This is actually a parking enforcement car in Phoenix. (via reddit)
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Tweet of the Day
Doing my makeup on the train this morning and a random man told me he likes women to have a more natural look. I told him I like men to have a more silent look. 🤷♀️— Amy Fowler (@AmyAbroad) August 15, 2018
(via Buzzfeed)
Saturday, September 29, 2018
A Little Update
Jennifer in the comments thought I should be getting widow's benefits, but I was told when my husband died in 2004, and again in 2017, that I wasn't eligible because I hadn't been married to either of them for a full ten years. She showed me another path. See, it changes when you turn 60, and now I am eligible for survivor's retirement benefits. I will be getting a check from Social Security! It's not a full pension, but it's enough to cover my mortgage payment, and that's a big relief. I only owe a small percentage of the house's worth, and it would be a tragedy to lose it. And it will be paid off in three years!
And to think that I was reluctant to reveal my age. That part about relying on God? That paid off big time. Jennifer is the kind who reaches out to help anyone when she can, and I am convinced that admitting my age, and her catching it, was not a coincidence. Thank you, Jennifer.
I am still looking for a job, for sure, but the panic is gone for the time being. Thank you all!
Tweet of the Day
Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him my newest piece: pic.twitter.com/VrnB4oJ8Cz— AlexBertulisFernande (@alexbertanades) February 7, 2018
(via Buzzfeed)
Friday, September 28, 2018
Yelling Man Kavanaugh
The Ford-Kavanaugh hearings will be remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment. Or maybe as the Hour of White Male Rage. Let's be honest, Brett Kavanaugh is terrified. He's spent his 51 years doing everything perfectly, from being born to the right family to becoming a judge -except for treating women as human beings. Oh, and drinking too much. And lying. And losing his cool when his ascension to the most powerful job in the country is threatened. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. That is, to anyone who's a privileged upper-class white male who wasn't explicitly taught to consider women as human beings, and who never faced consequences for their actions before. The country is full of people who fit none of those categories, and we have plenty of judges who don't throw tantrums on TV.
Here's an even funnier mashup, with NSFW language.
You Don't See That Every Day
One guy is obliviously talking on the phone while the other guy is recording the surroundings. Can you guess what will come by? This was recorded a week ago in Winfield, Kansas. (via Digg)
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‘This guy doesn’t know anything’: the inside story of Trump’s shambolic transition team. A fascinating read that reveals the transition was crazier than you ever expected.
The Mathematical Madness of Möbius Strips and Other One-Sided Objects. A look at the history of the mind-bending field of topology
These 1930s Housewives Were the Godmothers of Radical Consumer Activism. They protested rising food prices with the Hamtramck Meat Strike.
Disneyland’s Fantasyland Recreated in Incredible Detail in a Basement. A railroad engineer hand-crafted his own theme park over ten years. (via Boing Boing)
The Princess Who Worked at Macy’s. The Queen of Romania also built furniture, raised poultry, and enjoyed off-roading.
This 1950s French Lingerie Show will Make You Blush. A look at the 1954 French burlesque film Ah! Les Belles Bacchantes. (NSFW)
Bureaucrats Punish Michigan Bar. Combining alcohol and axe-throwing leads to a one-day liquor license suspension. (via Metafilter)
The Tomato Plant Versus the Volcano. (via Bits and Pieces)
During his presidency, Barack Obama read 10 letters from members of the public every day. He reveals what they meant to him.
A blast from the past (2016): 15 Amazing Animal Reunions. It's good to know that pets lost for years might find their way home.
Tweet of the Day
Can you imagine if a woman was nominated for the SCOTUS and in her statement cried about how much she loved her dad, how much she played sports, how much she loves her kids, and how much she loves beer, and then YELLED at everyone? #KavanaughHearings— Heather Whaley (@HeatherWhaley) September 28, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
2018 Nikon Small World in Motion Winners
This is the kind of magic you see when you attach a video camera to a microsope. The winners of the eighth annual Nikon Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition have been announced! The competition is the video extension of the long-established Small World still photography competition. This year's first prize winners are Dr. Elizabeth Haynes and Jiaye "Henry" He, who recorded a zebrafish embryo developing its nervous system over 16 hours, seen above. Below is the second place winner, from Dr. Miguel A. Bandres and Anatoly Patsyk, showing a laser propagating inside a soap membrane.
See the other winners and honorable mentions -in motion- in the winners gallery. Meanwhile, entries are open until April of 2019 for the Nikon Small World Photomicrography competition.
