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Land near Woodstock Festival site may become potfarm
The New York State Department of Health is selecting companies that may be given license to grow weed on farmland in Bethel, New York adjacent to the site of the legendary Woodstock Music Festival of 1969. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Read the rest
Stephen Colbert has anannouncement
"I agree with Donald that America is dead--buried in a coffin, in salted earth with our enemies pissing on it and laughing. And Donald Trump is the only man who can--excuse me, I’m just moved--I’m physically moved by the knowledge that Donald Trump is the only man who can dig up the corpse of that nation and marry it.”
LastPass hacked, but says user data's safe
The password management service was hacked last week, but its layers of security prevented a serious breach. Here's what users should do to make sure they're unaffected. Read the rest
Memento Mori: the beautiful ways we have kept the dead among theliving
Art historian Paul Koudounaris travelled the world, visiting 30 countries to document the practices—ancient to modern, solemn to joyous—by which human remains are displayed. From good luck charms to genocide memorials, his gorgeous art book Memento Mori collects the finds. Read the rest
The fate of the big boxstore
What happens to all the Wal-marts when we have every last Q-tip droned in from Amazon warehouses? Read the rest
Watch an excavator prepare a hotdog
According to this commercial, Europe's Statoil filling stations are selling delicious-looking hotdogs. Unfortunately, I doubt they are all made with excavators. (video link)
Stop leaving your sex toys inhotels
According to a study carried out by LateRooms.com, a hotel deals site, more than a third of all items left in hotel rooms are sex toys or sex-related: “Our hoteliers are constantly amazed, and often outraged, by the things that guests routinely leave behind”.
False weight scam captured oncamera
In this video, a grocer has attached a bag to the scales. At about 28s in, she slips the bag off the table, adding weight. At about 34s, she lifts them back up. It's the oldest scam in the (good) book. Read the rest
Let Plankton from Spongebob teach you the importance ofplankton
For World Oceans Day, BBC Earth teamed up with SpongeBob SquarePants and Sheldon J. Plankton to teach kids (and adults) about the importance of plankton. (more…)
Ian McKellen delivers impromptu Shakespeare soliloquy at awardshow
Many actors have delivered memorable moments in acceptance speeches, but few of them involved performing Shakespearean soliloquies. Read the rest
A brief visit toCuba
As the illegality of visiting the island slips into history, I thought I'd enjoy it before everything changes Read the rest
Here are a bunch of guys dressed as Spartans riding the LondonTube
These bold men were cosplaying as Spartan soldiers from the movie from 300, so naturally they decided to ride the London Tube. Read the rest
Cool gifs reveal the orbital period of eachplanet
NPR’s Science Tumblr “Skunk Bear” shared these awesome gifs that demonstrate how long it takes each planet in our solar system to travel around the sun Read the rest
Blackhawks fans riot and for some reason it's not sensationalized by the media
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Ethnic cleansing in DominicanRepublic
Read Chris Ware's perfect description of Minecraft's appeal
The artist's 10 year-old daughter builds worlds and expresses her attitude to possibility in the infinitely-playful Minecraft universe. Read the rest
Dog plays dead veryeffectively
Bang! Someone give that German Shepherd an Oscar, or at least a doggie treat.(more…)
A robot, a dog, and a PopTart.
Good luck not laughing when you watch this one. (more…)
Daddy daughterbeatboxing
La Guardia Cross, a first-time dad, lays down some fat beats with his 7-month-old baby girl. Read the rest
Plugable dock lets you power everything from a single USB-Cport
My nephew got the new Macbook, with its single USB-C port. I wondered what Apple was thinking. Our friends at Plugable wondered too, but unlike me, they are doing something about it -- Kickstarting a USB-C universal docking station. Read the rest
Raided Santa Ana pot shop sues police, says mayor solicits bribes from marijuanadispensaries
The suit charges Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido with soliciting bribes for preferential treatment. Read the rest
Space in ultra-high def: NASA releases 4K video from International SpaceStation
An unprecedented look at what it's like to live and work aboard the ISS. Read the rest
This bored cat effortlessly balances any object you place on itsfoot
Gaigai Wuwu the cat is a such a boss, he can balance things in his sleep.Our friends at Laughing Squid have many more photos of Gaigai Wuwu showing off.
