The Devs With Baltimore bundle contains independently-made games "donated by their authors in support of the Baltimore Algebra Project and in solidarity with protesters resisting antiblack state/police violence and white supremacy." It's available til a minute before midnight EST today, May 4, so get it now. Read the rest

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The Avengers may not be the most realistic franchise around (more…)

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Our friend Meara O'Reilly and Sam Tarakajian have just released Rhythm Necklace, an iPhone app that's a sequencer for composing rhythmic loops.

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Here are six new lateral thinking puzzles to test your wits! Read the rest

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Until recently, Baltimore has been under a curfew as activists protest the death of Freddie Gray Read the rest

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Journeys are common threads woven to form epic tales, and "Sons of the Harpy" saw key characters embark, abducted or pursued toward Game of Thrones' far-flung theaters of action. Read the rest

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The McCoys made the pop song "Hang on Sloopy" famous in 1965; twenty years later, the Ohio State Assembly voted it in as the state's official rock song. The legislation makes for a pretty excellent read.

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Okay, so it might not include the sci-fi plotlines Read the rest

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Jean Valjean is the central figure of Les Mis and arguably the most iconic musical theater role for men Read the rest

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In the 60s and 70, Cambodia had a thriving, free-wheeling rock scene. Then along came the Khmer Rouge. Filmmaker John Pirozzi hunted down the surviving members of that scene and created a terrific documentary about it.

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Marvel has released seven movies starring dudes named Chris, but they’ve yet to produce a single film centered on a woman. Read the rest

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Tumblr artist TheNamelessDoll created these stunning gifs Read the rest

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UK Independence Party Nigel Farage is an equal-opportunity bigot, hating Gallifreyans just as much as he hates Bulgarians and Romanians. Read the rest

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Your favorite images, rendered at 160x200 in 16 grim, muddy colors! Read the rest

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Each of these photos could be captioned as follows: “Oh, hello. I see that you have [food name]. I, too, like [food name].” Read the rest

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This is about comics, and about kids, so I'm going to start with a story (a comic!) about how Bill Watterson taught my home schooled daughter to read. It goes like this… Read the rest

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Mallory Ortberg on The Toast: 10. "I used to like your work, but I don't now. Have you considered doing the things I like again?" (via Kottke) Read the rest

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Bill Shunn writes, "The second and concluding part of my science fiction novelette 'Our Dependency on Foreign Keys' is available now at the online magazine Across the Margin (part one). Read the rest

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Russell Stansfield of Manchester, England, who was busted stealing coins from a parking meter and admitted to similar previous offenses, is now legally banned from vending machines.

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Ben E. King, solo artist and leader of the Drifters, died yesterday. He was 76. (more…)

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