According to a survey using Yelp data, Marylanders and Virginians love Peruvian food, Ohioans love soup, Coloradans love gluten free, and West Virginians love hotdog. Other trends: Read the rest

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BBC: New travel and trade rules between the US and Cuba are to take effect on Friday, US officials say.

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I love my government surplus Hamilton drafting table. I found it for $175 on Craigslist. Read the rest

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I feel like I’ve discovered a sort of breakfast unified field theory. And it’s all thanks to an impulse purchase at an awesome new homesteading supply shop in our Los Angeles neighborhood, The King’s Roost.

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Glenn Fleishman: "They haven't withdrawn the petition, but they have backed way off publicly and in a follow-up FCC comment on their petition."

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I like Groo. I like cheese dip. (more…)

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Liz Miele takes on the lack of feminist sex position jokes.

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A TV network should hire everyone seen here, recreate the back office on a soundstage, and make a show called F&R Auto Sales. The woman who threatened to put her foot in the delivery guy's ass would get nominated for an Emmy, and the guy who chortled at her witty retort would win one. Read the rest

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QVC lady: Isn't the moon a star?

Isaac Mizrahi: No, the moon is a planet, darling.

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Of all the CES videos this year, the most surprisingly interesting one demonstrated responsive laser auto headlights. In the concept demo, sensors gauge driving conditions and objects as they come into view, even splitting the beam so it doesn't blast oncoming vehicles with light. Read the rest

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Kelly Coyne of Root Simple wrote about following the clothes-folding advice of Marie Kondo, author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Read the rest

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From the excellent website, The Kid Should See This. (more…)

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Animator Jilli Rose created this lovely animated short about a group of stick insects stranded for 80 years on Lord Howe Island, a sea stack with only one shrub for protection. It also tells the story of the scientists who discovered them and raced to save them from extinction. Read the rest

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To celebrate the film Selma and its two Oscar nominations today, here's a rare collection of Selma March photos by participant James Barker. The Smithsonian has Barker's back story: Read the rest

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All I can do is scream FUCK YES at the top of my lungs.

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Comet Lovejoy is flying through our inner solar system for the first time in more than 11,000 years. Read the rest

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As bodycams roll out in more and more American police departments, officers are asking to be allowed to review footage of shootings before they file their reports, on the grounds that fallible memories from high-stress moments can be augmented by footage -- but of course, this would also help an officer know how much he can lie without getting contradicted by the video evidence. Read the rest

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"Sounds like whizzing through space!" says the box. Here are some details. (via Weird Universe)

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Above, Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Architecture And Design rounds up "50 Of The Most Majestic Libraries In The World." Read the rest

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Lance Hill's new Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Emeryville, California is dedicated to the history of the future of electronic musical instruments. Video news report below. (more…)

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