Monday, April 30, 2018
"The online retailer of an unlicensed homeopathic remedy made from rabid dog saliva has agreed to stop selling the product in Canada"
CBC:
Lyssinum — also known as lyssin or hydrophobinum — is a homeopathic nosode made by repeatedly diluting the saliva of a rabid dog. The treatment is approved in general for use in Canada, but Helios is not among the companies licensed to sell it.
"The Benatar" is the name of the Guardians' ship in Infinity War
The name of the Guardians’ ship in #InfinityWar is The Benatar. https://t.co/5OZ2L0CCBd— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 30, 2018
(The old one was named for Alyssa Milano.)
"dog owners hijacked a public Tribeca pup park nearly a decade ago"
NYP:
The Warren Street Dog Park was originally taken hostage by the Dog Owners of Tribeca (DOOT) in 2008 — after the 92-by-43-foot green space opened between Greenwich and West streets.
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Founders installed a keypad lock on the gate and sent members a secret 4-digit passcode after they paid a $120 annual fee over Paypal on the group’s Website. The code was updated every few months.
Members were to live by 22 strict rules
Adventuring gear
Automagic Adventure, 2018. A little self playing text adventure buried in a jar. pic.twitter.com/iipS35hMOW— Lee Tusman (@2sman2sman) April 10, 2018
Tonya Harding’s outfit from the 1992 Nationals & Olympics went up for auction today by @GoldinAuctions. The minimum bid is $10,000. pic.twitter.com/c4Jc6NbYRc— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 9, 2018
So, it turns out that human thighbones can be carved into daggers of exceptional strength: https://t.co/aGd2ctX48t #TIL pic.twitter.com/wfcQg4ey8e— Clive Thompson (@pomeranian99) April 30, 2018
Art roundup
This Shawarma sign has burned out in an extremely good way pic.twitter.com/1m7wSo2d4M— GP (@mousefountain) April 15, 2018
one more pic.twitter.com/7M84bMrMgZ— Mackenzie Schubert (@macschubert) April 30, 2018
Because you can't keep Binti contained, we are releasing the full series in hardcover with new art by @GregRuth and an intro by @nkjemisin. @Nnedi pic.twitter.com/zDIYZiwwzS— Irene Gallo (@IreneGallo) April 30, 2018
full version of this one pic.twitter.com/56Vmgt444R— jake_wyatt.sbpz (@jakewyattriot) April 27, 2018
Painted from memory. I just finished 3rd grade and my family was eating at a McDonald's in SC when we noticed this impossibly tall hooded homeless druid fella standing behind the glass door. After a minute one of the staff ran out and gave him a bag of grub and he wordlessly left pic.twitter.com/xQdoid3mHu— Jonas Goonface (@jonasgoonface) April 24, 2018
So Berserk has some seriously cool character designs, huh? Why didn’t you tell me? pic.twitter.com/zjTlK3yGu3— Andrew MacLean (@Andrew_MacLean) April 17, 2018
A thread on the creative and beautiful ways that the artists of the past repaired the flaws in torn and damaged manuscripts. pic.twitter.com/81YSAhKGot— Paul 🌹📚 Cooper (@PaulMMCooper) April 10, 2018
"Taurus"— Sara Winters (@SaraWintersArt) April 17, 2018
Llewellyn's 2019 Astrological Calendar
AD: Lynne Menturweck #astrology pic.twitter.com/dutPTDPSGB
A look at movie X-Force
Shatterstar is a super good looking, karate-fighting alien from SPACE. And one member of the team Susan WON’T be meeting 😉 pic.twitter.com/uGbbVcNr78— Peter W. (@PeterW_1974) April 27, 2018
Meet Bedlam. It’s hard to not feel inadequate around a man with muscles for muscles and electricity powers. But Susan assures me that I’m great just the way I am! #LoveMyWife #MortalWifeMortalLife pic.twitter.com/EyFgLMrKi9— Peter W. (@PeterW_1974) April 27, 2018
Watch out for Zeitgeist’s acid breath! It’ll getchya if his kindness doesn’t kill you first! (Seriously. SUCH a nice guy) pic.twitter.com/GCeyHcKjKh— Peter W. (@PeterW_1974) April 27, 2018
Domino said she’s really lucky. I guess I’m just really lucky I get to hang out with such nice people. :) pic.twitter.com/CRSU1V3iVm— Peter W. (@PeterW_1974) April 27, 2018
First day of training! Glad I brought my #Nikon! These are four of the hardest working people I know! #MakingMemories #XForce pic.twitter.com/3jdBNJAmec— Peter W. (@PeterW_1974) April 27, 2018
— Peter W. (@PeterW_1974) April 27, 2018
Homer Simpson backing into the bushes keeper jersey
Masterpiece! 🙆♂️— BabaGol (@BabaGol_) April 30, 2018
The GK shirt of Ferro de General Pico, Trecera División 🇦🇷🧤 pic.twitter.com/lmr65MIHnl
"‘Westworld’ Conspiracy Theory About Stock Photo Gets New Twist"
HP:
Remember, back in Season 1 of the HBO series, when Dolores’ (Evan Rachel Wood) father Peter Abernathy (Louis Herthum) short-circuited after discovering a picture of a woman posing in New York City’s Times Square?
