"I'm gonna have to use that one." Traveller shares 'brilliant' hack using old toilet paper rolls: 'Thought I was the only one' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The latest addition to Lego's collector-focused Lord of the Rings line takes us to the home of the Hobbits—but maybe it should've stayed in one home in particular. | Continue reading
With time continuing to tick down until President Trump’s higher tariffs take effect after midnight, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on the idea that products like iPhones could realistically shift to US manufacturing, claiming that “if Apple didn’t thin … | Continue reading
Kohoutek 4-55 is a dazzling planetary nebula captured in vivid color by the Hubble Space Telescope. Formed by the dramatic death of a giant star, this cosmic cloud glows with energized gases and showcases the universe’s artistry at the end of stellar life. Even more poignantly, t … | Continue reading
The Moto G Stylus sweetens the deal with a built-in stylus, a large battery, and access to Google's best AI feature. | Continue reading
A Tesla Supercharger station was severely damaged in a possible explosion in Lacey, Washington. The local police department is investigating the incident, along with the FBI, which has been probing a number of acts of vandalism involving Tesla. The Lacey Police Department said it … | Continue reading
Happy 10th birthday to Lit Hub, a site I’ve been reading and linking to more frequently over the past few months. “I believe deeply in making our small corner of the internet a better place, publishing work that elevates, interrogates, and inspires…” 💬 Join the discussion … | Continue reading
Over a bra, because of course. The post Kristen Stewart Picks Suspenders first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
This could be a huge win for both travelers and the planet. Innovative startup could revolutionize air travel as we know it: 'Our technology unlocks this potential' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Lovecraft Arts & Sciences is an eclectic little bookstore hidden away in the Arcade Mall in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Despite its smaller size, the shop is densely populated with a niche yet wide selection of weird fiction, art, esoterica, academic texts, collectibles, a … | Continue reading
Make the most of spring produce with these light, refreshing salads. | Continue reading
Friends don’t let friends walk around with 100% noise cancellation on. | Continue reading
The Trump administration is disbanding a Department of Justice unit dedicated to enforcing cryptocurrency fraud, ending what it calls “regulation by prosecution.†In a memo obtained by The Washington Post, deputy attorney general Todd Blanche directed federal prosecutors to c … | Continue reading
4-8-25 11:49 Busy day and full page scribbled. Been marketing me, acting as my own recruiter. Exactly how […] | Continue reading
Having had to give up his anti-vaccine stand amid an escalating measles epidemic, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has found an old conspiracy and a new ally. In an apparent attempt to placate the angered anti-vaxxers who helped RFK Jr land his cushy job dismantling the … | Continue reading
After the ballpark sent a crew of "geesekeepers" to protect her over the weekend, the bird appears to have moved on. But she earned a place in the hearts of Cubs fans—and in the team's long history of animal-related lore | Continue reading
As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth's axis of rotation. | Continue reading
Google is beginning to roll out its Loss of Pulse Detection feature to Pixel Watch 3 owners in the U.S. Loss of Pulse Detection, the smartwatch’s marquee health feature, calls emergency services if the Pixel Watch 3 can’t pick up your heartbeat while wearing it. It was initially … | Continue reading
When I wrote Heatmap’s guide to driving less last year, I didn’t anticipate that a good motivation for doing so would be that every car in America was about to get a lot more expensive. Then again, no one saw the breadth and depth of the Trump administration’s tariffs coming. “We … | Continue reading
James E. Block in The Hedgehog Review: The classic liberal society of participatory institutions, competitive markets, and social mobility, which formerly nurtured and sustained the American belief in individual freedom and opportunity along with popular self-rule, is today scarc … | Continue reading
China's response to tariffs could hit Hollywood. | Continue reading
Divided court sides with Trump admin in case over alleged privacy law violations. | Continue reading
The quest to be number one sometimes includes just a little cheating. | Continue reading
Scientists in Pennsylvania have created a kind of antiviral chewing gum made from the Australian pea plant. Containing a strong antiviral protein, the researches have used it to reduce the viral load in patients’ mouths for both influenza and herpes simplex viruses. Seasonal infl … | Continue reading
"I’m looking at everything and considering all options." Innovative nonprofit unveils head-turning homes that can withstand colossal natural disasters: 'I've never seen a house like this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Amazon is showing off new AI technology this week, including its take on a more conversational voice model to better compete with things like Gemini Live and OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode and an update to its model that can generate video. The new Nova Sonic voice model handles re … | Continue reading