(Videos courtesy of Nikon Small World)
Happens Every Year
Today is my birthday; I am 60 years old. Lest you think that is a joyful occasion, it is also the day I turn in my very last post at Mental Floss (to be posted Friday). Yes, after 11 years and seven months, I am being laid off. Combine that with the cutbacks at Neatorama, and I am in a pickle. I've been applying for local jobs wherever I can, but the skills I've gathered in 45 years of working don't translate well to what employers need here and now ...and I can't admit I've been working that long anyway, because it would give away my age. Just when I needed it, my pastor gave a message about "leaning on God because He loves us" at a prayer meeting last night. So I'm going to give the stress up to Him. Meanwhile, I'll keep applying! I will let y'all know how it turns out.
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Why Can We Hear Others' Footsteps, But Not Our Own? Brain experiments shed light on our personal filters.
Stilt Fishing in Sri Lanka. Homemade stilts driven into the sand make for a grueling yet productive haul.
11 Horror Movies it's Safe to Watch With Your Kids. They don't cross the line from scary to traumatizing, but you'll still want to check the details.
Google’s Eric Schmidt accidentally discovers labor unions. It wasn't so much of an accident as he got schooled.
Solving America’s painkiller paradox.
The Lasting Legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Tracing the Mysterious “Turks” of South Carolina Back to the Revolutionary War. Hundreds of descendants of Joseph Benenhaley still live in Sumter County.
The Dad-Joke Doctrine. Clean and simple jokes are embarrassing, comforting, and they bond generations together.
A Dog With Cancer Got a New, 3D-Printed Titanium Skull. Patches is a pioneer for what might some day be available for human patients.
A blast from the past (2009): Cat Blogging and Blogging Cats.
C-3PO Is Actually the Most Important Character in Star Wars
There aren't many characters who've been in all the Star Wars films. First off, we'll discount Solo completely. In the eight episodes so far of the "Skywalker saga" and Rogue One, the two droids are the only characters that appear in every movie. R2D2, as adorable as he is, doesn't speak English, and slept through most of The Force Awakens. However, C-3PO talks up a storm in all the films. He was also seen in The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and the The Star Wars Holiday Special. In this video, io9 lays out the case that C-3PO is the most important character in the series. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Tweet of the Day
My son has parked his bike by this lamppost just about every day for the last year. This morning, this sticker had appeared. Absolutely made our day. People can be so brilliant. Thank you, whoever did it 😊 pic.twitter.com/rYC8jCTD5L— Christie Dietz (@asausagehastwo) September 24, 2018
(via Metafilter)
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Sheep and Goats
Banff National Park teaches us some stuff about bighorn sheep and mountain goats, including how to tell them apart. No better way to do that than with a musical ditty! (via Boing Boing)
The Rose
Maybe you should have asked first. This comic from Buttersafe was first published ten years ago, but just as thought-provoking today. (via reddit)
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What Gandhi’s Wife Taught Him About Nonviolent Resistance. Kasturba Gandhi's wise resistance to her own husband was a model of workaround justice.
Owning the Peanut Gallery. Maria Farrell tells a story about the time she debated Ted Cruz at a college tournament. (via Metafilter)
Things That We Realized After Spontaneously Adopting A Dog From A Shelter. Illustrator Bird Born lovingly shows us the transformation of his dog in her new home.
The First Book Published in Antarctica Was to Fight Winter Boredom. Shackleton's crew produced 100 copies of Aurora Australis, of which 70 are still known to exist.
Brett Kavanaugh and the Cruelty of Male Bonding.
The Economies With the Most (and Least) Efficient Health Care. The annual Bloomberg Health-Efficiency Index ranks the U.S. at 54 this year.
Disney's Most Common Animal Villains, Visualized. The most likely antagonists among them are also the species most likely to be heroes.
How Motherhood Changes the Brain. Knowing about the latest research would make it less frightening.
A blast from the past (2013): A Short History of the Apple.
Tweet of the Day
Per Politico: Ted Cruz was spotted on his phone on a flight back from DC looking at a photo of Beto O'Rourke.— andrew kaczynski🧐 (@KFILE) September 25, 2018
via @playbookplus pic.twitter.com/Gx4NeBWUaB
— Kate Compton (@GalaxyKate) September 25, 2018
The page from Kate Beaton's comic Hark! A Vagrant is here. (via Metafilter)
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
An Honest Trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the first of all the Star Wars movies I didn't see during its theatrical run. People have said that if you try to forget that it's a Star Wars movie, then it's an okay film. Faint praise, indeed. Screen Junkies breaks that down into a quick but thorough critique in this Honest Trailer.
