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19 Photos That Will Put a Smile on Your Face – Ned Hardy

A study has been following ‘gifted’ kids for 45 years. Here’s what we’ve learned – Upworthy

He Played Young Forrest In Forrest Gump. See Michael Conner Humphreys Now at 38 – Wanderer

These are my new favorite drinking glasses. They are from Japan and are super durable and incredibly light – Amazon

All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ – Time

Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated – ARS Technica

10 Glaring Plot Holes In Iconic Movies – Ned Hardy

FDA Approves World’s First Crispr Gene-Editing Drug for Sickle-Cell Disease – WSJ

How AI assistants are already changing the way code gets made – Technology Review

7 Therapists Share Their Best Advice for Coping With Existential Dread and Grief – SELF

15 Shocking Statistics You’ll Wish Were Made Up – Linkiest

‘Greedflation’ study finds many companies were lying to you about inflation – Fortune

This book is an excellent introduction OR deep dive into cocktails. Most cocktails derive from 6 drink blueprints. Identify those blueprints, and you’ll be able to be creative in your drink mixing – Amazon

10 Glaring Plot Holes In Iconic Movies – Ned Hardy

Ex-McDonald’s Chef Claims You Can Find the Breakfast Sausage at the Grocery Store – Eat This Not That

Peek inside CosMc’s, McDonald’s glimmering challenge to Starbucks – NPR

How to See How Busy a Store Is Right Now with Google Maps – How To Geek

‘Nudify’ Apps That Use AI to ‘Undress’ Women in Photos Are Soaring in Popularity – TIME

The GTA 6 Trailer’s Best Easter Eggs and Hidden Details – Den of Geek

The 50 Best Albums of 2023 – The Pitchfork

Seinfeld’s ‘Soup Nazi’ Reportedly Makes Over Six Figures a Year on Cameo – Ned Hardy

This is a great kitchen gadget. It can be used on any pot and is good for draining just about everything – Amazon

Is That Food Ultra-Processed? How to Tell – WSJ

How to Set Boundaries When You’ve Never Been Taught How – Greater Good

The Best Winter Road Trips in the U.S. – Afar

Okonomimura Is a 3-Story Theme Park for Japanese Pancake Enthusiasts – Thrillist

Disgraced Chef Mario Batali Attempts a Virtual Comeback – Bon Appetit

Jeff Bezos leaves Seattle with empire of 8 properties — including 5 we just discovered – Insider

Win the Retirement Game, Fighting Boredom – ESI Money

Whether you need a few night lights for your kids or you’re tired of stubbing your toe as you stumble around in the darkness. Plug one into any wall outlet and you’re done — it’ll automatically turn on in the dark and off again in the light – Amazon

Whatever Happened to Amber Barretto From ‘Hang Time’? – Ned Hardy

Whatever Happened to Actress Carlene Watkins? – Wanderer

The heir to luxury retail empire Hermès is reportedly planning to adopt his 51-year-old gardener so he can pass on his $11 billion fortune – Yahoo

The Family Rule That Makes Our Lives Better, According to 12 Dads – Fatherly

10 Bands That Will Make Your Punk Stepson Finally Accept You – The Hard Times

The 50 best video games of 2023 – Polygon

Rizz, the word of the year, explained – VOX

The Best Games of 2023 – Den of Geek

Whatever Happened to Heidi Lucas from ‘Salute Your Shorts’? – Ned Hardy

The Best Episode From Each Star Trek Series – Wanderer

I don’t often sing the praises of a vegetable peeler, but this things always put a smile on my face when I use it – Amazon

Kim Jong Un CRIES in front of thousands of women as he calls on them to have more children – Independent

20 things we learned from the Epic v. Google trial – The Verge

Rubi Rose Shares Desperate Texts From No. 1 OnlyFans Spender That Show Him Professing His Love and Getting Tat of Her – Complex

Inside the last porn theater in Los Angeles – LA Times

Your car might be watching you to keep you safe − at the expense of your privacy – The Conversation

The sauna secret: why Finland is the happiest country in the world – The Guardian

Qubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into being – VOX

Google Just Launched Gemini, Its Long-Awaited Answer to ChatGPT – WIRED

One of the best blow dryers on the market. Fast, efficient, durable and is the workhorse in many salons – Amazon

11 Unforgettable Moments When Sitcoms Got Serious – Ned Hardy

Brock Lesnar’s daughter breaks school shot put record – ESPN

7 most in-demand programming languages for 2024 – The Next Web

Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade is being blamed for another death – Fast Co

How to Brine Salmon for More Flavorful, Flaky Fish – Bon Appetit

The Best Car Under $40K of 2023 Is the Toyota Prius – The Drive

Elon Musk says ‘$25,000 Tesla’ development is far along – Autoblog

Five Ways Mindfulness Helps You Age Better – Greater Good

She Played Kris on Charlie’s Angels. See Cheryl Ladd Now at 72 – Wanderer

Tampa woman posed as homeschooled 14-year-old to molest middle schoolers – NY Post

Essential reading for anyone that wants to stop being a nice guy and improve their life dramatically – Amazon

The 6 Best Episodes of the Twilight Zone from the 1985 Revivial – Ned Hardy

Who’s Who Behind the Dawn of the Modern Artificial Intelligence Movement – NY Times

What’s it like being a Disney Adult? – The Face

Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer Breakdown: Easter Eggs, References, And Teases – GameSpot

Tesla whistleblower calls cars with Autopilot “experiments in public roads” – ARS Technica

11 Ways To Reassure Your Girlfriend Of Your Love – Knowledge For Men

How to Score the Best National Park Campsites for Summer – Outside

Ex-U.S. ambassador accused of being Cuba’s secret agent since 1981 – AP News

Whatever Happened to Jeri Weil from ‘Leave It To Beaver’? – Ned Hardy

Super underrated kitchen tool…Great at scooping and scraping. Whacking a block of cheese or butter in half. Crushing garlic cloves. Cracking peppercorns. Dividing dough – Amazon

Absolute tank of a man lays out guys in a street fight – Reddit

How Many Shrooms Should You Take If It’s Your First Time? – Mel Magazine

How to Meet Your Next Romantic Partner in Real Life – Life Hacker

Inside the A.I. Arms Race That Changed Silicon Valley Forever – NY Times

The Seven Most Dangerous Cult Leaders of the last 100 years – Linkiest

How to Befriend Crows and Turn Them Against Your Enemies – Life Hacker

Why Marlon Brando Is the Greatest Actor of All Time, According to an Acting Coach – Wanderer

This Godfather’s Actor Acted in Only Five Movies and All Were Nominated for an Academy Award – Ned Hardy

How Humility Will Make You the Greatest Person Ever – Greater Good

It’s okay to suck when you try something new – VOX

A portable power station. It’s insane how useful it is. It has flashlights, an air compressor, charging ports for plugins/usbs and it will jump a car 4-6 times before it needs recharged – Amazon

Venezuela: vote shows ‘overwhelming’ support for claim on region of Guyana – Yahoo

The Military’s Big Bet on Artificial Intelligence – Undark

Feeling alone? 5 tips to create connection and combat loneliness – NPR

Inside Operation Red Dawn And The Capture Of Saddam Hussein In 2003 – All That’s Interesting

How to Keep your Mind Open without Becoming an Idiot – Brent Huras

35 Years Ago, The Worst Nintendo Game Of All Time Ruined Our Childhoods — Or Did It? – Fatherly

Spotify to Lay Off One-Sixth of Its Workforce – Pitchfork

The Best TV Shows of 2023 – The Ringer

Whatever Happened to Actor Robert Oliveri from ‘Honey I Shrunk The Kids’? – Ned Hardy

The absolute best reference on keeping your body pain-free while getting fit – Amazon

7 powerful photographs of terminally ill patients living out their final wishes – Upworthy

Dude Gets Packed Out By His Fellow Inmates After He Got Caught Stealing From One Of Their Cells! – Worldstar

