Whatever fond memories you might have of high school, Texas Instruments' TI-84 is an obsolete piece of crap: a 1980s design updated to 1990s technology made with 2000s penny parts… Read the rest of the article: The era of schoolchildren being forced to buy crappy $100 calculators is nearing its end
The Advocate in Baton Rouge reports that a Florida woman crawled into a camel enclosure at a roadsize zoo, the camel sat on her, and that she bit the camel's… Read the rest of the article: Florida woman bites camel's testicles
In a unanimous 11-0 decision, the UK's Supreme Court today ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's supension of parliament was unlawful. Parliament is therefore still in session as Brexit looms… Read the rest of the article: UK Supreme Court rules parliament shutdown unlawful
Yahoo has a new logo (above) and Brand Identity Narrative to go with it.
Get your angry hat on, someone's made a list of the best video games of the 21st Century. What are The Guardian's picks? 3. Dark Souls (2011) You are dead,… Read the rest of the article: The best video games of this young century
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After a still-withheld complaint from a whistleblower and mounting pressure from congress to see it, president Donald Trump admitted Sunday that he asked Ukraine's new premier to "look into" Joe… Read the rest of the article: Trump admits asking Ukraine governnent to "investigate" Bidens
Profiled By Maureen Dowd at The New York Times, Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the company almost bought Twitter in 2017, but decided against it because "the nastiness is… Read the rest of the article: Disney almost bought Twitter but backed off because "the nastiness is extraordinary"
Armalite created the AR-15, sold the rights to Colt in the fifties, and the design long ago emerged from patent and became widely-copied. The AR-15 itself will no longer be… Read the rest of the article: Colt "suspends production" of AR-15 rifles for consumers
Adrian Lamo is most famous for turning U.S. Army intelligence analyst and whistleblower Chelsea Manning in to the authorities, but was already well-known among hackers and journalists because of his… Read the rest of the article: What killed Adrian Lamo?
In Untitled Goose Game, you are the goose: an irascible, annoying, hostile bird waddling around the environs of your pond, attacking children and ruining things. It's a lovely morning in… Read the rest of the article: Enjoy being an unpleasant goose in Untitled Goose Game
Trashwear retailer Yandy has released the perfect costume for Halloween 2019: sexy Mr Rogers. (Previously) Won't you be my neighbor? Entice your friends next door with your playful puppets! Suit… Read the rest of the article: Sexy Mr. Rogers costume
A day after a photo emerged of Justin Trudeau in brownface, as an Aladdin-esque genie at a 2001 party, the other shoe dropped: video of him fully blacked-up in a… Read the rest of the article: Video surfaces of Canadian Prime Minister in blackface
The world's first vagina museum will open November 16 in London.
Spread over an area of 40 football fields, New Delhi's garbage mountain towers over nearby buildings. Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi is India's highest rubbish mountain, spreading over an area… Read the rest of the article: New Delhi's garbage mountain
A man already awaiting trial on charges of auto theft was arrested again, this week. The new charge? Auto theft. The Gallup Independent, via the AP: Justin Villa was arrested… Read the rest of the article: Suspect in New Mexico auto thefts arrested on suspicion of auto theft in New Mexico
The Palace is displeased. In an interview, former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron says that he asked the Queen to "raise an eyebrow" in the run-up to the Scottish Independence… Read the rest of the article: Former Prime Minister admits Queen interfered in politics at his behest
The lost seal pup in this photo, taken by tourist boat operator William McPhee is fine. It was floating unconscious in the water after being parted from its mother, writes… Read the rest of the article: Lost seal pup rescued
Lex is a "wearable" chair, an apparatus that attaches to your thighs and waist.
Move over, Popeyes and Chick-fil-A! Fast-food giant KFC is trialing a new menu item in Pittsburgh and Richmond. The Chicken Donut is a slab of deep-fried chicken sandwiched between two… Read the rest of the article: KFC launches trial of horrific "Chicken Donut"
