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  • newInfinity Nikki codes for December 2024
    Infinity Nikki has codes to redeem that give you goodies, just like many other modern mobile games on the market. You won’t want to miss out on using these codes, since they expire and they actually give some pretty good loot, like premium currency…
    - 4 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:01pm -
  • new10 beginner’s tips to know before starting Infinity Nikki
    Infinity Nikki is the comfy open-world mobile game that Nikki fans have been waiting for. Even if you’re not into the previous Nikki games, there’s a lot that this big world has to offer if you love collecting items, exploring huge landscapes, or…
    - 4 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:01pm -
  • newHow to get more clothes in Infinity Nikki
    Clothes make the world go ‘round in Infinity Nikki. Nikki is a stylist, meaning that she’ll need a diverse closet of gear that you’ll be able to set her up in. Whether you’re looking for clothes to take on styling duels or you just want to se…
    - 4 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:01pm -
  • newWhat is the gameplay like in Infinity Nikki?
    You’ll start Infinity Nikki in a pretty straightforward story, but at its core, it’s a gacha mobile game. That means Infinity Nikki comes with all the expected systems: rolling for outfits, stamina that replenishes over time but has a cap, and so…
    - 4 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:01pm -
  • newTerror Camp is a fandom-led, thriller-inspired conference you shouldn’t miss
    In early October, a certain sector of the internet blew up over an incredible revelation: DNA analysis had identified skeletal remains from the 1845 Franklin expedition as belonging to Captain James Fitzjames. Also, judging by knife marks on the skel…
    - 6 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 6:02pm -

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The Webs of Covid-Related Caution Tape Across London
The Webs of Covid-Related Caution Tape Across London
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Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped in a Quarantine Horror Film
Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped in a Quarantine Horror Film
- 1 Jun 20, 9:00am -
The Women of Ukraine's Railroads Keep the Trains Running
The Women of Ukraine's Railroads Keep the Trains Running
- 31 May 20, 9:00am -
Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery
Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery
- 30 May 20, 9:00am -
High in the Alps, Giant Blankets Slow a Glacier's Ice Melt
High in the Alps, Giant Blankets Slow a Glacier's Ice Melt
- 26 May 20, 9:00am -
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
- 23 May 20, 9:00am -

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Geekologie

  • A longboarder's closest calls over 10 years of filming
    Lonboarder Josh Neuman put together this compilation of his ten closest calls while filming his longboarding over ten years. What he says about his number one closest call:What Happened: While on a production shoot we had one of the crew members…
    - 25 Aug 21, 2:57am -
  • Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing parkour
    This is incredible (chilling?) video of Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing parkour.Parkour is the perfect sandbox for the Atlas team at Boston Dynamics to experiment with new behaviors. In this video our humanoid robots demonstrate their whole-bo…
    - 19 Aug 21, 5:27am -
  • Absolutely stunning and hypnotic stop-motion animation using matches
    This is an incredibly well done and hypnotic stop-motion animation by Tomohiro Okazaki featuring every conceivable play on matches. And as if the creativity wasn't impressive enough on its own, it plays back at 60fps. The stop-motion video I made f…
    - 11 Aug 21, 2:22am -
  • This is a snownado
    Apparently snownados exist and if you guessed that they're dust devils but with snow you'd be correct. They're not nearly as interesting as Sharknados or firenados, but those are impossibly high bars for a 'nado. Keep going for another video of…
    - 10 Aug 21, 3:41am -
  • Surreal phone booth videos
    This is a series of surreal phone booth videos by TikToker solopsist. You may be wondering what a "surreal phone booth video" even is and I couldn't explain it to you if I tried, so I'll just let you experience them as I did. @solopsist There are…
    - 5 Aug 21, 2:59am -

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Geeks of Doom

  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide
    Dungeons & Dragons: 2024 Dungeon Master's GuideHardcoverD&D AccessoryPublisher: Wizards Of The CoastRelease Date: November 12, 2024And away we go, folks! The day has finally arrived for the much-needed revamp of the Dungeon Master's G…
