Back in August, the Skull-a-Day blog (a new skull, every day!) ran this papercraft skull with moving jaw — including a downloadable PDF so you can print and assemble your own. Timely!
(via Paperforest)
Papercraft skull with moving jaw
A sampling of unusual novelties from the 1937 Johnson Smith Catalog
I loved getting the Johnson Smith Catalog in the mail as a kid. I'd pore over every page of fine print and tiny line drawings to find patches, smoking monkeys, magic tricks, practical jokes, puzzles, and instructional booklets. The catalogs were over a hundred pages long and I would spend days going through each one.… READ THE REST
Sara Fischer's best news media corrections of 2020
From Axios' excellent Media Trends newsletter, written by Sara Fischer — the best news media corrections of 2020: December 16, The Associated Press: "In a story on December 15, 2020, about the Mexican and Brazilian presidents congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Biden's first name is Jose. His name is Joe."… READ THE REST
Dominion Voting Systems' security director sues Trump campaign and others for baseless vote-rigging accusations
Eric Coomer, the security director for Dominion Voting Systems, which supplied vote-counting technology for 28 states in the 2020 presidential election, has been receiving death threats ever since Trump and his enablers started making baseless claims that he helped "rig" the machines to ensure a Biden victory. Today, Coomer filed a lawsuit against "the Trump… READ THE REST
In just 100 hours, Speakly says they'll have you speaking confidently in a foreign language
You may have heard of the 10,000 Hour Rule, popularized by noted journalist and author Malcolm Gladwell. It supposes that it takes 10,000 hours of active, intense focus on a talent or skill to attain expert-level mastery. There's debate over whether that theory is actually true or not, but it's also spawned a lesser-known spinoff,… READ THE REST
This cookware system can replace a bunch of kitchen tools in one handy unit
We've all had that kitchen moment that feels like a scene straight out of a Three Stooges movie. We go to one of those big cupboards to dig out a cupcake pan or a pasta maker or some other piece of highly specialized culinary technology, only to be greeted by a waterfall of kitchen stuff… READ THE REST
The Quantum X is the world's first upright water filtration vacuum
For most of the past century, vacuums were pretty much just vacuums. They suctioned dirt and other debris up off the floor, then passed it through a cloth or paper-based filter that would trap and collect all the dirt. But, a few decades ago, the water filtration vacuum showed up – and changed the game.… READ THE REST