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Showing posts from December 15, 2018

defervesce: Palabra del día: December 14, 2018

plaque: Palabra del día: December 13, 2018

fard: Palabra del día: December 12, 2018

elevenses: Palabra del día: December 11, 2018

The Co-Opting of French Unrest to Spread Disinformation

A Very Simple Animation Demonstrating That The Mercator Projection Is A Lie

The Best US Cities For Tacos And Public Transportation

The Winners Of The 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest Have Taken Our Breath Away

A Look At 20 Years Of Drought Ravaging Southeast Iran

Pro Skater Lizzie Armanto Goes To India To Build A Park And Teach A Country Of Girls To Shred

Want To Make Friends With A Despot? Give Them A Puppy

Hasan Minhaj Untangles The US And Saudi Arabia's Relationship In The Wake Of Khashoggi Murder

A Stunningly Simple Visualization Of How Few People Live In Canada

Why We All Take The Same Travel Photos

A Yacht, A Monet, A See-Through Piano: The US Collects On A Fugitive's Shopping Spree

France Protests 'An Economic Catastrophe'

8 Photo Stories That Will Help You See The World A Little Differently

How I Went From Graduate School Student To Amazon Warehouse Janitor

Why We're So Terrible At Discussing Affirmative Action

The Dirty Secret of Elite College Admissions

Does It Matter Where You Go To College?

sinew: Palabra del día: December 15, 2018

picture of the day

FBI Secretly Collected Data On Aaron Swartz Earlier Than We Thought — In A Case Involving Al Qaeda

Jimmy Kimmel Challenges Parents To Turn Off The TV While Their Kids Are Playing 'Fortnite'

Walmart Employee Commandeers PA System, Quits With A Righteous Rant

Slowest Runner In A High School Race Dark-Horses Everyone

Guy Is About To Bowl A Perfect Game, And Then This Happens...

Laurence Olivier

Quick-Thinking Guy Manages To Stop A Snake Barreling Straight Towards Him

People Keep Attacking Waymo’s Autonomous Cars

The Deadly Recklessness Of The Self-Driving Car Industry

Driver Tells Cyclist He Can Drive Safely While Using His Phone, Promptly Crashes

The Detail Paid To This 3D Printed Rotary Engine Is Truly Impressive

Volvo's New Pitch: 'Don't Buy This Car'

America Runs on Car Loan Debt

The Vanity Plates of Maine are Delightfully Awful

Guy Gets A Chance To Take His Mustang For A Spin On A Racetrack, Promptly Crashes

Ellen Is So Famous That No Cop Will Give Her A Ticket

We Have Never Seen An Angrier Dog Than This Dog Who's Very Angry About Going To The Vet

Want To Make Friends With A Despot? Give Them A Puppy

Can I Build A Gingerbread House Big Enough For My Dog?

This Corgi Owner Will Never Be Able To Eat Snacks In Peace Again

Puppy Stops Penalty Kick In Its Tracks, Just Wants To Play Soccer With His Friends

Pug Meets His Animatronic Counterpart And Is Terrified

Owners Have A Silly Smart Solution For Their Overly Energetic Husky

Should I Accept That My Partner Wants To Keep Me And Our Kids A Secret From His Other Kids, And Other Advice Column Questions

The Dog Who Took the Witness Stand

Am I Crazy To Suspect My Therapist Hooked Up With My Boyfriend, And Other Advice Column Questions

This French Bulldog Is One Hell Of An Escape Artist

What Was My Boss Trying To Say When He Pulled A Bullet Out Of His Pocket, And Other Advice Column Questions

When You Realize Your Friends Are Fake As Hell But Don't Want To Stir The Pot Before The Holidays

Great Dane Is Very Scared Of Tiny Robotic Dog

Nobody Believed Neil DeGrasse Tyson's First Accuser. Now There Are Three More

picture of the day

Drone Operator Captures Spectacular 4k Footage Of A Whale And Her Calf

Start-Ups Aren't Cool Anymore

Advertisers Are Tracking Your Emoji Usage Because The Internet Is Bad Now