Good Clean Fun
— ؏ـاشق الخيل ♪ (@68r__) September 10, 2018
Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. The shampoo prank goes on for quite some time before the victim realizes someone is messing with him, and even then he suspects the guy showering beside him. Stay for the visual punch line at the end. After all, that's a lot of soap! (via reddit)
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How Russia Helped Swing The Election For Trump. A meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign makes a powerful case that targeted cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive. (via Digg)
Now, THAT's a good dog!
People who went into public service for years to pay off their student loans are being screwed out of those years by the current administration. (via Boing Boing)
The New Philadelphia Flyers Mascot is a Terrifying Monstrosity. "Gritty" even comes with a weird backstory.
The Greatest Trick This Magician Ever Pulled Was Convincing 1900s Europe He Wasn't a Complete Fraud. Chung Ling Soo was none of the things he became famous for.
The First English Novel Was About Talking Cats. Author William Baldwin sat on Beware the Cat for ten years due to the politics of Tudor royalty. (via Strange Company)
19 Restaurant Designs That Are Comically Bad. This is what happens when usability and esthetics give way to edginess or laziness.
When Televisions Were Radioactive. Sitting too close to the screen really was a danger when color sets were new.
The Inexplicably Fascinating Japanese Art of Being Useless. Chindōgu even comes with ten useless commandments.
A blast from the past (2008): Notable Bathtubs in History.
Free Range Bread Farm
The bread from Abbott's Village Bakery in Australia is certified free-range. Happier bread makes happier sandwiches! (Thanks, John James!)
Tweet of the Day
Very occasionally, Twitter is actually good. pic.twitter.com/afCq6GBiGx— John Overholt (@john_overholt) September 19, 2018
After people connected these two Tweets, the first woman got her hair salon tip. Then commenters started shipping them. (via New York magazine)
Monday, September 24, 2018
Make Your Own Hybrid Animal with the Hybridizer
You know how naturalists of the Middle Ages described (or imagined) strange animals as combinations of known animals? You can make your own now! Kajetan Obarski and Igor Hardy made an online generator that combines two animals, illustrated by 17th century engraver Matthaus Merian, into a new animal. Try out the Hybridizer yourself, and see how weird a new creature you can create. (via Nag on the Lake)
Lucas Makes a Spider Web
Lucas, the adorable young spider animated by Joshua Slice, is a jumping spider. That's nice to know, but it turns out that jumping spiders do not spin webs. But don't tell Lucas that he can't do something. He'll show you!
Little Girl Sings National Anthem
MUST-WATCH: 7-year-old @MaleaEmma delivers one of the best 🇺🇸 national anthem performances in @StubHubCenter history. pic.twitter.com/SPTY2naMDA— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) September 24, 2018
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a notoriously difficult song to sing, but 7-year-old Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja nailed it. Yeah, she's seven years old. (via Digg)
Scrambled Eggs vs. Cereal
A quick and simple breakfast can be a really sad choice. Or you could warm up a pop tart, if you're really in a hurry. And if you're not, Waffle House is right around the corner with waffles, omelets, and smothered and scattered hash browns. This comic is from Tommy Seigel at Drawings On Tour By Request, Usually. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
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Why I Judged Crazy Rich Asians By Its Title. Angie Tian Tian was surrounded by other Asian immigrants, but still didn't fit in.
Dragon Gets Its Worthless Hoard Appraised at Antiques Roadshow.
Why Did Mike Pompeo Slash the Number of Refugees Allowed in the United States? It's at a 40-year low, and still plunging: “They’re doing this to make a point: ‘Don’t come here. We don’t want you.’ ”
Should the Nobel Prizes Be Canceled for a Year? It would be a chance to return to the awards' original standards.
Philadelphia Threw a WWI Parade That Gave Thousands of Onlookers the Flu. The city shut down completely to deal with the epidemic.
Is This the Most Magical Meal on Earth? Dinner at Disneyland’s 21 Royal will cost you $15,000, but that's for 12 people and includes park tickets.
A New Discovery Shows That Galileo Edited His Ideas to Fool the Inquisition. The scientist's 1613 letter detailing his views on the Bible had been lost for 250 years. (via Metafilter)
What’s the Maximum Gravity We Could Survive? We need to figure that out before we select an exoplanet to colonize.
