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How to slow down time: The science behind stopping life from passing you by – I Done This

When a Psychic Reading Costs You $740,000: Inside the strange, predatory, and lucrative world of psychics who have successfully scammed customers out of their life savings – GQ

A wet-dry vac is essential for all homeowners. When you need to vac up a lot of water, you need to do it NOW, not after you go to Lowes – Amazon

Texas law banning most abortions in the state takes effect – PBS

How to Survive a Prolonged Power Outage – Consumer Reports

Pokimane Has Done Enough—and Has So Much Left to Do: The 25-year-old Twitch star has built her life into the optimal internet content machine. Now she just wants to enjoy it – Wired

Judge orders hospital to treat Ohio Covid patient with ivermectin – The Guardian

How narcissists climb the career ladder quickly. People with a high degree of narcissism get promoted faster, new research shows. Why? – BBC

Chick Says Heterosexual Relationships Are Inherently Unequal Because Women Are Dating Their Oppressors! – Worldstar

Apple Announces First U.S. States That Will Let You Add Your Driver’s License to Your iPhone – MacRumors

Courtney Stodden weighed in on 14-year-old YouTuber’s bikini-photo controversy, saying kids need protecting from ‘digital grooming’ – Insider

Secrets Exposed By Fast Food Workers – Mashed

Nemesis Safety Glasses.. You don’t even know they are on 90% of the time. They are quite durable for what they are. You’ll throw them away because they’re scratched long before the arms break – Amazon

WWE HOFer Rikishi Asking Public for Help Finding Suspects in Murder of Niece – Bleacher Report

Japan seeks record $50 billion defense budget to counter an increasingly aggressive China – Stars and Stripes

Creeper Caught with the Hot Pics and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

IG Model Savannah Montano Reveals Relationship With Packers CB Isaac Yiadom – Egotastic

The Best-Selling Vehicles in the World By Country – Visual Capitalist

China’s huge crackdown on tech, explained – The Hustle

The Private Lives of Straight Men with Sugar Daddies – Mel Magazine

Man Tosses His Penis Out of Car Window During Car Chase With Police – VICE

How 15 Celebrities’ Kids Found Out Their Parents Were Truly Famous – Bright Side

A damn fine collection of women, awesomeness and everything in between (nsfw) – Leenks

US withdraws from Afghanistan bringing an end to 20-year war – Financial Times

Perfect bluetooth speaker for the shower. The battery lasts long and the sound is very good – Amazon

China Limits Online Videogames to Three Hours a Week for Young People – WSJ

10 Excuses the Mind Will Tell You Before You Take the Next Step – Marc And Angel

10 Hurtful Things Grown-Up Children Often Do to Their Parents – Bright Side

100 Greatest Singers of All Time – Rolling Stone

20 Women Describe How Awful The Sex Was When They Lost Their Virginity – Thought Catalog

The complicated reality of doing what you love: I lost my hobby and gained a revenue stream – VOX

11 Self-Sabotaging Phrases to Drop From Your Vocabulary – Life Hacker

TV’s Most Confusing Episodes From Doctor Who to Westworld – Den of Geek

Ranking the Biggest NBA Finals Carry Jobs – The Pudding

Pop one of these tablets in your water pre-, during, or post-workout to rehydrate, cure headaches, and it also works well preventing hangovers – Amazon

5 Fitness Pillars to Stay in Shape for Your Entire Life – Men’s Health

I Stopped Taking My Phone into the Bathroom for a Month: It seemed impossible, till it wasn’t — and I’m a whole new man – Mel Magazine

Kraft Singles Aren’t Actually Cheese. Here’s Why – Mashed

NASA Has Completed Work on the James Webb Space Telescope – Extreme Tech

McDonald’s corporation quietly phased out Ronald McDonald, the companies clown mascot, due to the 2016 clown scare video fad – CBR

15 Obvious Photos That Require No Clarification – Linkiest

Why Brett Butler Is Broke: ‘Grace Under Fire’ Star on Struggles and Survival – Hollywood Reporter

Billie Eilish is blessed with a nice rack – Drunken

An 18-year-old boxer is in a coma after being knocked out and stretchered out of a ring – Insider

How to Spend Your Money for Maximum Happiness – Popular Science

The 8 rules for rookie combat pilots in World War I – Business Insider

Pumapards – Everything You Wanted To Know About The Puma/Leopard Hybrid – Ned Hardy

