A driver from Orange County Florida was dinged by the cops for using a very slick-looking device to obscure his license plate while using a toll road. It would have… Read the rest of the article: Florida driver caught by cops for using James Bond-style license plate
Despite gains over the past century in the area of equal rights, equal pay and, in some regions, not having some assclown with a penis dictate what they do with… Read the rest of the article: United Nations: too many women are being killed by their loved ones at home
Billy Joe White, the owner of Red Rose Tattoo in Zanesville, Ohio is taking a stand against hate. Red Rose Tattoos has an open door policy to anyone who chose… Read the rest of the article: Video: Red Rose Tattoo offers to cover up racist ink at no charge in a stand against hate
Lots of folks celebrate Christmas by stashing their presents under the same reusable plastic and aluminum wire Christmas tree every winter: it's a thoughtful, cost-efficient way to cut down on… Read the rest of the article: In the future we might paint our homes with dead Christmas trees
Just when you thought that the Chinese government's extensive surveillance of the country's citizens couldn't get any creepier or more intrusive, Xi Jingping slyly raises an eyebrow and asks the… Read the rest of the article: The Chinese government is putting tracking chips into school uniforms to watch every move kids make
DeVotchKa's latest album, This Night Falls Forever, has been on near constant rotation in our home since I picked it up a few weeks ago. As usual, the band's music… Read the rest of the article: Weekend Tunes: DeVotchKa – Straight Shot
Apparently, this story popped up back in 2015, but it's so cool that it's still worth reading about now: the city of Portland, Oregon has water pipes buried underneath of… Read the rest of the article: Pipes under Portland produce power while they deliver water to homes and businesses
2018 has been a dangerous year for those who bring us the news: according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 129 journalists were killed this year. For the first time… Read the rest of the article: Prominent newspapers across the United States come under cyberattack
Just now, I tried to recall what I had for lunch the other day. I had to wrestle with it for a few moments before I was able to pin… Read the rest of the article: Teddy Ruxpin won't leave my tortured brain alone
This director's commentary of the bizarre Kevin Spacey video that heralded his being charged with felony indecent assault and battery this week doesn't explain what in the hell Spacey was… Read the rest of the article: Kevin Spacey's creepy Frank Underwood video: now with Director's Commentary
Hollywood would have you believe that if you lived during medieval times and didn't have the good fortune to be born into a noble family, you were forced to survive… Read the rest of the article: Medieval peasant food was frigging delicious
Classic games, computers and gaming consoles are a source of joy for those who came of age when the titles and hardware were cutting edge commodities. Few things can transport… Read the rest of the article: N64 modder re-imagines classic Super Mario
It hasn't been a good year for Apple. The company's had to confirm that they've been throttling speeds of older iPhones to maintain battery efficiency. They were caught throttling their… Read the rest of the article: New iPad Pros are coming out of the box already bent
Hundreds of Nicaraguans who took to the streets over the last eight months to protest President Daniel Ortega's corrupt government have been forced into hiding and, in some cases, to… Read the rest of the article: Fearing for their lives, 60,000 people have fled Nicaragua
Lots of folks continue to build fabulous creations out of LEGO well into adulthood. Others tire of it, as they do many of their other childhood belongings, at an early… Read the rest of the article: Donating unwanted LEGO to someone less fortunate is a great way to bring more joy to the world
For close to two thousand years, holy men from across the wide spectrum of the Christianity have rocked a completely or entirely shaved head–a hairstyle called a tonsure. A tonsure… Read the rest of the article: Who would have thought the history of a monastic hairstyle could be so interesting?
Thailand's got a reputation with being less than cool with illegal drugs being brought into their country or used within their national borders. Which drugs are legal and which are… Read the rest of the article: Thailand moves to legalize medical marijuana in 2019
Today I learned that using cannabis can lower a fella's sperm count: those looking to partake in parenthood should take note. But that's not the only thing that cannabis can… Read the rest of the article: Study: THC in cannabis linked to genetic mutations in sperm
Heartbreak, written and performed by poet and playwright Emmet Kirwan, is a spoken word masterpiece. Full of passion, rage and love, heartbreak tells the story of a young Irish woman,… Read the rest of the article: 'Heartbreak' is a towering work of art
A couple of times a year, Apple plops out a report detailing all of the user data requests made by government and law enforcement agencies from around the world. In… Read the rest of the article: Apple's bi-annual report on government data requests is available to read
