More scenes from a book tour: duct-tape Converse, sported by a sterling young man at my signing tonight at the Books, Inc in Palo Alto. They're sweaty, the tape doesn't stick well to the canvas, but man, that's a pair of shoes.
Duct-tape Converse
Gotta catch all grandpas: Japanese town turns seniors into trading card stars
In a small Japanese town, children are trading cards featuring local grandfathers instead of Pokémon, turning ordinary community members into neighborhood celebrities. The "Ojisan Trading Card Game" in Kawara, Fukuoka… READ THE REST
Spotify uses ghost artists to "shape listening behavior" and avoid paying real ones
Spotify pads playlists with music by unknown artists, and has been accused of generating this music itself or using cheap library music to reduce the amount paid to artists. At… READ THE REST
Tom Whitwell's annual collection of 52 fascinating facts returns, featuring expensive calculators and trademarked scents
For the last several years, Tom Whitwell, has written an annual list of 52 things he's learned that year. He just posted his new one. Here are five samples: There… READ THE REST
Edit like a pro with this award-winning photo software
TL;DR: Give your photos a professional edge with The Award-Winning Luminar Neo Lifetime Bundle, now just $89.99 (reg. $682), the best price on the web. Want to impress your friends with your… READ THE REST
Power up your PC and your productivity with a $15 Windows 11 Pro license
TL;DR: Give your PC a total refresh for $14.97 with this lifetime license to Windows 11 Pro, now over $175 off through June 1. As the weather gets nicer, it's harder and… READ THE REST
We really got custom cheat codes for 6,000 games before we got GTA 6
TL;DR: Get custom cheats and trainers for thousands of games with a lifetime subscription to Cheat Happens, now on sale for $35. If you're the kind of gamer who loves poking around… READ THE REST
