Choosing a haggadah, the book I'll use to lead my family in Passover seder, was an interesting process. Hannah and I have settled on Elie Wiesel's A Passover Haggadah. Read the rest

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Freshman Year is the latest personal game from designer Nina Freeman. It's brief, and it tells an upsetting story -- a teen in college goes to the local bar to meet a friend, only to have an unwanted interaction with the bouncer (take care playing if you have a history with abuse themes).

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Buzzfeed staffer Matt Stopera's fantastical story about how his stolen iPhone made it from Manhattan to China and turned him into a social media celebrity there is one of the wildest and coolest stolen phone stories of all time, even if it's making the rounds on April Fool's Day. Read the rest

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"I saw your face and thats the last I've seen of my heart."

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These human-sized nests are made at the Cape Town Society for the Blind cane furniture factory in South Africa. Designer Porky Hefer collaborates with sightless workers there to make the enormous chairs. Wallpaper* has a great overview of this and other cool work coming out of Africa's design scene. Read the rest

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Washington State University psychologists found that almost one in five students they interviewed have experienced "exploding head syndrome,” the often frightening illusion of hearing a massive bang inside your head as you are just falling asleep. Read the rest

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Everyone, especially your cat, knows that Lion Force Voltron is the best Voltron. Now your cat can daydream of saving Arus from Zarkon. (Available via ThinkGeek)

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Jay Olson, a psychology major at McGill University in Quebec, Canada uses magic tricks to study perception, memory, and influence.

One card trick, in particular, captured his imagination as he set about his research.

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Officer Patrick Cherry, a detective in the NYPD joint terrorism task force, became insanely angry at an Uber driver who honked at the detective for blocking him while parking his unmarked vehicle. Read the rest

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Adrian Berry of The Telegraph says "the Great Attractor is neither a black hole or a super-cluster of galaxies, but we are travelling towards it inexorably."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8eRolg01A1g/an-unknown-force-is-pulling-th.html

California may be the first US state to generate more than 5% of its electricity from utility solar, but runner-up North Carolina leads the four east coast states that comprised last year's top solar states. The top ten: Read the rest

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Every Car Listed published some interesting maps about America's gas-guzzling habits. In 42 of 50 states, the most popular vehicle is a pickup truck or SUV. Read the rest

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First off, this leash is incredibly comfortable to hold. You wouldn’t think so by looking at it but I have walked, run, skied and bushwhacked with it in every season and you hardly know it’s there.

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Gross, and yet I can't take my eyes off it.

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Comedy Central today announced that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old biracial South African comedian, will be the new host of “The Daily Show,” succeeding Jon Stewart after he steps down later this year. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/j7Z8KnG0Aik/trevor-noah-will-replace-jon-s.html

Now that the bull's genitalia have been removed from a restaurant sign in Hurricane, Utah residents there will have to find something else to get upset about. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/omyoPD_W7AQ/restaurant-sign-featuring-bull.html

Charlie Shrem, founder of the Bitcoin Foundation, is going to federal prison for a couple of years. He wonders if something like bitcoin could work behind bars. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/rPCnoNweqLU/bitcoin-like-currency-system-f.html

Via Futility Closet: Read the rest

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The trip is dedicated to focusing the world's attention on sustainable energy. Read the rest

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Asparagus on Hermes, Doritos on Hermes, all of the foods on fancy plates. Read the rest

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