    - 23 days ago 12 Nov 24, 7:30am -
  • Book Review: The Young Adventurer’s Collection Box Set 2 (Dungeons & Dragons 4-Book Boxed Set)
    The Young Adventurer's Collection Box Set 2Dungeons & Dragons 4-Book Boxed Set: Beasts & Behemoths, Dragons & Treasures, Places & Portals, Artificers & AlchemyPaperback Box SetBy Jim Zub, Stacy King, Andrew WheelerPublisher: Ten Speed Pre…
    - 28 days ago 7 Nov 24, 10:16am -
  • Book Review: A Haunting In The Arctic by C. J. Cooke
    A Haunting in the ArcticHardcover | Paperback | Kindle Edition | AudiobookBy C. J. CookePublisher: BerkleyPaperback Release Date: February 27, 2024The mysteries of a shipwreck off the coast of Iceland are at the center of A Haunting i…
    - 36 days ago 29 Oct 24, 4:43pm -
  • Book Review: Wednesday: A Novelization Of Season One
    Wednesday: A Novelization of Season OneHardcover | Kindle Edition | AudiobookBy Tehlor Kay MejiaPublisher: Random House Books for Young ReadersRelease Date: September 3, 2024Wednesday: A Novelization of Season One by Tehlor Kay Mejia…
    - 44 days ago 21 Oct 24, 5:59pm -
  • Book Review: The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel
    The Hitchcock HotelHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Stephanie WrobelPublisher: BerkleyRelease Date: September 24, 2024An imitate reunion of former college friends at a secluded Hitchcock-themed hotel leads to a deadly weekend in The H…
    - 48 days ago 17 Oct 24, 4:08pm -
  • Book Review: Puncheons & Flagons: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cocktail Book
    Puncheons & Flagons: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cocktail BookHardcover | KindleBy Andrew Wheeler (author) and Ashley Stoyanov (recipes)Publisher: Ten Speed PressRelease Date: August 27, 2024I am sure you've discovered something y…
    - 50 days ago 16 Oct 24, 10:16am -
  • Book Review: Batman: Resurrection by John Jackson Miller
    Batman: ResurrectionHardcover | Kindle Edition | AudiobookBy John Jackson MillerPublisher: Random House WorldsRelease Date: October 15, 2024In Batman: Resurrection, author John Jackson Miller returns us to the universe of director Tim…
    - 50 days ago 15 Oct 24, 2:28pm -
  • Fall 2024 Book Recommendations
    Fall is here! It's my favorite season and time for reading. There's always great titles being released for the spooky season that are perfect for Halloween, as well as with other books, accessories, and more! Putting together this list of Fall re…
    - 71 days ago 25 Sep 24, 10:41am -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: 2024 Player’s Handbook
    Dungeons & Dragons: Player's Handbook 2024HardcoverD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: September 17, 2024Good day, fellow tabletop gaming enthusiasts! I am stunned by the fact that it has been 10 years since the original Du…
    - 79 days ago 17 Sep 24, 7:45am -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Dungeons & Dragons
    Another year, another chance to gift your favorite beloved tabletop gamer more Dungeons & Dragons goodies for the holiday season. Because, as usual, Wizards of the Coast and other publishers working alongside of them, has delivered. I am so pleas…
    - 24 Nov 23, 4:06pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Books Edition (Books, Games, Collectibles & More!)
    It's almost Thanksgiving, which means holiday shopping has begun and so have some really great sales. One of my favorite items to give and receive is books in all formats - print, eBook, and Audiobook - so putting together this annual guide is a…
    - 22 Nov 23, 11:27am -
  • Review: Cynthia Hart’s Victoriana Cats Collection: Jigsaw Puzzles, Sticker Book & Wrapping Paper
    Cynthia Hart's Victoriana CatsBasket of Mischief 1,000-Piece PuzzleSewing with Kittens 1,000-Piece PuzzleSet of 12 Wrapping Papers and Gift TagsThe Sticker Book: 300 Enchanting Stickers (Hardcover)By Cynthia HartPublisher: Workman Pub…
    - 21 Nov 23, 12:33pm -
  • Book Review: Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse: An Official D&D Cookbook
    Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse: An Official D&D CookbookHeroes' Feast D&D Cookbook SeriesHardcover | Spiral Bound | KindleBy Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Michael Witwer, and Sam WitwerPublisher: Ten Speed PressRelease Date: Novem…
    - 8 Nov 23, 9:50am -
  • Book Review: Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game
    Dungeons & Dragons: Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying GameHardcover | KindleBy Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam WitwerForeword by Tom MorelloPublisher: Ten Speed Pr…
    - 3 Oct 23, 9:54am -
  • Book Review: What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman
    What Kind of MotherHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Clay McLeod ChapmanPublisher: Quirk BooksRelease Date: September 12, 2023My grandma always says, "Where there’s a thought, there’s an image; where there’s an image, there’s a…
