This video from Ken Burns, featuring James Baldwin, will help you to call bullshit on anyone trying to tell you that tearing down a monument to racism is tearing down… Read the rest of the article: Ken Burns: our monuments are representations of myth, not fact
The Pogues' singer-songwriter and tin whistle player Spider Stacy confirmed that this was real, tweeting, "The secret as to how we all stayed in such great shape..no veal, no fast… Read the rest of the article: Check out the Pogues' tour rider from 1991 — the last year Shane MacGowan was in the band
This is an outrage. No more Costco half-sheet cakes because coronavirus?!
Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday if he is elected president, he will require Americans to wear masks in public to fight coronavirus.
If you don't get chills from the ASMR audio experience of Tingle Monsters, then you'll definitely get them from the looming tension and sheer overwhelming sexist dread that oozes throughout this… Read the rest of the article: "Tingle Monsters" is an incredibly unsettling ASMR feminist horror film
These rescued sloth bears in India are having fun just being safe. In India, there is a long tradition of animal abuse with this species.
“You don't have to drop bombs on everybody. You don't have to kill people.” — Donald Trump, June 25, 2020.
Impeached and obviously unfit acting U.S. president Donald Trump plans to kick off the Fourth of July holiday with pageantry and photo ops at Mount Rushmore. Native Americans who view… Read the rest of the article: Native Americans to protest Trump's trip to Mount Rushmore
Because the cruelty is the point.
Facebook said Thursday it will introduce a notification screen to warn users if they try to share content more than 90 days old, “To ensure people have the context they… Read the rest of the article: Facebook to warn users if they try to share content more than 90 days old
It’s a silent tragedy that no one ever wants to even consider. But the reality is that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) claims the lives of nearly 3,500 babies in… Read the rest of the article: The Smart Beat monitor knows and studies your baby’s breathing as they sleep
My friend Dan Shapiro is the CEO of Glowforge, which makes easy-to-use laser cutters. He sent this email to me yesterday about a cool project he set up to get… Read the rest of the article: Glowforge laser cutter owners made over one million "ear savers" for hospital mask wearers
“House approves sweeping police overhaul from Democrats, responding to national outcry over George Floyd's death.” — AP
Glad you asked.
Definitely book me on the very first flight off this hell-planet 2020, yes please.
At some point this summer, we’ve all got our fingers crossed that we’ll be out on a patio, basking in a gorgeous day and smelling the delicious char of burgers,… Read the rest of the article: Odds are, your grill is disgusting and a wire brush won’t help but the Q-Swiper can
Anytime I fry something that requires oil, I cover the pan with a splatter screen. It keeps droplets of hot oil from shooting out of the pan while at the… Read the rest of the article: Splatter screens are welcome addition to frying pans
Disney's Splash Mountain ride, based on their racially offensive 1946 film Song of the South — a controversial (not to mention seriously boring) movie that featured the popular song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"… Read the rest of the article: Disney is reimagining Splash Mountain's racist 'Song of the South' theme. Princess and the Frog will take its place
Revoltech's 7-in model of the Vespa mandarinia (aka murder hornet) looks amazing. It's $105, but if you are a true murder hornet aficionado it's a pittance. Every part is articulated,… Read the rest of the article: How could anyone resist this 7-inch model of a Murder Hornet?
Vox made a video that explains why cops in the US look like soldiers.