Nintendo used to design Super Mario levels on graphpaper
Back in the day, every question mark block, goomba, and mushroom was sketched out by hand. Read the rest
Get high-end Fulltouch blackboard chalk from Japan before it disappearsforever
The Blackwing of chalks, Fulltouch is beloved of mathematicians who despair now that the manufacturer, Hagoromo, is out of business. Read the rest
Three Little Pigs' houses built at site of terrible pig truck crash
After a pig truck crashed in Xenia, Ohio last week, killing about half of the 2,200 piglets in the trailer, someone built three houses on the side of the road inspired by the Three Little Pigs. Read the rest
Comic about how a man and his dog inventedvelcro
Over at Backchannel, Andy Warner's comic about how in 1941 a Swiss electrical engineer returned from a hike with his dog in the Alps and came up with velcro. Read the rest
How I store and organize my magictricks
I use the Stanley SortMaster Junior Organizer to keep my magic tricks organized. It has removable dividers so I can change the size of the compartments, and you can stack and carry up to three organizers at one.Stanley SortMaster Junior Organizer ($16) on Amazon
CNN interview with author of discredited Sunday Times story on Snowden is painful towatch
If you haven't seen it, you owe it to yourself to do so now. Read the rest
FDA bans trans fat from American foodproducts
Food manufacturers have until 2018 to remove all trans fat from their products. Read the rest
Jed Clampett for President: what he thinks of the othercandidates
Even though he is a fictional character and the actor who portrayed him is resting in peace, Jed Clampett has some opinions about the other candidates. Read the rest
Another Anti-Vax GOP "leader" says dumb things in California
After saying "What we need to make sure in Sacramento is we’re making decisions based on logic and sound data.” Kristin Olsen then goes on to ignore the mountains of data proving California's highly educated stay-at-home anti-vaxxers are creating real trouble. Think Progress shares the story.
FBI and DoJ investigating whether St. Louis Cardinals hacked networks of rival Houston Astros baseballteam
Prosecutors say officials hacked into a rival's internal networks to steal valuable private data on players. Read the rest
Beverly Hills 90210 - upcoming TV movie about behind-the scenes dramacoming
Pesco, Jason, Carla, and I loved Beverly Hills 90210 and remain fascinated by the show, which ran from 1990 to 2000 on Fox. We can't wait for Lifetime's upcoming Unauthorized Story treatment, which will cover the first four seasons of the series. Whoever is playing Shannen Doherty will have her work cut out for her.
"They're rapists," Donald Trump says of Mexican immigrants
What a way to launch a 2016 presidential campaign! But then again, it's Donald Trump we're talking about. As bizarre as ever, Trump launched his presidential campaign today with hate speech that targeted all sorts of folks. Read the rest
People who take tiny doses of LSD and other psychedelics every day say it's wonderful
A strong dose of LSD is 500 micrograms. Some people are taking daily microdoses of 10 to 15 micrograms, which is not enough to feel trippy, but provides a sense of well-being and mental clarity. Read the rest
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Suffragette on a scooter(1916)
Florence Priscilla, an English socialite and activist, received this Autoped as a birthday present from her husband. She used it to commute to her office in London. From Mashable's gallery of vintage scooter photos.
Medical marijuana does not boost teens' weed use: government-supported study
"Our findings, consistent with previous evidence, suggest that passage of state medical marijuana laws does not increase adolescent use of marijuana" says a study published this month in the medical peer-review journal The Lancet. Read the rest
The best knee brace for my damnosteoarthritis
I was 15 when I noticed the popping and cracking coming from my joints. The stiffness, especially in my knees, followed not long after, and it's only gotten worse since. Read the rest
The only things you really need to know about Sony's E3 press event
Let's have a deep chat about the practical feasibility of getting our childhoods back. Read the rest
"I do magic tricks and hammer nails up my nose" - the life of a magician/sideshow performer
"There was a whole line of women in my dating life who refused to date me because I was a magician." Read the rest
Make an Arduino puzzlebox
"This is my first foray in the world of interactivity," says Grady Hillhouse. "It's an arcade-style puzzle box mini game. Read the rest
Hand-craft your own beautiful sweet potatodolls
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Donald Trump announces presidentialrun
"Despite" trailing behind all the other candidates and various Hollywood monsters in likability, Donald Trump has declared his intention to become the next president of the United States of America: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again!" Read the rest
"Zinc lobby" preventing retirement of penny
Worthless pocket clutter that it is—often thrown in the trash!—America should likely do away with the one cent coin. Ah, but that would mean less profits for the zinc trade. Read the rest
Music video: Death Cab for Cutie's "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive"
Our friends in Death Cab for Cutie lead a strange star tour of Hollywood in this new video for "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive," from their gorgeous eighth LP Kintsugi". Read the rest
Zimbabwe's trillion-dollar bills selling for real money on eBay
Zimbabwe's crazy inflation is being put out of its misery with the country's official switch to using U.S. dollars. Only now can the old denominations--quadrillion dollar bills!--appreciate in value due to their oddness and humor value. Read the rest
Screw the Magna Carta. The Charter of the Forest is where it's at
The 800-year old Magna Carta, limiting the powers of the English monarchy, is hailed as a foundation stone of modern democracy and civil rights. But not only is it more limited in scope than commonly supposed, much of it is humorously and oddly specific, at least to modern ears. Read the rest
Man survives 500-1000 stings—and the bees are still outthere
A swarm containing tens of thousands of bees descended on a man in Arizona who disturbed their nest, but he survived despite sustaining more stings than can be counted. Read the rest
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