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Women are being abandoned by their partners on hiking trails. What’s behind ‘alpine divorce’?

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:29 GMT

quote [As stories of men leaving their dates in ‘sketchy situations’ go viral, experts say these incidents could stem from big egos and poor communication] Entry Comment: Above alpine peaks

Singing Teachers for Honeyeaters

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:00:32 GMT

quote [Scientists have saved the song of a critically endangered Australian bird by recruiting wild males to tutor zoo-born babies.] Entry Comment: Honeyeater, where are you?

The Road to Tehran: why the war on Iran will spread

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:56:43 GMT

quote [The Road to Tehran is a short documentary looking at the US' strategy in Iran, the economic and political constraints which have shaped it and the inevitability of the war's spread. In doing so it shows how the US' assault on Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland and Iran are inexorably linked. Down with imperialism. Tomorrow will be too late.] Entry Comment: Pretty good summary of things.

Pokémon GO Players Unknowingly Helped Build a 30 Billion AR Image Map of the World

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:06:16 GMT

quote [Niantic Spatial is using "crowdsourced" images of the world as the backbone of its tech, captured unknowingly by Pokémon GO players.] Entry Comment: I just go for walks and play Pokemon Go

On Gout

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:01:14 GMT

quote [What the disease taught me about language, inheritance and pain.] Entry Comment: Cause I got a bad case of the gout

Vampire Therapist

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:45:44 GMT

quote [cognitive behavioral therapy to help vampires] Entry Comment: Interesting Visual Novel on dead people accumulating stress over centuries. Nicely executed, if a little linear. I suppose that's how visual novels work, don't they? Here's an insightful interview (thumb) with the creators. Also, it lets you view full-length old movies on a cramped coffin TV, as if the setting wasn't obscure enough already.

Last-Run Syndication

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 05:01:08 GMT

quote [One of television’s most important business models, first-run syndication to local TV stations looking to fill airtime, might be losing strea … er, steam.] Entry Comment: It feels like it's in syndication

Astronomers Witnessed the Birth of a Magnetar for the First Time. It Explains the Mysterious Flickering of an Ultrabright Supernova

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:57:51 GMT

quote [New research suggests that the highly magnetized remnants of stars are responsible for powering some of the universe’s most brilliant supernova explosions] Entry Comment: Magnetar! The math behind celestial wrath

GIMP: The Movie (2026) | Official Trailer | Starring Pork Johnson

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:46:01 GMT

quote [This is a trailer for the upcoming movie, GIMP: The Movie. The film follows Spencer Kimball (Johnson) as he creates the photo editing application, GIMP, and ...] Entry Comment: I'd buy a ticket.

Problem Child

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:23:06 GMT

quote [Pixar isn’t just dithering about diversity—it has become visibly scared of children themselves.] Entry Comment: Bring light to this like Pixar movies slowly bouncin' by