Why are nightmarish hours and constant unpaid overtime considered normal in the world of video games? Read the rest

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The high times, they are a-changing: editors of National Geographic chose cannabis as the theme of their next print issue.

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was today sentenced by a jury to death for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon attack that killed three people and injured 264 Read the rest

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I am now an American citizen!

The naturalization ceremony was awesome. Apollo Creed is a judge now and he gives you an eagle and everything.

Joe Biden was there, drunk as a lord.

At each important part of the naturalization process, free dessert has been available. This a perfect manifestation of the American Dream, made available courtesy of the Rotary Club.

Two of the four preceding paragraphs are true.

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Granted, it's just a two and a half minute couch gag for the show's 26th season finale, but this brief crossover with the Adult Swim show Rick and Morty is the funniest The Simpsons have been in a long time.

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You should follow 30000fps.com on tumblr if you dig this kind of otherworldly GIF art. Read the rest

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Austin's Modern Rocks Gallery presents an amazing collection of Kirk Weddle's 1991 photo shoot for Nirvana's Nevermind. Read the rest

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Watch Anton Adnroshcuk's pet parrot pull his tooth. "This is the 5th one hes pulled already," he writes.

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The trouble with most optical equipment is that it won’t get used unless it is out of the case, opened up, and powered on.

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Phillip Mlynar of Deadspin offers a sensible guide for dealing with debt collectors. The cardinal rule - never talk to them on the phone.

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The da Vinci Surgical System robot "that can be used to suture a tiny grape is designed to help perform delicate, minimally invasive surgery." As the son of a surgeon, I'm impressed. (da Vinci)

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Legendary Hollywood special effects artist Rick Baker is auctioning off amazing artifacts from his studio, including Harry the sasquatch's head, hands, and feet from Harry and the Hendersons, Mike's costume from Men in Black, and, yes, a couple of Gremlins! Read the rest

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Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt talk about the latest in science fiction and fantasy. Read the rest

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Boing Boing reader Shash posted this video in the comments about the Rothko painting post from earlier today. In the video, artist and illustrator Robert Florczak presents his case that art started to go downhill after the Impressionists came along.

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Many Baby Boomers who grew up in Alabama learned the history of their state from a racist 1957 textbook called Know Alabama.

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Jay Nelson is a builder that makes shelters and vehicles made of wood. Film by Isaiah Saxon, founder of DIY.org

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Seattle's Anthony Hicks has an Etsy store filled with beautiful grotesqueries, including carny sideshow gaffs (come for the feejee mermaid, stay for the mummified head!), but also tooth-filled pocketwatches and artfully preserved homunculi. Read the rest

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"'SB 277 is about increasing immunization rates so no one will have to suffer from vaccine-preventable diseases,' said Sen. Ben Allen (D- Santa Monica) who coauthored the bill with Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento)."

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A fun montage of recycled scenes from classic Walt Disney animated films. (more…)

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I haven't always loved running, but thanks to Zombies, Run, I can't stop. Read the rest

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