These boxer briefs are seriously awesome. I’ll never go back to cotton underwear again. The sport mesh fabric excels at breathing and wicking and has better odor-resistance than other fabrics. It feels soft on the inside and smooth on the outside so it slides against your pants instead of creating friction – Amazon

Online Trolls Actually Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds – Gizmodo

More Than 100,000 People Are Hospitalized With COVID-19, The Most Since January – NPR

3rd conservative radio host who condemned vaccines dies of Covid – Politico

California: mother fights off mountain lion with bare hands to save 5-year-old son – The Guardian

On Getting Rejected a Lot (and Liking It) – Outside

Six Important Questions About Booster Shots Answered – Smithsonian

Why This $150,000 Porsche Costs $600,000 In Turkey – Jalopnik

Eight Marvelous and Melancholy Things I’ve Learned About Creativity – The Oatmeal

The Teen Years: 9 Cringe-Inducing Realizations – Wait But Why

Welcome aboard Led Zeppelin’s private plane, The Starship – Messy Nessy Chic

Everyone needs a good pair of house slippers. These make you feel like you are walking on damn marshmellows – Amazon

7 Big Mistakes Men Make When Texting Women – Medium

How Much Money Do I Need to Live Off of Interest? – The Motley Fool

Sci-Fi Author William Gibson Re-Enlists Buzz Rickson’s for A Blacked-Out Militaria Jacket – Unfinished Man

29 Wholesome Memes To Put You In A Good Mood After A Hard Day – Ruin My Week

The idea of ‘absolute time’ is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why – Big Think

Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible – VOX

Narco Suspect Evaded Authorities for Years While Starring on TikTok – VICE

Vanessa Hudgens looks good in a bikini – Drunken

Sports Hottie of the Day: Emery – Egotastic

Dave Grohl finally shared the stage with his 11-year-old drummer nemesis – Mashable

Big Tech Wants You to Live in a Virtual World. Prepare for Real Problems – WSJ

Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot breaks silence: ‘I saved countless lives’ – NBC

Well-illustrated and useful book for understandingthe major systems in a house and the two or three things a homeowner can do before calling in professional help on any of those systems – Amazon

Brindle Corgis – 15 Things You Should Know Before Adopting Or Buying – Ned Hardy

15 Rarest and Most Valuable SNES Games – Den of Geek

The True Story of How Freddie Mercury Joined Queen, According to The Band’s Original Singer – Esquire

The CEO Trying to Build a White, Christian, Secessionist Tech Industry – New Republic

5 Signs a Celebrity Relationship Is a PR Stunt – Gawker

The Armchair Chemists Using Health Food Supplements to Hack Their Molly Comedowns – Mel Magazine

Man Dies After Using Epoxy Adhesive Instead Of Condom Before Sex – Bolde

A Prominent Anti-Vax Lawyer For Several January 6th Rioters (And Kyle Rittenhouse) Is Reportedly Now On A Ventilator – Uproxx

How to Get a Burner Email Address With iCloud+’s ‘Hide My Email’ – Life Hacker

If you run or hike, this lace system is the best. You never have to worry about your shoes laces coming undone. And it’s literally a cinch to get them to the right tightness – Amazon

Signs She’s Flirting With You – Hint: It’s All In The Eyes – Wing Girl Method

13 Bartender-Approved Whiskey Cocktails You Need to Try – Men’s Journal

Can You Retire Early With 1 Million Dollars? – Retire By 40

Markets Wall Street Is Looking to Reddit for Investment Advice: Deep-pocketed banks and hedge funds now take their cues from armies of Main Street traders – WSJ

The 50 Most Drug-Addled Albums in Music History – Rate Your Music

Is It Legal To Live In Your Van? – Van Life Wanderer

How to Be Attractive Even When You’re Ugly – Nick Notas

10 Ways to Search Google for Information That 96% of People Don’t Know About – Bright Side

Which College Degrees Get the Highest Salaries? – Visual Capitalist

Steal These 3 Advertising Secrets–To Use As Motivation Hacks – Nir And Far

The 12 Deadliest Insects in the World – Field And Stream

Apple’s Tim Cook just made $355 million – Mashable

How the New York Subway looked in the 1980s – Leenks

Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof – AP News

This mini portable projector is awesome! It fits in the palm of your hand and you can setup movie night anywhere! – Amazon