    - 19 Sep 23, 10:17am -
  • Fall 2023 Book Recommendations
    Fall is almost upon us! This is my favorite season of the year in general, but also my favorite time for reading. There's always a plethora of titles being released for the season, many of which are perfect for Halloween and even the Christmas Ho…
    - 18 Sep 23, 3:16pm -
  • Book Review: The September House by Carissa Orlando
    The September HouseHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Carissa OrlandoPublisher: BerkleyRelease Date: September 5, 2023Bleeding walls, nightly screams, and mutilated apparitions are what Margaret and Hal are up against in their new home…
    - 15 Sep 23, 12:19pm -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The Giants
    Dungeons & Dragons: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The GiantsHardcoverD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: August 15, 2023Good day and well met, friends! I hope today finds you well and I am absolutely excited to present this newe…
    - 6 Sep 23, 9:48pm -
  • Book Review: Dragons of Fate: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 2
    Dragons of FateDragonlance Destinies Volume 2Hardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Margaret Weis and Tracy HickmanPublisher: Random House WorldsRelease Date: August 1, 2023It has been almost four decades since I was fourteen and I read t…
    - 28 Aug 23, 8:57pm -
  • Summer Reading List: Summer 2023 Book Recommendations
    Summertime is here! And with it brings lots of great reads to enjoy during the warmer weather.Below are some this year's releases that I personally am looking forward to reading over the Summer. After the main list of newer releases, I’ve i…
    - 29 Jun 23, 11:45am -

Neatorama

  • newHow to Name (and Shame) a New Species
    Ze Frank was surprised with an invitation to join the advisory board of the Senkenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA), based in Frankfurt, Germany. To find out if this was legit or just a prank, he went to Germany, and surprise! He's on the advisory b…
    - 4 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:43pm -
  • newA Castle Built to Cover the Portal to Hell
    (Image credit: MartinVeselka)Houska Castle is in the city of Blatce in the Czech Republic (Czechia). It was built sometime between the years of 1253 and 1278 under the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia as a sort of headquarters for the administration of…
    - 5 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 7:06pm -
  • newThe Cutting Edge in Library Programming Is Medieval Fencing
    We librarians should and must get creative in order to draw patrons to us and make our services relevant to current needs. And what do people need? To study the blade. The steel calls to our souls.The public library system of Durham County, North Car…
    - 10 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 2:16pm -
  • newShoplifter Decides to Get Busy During "Shop with a Cop" Event at a Walmart
    A particular Walmart in Chesterfield County, Virginia was flooded with about 50 officers who were engaging in a "shop with a cop" event for children picking out presents. WTVR News reports that during this event, a Walmart employee informed an office…
    - 11 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 1:04pm -
  • newOld Statue Used as a Doorstop Valued at $3 Million
    Sir John Gordon was a Scottish nobleman who lived from 1707 to 1783. In 1723, the French sculptor Edmé Bouchardon composed this bust of him. The statue was present around the family estate in the town of Invergordon until, but was, at some point, d…
    - 12 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 12:30pm -
  • new1947: When the Knights of Malta Had an Air Force
    The 1947 Treaty of Paris ended the war between Italy and the Allied powers. Articles 64-66 placed severe limitations upon the Italian Air Force, which the Italians hoped to circumvent.For this purpose, the postwar Italian government sought assistance…
    - 16 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:44am -
  • newEveryday Objects Seen Through a Macro Lens
    Posy is a Dutch musician who has wide ranging interests and hobbies. Last year he introduced us to motion extraction. Posy has a camera that takes macro video images with an overly sensitive focus. In this video, he shows us some of the everyday obje…
    - 19 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 5:30am -
  • A Highly Opinionated Ranking of Christmas Movie Villains
    Christmas is a festive, loving time, but a story about it wouldn't last long without a villain to create conflict, or at least a dilemma. Slashfilm has taken on the challenge of collecting Christmas movie villains and ranking them, counting up to the…
    - 1 day ago 3 Dec 24, 6:40pm -
  • How to Destroy Planets, with Physics!
