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Researchers found that engaging in intellectually stimulating activities THROUGHOUT LIFE, such as READING, WRITING or learning a new language, was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, and slower cognitive decline.
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Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
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February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Researchers found that engaging in intellectually stimulating activities THROUGHOUT LIFE, such as READING, WRITING or learning a new language, was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, and slower cognitive decline.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The story about tragedy impending moved swiftly to a story about tragedy narrowly averted...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The story about tragedy impending moved swiftly to a story about tragedy narrowly averted...
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THE WARRIORS was released 47 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great 1970s NYC movies, and a true cult classic, the story of how it was made involved real gangs, vomiting extras and a future star who didn't make the cut. Can you dig it?
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February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
THE WARRIORS was released 47 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great 1970s NYC movies, and a true cult classic, the story of how it was made involved real gangs, vomiting extras and a future star who didn't make the cut. Can you dig it?
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I say ye, Greg Brown...
Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and writer of ‘The Distance,’ dies
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Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and writer of ‘The Distance,’ dies
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Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and writer of ‘The Distance,’ dies
Greg Brown, a founding guitarist of the Sacramento band Cake, has died after a brief illness.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I say ye, Greg Brown...
Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and writer of ‘The Distance,’ dies
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Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and writer of ‘The Distance,’ dies
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Beginning this spring, Spotify will allow premium subscribers in the U.S. and U.K. to buy hardcovers and paperbacks through its app, in partnership with Bookshop.org. Bookshop.org, which shares some of its profits with LOCAL, INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES, will set retail...
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Exclusive | Spotify, a Major Audiobook Provider, Will Soon Offer Physical Books
The streaming service is joining with Bookshop.org to appeal to readers who read in multiple formats.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Beginning this spring, Spotify will allow premium subscribers in the U.S. and U.K. to buy hardcovers and paperbacks through its app, in partnership with Bookshop.org. Bookshop.org, which shares some of its profits with LOCAL, INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES, will set retail...
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Mmmm, looks like our regular orange-colored frozen substitute for artificial morning breakfast beverage with pulp-like particles added. Pulp-like substances just like the concentrate that tastes almost like fresh.
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After 80 years, Minute Maid's frozen canned juices are getting put on ice
Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Mmmm, looks like our regular orange-colored frozen substitute for artificial morning breakfast beverage with pulp-like particles added. Pulp-like substances just like the concentrate that tastes almost like fresh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdnL...
apnews.com/article/minu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdnL...
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Mama told him not to come like Eli, but, sure as I'm sitting here, he had six children with five partners. It's easy to be hard for an old fashioned love song. So celebrate Shambala with some good time living. This family of man is now a one man band.
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Chuck Negron, member of hit '60s band Three Dog Night, dies at 83
Chuck Negron, one of the founding members of "One" and "Til the World Ends" rockers Three Dog Night, has died.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Mama told him not to come like Eli, but, sure as I'm sitting here, he had six children with five partners. It's easy to be hard for an old fashioned love song. So celebrate Shambala with some good time living. This family of man is now a one man band.
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www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
6 more weeks of brutal winter ahead as Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow. 🥶
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February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
6 more weeks of brutal winter ahead as Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow. 🥶
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"And if it's all drawn properly the way it should be done, then the cream is borne majestically above to form the clerical collar that proves the goodness in its heart. And the true porter drinker would look upon such a glass with great reverence indeed."
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKDw...
1973: The LAST DAYS of PORTER | Scene Around Six | Archivist Picks | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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February 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"And if it's all drawn properly the way it should be done, then the cream is borne majestically above to form the clerical collar that proves the goodness in its heart. And the true porter drinker would look upon such a glass with great reverence indeed."
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Easy fix, just flip it around and go with PEdo instead of doPE. You're welcome.
Rock singer accuses legendary duo of stealing name
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Rock singer accuses legendary duo of stealing name
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Rock singer accuses legendary duo of stealing name: ‘Yooooooo!’
He offered a potential solution.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Easy fix, just flip it around and go with PEdo instead of doPE. You're welcome.
Rock singer accuses legendary duo of stealing name
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Rock singer accuses legendary duo of stealing name
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The Bavarian beer purity law of 1516, Reinheitsgebot, states, "the only ingredients used for the brewing of beer must be Barley, Hops and Water." As such, I must proceed with confiscation of this defecation desecration.
