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Ayaneo Pocket Play repeats Sony Xperia Play’s biggest mistakes
Back in 2011, I spent serious money on a Sony Xperia Play smartphone.
 • Séamus Bellamy
Adorable doggo attacks weave poles with gusto, if not accuracy
I’ve rarely seen anything more relatable than this Golden Retriever mix named Mack tackling the “weave poles,” a staple obstacle in dog agility courses.
 • Jennifer Sandlin
Recent study revealed that 7 out of 10 folks with previous COVID infections didn’t realize they had an impaired sense of smell
Research from the RECOVER (Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery) Consortium that was recently published in JAMA Network Open revealed that many folks…
 • Jennifer Sandlin
Boing Boing, December 15, 2025
Meta's Chinese ad scam millions and measles surge amid RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism
 • Boing Boing
The fall of Icarus: Skydiver photographed against the sun without special effects
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy and skydiver Gabriel Brown teamed up to create a breathtaking photograph of a skydiver falling across the face of the…
 • Popkin
World’s tallest filing cabinet towers over Burlington, Vermont
In Burlington, Vermont, a filing cabinet towers above the treetops. This public sculpture sits in a Flynn Avenue parking lot, created by artist Bren…
 • Popkin
Watch birds enjoy a woodland charcuterie board
For background visuals and relaxing sound, The Traveling Bird Feeder delivers.
 • Popkin
Milla Jovovich joins Hitman as Agent 47’s next celebrity target
With Hitman developers IO Interactive hard at work on their James Bond game, one wonders where they find the time and budget to keep releasing these…
 • Grant St. Clair
Genre-bending platformer Bradley the Badger puts game dev tools in your hands
It’s been a while since we’ve had a solid mascot platformer!
 • Grant St. Clair
Sketchy deaths are nearly as likely on cruise ships as contracting an infectious disease
Cruise lines love to advertise all-you-can-eat shrimp and unlimited drinks, but they’re a little less chatty about the number of passengers who die on…
 • Jason Weisberger
Yakuza creator’s new game looks an awful lot like Yakuza
Is it still plagiarism if you’re plagiarizing yourself?
 • Grant St. Clair
2025 has been a record-breaking year for norovirus on cruise ships
The recent outbreak of norovirus on the AIDAdiva ship, which has sickened at least 95 passengers and 6 crew members, is the twenty-first such outbreak…
 • Jennifer Sandlin
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