Detroit Denied This Man’s Requests For Speed Bumps, Then He Got Hit By A Speeding Truck – Jalopnik

More than ever, workers want to work fewer hours, saying they can be just as effective in less time – and happier, too. They may be on to something – BBC

A TikToker shows what it’s like to live with over 50 sorority sisters in an upscale Alabama mansion – Insider

12 Things You Should Know About Albino Boxers – Ned Hardy

Firsthand Accounts Of What The Battle Of Stalingrad Was Really Like – Weird History

Virgin Hyperloop explains how its pods will connect cities at 670 mph – Venture Beat

Somebody just paid $1.3 million for a picture of a rock – CNBC

New Study Suggests Eating a Single Hot Dog Shortens Life by 36 Minutes – NY Post⁠⁠

Forget Everything You Think You Know About Time: Is a linear representation of time accurate? This physicist says no – Nautilus

The 7 Greatest Last Stands in Military History – Linkiest

Replace that chintzy lug nut wrench in your car with this one. It has a telescoping handle that extends to a whopping 22 inches long. That length gives you better leverage for loosening stubborn nuts, and it can make the difference between being stranded and getting yourself back on the road – Amazon

People who are good at small talk always avoid these 7 mistakes, says public speaking expert – Make It

Baby from Nevermind album cover sues Nirvana claiming it was “child porn” and people are roasting him- Bored Panda

People Are Sharing The “Unwritten Rules” Tourists Don’t Know About Their Countries – Ruin My Week

‘The Matrix 4’ Official Title and Footage Unveiled at CinemaCon 2021 – Maxim

Judge Pushes Back On Protections For The Sacklers In The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy – NPR

Why Did GM Recall Every Chevy Bolt Ever Made? – Inside Hook

Women’s rights have an uncertain future in Afghanistan – VOX

Francesca Eastwood is Clint Eastwood’s hot daughter – Drunken

A Different Way to Respond When Kids Do Something Wrong – Greater Good

Ariel Winter looks pleasing to the eye – Egotastic

This 75 Year Old Grandpa Visits An Animal Shelter Every Day And Naps With Cats – Ned Hardy

Two decades of war and daily life in Afghanistan – AP Photos

Put a lazy susan in your fridge to make accessing stuff in the back quicker/easier. Also works great in bathroom and kitchen cabinets – Amazon

Which Companies Belong to the Elite Trillion-Dollar Club? – Visual Capitalist

Rejecting Covid Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming the U.S – NY Times

OnlyFans Drops Planned Porn Ban, Will Continue to Allow Sexually Explicit Content – Variety

Can Science Explain Near Death Experiences? – Discover

10 Signs You Have a Faithful Partner – Bright Side

What’s Up with the All Seeing Eye on the Dollar Bill? – Today I Found Out

How to biohack your intelligence — with everything from sex to modafinil to MDMA – Hackernoon

My Weekend at ‘Nice Guy’ Bootcamp – Mel Magazine

CDC study shows unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid – CNBC

How A Science Experiment Led to Sexual Encounters Between a Woman and a Dolphin – The Atlantic

Five Map and Compass Skills Every Outdoorsman Should Master – Field And Stream

An impact driver should be part of every man’s toolbox. I swear there were rainbows, birds singing, and angelic harps playing after driving my first screw into a 2×4 with the impact driver – Amazon

Doctors Explain Exactly What to Do When a Cut Won’t Stop Bleeding – Prevention

When the elephants were used to aid the war effort, 1914-1945 – Rare Historical Photos

Walking Correctly Takes Work—Here’s How to Improve Every Step – Popular Science

17 Problematic Ways the Media Portrays Men – Ruin My Week

Bellator vet says it’s ‘disturbing’ that sparring Jake Paul paid better than entire MMA career – Bloody Elbow

New Finding: Israel Covid Vaccine Booster Significantly Lowers Infection Risk in Older People – Towleroad

OnlyFans Star Renee Gracie Plans to Buy Her Own Supercar Team – Egotastic

A damn fine picdump worth of you attention – Leenks

‘Sound Bath’ Meditation Might Be Your New Favorite Meditation – Life Hacker

When I go to a meeting with my laptop I can disconnect from ALL my peripherals and monitors with one cable. In the past it took fucking forever to reintegrate my laptop with the shit on my desk – Amazon

