I'm reading Matt Alt's fantastic new book, Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World. Early on in the book, he points to Sony's TR-63 transistor radio (introduced in… Read the rest of the article: Teardown of iconic Sony TR-63 transistor radio from 1957
Voiced by a Russian actor, "Fellow Traveler" is a Lincoln Project anti-Trump ad that is narrated in Russian. "The most important endorsement Donald Trump received in 2016 was not from… Read the rest of the article: This Lincoln Project ad congratulating "Comrade Trump" is all in Russian
A Black woman at Miami International Airport told a Miami-Dade police officer, Antonio Rodriguez, that he was acting like he was white. So rather than deescalate, he took offense and… Read the rest of the article: Miami-Dade cop aggressively hits black woman in the face after she calls him "white"
This happened today in Auburn Hills,MI Another Karen .. pic.twitter.com/lWksZwXITD — 🦋Makay (@makaysmith10) July 2, 2020 A woman was arrested yesterday after pulling a gun on another woman and her… Read the rest of the article: Woman points gun at mother and daughter in Chipotle car lot, charged with assault
"He's dead, Jim." (via Laughing Squid)
Pegged on the reopening of many hotels, Inside Edition investigated whether New York City hotels including the Hyatt Place Times Square, the Hampton Inn Times Square Central, and yes, the… Read the rest of the article: Inside Edition report: Trump International Hotel and other NYC hotels aren't changing bedsheets between guests
Live auctioneers are literally fast talkers but the skill is much more nuanced than just speed speaking. You want to build excitement and keep the bidders engaged without putting them… Read the rest of the article: What it's like at America's school for auctioneers
Ghislaine Maxwell, the British heiress and longtime confidant of billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, is in FBI custody. She was arrested in New Hampshire, reports NBC News, and charged with… Read the rest of the article: Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI
In September 1977 at the 4eme Festival de la Science Fiction in Metz, France, surrealist author Philip K. Dick delivered an astounding address with the title, "If You Find This… Read the rest of the article: Philip K. Dick: "If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others"
The Toledo Hemp Dispensary in Ohio is offering free CBD dog treats this week to help reduce animal anxiety triggered by fireworks. Every treat contains 10 milligrams of CBD. Good… Read the rest of the article: Cannabis dispensary giving free CBD dog treats to reduce fireworks anxiety
Julian Baumgartner has been sharing wonderful videos of his amazing art restorations, including one of his most ambitious projects ever, the restoration of a copy of Guido Reni's masterpiece L'Aurora.… Read the rest of the article: Spend a relaxing hour watching this amazing art restoration
Acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy publisher John Joseph Adams has announced the return of Fantasy Magazine, after being shuttered for nearly a decade. Here's the official history, according to the press release: Fantasy… Read the rest of the article: "Fantasy Magazine" returns after nearly a decade away
The story is legendary. Nearly 50 years ago, a whale beached itself on the shores near Florence, Oregon. Its carcass was "dealt with" with dynamite by city officials, causing the… Read the rest of the article: Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970
As many parts of the United States have seen huge upticks in spontaneous evening fireworks, one anxiety-filled dog has finally had enough in this cute Late Show cold open.
America First was a protectionist movement in the early 20th century whose name ultimately became the slogan of those opposed to fighting the Nazis. Revived by the Trump campaign in… Read the rest of the article: Trump "America First" Eagle design looks like the Nazi parteiadler emblem
There was already enough concern about the healthy state of our drinking water before COVID-19. And while there’s no evidence that the coronavirus has ever been detected in the water… Read the rest of the article: The GOpure Pod Water Purifier is a whole new way to drink safe, clean water every time
Move over, vintage fingerboards. Mr. Manos has arrived with vintage martial arts films, featuring finger ninjas.
Is it hot in here…? Watch ten years of the Sun doing its thing in this 61-minute-long high-def timelapse video. The footage comes from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which… Read the rest of the article: NASA made a 10-year timelapse of the Sun
This "Hamilton" parody song justifiably asks, "Can we maybe just all agree to wear a tiny flipping mask?!" I am not throwing away this mask. I am not throwing away… Read the rest of the article: "I am not throwing away this mask," Hamilton parody song
I don't need any more stringed-instruments; I have my main electric guitar; a backup electric; another electric that's strictly for sentimental decor and only occasional strumming; an acoustic-electric; an electric bass;… Read the rest of the article: Would you pay $30,000 for one of these ugly-ass Game of Thrones guitars?
