The Greek loan repayment deadline was extended, Reuters reports—by a leap-second. Pretty good troll, Reuters! What is a leap-second, anyway?

What mysterious role does this, throbbing, singing potato fulfill in your work environment? Read the rest

Daniel José Older's debut novel Shadowshaper is a thrilling supernatural YA novel with a diverse, likable cast of characters whose peril can only be averted through acceptance, true friendship and an embrace of their identity. Read the rest

At Wired, our Laura writes about the emerging media cycle surrounding rape scenes in TV shows and the euphemistic bullshit used to justify the bottom-shelf storytelling they embody: "If you’re a woman in media, you’re basically the sexy Halloween costume of human beings in a world where Halloween never ends." Read the rest

Why would you want a throbbing digital potato to hang out on your screen all day? Read the rest

Enjoy this game about matching tiles so that monsters won't kill you, and tricking out your watercraft. Read the rest

UC Berkeley researchers have now outfitted tiny RoACH robots with shell-like exoskeletons to protect the electromechanical innards from dust and water and help the bots slip easily through tight, cluttered spaces, just like real roaches. Videos below. Read the rest

Hecho en Mexico. Read the rest

The presidential candidate and professional assclown called Mexican immigrants "rapists." Read the rest

This is the best price I've seen on the RAVPower Luster 3000mAh Mini Portable Charger ($6). It has enough juice to give most phones a full charge.

For just under $4 million you can live in Frank Sinatra's Villa Maggio, a five acre home on a mountain above California's Palm Desert. Read the rest

General Motors is moving up the on-sale date for its Chevrolet Bolt electric car to 2017, or maybe even sooner than that. It'll cost $30,000 (after tax breaks) about $5,000 less $2.5k more than the upcoming Tesla Model 3, which will offer a similar 200 mile range on a charge.

Illustrators Adam Frost and Jim Kynvin prepared a series of charts examining the data in the Sherlock Holmes canon. (more…)

I've had an interesting run with this motorcycle. It is probably haunted, and really doesn't want to go to Los Angeles. Read the rest

Earjax ($34.95) has extremely high standards for a proper listening experience, and you should too. Their precision-crafted design delivers every nuance of every note, so you are guaranteed to hear music as the artists intended. Read the rest

Foods containing mixtures of salt, fat, sugar and starch are "hyperpalatable" and induce strong, habitual compulsions to consume; the most successful high-calorie dishes are engineered to deliver staggering loads of all four, singly and in combination. Read the rest

The largest-sized Aqua Lily Pad weighs 57lbs and unrolls to 20' long, and will support up to 1300lbs of sun-loungers, coolers, and people. Read the rest

Gerber's GDC Zip Blade measures 1.7" when closed and is intended to be used as a zipper-pull (it has a quick-release) -- the 0.68" blade locks open for a total length of 1.7" (there's also a multidriver and hexkey version) (via Canopy)

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A CNN reporter filed an "exclusive" story about a person carrying an "ISIS flag" at yesterday's Pride Parade in London. Read the rest

The winners from last night's Locus Awards Banquet in Seattle have been announced: Read the rest

Over at Dangerous Minds, Tara McGinley shared photos of 70s "blowjob faces."Given the era's dietary standards, they could also pass for 70s poo faces. Read the rest

Dumb as planks.

Josh from the Open Tech Institute writes, "Last week, researchers published the first results from the Internet Health Test, a public tool for consumers to measure their Internet speeds and gather data on broadband providers in the wake of the FCC’s Open Internet Order. Read the rest

"Those Who Are Jesus" is Steven Eastwood's fascinating 2001 documentary about three people who have true delusions of grandeur based on "profoundly religious or revalatory experiences." Read the rest

"Internet access is not a necessity or human right" -Michael O’Rielly, Republican FCC Commissioner

The General Lee loses its Confederate Flag, and the truth about Bo and Luke comes out. (more…)

The times they are a-changing, even at the venerable Japanese video game publisher. Read the rest

My, my. Read the rest

We salute you, happy gay people of Red Pegasus Comics in Dallas, Texas.(more…)

Kind of a crazy day, right? (more…)

Spotted first on the Southern Poverty Law Center's Facebook Page.(more…)

Also: Photobomb, crowdfund, totes, sext, and nearly 500 more. Read the rest

Delivering a eulogy at the funeral for Reverend Clementa Pinckney, killed in the Charleston church massacre with 8 more by white supremacist Dylan Roof, President Obama sings “Amazing Grace.” Read the rest

Rod. His name is actually Rod. Read the rest

A new study shows that people using a stationary bike to exercise pedal faster when they're also working on a mental task. The University of Florida researchers had actually expected that the multitasking would hinder both activities. Read the rest

Over at Weird Universe, Alex posted his fun photos from the San Diego County Fair of "an exhibit of rocks that look like food." (more…)

Winona Ryder signed on as star of a forthcoming Netflix drama about the high weirdness, conspiracy theories, and paranormal reports around the Montauk Project, alleged US government experiments on Long Island involving time travel, psi-ops, and teleportation. Read the rest

History in Charleston. (more…)

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The Camp Champ is a stately and elegant mobile kitchen with equipment and utensils for six that collapses into a compact wooden box. Its construction reminds me of a magician's stage illusion! Read the rest

Because #lovewins. (more…)

Have you ever neglected to sufficiently tighten the gas cap after refueling your car? If you have a car built after 1996, it's likely to have triggered the "Check Engine" dashboard idiot light, even though nothing is wrong with your car. Read the rest

The U.S. Forest Service is blaming a hobby drone for grounding a fleet of planes delivering fire retardant to a blaze near Big Bear Lake on June 24th. Read the rest

Designer Kermit Tesoro released images of this custom-designed POLYPODIS 2015 shoe. Read the rest

Feathr produces digitally printed, on-demand wallpaper, and they even occasionally take submissions from interested artists through open calls and bespoke commissions. Read the rest