london Another tourist at the Tower of London thinks she's at Disneyland, gets screamed at by guard Mark Frauenfelder

horses Spooked military horses run wild through streets of London — again (video) Carla Sinclair

donald trump There are no guardrails: Trump's second term will lead to a dictatorship Yoy Luadha

music New Zealand city in the crossfire of "speaker battles" that weaponize Céline Dion David Pescovitz

video games "Ramboos Big Adventure" is a video game designed to create a youth market for rambutan fruit Jennifer Sandlin

crime The Rhode Island councilman arrested for crack-cocaine is busted again — this time for child molestation Carla Sinclair

tabloids Aliens built the Pyramids and monitor Earth, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals Thor the Grumpy Masturbating Walrus has found a new home in Iceland Thom Dunn

fashion Punk pioneer and fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, RIP David Pescovitz

Oldest known sentence ever written found on a comb meant to combat beard lice David Pescovitz

england British island seeking new pub manager and monarch Thom Dunn

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facial recognition Stolen guitar recovered after 45 years using facial recognition technology Thom Dunn

scams Ryanair blacklists passengers who got Covid lockdown refunds: pay us back or you're not boarding Rob Beschizza

climate change A Swedish company figured out how to decarbonize steel Thom Dunn

guns AR-15-worshipping Christian church opens new private compound in Texas Thom Dunn

3d printing Shrinking down your tabletop wargames Gareth Branwyn

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

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censorship How Visa and MasterCard strong armed PornHub into making policy changes Thom Dunn