New research conducted by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reveals that Twitter ignores 99% of hate speech posted by Twitter Blue subscribers, which isn't at all surprising to… Read the rest of the article: New research shows Twitter ignores hate speech posted by Twitter Blue subscribers

If you love The Smiths but can't bring yourself to listen to them anymore because of Morrissey's dismal politics, you can just write your own Smiths songs, courtesy of Desmond… Read the rest of the article: How to write a Smiths song in one minute

If you've ever wanted a snailboat, now's your chance! Walker Babington, who describes himself as an "actor, stunt performer, and creatively-destructive artist," is selling his snailboat for two thousand dollars. Yesterday, he announced… Read the rest of the article: Artist Walker Babington is selling his snailboat

If you're planning a roadtrip this summer, you should consider visiting Roswell, New Mexico. Just in time for your summer planning, Roadside America has updated its guide to "the glowing… Read the rest of the article: Roadside America updated its guide to Roswell's alien and UFO attractions

If you're looking for a good book to start the summer with, I highly recommend Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair… Read the rest of the article: Mark the 130th anniversary of the Chicago World's Fair by reading "The Devil in the White City" this summer

If your summer travels involve visiting a beach, here's some inspiration for you! Check out these beautiful artworks created on the beaches in Devon, England, out of pebbles, shells, seaweed,… Read the rest of the article: English family creates beautiful art from beach materials

I wish I were in one of my favorite cities—Melbourne, Australia—so I could attend the Blobfish Beer Festival at the historic Meat Market, a venue that's worth a visit with… Read the rest of the article: Get yourself to Melbourne, Australia for the Blobfish Beer Festival!

Artist Brian Donnelly, who goes by the name KAWS, recently won a $900,000 lawsuit against Dylan Joy An Leong Yi Zhi and two Singapore-based companies that were producing counterfeit KAWS… Read the rest of the article: KAWS wins lawsuit against counterfeit operation

This is Ora, she's a Borzoi, and she has a gloriously long snout. She's also recently committed at least six crimes, complete with video evidence: Impersonating a police siren Muppet… Read the rest of the article: Watch Ora the Borzoi commit at least six crimes

The dB's' 1984 album Like This—which features "Amplifier," a breakup song whose sad lyrics are incongruously set to catchy, upbeat music—was one of my music staples in high school and college,… Read the rest of the article: Watch the new video for "She Might Look My Way," from The dB's' Chris Stamey

Did you have the 1991 album Green Mind, by Dinosaur, Jr.? If so, you will immediately recognize this photo—it's called "Priscilla, 1969" and was shot by photographer Joseph Szabo, who spent… Read the rest of the article: The history of Priscilla, 1969, the iconic image from Dinosaur, Jr.'s Green Mind

Conspirituality Podcast recently started releasing short episodes, called "Briefs," that focus on breaking or timely news—the latest is all about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., "The Anti-Vax Candidate." They explain: Another Kennedy is running… Read the rest of the article: RFK Jr.'s journey from environmental lawyer to anti-vax presidential candidate

Pronto Pup in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, boasts at least 3 claims to fame. First, it's the birthplace of the "Pronto Pup," a kind of corn dog that they describe as more savory and… Read the rest of the article: At Pronto Pup in Oregon you can fulfill your dream of riding a giant corn dog

Lizzy Lubitsky, who goes by the name "The Lady Egg," is an artist living in Phoenix, Arizona who creates giant egg sculptures and other 3D creations, as well as street art and smaller paintings with retro tech… Read the rest of the article: The Lady Egg is an artist who creates giant egg sculptures and more

Meet Paul Saladino, also known as the "Carnivore MD," who recently posted a video titled, "Here's how I poop" for his 1.3 million Instagram followers. In the post and the video he… Read the rest of the article: Will wiping your anus with toilet paper disrupt your hormones?

In an era where medical misinformation and disinformation—especially anti-vaxx ideologies—abound and are expected by some experts to just get worse, it's great that folks like The Real Truther are trying their best to battle… Read the rest of the article: The Real Truther fact checks and debunks anti-vaxx misinformation and disinformation

If you're a fan of Kurt Vile or John Prine, do yourself a favor and listen to this terrific cover of Prine's (written with Pat McLaughlin) Crazy as a Loon. It's performed by… Read the rest of the article: Watch Kurt Vile and friends perform John Prine's "Crazy as a Loon"

Here's a place you should visit: Oatman, Arizona. It's a quintessential old Western mining town located on Route 66. It's also full of wild burros that are descendants of the burros that… Read the rest of the article: Visit Oatman, Arizona to see wild burros wandering about town

As other adults, high on nostalgia, wait excitedly for the Barbie movie, I'm over here wishing they'd make a movie about the dolls *I* was raised on—the Sunshine Family. The dolls–created… Read the rest of the article: Remembering the Sunshine Family, the "most 1970s toys of the 1970s"

Alec, a professional painter who runs "Alec Paints" on TikTok, posts mesmerizing videos of himself painting walls. It's so satisfying to watch his effortlessly perfect edges (he doesn't tapwe off… Read the rest of the article: These videos of a man painting walls are mesmerizing