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  • David Pescovitz
    10:26 am Wed, Oct 19, 2022
    Far-out Japanese laserdisc of 1980s space fantasy artwork with astro-jazz funk/ambient soundtrack (video)

    Starview HCT-5808 is a 1984 laserdisc featuring space fantasy artwork by Japanese sci-fi illustrator Jinsei Choi. Watch it above! The musical score is by respected composer Jun Fukamachi whose music… Read the rest of the article: Far-out Japanese laserdisc of 1980s space fantasy artwork with astro-jazz funk/ambient soundtrack (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:28 am Wed, Oct 19, 2022
    Marjorie Taylor Greene said she visited monument to honor Confederate soldiers but it was actually a monument for Union troops

    Last night, Marjorie Taylor Green made a fuss about her visit to the Wilder Brigade Monument in Chickamauga, Georgia. "Tonight, I stopped at the Wilder monument in Chickamauga, GA, which… Read the rest of the article: Marjorie Taylor Greene said she visited monument to honor Confederate soldiers but it was actually a monument for Union troops

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:49 am Wed, Oct 19, 2022
    Woman arrested for unleashing swarm of bees on police

    Rorie S. Woods of Hadley, Massachusetts was arrested after she allegedly unleashed a swarm of bees on police officers arrived at a man's home to serve eviction papers. Apparently a… Read the rest of the article: Woman arrested for unleashing swarm of bees on police

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:32 am Wed, Oct 19, 2022
    This dead monstrosity is the heaviest bony fish in the world

    This monstrous animal, a giant sunfish, was found floating dead in the Portugal's Azores archipelago. Weighing 2,744 kilograms (3 tons), it's thought to be the world's heaviest bony fish ever… Read the rest of the article: This dead monstrosity is the heaviest bony fish in the world

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:39 pm Tue, Oct 18, 2022
    Truck spills 22,000 pounds of live fish on freeway

    This morning on Interstate 95 near Godwin, North Carolina, a truck jacknifed and dumped its load of 22,000 pounds of catfish all over the freeway. The massive mess stopped northbound… Read the rest of the article: Truck spills 22,000 pounds of live fish on freeway

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:40 pm Tue, Oct 18, 2022
    Huge haul of CNN-branded Fentanyl seized in Texas

    US Customs and Border Protection seized 44 pounds of Fentanyl on their way into the US from Mexico. The bricks of the drug—some branded with the CNN logo—were hidden in… Read the rest of the article: Huge haul of CNN-branded Fentanyl seized in Texas

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:09 pm Tue, Oct 18, 2022
    Astronaut photo of Earth shows two strange blue blobs in the atmosphere

    An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this spectacular image over Southeast Asia. What are those two strange blue blobs though? Coincidentally, they're two natural phenomena that occurred simultaneously,… Read the rest of the article: Astronaut photo of Earth shows two strange blue blobs in the atmosphere

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:29 am Tue, Oct 18, 2022
    Incredible playground demonstration of antigravity (and core strength)

    Stargazer994 posted this clip to r/nextfuckinglevel because, well, it is: front page illustrative thumbnail image: Suphatthra olovedog/Shutterstock

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:17 am Tue, Oct 18, 2022
    If Trump wins, he reportedly plans to hire Marjorie Taylor Greene

    Rolling Stone reports that if Trump wins in 2024, he'd love to hire Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for his administration. "Wouldn't she be great?" Trump reportedly said. From Rolling Stone:… Read the rest of the article: If Trump wins, he reportedly plans to hire Marjorie Taylor Greene

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:40 am Mon, Oct 17, 2022
    Manson family murderer recommended for parole, California governor says nope

    For the first time since Patricia Krenwinkel's murder conviction for participating in the 1969 Manson family killing spree, a parole board recommended Krenwinkel be released from prison. On Friday though,… Read the rest of the article: Manson family murderer recommended for parole, California governor says nope

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:11 am Mon, Oct 17, 2022
    Headspinning gallery of rotating food GIFs

    From the Internet Archive, here are samples from a delicious gallery of rotating food GIFs. And if that just whets your appetite, there are five (!) more rotating food galleries… Read the rest of the article: Headspinning gallery of rotating food GIFs

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:44 am Mon, Oct 17, 2022
    Tina Turner is now a Barbie doll

    Mattel has just announced that R&B legend Tina Turner has become a Barbie doll. "We used a lot of screen grabs to see the hair at all angles," doll designer… Read the rest of the article: Tina Turner is now a Barbie doll

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:59 am Mon, Oct 17, 2022
    "Directed by David Lynch" stickers reveal the true nature of our reality

    Somehow I missed these "Directed by David Lynch" decals when they first came out, but they are even more relevant now. What a helpful reminder of the true nature of… Read the rest of the article: "Directed by David Lynch" stickers reveal the true nature of our reality

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:42 am Mon, Oct 17, 2022
    Here's the curiously rare clip of Sonic Youth live on The Late Show in 1994

    On May 17, 1994, Sonic Youth—promoting their LP Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star—performed "Bull in the Heather" on The Late Show with David Letterman. For some reason, video… Read the rest of the article: Here's the curiously rare clip of Sonic Youth live on The Late Show in 1994

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:55 pm Fri, Oct 14, 2022
    Incredible "Pan Solo in Carbonite" life-size loaf of bread

    Star Wars fan Hanalee Pervan and her mom Catherine, co-proprietors of Benicia, California's One House Bakery, created this incredible "Pan Solo in Carbonite" loaf of bread. Now on display outside… Read the rest of the article: Incredible "Pan Solo in Carbonite" life-size loaf of bread

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:29 pm Fri, Oct 14, 2022
    Listen to a stunning symphony of bird calls

    In the late 1950s, former CBS Radio musical director and composer Jim Fassett collaborated with CBS radio technician Mortimer Goldberg on a masterpiece of tape music, Symphony of the Birds.… Read the rest of the article: Listen to a stunning symphony of bird calls

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:09 pm Fri, Oct 14, 2022
    Unsolved Mysteries' co-creator on why people love it

    Unsolved Mysteries first premiered in 1987 with Robert Stack as host and is currently enjoying its fourth reboot with a new Netflix season premiering next week. People who love Unsolved… Read the rest of the article: Unsolved Mysteries' co-creator on why people love it

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:27 am Fri, Oct 14, 2022
    Relax to the calming sounds of Kmart in 1973

    Attention Kmart shoppers: Please enjoy this recording of a reel-to-reel audio recording played in the store in 1973. "In my opinion, the opening Kmart jingle is the most important artifact… Read the rest of the article: Relax to the calming sounds of Kmart in 1973

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:16 am Fri, Oct 14, 2022
    Protestors throw tomato soup on van Gogh painting image: Just Stop Oil

    This morning, activists from an organization called Just Stop Oil splashed tomato soup from cans all over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at London's National Gallery. Fortunately, the painting is… Read the rest of the article: Protestors throw tomato soup on van Gogh painting

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:57 am Thu, Oct 13, 2022
    Man with flamethrower attempts a citizen's arrest of teens attempting to toilet paper his house

    Last week in Wisconsin, Baraboo High School junior John Beaudin and his pals set out to toilet paper the home of John Kolar whose daughter is reportedly Beaudin's school friend.… Read the rest of the article: Man with flamethrower attempts a citizen's arrest of teens attempting to toilet paper his house

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