One of these days, it might be ok again to have friends over. When that day comes, you'll probably want to let the drinks flow. In that case, it might not be a bad idea to have a few new tricks to liven up your mixology game. You can't just come back from months and [&]

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"Welcome back, this is Stephen K. Bannon. We're off the coast of St. Tropez in southern France on the Mediterranean, and we're on the million dollar yacht that Brian Kolfage—and Brian Kolfage, he took all that money from Build The Wall. No we're actually in Sunland Park, New Mexico." Previously.

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When there isn't a pandemic, Cherie B. Tay works as a Broadway asst/stage manager. Her latest credit is Hadestown which is currently suspended through January 3, 2021. In this forced downtime, she made this recording of herself giving out stage calls for folks who might be missing their work in the theater biz. Thanks, Dave!

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On Monday, sneaky thieves robbed the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum in Japan's Mie Prefecture. In just three minutes, the crooks forced open the museum entrance, nabbed a 330 pound safe containing more than a million yen ($9,470), and vanished into the night. I'm not saying it was ninjas who robbed the Ninja Museum but& From CNN: [&]

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On August 19, 2020, Facebook published, "An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence," saying: Today we are taking action against Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts amidst protests, US-based militia organizations and QAnon. We already remove content calling for or advocating [&]

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Here's big fun for families, protestors, and families who protest! At Instructables, friedpotatoes explains how to make massive sticks of sidewalk chalk with plaster of Paris, tempera paint, and a Pringles can as the mold. From Instructables: We mixed roughly 6 plastic cups of plaster powder with about 4-5 cups of water for a good [&]

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Forty years ago, architecture student Graham Birchall created an otherworldly "bubble house" design for his senior thesis project. Then Graham did the unthinkable: he built it. Now, the Bubble House in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia is on the market. Here's the listing (no mention of price). From Domain: While unique in shape, the riverfront property has [&]

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Despite my love of Smash Mouth memes, the band has been on my shitlist since they held a concert during the pandemic. But I'm willing to ignore that just to indulge in this 6-minute "All Star" cover by Boston "bummer pop" band Future Teens. The track is from their upcoming EP, Sensitive Sessions, which has [&]

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Fisticuffs broke out on an American Airlines jet earlier this week after a passenger refused to wear a face mask and refused to get off the plane. A video clip of the brawl on the Vegas-to-Charlotte flight was posted online by passenger Jack Ross. CNN reports on the aftermath, and interviewed Jack. American Airlines released [&]

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Event producers are pivoting to make shows/money happen during the pandemic. Case in point, this "Drive-into Experience" event based on Stranger Things.  It's like a haunted house but you remain in your vehicle the entire time. io9 explains: Netflix has teamed up with Fever and Secret Cinema to debut a drive-through immersive Stranger Things adventure [&]

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Slow TV YouTuber CruisingTheCut shared a relaxing cruise through part of the Macclesfield canal, a 26-mile historic waterway in Cheshire. The canal includes locks, historic buildings, and even roving bridges that allowed horses to cross the canal when the tow path changed banks. Some of the roving bridges are built with a 360-degree ramp so [&]

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In September 1935, Modern Mechanix covered a new "electric glove" invented by Cirilo Diaz of Cuba. According to the report, it's intended for "use by police while handling rough characters or in quelling riots&" Persons contacted by an officer wearing the glove receive a 1,500-volt shock, sufficient to remove all traces of flight." (Archive.org via [&]

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Break out the Sharpies! Two dangerous weather systems are headed toward the gulf coast, a double-whammy experts fear could stretch emergency resources to the limit during the pandemic. ABC 11 News: If forecasts are correct, we could see something that has never happened before: two hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. [&]

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In 1954, English taxi driver George King received an extraterrestrial message in his mind: "Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament." This was the seed of the Aetherius Society, a religious movement based on following guidance from our Cosmic Masters to help save humanity. Today, the Aetherius Society has 35 prayer [&]

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To pull more customers, street vendors who serve teh tarik have developed difficult maneuvers for mixing and serving their product. It's so popular that there is a teh tarik championship. Behold past winner Syed Khaidir showing why he's one of the very best. Below are some examples of individual and team routines: Here is Syed [&]

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Steve Bannon might look like a fraudster who got arrested on a boat, but Fox News bloviator Lou Dobbs insists that he is in fact the target of a "Deep State" conspiracy. Addressing the story on his show on Thursday night, Dobbs, one of Donald Trump's favorite Fox hosts, said Bannon "was arrested this morning, [&]

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We were already moving closer to the day where every man, woman and child would have their own iPad before COVID-19, but now&it's even more vital.  With distance learning and other activities, kids need their own working devices to handle schoolwork and beyond. Of course, nobody is looking forward to paying up to $1,149 to [&]

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Following Trump's posthumous pardon for suffragist Susan B. Anthony, the museum founded in her memory is rejecting the gesture. "Objection! Mr. President, Susan B. Anthony must decline your offer of a pardon," Deborah L. Hughes wrote in a statement. She continued: "Anthony wrote in her diary in 1873 that her trial for voting was 'The [&]

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Mike Lindell is the CEO of MyPillow. It's a pillow company! So, when he claims that oleandrin is an incredible breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19, you know you can trust him. But hey, if the medical opinion of a pillow company manager isn't enough for you, you can rest assured that supplement has been [&]

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Action Park was the stuff of legend even before it shut down for its unbelievably dangerous attractions and laissez-faire attitudes about things like regulations, safety protocols, and keeping patrons alive while on premises. Now HBO Max presents Class Action Park, "the first-ever feature-length documentary to explore the legend, legacy, and truth behind a place that [&]

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