The 7 Most Savage Ways That Animals Mate – Linkiest

5 Brilliant Movies that You Can Only Bear To Watch Once – Ned Hardy

Why ‘Jackie Brown’ is Tarantino’s Most Lifeless Film – Wanderer

If you are looking to start your audiophile journey. These speakers are the perfect pair to start with and they are nearly 40% off right now – Amazon

Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Trailer 1 Release Date – IGN

8 Game-Changing Hacks You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Vaseline – Allure

Reno Is Beating the Odds in Solving Homelessness – WSJ

Should Venezuela invade its oil-rich neighbor? Maduro will put it to a vote Sunday – Yahoo

We got a look at the menu for CosMc’s, McDonald’s new spinoff – Business Insider

How to Adjust Your Car Mirrors to Eliminate Blind Spots – The Art of Manliness

Santos Expelled By Congress For Doing Terrible Job Covering Up Ethics Violations – Babylon Bee

What The Hobbit Animated Movie Did Better Than the Peter Jackson Trilogy – Den of Geek

Why psychedelics produce some of the most meaningful experiences in people’s lives – VOX

Whatever Happened to the Twins from ‘The Shining’? – Ned Hardy

Awesome Gift Idea! A putting green with an automatic golf ball return—ideal for someone who wants to work on their putt when they can’t get to the golf course – Amazon

Peter Gabriel Releases i/o, First New Album in 21 Years: Stream – Consequence

Red Lobster vastly underestimated how much shrimp people could eat – Fast Co

The One Habit Is Key To Building Better Friendships – Fatherly

These Clues Hint at the True Nature of OpenAI’s Shadowy Q* Project – Wired

7 Training Tips Every Lifter Should Know – Men’s Journal

25 Smurf Characters Ranked by How Close They Will Come to Entering the Gates of Heaven – The Hard Times

The Banned ‘Twilight Zone’ Episode That Was Hidden for 50 Years – Ned Hardy

Whoa, an ice cube tray that doesn’t suck and will probably last forever – Amazon

A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures – NPR

Jogger ‘filmed himself killing homeless man’ who blocked sidewalk – The Guardian

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Actress Jemma Moore – Wanderer

Want to be a great leader? Embrace “imposter syndrome” – Big Think

You can’t even pay people to have more kids – VOX

You Need to Update Your Apple Devices Now – Life Hacker

The real villains of today’s housing market – Insider

This thing well help you get every last drop out of your limes and lemons and does so effortlessly – Amazon

The Untold Story of The Godfather Part IV – Ned Hardy

Driving Icon’s Million-Dollar Suburban – Road and Track

After a 2-year delay, deliveries of Tesla’s Cybertruck are scheduled to start Thursday – NPR

Here’s $24,000. Buy something new in 1995 – Autoblog

The remarkable 1974 horror film you probably haven’t seen—but should – Dangerous Minds

If You Can Pull Off This Workout Move, You’re In Damn Fine Shape – Fatherly

One Year In, ChatGPT’s Legacy Is Clear – The Atlantic

Family posts a very chill note to neighbors explaining why their dog is on the roof – Upworthy

Does the 1922 Film ‘Nosferatu’ Still Hold Up Today? – Wanderer

The Story of Sesame Street’s Unaired Divorce Episode – Ned Hardy

Hey, if you’re looking to make amazing homemade pizza, you’ve got to try the Ooni oven – it’s a game changer in achieving that perfect, crispy crust – Amazon

The Curse of Playing the Wicked Witch of the West – Narratively

How Jensen Huang’s Nvidia Is Powering the A.I. Revolution – New Yorker

Beware of fake browser updates on your Mac – Krebs

The 50 Best Albums of 2023 – Paste

An ancient technique can improve your attention span – Big Think

Pika Wows in Debut as AI Video Generator Takes Aim at Tech Giants – Peta Pixel

Whatever Happened To Linda Fiorentino? – Ned Hardy

11 Tips for Talking to Someone You Disagree With – Psychology Today

A Postcard From Driverless San Francisco: Unexplained stops. Incensed firefighters. Cars named Oregano. The robotaxis are officially here – Curbed

One of the best wallets I ever owned. Perfect minimalist size and fits all my cards. Does NOT bulk up in your pocket and money clip to top it off – Amazon

