The 2019 LEGO Harry Potter advent calendar is here! This years set includes Harry and Hedqig, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick, and a "Hogwarts Architect" and a micro Hogwarts Express… Read the rest of the article: LEGO's 2019 Harry Potter advent calendar
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows just about everyone beating Trump. Washington Post: Former vice president Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) run strongest… Read the rest of the article: New national poll shows top 4 Democrats beating Trump
I never felt any affinity for a toothpaste brand.
I do not like to travel without my McKenzie AirBack. The self-inflating McKenzie AirBack makes travel a lot more comfortable. This pillow allows me to move around the globe without… Read the rest of the article: Inflatable lumbar back support that makes travel a lot easier
This set of nylon spudgers is excellent. My Amazon Kindle Voyage is one of my most treasured pieces of electronica. The battery, after 5 years, started to give up the… Read the rest of the article: Non-marring nylon spudgers for prying open electronics
The 1969 piece LEGO Apollo Saturn V rocket may be my favorite BIG set of all time. Build the entire three-stage rocket, the command module and the lunar lander! Amazon… Read the rest of the article: Best price I've seen on the LEGO Saturn V rocket
What is all the hubbub, bub? Gen X is doing just fine playing video games while it appears some Millennials are unable to keep up with the kids. Vice: Those… Read the rest of the article: Vice suggests Millennial video game enthusiasts suck it up and admit they are old
The world has spiraled out of control.
Exactly the marketing canned Sloppy Joe sauce merits.
From 1977 to 1981 we were treated to Sha Na Na. Oh, Bowser! Sha Na Na has an official website.
I miss living in that world where a giant pitcher of Kool-Aid could have reasonably come busting through a wall at any moment. Things are a lot worse now. OH… Read the rest of the article: OH YEAH! Kool-Aid Man is a Funko Pop
The Really Online Lefty League has a wonderful ad running on Facebook. Using archival footage of Republican leaders speaking up for the environment, to prove AOC's point about Facebook being… Read the rest of the article: Apparently Facebook did approve ads saying Republicans support the Green New Deal
It is unsurprising that anyone in America would snub Mitch McConnell, however, the look on Chuck Schumer's face is priceless. The look between McConnell and Schumer when the brother doesn’t… Read the rest of the article: Rep. Cummings' pallbearer refuses to shake 'Moscow Mitch' McConnell's hand
The brilliant optical illusions of stop motion animator Kevin Parry.
SoftBank is paying WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neummann nearly $1.7 billion to go away. Business Insider: "It's stone-cold crazy," said Eric Schiffer, CEO of the Patriarch Organization, a… Read the rest of the article: SoftBank gives WeWork's ousted CEO an unbelievable golden parachute
AOC forces Zuckerberg to stumble all over himself. "So, you won't take down lies or you will take down lies? I think that's just a pretty simple yes or no."… Read the rest of the article: AOC grills the Zuck like the boss America needs
Next up: Pokemon vs actual pets. (h/t Adam Savage)
In Artificial Condition, Martha Well's soap opera loving rogue security AI remains cantankerous and awesome. Murderbot is an AI security robot with a busted autonomy regulator. So long as they… Read the rest of the article: The second book in Martha Well's 'Murderbot Diaries' is wonderful
I had thought of repainting my 1987 VW Vanagon like BA's van, but the spoiler…
Disneyland can be a hotbed of infectious disease. A single infected-with-the-measles fun seeker can launch a multi-county disease watch, endangering folks unable to be vaccinated. CNN : A Los Angeles… Read the rest of the article: Yet another Disneyland measles scare
