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Black demon of the sea caught on video (Tue, 11 Feb 2025)
illustrative image: tdhster/Shutterstock Below is rare video of the so-called "black demon of the sea." The abyssal humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) appeared near Spain's Canary Islands off the coast of Tenerife. Usually, this delightful creature lives in the pitch darkness 1,500 meters down so it was quite a surprise when marine biologists from the conservation group Condrik Tenerife saw the animal. — Read the rest The post Black demon of the sea caught on video appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Classic Fighting Fantasy gamebooks returning to U.S. (Tue, 11 Feb 2025)
Fighting Fantasy gamebooks were my introduction to role-playing games, the fantasy genre itself, and to the enduring mystery of the two Steve Jacksons! They'll soon be back in print in the U.S., The American Steve Jackson (Munchkin, GURPS, Car Wars) has teamed up with Games Workshop founders and Fighting Fantasy co-creators, the British Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone, to bring this classic series back to the United States. — Read the rest The post Classic Fighting Fantasy gamebooks returning to U.S. appeared first on Boing Boing.
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You’re the one that I wanted to find (Thu, 06 Apr 2023)
[ MARLO ARCHIVE ] [ LETA ARCHIVE ] On October 8th, 2021 I celebrated six months of sobriety by myself ...
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It isn’t something you forget so easily (Tue, 08 Nov 2022)
Mimi Parker of the band Low died on Saturday night following a battle with ovarian cancer. I recently wrote about ...
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Don’t get sentimental (Mon, 07 Nov 2022)
The following song is the fifth track on OK Computer, an album released by Radiohead 25 years ago. It has ...
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How you wanted it to be (Mon, 31 Oct 2022)
Every Halloween I experience a muscle memory wherein I reach for my camera while gathering a costume for The Original ...
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And I will settle you down (Fri, 28 Oct 2022)
The first true sign of trouble in my parents’ marriage aside from several months of late night quarreling happened in ...
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