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Mr. Abernathy’s frazzled moment was a pivotal “Westworld” plot point, so of course the internet went nuts when fans realized the show had apparently used a Getty stock image of a random woman, rather than hire an actress to play the role of Juliet.
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Von Weber’s stock images have been used by a variety of websites, including HuffPost, so his involvement in the show didn’t immediately raise red flags. But when fans looked closer at von Weber’s Getty photos, they noticed some other notable pictures: images of horses, cowboys and, most interestingly, samurai,
"Pitchers walked more hitters than any time since the turn of the century and are on pace to set single-season records for the most wild pitches, hit-by-pitches and strikeouts"
"The ugliness of April baseball personified by 7 teams on pace to lose 100-plus games"
Soccer fan gave up replica jersey so keeper would have something to wear (and was not promptly given a replacement shirt)
Uruguay: Peñarol found out on arriving to Sunday's match against Progreso they had the wrong coloured keeper's shirt. A fan was pressed into lending his replica shirt to get the game going. pic.twitter.com/S6g5b3h2uZ— Daniel Edwards (@DanEdwardsGoal) April 29, 2018
Microtransactions in the new Harry Potter mobile game
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery forces you to pay - or wait - to save a kid from being strangledhttps://t.co/d2K5OI2oCN pic.twitter.com/5Uh4zZjyT8— Eurogamer (@eurogamer) April 30, 2018
(I quit after the first few moments of tapping on piles of books)
Books from my wishlist on sale today at Amazon
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is $2.99:
The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, included on Library Journal's Best SFF of 2016, the Barnes & Nobles Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog Best Books of 2015, the Tor.com Best Books of 2015, Reader’s Choice, as well as nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschie, and the Bailey's Women's Prize.A Closed and Common Orbit is $2.99:
A Publishers Weekly "Best Books of 2017" pick!The Silent Wife: A Novel is $1.99:
Nominated for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel!
Shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award!
Winner of the Prix Julia-Verlanger!
Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman, fans of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl will love The Silent WifeDept. of Speculation is $2.99:
ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Vogue.com, Electric Literature, Buzzfeed
1/12 scale Mike Tyson figure available for preorder
Three faces, belts. (The Street Fighter figures from the same line are great.)
S.H. Figuarts Bucky (Infinity War) also available for preorder.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Helen Keller-branded eyeglasses
Seen a lot of odd brands in China, but Helen Keller spectacles might be the oddest. pic.twitter.com/Ah1GP5QG1w— Paul Gillis (@ProfGillis) April 29, 2018
"Behind just about every divisive Senate Republican primary this year, an amiable Midwestern businessman is bankrolling the candidate who claims to be the most hard-charging, anti-establishment conservative in the race"
WaPo:
he has dramatically increased his giving this cycle, pouring $21 million into races from Montana to West Virginia to ensure more conservative victories in the upcoming midterm elections, Federal Election Commission records show.
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Neither Uihlein nor his Pleasant Prairie, Wis.-based company, Uline, one of the nation’s largest packaging and shipping-supply sellers, has a media representative
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“Dick and I love reading newspapers and when we watch TV news, the channel is mostly set on Fox News,” she wrote.
"A mystery is brewing at the White House about what happened to the oak tree President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron planted there last week"
"By the end of the week, the tree was gone from the lawn."
"French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged"
NPR:
After a $365,000 renovation, the town was set to celebrate the grand reopening of the museum bearing Terrus' name — one of Elne's main attractions. Instead, the big reveal was that 82 paintings attributed to the artist in the museum's collection were fakes.
Local mayor Yves Barniol announced at the opening that it was guest curator Eric Forcada who raised doubts about the authenticity of the paintings.
