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The artist's 10 year-old daughter builds worlds and expresses her attitude to possibility in the infinitely-playful Minecraft universe. Read the rest

Bang! Someone give that German Shepherd an Oscar, or at least a doggie treat.(more…)

Good luck not laughing when you watch this one. (more…)

La Guardia Cross, a first-time dad, lays down some fat beats with his 7-month-old baby girl. Read the rest

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

The suit charges Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido with soliciting bribes for preferential treatment. Read the rest

An unprecedented look at what it's like to live and work aboard the ISS. Read the rest

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.

Back in the day, every question mark block, goomba, and mushroom was sketched out by hand. Read the rest

The Blackwing of chalks, Fulltouch is beloved of mathematicians who despair now that the manufacturer, Hagoromo, is out of business. Read the rest

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

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

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

If you haven't seen it, you owe it to yourself to do so now. Read the rest

Food manufacturers have until 2018 to remove all trans fat from their products. Read the rest

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

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.

Prosecutors say officials hacked into a rival's internal networks to steal valuable private data on players. Read the rest

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.

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

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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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.

"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

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

Let's have a deep chat about the practical feasibility of getting our childhoods back. Read the rest

"There was a whole line of women in my dating life who refused to date me because I was a magician." Read the rest

"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

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"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

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

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 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

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

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

Worth it for the eminently GIFable pyrotechnics. Previously.

The very talented Todrick Hall explores the history of Disney animation (and a few live-action films) through this epic medley. (more…)

The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Mims wants the Mac put to death: "Ditching its most-refined brand will allow Apple to focus on products that represent the future." Read the rest

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the shower (more…)

A charming game called Unravel stood out at E3 2015. But before that, there was the Nintendo Knitting Machine, and you've been missing out. Read the rest

Despite celebrity endorsements from such luminaries as Kourtney Kardashian and Holly Madison, a new review of 10 studies (4 human, 6 animal) shows no evidence for any benefit from the practice. Read the rest

Dane Grant and Dayna Porter met on-set. Read the rest

Artist Noelle Stevenson (aka Gingerhazing) noticed something odd about this Spider-Man illustration (more…)

Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox sat down with The Guardian to discuss her roles as an activist for the transgender community. Read the rest

"Dude" was the "hipster" of the 1880s.

This is a really clever little tie-in game, but it makes me feel really bad. Read the rest

Tom Harper wrote the ridiculous cover story in the Sunday Times in which anonymous government sources claimed that the Russians and Chinese had somehow gained the power to decrypt copies of the files Edward Snowden took from the NSA, depite the fact that these files were never in Russia and despite the fact that the UK government claims that when criminals use crypto on their communications, the state is powerless to decrypt them. Read the rest

It's been tough for Craig Cobb since discovering on live TV that his DNA shows he's “14% Black Sub-Saharan African.” Read the rest

Amazing gameplay footage: Minecraft through the Hololens. The VR demo from Microsoft executive Sax Persson today at the annual E3 games convention completely transforms the experience of Minecraft. Read the rest

Annual video game press conferences are often an assault on the senses, and on taste. We found the cool stuff for you. Read the rest