Just look at how evil the banana industry is. Just look at it. If you need me, I'll be in the produce section of Trader Joe's recording video of people buying… Read the rest of the article: Bananas canceled
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Just look at how evil the banana industry is. Just look at it. If you need me, I'll be in the produce section of Trader Joe's recording video of people buying… Read the rest of the article: Bananas canceled
What is "Blockchain Certified" spaghetti? Andy Baio wondered that when he found a box of pasta that said: Blockchain CertifiedThis product has been certified with the ITEM× Blockchain Tool.Scan the… Read the rest of the article: This "Blockchain Certified" spaghetti is as dumb as you might think
Many restaurants in San Francisco are doing their best to survive the pandemic by building "parklets," which are sidewalk structures with tables and chairs. Parklets help stop the spread of… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco's soul-destroying bureaucracy is killing small restaurant owners trying to survive Covid
I was on my couch imagining the death of my younger self when I suddenly realized that I had done nothing to prepare for my passing. I did not have… Read the rest of the article: The life-changing magic of this silicone jar scraper
More ignominy! HarperCollins announced today it was canceling a planned book written by Chris Cuomo, who recently left his high profile posts at CNN and Sirius XM over sexual harassment… Read the rest of the article: Publisher cancels Chris Cuomo's upcoming book
California Assembly Bill No. 468, effective January 1, 2022, will make it more difficult for healthcare providers to issue "emotional support dog" certifications and also makes it clear that emotional… Read the rest of the article: California's new law tightens regulations around emotional support animals
In this unaired pilot for a 1966 game show called The Big Money, Monty Hall of Let's Make a Deal fame invites contestants to use their talents to win cash… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Unaired pilot of The Big Money, a 1966 game show hosted by Monty Hall
First, CNN suspended Chris Cuomo after evidence surfaced that he'd violated journalism ethics by advising his older brother, ex-New York Governor Mario Cuomo, on how to respond to sexual harassment… Read the rest of the article: Chris Cuomo "steps away" from his SiriusXM show
According to Utravillage ("A guide to underground ambient, minimal, progressive electronic, and new age releases from approximately 1975 to 1995, covering primarily vinyl and cassette releases from the U.S. scene.")… Read the rest of the article: Listen to Quark Pair's self-released synth music cassette from 1988
1964 was a good year for British music, as seen in the 1964 New Musical Express Poll Winners Show. It opens with The Hollies (before they became great), followed by… Read the rest of the article: Watch this New Musical Express winners show from 1964 with The Beatles, The Stones, the Hollies and more
This TV spot for Pole Position, a racing car game for the Atari 2600, is pure genius. It starts with a disembodied voice-of-god screaming "HEY!!!" at a mild-mannered family in… Read the rest of the article: I haven't seen this commercial for Atari Pole Position since 1982 and I love it more than ever
Food scientist Ann Reardon debunks viral food videos, including content farm click-bait food videos that have misleading thumbnail images, impossible-to-recreate recipes, and narration about murder and child abuse. She starts… Read the rest of the article: This YouTube channel investigates weird, bogus, and creepy food videos
"If you are on this call, you are part of the unlucky group being laid off," said Better.com CEO Vishal Garg to 900 employees over a Zoom call on Friday.… Read the rest of the article: Watch: CEO of Better.com fires 900 employees over a Zoom meeting
As a result of the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, the supply of beer and wine decreased while that of hard liquor increased. Bootleggers realized they could make… Read the rest of the article: The "iron law of prohibition" explains why the DEA is responsible for the fentanyl crisis
Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood — who seems to have moved so far to the right that he now considers Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz to be enemies –has added… Read the rest of the article: Deep state foe Lin Wood posted "buddy-buddy" email ostensibly between Tucker Carlson and Hunter Biden
The Deep Dreams podcast uses the GPT-3 language transformer to generate semi-sensical spoken word stories to lull you to sleep. There are five episodes so far. The latest one uses… Read the rest of the article: Deep Dreams is an AI-generated podcast to help you sleep
Some would argue that the whole point of Lego is that the pieces are re-usable. Others might not care as long as the pieces can be used to make a… Read the rest of the article: Lego made some pieces that can't be pulled apart
The second person in the United States to test positive for the omicron variant had recently returned from an anime convention in New York with 53,000 other attendees. He has… Read the rest of the article: Second U.S. person with omicron was at an NYC anime convention with 53,000 people
I have found the Uni Kuru Toga to be a mechanical pencil of uncanny perfection. Its shell, carved from the tooth of a displacer beast and engraved with Reformed Mesopotamian sigils, holds a delicate graphite scrivening rod. A hidden mechanism automatically rotates the lead every time you touch the… Read the rest of the article: This mechanical pencil sharpens itself
Brian Hsu (20) of Irvine, California was banned from American Airlines for allegedy assaulting a crew member, giving her a concussion and broken facial bones. Hsu, who was flying first… Read the rest of the article: Man accused of "one of the worst displays of unruly behavior we've ever witnessed" pleads not guilty to punching American Airlines attendant