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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:30 am Wed, Apr 8, 2020
    Easter Bunny & the Tooth Fairy designated as essential workers

    Good news everyone: at least one nation in the world has its shit together. despite being busy curb stomping its COVID-19 curve, New Zealand has also take steps to ensure… Read the rest of the article: Easter Bunny & the Tooth Fairy designated as essential workers

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:15 am Wed, Apr 8, 2020
    How to catch a fish using a mouse trap

    If you've ever wanted to catch a fish with a trap designed to catch other edible, living things, your time has arrived. I'm not sure if this is a technique… Read the rest of the article: How to catch a fish using a mouse trap

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:00 am Wed, Apr 8, 2020
    Manhattan cathedral has been converted into a field hospital

    While the separation of church and state is typically the way we prefer to roll in much of the western world, it seems that in times of tragedy their collision… Read the rest of the article: Manhattan cathedral has been converted into a field hospital

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    10:15 am Tue, Apr 7, 2020
    COVID-19 may be attacking the hearts of some infected individuals

    Given that I came into the COVID-19 crisis with heart issues, I've been extra paranoid and extra cautious about catching the coronavirus: I'm a member of what they're calling a… Read the rest of the article: COVID-19 may be attacking the hearts of some infected individuals

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    7:30 am Tue, Apr 7, 2020
    Shut in sounds: Richard Thompson—1952 Vincent Black Lightning

    Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black LightningWatch this video on YouTube 1952 Vincent Black Lightning is a song that makes me think about fresh starts, old habits, love and loss—topics… Read the rest of the article: Shut in sounds: Richard Thompson—1952 Vincent Black Lightning

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    7:00 am Tue, Apr 7, 2020
    Quarantine DIY: build your own motorized drift trike

    Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be installing a number of upgrades into my shotgun and converting my iPod classic to use SD cards for storage and a 3,000… Read the rest of the article: Quarantine DIY: build your own motorized drift trike

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    1:45 pm Mon, Apr 6, 2020
    Canadian firefighters offering drive-by birthday greetings

    The world is full of sad, maddening horseshit, right now. So, it's important that we latch on to any rays of light that can be found. In Calgary, Canada, firefighters… Read the rest of the article: Canadian firefighters offering drive-by birthday greetings

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    12:02 pm Fri, Apr 3, 2020
    The Simpsons are coming to Disney+ in its original aspect ratio

    If you care about The Simpsons with the same intensity that I don't care about the Simpsons, you'll be happy to hear that that Disney has finally sorted out how… Read the rest of the article: The Simpsons are coming to Disney+ in its original aspect ratio

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:39 am Thu, Apr 2, 2020
    The next few months are going to be amazing for Nintendo Switch ports

    As anyone that's been kicking around here for the past few years knows, I love the Nintendo Switch—not so much for its new games, although I do dig a number… Read the rest of the article: The next few months are going to be amazing for Nintendo Switch ports

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:53 am Thu, Apr 2, 2020
    The trailer for the next five episodes of Rick & Morty looks amazing

    I'm not a huge fan of the way that a number of networks have been splitting the seasons of their most popular shows, right down the middle. It's one thing… Read the rest of the article: The trailer for the next five episodes of Rick & Morty looks amazing

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    10:41 am Tue, Mar 31, 2020
    Shut in Sounds: Warren Zevon—Splendid Isolation

    It's been an anthem for cheeky introverts and hermits, for years. Now, it belongs to us all.

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:04 pm Mon, Mar 30, 2020
    Good news: John Krasinski has a whole bunch of good news

    The world is currently full of absolutely shitty news—like, way more than usual. Actor/Director/Seemingly very nice fella John Krasinski's not OK with that. Instead of moping about it, he and… Read the rest of the article: Good news: John Krasinski has a whole bunch of good news

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    3:00 pm Mon, Mar 30, 2020
    Detroit Auto Show cancelled over COVID-19

    Let's just get down to it: the Detroit Auto Show (AKA the North American International Auto Show) has been cancelled. Not becasue of concerns around social distancing or community spread,… Read the rest of the article: Detroit Auto Show cancelled over COVID-19

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    3:05 pm Fri, Mar 27, 2020
    Shut in sounds: Devotchka—Done With Those Days

    Done With Those Days – DevotchkaWatch this video on YouTube This little ditty from Devotchka's 2018 album This Night Falls Forever, is both beautiful AND timely. The masks. The coming… Read the rest of the article: Shut in sounds: Devotchka—Done With Those Days

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:12 am Wed, Mar 25, 2020
    Panic buying through the ages

    The Desperate History of Panic BuyingWatch this video on YouTube This isn't the first time that we've been dicks to one another by grabbing as much of everything, all at… Read the rest of the article: Panic buying through the ages

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    7:01 pm Tue, Mar 24, 2020
    Scientists: Drug hippos are… good?

    Cocaine, as they say, is one hell of a drug. In fact, it was recently shown in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science to… Read the rest of the article: Scientists: Drug hippos are… good?

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    7:58 am Tue, Mar 24, 2020
    1960s civil defense movies are soothing compared to today's news

    I mean, at least folks caught up in The Cold War were allowed to head outside to buy building supplies without worrying about getting a ticket or falling ill.

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:58 am Tue, Mar 24, 2020
    Stream movies for free from Amazon Prime, no membership required

    We're sheltering in place with my sister-in-law's family while COVID-19 continues to rip humanity a new asshole. I love my family, but my nine year old nephew, who's been home… Read the rest of the article: Stream movies for free from Amazon Prime, no membership required

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:58 am Tue, Mar 24, 2020
    Shut in sounds: Ryan McNally—Cold to You

    Ryan McNally – Cold to You (Live at Old Crow Recording Studio)Watch this video on YouTube With the spooky times that we're living in, chances are pretty good that you're… Read the rest of the article: Shut in sounds: Ryan McNally—Cold to You

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:37 pm Tue, Mar 17, 2020
    Classic Blade Runner video game is coming to consoles

    It wasn't all that long ago that Westwood Studios Blade Runner adventure game for Windows computers became available again for the first time since the late 1990s. For decades, the… Read the rest of the article: Classic Blade Runner video game is coming to consoles

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