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The waters of West Cork, Ireland, offered more than just a tranquil kayaking trip for two friends, Louise Barker and Becky Hatchett. Their leisurely paddle soon became a once-in-a-lifetime experience when a curious basking shark decided to gently bump their double kayak. — Read the rest...

Clovis Hung, a mere 12 years old, has set a new record at Fullerton College in California, becoming the youngest person to graduate — and he didn't stop at just one degree. Hung has been awarded five associate of arts degrees in the areas of history; social sciences; social behavior and self-development; arts and human expression; and science and mathematics. — Read the rest...

A prominent Chinese social media influencer, known as "Sanqiange" or "Brother Three Thousand," has died after live-streaming himself consuming several bottles of Baijiu, a high-proof Chinese spirit. The influencer, whose real name is Wang, reportedly took part in a competitive drinking challenge on Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, against another influencer. — Read the rest...

The best movies of Andrei Tarkovsky may be watched online free of charge. [via Kottke] Made available on YouTube are Stalker, Solaris, Ivan's Childhood, The Mirror, Andrei Rublev, and The Passion According to Andrei. There goes Sunday! It looks like Mosfilm is putting a lot of full movies on YouTube. — Read the rest...

A More Perfect Union, "Media that builds power for working people," released this video, narrated by Andrew Rivera, investigating the people and organizations behind the Super-PAC No Labels. Arizona Senator Kirsten Sinema is one of the primary recipients to benefit from these fundraising efforts. — Read the rest...

In conservative, purple-ish Arizona, Kevin Payne, a Republican House member from Peoria, a suburb northeast of Phoenix, proposed in House Bill 2486 that the 48th State be the first to approve natural psilocybin for medical research. If passed by the Legislature and signed by recently elected Democratic Governor, Katie Hobbs, the bill would allocate 30 million dollars in competitive grants to support whole magic mushroom research for health purposes. — Read the rest...

According to Comic Book Resources, Paramount is finally ready to pull the trigger on a G.I. Joe and Transformer crossover movie. Somewhere around 2014, every film studio was looking to invest in their own "cinematic universe." The unparalleled success of the Marvel cinematic universe caused every studio in Hollywood to comb through their library of intellectual properties to see if they could smash two ill-fitting franchises together to maximize profits.  — Read the rest...

Not in my nameYou fight a war against terrorists and violence and try to wave your guns toFear us all into silence.No….You built your empire with natives and slaves like the truth won'tResurrect waging ward from its grave." — Read the rest...

In a show of solidarity with other unions, the Writers Guild held a rally across from the Crypto.com Arena featuring speakers from the WGA, SEIU, SAG-AFTRA, and Teamsters unions, followed by a march down Figueroa to LA Live. The rally drew a crowd of thousands and ended in a dance party. — Read the rest...