There are so many labor-hating corporations eager to make a quick buck off of AI-generated content right now that it can be difficult to remember that, oh yeah, it's actually possible to use computer-based technology to create some cool art sometimes. — Read the rest
Andrew Tate, the so-called "King of Toxic Masculinity" who is good buddies with Elon Musk and was recently charged with human trafficking in Romania, has evolved. Somehow, the former kickboxer has achieved a new level of unprecedented supervillainy. — Read the rest
A neighborhood dog was busted after a family's package — a pair of basketball shoes — was stolen from their porch. And much to the family's chagrin, their own dog was an accomplice to the crime. At first, the mom — who ordered the shoes for her son — didn't know what happened to their delivery. — Read the rest
Whew, what a rough year it's been for Tucker Carlson. The former Fox News heavyweight has tumbled from the cable news mountaintop, going from the #1 rated show to peddling 8chan conspiracy theories on Twitter. As TikToker Kat Abu ("I watch conservatives for work but make fun of them for pleasure") lays out, Tucker's spectacular fall from being "one of the most powerful men in America" to a just another ranting right-wing crank interviewing "unhinged lunatics on a dying website" is delicious...
TL;DR: Apple innovation doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. You can score a refurbished MacBook Pro for only $399.99 (reg. $550)! As much as people (Android lovers!) try to hate on this brand, it's hard to deny that Apple creates some of the best tech available. — Read the rest
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump just informed her MAGA fans that the United States is actually a lot bigger than anyone could have guessed. "We're going to have lawyers in all the major polling locations across the country. We have lawsuits in 81 states right now," announced the stable genius — aka Donald Trump's sycophantic daughter-in-law — on Newsmax. — Read the rest
In 1985, Mister Rogers was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. An audience member asked an excellent question: "Do you ever just cut loose and lose control? Do you ever yell at your wife? I just can't picture you having a knock-down drag-out with your wife." — Read the rest
Check out this awesome time-lapse and stop-motion video by Hagerty Media, where they totally revamp a classic Chevy small block 283 engine from a 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle. The amount of work poured into this project is just insane! After lying dormant for 25 years, this beast of an engine gets the full treatment: a deep clean, some serious machine work, a slick paint job, and a meticulous assembly. — Read the rest
I attended a TED talk a couple of weeks ago, and the thesis of one of the speakers really stuck with me (video unavailable as of yet). Professor Miguel Basáñez, of Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, spoke about his theory that while there are around 200 countries in the world, there are three primary cultures. — Read the rest
Neon, the studio behind Ammonite and Anatomy of a Fall, has released a new trailer for their Oscar-nominated animated film Robot Dreams, which is finally getting released in the US. In the trailer, a dog named Dog builds himself a robot. — Read the rest
Eric Adams is one of the most unpopular mayors in New York history. And on Monday, travelers were reminded of his low approval rating when a disruptive passenger verbally attacked him while he was on a flight heading back to New York from Miami. — Read the rest
Bots, scammers, line-sitters, and mercenaries have made it all but impossible to get a reservation directly from a restaurant in New York. According to Adam Iscoe's piece in The New Yorker, snapping up a prime 8pm Friday table now requires shelling out scalper prices to internet "mercenaries" who deploy bots to hoard reservations. — Read the rest