An image by Tenzing Gaychey (བསྟེན་འཇི༹ན་ དགེ་ཆེ་), a Toronto-based graphic designer originally from Kathmandu, Nepal (thanks, Kalaya'an Mendoza).
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May 23, 2010
How to avoid Chinese censors
In 1828, Ann Marten began to have disturbing dreams about her missing stepdaughter's whereabouts
When Maria Marten disappeared from the English village of Polstead in 1827, her lover said that they had married and were living on the Isle of Wight. But Maria’s stepmother began having disturbing dreams that hinted at a much grimmer fate. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll tell the story of […]
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Florida man stored jars of preserved human tongues in his crawlspace
In Gainseville, Florida, a routine crawlspace inspection turned up jars of preserved human tongues that date back to the 1960s. Police are currently investigating whether the tongues were related to research conducted by the home’s previous owner, Ronald A. Baughman, a University of Florida professor emeritus whose work focused on oral medicine and surgery. (WCJB) […]
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RIP Barbara Remington, illustrator of 60s paperback editions of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”
The New York Times remembers Barbara Remington, who created the cover illustrations for Ballantine Books’ 1965 paperback editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. Remington’s covers will always be the canonical covers for me, because these editions were in my junior high school library when I first encountered Tolkien. […]
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Master the second best-paid programming language in the U.S. with this beginner-friendly training
The biggest companies in the world rely on Python to power their technology and services, and more brands of all sizes are jumping on board. As the second best-paid programming language in the country, Python offers developers the chance to make an average of $120K a year. Take your career, and your salary, to the […]
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From smart bags to spinners, here are 10 great luggage ideas for your next trip all on sale
You’d be surprised anyone would have to say this, but…there are plenty of items that don’t belong in a suitcase. Like a bag of dead birds. No, really…people are actually packing bags of small dead birds into their luggage these days. Look, we can’t tell you how to pack. That’s your business. But we can […]
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Save an additional 15% on these industry-leading VPNs in honor of President's Day
Presidents’ Day and VPNs may not be a natural fit at first glance. But think about it for a minute. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were both American presidents whose legacies are forever tied with liberty and freedom. And what is a VPN service if not absolute web liberty and freedom for all your digital […]