    The last video we posted from the What If? series looked at the feasibility of light reaching from the earth to the moon. It ended up with a disaster, actually blowing the moon out of its orbit. After the video was posted, the question stayed with Ra…
    - 1 day ago 3 Dec 24, 5:55pm -
  • You Don't Want to Encounter the White Things of Appalachia
    You've heard of Sasquatch and Mothman, yet there are other cryptids told of in the hills of Appalachia that may go by various local names, but are referred to collectively as the "white things" (pronounced "white thangs"). What they have in common is…
    - 1 day ago 3 Dec 24, 12:31pm -
  • A Female Science Fiction Character Written by a Male Writer
    The science fiction genre often falls into the escapist direction of storytelling, so it's no surprise that male writers tend to create ideal heroes, villains, and other characters. So the male gaze comes into play. That's not criticism--in fact, I'm…
    - 2 days ago 3 Dec 24, 9:18am -
  • The Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2024
    Embed from Getty ImagesIt's that time of year when the producers of various dictionaries let us know about trends in language. The Oxford University Press, who produces the Oxford Dictionary, has decided that "brain rot" is their word of the year for…
    - 2 days ago 2 Dec 24, 8:37pm -
  • Limes, Sunshine, and Skin Do Not Mix Well
    Images in Clinical Medicine: Phytophotodermatitis https://t.co/KIhf4tnlip#Dermatologypic.twitter.com/lUsLYISpPG— NEJM (@NEJM) December 2, 2024A man in Texas sought medical help for a severe rash, actually a burn, on his hands. The burn eventually p…
    - 3 days ago 2 Dec 24, 12:22pm -
  • How Real Do We Want <i>Star Wars</i> to Be?
    This video begins by posing the question: Does earth exist in the Star Wars universe? Of course it does, although you have to dig into Star Wars lore a bit to find the evidence. A broader question is: Where does the Star Wars universe end and where d…
    - 3 days ago 2 Dec 24, 12:03pm -
  • Closed Japanese High School Opens as Theme Park for Tourists Who Grew up on Anime
    Due to Japan's shrinking population, some schools are closing permanently. For anime fans like myself, this presents a new opportunity. Would it not be fun to pretend to be a Japanese high school student, just in your favorite anime series?Mainichi r…
    - 3 days ago 2 Dec 24, 10:27am -

GeekDad

  • newShout! TV ‘The Whitest Kids U’ Know’ 10 Episode Countdown and Giveaway
    Come for the marathon, stay for the giveaway!Click through to read all of "Shout! TV ‘The Whitest Kids U’ Know’ 10 Episode Countdown and Giveaway" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to…
    - 13 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 11:00am -
  • newHighway to the Holidays: The Lowe’s Holiday Living 6-ft White & Gold Black Nutcracker
    The White & Gold Black Nutcracker brings lots of festive cheer.Click through to read all of "Highway to the Holidays: The Lowe’s Holiday Living 6-ft White & Gold Black Nutcracker" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via…
    - 14 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 10:00am -
  • newDC This Week Roundup – Hauntings and Stake-Outs
    Little Batman: Month One #2, The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2, and DC Horror Presents Creature Commandos all deliver some surprising unmaskings. Click through to read all of "DC This Week Roundup – Hauntings and Stake-Outs" at GeekDad.If you…
    - 16 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:45am -
  • newReview – Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #3 – Holiday Magic
    The dark tale of the Silent Knight is read at the DC's top magical holiday gathering. Click through to read all of "Review – Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #3 – Holiday Magic" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please suppo…
    - 16 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:30am -
  • newReview – Shazam! #18: Amber Wrath
    Freddy Freeman has gone rogue - and to break him of his possession, Billy and the Captain will have to come to an understanding. Click through to read all of "Review – Shazam! #18: Amber Wrath" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please…
    - 16 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:15am -
  • newReview – Poison Ivy #28: Secrets of the Swamp
    Ivy may have unleashed something far beyond her control when she returned from the dead - and the Green wants her attention. Click through to read all of "Review – Poison Ivy #28: Secrets of the Swamp" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad,…
    - 16 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 8:00am -
  • newReview – DC Horror Presents #2: Bat-Rogues Unleashed
    What horrors will Ventriloquist and Penguin unleash when they're out of the Bat's eye?Click through to read all of "Review – DC Horror Presents #2: Bat-Rogues Unleashed" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon o…
    - 17 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 7:45am -
  • newReview – Superman: Action Comics #1078 – Earthfall
    Superman is back to Earth - but now he needs to save it, and the Phantom Zone along with it. Click through to read all of "Review – Superman: Action Comics #1078 – Earthfall" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Pa…
    - 17 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 7:30am -
  • newReview – Birds of Prey #16: On the Inside
    Cass has discovered the secret behind the disappearance of the Amazons. Now she just needs to get out. Click through to read all of "Review – Birds of Prey #16: On the Inside" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Pat…
    - 17 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 7:15am -
  • newReview – JSA #2: Countdown to the End
    How did the JSA get split in two - and who is behind the current plot against them?Click through to read all of "Review – JSA #2: Countdown to the End" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to…
    - 17 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 7:00am -
  • new‘Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer’ Is a Direct Hit
    'Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer' is a solid pick-up for anyone looking to get more active in the new year.Click through to read all of "‘Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer’ Is a Direct Hit" at GeekDad.If you value content from Geek…
    - 17 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 7:00am -
  • newReview – Batgirl #2: Heading Underground
    Batgirl and Lady Shiva barely survived the first attack - and now Cass will need to seek out some unlikely allies. Click through to read all of "Review – Batgirl #2: Heading Underground" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support…
    - 18 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 6:45am -
  • newReview – Batman #155: Jim Gordon, Murderer?
