On Sunday, June 29, 2020, a crazed St. Louis couple quickly became a viral shame-sation for waving guns at protestors outside of their McMansion (in violation of every standard best practice… Read the rest of the article: Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings"
In what is definitely not the start of a modern HP Lovecraft adaptation, a new resident was moving into a house in Guilford, Connecticut that was built in 1843. A… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious hole appears in the floor of a 175-year-old New England house, attempting to swallow the owner
The New York Times has a fascinating new article about the life and work of Rosie Lee Tompkins, whose stunning quilting art is currently the subject of a retrospective exhibit… Read the rest of the article: How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form
FJRD Interactive's Among Trees offers a gorgeous early-access trip to the woods.
A screw with a stripped head can be difficult to remove. There are a number of ways to remove screws with stripped heads. Lifehacker has a nice article on this… Read the rest of the article: Every tool box needs a pair of screw removal pliers
In the last couple of weeks over 200 major advertisers, including Starbucks, Ford, GM, Clorox, Reebok, Adidas, Best Buy, Clif Bar, and Chobani have left Facebook, citing concerns over the… Read the rest of the article: In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society"
A survey of 2000 adults who exercise twice a week or more said they will never return to a gym. Only one-third said they will retain their gym membership, but… Read the rest of the article: 25% of gym-goers say they will never return to a fitness club
A judge granted a temporary restraining order against the publication of Mary Trump's forthcoming book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. Written… Read the rest of the article: Judge issues temporary restraining order against publication of Mary Trump's tell all book
Yesterday, Fox host Trace Gallagher questioned whether Trump would drop out of November's presidential race. And today, Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy has pushed for Trump to wear a… Read the rest of the article: Fox host Steve Doocy pushes the idea that Trump should wear a mask
Currently, the United States is seeing about 40,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. Today, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he "would not be surprised" if the US started getting 100,000 new… Read the rest of the article: Covid cases are up but fewer patients are needing ventilators. 5 reasons why
The National Park Service reports that a 72-year-old woman repeatedly came within ten feet of a bison Yellowstone National Park to take a photo, and was gored by the animal.… Read the rest of the article: Woman gored after approaching bison in Yellowstone National Park
A colossal star in the Kinman Dwarf galaxy (PHL 293B), estimated to be "100 times more massive than the sun," has "possibly" disappeared, according to a study published today. Ten… Read the rest of the article: Massive star 100 times larger than the sun mysteriously disappears
https://youtu.be/1MIp73LfiMQ "Have fun at home with my old rubber boots," the creator writes. Avant-garde performance art or fetish video? You decide. One commenter's rave review: "Nice boots. Rubber seems to… Read the rest of the article: "Old rubber boots": Fetish video or performance art?
Europe is reopening its borders to travelers as the coronavirus pandemic subsides in most developed countries. But not to those coming from the U.S., where the virus's spread remains largely… Read the rest of the article: Europe bans travelers from US over Covid fears
Yesterday, five large department stores in the towns of Lindsay and Whitby, Ontario, Canada had to temporarily stop ringing up customers because every item scanned at the register showed up… Read the rest of the article: Every item scanned as "Mr Potato Head" in glitch at department stores
https://youtu.be/BcA6bqY8AxQ Legendary comedian, actor, writer, and director Carl Reiner has died at age 98. Reiner is best known for performing with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca on the 1950s TV… Read the rest of the article: Legendary comedian Carl Reiner, RIP
In a year of old-school dystopian catastrophes, here's one that's refreshingly futuristic: the UK is making it legal to use small electric scooters on Britain's roads, but not your small… Read the rest of the article: UK to allow electric scooters on roads, but only if you rent one
A few years back, my brother Rick Pescovitz came up with Under The Weather Pods, single-person pop-up shelters. (You may have caught Rick on Shark Tank.) Rick was sick of… Read the rest of the article: Pop-up wearable tent for COVID-19 protection in offices, schools, and medical facilities
Jason Laska stopped at a Little Caesars to grab a pre-made "Hot-N-Ready" pizza for his family. When he got home, he and his wife discovered a (reverse) swastika made from… Read the rest of the article: Family finds pepperoni swastika on their Little Caesars pizza
The Financial Times' latest chart of newly confirmed cases by state per capita, represented as a seven-day rolling average, suggests that the best place to go on vacation this summer… Read the rest of the article: Chart shows states where Covid is spiking
