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  • Ruben Bolling
    11:24 am Wed, Jun 7, 2023
    "Good Omens" Season Two trailer drops

    The second season of Neil Gaiman's wildly inventive Good Omens TV show is coming on Amazon Prime July 28, and the trailer was released today. Variety reports: Originally based on… Read the rest of the article: "Good Omens" Season Two trailer drops

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  • Ruben Bolling
    6:43 am Wed, Jun 7, 2023
    Tom the Dancing Bug: A Calvinist and Hobbesian look at Meatball Ron

    Announcing Volume 3 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug program: the brand new ON THE TRAIL OF TOM THE DANCING BUG, compiling every Tom the Dancing Bug comic strip from… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: A Calvinist and Hobbesian look at Meatball Ron

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  • Ruben Bolling
    6:41 am Wed, Jun 7, 2023
    Study: Small-brained hominins used fire, engraved tools and cave walls, and buried their dead

    Homo naledi is an extinct species of archaic human that lived in southern Africa about 250,000 to 300,000 years ago. For reference, 300,000 years ago is about when our species,… Read the rest of the article: Study: Small-brained hominins used fire, engraved tools and cave walls, and buried their dead

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  • Ruben Bolling
    5:03 am Wed, Jun 7, 2023
    Saudi crown prince buys PGA Tour–and control of golf in North America

    An important story about international business, geopolitics, and human rights plays out on the links. For decades, the PGA Tour has organized professional golf tournaments in the United States and… Read the rest of the article: Saudi crown prince buys PGA Tour–and control of golf in North America

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  • Ruben Bolling
    7:21 am Tue, Jun 6, 2023
    Former U.S. Intelligence official says the U.S. possesses craft of non-human origin

    According to The Debrief (link here), David Charles Grusch, who served as a representative to the U.S. Department of Defense's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), has turned whistleblower, and… Read the rest of the article: Former U.S. Intelligence official says the U.S. possesses craft of non-human origin

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  • Ruben Bolling
    7:14 am Tue, Jun 6, 2023
    Ukraine: Russians destroyed dam, creating ecological and humanitarian disaster

    A dam and hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukarine was destroyed today, flooding and ravaging communities. President Zelensky blamed "Russian terrorists," while the Kremlin claimed Ukrainian "sabotage." Link to the… Read the rest of the article: Ukraine: Russians destroyed dam, creating ecological and humanitarian disaster

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  • Ruben Bolling
    3:46 am Tue, Jun 6, 2023
    "Community" movie, so close to happening, now postponed due to writers' strike

    Actor/producer Joel McHale confirmed that a movie based on the TV show Community was scheduled to start shooting this Summer, with a script by show creator Dan Harmon and Andrew… Read the rest of the article: "Community" movie, so close to happening, now postponed due to writers' strike

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  • Ruben Bolling
    7:21 am Sun, Jun 4, 2023
    Casey Kasem's American Top 40 as a time machine

    For '70s and '80s kids, the syndicated radio show American Top 40 was an iconic weekly ritual. Every weekend, disc jockey (and voice of Scooby-Doo's Shaggy) Casey Kasem would take… Read the rest of the article: Casey Kasem's American Top 40 as a time machine

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  • Ruben Bolling
    7:00 am Sun, Jun 4, 2023
    Vulfmon and Antwaun Stanley do minimal funk gospel

    Vulfmon, which seems to be the name for the non-Vulfpeck projects of Jack Stratton, has released a new recording featuring the fantastic, amazing vocalist and frequent Vulfpeck collaborator Antwaun Stanley:… Read the rest of the article: Vulfmon and Antwaun Stanley do minimal funk gospel

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  • Ruben Bolling
    4:30 am Sat, Jun 3, 2023
    Nile Rodgers explains how he wrote Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out" as a gay anthem

    In this video, writer/producer/performer Nile Rodgers explains how and why he wrote "I'm Coming Out" (1980) for Diana Ross. In 1979, he and his partner Bernard Edwards were hired by… Read the rest of the article: Nile Rodgers explains how he wrote Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out" as a gay anthem

