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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

It's a strange morning when stocks and planes are both shut down due to two separate computer glitches. First it was United Airlines at 8am ET, who was forced to ground all of its departing planes in the U.S. Read the rest

Did you know about audio compression related to tech limitations? Today, enjoy some nostalgic, amazing game tracks free of such auld constraints. Takes you right back. Read the rest

Take Google Research's "inceptionism" white-paper on AI-based pattern matching and feed it random noise, then recurse the output over and over, and the deep doglizards of reality come out to play. Read the rest

Public Domain Review found this illustration from an 1885 issue of Science that was scanned and saved at archive.org. Read the rest

I've always enjoyed Gary Wolf's Who Censored Roger Rabbit? far more than the movie adaption. Dark and gritty, this noir fantasy is a thriller! Read the rest

Sure, we all know what a drinking game is: a game designed to get you trashed. But what does it look like from the perspective of a game designer? How does it work? Read the rest

Artist Anne Mondro uses narrow-gauged tinned copper wire and other materials to create works like If I can stop one heart from breaking. Read the rest

If your dog needs a quiet getaway from sun and rain, but is too cool for a traditional doghouse or cheap plastic igloo, Puphaus by Pyramd may be the best option. Read the rest

Street artist Hula paddles out to a secluded surface with supplies perched on his board, then paints an evocative mural in this lovely video shot by by Aaron Austin. Read the rest

Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Judge Scalia channels the Constitution's Framers to deliver his own two-fisted brand of jurisprudence! Read the rest

A paper from some of the most important names in crypto/security history scorchingly condemns plans by the US and UK governments to ban "strong" (e.g. "working") crypto. Read the rest

1024 Architecture created this dynamic cube sculpture using metal pipes and pneumatics. The resulting kinetic art is a nightmarish dancing figure. Read the rest

Collectors Weekly's Ben Marks says, "Schiffer Publishing has just released 'Doll Junk: Collectible & Crazy Fashions from the ’70s & ’80s,' by Carmen Varricchio, who fills almost 200 pages with images of Barbie and Ken knockoffs and the campy fashions that manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe thought would appeal to little girls. Read the rest

Enjoy the edible lo-fi sounds of "Jarabe Tapatío," aka "The Mexican Hat Dance." Over at Instructables, learn how to make your own tortilla record! Read the rest

Can a new computer-assisted teaching program rid us of the cognitive errors that lead to students believing they suck at math or just aren’t cut out to study science? According to Ulrik Christensen, senior fellow of digital learning at McGraw-Hill Education, yes it can. Read the rest

I was so excited about Foundry that I joined its board of advisors. It's a company that help makers show off their creations, collaborate with other makers, and, eventually, get their products to market. Read the rest

Fletcher Bedon, a DJ music producer from South Africa, produced and directed this video starring "two beat-boxers [Denver Turner and Anderson Chituse] and a whole lot of face paint." Below, the making of video.

In earlier posts, I've mentioned that I don't like airplane food. When I fly I either fast or pack along macadamia nuts, applewood smoked bacon jerky, and dark chocolate. Read the rest

Paula Deen tweeted a photo of her son wearing brownface in order to impersonate Cuban-born I Love Lucy character Ricky Ricardo, along with the words "Lucyyyyyyy! Read the rest

“The first thought that anyone has of this image is, "There’s some white guy killing an Indian, strangling an Indian,"?" says Cliff Matias, director of the Redhawk Native American Arts Council in Brooklyn. Read the rest

Mainstream video games tend to focus on mechanics of destruction, with far less attention paid to the mechanics of building romances, friendships and other relationships. Read the rest

SoCal psych-pop duo Best Coast present the video for "Feeling OK" from their bold new album California Nights. Read the rest

My girlfriend squeed when I pulled this book out of my bag. Apparently, this coloring-books-for-adults craze is the real thing! Adult coloring books have been around for some time now, and art has been providing comfort since there has been art. Read the rest