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  • David Pescovitz
    11:01 am Wed, Dec 7, 2022
    Classified documents found in Trump's storage unit

    After the US Justice Department told Trump's lawyers that they believed there were still more classified documents he had taken from the White House, the attorneys were compelled to take… Read the rest of the article: Classified documents found in Trump's storage unit

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:47 am Wed, Dec 7, 2022
    New Zealand farmers call bullshit on government's "fart tax"

    New Zealand farmers are calling bullshit on a "fart tax" the governments wants to levy on them based on the methane released by cattle flatulence, burps, and manure. A greenhouse… Read the rest of the article: New Zealand farmers call bullshit on government's "fart tax"

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:23 am Wed, Dec 7, 2022
    Watch odd gentleman with a football for a head rob a convenience store

    Police in Ponca City, Oklahoma are seeking this gentleman who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint early Sunday morning. It shouldn't be too hard to find him given his striking… Read the rest of the article: Watch odd gentleman with a football for a head rob a convenience store

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:58 am Wed, Dec 7, 2022
    Archaeologists solve mystery of huge object protruding from sand on Florida beach

    Yesterday, we posted that Volusia County, Florida, visitors to a beach stumbled upon a mysterious 80-foot-long object poking out from the sand at low tide. Theories about its origins included… Read the rest of the article: Archaeologists solve mystery of huge object protruding from sand on Florida beach

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:59 am Wed, Dec 7, 2022
    TSA finds dog in luggage sent through airport X-ray

    "A dog was accidentally sent through the X-ray," reports Transportation Security Administration officials. Apparently the canine was inside a carry-on backpack that went through the machine at Dane County Regional… Read the rest of the article: TSA finds dog in luggage sent through airport X-ray

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  • David Pescovitz
    3:32 pm Tue, Dec 6, 2022
    Watch Neil Diamond surprise audiences by singing "Sweet Caroline" at his Broadway show's opening night

    On Sunday evening, Beautiful Noise, a new musical about the life of the living legend Neil Diamond, opened on Broadway. After the curtain call, 81-year-old Diamond—who retired from touring in… Read the rest of the article: Watch Neil Diamond surprise audiences by singing "Sweet Caroline" at his Broadway show's opening night

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:46 pm Tue, Dec 6, 2022
    Cory Doctorow interviewed about cyberpunk and surveillance capitalism in The New Yorker

    Our Boing Boing partner Cory Doctorow—activist and author of Chokepoint Capitalism, Attack Surface, and, of course, Little Brother, among other books—is interviewed in The New Yorker! The freewheeling and informative… Read the rest of the article: Cory Doctorow interviewed about cyberpunk and surveillance capitalism in The New Yorker

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:27 am Tue, Dec 6, 2022
    Being cold really can cause you to catch a cold, scientists show

    The idea that you can catch cold from cold air is a long-perpetuated myth. But it's now turned out to be true, sort of. No, you can't actually catch a… Read the rest of the article: Being cold really can cause you to catch a cold, scientists show

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:42 am Tue, Dec 6, 2022
    Remains of the last Tasmanian tiger found in a museum closet

    The Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) was a beautiful carnivorous marsupial that went extinct in the 1930s in part due to human hunting and encroachment on the animal's natural habitats. (To this… Read the rest of the article: Remains of the last Tasmanian tiger found in a museum closet

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:25 am Tue, Dec 6, 2022
    Mysterious huge object protruding from the sand on Florida beach

    In Volusia County, Florida, visitors to a beach stumbled upon a massive object poking out from the sand at low tide. Approximately 80-feet long, it appears to be made from… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious huge object protruding from the sand on Florida beach

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:29 am Mon, Dec 5, 2022
    Here is the "Frosty the Snowman" (1969) TV special with the original voices before it was overdubbed

    When the "Frosty the Snowman" TV special first aired on December 7, 1969, the voices of the children were performed by June Foray and Paul Frees. The following year though,… Read the rest of the article: Here is the "Frosty the Snowman" (1969) TV special with the original voices before it was overdubbed

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:54 am Mon, Dec 5, 2022
    Guns N' Roses band sues Guns and Roses shop that actually sells guns… and roses

    Guns N' Roses is suing Texas Guns and Roses, a firearm shop in Houston that also sells flowers. The shop has held a trademark on the name since 2016 but… Read the rest of the article: Guns N' Roses band sues Guns and Roses shop that actually sells guns… and roses

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:18 am Mon, Dec 5, 2022
    Here are the "most sinful" cities in America

    Sure, Las Vegas is "Sin City" but it's far from United States' only bastion of excess, anger and hatred, jealousy, greed, lust, vanity, and laziness. Based on 38 key indicators… Read the rest of the article: Here are the "most sinful" cities in America

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:43 am Mon, Dec 5, 2022
    Man gets barcode tattoo for contactless payment at check-outs

    A fellow in Taiwan got a barcode tattooed on his forearm as a way to do contactless payment at store check-outs. It's apparently linked to a cashless payment app on… Read the rest of the article: Man gets barcode tattoo for contactless payment at check-outs

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:33 am Mon, Dec 5, 2022
    Mysterious dismembered extraterrestrial hand found on beach

    Leticia Gomes Santiago and Devanir Souza were taking a romantic stroll on the beach of Ilha Comprida, Brazil when they stumbled upon a mysterious dismembered hand in the sand that… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious dismembered extraterrestrial hand found on beach

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:34 am Fri, Dec 2, 2022
    Dig these freaky experimental dancers and robots modulating to Moog music in 1971

    In 1971 when this video was aired on UK's ATV network, the sounds of the Moog synthesizer were still strange and otherworldly to most ears. This was the era of… Read the rest of the article: Dig these freaky experimental dancers and robots modulating to Moog music in 1971

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:18 am Fri, Dec 2, 2022
    This is Pantone's color of the year as "created" by Midjourney's AI

    Pantone's color of the year for 2023 is a bright red dubbed "Viva Magenta." At least it's not called MAGA Magenta. From the New York Times: The shade was selected… Read the rest of the article: This is Pantone's color of the year as "created" by Midjourney's AI

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:04 am Fri, Dec 2, 2022
    This man took 25 hits of Molly (MDMA) every day for four years Couperfield/Shutterstock

    A gentleman referred to in a scientific study as "Mr A" took 40,000 pills of MDMA (Molly, Ecstasy) in nine years. At his, er, peak, he was gobbling an average… Read the rest of the article: This man took 25 hits of Molly (MDMA) every day for four years

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:59 pm Thu, Dec 1, 2022
    Here's the trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie featuring a digitally de-aged Harrison Ford

    Here's the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the fifth in the Indy series slated for release on June 30, 2023. The film—set during the 1960s Space… Read the rest of the article: Here's the trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie featuring a digitally de-aged Harrison Ford

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:35 pm Thu, Dec 1, 2022
    Help wanted: "Bloodthirsty" Director of Rodent Mitigation to deal with New York City's rat problem

    The New York City Office of the Mayor is seeking a Director of Rodent Mitigation to deal with the city's brutal rat problem. Sounds like serious business even though the… Read the rest of the article: Help wanted: "Bloodthirsty" Director of Rodent Mitigation to deal with New York City's rat problem

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