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The mystery around Robert De Niro’s “censored” Gotham Awards speech deepens
AV Club,
At last night’s Gotham Awards, Robert De Niro made a speech about Martin Scorsese and Killers Of The Flower Moon that, naturally (for De Niro), veered into a whole thing about Donald Trump and how he “lied to us more than 30,000 times during his four years in office” and how his lies can’t “hide his soul.” But, when… Read more...
Biden campaign: Twitter, er X, is ‘an increasingly hostile place'
Politico Picks,
The president’s aides aren’t ready to quit the site they love to trash.
Amazon’s 'Q' Is Less AI Conspiracy, More Corporate Chatbot
Gizmodo,
Amazon is throwing its e-commerce bulk into the AI game like an enormous capybara stampeding into the outside lane of the ongoing AI rat race. The company finally shared details of its new AI chatbot assistant dubbed “Q” at its AWS re:Invent event on Tuesday. Just as can be expected from the starched suits at Amazon,… Read more...
Happy Dragon Tuesday!
Boing Boing,
Happy Dragon Tuesday to all who celebrate! Don't know what Dragon Tuesday is? Well, I'll fill you in on the secret. John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats declared the Tuesday after Thanksgiving "Dragon Tuesday" on November 25, 2012, via a tweet that read: black friday…cyber monday…but on dragon tuesday we carry our tribute to the cave in the misty hill. — Read the rest
Child steals huge construction forklift and leads police on an hourlong chase (video)
A 12-year-old boy spotted a huge construction forklift outside his Ann Arbor elementary school and, like a gift from heaven, the key was in the cab. He took the 35,000-pound vehicle for a spin around Ann Arbor while police chased him for an hour. — Read the rest
Doctor Who's Return Is the Biggest UK Drama Launch of the Year (So Far)
Initial overnight ratings have come in for Doctor Who’s highly anticipated return this past weekend in “The Star Beast,” and it’s good news for the show: numbers are way, way up, even if they’re also way, way down compared to where the show used to be. But, for good reason! Read more...
Man Claims His Big Toe Was Infested With Spider Eggs, but Experts Are Skeptical
Just in case you needed a new fear to keep you awake at night, here’s this possibly fanciful tale of arachnid infestation. A UK man claims to have gotten a gnarly swollen toe while on a cruise from having a wolf spider lay eggs inside it. Though the toe injury appears to be real enough, some experts have already cast… Read more...
Why a Mike Johnson campaign ad is running on an Iranian website
A new report shows political ads popping up in places politicians would never want their names.