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katu.com/news/local/c...
Columbia Sportswear and Breakside's wild brewing adventure from bear poop to pint
Columbia Sportswear has teamed up with Breakside Brewery to introduce a new beer just in time for the big game. “Nature Calls” will be available at Breakside lo
katu.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Bavarian beer purity law of 1516, Reinheitsgebot, states, "the only ingredients used for the brewing of beer must be Barley, Hops and Water." As such, I must proceed with confiscation of this defecation desecration.
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katu.com/news/local/c...
Aethelmaer's Comet. Has a nice ring to it.
Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name
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Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name
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Halley's comet needs a new name, astronomers argue
Astronomers suggest the honor should go to an 11th century monk known for a disastrous flying attempt.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Aethelmaer's Comet. Has a nice ring to it.
Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name
www.popsci.com/science/hall...
Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name
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Paterson's finest and a stoner's delight...
Beloved New Jersey entertainer known as Uncle Floyd dies at 74
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Beloved New Jersey entertainer known as Uncle Floyd dies at 74
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Beloved New Jersey entertainer known as Uncle Floyd dies at 74
"Uncle Floyd" Vivino, a beloved New Jersey TV personality, has died after struggling with health issues for over two years.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Paterson's finest and a stoner's delight...
Beloved New Jersey entertainer known as Uncle Floyd dies at 74
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Beloved New Jersey entertainer known as Uncle Floyd dies at 74
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Perennial vegetable gardens are eco-friendly and require a whole lot less work. They increase soil health and biodiversity, and sequester carbon. They take care of themselves, grow without replanting, and dominate the beds, winning out over weeds.
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Why you should plant perennial veggies — even this medieval one
For a sustainable and eco-friendly garden, consider growing low-maintenance perennial vegetables.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Perennial vegetable gardens are eco-friendly and require a whole lot less work. They increase soil health and biodiversity, and sequester carbon. They take care of themselves, grow without replanting, and dominate the beds, winning out over weeds.
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2026/01...
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The Eagles’ 1976 album “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975,” the bestselling album of all time in the U.S., has officially sold over 40 million units, according to the RIAA. That's a lot of tequila sunrises.
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The Eagles' 'Greatest Hits' is the first album in US history to sell over 40M units
Take it easy and go quadruple diamond. The Eagles’ 1976 album “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" is the bestselling album of all-time in the U.S.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The Eagles’ 1976 album “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975,” the bestselling album of all time in the U.S., has officially sold over 40 million units, according to the RIAA. That's a lot of tequila sunrises.
apnews.com/article/eagl...
apnews.com/article/eagl...
A new chemical analysis of a faint, previously-overlooked hand stencil reveals that it dates back at least 67,800 years, an astonishing 15,000 years older than the next-oldest cave art found on the same island, Sulawesi.
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This handprint is the oldest known cave art
Beating the previous record for the oldest known cave artwork by at least 15,000 years, a hand stencil in an Indonesian cave might shed light on when early humans migrated to Australia
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January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
A new chemical analysis of a faint, previously-overlooked hand stencil reveals that it dates back at least 67,800 years, an astonishing 15,000 years older than the next-oldest cave art found on the same island, Sulawesi.
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/olde...
Given the historical average of 40 suicides annually, and only four in the entire year of 2025 (zero suicides between June and December 2025), the barriers certainly appear to be doing their job.
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Two Years In, Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Prevention Nets Have Almost Completely Eliminated Bridge Suicides
In their second year since completion, the Golden Gate Bridge suicide prevention barriers allowed only four suicides in the first half of 2025. In the second half of 2025, the bridge saw zero suicides...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Given the historical average of 40 suicides annually, and only four in the entire year of 2025 (zero suicides between June and December 2025), the barriers certainly appear to be doing their job.
sfist.com/2026/01/20/t...
sfist.com/2026/01/20/t...
I see you, barley juice...
“The enjoyment of barley juice should be seen as a gift from God.”
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“The enjoyment of barley juice should be seen as a gift from God.”
