British comedy legend John Cleese tweeted a timely message Friday that was recorded some 30 years ago. The footage riffs on extremists, "Extremism makes you feel good, because it provides… Read the rest of the article: John Cleese's 30-year-old rant on extremists seems relevant today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1tOfRV1Zaw&list=PL1zBiNTq3EZCD6s3GIUFt5G1ZOMdQbu2J&index=11 Self-proclaimed white nationalist and alleged domestic abuser Richard Spencer has been bogged down in a civil lawsuit for his part in helping to organize the "Unite The Right" rally… Read the rest of the article: Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit
Warwick Davis made a very brief cameo in The Rise of Skywalker, once again donning the visage of galactic champion Wicket W. Warrick. (Warwick's real-life son played the other Ewok.) But… Read the rest of the article: Ewoks without fur are absolutely terrifying
To be fair, it would not be wholly inaccurate to describe the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone as an autonomous anarcho-syndicalist collective. But sadly, strange women in lakes and handing out… Read the rest of the article: Fox News confused a Monty Python sketch with the Seattle CHAZ activists
James Hoffmann, a coffee YouTuber, has a new series about espresso. In each episode, he discusses one of the variables involved in making espresso. The first episode covered "dose," or… Read the rest of the article: New video series: Understanding Epresso
In Murray, Kentucky, Gallery X Art Collective tattoo artists Jeremiah Swift and Ryun King are offering free sessions to cover up racist tattoos for people who have changed their minds… Read the rest of the article: Tattoo parlor offers free sessions to cover up of racist symbols
Dating back to the 19th century, occultists, engineers, and hoaxers have employed new audio technology to communicate beyond the grave. This includes wax cylinders, white noise generators, AM radios, hacked… Read the rest of the article: Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits
If you found out 10 percent of your income was just being thrown away and wasted, you’d probably be angry. Then, once the anger subsided, you’d take some steps. You’d… Read the rest of the article: Get this accredited project management training on sale for just $99
With just days until the official start of summer, your seasonal plans are likely much like everything else these days — unfocused, scattershot, and incredibly situational. Well, it might be… Read the rest of the article: Suit up for the ultimate summer camping trip with these essential items
For the past five years, the march toward getting a smart speaker in every home has pushed methodically forward. This year, more than a third of all U.S. adults will… Read the rest of the article: Your Google Home Mini can go completely mobile with this handy battery base
Wow. So inspiring. Now make it real. From the official video description Vimeo: defund12.org | Black Lives Matter FIND WAYS TO DONATE DIRECTLY TO BLACK FOLX: nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html An Ex-Cop Speaks Out: medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759
Virginia Oliver is the oldest licensed lobster fishing person in the state of Maine — and, her local Rockland Historical Society suspects, possibly the entire world. She began lobstering in… Read the rest of the article: 100-year-old "Lobster Lady" gets a film about her unusual life
We can almost see the Cosmo quiz already — what does your face mask say about you? Regardless of your personal stance or the shape of the re-opening of America,… Read the rest of the article: Your face mask is you so it better say something and maybe these 20 masks will speak to (and for) you
Black Rock City is off this year, but Burning Man in the multiverse is on! Kindling is the Project's new portal for virtual Burning Man experiences, and one of them… Read the rest of the article: New podcast: "Burning Man Live" offers stories from its community
This is a really powerful (and painfully relevant) poem by Morgan Harper Nichols. I think it works even more profoundly in the carousel of images, as embedded in the Instagram… Read the rest of the article: "Engage in the long, faithful work,” a beautiful graphic poem about learning anti-racism
It never hurts to know your way around a bar. But unlike a TV bar like Cheers, a gregarious disposition and knowing everybody’s name does not a bartender make. There’s… Read the rest of the article: Learn how to make the perfect drink every time with this mixology training
If you need a new laptop or tablet, you’re in luck. Every once in awhile, we like to compile all the best deals we’re seeing in one place, so you… Read the rest of the article: These desktops, laptops, and tablets — from Microsoft, Lenovo, and HP — are all on sale
In a time of high anxiety, there are few activities quite as calming as looking for shells, shaking trees and maybe catching a fish or two. Nintendo’s Animal Crossing might… Read the rest of the article: Win a Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing New Horizons and more — all for FREE
Before Lindsey Graham became a Stepford Republican, he used to bash Donald Trump and praise Joe Biden. "You want to know how to make America great again?" he once asked… Read the rest of the article: Lindsey Graham says "Joe Biden is as good a man as God ever created" in new ad
On Thursday, June 4, 2020, a 22-year-old activist named Kennedy Mitchum reached out to the publishers of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to express her frustration with their definition of the word… Read the rest of the article: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism."