How to Work with Someone Who Creates Unnecessary Conflict – HBR

The Coronavirus Is Here Forever. This Is How We Live With It – The Atlantic

Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones – Bored Panda

A town outside of Rome is selling neglected homes for a little more than $1 – but buyers must commit to renovating them within 3 years – Insider

The 10 Things That Lead to a Sexless Marriage – Linkiest

Map Explainer: Key Facts About Afghanistan – Visual Capitalist

The Crimes Of Gary Ridgway, The Green River Killer Who Murdered Up To 71 Women – All That’s Interesting

17 Images Show the Beauty of Breastfeeding in Public – Good

If you have neck and back pain from chronically bad posture while sitting at your desk, consider a kneeling chair. It straightens your back from the lower base of the spine right up to the top of your neck and places your head in an optimal position to maintain this posture for hours on end – Amazon

15 Rarest and Most Valuable SNES Games – Den of Geek

Infuriating Stories From Kiss, The Fakest, Most Calculated ‘Rock Band’ In History – Weird History

How Australia went from being a ‘Covid-free paradise’ to ‘a mess’; In June, one case of the delta variant breached the fortress walls and started an outbreak that could not be controlled – NBC

The rampant growth of US college tuition is finally slowing down – Quartz

How Feynman Diagrams Revolutionized Physics – Quanta

On a night over three decades ago, during another world health crisis, 45 artists gathered for one of the most extraordinary recording sessions in music history – Esquire

This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data – NPR

A Hacker Stole and Then Returned $600 Million – VICE

12 Times Abigail Ratchford Perfected the Sultry ‘Hand Bra’ Pose – Maxim

‘No One Knows’ How This Entire Family Suddenly Died In Sierra National Forest – Thought Catalog

Inside the world’s most booked Airbnb – The Hustle

The Decoy Effect: How You Are Influenced to Choose Without Really Knowing It – The Conversation

Hospitals And Insurers Didn’t Want You To See These Prices. Here’s Why – NY Times

Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Gets Full Approval From The FDA –
Reuters

The magical day Kobe Bryant became Lord of the Rings at Rucker Park – ESPN

I come home sore almost all the time from lifting weights and working out with the track team, and it’s my favorite part of the day when I get to come home and put some of this in my bath! It smells amazing and always relieves my soreness almost instantly. Not to mention I always sleep so much better after using it! – Amazon

Brindle Akitas – Things You Should Know Before Adopting/Buying – Ned Hardy

SeaWorld San Diego’s orca Amaya dies suddenly as fans slam controversial park for having no clue why she died – The Sun

Trump gets booed after advocating for vaccines at Alabama rally – Fox News

25 Websites to Learn New Skills, For Free – Newsweek

Jack Ma’s Costliest Business Lesson: China Has Only One Leader – WSJ

Mississippi orders coronavirus-infected individuals to isolate at home or face up to 5 years in prison – Fox News

Phil Valentine, conservative radio host and vaccine skeptic, dies of COVID – CBS

500 Years Later, MIT Proves That Leonardo Da Vinci’s Bridge Design Works – Popular Mechanics

How to Land a Job You’re Not Qualified For – Fast Co

Why Your Most Important Relationship Is With Your Inner Voice – The Guardian

This 4 in 1 Emergency Tool was designed by firefighters in the aftermath of the San Francisco Bay Area’s 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. It shuts off the gas valve, the water meter, pries open doors and can help you dig through debris – Amazon

How To Break Toxic Relationship Patterns – Nylon

Teen Influencer Films Man In 40s Hitting On Her At The Gym – Ruin My Week

Woman slaps man at football game, husband gets knocked out after trying to defend her – Instagram

3 Reasons to Use a Private Browser and Where to Find One – Hackernoon

Marvel Boss Has News for Fans Waiting on Avengers 5 – Den of Geek

Don’t Blow It: How to Make the Most Out of Your Tiny Bag of Coke – Mel Magazine

10 Crazy Conspiracy Theories That Came Straight From The Insane Asylum – Linkiest

Tesla is actually going to make a ‘Tesla Bot’ humanoid robot for general purpose use – CNET