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Forcada, the art historian who first sounded the alarm, noticed buildings that appear in some of the paintings didn't actually exist in Terrus' time.
Art roundup
Love this sequence from XO Manowar @mattkindt @olivetti_ariel @ValiantComics pic.twitter.com/cylO0DdSQI— Prof Riptide (@Ezohyez) April 28, 2018
Kind of reminds me of Ms Mystic -- Continuity Comics -- from the late 80s/early 90s. pic.twitter.com/uV05bfhAWD— Kol Drake (@KolDrake) February 12, 2018
The Surprising Result of Crushing Crayons in a Hydraulic Press https://t.co/kOANGKriYE pic.twitter.com/YtFaxZitRI— Colossal (@Colossal) April 29, 2018
THANOS #17 (“Thanos Wins, Part 5”) page 6 original art by @GeoffShaw12. And...RIP Cosmic Ghost Rider. Are those cosmic teeth flying out?? What an unbelievable issue! And we’re only 1/3 of the way through! Just getting started!! https://t.co/JxJMpgSSZm pic.twitter.com/tdGAwKwJEB— Felix Comic Art (@FelixComicArt) April 28, 2018
oh my god. pic.twitter.com/Ub6n93lryn— ｖｉｏｌｅｔ (@blipstress) April 28, 2018
Headless #illustration #penandink #brushpen #fudepen #fudenosuke #copicmarkers #nickpyle pic.twitter.com/zYaSweSHS4— Nick Pyle™ (@Nick_Pyle) April 29, 2018
Pre-order the 2000 AD Summer Special now - featuring an incredible roster of creators including @tulalotay @AlexDeCampi @splinister @TillieWalden @thekatyrex @LawsJLB and many more to be announced! Plus a shop-exclusive variant cover by @EmilyZeinner https://t.co/cLx6HQvkUE pic.twitter.com/3hyoA18Jxf— 2000 AD (@2000AD) April 25, 2018
Years and years ago I watched Moebius complete an amazing illustration. When he finished he gave me the pencil and said,"I think this pencil has good luck! Draw something with it!"— Dan Panosian (@urbanbarbarian) April 29, 2018
I have yet to summon the courage to draw something with it yet...! pic.twitter.com/uHuniL75jY
Pretty into the double mask pic.twitter.com/jaXusdvAyv— Erica Henderson (@EricaFails) April 28, 2018
"Linking their stories is a Yazidi Schindler named Abdullah, a beekeeper who has made it his mission to rescue the enslaved women" from ISIS
NYT:
The smugglers are paid by the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s Office of Kidnapped Affairs. (Yes, there is such a thing, established in response to the captive-taking.)
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Ten funny tweets
I'm in tears... pic.twitter.com/fW5tecQgTs— Born Salty (@cjzero) April 27, 2018
Shazam but for whether someone is mad at you— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) April 21, 2018
Imagine banning the world's coolest dog. pic.twitter.com/LIyyRBVZQT— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) April 22, 2018
Playing D&D but @mynameiskeely can’t be here in person so we improvised pic.twitter.com/Ihe8IxxwxA— Noelle Stevenson (@Gingerhazing) April 22, 2018
Person who was supposed to man that fan is fired. #Beychella pic.twitter.com/T4LezJAJd1— Adultish Gambino (@LEBENFOUR) April 22, 2018
"jacked and tan" should be a drink. a vanilla muscle milk, two shots of dark rum— mbr (@balladreview) April 26, 2018
When I have no idea how to comfort my friends but I try anyway pic.twitter.com/nhV4ms1Sc1— give carly rae jepsen a sword (@nicksparks94) April 25, 2018
His title though lol pic.twitter.com/5oB9rf3x0t— Tressie Mc (@tressiemcphd) April 25, 2018
Careful out there today, folks. pic.twitter.com/kWiNloXmdz— Clinton van der Berg (@ClintonV) April 28, 2018
He was bored at the pub so we put squirrel videos on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/m74k2W2x2q— Addy (@adriana_lowe) April 27, 2018
Spent my weekend making a dumb joke game for #ldjam41— Jon Remedios (@JonRemedios) April 22, 2018
I present to you: GONE VROOM a Racing Game + Walking Simulatorhttps://t.co/X4x3410sLq pic.twitter.com/Xlbnw77YFa
"Del Mar [California] has decided to include 'managed retreat' as a last-resort option for dealing with sea-level rise, despite widespread objections from homeowners in the tony, seaside enclave"
SD:
The idea is especially controversial in Del Mar, where hundreds of multimillion-dollar homes are built near sea level on the northern end of town near the beach and the San Dieguito River.
