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Tourist-infested Venice banning loudspeakers and groups larger than 25
Boing Boing,
Venice, the spectacular floating and/or sinking city beloved of history buffs, romantic couples and uptight twink admirers, has had enough of rowdy tourists. The city is banning groups larger than 25 and the use of loudspeakers in public, with the new rules coming into effect in June. — Read the rest The post Tourist-infested Venice banning loudspeakers and groups larger than 25 appeared first on Boing Boing.
Money Heist spin-off Berlin puts its hero’s sociopathy on full display
AV Club,
Money Heist was an early international success story for Netflix in 2017. The Spanish TV series, about Robin Hood-style bank robbers who become folk heroes in a war against out-of-control capitalism, originally aired season one in its home country. Netflix picked up the streaming rights, turning it into a global hit.… Read more...
Start 2024 Off Right With New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books
Gizmodo,
Is “read more books” on your list of New Year’s resolutions? If it isn’t, you’ll surely be tempted to make room for it—and form a new habit that’ll last through 2024—once you see all the new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles hitting bookshelves in January. Read more...
Florida man shoots landscaper blowing leaves
A homeowner in northwest Miami-Dade shot a landscaper he thought was blowing leaves onto his property. Two people were 'detained' afterward but there's no word on charges. The landscaper was working at a property across the street and the owner of P&P Auto Tire Shop became upset that the leaves were being blown onto his property, police said. — Read the rest The post Florida man shoots landscaper blowing leaves appeared first on Boing Boing.
There's a great selection of free ambient sounds on Moodist
There's a great selection of free ambient sounds on Moodist. This online sound generator offers 54 types of sounds that automatically generate when you select one and click play. You can choose from rain, animals, city, transportation, and many other categories of sounds. — Read the rest The post There's a great selection of free ambient sounds on Moodist appeared first on Boing Boing.
Spiders building webs on deer antlers
Here are some pictures of spiders who have built their webs between the antlers of deer. Spiders benefit from having these on-the-go webs because their chances of catching food are higher as the deer moves around. The spider gets a free ride, and the deer gets to look cool and goth with a spider web hanging above its head. — Read the rest The post Spiders building webs on deer antlers appeared first on Boing Boing.
Explore this soundmap of forests all over the world
Explore this soundmap of forests all over the world. This fun open source library allows users to click on a forest from the map, see where it's located, and listen to an audio clip of what it would sound like to be there. — Read the rest The post Explore this soundmap of forests all over the world appeared first on Boing Boing.
44 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch in 2024
Vulture,
Seasons come and seasons go, but TV marches on.