11 Tasty Ways to Celebrate Autumn. It's time for apples and pumpkins and don't forget the maple syrup!
A blast from the past (2009): 6 Unforgettable Movie Mothers and the Real Moms They Depicted.
In My Merry Oldsmobile
This 1931 ad by Fleischer Studios begins with a wolf whistle, a woman undressing, and a peeping Tom. It escalates to an assault loosely masquerading as a seduction, with a metaphor for fellatio on top. The hero intervenes, but only to sweep the woman off to a make-out session, as implied by the voiceover selling Oldsmobiles. However, his goal is marriage, which spells the end of any hope for happiness. I wonder how many cars this one sold.
Tweet of the Day
when you have no idea what you're doing but ur just happy to be involved— Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) September 17, 2018
(1momjourney2fit IG) pic.twitter.com/Z9IYEdr8E1
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Mimsie the MTM Cat
MTM Enterprises was the production company headed by Mary Tyler Moore and Grant Tinker, who was her husband at the time. The MTM logo was a spoof on the MGM lion. The logo featured a shelter cat named Mimsie, who didn't meow on cue. Rather, she is yawning in the familiar clip, and the sound was added. Mimsie was adopted by an MTM employee. The logo changed over time and was altered for different shows. This is a compilation of the different logos between 1970 and 1998. You can read about the different designs at Wikipedia. The video does not include the saddest use of the logo ever, which accompanied the final episode of St. Elsewhere in May 25, 1988.
It was sad that the show was over for good, but then the real-life Mimsie died shortly afterward. She was 20 years old.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Catwalk
Catwalk 🐱 pic.twitter.com/54FpyQUGyM— Funny kitten (@funykittens) August 23, 2018
What would we do without the joy of making these graceful and dignified animals into our personal version of a comedy show? (via Everlasting Blort)
He Did It
A little reminder that "famous" doesn't necessarily mean "good." This is the latest comic from Chris at Lunarbaboon.
Mars Rover Vehicle Navigator Test Drive
Stephen Colbert and Neil DeGrasse Tyson took a little test drive in the new Mars Rover Vehicle Navigator (MRVN), a NASA prototype built for humans to drive on Mars. Considering who is driving, there is much silliness. Read more about the vehicle here.
Democratic Party Strategy Meeting
Allocation of resources is a contentious topic when you're trying to break a one-party rule of all three branches of government. But seriously, folks, if you want more bang for your buck, send your donations to Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota. (via Metafilter)
The Liberal Redneck has a Plan for Climate Change
I love Trae Crowder. He's honestly funny in all his videos. In fact, most of them are funnier than this one, but the language is usually too blue for my blog. In this one, he keeps it relatively clean, probably because he has a surprise guest.
Happy Equinox!
It was a long and miserable summer. I started it by losing one job, and ended it by losing another. The weather was hot and miserable, ruining my sleep and filling the entire house with mold. The tomato crop failed. I am so glad it's over. Autumn is going to be awesome!
Tweet of the Day
Well if I was an 18th-century sailor hell-bent on revenge & had to give a pseudonym I'm pretty sure this is the kind of thing I'd come up with too pic.twitter.com/FGp6ugqKht— Emily Brand (@EJBrand) September 13, 2018
Emily Brand found several other sailor names that will tickle your funny bone in the Twitter thread. (via Neatorama)
Friday, September 21, 2018
Great Dane Does Lunges
"I don't know what you're doing, Dad, but I wanna do it, too!"
Eli Clark was exercising by doing lunges across the living room, and his great Dane Luca did his best to join in. He didn't quite understand what moves were involved, but gosh darn it, he did his best! That's a good dog. Luca now has his own Instagram account. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Mount St. Helens is about to Blow Up
Bill Wurtz gives us another nonsensical easy listening ditty, this one about the horrible disasters that may befall us. But it's all going to be alright. (via Digg)
Death of the Internet
If the internet disappeared today, what would you do? Something else, I guess. This comic is from Profile Pen Comics. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Brussels Sprouts
This is a true story from at least ten years ago, that I later made into a comic. The "little green balls of death" response inspired me to dig it out and post it.
Gulper Eel in Action
The team from E/V Nautilus are back, watching the bottom of the ocean for interesting creatures. And here they've found one with their remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) in the deep sea at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. At first, they don't recognize a gulper eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) because they are rarely seen alive and gulping. (via reddit)
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Which Life Form Really Dominates Earth? From a biological point of view, it's not us humans.