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Residents fear their property values will plummet if word gets out that the city is considering managed retreat.
"At Nike, Revolt Led by Women Leads to Exodus of Male Executives"
NYT:
In response to questions, Nike portrayed its problems as being confined to “an insular group of high-level managers” who “protected each other and looked the other way.”
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But the company is facing significant business hurdles. Adidas, one of its biggest competitors, has gained ground in key markets like apparel and footwear. Nike is also struggling to get traction in women’s categories, the fastest-growing segment of the market.
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Last year, Mr. Edwards, the former president, gave the green light for a marketing campaign for the fall launch of the VaporMax shoe for women; the female British singer FKA Twigs was given creative license for a shoot in Mexico City. The result, according a person who saw a rough cut of the commercial and another who saw the final cut, featured few shots of the shoes and instead had a woman twirling on what looked like a stripper pole and male athletes in sports bras striking odd poses. The campaign was killed, costing Nike millions of dollars.
Asked about the aborted campaign, Mr. Wilkins of Nike said the company was proud of its relationship with the singer. “We have a history of pushing the boundaries in marketing, just as we do in product development,” Mr. Wilkins said. “We create a lot of material that is not deployed in the marketplace.’’
Infinity War, 2018
Tool for installing doll eyes. pic.twitter.com/jbSlbK4Kr8— Machine Pix (@MachinePix) April 28, 2018
NFL draftee nicknamed "Ito"
Falcons took Ito Smith. Ito's not his real name. It's his nickname, because when he was a baby his family thought he looked like Judge Lance Ito. In related news, the dudes getting drafted were babies during the OJ trial.— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 28, 2018
"You could be flirting on dating apps with paid impersonators"
Qz:
Every morning I wake up to the same routine. I log into the Tinder account of a 45-year-old man from Texas—a client. I flirt with every woman in his queue for 10 minutes, sending their photos and locations to a central database of potential “Opportunities.” For every phone number I get, I make $1.75.
I’m what’s called a “Closer” for the online-dating service ViDA (Virtual Dating Assistants). Men and women (though mostly men) from all over the world pay this company to outsource the labor and tedium of online dating.
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Profile Writers follow strict guidelines, often recycling the same half-dozen clichés over and over again. If a client has a dog (jackpot!), all the Profile Writer needs to do is search for the word “dog” in their manual and choose from a list of dog-related one-liners
"Hacked messages show Qatar appearing to pay hundreds of millions to free hostages"
WaPo:
Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from Iraqi kidnappers, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
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Qatar’s bargaining with militants over the hostage affair would become a flash point in a larger feud between the country and its Arab neighbors, some of whom have repeatedly criticized Qatari leaders over what they say are the country’s cordial ties with Iran and support for the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups identified with political Islam. Weeks after the hostages were freed, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates joined three other Arab states in severing relations with Qatar, triggering a diplomatic crisis that quickly escalated into a virtual blockade on shipping and air travel in and out of Qatar.
Restaurant offers to trick your phone into thinking you were excercising
Seen at a Harbin restaurant: swinging cradle for your phone, I'm told to cheat the "10k steps/day" test & qualify for health insurance discounts, presumably while you relax, eat & drink more, or have another cigarette. pic.twitter.com/LV0leTduAU— 大山 Dashan (@akaDashan) April 28, 2018
If you're curious about how those Famicase creations are made
For the photo I took of my #famicase I bought the cheapest purple FC game I could find, printed out a reusable sticker label (so I wouldn't ruin the game) and took a picture of it in the street outside my house. Then I did some work on the label in Photoshop afterward. pic.twitter.com/I2zabj1k2C— Philip Summers (@shamoozal) April 28, 2018
"Woman Allegedly Helped Smuggle $2M in Aircraft Parts to Iran"
"Prosecutors say Eliabachus was principal officer and operator of a purported aviation parts trading business she ran from her home."
