582 posts tagged ‘Post’
Kari Lake's abortion U-turn: once called it murder, now grants exceptions
Boing Boing,
Now that it's become clear to the MAGA party that an outright ban on abortions at either the state or federal level is a losing strategy, fake Arizona Governor Kari "Soft Focus" Lake has taken a U-turn and is now pretending she's always been in favor of granting certain exceptions for abortion. — Read the rest
"Can I pet dat dawg?" Little girl's viral bear encounter turned into musical hit
You might remember this video from a few months back, featuring an adorable little girl who sees a bear in her backyard and repeatedly asks her mother, "Can I pet dat dawg?" Well, piano maestro Brandon Ethridge has added music to the girl's pleading, turning it into a great 7-second song: Here are some other Brandon Ethridge videos we've posted over the years: The cat lawyer "sings" in this 48-second mini-musical Suffering from CDC whiplash? — Read the rest
This Dollar Flight Club Premium will get you home this holiday season for a super inexpensive price
TL;DR: If you're looking for a better way to travel on a budget, you can let this Dollar Flight Club Premium subscription find you the most exclusive deals to find yourself home for the holidays. It's now on sale for only $29.99 (reg. — Read the rest
Where you can see original prints of Hokusai's Great Wave
Hokusai's 1831 masterpiece The Great Wave off Kanagawa had a print run of thousands, and many—but not so many—survive. Where can you go look at one right now? Matt Sephton created a website, Great Wave Today, so you can find out. — Read the rest
"Whatever money he did get is gone," says Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyer
Kyle Rittenhouse became a MAGA celebrity when he shot and killed two men — 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum and 26-year-old Anthony Huber — with an AR-15 style rifle at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. He was 17 at the time. — Read the rest
Curated list of awesome engineering games
The term "engineering games" covers a lot of things, from casual Theme Park clones to elaborate Factorio-style machinery, but all of them scratch the itch for building systems that work within the rules of a computer simulation. Check out Awesome Engineering Games, Roger Tuan's list of contemporary offerings neatly organized by genre. — Read the rest
What a drag it is getting old — unless you're headed to the AARP sponsored Rolling Stones concert
Mick Jagger (80), Ronnie Wood (76), Keith Richards (79) are hitting the road for a 16-date tour in 2024 to promote their new album, Hackney Diamonds. This time around, the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band will be sponsored by AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons). — Read the rest
Comedian mocks beaten women
Matt Rife, comedian: The set includes a joke about a female server at a restaurant having a black eye. "My boy who I was with was like: 'Yeah, I feel bad for her, man. I feel like they should put her in the kitchen or something where nobody has to see her face, ya know?' — Read the rest