New documentary about John C. Lilly, the scientist who used LSD to communicate with dolphins and invented the sensory deprivation tank (video)

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Pioneering psychonaut and neuroscientist John C. Lilly is best known for his work in the 1950s exploring whether humans and dolphins could communicate. His NASA-sponsored research—in which he gave dolphins LSD and took it with them—contributed to the broader field of animal cognition and interspecies communication that continues today, now powered by artificial intelligence. — Read the rest

Why wait for the Nintendo Switch 2 when this retro console is out now and cheaper?

Kinhank Super Console

TL;DR: The Kinhank retro-inspired gaming console is only $99.99 with free shipping while supplies last (reg. $159.99)—less than 70 are left.

Oh, hey, gamer! We were just talking about the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement… and we aren't too impressed. With a rumored $499 price tag, no OLED screen, and that "improved" controller design, we're sticking to classic games on our favorite console. — Read the rest

Boris Johnson blames Church of England for obesity crisis

Boris Johnson. Photo: UK Parliament (handout)

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson blames the Church of England for the country's obesity rates, on the basis that the lack of spiritual nourishment leads people to binge eat. The obvious projection—Boris being an overweight atheist or agnostic with a history of briefly-held religious poses—is really just a way of complaining about black people, contemporary risk aversion and all the other things conservatives hate. — Read the rest

In newly-uncovered phone call Charles Manson admitted to murders in Mexico years before the L.A. killing spree

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Trump whisperers have a "weird homoerotic fascination" of Putin, frets Boris Johnson (video)

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Trump doppelgänger Boris Johnson was pleased with the US election results, but was concerned about MAGA's "weird homoerotic fascination" with Vladimir Putin.

"I think there's a faction in the Republican party that has a strange weird homoerotic fascination for Putin, that I personally don't share," the former UK Prime Minister said at Fortune's Global Forum conference on Monday. — Read the rest