I love watching Nippon Wandering TV (NWT), where a guy straps on a GoPro and walks and bikes around Japan. I often run the videos on a second screen while… Read the rest of the article: First person video of a bike ride through Shinjuku, Tokyo

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are linked to cancer and liver damage, were used in a number of products, including Teflon and Scotchgard. PFAS take such a long time to break… Read the rest of the article: US drinking water is a "toxic soup" of "forever chemicals"

From Reddit's popular r/AmItheAsshole subreddit, in which people describe a recent action they took and ask readers to decide whether or not they behaved in an assholelike manner: a man… Read the rest of the article: Person who offered $500 for lost cat gets mad when cat finder wants the reward

Today is the twentieth anniversary of Boing Boing in its current incarnation. It looked like this in 2000. Here's a brief history of Boing Boing, which actually goes back 33… Read the rest of the article: Boing Boing is 20 (or 33) years old today

Insect populations around the world are plummeting. The latest indicator of the insect apocalypse is the sharp decline in the number of mayflies, reports National Geographic. The winged insects can… Read the rest of the article: Insect apocalypse – mayfly population has dropped 50% since 2012

This @target manager Tori is not honoring the price of their items per massachusetts law pic.twitter.com/7IYMjCcutZ — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 17, 2020 David Leavitt, a self-described "award winning" journalist… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman calls police after Target employee won't sell him an electric toothbrush mispriced at $0.01

Whenever we go to Japan, we gorge on the fluffy souffle pancakes they serve in special pancake cafes there. Our favorite pancake cafe is Flipper's, but we also like Gram… Read the rest of the article: Rice cooker pancakes look delicious

a roast of the 50 state flags pic.twitter.com/syhV8G0Wgh — Matt Buechele (@mattbooshell) January 21, 2020 Here's one of the 50 insults Matt Buechele hurled towards the US state flags: "Nevada… Read the rest of the article: Man insults all 50 US state flags in a 2-minute video

A man has been captured on video attempting to jump between platforms at a subway station in Nara City. He has been identified as a Nara City official and faces… Read the rest of the article: City official in Japan who tried to jump between subway platforms to be "punished"

Thanks to the tireless efforts of the non-profit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the US FDA is clearing the way for ten clinics around the United States to treat… Read the rest of the article: FDA expands access to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD

I always like seeing what Ben Krasnow is up to in his garage, whether it's making astronaut ice cream or a refrigerator that works by stretching rubber bands. (Ben was… Read the rest of the article: Video about making blacker-than-Vantablack pigment in a home lab

Blokus Duo is a fun strategy game for two people. Players take turns placing their tiles on a grid, making sure the tile touches another of the same color on… Read the rest of the article: Good deal on Blokus Duo strategy game

If you have a Macintosh, you can enter the Unix terminal by opening Terminal.app. (There's a way to do it in Windows, too, but I don't know how.) From there,… Read the rest of the article: A nice video introduction to the Linux terminal

You can buy a little anti-theft device that locks to the valve stem of a car tire. If the car is driven faster than 17 miles an hour, the air… Read the rest of the article: Picking the lock on a weird tire-deflating anti-car theft device

Forest Casey asks, "Still thinking about this absolutely bonkers decal I saw on both sides of this Jeep in LA. What could it mean?" Still thinking about this absolutely bonkers… Read the rest of the article: What is the meaning of this unusual sticker spotted on a jeep?

It's hard to argue with Loafer connoisseur's assessment of the Richard Mille Blue Sapphire Skull Tourbillon, which costs $2,500,000: "This look like a Burger King watch" This look like a… Read the rest of the article: How to do like this $2,500,000 wristwatch? "This look like a Burger King watch"

I read and greatly enjoyed Jack Vance's 4-book series, Tales of the Dying Earth last year. Today I wanted to tell my daughter about one of the spells in the… Read the rest of the article: Excellent review of Jack Vance's "Tales of the Dying Earth"

It's fascinating to see this round table discussion on The Dick Cavett Show about the assassination of Robert Kennedy. People had the same concerns about gun violence 50 years ago,… Read the rest of the article: Here's a 1968 episode of The Dick Cavett show discussing the assassination of Robert Kennedy

I've been a paying member of Skillshare for a few years. It's $10 a month and I'm able to watch unlimited instructional videos on a wide range of topics –… Read the rest of the article: I have an Arduino and Intro to Making class on Skillshare and here's a great deal on a subscription

In 2015 I installed this Delta Water-Amplifying showerhead in a shower that has low pressure. It really does deliver a nice spray with large droplets. It's got a little knob… Read the rest of the article: Good showerhead for low-water pressure