After Star Trek: The Original Series was cancelled, Nichelle Nichols, aka Lieutenant Uhura, volunteered her time to help NASA recruit women and minorities to join the space agency. The 1977… Read the rest of the article: Watch Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Uhura, recruiting for NASA in 1977
A gentleman flying from Bali to Australia was looking forward to a delicious breakfast of McDonald's Egg McMuffins when customs agent turned them into an unhappy meal. Australian authorities have… Read the rest of the article: Air traveler's Egg McMuffins become unhappy meal as he's fined by customs for not declaring them
It used to be that you could tell Google Search to make a countdown timer and it would, just as it will solve math sums, convert units or plot graphs.… Read the rest of the article: RIP Google's built-in countdown stopwatch/timer
It would appear the Earth has sped up a little bit, and we may need some "negative leap seconds" to keep our artificial system of measuring "time" in order. The… Read the rest of the article: Why is our planet rotating faster? Scientists don't know
Rogue One introduced us to rebel operative Cassian Andor and his kickass droid K2S0. Now Andor is back in his own series. K2 to come later. Rebellions Are Built On… Read the rest of the article: The trailer for "Star Wars: Andor"
In Jean Cocteau's 1952 16mm film, La Villa Santo Sospir, his only film in color, he gives a tour of a patron's villa on the French Riviera. The patron, Francine… Read the rest of the article: A tour by Jean Cocteau of "La villa Santo Sospir" in France, with walls and doors covered in his art
This bear cub's wobbly steps is a short Unicorn Chaser to help lighten your day. As always, the real gold is in the reddit comments:
The Atlantic published a story praising the "Quiet Courage of Joe Biden's Negative Growth Economy." We know because conservatives such as Dinesh D'Souza screencapped it and insisted that it was… Read the rest of the article: Conservatives push fake photoshopped headlines, knowing that few will check
Newborn alpaca are known as "cria", and the birthing process is known as "unpacking"; which can be seen in the video above , that details the unpacking of Archimedes the… Read the rest of the article: Unpacking an alpaca cria
Another day, another ridiculously thorough product testing from Todd at Project Farm. Here, Todd turns his homemade testing rigs on 15 different brands of extension cords. The cords were tested… Read the rest of the article: Testing extension cords to find out which is best
Sylvester Stallone can easily be associated with any number of characters. Throughout his lengthy film career, Stallone has embodied many iconic heroes that have become tethered to his name. Although… Read the rest of the article: Sylvester Stallone is not happy about the new Drago movie
Following attacks on at least 42 people in Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture, police have taken up arms in a bid to quell the insurrection of macaques. One among them has already… Read the rest of the article: Japanese police crack down on aggressive monkeys, killing one of them
Electrofishing is exactly what the name alludes to, but it's more nuanced than just using electricity to stun fish. Sciencedirect.com has an excellent breakdown on how the process works, in… Read the rest of the article: Watch electrofishing method used to survey fish populations
In this Last Word segment, Lawrence O'Donnell lays out the cold hard truth that no one wants to hear. Donald Trump will likely never hear the sound of prison bars… Read the rest of the article: Why Donald Trump will never go to prison but he may go broke
Art and commerce are strange bedfellows. The most romantic vision of art exists outside of the idea of commerce or censorship. However, great art is rarely ever created outside of… Read the rest of the article: The film studio that made movies backwards
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. The Nebula Cosmos 4K Portable Laser… Read the rest of the article: This Insanely Bright Portable Laser Projector Lets You Watch Movies Anywhere, In Any Light
This Hawaiian Cat Loves Surfing With His Human Parents. Hokule'a is a kitty who loves the rain, ocean, pool, and catching waves. His parents first realized he liked the water… Read the rest of the article: This Hawaiian Cat Loves Surfing With His Humans
Nichelle Nichols, whose performance as Star Trek's Nyota Uhura broke barriers in our world as in Starfleet's, is dead at 89. Her son, Kyle Johnson: Last night, my mother, Nichelle… Read the rest of the article: Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols dead at 89
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Omega Mart's Tattoo Chicken is the perfect meal for lovers of art and poultry. Do you ever feel bored while staring at a plain chicken at the dinner table? Omega… Read the rest of the article: Omega Mart's Tattoo Chicken is the perfect meal for lovers of art and poultry
