You know how in movies where there's a mad genius tech-wizard/hacker (often a precocious teen) who can make the most fantastical creations with seemingly no effort? It's such a great… Read the rest of the article: Mad genius builds robotic arm to control synth with Nintendo Power Glove

In a continuation from Trump's Do-As-I-Say-Don't-Say-As-I-Do approach to mail-in voter ballots, the Republican National Committee has sued the state of California in an effort to stop their vote-by-mail outreach ahead… Read the rest of the article: California Republicans sue to stop mail-in voter ballots

The Last of Us is a game about surviving in America after a pandemic. The sequel is out this summer, and as part of the marketing effort, Sony is offering… Read the rest of the article: Sony offers "The Last of Us" skateboard with "post-pandemic distressing" effect

Just as in almost any industry that seeks high-demand, well-trained workers, certification often becomes key. For project managers, that means anyone who’s serious about serving in that role with a… Read the rest of the article: Take the fast-track to project management certification with this three-course bundle

Dr. Steven Levine is a renowned New York plastic surgeon, best known for his face-lifts and breast augmentation work. And apparently, as he told The Cut, he's received a lot of… Read the rest of the article: Rich people are trying to get in-home plastic surgery during quarantine

In 1981, Damaskas (Daniel E Hollomb) of The Dr. Demento Show recorded this wonderful parody of DEVO's "Mongoloid" about the arcade game Asteroids. According to Dr_Deirdre_Airlines who posted it in… Read the rest of the article: Wonderful parody of DEVO's "Mongoloid" about the arcade game Asteroids (1981)

What are Perler beads and why might you want to buy a big tub of 22,000 thousand? They are tiny colorful plastic cylinders. Each bead is a pixel that you… Read the rest of the article: Gigantic tub of 22,000 Perler beads

Trump and Trump Junior are tweeting accusatory nonsense about the death of a woman, and her widower asked Twitter to delete the hurtful messages because the tweets are in violation… Read the rest of the article: Twitter says it's "deeply sorry about the pain" Trump's tweets have caused

From designer Nate Shirley, a "personal hygiene product intended for cleaning your ears. It uses disposable spiral cleaning heads that spin at a constant speed." I wish he would Kickstart… Read the rest of the article: Concept design for a drill-like tool that augers wax out of your ear

A woman who was exercising her God-given right to release a miasma of aerosolized saliva in a confined space during a deadly pandemic was shouted at by other shoppers in… Read the rest of the article: Infuriated NY shoppers scream at woman for not wearing mask

If you misplace something, say a pair of headphones, think about its surface texture and the way it feels rather than what it looks like. This will help you remember… Read the rest of the article: To find something you misplaced, imagine its feel and texture

Bill Gates has designed tiny location-tracking microchips that he plans to implant into hundreds of millions of people when they get the COVID-19 vaccine. Only 26% of Republicans surveyed believe… Read the rest of the article: Over 40% of Republicans think Bill Gates is going to implant tracking chips through Covid vaccine

In Cincinnati, Ohio, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted more than $250,000 in counterfeit US bills on its way from Shenzhen, China to Guthrie, Oklahoma. From Fox19: The money,… Read the rest of the article: More than $250k in counterfeit US bills seized in Cincinnati

To my disappointment, North Korean state media stated that Kim Jong Un did not use his family's mastery of magic to teleport or time travel out of the public eye.… Read the rest of the article: North Korea state media officially admits that Kim Jong Un did not teleport or time travel

Dalton and Kanaan Dern turned their Apopka, Florida abode into a skatepark. Watch them shred the house. Don't tell mom. The brothers won the "Murder Your House" contest sponsored by… Read the rest of the article: Quarantined skateboarders turn their house into a makeshift skatepark

From the stately and elegant Batmobile Cadillac seen in the 1943 movie serials to the latest militaristic models, this is the on-screen history of Batman's Batmobile. Of course the true… Read the rest of the article: Watch a documentary about Batman's Batmobile through the ages

Popping a new battery in a smoke detector or adding salt to your water softener are easy fixes. But if you run into trouble or a necessary repair in a… Read the rest of the article: This borescope camera snakes you into all the hardest to reach places for a good look

Snapdragon seed pods have a famously macabre appearance; Karin Jones took a closer look. (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sweden didn't lock down much at all, whereas the UK seems consumed with lockdown theater. This chart, from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, paints a bleak picture… Read the rest of the article: UK, Sweden top daily Covid death rate

Matt Round created an AI-driven face generator specializing in UK Ministers of Parliament: This MP Does Not Exist. The results have the special look of British portrait photography, political culture… Read the rest of the article: This politician does not exist