenna Garrett explains the complexity—and authenticity—of the technology that captures Pluto for our awestruck observation. Read the rest
Escaping the Maze, the "world's most challenging puzzle"
In 1985, Christopher Manson wrote and illustrated a book called Maze. It really is a beautiful and unique piece of work. Read the rest
How card games became cool again
Wildly-popular card game Android: Netrunner has an exceptionally diverse and inviting lore and universe, but its community of players still has to push back against the social stereotypes of the traditional card game scene. Here's how they're doing it. Read the rest
Watch the trailer for new Steve Jobs documentary
"His stuff was beloved, but it wasn't that he was beloved." (more…)
Stock art junkies
Ethel, 31, is briefly distracted and confused by the presence of an observer. Drugs are not only debilitating, but so delicious that addicts will chew through syringes when injection becomes too time-consuming to satisfy their depraved urges. Read the rest
Pranks that will lose friends
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The Post-It Note company's obscure boardgames
High adventure in the world of high finance! Wait! Don't fall asleep just yet… Read the rest
Dunkin' CEO makes $10 million a year but $15 minimum wage is "absolutely outrageous"
Dunkin' Donuts CEO Nigel Travis says it's just not fair that he makes $4800 an hour while his store employees make $15 an hour. To correct the situation, he thinks they should earn $12 an hour. Read the rest
How Amazon became a larger company than Walmart
The plain truth, courtesy of anchor John Potter of KTVN in Reno.
Dark Side of the Pluto
"There is no dark side of the Pluto really. Matter of fact it's all dark." Read the rest
Björk talking about her TV (1988)
Today I remembered this video of Björk describing her television set. I love everything about this video - what she says, her hair and clothes, and how she talks. I think it's from 1988.
Caturday: What life with cats is like, “jumping on your food” edition
“One nice thing about the Canary security is you catch little gems like this,” says Jeremy Husted. (more…)
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