Mastermind, a codebreaking game invented by an Israeli telephone technician in 1970, is a tabletop game for two people. You probably already know how to play it, since tens of… Read the rest of the article: The codebreaking game Mastermind is 50 years old
Coronavirus tests are hard to come by, but like all rare things in high demand, rich and famous people are first in line. Actually, there is no line for VIPs… Read the rest of the article: Want a coronavirus test? It's easy – just be rich, famous, or powerful
The guys who crowdfunded a campaign to project the word "Sucks" on the Scientology headquarters building in Los Angeles received a letter from Scientology's legal department accusing them of committing… Read the rest of the article: Scientology responds to guys who posts "Scientology Sucks" video
Big Clive ordered a product on eBay called a "ZPE Quantum Value Nano Wand Zero Point Energy Pen PU Pouch 2200+ Healing Power" for $13. What he got was a… Read the rest of the article: Why you probably shouldn't buy a radioactive pen
Maybe they’ll donate to someone who needs it.. from r/PublicFreakout A couple of people in Florida allegedly cleaned out a dollar store of toilet paper and paper towels. Maybe they… Read the rest of the article: Are you out of toilet paper? Blame these two.
Jim Bakker is now selling "medicinal seed" bundles from which you can grow plants to "make your own medicine." pic.twitter.com/nAWC5rh2Az — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 19, 2020 I have… Read the rest of the article: Fraudster Jim Bakker is hawking "medicinal seeds"
Drew Friedman says: The Netflix documentary series Dirty Money, season two, debuted with a profile of Jared Kushner (titled “Slumlord Millionaire”) directed by Morgan Pehme and Dan DiMauro (who also… Read the rest of the article: Drew Friedman's amazing portrait of Jared Kushner for Netflix's "Dirty Money"
Kevin Kelly and I interviewed Cory for our Cool Tools podcast. He talked about his four favorite tools as well as his latest writing projects and various other topics. Find… Read the rest of the article: I interviewed Cory Doctorow for the Cool Tools Podcast
Tenyo is a Japanese magic trick company that's been around since 1960. They are well known for making clever props. (My friend Richard Kaufman, who often writes for Boing Boing,… Read the rest of the article: Cool magic trick: The Perpetual Puzzle
I bought this used paperback copy of Cowhand: The Story of a Working Cowboy, by Fred Gipson, many years ago at a used bookstore. I finally got around to reading… Read the rest of the article: Good nonfiction: "Cowhand – The Story of a Working Cowboy" (1953)
Colin of Why is this interesting? has published a list of some of his favorite radio stations and programs from around the world. He writes: As we are all sitting… Read the rest of the article: Enjoy the "teleporting power of listening to radio from around the world"
If you are familiar with Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, you are aware that they make high-quality animated explainer videos. They don't disappoint with their latest video, which is all… Read the rest of the article: Here's Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell's explainer video about COVID-19
The Lockpicking Lawyer runs a YouTube channel with videos showing how he picks different kinds of locks. In this video, he uses a magnet to activate the deadbolt on a… Read the rest of the article: Watch the Lockpicking Lawyer open a lock without touching it
The great Al Jaffee turned 99 last week. He's been contributing to MAD for 64 years and is famous for his hidden-image-within-an-image MAD Fold-Ins on the inside back cover of… Read the rest of the article: Happy 99th birthday to MAD cartoonist Al Jaffee, and scans of my snappy answers I wrote as a kid
In December I bought a pair of TaoTronics active noise cancelling bluetooth headphones for my two daughters to use on an 18-hour plane trip. They said they were excellent, and… Read the rest of the article: Excellent noise canceling headphones back on sale with promo code
YouTuber Mark Rober got some powder with the delightful name Glo Germ, which glows when exposed to ultraviolet light. He then went to a 3rd grade classroom and put some… Read the rest of the article: Use Glo Germ powder to demonstrate how germs spread
Hand Mirror is a free one-click camera check. If you are about to join a Zoom or other video meeting, just click the icon on your menu bar and take… Read the rest of the article: Hand Mirror – Mac menu bar app to pre-check your face before a teleconference
On Feb. 27 while Trump was telling the public, "It's going to disappear. One day, it's like a miracle. It will disappear," U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate… Read the rest of the article: In secret meeting 3 weeks ago, Intelligence Chairman told rich and powerful people to prepare for pandemic
The size and shape of a coffee cup has a factor in how people think the coffee in it tastes, reports Mental Floss. [R]esearchers showed 309 online participants images of… Read the rest of the article: People perceive coffee to taste differently in different sizes and shapes of cups
A delightful website called View-Master World features photos from View-Master reels across the decades. My favorite View-Master art has always been the 3D stuff from the 1960s. These 21 samples… Read the rest of the article: The wonderful 3D diorama art of old View-Master reels