A drive down the Besisahar-Chamé road in Nepal
Nepal has one of the world’s most dangerous road pic.twitter.com/5GmwbrAOEA— Ken Rutkowski (@kenradio) April 24, 2018
Art roundup
Unused NEW MUTANTS #43 cover by Barry Windsor-Smith pic.twitter.com/ufJQ2fy1qV— Chris Arrant (@chrisarrant) April 27, 2018
avengers infinity war cast draws their characters 😂 i’m shookt 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/oKWTbKp6Ex— captain* (@iamgeekingout) April 27, 2018
Piotr Jabłoński pic.twitter.com/cdQzGUgUHk— Horatio Weisfeld (@LostDrawings) April 26, 2018
The movies may have gotten better but the posters HAVE NOT! pic.twitter.com/DNwrmNrrnB— rico. (@whoisrico) April 26, 2018
Forgot to share this Jughead variant cover I inked and colored for @Mister_Walsh! pic.twitter.com/Z0E5DIPso8— Josh Hixson (@joshixson) April 27, 2018
i really love that Fritz Kahn infographic of how much hair your body produces during a day pic.twitter.com/zX9QjMGLOv— Sam Boucher (@MonsieurEureka) April 13, 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018
"In other words, Fuelgram creates fake engagement from real Instagram accounts"
BF:
It's called Fuelgram and, for a few dollars a month and access to your Instagram log-in credentials, it will use the accounts of everyone who paid that sum to like and comment on your posts — and it will use yours to do the same to theirs.
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Fuelgram makes posts appear more popular than they are, tricking Instagram's algorithm into spreading them further, sometimes right into the service's high-profile Explore tab. And there's a reasonable chance there's one in your feed right now, because Fuelgram is just one of a number of Instagram-juicing services available today, and the photo-sharing platform's engagement-rewarding algorithm incentivizes people to use it.
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“The engagement is fundamentally manipulated; the content you’re seeing, you’re seeing because someone gamed an algorithm; the products people are pushing to you are inauthentic and most of the comments under them are fake.
"the artist who sketches under cover at arms fairs"
TG:
Armed with a discreet notebook and pen, Gibbon aims to penetrate the “veneer of respectability” she says cloaks such events, revealing the vulnerabilities of those who make a living selling weapons of mass destruction. These include: the sales rep vomiting after starting on the champagne at 11am, the young woman in the tight dress bringing an incongruous glamour to a Scud missile stand, the string quartet serenading bomb-makers on the back of a military truck and the mannequins wearing gas masks.Her book is available for preorder.
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She got in using her real name but gave her occupation as “war artist” and said she wanted to practise drawing military hardware. The trick worked for a few years until an unusually observant security guard noticed that she was sketching not tanks but arms dealers. She protested her innocence but he was having none of it. “If you’re a war artist why don’t you go to Iraq and draw?” he said, and escorted her to the exit.
Unwilling to give up, she took the drastic measure of changing her name by deed poll to get back in. She also created a sham company and website to make her look legitimate. Her new fake identity was a passport to arms fairs all around the world until
Former Eagles kicker David Akers taunted Cowboys fans at the draft
David Akers just went full scorched Earth in Dallas with an all time heel promo pic.twitter.com/0B70DJKMFb— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) April 28, 2018
"Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell Back Tom Brokaw in Letter Signed by 64 Insiders"
HR:
One day after two women alleged Tom Brokaw sexually harassed them at NBC News in the 1990s, a cadre of female journalists including Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell and Maria Shriver have signed a letter characterizing the veteran journalist as "a man of tremendous decency and integrity."
"Hey, Ryan Zinke: You’ve Got Your Ranger Hat on Backward"
Above is a picture of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke posing for a photo last week to promote a new children’s version of the National Park Service passport book. So far, so good, right? Well, upon closer examination, you might notice he’s wearing his hat backward.
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This is just the latest in a pattern of public gaffs by Zinke. Last May, he posed on horseback during a staged photo op with Vice President Mike Pence while wearing his cowboy hat backward. When Elliott Woods (who posted about the backward ranger hat on Facebook this week), met Zinke for a day of fly-fishing last year to profile him for Outside, the Interior Secretary rigged his fly rod... backward. Zinke posted a video on Twitter (above) of himself casting a fly rod as if it were a bait rod.
Not from The Onion
Already ready for lunch? #YellowFeverEats has you covered with fresh, customized bowls at our brand-new #LongBeach365 location - now open! pic.twitter.com/GCoHiMwMUW— 365byWholeFoods (@365byWholeFoods) April 25, 2018
From an article earlier this year:
As I savored each new and interesting flavor, I realized that, like the lucky pickles, the name “Yellow Fever” represented yet another way Kim was claiming her identity. She didn’t see a need to hide behind the term, typically used to describe White men who exclusively date Asian women; instead, in typical Texan-style, she wrangled it away from its negative connotations and displayed it publicly, confidently, and didn’t back down. She made it her own, positive phrase that was inclusive of all Asian cultures. It was strong. It was daring.