How Golf Freed an Innocent Man from Prison. Golf Digest published an article about Dixon in 2012, and the publicity led to the dominos of Dixon's murder case falling, one by one, over the next six years. (via Metafilter)
5 Children's Books To Confuse Your Child Into Patriotism.
The Electoral College is a civic abomination. It doesn't even fulfill its original justification.
Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes. Nothing made him angrier than adults who would mislead young children.
The Three Major Cartels Behind the Downfall of Africa’s Elephants. Conservationists are using science to battle them from all angles. (via Boing Boing)
Nikola Tesla Built a Giant Tower to Send Wireless Electricity Around the World. What could possibly go wrong with such a brilliant idea?
Bob Iger Confirms a Star Wars Movie Slowdown. Disney has learned something from the lukewarm response to Solo.
A blast from the past (2009): Better Late Than Never: 6 Delayed Tales.
Tweet of the Day
Congrats to the Trump administration on making “stealing money from cancer patients to use for kidnapping children” a thing that exists outside of comic book villains https://t.co/JndNqgWGQx— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) September 20, 2018
(via Metafilter)
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Star Wars Anime
For a minute there, I could believe that the first Star Wars movie was going to be serialized as an anime show in Japan. It's that good. But this is a fan-made trailer from Dmitry Grozov (Ahriman). (via Digg)
Truth in Labeling
His wife wanted the corn labeled, in spite of the fact that it is in clear packaging. (via reddit)
Guess What
It's not just her favorite time of year, Ash is a certified Halloween nut. October 31st will also be their wedding anniversary, because Ash is a Halloween nut. This comic is from Megacynics.
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Time-Restricted Eaters Lose Weight Even Without Changing Their Diet. A later breakfast and earlier supper seems to work, if you can stick with it.
When Thousands Struck Back Against the USSR … by Singing. The Soviets controlled a 1985 Latvian song and dance festival, but the seeds of revolution were sown with a folk song.
21 Things You May Not Know About the U.S. Constitution.
Twelve years ago, Amber Wyatt reported her rape. For that, she was punished severely, but not surprisingly.
How Cauliflower Took Over Your Pizza, Your Kitchen, and the World. It's a vegetable that can stand in for almost any other food.
The Secret Rooftop Farms You Can Visit Above Parisian Department Stores. Take a tour of an organic farm even the store employees below didn't know about.
American Weirdness: Observations From an Expat. A lot can change at home when an American lives in Paris for ten years.
There's a Cat Butt in the Captain Marvel Poster. It's no accident; he's an important character in the comic books.
A blast from the past (2014): 14 Web Toys to Fill Your Day.
Tweet of the Day
Kavanaugh jokes in 2015: "What happens at Georgetown Prep, stays at Georgetown Prep" pic.twitter.com/nBxfNvjzop— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) September 18, 2018
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
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The Finalists have Been Selected for the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The winners will be announced November 15 at the awards ceremony.
Carl Sagan's Problems With Plato. Sagan thought observable facts should shape philosophy; Plato, not so much.
Drinking Gold Was a Grisly Anti-Aging Trend of 16th-Century France. It worked, as the alternative to aging is early death.
The Hidden Limits of the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet. Every buffet restaurant has a story about people who eat more than should be humanly possible, but dealing with them is a delicate balance of economics and reputation. (via Digg)
Are You in the American Middle Class? The Pew Research Center constructed a handy calculator that will let you know for sure. (via Mental Floss)
How we talk about race (or don't). http://theweek.com/articles/795728/how-talk-about-race-dont An incident at a neighborhood pool can't be discussed because it's "uncomfortable."
Are Bert & Ernie a couple? We finally have an answer.
11 Horrible Jokes Restaurant Servers Have Heard a Million Times. And more importantly, what they really think when they hear them.
A Blast from the Past (2013): The Heroes and Helpers of the Oklahoma Tornado.
Tweet of the Day
@realDonaldTrump let me make a few suggestions on how your time could be used more efficiently; reuniting families, finding a new SCOTUS nominee, getting Flint some drinking water and helping natural disaster victims. just saying.— mary kay (@marykay50572512) September 17, 2018
(via Metafilter)
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
An Honest Trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
They made a movie about a theme park on a remote island that has real dinosaurs! And then they made that movie again! And Again! The fifth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, was released on home video today. Screen Junkies was ready, with an Honest Trailer to help you decide whether to buy it. As they make painfully clear, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is just like all the other Jurassic Park movies, a safe way to sell gazillions of movie tickets, and probably gazillions of DVDs and Blu-rays. Whether you enjoyed the film or not, you'll get a kick out of seeing the evidence gathered in this Honest Trailer.