Pictures and Videos of the Day – Ned Hardy

Electric lawn tools aren’t a gimaick. The Ego string trimmer has just as much power as the gas Stihl and being battery operated it’s even easier to use. No worries about mixing gas/oil, dealing with fuel preservatives, buying ethanol free gas and so quiet that you can listen to music or podcasts without blowing out your ears – Amazon

What Being a Cat- or Dog-Person Says About You – Popular Science

We Asked, You Answered: Your 50 Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade – NPR

The Secret to Better Baked Potatoes? Cook Them Like the British Do – Kitchn

When Renting Is Smarter Than Buying – Kiplinger

Can You See the Northern Lights in California? – Van Life Wanderer

‘I Felt Betrayed’: OnlyFans Creators Scramble to Adapt to Imminent Ban – VICE

Ready to quit your job? Here are the 17 questions to ask yourself first – The Guardian

R Kelly’s physician testifies the singer had herpes since at least 2007 as prosecutors allege he knowingly infected people – CNN

The Second Coming of Brendan Fraser is upon us – Hollywood failed him. But now, he’s staging his renaissance – GQ

Arson Suspected After House Of Twitch’s Biggest Female Star Catches Fire – Kotaku

Kaley Cuoco Offers to Buy Horse Punched By German Equestrian Coach at Olympics – Maxim

This cordless handheld vacuum’s distinctive pivoting nozzle and powerful suction make short work of tidying up around the home or in the car – Amazon

‘Star Wars’ Finally Explains In Detail How Palpatine Survived ‘Return of the Jedi’ End – Star Wars

Why having an office cat or dog can reduce stress levels and boost employee productivity – Insider

Possible HIV Treatment OK’d To expand Phase 1 Human Trials After Stopping HIV in Lab – Towleroad

This Wholesome Twitter Account Is Devoted To Men Posting Their Wins (30 Pics) – Ruin My Week

What Is a VPN, and Why Would I Need One? – How To Geek

Major Geek Thoughts: How to Put the Eek Back in Geek – Geek Extreme

Blonde beauties and cuties are here to help make it better (30 Photos) – The Chive

The Weeknd Buys $70 Million Mansion in One of L.A.’s Biggest Deals of the Year – WSJ

This boxer survived the Holocaust by winning fights in Auschwitz – We Are The Mighty

OnlyFans to prohibit sexually explicit content beginning in October – The Verge

Monitor arms are the best! Not only do you save a lot of desk space, you can also adjust the monitor in any damn way you please – Amazon

People who are good at small talk always avoid these 7 mistakes, says public speaking expert – Make It

If You’re so Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? Turns out It’s Just Chance – Technology Review

Growing Up Surrounded by Books Could Have Powerful, Lasting Effect on the Mind – Smithsonian

A 2-Hour Dose of Nature Each Week Could Make You Happier and Healthier – Fast Co

Sonny Chiba, Martial Arts Legend and ‘Kill Bill’ Actor, Dies at 82 of COVID Complications – Variety

10 Deleted Movie Scenes You Won’t Believe Actually Happened – What Culture

20 Ways to Teach Kids How to Save Money Responsibly at Any Age – Money Crashers

21 Annoying Myths Women Say They’re Tired Of Hearing – Ruin My Week

Britney Spears Topless Photos Are Being Posted By th e Singer Herself. She Says It’s Strong, Not Sleazy and Reveals Rationale – Towleroad

Really great solution for keeping bugs out of your house/apartment while leaving the doors open for your dogs/cats – Amazon

A damn fine picdump worth of your attention – Leenks

Alabama out of ICU beds amid COVID-19 surge – Fox News

The True Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Is Much Worse than Early Official Counts – Scientific American

Jeff Bezos vs. NASA, explained – The Hustle

The Most Gruesome Death: the Byford Dolphin Accident – Today I Found Out

Will the Taliban roll back two decades of public health progress in Afghanistan? – VOX

January Jones Underbewb of the Day – Drunken

Stretching is Very Important, Just Ask Dutch Speed Skater Jutta Leerdam – Egotastic

How to Spot Cognitive Dysfunction in Aging Pets (and What You Can Do to Help) – Life Hacker

I failed at van life after a month. Here are 6 of the worst mistakes I made – Insider

12 Best Exercises To Do At Your Desk – Sad And Useless

Samsung says it will stop loading its $1,000 smartphones with ads – ARS Technica