Carmack: "Power tools" like AI are "central to all the progress in computers." | Continue reading
A shattered porthole, likely smashed by the iceberg, is one of several haunting new details uncovered in a fresh look at Titanic’s 3D scans. | Continue reading
"Despite rumour and hearsay, we remain active as Death Grips," the post revealed Death Grips have taken to Instagram to shoot down rumours that they had broken up. In their first post on the social media platform since October 2023, the group shared an image featuring a picture i … | Continue reading
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […] | Continue reading
In a recent episode of The Simpsons, Bart becomes a DJ and KDO favorites The Hood Internet wrote the music and did all of Bart’s mixes. They also made a ending credits remix of some of the most memorable Simpsons songs, including See My Vest, Mr. Plow, Do the Bartman, We Do (the … | Continue reading
The last installment of Netflix’s Love, Death, and Robots anthology series was nothing short of fantastic, and we’re just a few weeks away from the show returning to Netflix with new episodes. Today, Netflix announced that Love, Death, and Robots’ fourth volume is set to debut in … | Continue reading
I thought lately about what has changed in my life over the years. People change (even if they don't admit it). And there are always some sort of triggers that cause these changes. Some people start a habit of running, maybe; some start hanging out with friends who | Continue reading
Having a Black actor as the Black Ranger and an Asian actor as the Yellow Ranger was indeed a 'mistake.' | Continue reading
The fourth volume in the anthology series Love, Death + Robots is heading to Netflix, and we got a NSFW trailer today to celebrate the occasion. The new season (or “volume,” as the show designates them) will include ten animated shorts from different teams of artists. The trailer … | Continue reading
Razer’s upcoming Blade 16 and other laptops are no longer available for preorder or purchase on its US site. The configurator for preordering its new Blade 16 laptop was available as recently as April 1st, according to the Internet Archive — one day before the Trump administratio … | Continue reading
Donald Trump’s tariffs — the “fentanyl” levies on Canada, China, and Mexico, the “reciprocal” tariffs on nearly every country (and some uninhabited islands), and the global 10% tariff — will almost certainly cause consumer goods on average to get more expensive. The Yale Budget L … | Continue reading
The US will impose a cumulative 104 percent tariff on goods imported from China after midnight tonight, alongside a host of tariffs on other countries, the White House confirmed to CNBC. It’s one of the most staggering figures from President Donald Trump’s worldwide trade war lau … | Continue reading
Today's typography-centric edition of the Drop discusses the evolution of smart quotes and accent marks in typography, highlighting their historical context and modern usage. It also introduces the Style Manual, which provides guidance on British and American English punctuation, … | Continue reading
To be honest, it's fun. The post Tracee Ellis Ross Is Currently All About Leather first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Hidden dangers may be lurking in your everyday food choices. Researchers analyzed dietary data from over 100,000 people and discovered that specific combinations of common food additives — especially those in ultra-processed foods and artificially sweetened drinks — were linked t … | Continue reading
It’s incredibly tricky to pin down the origin of the language that led to the words spoken everywhere between Spain and India – and it’ll be even harder to be sure we’ve got it right | Continue reading
The crackly glazed crust you didn’t know you were missing. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Last month I blogged about Gemini's new image generation support. Previously they had one model, Imagen 3, but recently they added support to the Gemini Flash model as well. It's been on my to do list for a while now to do a proper comparison. While what follows isn't exhaustive … | Continue reading
Visit the Riven Isles, the empire of Orrun, and several magical libraries in April's batch of new fantasy releases! The post All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in April 2025 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Follow the flames. Oi Man Sang, a restaurant in Hong Kong, can be located by the fire and smoke that emerges from its streetside, semi-open-air kitchen. Restaurants like this were once common in Hong Kong. They were known as dai pai dong, and at their peak, numbered in the hundre … | Continue reading
"I will now tell him I’ve rebranded it." Traveler sparks debate after sharing their hotel checkout habits: 'My boyfriend calls me a little thief' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
We’ve been testing cookie sheets and baking sheets for years. Our three favorites evenly conduct heat, have rimmed sides, and are easy to clean. | Continue reading