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Cartoonist sues AI meme generator monetizing his work
Cartoonist Elmer Saflor is suing an AI meme generator for monetizing his work without permission. The lawsuit alleges…
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Oscar-winning Once singer Glen Hansard dies in a Dublin crash at 56
Oscar-winning Once singer Glen Hansard dies in a Dublin crash at 56 Séamus Bellamy 6:11 pm Wed Jul 29, 2026 Image via GlenHansard.com Glen Hansard was a singer, songwriter and, to many in the Irish music community, a…
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U.S. Senate unanimously opposes Ghislaine Maxwell pardon
Senate unanimously opposes Ghislaine Maxwell pardon Rob Beschizza 4:52 pm Wed Jul 29, 2026 Jeffrey Epstein and…
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Peppa Pig prevails over Wolfoo in copyright case
Peppa Pig prevails over Wolfoo in copyright case Rob Beschizza 3:41 pm Wed Jul 29, 2026 Peppa, left, and Wolfoo, right…
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Tesla Cybertruck overtakes Ford Edsel as "biggest flop" in U.S. auto history
Tesla Cybertruck overtakes Ford Edsel as "biggest flop" in U.S. auto history Rob Beschizza 2:18 pm Wed Jul 29, 2026…
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AcePDF turns document cleanup into one less headache
AcePDF turns document cleanup into one less headache Boing Boing's Shop 2:00 pm Wed Jul 29, 2026 Disclosure: Boing…
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Lenovo's all-in-one IdeaCenter desktops to come in colors
A promotional photo, which also shows models in dark gray and light gray, was leaked to Windows Latest. Obviously,…
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The Senate unanimously tells Trump to leave Ghislaine Maxwell in prison
The Senate unanimously tells Trump to leave Ghislaine Maxwell in prison Jason Weisberger 1:14 pm Wed Jul 29, 2026…
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This $40,000 robodog breakdances instead of showing off kung fu
This $40,000 robodog breakdances instead of showing off kung fu Gail Sherman 1:13 pm Wed Jul 29, 2026 Image: Unitree…
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Tom the Dancing Bug: Even a trillionaire isn't as lucky as Lucky Ducky
Not nearly as good as joining the Inner Hive, but it's free! -> Get yer Tom the Dancing Bug books! The Complete Tom…
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Master piano at your own pace with flowkey for $79.99
Flowkey, a piano learning app, is offering a five-year subscription for $79.99, reduced from $899. The app provides…
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The SS Richard Montgomery's masts are coming down. The bombs are staying put
The SS Richard Montgomery's masts are coming down. The bombs are staying put Jason Weisberger 12:01 pm Wed Jul 29,…
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Trump's participation trophy heads to the Big Apple
Trump's participation trophy heads to the Big Apple Jason Weisberger 11:13 am Wed Jul 29, 2026 Image: Secret Handshake…
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English professor, fired for assigning "political" short story, sues South Florida State College
English professor, fired for assigning "political" short story, sues South Florida State College Rob Beschizza 10:54…
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Todd Blanche tells Epstein survivors to "get to the point"
Todd Blanche tells Epstein survivors to "get to the point" Jason Weisberger 10:43 am Wed Jul 29, 2026 Trump and…
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Jeff Hays will play Princess Donut in the Dungeon Crawler Carl adaptation
Jeff Hays has been confirmed to voice Princess Donut in the upcoming Dungeon Crawler Carl television adaptation. The…
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Metal fan defecates in moshpit, others vomit
Metal fan defecates in moshpit, others vomit Rob Beschizza 10:10 am Wed Jul 29, 2026 Devilskin in the music video to…
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Two marketers gave the Chicago Handshake its bitter modern recipe
Two marketers gave the Chicago Handshake its bitter modern recipe Jason Weisberger 10:08 am Wed Jul 29, 2026 Photo by…
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Grandpa Pudding Brains is asked four times where Venezuela's $13 billion went
Grandpa Pudding Brains is asked four times where Venezuela's $13 billion went Jason Weisberger 9:52 am Wed Jul 29,…
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The longest-running solo comic by a woman was one epic rant
The longest-running solo comic by a woman was one epic rant Gareth Branwyn 8:39 am Wed Jul 29, 2026 Used with…
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Jordan Klepper uncovers MAGA's deepest fear
Jordan Klepper uncovers MAGA's deepest fear Jason Weisberger 9:11 am Wed Jul 29, 2026 The Daily Show logo It would…
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A king's court meeting dropped 60 nobles into a cesspit in 1184
Nobles, bishops and leading citizens of the town packed into an upstairs room of a two-story building near the…
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EXPOSED: Your identity sells for less than $1
The article highlights that personal identity data is sold by data brokers for as little as a few cents. It explains…
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Your PC upgrade checklist starts here: Windows 11 Pro and Office 2021 for one $33 payment
Your PC upgrade checklist starts here: Windows 11 Pro and Office 2021 for one $33 payment Boing Boing's Shop 8:00 am…
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Three lighthouse keepers vanished and left the clock unwound
Three lighthouse keepers vanished and left the clock unwound Ellsworth Toohey 8:00 am Wed Jul 29, 2026 Flannan Isles…