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Is Breakfast Cereal Any Good for You? Nutrition experts says it depends on which cereal you select.
Chelsea Peretti’s Controversial Cake Photo Made the Internet Go Bananas. Everyone has an opinion on eating cake without frosting.
American women are furious — and our politics and culture will never be the same.
The Muscogee Maintained Independence Against Colonizers for 200 Years. They realized the Europeans were trouble from the beginning.
Let the Nomad Games Begin! The competitions in Kyrgyzstan this month including horseback wrestling, bone tossing, and dead goat polo.
Why 95.8% of Female Newscasters Have the Same Hair. The pressure for TV reporters to look a certain way is not necessarily to make them look better, but to make them less distracting.
The Frozen Dead of Antarctica. Some are eventually buried on the continent, others are lost to deep snow and ice, or they become part of glaciers moving toward the sea.
When you start making your plans for Christmas, don't forget the Mac & Cheese candy canes! Yes, these new candy canes from Archie McPhee are supposed to taste like instant macaroni and cheese, but since the main ingredient in candy canes is sugar, just thinking of how this works makes me feel a bit nauseated. (via Terry Harris)
They’ll Crawl Over Broken Glass for Kavanaugh. The Supreme Court confirmation is a make-or-break moment for republicans, despite the fact the Americans don't want him confirmed.
A Blast from the Past (2013): 10 Mosaics Made With Unusual Objects.
Tweet of the Day
Received this for my 88-year-old grandma. Says it's a summons from Travis County, but is actually asking for money for @tedcruz . Did your campaign authorize this? Is this even legal? Shame on you. That's one more @BetoORourke voter. pic.twitter.com/NcFoOCvjFj— Sean Owen (@sean_r_owen) September 16, 2018
This is scary and misleading. If you receive this in the mail, you are under no obligation to pay.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Mary Poppins Returns
The latest trailer for the movie starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda. We really need to see cameos by Julie Andrews and Michael Rooker in this. Mary Poppins Returns opens December 19. (via Digg)
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The way to prevent most abortions is to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Gabrielle Blair has some novel ideas about how to do that.
How Asia Got Crazy Rich. A historical background for the Singaporean wealth of Crazy Rich Asians.
Your Earliest Childhood Memory is Probably Fake. A surprising number of people report memories from infancy.
The Art of Star Wars: The Force Behind the Most Iconic Image in the Cinematic Universe. Greg Hildebrandt tells how he and his brother Tim produced the Star Wars Style B poster.
How Will Police Solve Murders on Mars? Various experts explain how Martian forensics will be different from what we know on Earth.
How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism.
23 People Who Were Born To Do Their Jobs. All are prime examples of nominative determinism.
Senator Tammy Duckworth on the Attack that Took Her Legs—and Having a Baby at 50.
The Math of Jeff Bezos' Astounding Greed. "A billion dollars in the bank account of a single human in a world where poverty exists is a profound failure of politics and morality."
A Blast from the Past (2014): Sweet Honeysuckles.
Rescued from the Flood
This is Robert Simmons Jr., who was rescued from floodwaters in New Bern, North Carolina. The kitten was one he'd been feeding, the offspring of a feral mother. She is his kitten now, and he named her Survivor. (via Fark)
Tweet of the Day
When you're going out and your Mum says you have to take your little brother with you. pic.twitter.com/DKTSK9D0Uk— Paul Bronks (@BoringEnormous) September 10, 2018
(via Everlasting Blort)
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Zig Zag, the Happiest Kitten Ever
Chris Poole and his wife have adopted two new kittens! We don't know Jugg's story yet, but Zig Zag was rescued from underneath a car, where she had taken shelter from a busy road. Zig Zag was scared, sick, and hungry, but has settled into her new home, and has now joined Cole and Marmalade (and Jugg), the world's luckiest cats, inside the house.
Poole also fosters kittens from a shelter, so Cole and Marmalade are used to extra cats around. Zig Zag and Jugg, however, are there for good.
Tweet of the Day
Why women live longer than men. pic.twitter.com/beIkLFYMbN— Gautam Trivedi (@KaptanHindustan) September 7, 2018
(via Everlasting Blort)
Saturday, September 15, 2018
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