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Starless

from Study Finds Astronomers spot up to 170 giant rogue planets floating through space BORDEAUX, France — Nearly 200 giant planets have been spotted moving aimlessly through space, according to a remarkable discovery by astronomers. Researchers from the European Southern Observatory say these “rogue planets” float in space and don’t orbit a star — like […]

Joan Didion Gone

from Vanity Fair Joan Didion, Literary Titan, Dies at 87 BY EMILY KIRKPATRICK Joan Didion, a resounding voice in American literature who insightfully captured the ’60s and California through observant and beautiful language, died on Thursday at home in Manhattan. She was 87 years old. The famed writer’s cause of death was Parkinson’s disease, according […]

Rods From God

from The U.S. Sun STAR WARS The terrifying future space weapons – ‘rods from God’ meteorites, molten metal cannons and weaponised asteroids The Sun Online takes a glimpse at the array of weapons and space tech under development which are set to make outer-space the ultimate battleground by Patrick Knox WEAPONISED asteroids, “rods from god” […]

Bridge Stealers

from Greenwich Time A 58-foot bridge disappeared from a field in Ohio. A man hired a crane service to steal it, police say. by Jaclyn Peiser For almost two decades, a 58-foot-long, 10-foot-wide and 6-foot-high pedestrian bridge sat idly in an overgrown field in Akron, Ohio. It had been removed from a nearby park for […]

Battle In New Canaan

from Patch Gates Battle of the Bands is Back! Raising money for Meals on Wheels, New Canaan by Ms. Tootsie Live music venue Gates Restaurant will be hosting their third ‘Battle of the Bands’ in January 2022. Hosted by radio presenter Jon Kamal, sponsored by Karl Chevrolet, and produced by Rock Paper Scissors Custom Events, […]

Web3

from The Wall Street Journal Jack Dorsey and the Unlikely Revolutionaries Who Want to Reboot the Internet Members of the tech elite are banding together to bring the Web back to its idealist origins. They call their vision ‘Web3.’ By Christopher Mims The internet hasn’t turned out the way it was supposed to. In its […]

The Meh Courses

from The New Yorker What’s So Great About Great-Books Courses? The humanities are in danger, but humanists can’t agree on how—or why—they should be saved. By Louis Menand Roosevelt Montás was born in a rural village in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the United States when he was eleven years old. He attended public schools […]

The Apocalypse Has Arrived

from The U.S. Sun Are Flamin’ Hot Cheetos being discontinued? by Nina Clevinger While the Frito-Lay company has not commented on the reported shortage of Flamin’ Hot Chips, social media users have adamantly said supplies of the snack are becoming harder to find. In September of 2021, someone posted to the Sacramento Reddit thread asking […]

Anne Rice Gone

from Deadline Anne Rice Dies: ‘Interview With The Vampire’ Author Was 80 By Tom Grater Anne Rice, the American writer whose Interview with the Vampire sold more than 150 million copies, has died. She was 80. “The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated,” he wrote. “As my mother, her support for me was unconditional — […]

Jiggle Jiggle Tinkle

from Vice Workers Are Using ‘Mouse Movers’ So They Can Use the Bathroom in Peace “The tables have turned in favor of the Worker,” said one mouse jiggler company. “They are in power today.” By Samantha Cole Leah didn’t expect her TikTok video about a work-from-home hack to go viral. She started using a mouse […]