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Times Square

In 1962, They Briefly Put A Bar On This Subway Car

The subway in 2019 could be worse (this is not a compliment, it's just a fact that everything could be worse). It could, for example, have clung to elements from the past, like when scales were on the platforms. Imagine paying to weigh yourself ever, nevermin…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

New York City

I went to the New York City deli with 30,000 items made entirely of felt and was blown away

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Watch: Dutch inventor unveils device to purge rivers of plastic

A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to purge the Pacific Ocean of plastic by turning his focus to rivers, using a solar-powered boat to catch rubbish before it reaches the seas. Twenty-five-year-old university dropout Boyan Slat founded The Ocean C…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Riots

Riots, vandalism follow Pinera’s cabinet reshuffle in Chile, new calls for protest

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Tear gas lingered in the air in downtown Santiago on Tuesday as Chilean commuters made their way to work following another night of fire, looting and riots, in a sign that a cabinet reshuffle by President Sebastian Pinera was still not en…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Blockchain

Facebook defends Libra comparing it some of the ‘most meaningful innovations’ of our time — lol

David Marcus, Facebooks Libra lead, has defended the technology giants cryptocurrency project saying the most meaningful innovations that have changed the lives of millions across the world in a profound way have always been met with damning headlines. Marc…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

The Beast Within: 10 Timeless Werewolf Films

Editor's note: The beloved, late Bill Gibron's article originally published on 9 February 2010. We updated it, poked a stick at it, and then ran like hell here, again, for 2019 Halloween fun. In less than three days from this writing we will see what, if an…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Blockchain

Bitcoin Cash’s Q3 performance was horrid — here’s what happened

Bitcoin Cash BCH is a household name in the cryptocurrency world. Its never far from being in the top five cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. But in the grand scheme of things, its not that old. Bitcoin Cash was created in August 2017. In response to…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Gantz: I will nurture pluralism, implement Western Wall agreement

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz pledged on Tuesday to promote religious pluralism in Israel and implement the abandoned Western Wall agreement should he become prime minister. He was speaking at the Jewish Agency Board of Governors meetings where he and…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Star Wars

‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators Quit ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy

The “Game of Thrones” creators tasked with making the new “Star Wars” trilogy have left the galaxy far, far away. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss quit their deal with Disney’s Lucasfilm, saying Monday that a new Netflix deal did not allow them to devote enough …

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Gantz: I will implement the Western Wall deal for egalitarian plaza

Blue & White Chairman Benny Gantz attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem. According to a report by Kan Bet, Gantz said: "When I become prime minister, I will embrace all streams in Judaism. I will promote the imple…

bubmagOctober 29, 2019

In 1962, They Briefly Put A Bar On This Subway Car

I went to the New York City deli with 30,000 items made entirely of felt and was blown away

Watch: Dutch inventor unveils device to purge rivers of plastic

Riots, vandalism follow Pinera’s cabinet reshuffle in Chile, new calls for protest

Facebook defends Libra comparing it some of the ‘most meaningful innovations’ of our time — lol

The Beast Within: 10 Timeless Werewolf Films

Bitcoin Cash’s Q3 performance was horrid — here’s what happened

Gantz: I will nurture pluralism, implement Western Wall agreement

‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators Quit ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy

Gantz: I will implement the Western Wall deal for egalitarian plaza

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