Leslie Gibson, who is running unopposed for Maine House 57th District seat, says he is sorry, so sorry, for calling 18-year-old Emma Gonzalez a "skinhead lesbian." Gonzalez, who survived the… Read the rest of the article: GOP candidate for Maine legislature says he's sorry for calling Parkland massacre survivor a 'skinhead lesbian'
A teacher who has received gun training as a reserve police officer accidentally shot his gun on Tuesday at a California high school. A boy was "struck in the neck… Read the rest of the article: Teacher trained in use of guns accidentally fires weapon, injures a student
A passenger's bag slides into a United Airlines test compartment with ease, but the employee pulls it out, then sets it down on the test compartment at an angle to… Read the rest of the article: United Airlines staffer pretends bag is too big for carry on
Happy pi day! Today we think of pi as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (3.14…). But in the olden days (and even today) some people thought… Read the rest of the article: Pi was almost 6.28…
I wrote about The 49 Boxes in 2015, describing it as a magical participatory experience that combines art, puzzles, story, music — and so much more. Actor and magician Neil… Read the rest of the article: Don't miss one of the coolest real time experiences: The 49 Boxes
This man made a functional kitchen — complete with cabinetry, stove, sink, running water, and refrigerator — in the back of his little electric car. "I learned that making a… Read the rest of the article: Man builds full kitchen in back of tiny electric car
Last week a retired Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by novichok, a nerve agent, in Salisbury, England. Officials are concerned that anyone who visited the restaurant or pub… Read the rest of the article: Up to 500 people may have been exposed to poison that killed Russian spy and daughter
The Mirai and Reaper botnets were just the beginning. xkcd's graph on the fragility of IoT systems is a warning of things to come.
Trump fired secretary of state Rex Tillerson, replacing him with CIA director Mike Pompeo. He nominated deputy director Gina Haspel to lead the CIA. If the Senate confirms her, she'll… Read the rest of the article: CIA nominee ran a secret torture prison and destroyed evidence of it
https://youtu.be/XXRBLyQQ78A Kudos to Travel Oregon for making a beautiful animated promotional video, called "Only Slightly Exaggerated." It was written and produced by Portland's own Wieden + Kennedy. Animation by Psyop… Read the rest of the article: This Oregon travel video looks like a Studio Ghibli cartoon
Acclaimed UK photographer Andy Rosen, who took many of the iconic photos of the early punk days, has written a nerve-racking, but entertaining piece about his bizarre experience he had… Read the rest of the article: Photographing Duran Duran nearly ended in blood being spilled and fingers being broken over copyright ownership
An undercover police car ran a red light at an intersection in Brooklyn, almost cutting off a driver who made a legal left turn in front of him. The officer… Read the rest of the article: Undercover cop runs a red light and tries to ticket driver who recorded it
https://youtu.be/0d-gTqiI3zc French antipodists Régina and Yvonne Baranton wow the audience in this 1969 episode of the Ed Sullivan Show. Fun fact: Regina was married to famous juggler Gil Dova:
A young man named Mohammad Hashem caused a furor on a live Egypt television show after telling the host and his "debate" partner, former Deputy Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mahmoud Ashour,… Read the rest of the article: Watch this atheist get kicked off live Egypt TV show
A man has been living in a tent hidden in a tube on top of a train station in Antioch, CA. He was spotted lowering a bicycle from roof and… Read the rest of the article: Homeless man's camp hidden in decorative tube atop train station
A good way to scare yourself is by googling "phosphorus shortage." Agriculture requires lots of phosphorus for fertilizer, and after it's spread on crops, most of it gets washed into… Read the rest of the article: The world is running out of phosphorus, which threatens global food supply
The Greatest Stories Retold is a project that presents classic fairy tales, like "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," in the form of commercials ranging from six seconds to over three… Read the rest of the article: Ad agencies tell classic fairy tales in the form of six-second commercials
The Logitech Create iPad Pro keyboard (on sale for $81 on Amazon) has changed the way I use my iPad. Mainly, I'm using my iPad much more often, now that… Read the rest of the article: Excellent keyboard case for iPad Pro – the Logitech Create
A team of MIT researchers "analyzed every major contested news story in English across the span of Twitter's existence" and found that "fake news and false rumors reach more people,… Read the rest of the article: Study: Fake news "reaches more people, penetrate deeper into the social network, and spread much faster than accurate stories"
If you were hoping that a person you detest will get hit by a piece of the out-of-control Chinese space station when it crashes to Earth the in the next… Read the rest of the article: Chinese have lost control of space station — it will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in weeks
