A Potato Wasn't A Christian: A Story For Children (not as Funny as it Sounds) is a 3-page Evangelical pamphlet published by the Pilgrim Tract Society in 1960 that, uhh,… Read the rest of the article: "A Potato That Wasn't A Christian" is a 1960 pamphlet that's not as funny as it sounds
For years, the Israeli government has allowed for widows to request posthumous sperm retrieval from fallen soldiers in the Israeli Defense Force. As The Times of Israel explains: Sperm must… Read the rest of the article: Israel loosens rules for retrieving sperm from corpses
There's a lot to love in the 15-or-so years that Chris Claremont spent as the primary writer of the X-Men franchise (with the Dark Phoenix Saga being perhaps the most… Read the rest of the article: Someone finally asked Chris Claremont about Professor X's weird sexy photograph collection
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that vintage iPods are all the rage with kids these days — a trend the Inquirer first picked up when Philly-based Urban Outfitters began selling refurbished… Read the rest of the article: Gen Zers are reportedly paying top dollar for vintage refurbished iPods
Madame Web is the latest addition to Sony's Spider-Man movie universe, following on the heels of Venom, the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, and the infamous Morbius disaster. The new trailer,… Read the rest of the article: Watch the trailer for Madame Web, Sony's silliest Spider-spin-off yet
Noted UFOlogist Tom Delonge recently rejoined his teenage pop-punk band, Blink-182, and to celebrate the occasion, Fender has released a new version of his old signature guitar, which became a… Read the rest of the article: Fender's new Tom Delonge Strat is out of this world, in more ways than one
Amazon has announced that, as of December 4, 2023, the Comixology app is officially done. Amazon purchased the digital comic book service in 2014, and has gradually blurred the lines… Read the rest of the article: Amazon is finally killing Comixology for good
Just about a month ago, I shared a re-creation of several Red Hot Chilli Peppers albums using nothing but audio samples from Donkey Kong Country. Rather than rest on their… Read the rest of the article: "Killing In The Name" performed entirely with Sega Genesis audio samples
When you're a small independent musician on Spotify, the "1,000-play mark" is sort of a coveted moment for every new song you release. That's when your Spotify artist page starts… Read the rest of the article: Spotify's new royalty payment update hurts indie musicians even more than before
"Come Out, Ye Black & Tans" is one of the more popular Irish Rebel songs. But the third verse often gets overlooked in discussions of its legacy: Come tell us… Read the rest of the article: When the Black & Tans left Ireland for Palestine
The MIT Technology Review recently published a great piece about the history of .tk domain names. Initially, it tugged a nostalgic string in my heart — there was a time,… Read the rest of the article: The new rise and fall of .TK domain names
In a recent study in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution titled "Evolutionary dynamics of whole-body regeneration across planarian flatworms," a group of researchers looked into the limitations of regeneration… Read the rest of the article: Flatworms can either regrow their bodies or have sex, but not both
From Cowboy State Daily: Since 1980, 63 bears have been killed along a stretch of rail line that goes over Marias Pass and the Great Bear Wilderness, according to reports from… Read the rest of the article: Dozens of drunken grizzly bears have been killed by trains in Montana
My immediate reaction upon learning of the existence of God, the rod, and your child's bod: The art of loving correction for Christian parents, a Christian parenting book by Larry… Read the rest of the article: "God, The Rod, and Your Child's Bod" is somehow worse than it sounds
The Texas Observer has an absolutely harrowing story about Timothy Murray, an 11-year-old currently in fifth grade in the Brownsville Independent School District. This time last year, Timothy won the… Read the rest of the article: School locks 11-year-old Texan boy in solitary after he asks for grief counseling
In early October, a pig named Kevin Bacon — yes, really — escaped from his home in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and took off on a bender. As WCAX3 explained: Kevin… Read the rest of the article: Kevin Bacon the Pig lured home with Benadryl after 3 week bender
For all of George Lucas's corny storytelling tendencies, I do have to give the man credit for this: at no point in any of the Star Wars movies does anyone… Read the rest of the article: STAR WARS supercut of every time someone says "Star" or "Wars"
Bandcamp United — a group of Bandcamp workers from various parts of the company who legally voted to unionize — has filed an Unfair Labor Practice violation against Songtradr, which… Read the rest of the article: Bandcamp Union files Unfair Labor Practice violation against new ownership
Don't you ever wish you could just bury your head inside of a giant armored shell fused to your spine, and block out all the horrors of the world? Well,… Read the rest of the article: Escape the stresses of life with this wearable human-sized Anxiety Turtle Pillow
The American Prospect has a fascinating if harrowing new report on the cyclical violence of the finance sector. It goes like this: public employees invest in pension funds, which are… Read the rest of the article: How private equity firms use public pension funds to screw other workers