And it was strangely revolutionary.
“I don’t think we’re a safe brand,” she had said when asked about her bold decision. “One of our taglines is ‘be yellow’. This is because we want people to be comfortable in their own skin.”
Cyborg drop bear
Illustrations for 'EXO: Mankind Reborn, a #boardgame by @plastcraftgames coming to @kickstarter on May 2nd!https://t.co/mv4T3n0GN2 #exohttps://t.co/LnoJGW9wMg pic.twitter.com/cRlI1N2lZF— Xabi Gaztelua - Art (@XabiGazte) April 22, 2018
Commission for @plastcraftgames pic.twitter.com/LXURsdil0J— AngelGiraldeZ (@StudioGiraldez) April 27, 2018
North Korea's running bodyguards
VIDEO: Kim Jong Un is being escorted to the inter-Korean summit by a phalanx of bodyguards carefully chosen for their fitness, marksmanship, martial arts skills and even looks pic.twitter.com/rUW4xWGWqE— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 27, 2018
Kim Jong-un heading to lunch with 12 jogging bodyguards makes for a strangely hypnotic video clip. pic.twitter.com/iMY9YfzGxJ— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) April 27, 2018
Famicase 2018
I can finally show you my entry for this year's #FAMICASE Exhibition!— José Salot (ホセ) (@pepe_salot) April 27, 2018
It's called Olympic Curling.#illustration #drawing #famicom #curling #olympics #ファミコン #オリンピック #カーリング #イラスト #イラストレーション pic.twitter.com/Qg86eiTwNm
Here is 'Rushing Drive' which is my entry to #Famicase 2018! I'm super stoked and honored to finally be part of this. If you happen to be in Tokyo you can check out this awesome exhibition @meteor_club. Can't wait to see the other entries. pic.twitter.com/ypJSYQTPPM— Philip Summers (@shamoozal) April 27, 2018
Darwin's Revenge 2: The Power of Motion in Plants is my entry for #famicase this year! pic.twitter.com/cCKShz6EWE— Paul O'Leary McCann (@polm23) April 27, 2018
So excited to have finally participated in #Famicase this year, but way more excited to see everyone else's submissions!! pic.twitter.com/awyLx4RHZH— Andrew Elmore (Shep Pettibone '93 Remix) (@AndrewElmore) April 27, 2018
Here's my Famicase entry! Jelly Girl Adventure! Thank you so much @meteor_club for letting me have a spot in the show this year! If you happen to be in Japan, please stop by to see the exhibit! #わたしのファミカセ展2018#ファミカセ展 #ファミカセ #famicase #design #art #METEOR pic.twitter.com/ACVh393zvQ— Matt Espiritu (マット)🎨 (@CapnCocoCharms) April 27, 2018
I've been looking forward to sharing my #famicase design today.— Rutherford Craze (@rutherfordcraze) April 27, 2018
Introducing Nominal, a slow-paced puzzle game about orbital mechanics.https://t.co/1hB5jcaN2x pic.twitter.com/nbJjCqdMXc
I can finally reveal my #famicase design! Here it is, used a repurposed old logo I made for a prototype. Check out the exhibition if you’re in Tokyo @meteor_club pic.twitter.com/5U4cFVL6aJ— ダニエル(Da ni e ru) (@Chiwis) April 27, 2018
Check out my entry in this years FAMICASE artshow! I designed a famicom cart version of @marcjunker_ and I's @EarthCade chiptune soundtrack & charity line! Coincidentally he was in Japan so was able to attend the opening! ❤ #famicase #famicase2018 #earthcade #famicom pic.twitter.com/w27h4szrpi— ᴅʀᴇᴡ ᴡɪsᴇ 🎨 (@Dreweyes) April 27, 2018
I can finally reveal my #Famicase design 🎉 Its called HowlersUndergrounD, but for the final description you have to wait just a few days.— Kai (@who_kai) April 27, 2018
Also if you are in Japan you should check out the exhibition over at @meteor_club . PS. HYPE for @AGBICjam pic.twitter.com/aHzw9ds9f6
Here’s my entry for #Famicase 2018 WAV stands for 'Wakelin Armoured Vehicle" - A little nod to one of my favourite video game artists, the late great Bob Wakelin. I also wrote a 8 track fictional score to accompany the design. Can’t wait to see what ever… https://t.co/mVAHhhLIXT pic.twitter.com/tVs7VKAxEj— GHOST ARCADE (@Ghost__Arcade) April 27, 2018
I can finally share my #famicase design! So glad I could be part of the @meteor_club expo again this year 💖— Marion Esquian 🎀 (@Mayhow) April 27, 2018
💕💪 My game is called IDOL FIGHT 💪💕 pic.twitter.com/RIPjeDM9LR
✨Here's my famicase entry for 2018!✨ Ghost Club / ゴーストクラブ ✨ A dream date inspired game but with ghosts! If you're in Tokyo make sure to check out the full exhibit 💕 Thanks again @meteor_club #famicase #ファミカセ展 #METEOR pic.twitter.com/iQkLuD89zd— Josh Grilli (@JoshGrilli) April 27, 2018
丁目・Chōme— Hangedman (@JonahD) April 27, 2018
My entry for the 'My Famicase Exhibition 2018' gallery event @meteor_club in Nakano.
