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Archie comics, that bastion of thick, small newsprint books at supermarket checkout, is getting yet another vaguely ironic makeover! The ginger ninja of our hearts is, to quote Bloomberg, "getting a new hipster look." Read the rest

Tatiana Plakhova created gorgeous pulsing geometric patterns, then projected them onto a membrane that allows visitor interaction. Read the rest

These delightful images were created to celebrate an annual food and culture festival in Brazil. Read the rest

Many troubling stats about climate change's effect in the North Pole region are tucked into Newsweek's article on the geopolitical gold rush taking place up there. Read the rest

Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis discontinued all marriage licenses rather than give one to gay couples like David V. Moore and David Ermold, together for 17 years and local residents for ten. Read the rest

Today's required reading; Joe Bernstein did not have to tell them his last name to get in. Read the rest

Izzy Swan's drill-powered walking-machine uses a leg-design inspired by the wind-walking strandbeest and connects it to a ride-'em platform for the pilot. Read the rest

It seems like you can't possibly count every single detailed dollhouse object in the well-loved Katamari Damacy, but someone is trying—and the item descriptions are even funnier than you remember. Read the rest

Some parents are complaining that a Minions talking toy available at McDonald's sounds like it says "What the fuck!" Gotta love audio pareidolia. Read the rest

From our friends at California Sunday, this beautiful animated interview with comedian/musician Reggie Watts. Animation by Drew Tyndell."California Inspires Me" (California Sunday)

A great white shark photobombs another great white shark near Seal Island in Mossel Bay, South Africa. (more…)

Researchers are developing a robot made from plastic and ceramic motors that can perform surgery on a patient inside a magnetic resonance imaging machine where metal is a no-no. Read the rest

A federal judge today cancelled the Washington Redskins federal trademark registrations on their name because it's racist. US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee's decision affirmed a previous ruling that that the name is offensive to Native Americans and as such can't be legally be protected. Read the rest

Join with your inner stillness, where those fucks can't get under your skin with all their horseshit.

Nick Bilton does not approve of how Twitter works. Read the rest

Celebratory street art spotted in San Francisco's Castro District, an iconic epicenter of LGBTQ culture. (more…)

A slobbering Sisyphus.(more…)

Seriously, they don't come deeper and harder than this. [via r/videos]

“Happy, who has a movement disorder, goes on a field trip to French Lake to try out her new life vest.” (more…)

“I was met by fires in the streets, the screams of the dying tourists and the shouts of former traders offering sacrifices to their new gods...” Read the rest

Brian Feldman charts the rise and hopefully imminent fall of "the perfect meme."They are maybe the platonic ideal of franchise mascot. Read the rest

They got everything right! [via, via]

@presentcorrect created Wes Anderson Palettes, a Tumblog of gentle twee wonder. [via Kottke]

Ashley Feinberg marvels at the hate-watching obsession du jour for America's white supremacists: a teen show where white and black kids coexist. Read the rest

Der Vorbrecher VB 950 DK (RED GIANT) komplette motoren.[via]

Trump today: “I’ll win the Latino vote because I’ll create jobs. I’ll create jobs and the Latinos will have jobs they didn’t have, I’ll do better on that vote than anybody, I will win that vote." Read the rest

At a press conference about Star Trek: The Next Generation, a reporter asked Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry about casting Patrick Stewart, commenting that "Surely by the 24th century, they would have found a cure for male pattern baldness." Gene Roddenberry had the perfect response. Read the rest

A Federal judge canceled the The Washington Redskins' trademark registration after after agreeing with the US Patent Office's finding that the NFL team's name and logo are disparaging against Native Americans. This is good news, but unfortunately it won't really limit the football organization from profiting from the racist name and logo. Read the rest

On June 23, I posted that an Amazon Fire Phone (32GB, Unlocked GSM) was selling for $179. I almost bought one, because it includes a year of Amazon Prime, which I pay $100 per year for. Read the rest

I missed this last year, but @greatdismal brought it to my attention and I find it to my liking.

In Miami-Dade Florida, cops have been given the option to either issue a $100 citation for misdemeanor marijuana possession, or arrest the person for the exact same offense. Read the rest

The Sketchbook Project is a unique Brooklyn-based global arts initiative that's been operating for the past ten years. Anyone who wants to participate buys one of their pocket sketchbooks. Read the rest

With the content-blocking features of the new iOS Safari, the load-time of popular Apple website iMore is reduced from 11 seconds to just 2 seconds. Read the rest

Until Chris Christie becomes president, residents of San Francisco and Los Angeles are able to subscribe to a monthly box of 10 grams of weed, from a company called Potbox, for $150. Read the rest

New Confederate Flag: a tumblog of greatness. Read the rest

On social fragmentation, the internet, and the special happiness of farewells. Read the rest

To appease the Chinese government, Uber is using GPS on drivers’ phones to ID and threaten any Uber drivers who get too close to the taxi drivers' protests. Read the rest

The brave little robot's covered 42.2km on its suicide mission to the Red Planet; this footage spans Jan 2004 to Apr 2015. (Thanks, Robbo!)

Oh, Albuquerque. Never change. Read the rest

It's a simple idea, and the results are pretty striking. Read the rest

A falling shovel recreates Nirvana's distinct opening. (via Vice)

YouTuber YJSubs expertly stabilized this precarious ursine cliff climb, with a mother bear showing her cub the best route. She's not as helpful as a raccoon! (more…)

If you live in New Zealand, put down the grapes. Since Friday, at least ten poisonous spiders have been spotted in imported grapes, including 5 black widows, 2 sac spiders, and 1 brown widow. Read the rest

"Bones Exposed" by Seductive_Sketches. (more…)

"Bottle episodes" are budget-saving episodes of TV series that are produced on-the-cheap, using as few sets, effects, and even actors as possible. The term came from "ship-in-a-bottle episodes" of the original Star Trek when the crew didn't leave the Enterprise. (more…)

JoopaDoops on Deviant Art explains:“I love the Muppets so I tend to picture them as all kinds of pop culture phenoms. In this case, once I pictured Dr. Teeth as Immortan Joe, I had to make it happen. Painted in Photoshop CS4 in June 2015.”Mad Max Mayhem [JoopaDoops/Deviant Art] (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)

It's both awesome and irksome, fun and fricative, that precious little psychic median from whence the only onward course is always just again. Read the rest