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World’s oldest monastic brewery to be sold as German beer sales slide
Brewing tradition of nearly 1,000 years at Weltenburg Abbey in Bavaria to be bought up by Munich company Schneider Weisse
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January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I see you, barley juice...
“The enjoyment of barley juice should be seen as a gift from God.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
“The enjoyment of barley juice should be seen as a gift from God.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Thank you, Bandcamp...
Bandcamp becomes the first major music platform to ban AI content
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Bandcamp becomes the first major music platform to ban AI content
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Bandcamp becomes the first major music platform to ban AI content
Bandcamp is banning AI-generated music and won’t allow its content to be used for training AI models.
www.theverge.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Thank you, Bandcamp...
Bandcamp becomes the first major music platform to ban AI content
www.theverge.com/news/861794/...
Bandcamp becomes the first major music platform to ban AI content
www.theverge.com/news/861794/...
This is a great interview with Victor Wooten, where he discusses learning music naturally by playing first & understanding later, how we teach the "naturalness" out of people & his goal of helping you recover it, playing music vs playing an instrument, & a lot more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFV...
Victor Wooten Explains What Most Musicians Miss
YouTube video by Playback
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January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is a great interview with Victor Wooten, where he discusses learning music naturally by playing first & understanding later, how we teach the "naturalness" out of people & his goal of helping you recover it, playing music vs playing an instrument, & a lot more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFV...
Legendary photographer Ed Perlstein filmed this show at Sweetwater in Mill Valley, CA, on 8mm on June 10, 2001, just found it in his archives, and posted it to YouTube a couple of days ago. It was the first time Bob and Phil had shared the same stage in 3 years.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aNF...
Crusader Rabbit Stealth Band - Sweetwater, Mill Valley, Ca 6-10-01
YouTube video by MusicImagesDotCom
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January 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Legendary photographer Ed Perlstein filmed this show at Sweetwater in Mill Valley, CA, on 8mm on June 10, 2001, just found it in his archives, and posted it to YouTube a couple of days ago. It was the first time Bob and Phil had shared the same stage in 3 years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aNF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aNF...
Better knock on wood...
To begin the year, not a single square mile of California is categorized as dry for the first time in 25 years.
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To begin the year, not a single square mile of California is categorized as dry for the first time in 25 years.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Better knock on wood...
To begin the year, not a single square mile of California is categorized as dry for the first time in 25 years.
abc7.com/post/califor...
To begin the year, not a single square mile of California is categorized as dry for the first time in 25 years.
abc7.com/post/califor...
This rare 2000-year-old Celtic coin, a Corieltauvi tribe gold stater dating from 50–10BC (33% gold, 54% copper, & 9.5% silver), the second known of its kind, sold at auction today for $4400.
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www.popsci.com/science/rare...
Rare Celtic coin found by metal detectorist
The piece of Iron Age history is 33 percent gold and headed to auction.
www.popsci.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This rare 2000-year-old Celtic coin, a Corieltauvi tribe gold stater dating from 50–10BC (33% gold, 54% copper, & 9.5% silver), the second known of its kind, sold at auction today for $4400.
www.popsci.com/science/rare...
www.popsci.com/science/rare...
Nice. I was at this show. The 14,800-capacity venue was their largest show to date, Down With Disease first time played, and Peaches en Regalia to honor Frank Zappa who had died earlier that month. Great show all around.
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Phish to Release Historic New Year’s Eve 1993 at Worcester Centrum Live Album
With fans still reeling from Phish’s 18th annual New Year’s Eve series at Madison Square Garden, the legendary jamband has offered another encore with a
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January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Nice. I was at this show. The 14,800-capacity venue was their largest show to date, Down With Disease first time played, and Peaches en Regalia to honor Frank Zappa who had died earlier that month. Great show all around.
jambands.com/news/2026/01...
jambands.com/news/2026/01...
Timing is what makes the Casablanca fossils so important. At 773,000 years old, they’re all that’s left of hominins who lived right around the time of the big split between our ancestors on one path and those of Neanderthals and Denisovans on another.
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans
A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look.
arstechnica.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Timing is what makes the Casablanca fossils so important. At 773,000 years old, they’re all that’s left of hominins who lived right around the time of the big split between our ancestors on one path and those of Neanderthals and Denisovans on another.
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
arstechnica.com/science/2026...