    Batman's most trusted ally has found himself in the interrogation box - and the evidence is piling up fast. Click through to read all of "Review – Batman #155: Jim Gordon, Murderer?" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us…
    - 18 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 6:30am -
  • newReview – Absolute Superman #2: Hijacked
    The last son of Krypton tries to escape the Peacemakers - but Lois Lane isn't going to make that easy.Click through to read all of "Review – Absolute Superman #2: Hijacked" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreo…
    - 18 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 6:20am -
  • newReview – DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Lays an Egg #1: Holiday Hijinx
    Eight tales of holiday chaos ensue in DC's latest December anthology - including an unlikely team-up for John Stewart and a very un-merry Christmas for Constantine. Click through to read all of "Review – DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Lays an Egg #1:…
    - 18 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 6:15am -
  • newReview – Two-Face #1: Here Comes the Law
    Harvey Dent is back in control - and bringing law and order to the world of crime!Click through to read all of "Review – Two-Face #1: Here Comes the Law" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link…
    - 18 hours ago 4 Dec 24, 6:00am -
  • GeekMom/GeekDad Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Gadgets
    For those who love technology, a new gadget is always something to look forward to. Here's a selection of our favorites.Click through to read all of "GeekMom/GeekDad Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Gadgets" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, ple…
    - 2 days ago 3 Dec 24, 6:00am -
  • Stack Overflow: Fantastical Fiction
    Today's stack are two very different books—the only thing they have in common is magic, though even that is of completely different sorts.Click through to read all of "Stack Overflow: Fantastical Fiction" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekD…
    - 3 days ago 2 Dec 24, 5:00am -
  • ‘Queer Mythology’ — More Than a Book
    This educational and entertaining book by Guido A. Sanchez brings some of the world's most beautiful and often forgotten stories of queerness into the eye of the modern world. Click through to read all of "‘Queer Mythology’ — More Than a Book"…
    - 5 days ago 30 Nov 24, 5:00am -
  • Explore Greyhawk With the ‘Dungeon Master’s Guide’: Premium Map Collection
    Enjoy a ton of fantastic 'D&D' maps for Greyhawk and beyond!Click through to read all of "Explore Greyhawk With the ‘Dungeon Master’s Guide’: Premium Map Collection" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon o…
    - 6 days ago 29 Nov 24, 11:00am -

Longform

  • Longform Podcast #585: John Jeremiah Sullivan
    John Jeremiah Sullivan is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and has written for Harper's, The New Yorker, and GQ. He is the author of Pulphead and the forthcoming The Prime Minister of Paradise: The True Story of a Lost American Hi…
    - 26 Jun 24, 10:19am -
  • Longform Podcast #584: Ta-Nehisi Coates
    Ta-Nehisi Coates is an author and journalist. His next book is The Message.“I don’t think we have the luxury as journalists of avoiding things because people might say bad things about us. I don’t even think we have the luxury of avoiding thi…
    - 19 Jun 24, 6:53am -
  • Longform Podcast #583: Jay Caspian Kang
    Jay Caspian Kang is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a co-host of Time to Say Goodbye.“At some point, you have to kick it out the door, and it’s never finished to the degree that you would finish a magazine piece. But it, in some ways, is m…
    - 12 Jun 24, 12:37pm -
  • Longform Podcast #582: Joseph Cox
    Joseph Cox is a cybersecurity journalist and co-founder of 404 Media. His new book is Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever.“In the not too distant future, I will be a very old man, and maybe I won't be able to…
    - 5 Jun 24, 7:10am -
  • Longform Podcast #581: Tavi Gevinson
    Tavi Gevinson is a writer, actor, and the founder of Rookie. Her new zine is Fan Fiction.“Stories are unstable, and memory is unstable, and identity is unstable. All of these things that I've tried to make permanent in writing, they're actually un…
    - 29 May 24, 7:18am -
  • Longform Podcast #580: Rachel Khong
    Rachel Khong is a journalist and author whose latest novel is Real Americans.“It's about the ways in which we miss each other as human beings and can't fully communicate what it is like to be ourselves. … And I think that's what makes it so int…
    - 22 May 24, 8:45am -
