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This six-year-old now holds the women's world record for the speediest solving of a Rubik's Cube
Boing Boing,
At the recent World Cube Association Rubik's Cube International Open in Singapore, Cao Quixian set the new women's world record of 5.97 seconds. She is six years old. Watch below. The 5.97 is an average time after five rounds. For her next trick, she plans to beat the women's single-time record of 4.4 seconds. — Read the rest
This sleek SodaStream alternative is the gift that keeps on giving for only $119.99
TL;DR: Make your own sparkling water anytime with the AWA Carbonator starter bundle for only $119.99 (Reg. $209) and save $89. It makes an excellent gift that keeps on giving for anybody on your list who likes fizzy drinks. Bored of plain old water? — Read the rest
The War in Gaza Has Been Deadly for Journalists
The New Yorker,
The president of the Committee to Protect Journalists explains why Israel’s military campaign has led to an unprecedented number of deaths among members of the press in just two months.
Did Indiana Jones 5 Borrow a Scene From an '80s Animated Movie?
Gizmodo,
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Have YOU Ever Seen Elle Fanning and Bill Hader in the Same Room???
Jezebel,
On Monday night, Elle Fanning stopped by the Tonight Show and planted an image in my mind that’s going to be stuck there for a while. Fanning explained her sincere, long-held belief that Bill Hader is, as she put it, her “doppelganger.” Read more...
Annual video game convention E3 is dead, for real now
AV Club,
After several years of death throes (exacerbated but not directly cause by the pandemic), annual video game convention E3—a.k.a. the Electronic Entertainment Expo—is officially fully dead now. Out of lives, out of hearts, hit by a ghost, the screen is full of blocks, Sephiroth’s sword is in its chest. You know, dead.… Read more...
What Trump’s Civil Trial Tells Us About His Upcoming Criminal Cases
The former President’s time in the witness-box generally does his defense more harm than good.
Watch the explosive moment when a deadly tornado hit a power station (video)
On Saturday, a tornado tore through Nashville, Tennessee, hitting a suburban powerstation in the northeast neighborhood of Madison. The twisted triggered a massive explosion resulting in a fireball spotted across the city. Below is video of the moment the tornado hit Nashville Electric Service's North substation. — Read the rest