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Reed Crandall original comic art Cartoonist Reed Crandall was one of EC Comics' many superstars in the 1950s, drawing stories for Crime SuspenStories, Shock SuspenStories, Tales from the Crypt, Two-Fisted Tales, The Vault of Horror, Extra!, Impact, Piracy, Weird Fantasy, and Weird Science-Fantasy. Read the rest... Convert online prices to "hours worked" The Time Is Money Chrome extension converts prices on online shopping sites to the number of hours you'll have to work to pay for them. [via] Read the rest... Leaked photo reveals true reason for Philae comet landing mission One theory about the history of space is that comets like this one delivered water to the planets. And therein lies one possible true hidden reason for Philae's 316-million-mile trip. To get a drink.Read the rest... LISTEN: The Ramones’ demo recordings for their debut album (1975) Listen to the "truly hypnotic, pounding, buzzsaw drone [The Ramones] made as complete amateur unknowns" in this collection of demo recordings. Read the rest... Party at the FCC -- or throw your own hometown Net Neutrality bash! Evan from Battle for the Net sez, "We're throwing a kickin' dance party to celebrate the power of the open web -- right on the FCC's doorstep, to keep the pressure on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler so he knows we want real net neutrality without delay!" We just scored a huge victory for free speech by getting President Obama to come out for Title II net neutrality. Read the rest... WATCH: Man in hardware store hides chainsaw in his shorts "In this surveillance video from Treasure Coast Lawn Equipment a man is seen allegedly stealing a chainsaw by putting it in his pants." Read the rest... DRM-free games on sale GoG is running big discounts on 700 recent and retro games for its fall sale. Every one is DRM-free. Read the rest... Ambulance takes comatose, insured woman to "wrong" hospital, drives her to bankruptcy, too If 29 year old Megan Rothbauer had been taken three more blocks to Madison, WI's, Meriter Hospital when she had a freak heart attack, she'd have owed $1500, but since the comatose woman was brought to St Mary's Hospital, which Blue Cross Blue Shield won't deal with, she owes $50K and is facing bankruptcy. Read the rest... Who should win this year's Bad Sex in Fiction award? Britain's Literary Review has published its "highly anticipated" shortlist of finalists for this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award.The prize, now in its 22nd year, draws attention to "poorly written, perfunctory or redundant passages of sexual description in modern fiction" and is, at least ostensibly, intended to discourage them. Read the rest... Space success: Philae makes historic touchdown on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko UPDATE: Hugs and applause in Mission Control at 11:05AM ET, the sure sign of a successful landing despite incredible odds. Read the rest... Survey: teens want lax marijuana laws Surprising result from New York University. Read the rest... The Hobbit: could an arrow really kill a dragon? It's a big arrow, granted, fired from ballista rather than bow. But it's also a hell of a big dragon. [Wired] Read the rest... Facebook still removes breastfeeding photos like this The "offensive nudity" was removed after an anonymous complaint. The Telegraph: Emma Bond, 24, said she wanted to share the image of the "special moment" with Carene, who was born 12 weeks early.... Read the rest... ISPs caught sabotaging their customers' email encryption Ever since 2013, when the Electronic Frontier Foundation started shaming email providers that did not encrypt their customers' email, more and more mail providers have turned on STARTTLS, which protects email in transit from snooping, without requiring users to take any additional steps. Read the rest... The Ultra-Cute Pop Culture Art of Dan Hipp Dan Hipp's drawings bring a cuteness and depth to pop culture, taking on everything from Marvel to Miyazaki to Parks and Recreation. Read the rest... Forever 21 Meets The Fountainhead Somehow, the ideas of objectivist posterwoman and noted anti-feminist Ayn Rand have found new life in the world of girl power brand merchandising. Read the rest... WATCH Princess Leia walks NYC's streets It's a pretty straightforward sendup of the now-notorious 10 hours of catcalls video, but manages to pack in some pretty awesome Star Wars jokes. (Thanks, Jah Furry!) Read the rest... Would Vegetarians Eat Electric Meat? - Sword & Laser We have some awesome World Fantasy winners to talk about, some exciting casting news for The Magicians and The Expanse, but it really gets interesting when our Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep check-in turns into an ethics of meat-eating discussion. Read the rest... LISTEN: Beck sings "I Only Have Eyes For You" Beck sings a cover of The Flamingos' doo wop classic "I Only Have Eyes For You." The tune comes from artist Doug Aitken's Song 1 exhibit, in which different musicians' recordings of the same song are played under 360 degree video projections on the walls of Washington DC's Hirshhorn Museum. Read the rest... Gil Scott-Heron, before "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" Over at Cuepoint, the incredible backstory of poet/musician/activist Gil Scott-Heron's incredible 1971 black power anthem, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." The context is the content. Read the rest... Stunning photos along road between Tokyo and Kyoto Kevin Kelly says: "The Nakasendo is an old road in Japan that connects Kyoto to Tokyo. It was once a major foot highway, but today small sections retain some of its historical feel. Read the rest... TOM THE DANCING BUG - Who's Looking Out For Lucky Ducky? Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Lucky Ducky realizes he's screwed. Read the rest... Photos of forgotten brains in a mental hospital In the basement of the University of Texas Mental Hospital, photographer Adam Voorhes stumbled upon hundreds of strange brains in formaldehyde that had been abandoned for decades. Read the rest... Describing the indescribable with Jeff Vandermeer Book designer Peter Mendelsund interviews the author of Annihilation, Authority, andAcceptance—a trilogy now collected in a single volume as Area X Read the rest... Fantastic Terracotta Warrior statues of Mickey Mouse, Bart, etc. My friend Lizabeth Eva Rossof created her own wonderful army of Terracotta Warriors that combine the famous Chinese statues with the heads of American cultural icons like Mickey Mouse, Bart Simpson, Spiderman, Batman, and Shrek. Read the rest... A gay guy and his mom go to a brothel, and have a good time "Recently, on a beautiful Fall day, my sister, my Mom, and I went to visit the local brothel." Kelly Kittell reports from the world famous Mustang Ranch Read the rest... Kickended tracks completely unfunded Kickstarter projects Plane tickets never bought, EPs never recorded, mobile apps never to be made mobile, Kickstarter is littered with them. Now, Kickended tracks all of these projects into one sad repository. Read the rest... Debt, a photo project Spurred by her own financial hardship experiences, photographer Brittany Powell embarked on "The Debt Project," a series of formal photo portraits of myriad Americans in debt accompanied by their handwritten debt stories and, eventually, audio interviews. Read the rest... Gorgeous time-lapse video of Europe Andrew Walker's beautiful time-lapse clips of Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic are a real treat for desk-chair travelers like me. "Moment Abroad" Read the rest... YogaDirect Mat Bag This yoga mat bag from YogaDirect is cheap and reliable, which are my only criteria for any bag I can't put food in. Read the rest...