Look forward to the other carts at https://t.co/osdozSgCli once the event is ended! pic.twitter.com/Q7MT6pXnut
Hey, we're finally revealing our My Famicase entries! Here's my entry:— Phear® (@PHRHD) April 27, 2018
ネバーギブアップ！BLACK EMPEROR
Ahh! Can't wait to see the others. This is always one of my favorite times to see the amazing things people have created. :) pic.twitter.com/pk6KpVXd4I
My 2018 Famicase Exhibition entry! #rf3rd #illustration #anime #manga #beatemup #gamer #videogameart #famicom #nintendo #Nakano #Tokyo #groupexhibition #wacom #digitalart #イラスト #アニメ #漫画 #わたしのファミ展 #テレビゲム #ファミコン #展覧会 #中野 #東京 #Supermeteor pic.twitter.com/gmNOcpxn7u— RF3RD (@rf3rd) April 27, 2018
I really regret not entering Famicase. pic.twitter.com/jgpfIR1pNe— Evan Ansia (@AnsiaKing) April 23, 2018
My entry for the #Famicase expo by @meteor_club!— Yowan Langlais (@wyel) April 27, 2018
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The Friendly Dungeon is filled with loot items and monsters, each with their own soul and personality. Will you befriend everything you encounter, or will you make new enemies? Just remember, every decision has its cost. pic.twitter.com/5zcMkDqAVl
very excited to have been able to participate in this year's #famicase exhibition. thank you @meteor_club! https://t.co/CTK28KhDGw pic.twitter.com/ueAlusTSgc— rose b @ MOMOCON139 (@barachan) April 27, 2018
Designed a box, manual cover and some stickers to go with my #Famicase 2018 entry @meteor_club . Will post more stuff to my instagram later today too! https://t.co/A9baWGibel pic.twitter.com/u7Uk6hb7BI— Brent Ashe (@brent_ashe) April 27, 2018
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Here's my entry for the 2018 Famicase exhibition at @meteor_club in Tokyo. Stoked to see all the insane entries. #famicase pic.twitter.com/zmhi4xnSIv— Rene Antunes (@reneantunes) April 27, 2018
My entry for this year's #famicase!— Joe Wright (@TurnWrightHere) April 27, 2018
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It has been such a pleasure working with @meteor_club. Wish I could go to see it in person, someone send me a picture! #famicase2018 pic.twitter.com/e1EtzVCnvd
here's my #famicase submission for the @meteor_club exhibition!— Sam Boucher (@MonsieurEureka) April 27, 2018
💤 GOODNIGHT 💤
Team up with your unconscious mind to find your way out of a dream that trapped you in. Will you ever wake up? pic.twitter.com/jzdErx2qmD
OTHERS™— Carl Gonzaga (@gonzaga_carl) April 27, 2018
⮑ Cartridge design for My Famicase Exhibition 2018 at METEOR in Tokyo @meteor_club #famicase ✨✨✨ pic.twitter.com/E37kCIQoXy
The #Famicase exhibit is now open which means I can reveal my entry!!— Erica ▵ June (@aurahack) April 28, 2018
Challenge a series of opponents in a fierce rivalry to beat your former lover in the world's premiere GT series racing game, HARUKA CHAMPION: DRIVING SPIRITS ✨🏁 pic.twitter.com/Jtj4GWZQrn
Thursday, April 26, 2018
"Ball Brothers' Short, Bizarre Lithuanian Experiment Comes To Predictably Silly End"
DS:
With BC Vytautas needing to win their last two games to avoid relegation from the Lithuanian first division, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are headed back to the United States
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LaMelo was no longer getting playing time
"The Balloon Council’s primary target? Anti-balloon environmental laws that it worries will cripple the industry"
TO:
The group, which was founded in 1990, has discovered a way to outmaneuver even federal agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which say balloons pose a threat to the environment
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Though the Balloon Council does not promote balloon releases, which have resulted in an estimated 280,293 littered balloons in the U.S. from 2008 to 2016, they oppose efforts to enshrine a ban on releases into law, fearing that such legislation would frighten customers. “It’s a negative stigma on the product,” Lorna O’Hara, the Council’s executive director told The Outline. “There’s a lot of small mom-and-pops where this is their primary product.”
"Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area Rapist case, DA's office says"
SB:
explored online family trees that appeared to have matches to DNA samples from the East Area Rapist's crimes, Grippi said. They then followed clues to individuals in the family trees to determine whether they were potential suspects.
The process finally came to fruition last Thursday, when the investigation focused on the possibility that DeAngelo might be a suspect, a suspicion that was bolstered by the fact that he had lived in areas where the attacks occurred and was in the right age range
"A conman jailed for selling fake bomb detectors to war-torn countries has had more than two years added to his prison sentence after failing to pay back £1.8m of his ill-gotten gains"
"The jury in McCormick’s trial heard how he made millions of pounds from selling three models of detector – based on a novelty 13 golf ball finder – to Iraq and other countries."
"Pitbull Announces 2019 Tour With Life Coach Tony Robbins"
"'I'm just being a revolutionary to wake everybody else,' said Pitbull, who is also opening up schools for youth."
"Ford Motor Co. is cleaving an additional $11.5 billion from spending plans and dropping several sedans, including the Fusion and Taurus, from its lineup"
BB:
refocusing the company around more lucrative trucks and SUVs is a crucial element of new CEO Jim Hackett’s rebound bid.
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Both are counting on gasoline prices remaining low. In the long-term, abandoning car segments could turn out to have been the wrong move if the Trump administration’s plans for weaker mileage standards don’t last long after his presidency.
NFL draft picks, as described by a neural network
The neural net eventually learned to sound like an NFL draft scout, if you ignore the fact that it makes no sense.https://t.co/0URaMP09VB pic.twitter.com/7UtH5xYGPC— Janelle Shane (@JanelleCShane) April 26, 2018
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Star Wars Legion video painting guides
The Star Wars Legion core set is 20% off at Amazon. And here's the painter's Patreon.
Art roundup
The Peripheral in Italian pic.twitter.com/vv6MovsGUl— William Gibson (@GreatDismal) April 25, 2018
The result of tonight's live stream... a @robertliefeld creation - THE POUCH. Lines by @DonalTDeLay. Colors by me. pic.twitter.com/LWHGpdawmX— K Michael Russell 🎨 (@kmichaelrussell) April 24, 2018
— Erica Henderson (@EricaFails) April 25, 2018
A Warrior's Dream Vol 3: Apocalypse, on sale this Friday April 27th at 2:00PM EDT/11:00AM PT. Set of four 12" x 36" 6-color screen-prints printed by @seizurepalace. Limited run of 85. More info and detail photos here:https://t.co/kmeAwE9bIM pic.twitter.com/KtaES2DCGM— Anthony Petrie (@zombiebacons) April 25, 2018
— MONDO (@MondoNews) April 25, 2018
"NBC Bet $69 Million on Megyn Kelly—Then Viewers Vanished"
WSJ:
The combined salaries of previous hosts Al Roker and Tamron Hall were less than half of Ms. Kelly’s $23 million-a-year payday, according to several people familiar with the matter.
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When Diane Sawyer stepped down from anchoring ABC’s “World News Tonight” in 2014, relative unknown David Muir was given the job and ratings actually went up. After Katie Couric gave up anchoring “CBS Evening News,” she was replaced by the less-known Scott Pelley, who has subsequently been replaced by the even lesser-known Jeff Glor without a hit to ratings.
"researchers at the security firm Checkmarx started fiddling with Alexa, to see if they could turn it into a spy device. They did"
the researchers designed a skill that acts as a calculator, but has a lot more going on behind the scenes.
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Normally, the interaction would end there, and the mic would stop transmitting. But the researchers programmed their skill so that instead, a developer functionality called “shouldEndSession” would automatically keep the Echo listening for another cycle.
Even then, normally Alexa would give a verbal "readback" prompt, letting the user know that it was still actively engaged. The researchers found, though, that they could simply put empty values into this prompt instead of words, meaning the Echo would stay quiet and wouldn't let a user know that the session was continuing.
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