  • Longform Podcast #579: Kelsey McKinney
    Kelsey McKinney is a features writer and co-owner at Defector.com. She hosts the podcast Normal Gossip and is the author of the upcoming book You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.“I was always very interested in how you stra…
    - 15 May 24, 7:54am -
  • Longform Podcast #578: Lissa Soep
    Lissa Soep is an audio producer, editor and author whose latest book is Other People’s Words: Friendship, Loss, and the Conversations That Never End.“I am so keenly aware of how much my own voice is a product of editing relationships and co-pro…
    - 8 May 24, 6:29am -
  • Longform Podcast #577: PJ Vogt
    PJ Vogt is the host of Search Engine.“One of our tests editorially is if we think we’ve got something good, but we haven’t started reporting or recording on it, I’ll just try asking the question at dinner and stuff. If it derails conversatio…
    - 1 May 24, 7:57am -
  • Longform Podcast #576: Lindsay Peoples
    Lindsay Peoples is the editor-in-chief of The Cut.“You see so many incredible people make one mistake and lose their job or they speak out about something and then the next day something blows up. And so I do think that I often feel like I have t…
    - 24 Apr 24, 7:25am -
  • Polk Award Winners: Jason Motlagh
    Jason Motlagh, a journalist and filmmaker, is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and the founder of Blackbeard Films. He won the Polk's Sydney Schanberg Prize for “This Will End in Blood and Ashes,” an account of the collapse of order in Hait…
    - 19 Apr 24, 7:00am -
  • Polk Award Winners: Brian Howey
    Brian Howey is a freelance journalist who won the Polk Award for Justice Reporting after exposing a deceptive police tactic widely used in California. He began the project, which was eventually published by the Los Angeles Times and Reveal, as a grad…
    - 18 Apr 24, 7:01am -
  • Polk Award Winners: Meribah Knight
    Meribah Knight is a reporter with Nashville Public Radio. She won the Polk Award for Podcasting for “The Kids of Rutherford County,” produced with ProPublica and Serial, which revealed a shocking approach to juvenile discipline in one Tennessee c…
    - 17 Apr 24, 8:43am -
  • Polk Award Winners: Jesse Coburn
    Jesse Coburn is an investigative reporter at Streetsblog. He won the Polk Award for Local Reporting for "Ghost Tags," his series on the black market for temporary license plates.“You can imagine this having never become a problem, because it’s…
    - 16 Apr 24, 7:11am -
  • Polk Award Winners: Amel Guettatfi and Julia Steers
    Amel Guettatfi and Julia Steers won this year's George Polk Award for Television Reporting for “Inside Wagner,” their Vice News investigation of Russian mercenaries on the Ukraine front and in the Central African Republic. “One of the best ta…
    - 15 Apr 24, 9:20am -
  • Longform Podcast #575: Megan Kimble
    Megan Kimble is the former executive editor of The Texas Observer and has written for The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and The Guardian. Her new book is City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America’s Highways.“I have neve…
    - 3 Apr 24, 9:46am -
  • Longform Podcast #574: Zach Harris
    Zach Harris is a journalist whose latest article for Rolling Stone is "Meet the Gen Z Hothead Burning Up Pro Bowling."“I'm not like a staff writer who has … status and access. But if I come up with something fun that you've never heard of that…
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  • Longform Podcast #573: Rozina Ali
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    Picking on ol' Puddin' Fingers is pretty easy. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Pennsylvania's be-hoodied Senator John Fetterman said he's willing to consider Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the position of Secretary of…
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    Healthcare for women without discrimination and Sesame Street are both on the chopping block as MAGA Mike prepares his axe for the next Congress. During a Fox News interview, Speaker of the House, MAGA Mike Johnson, matter of factly states that he'…
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  • newDeath most popular thing on Wikipedia, again
    Wikipedia's list of people who died this year remains its most popular entry. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! While US and Indian politics are interesting topics, Death again tops the Wikimedia Foundation's list of…
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    Tennessee state Senator Ken Yager — who prides himself on his commitment to church and guns — failed a sobriety test after a hit-and-run car crash in Georgia last night. And "leaked" footage of the Republican lawmaker trying to walk a straight (…
