Monday, August 17, 2026
New video game Humble Bundle featuring the "half-genie heroine shantae"
Today's news and jokes
going insane looking at the door to the practice space my band rented pic.twitter.com/Jqps2ZPdTH
— Amber (@bloodberry_tart) July 18, 2026
Burbank's chair for lovers gets dangerously hot
In Burbank, I often drive by this park where, last year, Ron Howard and wife Cheryl made a very sweet donation on their 50th anniversary: this "kissing chair," two beautifully engraved bronze chairs reversed so a couple can sit and face each other. There's only one problem - pic.twitter.com/d4wUxRsaVq
— Nick Carr (@nickcarrscouts) August 14, 2026
Of course, in true SoCal fashion, rather then relocate the chair and actually fix the problem, a warning sign was installed instead. It's now a pretty common occurrence to see visitors ignore the sign and plunk into the chair, only to scream and leap off in pain. pic.twitter.com/iyNCLOghbO
— Nick Carr (@nickcarrscouts) August 14, 2026
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Today's news and jokes
Hearing the trumpets at dodger stadium is like hearing a tornado siren in oklahoma
— annoying ohtani fan š²š½šŗšø (@owndodgerhaters) August 15, 2026
Dodgers Win #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/FqfoVmONtO
— DĪVĪ£ (@DoyersDave) August 15, 2026
She thought the students were using AI, and realized the students themselves were AI (AI roundup)
"ASU is a pioneer in online education, and many of our students earn their degrees without ever stepping foot on campus"wild story: prof suspects students in online class of using AI. but they turn out not to be human students at all, but bots probably part of a scam to collect financial aid money by mimicking the existence of students https://t.co/QJUhik5SGE
— csz (@cszabla) August 11, 2026
A 27-year-old employee at BlackRock has let AI 'journalists' loose on the Bay Area. They're mostly taking human reporters' work. missionlocal.org/2026/08/the-...
— Mission Local (@missionlocal.org) August 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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This wrestler's Persephone costume
BOWW DOWWN TO PERSEEE#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/SvxAbp0yZt
— Sebas ──★ ć»ćć¹ćć£ć³──★ (@Sebas_Bucks) August 6, 2026