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  • Ruben Bolling
    4:00 am Sat, Jun 3, 2023
    How skywalker gibbons prepare for and plan out their breakfast

    Planning for the future has been thought to be a uniquely human skill. But biologists are finding that other species are capable of making plans and executing them. In a… Read the rest of the article: How skywalker gibbons prepare for and plan out their breakfast

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  • Ruben Bolling
    8:13 am Fri, Jun 2, 2023
    USAF colonel changes his story about simulated AI drone murder

    I wrote yesterday about a U.S Air Force simulation in which an AI-enabled drone killed its human operators to prevent them from canceling its mission and thus preventing it from… Read the rest of the article: USAF colonel changes his story about simulated AI drone murder

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  • Ruben Bolling
    8:00 am Fri, Jun 2, 2023
    Massive collection of every single DC comic book from 1934-2014 to be auctioned

    A collection comprised of every single DC comic published for newsstand/direct sale from 1934-2014 will be auctioned off this fall. Ivan Briggs, the Director of Comics for PBA Galleries Auctioneers,… Read the rest of the article: Massive collection of every single DC comic book from 1934-2014 to be auctioned

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  • Ruben Bolling
    4:52 am Fri, Jun 2, 2023
    Charles Schulz, creator of "Peanuts," on Democracy

    My personal cartooning hero, Peanuts author Charles Schulz was sent a letter in 1970 from a ten year old student asking what makes a good citizen. Schulz responded with a… Read the rest of the article: Charles Schulz, creator of "Peanuts," on Democracy

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  • Ruben Bolling
    4:00 pm Thu, Jun 1, 2023
    In simulation, AI-enabled drone kills its human operators if they try to cancel its mission

    In a simulated test conducted by the U.S. Air Force, an AI-enabled drone "killed" its human operator because the operator's "no" order was stopping it from completing its mission. "We… Read the rest of the article: In simulation, AI-enabled drone kills its human operators if they try to cancel its mission

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  • Ruben Bolling
    5:25 am Thu, Jun 1, 2023
    Mutation causes woman to live virtually pain, fear and anxiety-free, with ability to heal rapidly

    Is this a real-life Wolverine? A study has revealed a genetic mutation that allows a woman to live virtually without pain, without fear, without anxiety, and with rapid-healing ability. Article… Read the rest of the article: Mutation causes woman to live virtually pain, fear and anxiety-free, with ability to heal rapidly

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  • Ruben Bolling
    2:14 am Thu, Jun 1, 2023
    "The Little Mermaid" gets review-bombed by racists

    The IMDb website was compelled to adjust its published average viewer rating of Disney's new live-action version of The Little Mermaid when it discovered "unusual voting activity." Link to AV… Read the rest of the article: "The Little Mermaid" gets review-bombed by racists

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  • Ruben Bolling
    5:08 am Wed, May 31, 2023
    Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. "The Six Million Dollar Man Meets Bigfoot," and MORE!

    Announcing Volume 3 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug program: the brand new ON THE TRAIL OF TOM THE DANCING BUG, compiling every Tom the Dancing Bug comic strip… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. "The Six Million Dollar Man Meets Bigfoot," and MORE!

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  • Ruben Bolling
    4:51 am Wed, May 31, 2023
    An old Italian tradition of conjuring fictional streets helps homeless people today

    According to an article in Atlas Obscura (link here), Italy has had some form of citizen registry since 1864, and then a census after World War II, whereby one's citizenship,… Read the rest of the article: An old Italian tradition of conjuring fictional streets helps homeless people today

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  • Ruben Bolling
    7:13 am Tue, May 30, 2023
    The mystery person who spies on theme parks from the sky

    @Bioreconstruct is a Twitter account that seems to post almost daily aerial (and ground) photos of Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort, particularly construction projects. Here is a photo… Read the rest of the article: The mystery person who spies on theme parks from the sky

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