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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…)

Charleston. (more…)

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

"Why is it that men understand computers so easily, but women don't?" After being driven mad by her technophobia, a hapless woman is visited by the spirit of Ada Lovelace, who patiently guides the woman back to her miserable reality. Read the rest

The Science of Bacon (more…)

#lovewins (more…)

Learned helplessness keeps people in bad jobs, poor health, terrible relationships, and awful circumstances despite how easy it may be to escape. Learn how to defeat this psychological trap, thanks to the work of Martin Seligman. Read the rest

EVERYWHERE. (more…)

“This is a watershed moment for civil rights that finally brings the dream of living in an equitable society one tiny fraction of a step closer to reality,” said civil rights lawyer Helene Najjar, adding that the country could now turn its attention to closing the income gap, ending racial discrimination in law enforcement, and providing equal educational opportunities for all children, among tens of thousands of other issues." Read the rest

The Supreme Court of the United States of America has ruled that same-sex partners have a right to marry anywhere in the nation. Read the rest

The lucky attendees at this year's meeting of the American Societe of Parasitologists got a gorgeous deck of parasite-themed playing cards into their conference bags. Read the rest

"It took all the skin off your hands," says former Army soldier Rollins Edwards. "Your hands just rotted." Read the rest

In a heartfelt and frank interview (conducted by our own Caroline Siede!), Wil Wheaton discusses the moment he realized he needed help with his clinical depression, and the moment he realized that the help was helping. Read the rest

This video from Golf Digest is oddly captivating.(more…)

Patrick Macnee, who brilliantly portrayed dapper secret agent John Steed in the 1960s television series The Avengers, has passed away.

“I Watch You,” a most nifty hack by Eirik Solheim. Read the rest

Vintage Youtubeage from 2007. (more…)

Polyphasic sleep is a method of training your body to requiring much less sleep by taking multiple short naps throughout the day instead of one long sleeping time at night. Over at Quartz, science-trained journalist Akshat Rathi reports on his year-long experiment attempting to “cheat sleep.” Read the rest

I have one of these tiny inexpensive microscopes, and it is surprisingly good. But it didn’t come with a clip to attach it to a phone camera, like this. Read the rest

Need a place to stay near Google X in Mountain View? John Potter is renting out a 9′ x 7′ Coleman tent in his backyard on Airbnb for $46/night. Read the rest

A few years ago the most horrific insect I’ve ever seen chased my family while hiking in Los Angeles. Its dark bluish wasp-shaped body was gigantic, its stinger visible even from afar. Read the rest

For $25/month, you can soon have access to a network of guaranteed clean bathrooms in New York City through a new app called Looie. The service launches in July with seven bathrooms at cafes and restaurants in TriBeCa. Read the rest

Approximate translation: "It's the Family Computer's Dream Adventure Game, "Super Mario Bros."! With a mysterious power, he gains a great transformation! Explore the earth, underground, the sea, the sky, and much more to see in this complete world." Read the rest