Above, a Sony Computer Entertainment staffer test-drives Play Station 4's virtual reality headset Project Morpheus at the Sony booth at Tokyo Game Show 2014. Read the rest

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I wonder if my 7 year old will think Motley Crue is singing about fundraising.

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Coke Zero hired David Cronenberg and Tod Browning to take panorama photos of worshippers at a recent prolate-spheroid chasing ritual. The result was awesome.

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Nature published a study about the potential danger of artificial sweeteners. Read the rest

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The Diatomist is a short documentary about Klaus Kemp, master of the Victorian art of diatom arrangement.

Diatoms are single cell algae that create jewel-like glass shells around themselves.

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The NY Times, always on the cutting edge, has an article about the popularity of butts.

(What, no link to Ms. Selter's Instagram account?)

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Best part is 38 seconds in, when he tries to stuff the framed work of art into his jacket and learns it doesn't fit.

"Staff stopped him as he left and recovered the piece. Police are now trying to trace the would be thief."

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It's been less than a day since the company published its new, excellent privacy policy -- but Gigaom has noticed that the latest Apple transparency report, covering Jan 1-Jun 30 2014, has eliminated the line that says that the company has received no secret Patriot Act "section 215" requests, which come with gag orders prohibiting companies from discussing them. Read the rest

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Here is a song from long time BB pal Computer Jay about the 21st century's addiction to technology titled "Binary Fix." The track is off his album 'Savage Planet Discotheque Vol. 2'. You can download it for free here.

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Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and independent shipwreck divers exploring the Golden Gate strait discovered two sunken ships from 1863 and 1910, with several hundreds more "forgotten ghost ships" likely still undiscovered in the area. Read the rest

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Write-in Kentucky senate candidate, and deplorable human, Robert Ransdell placed his anti-semitic campaign signs in lawns without permission. Unsurprisingly the residents removed them.

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In Michigan, St. Andre Bessette Church Festival attendees were "shocked" to see the face of Jesus in a pierogi! Pareidolicious! (more…)

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Chad Leito's The Academy is yet another fantastic world where teens are imbued with super powers and must save society. The standard themes and devices of this genre are pushed to the very limit of believability, I loved it!

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A fascinatingly disjointed tale of drugs, rock and roll, and adolescence from the legendary cartoonist who co-created Love and Rockets. Read the exclusive excerpt. Read the rest

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Phrenologists, knocker ups, ratteners, dog whippers, and dozens of other "Jobs That No Longer Exist." (Mental Floss)

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Mice and Mystics is a beautifully-produced board game that creates a relatively all-ages-friendly dungeon crawl RPG experience without need for a dungeon master. "My kids went absolutely bananas over this game in a way I haven't seen before," says Jon Seagull Read the rest

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Jeremiah Jackson, in court yesterday for charges of robbing and killing a woman, wore a t-shirt that said "Crime Pays." The judge wasn't pleased. Read the rest

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A graphic designer at Bloomberg Businessweek instantly ascends to world grandmaster of not giving a fuck.

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In this episode of You Are Not So Smart David McRaney explores ego depletion and all the things that can cause it, from feeling rejection to holding back tears to avoiding the temptation of cookies. Read the rest

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"Ever wonder what would happen when you get confronted by MP's and military investigation unit outside of the base and don't say much to them?" -- Bunny Boots Ink Read the rest

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