Former Google CEO: Companies’ AI guardrails "aren’t enough" to prevent harm – Axios

9 Examples of Organic Architecture, From a Basilica in Barcelona to a Train Station in Stockholm – Traveler

How Men Can Build Strong, Long Lasting Friendships – Fatherly

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here — 5 new features to check out – Mashable

It’s peak shopping — and shoplifting — season. Cops are stepping up antitheft tactics – NPR

Opinion: These New Fans Keeping the Thing I Love Financially Viable Are Just the Fucking Worst – The Hard Times

Charted: Average Years Left to Live by Age – Visual Capitalist

How to add new life to your relationships (even your best ones!) – Ideas

9 Horror Movie Cliches That Need To Die Already – Wanderer

If you want to live a long and healthy life, you should absolutely read this – Amazon

Why Is Stanley Kubrick Considered a Genius? – Ned Hardy

The Cost of Doing Business With China? A $40,000 Dinner With Xi Jinping Might Be Just the Start – WSJ

Unpacking the hype around OpenAI’s rumored new Q* model – Technology Review

A Life-Extension Drug for Big Dogs Is Getting Closer to Reality – Wired

Jacques Pépin’s 12 Best Tips For Budding Home Chefs – The Daily Meal

Drunk Man Smacked by Fiancé after Flirting with Another Woman – Reddit

Even if you’re not a secret agent and don’t think you have anything to hide, you need a paper shredder. Garbage and recycling bins full of bank statements and credit card offers are treasure troves for identity thieves – Amazon

The Fascinating Anatomy of the Presidential Motorcade – The Drive

Whatever Happened to Susan Dey from ‘The Partridge Family’ – Ned Hardy

‘Anti-dopamine parenting’ can curb a kid’s craving for screens or sweets – NPR

10 Unique Lessons from Across the Globe for a Meaningful Life – Tiny Buddha

This Is The Emotionally Intelligent Way To Communicate With Kids – Barking Up

Non-Americans are sharing the ‘dead giveaway’ someone is American and they are pretty right – Upworthy

The Top 7 Lessons That All Men Can Learn From the Military – Linkiest

A Gentleman’s Guide to Telling Your Friend He’s Dating the Wrong Person – Mel Magazine

The Ultimate Guide to Practicing Self-Love for Men – Knowledge For Men

Everything You Need To Know Before Watching Your First David Lynch Film – Ned Hardy

The Secret To Being A Happier Person Is Laid Out In A New Study – Fatherly

This drip coffee maker makes the best damn cup of coffee and is built like a tank with copper plumbing and super beefy electrical parts, and it gets the water hot enough and brews fast enough – Amazon

What is the Sith’s ‘Rule of Two’ in Star Wars? – Wanderer

OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say – Reuters

Is OpenAI Melting Down Because It Secretly Created Something Really Scary? – Futurism

UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges – ARS Technica

Director reportedly used $11 million of Netflix’s money on stocks and crypto – Dexerto

A former FIRE fanatic who planned to retire at 35 ditched the movement after watching her youth slip away – Fortune

NBA investigating accusation that Thunder’s Josh Giddey had relationship with underage girl – AP News

How One Man Lost $1 Million To A Crypto ‘Super Scam’ Called Pig Butchering – Forbes

Athletes Hire Him When They Think They’ve Been Swindled – Washington Post

The Story Of Mary Kay Letourneau, The Teacher Who Raped Her 12-Year-Old Student And Later Married Him – Interesting

I can’t count how many times this has helped me move heavy items in and out of apartments and homes. It is collapsible to easy fit in the car or in the closet of the house– Amazon

Owners Keep Zombie Malls Alive Even When Towns Want to Pull the Plug – WSJ

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Preview: Retro looks, mid-$50,000 price – Autoblog

Here’s One Simple Tip for Faster, Safer Winter Driving – Popular Mechanics

Crypto scam: Inside the billion-dollar ‘pig-butchering’ industry – Reuters

The Key to Better Studying Is Self-Explanation – Life Hacker

Ten Little-Known Facts about the Dust Bowl – Listverse