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       LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?   CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! A mystery illness has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just over two weeks. Health experts are trying to identify the disease, which causes fever, headache, c…
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  • newKash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI Director, has a long history of conspiracy grifting
    You probably know that last year, Kash Patel, QAnon promoter and Donald Trump's pick to run the FBI, published what the Washington Post calls an "enemies list centered on grievance" that includes dozens of Republicans and Democrats that he beli…
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    TL;DR: This VPN router can unblock content on your streaming services, and it's available for $149.97 during Cyber Week through December 8.While digital VPNs typically demand monthly fees, the Deeper Connect router is yours for life. You'll be a…
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  • Satanism offers Ohio school children a choice
    Schools that choose to offer the LifeWise Academy bible lessons in Ohio find they also have to allow students access to Satan's program. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Once again, using the system to show people wh…
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Awkward Geeks

  • Nerd Rant: The “What if” Arguments
    Any time Hollywood remakes something, and changes a characters skin color to anything not white, white people have complete breakdowns over it. I’ve seen so much outrage recently between The Rings of Power, and now The Little Mermaid, it’s just d…
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  • Watching: DC Animated Shows
    I’ve been on a kick lately, a nostalgia superhero kick. I grew up watching superhero cartoons, and never really stopped. It really hit me though that most of the animated shows I watched were DC. Of course I loved some Marvel stuff to, like X-Men,…
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  • That Time At The Library
    Once upon a time, 13 year old me, and my two best friends (one bold & one goofy) were at a public library. We were doing some research for a school project we had to work on, and pretty much minding our own business. Aside from whispering, when we ne…
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  • My Favorite Underrated Movies
    We all have those movies we love, but it feels like no one else likes them. These are a few of mine. One of the great things about the internet is finding out that I was not alone in liking these movies. Josie and the Pussycats (2001) Such cheesy goo…
    - 25 Apr 22, 7:03pm -
  • The Guild
    On July 27th 2007, back when I obsessively payed World of Warcraft, Felicia Day dropped The Guild on YouTube. I’m having trouble processing that this year will mark 15 years since then. It just doesn’t seem that long ago to me, yet, somehow, it d…
    - 28 Feb 22, 12:38pm -
  • “Forgotten” Early 2000s Sci-Fi Shows
    If it wasn’t for the fact that people uploaded things on YouTube, I would have thought I was the only one who remembered some of these shows. I consider them “forgotten” simply because of the fact I never hear any one talk about them, or know w…
    - 19 Jan 22, 12:13pm -
  • The Villains Lair
    I’m not sure how this went unnoticed by me for so long, but recently YouTube decided to make a suggestion to me, and I don’t know why they waited so long. But, now I have discovered The Villain’s Lair. Here are the first two episodes from the p…
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  • Encanto: Mirabel’s Gift
    When we get to the end of Encanto some people felt it wasn’t clear if Mirabel had a gift, or what it was. But, I think I might be on to something with my theory. Let’s start at the beginning, not of the movie, but where the gifts came from. Abuel…
    - 5 Jan 22, 9:21pm -
  • If My Life Were A Disney Soundtrack
    Sometimes I like to put together playlists on Spotifty. Recently I wondered, if my life had a soundtrack, what would it be? Then I went completely blank.  After thinking on it, I figured the best place for me to start would be with songs from Disne…
    - 2 Jan 22, 10:34am -
  • Nerd Nostalgia: BK Commercials
    I’m not sure how I ended up down this rabbit hole, but here we are. This post is an unintentional ad for Burger King, because they saw talent before they were famous. Little “Buffy” at Burger King Before she worked at Double Meat Palace, Buffy…
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