Obviously there's degrees to this stuff; pirating a long out of circulation piece of media is vital for preservation, pirating an author's new book when you could easily get it from the library is obviously a dick move, and the vast majority in the middle is like stealing cable, pretty much fine

Wow, it’s always the first person you expect.

Grok: Klattu… Barada… neck…? nick…? Klattu Barsda White Genocide!

Weird how the But Her Emails Gazette only just now realized Trump was old and this wasn't something they gave any ink to during the period from Spring 2024 to July 21, 2024 in which a presidential candidate's age was the only thing in the entire world that was considered newsworthy.

Now a Nissan dealership! (And not at all where I expected!)

This ties into my other neighborhood obsession, figuring out where in Lincoln Park the Jersey City Skeeters played - one of the earliest major league ball clubs, in the pre-NL National Association.

That Dunkin is just north of the mall, so that must be the spot! My guess is that Weens was torn down and Dunkin was built on the site.

* In the 1860s, candy-pulls were THE place for young people to hang out in certain rural communities. There are endless tales of romance and broken hearts and fights and straight-up murders that occurred in the excitement. Very "kids these days don't know how to behave" but over candy.

This is in my neighborhood! I’m intensely curious where Weene World was, as it’s no doubt a spot I’ve gone past a hundred times.

* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?

They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!

BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.

Snack Stack exclusive:

* Pop Tarts and other toaster pastries only came about after food scientists figured out how to make *dog food* semi-moist, and then applied that technology to human breakfasts. In other words, if you like Pop Tarts, thank a dog.

* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears."

I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.

* The first published description of avocado toast was in 1920. It's had moments of popularity basically every decade since then. Not a new thing at all.