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Mother Nature likes to mess. Honestly, when she gets crazy it’s time to watch out, everybody. Swirling oceans, spinning winds, icy rain drops — you never know what she’s got cooking in the atmosphere. One …

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In constantly reaching for past parallels to explain our peculiar times we miss the real lessons of the master historian - by Mark Fisher Read at Aeon

Above, a stunning Roman fresco depicting Paris kidnapping Helen of Troy, which triggered the Trojan War. From the BBC: Pompeii: Breathtaking New Paintings Found at Ancient City Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new …

This is a world map detailing the most popular children’s cartoon in every country. As you can see, Naruto pretty much rules the planet with 83 countries, followed by Youtube cartoon channel CoComelon with 49. …

Emma Willard was a pioneer in Women’s education, opening the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York in 1821—the first institution of higher education for women in the United States. The school was later renamed …

A superb poster for a brilliant gig last night at Future Yard.

With the new Delta game emulator out for iOS, I decided to invest in a super portable controller to use with a majority of 2D, non-joystick games. Always liked 8BitDo’s work, but never had much …

‘If you’re tossing and turning at night due to heartburn, sleep apnea, or other health issues, your sleeping position could be the culprit – or the solution. According to Lifehacker, for heartburn sufferers, “lying on …

https://pudding.cool/2023/06/groove/This interactive website exploring the way legendary hip hop producer J Dilla creates his wonky grooves is fun to play around with.

Hedgehog slice, kalter hund (cold dog), kalte schnauze (cold snout), or kellerkuchen (basement cake). This classic no-bake German chocolate biscuit cake appears to have many names and recipes. Popular for for birthday parties and summer …

Lydia Polgreen: The Student-Led Protests Aren’t Perfect. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Right. “These young people seek a worthy cause: to end what may be the most brutal military operation for civilians in the 21st …

demonflyingfox used AI to create a hyperrealistic version of The Simpsons set in the 1950s and made to look like it was shot on a Super Panavision 70 film camera. They also recreated South Park, …

[life] My Comments Are in the Google Doc Linked in the Dropbox I Sent in the Slack … ‘The document won’t open? I’m not sure how I could make this any easier. Okay, I reset …

There’s this cartoon by, oh, let’s say Don Martin: a comedian on stage holds up a sign that says I’M FUNNY. —Noncommittal titters from the audience. Next panel, the comic’s swapped signs for one that …

Image: Steel rebar construction for the concrete foundation of a wind turbine in Gilliam County, US. Image by Goose Chap, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Trapped in the Iron Age In 1836, Danish antiquarian and …

If there is anything that can make a strident music fan salivate in anticipation, it’s the idea of an unreleased track or lost album from a favourite band. It’s like catnip for the musicologist and …

Deb Chachra’s book, How Infrastructure Works. I think of these two systems, time and mapping, as the infrastructure for infrastructure. Their growth in extent and precision has paralleled and enabled the infrastructural networks that rely …

How wonderful would it be to get your order of french fries all fresh and hot with ketchup already applied? And better yet, the ketchup is on the inside of the fries, eliminating any danger …