When I worked on Big Bang Theory, each episode involved a few days of rehearsal before we did camera blocking and the actual taping in front of the audience. Most […]

Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Beetle Bailey, 11/9/24 I know it’s just because of basic newspaper comic strip art hackery, but it really […]

I’m in the mood for some self-abasement, and also to nod in the general direction of the Xmas season. I’m going to tell you about the most horrible, embarrassing moment of my life so far. Maybe it’ll inspire you to mention your moment of humiliation in the comments to make me feel a little better. […]

The last time I was in Washington, we had cleaned out a lot of my parent’s old stuff, and I was leaving after having booked a real estate agent to sell off the property. There were boxes and bags of miscellaneous papers that were going to be thrown out or destroyed, and I scooped up […]

A term used mostly by [ice climbers] to describe the feeling of having your hands go numb only to come back to feeling with [extreme pain]. The terminology coming from when your hands are coming back to feeling you want to scream and [barf] at the same time.

The bots who shit in your sandbox are bigger, brassier, and better than ever!

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In the dying stages of innovation, companies at the top of the heap use their market power to maintain their high profits.

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The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025 but reduces it for later years.

With the government announcing big spending and tax, the differences between the two main parties feel sharper, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

Kemi Badenoch is a political trailblazer with a combative style and a mission to renew her party.

The former First Minister will be joined by crime author Val McDermid for a night entitled "Books & Banter".

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones talks to the BBC about his childhood.

Campaigners raise concerns about Alan Milburn's private sector links in his new role overseeing NHS reforms.

Hospitality bosses are calling for changes to what they describe as "unsustainable" tax rises.

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.

New law would allow councils to charge tourists to stay overnight in Welsh hotels.

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.

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Building hi-tech airline seats has become a huge business in Northern Ireland.

Start-ups launch drinks that look and taste like coffee but they say are better for the environment.

Hear from the team who test security by breaking into secure facilities.

Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy has an AI clone of himself built to see how sophisticated they can be.

The BBC's Pallab Ghosh explores why this world first test is a big deal for space exploration.

The revelation has sparked concern among some creators it may impact their reach on the platform.

The new features include notification summaries and tools to assist users in writing messages.

The accounts are part of pro-Trump and pro-Harris networks sharing each other’s content multiple times a day.

The YouTuber hired the firm to look into claims that a co-host had sent inappropriate messages to a minor.

Why are still no closer to unmasking the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto?

The gaming platform has previously been criticised for allowing young users to be exposed to harmful content.

On the campaign trail the president-elect pledged to make America "the crypto capital of the planet".

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Jim will be at Chicago Steampunk Exposition April 12th-14th! Tickets are available on Chicago Steampunk Exposition’s website. Please see their website for schedules and for any changes in times or location.

Seaweed production has been affected by warming seas – this is how farmers are adapting.

Sisters Lesia and Galya lost touch with their parents, who did not want to flee their hometown, Bucha.

A Ukrainian man has to choose between his family and his country.

Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.

Social media is helping travel agents to impress clients, and sometimes to scam them.

Uefa's David Taylor says a GB team at the Olympics would endanger British football's separate identities.