It's hard to know who to feel less sorry for – a Silicon Valley company with a portfolio of quackery and deceit or the San Francisco hedge fund that was… Read the rest of the article: Investor to Theranos: Give us back our $96 million
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It's hard to know who to feel less sorry for – a Silicon Valley company with a portfolio of quackery and deceit or the San Francisco hedge fund that was… Read the rest of the article: Investor to Theranos: Give us back our $96 million
Did you catch the delightful duet after Sunday's debate?"
From Our World in Data: "The US stands out as an outlier: the US spends far more on health than any other country, yet the life expectancy of the American… Read the rest of the article: US people pay more for health care, die sooner than people in other developed countries
On Saturday, my 13-year-old daughter and I spent a couple of hours sketching, which is one of our favorite activities. I was copying out of a book called Rendering in… Read the rest of the article: Micron pens for drawing
Django/Zorro by Quentin Tarantino (author), Matt Wagner (author/artist) and artists Francesco Francavilla, Jae Lee, and Esteve Polls Dynamite Entertainment 2015, 192 pages, 7.1 x 10.4 x 0.9 inches $(removed) Buy… Read the rest of the article: Django/Zorro – Like dipping french fries in a milkshake, the pairing oddly works
The amazing illustrator Drew Friedman created this art based on the back cover of John Lennon's 1971 Imagine album for the latest issue of MAD. Parody lyrics by Stan Sinberg.
He sings this time!
I love the well-made "Primitive Technology" videos. In this one, the guy (I don't know his name but he live in Australia) makes a few spears and a spear thrower,… Read the rest of the article: Primitive Technology: making a spear thrower
This video describes symptoms of people with narcissistic personality disorder (aka selfish jerks).
Poor -> Stress -> Drink -> Poor -> Stress -> Stop drink -> Work -> Work -> Collect money -> Work -> Collect money -> Pay debt -> Work ->… Read the rest of the article: Man turns his life around in 30 seconds
A slow motion camera captures the squishy, rubbery transformation of a golf ball hitting a steel plate at 150mph. [via]
Next time you see Cory, ask him to show you one of his rubber band magic tricks. We've been learning them at our monthly meetup "for people who aren't good… Read the rest of the article: Rubber band ball for $(removed)
Ealth Club or Healthh Club? It can only be one or the other. The first "H" on this sign is represented by the weights but the second is not. [via]
In September 2014, Iranian authorities ransacked Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee's house and found an unpublished fictional story about stoning to death. She has been sentenced to five years in prison for… Read the rest of the article: Iranian woman sentenced to 6 years in prison for writing unpublished story about stoning
I think rubbing them was superfluous — they seemed to be in a hurry to away.
Magician Penn Jillette used to weight about 340 lbs. He was happy with his weight and the way he looked. He said he didn't even mind not having a lot… Read the rest of the article: Penn Jillette lost over 100 lbs and still eats whatever he wants
This could be the beginning of a great "found footage" style zombie movie.
Walking passed a Church and seeing this board outside "Forgiveness is swallowing when you want to spit." That's the sign that Reverend Bob Marshall placed outside his church in Buckley,… Read the rest of the article: Reverend says his "spit or swallow" sign was not a sexual reference
See sample pages from this book at Wink. The Longest Day of the Future by Lucas Varela Fantagraphics 2016, 112 pages, 7.8 x 10.5 x 0.6 inches (hardcover) $(removed) Buy… Read the rest of the article: The Longest Day of the Future – Chris Ware meets Terry Gilliam
Jon Ronson is my favorite author of book about charismatic charlatans, dangerous lunatics, and interesting weirdos. So I am eager to read his brand new Kindle Single, The Elephant in… Read the rest of the article: Jon Ronson's new e-book on Donald Trump and Alex Jones