Internet harassment doesn’t just stay on the internet any more. Banned from 4chan, the 'net's worst trolls are making life hell for "social justice warriors"—and anyone else that takes their fancy. Read the rest

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This is how I'll be celebrating.

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The good folks over at The Shiznit "decided to make new posters for the nominees that tell you what you can really expect." Above: Grand Budapest Hotel. Below: American Sniper. Read the rest

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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s soaring oration has come to define how many think of him, so it's interesting to hear Dr. King speaking conversationally in 1964 with Robert Penn Warren, almost in the relaxed feel of a podcast. Read the rest

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Peter Rojas is the founder Engadget, gdgt and Gizmodo. He currently co-hosts MVP, a podcast about new tech products, alongside Ryan Block (previously interviewed on the Cool Tools Show).

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Years ago, a friend gifted me this wonderful collection of magic posters!

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"Twitch" is the third ukulele in the Tickler series made by Amy Crehore (instrument designer, painter, illustrator) and Lou Reimuller (luthier, sculptor, musician, and creator of the Teenar). Read the rest

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In this episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell how Spanish authorities found an ingenious way to use orphans to bring the smallpox vaccine to the American colonies in 1803.

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Although the No Nukes slogan hearkens back to a louder, more passionate era of demonstrators of the 1970s, To the Village Square is a stark reminder that nuclear disasters are still happening, and that it still takes a village of voices – and images – to raise awareness.

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Lightfarm Studios documented the making of "The Verge," this stunning worldscape based on work by Raqsonu Duhu. Lightfarm Brasil has the scoop: Read the rest

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Ad executive Alex Holder teamed with photographer Oli Kellett to show the faces behind prominent hand models. Federico Hewson (above) said: Read the rest

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You can buy prints for $95.

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YouTube Vlogger Weird Paul does a great job of explaining shopping catalogs of the seventies and eighties to viewers who are too young to have experienced these when they were The Now.

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We should all aspire to live life with this level of amazement.

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An 81 year old man saved $816 in pennies over 6 decades. Congrats to the thrifty guy, I hope he also had a 401k!

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What happened when a naked man literally appeared out of thin air inside a couple’s apartment while they were getting ready for work? Read the rest

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In a surprise move, the US Attorney General has ordered police departments to cease the practice of civil forfeiture (basically, stealing stuff and selling it) unless the forfeiture is related to a specific warrant or charge. Read the rest

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Everyone's a winner baby, that's the truth!

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This digital metronome is the only way I can keep a beat.

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The kneeling desk led to the standing desk and thence to the treadmill desk, but I propose that we bring this full circle to the lying down in bed desk (instructions available in Japanese only). (via Sean Bonner)

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