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New England needed candles at noon and nobody knew why
On May 19, 1780, a sudden darkness fell over New England, prompting residents to light candles at noon. The darkness…
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Toast really does land butter-side down, and physics explains why
The common belief that dropped toast lands butter‑side down is not supported when the toast is tossed, as experiments…
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Two teams quit competing mid-game, and FIFA rewrote the rules
Algeria finished its group games a day before West Germany played Austria, so both European teams took the field…
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This 355-foot research ship worked by flipping vertical in the ocean
This 355-foot research ship worked by flipping vertical in the ocean Ellsworth Toohey 6:00 am Wed Jul 29, 2026…
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A London pickle maker was crowned king of a breakaway state in China
He founded mosques in Peckham and Dulwich, edited Muslim journals, and once converted a biscuit heiress to Islam…
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In 1895 a train burst through a Paris station and stood on its nose
The photograph of the Montparnasse derailment is one of the most famous images in the history of transportation. The…
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Shopify CEO endorses stripping voting rights from poor and pensioners
Enjoy the deal, let people with a stake in the future decide." CBC News reports general and visceral disgust at…
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Ebay and former execs to pay $55.7m after harassment campaign against journalists
Ebay itself is now settling the Steiners' civil lawsuit against it, paying them $55.7m for their trouble—and to avoid…
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Supergiant Betelgeuse's smaller companion star imaged
Supergiant Betelgeuse's smaller companion star imaged Rob Beschizza 2:11 pm Tue Jul 28, 2026 Betelgeuse B (identified…
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Your spreadsheet has officially been promoted—Microsoft Project is $44.97 right now
Your spreadsheet has officially been promoted—Microsoft Project is $44.97 right now Boing Boing's Shop 2:00 pm Tue Jul…
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Grandpa Pudding Brains says airplanes didn't exist during his father's lifetime
The United States Moron in Chief, also known as Grandpa Pudding Brains, made a statement that airplanes did not exist…
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Netflix honors Raygun with a documentary
Netflix honors Raygun with a documentary Jason Weisberger 12:19 pm Tue Jul 28, 2026 Screenshot via Youtube/ABC While…
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New video card has only 4GB of RAM
New video card has only 4GB of RAM Rob Beschizza 9:57 am Tue Jul 28, 2026 A paltry 4GB lurks in this new design With…
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Tourists turned Auschwitz's death tracks into a photo set
Tourists turned Auschwitz's death tracks into a photo set Jason Weisberger 11:51 am Tue Jul 28, 2026 Image:…
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Iranian LEGO movies bashing Trump just get better
Iranian creators have produced a series of LEGO stop‑motion videos that satirize President Trump’s policies toward…
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Disruptive preacher boasts that 200 trapped airline passengers heard her sermon
Disruptive preacher boasts that 200 trapped airline passengers heard her sermon Jason Weisberger 11:32 am Tue Jul 28,…
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Prague settled political fights by throwing officials out windows
Prague settled political fights by throwing officials out windows Ellsworth Toohey 9:00 am Tue Jul 28, 2026…
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Surgeons can rebuild an eye's window out of one of your own teeth
The procedure is called osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, or, less formally, "tooth in eye" surgery. A canine or premolar…
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PocketByte: a modular handheld gadget for "play, life, and tinkering"
PocketByte: a modular handheld gadget for "play, life, and tinkering" Rob Beschizza 8:07 am Tue Jul 28, 2026 Image:…
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Become suspiciously good at ordering coffee abroad with this Babbel deal from StackSocial
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These cosmic blasts outshine supernovas and no one knows what they are
They call them fast blue optical transients, or FBOTs: blasts as luminous as a supernova, or brighter, but flaring and…
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Road sign reprogrammed to protest ICE killings
For convenience, operators turn off passwords or leave them at factory defaults, so headlines stating they were…
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The endurance sport where you drop live ferrets down your pants
The endurance sport where you drop live ferrets down your pants Ellsworth Toohey 6:30 am Tue Jul 28, 2026 ferret…
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This unusually tall duck went viral and got a bronze statue
In 2021 a Reddit post wrongly billed him as the tallest mallard ever, at over a meter, and he went viral anyway. James…
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In 1996, hundreds of gibberish messages flooded Usenet unexplained
In August 1996, hundreds of gibberish messages with the subject "Markovian Parallax Denigrate" were posted to Usenet.…
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