Listen, I don’t need to tell you that things aren’t great right now. There are separated families in desperate need of help, mass shootings are a regular occurrence, and a U.S. Supreme Court justice is retiring, among other terrible things happening right now. 

But we do have one (1) nice thing to discuss: The rescue of a little puppy named Toffee, who got stuck in a hole on Thursday.

According to Alabama’s WHNT, a team of rescuers managed to lift Toffee to safety early Saturday morning, after more than a day of trial-and-error attempts at reaching the pup.  Read more…

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Just don’t call it a Windows Phone.

Rumors of a dual-screen Surface have been kicking around for a little bit, but here’s a surprising new detail: It’s built for your pocket. That’s what it sounds like, anyway. The revelation comes from an internal document obtained by The Verge, though Microsoft hasn’t confirmed it.

“It’s a new pocketable Surface device form factor that brings together innovative new hardware and software experiences to create a truly personal and versatile computing experience,” the document — which is merely quoted, rather than reprinted in its entirety — reads. Read more…

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The ceiling escape attempt: Great for action stars, less so for normal people. 

That’s the lesson learned from this bananas CCTV footage taken from a Canadian convenience store where an attempt to evade local police ended with a hole in the ceiling. 

In a clip obtained by CTV News (that Deadspin astutely noted seems “magnificently, almost suspiciously well-edited,”) a man and a woman are under arrest for, per CTV News, trying to check out with a stolen credit card. 

The clip begins as an officer is attempting to take the man into custody. From there, it just escalates, culminating in a pile of broken ceiling tile by the coffee counter.  Read more…

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Most people can hit the gym with a pair of run-of-the-mill Apple earbuds, have a light workout, maybe get a bit sweaty, and call it a day. You’re not most people. Your workouts are a perfect storm of intensity and activity. You don’t sweat, you rain. And you can’t settle for wimpy sound quality. 

For people like you, BlueAnt has created the PUMP Wireless HD Sportsbuds. Designed to deliver unrivaled performance during extreme conditions, this elite audio accessory is just what you need to push yourself harder. 

The PUMP Sportsbuds feature audiophile-approved sound quality, generated by customized 12.5mm speaker drivers in a Kevlar- and Teflon-sealed speaker enclosure. While most wireless headphones sacrifice audio fidelity for data transmission efficiency, these headphones don’t have to. Their built-in Bluetooth 3.0 technology with AptX and AAC codecs ensures lossless listening and superior wireless range, so you can leave your mobile device in a safe place when your workouts get extra wild.  Read more…

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Not cool. 

A combined task force of the Spanish Guardia Civil, the Austrian Federal Police, and Europol yesterday announced what they’re calling “Europe’s biggest ever LSD bust” and oh man in unrelated news I totally need to rethink my July 4 plans to just sit back and stare at fireworks for hours while contemplating life.

According to the press release, the bust went down in the Spanish cities of Granada and Valencia, and resulted in the seizure of approximately €4.5 million (around $5.25 million) worth of bitcoin, lumens, and IOTA. Read more…

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Say goodbye to your whole entire childhood everyone, Toys ‘R’ Us is closing its doors for good. 

Even Geoffrey, the Toys ‘R’ Us mascot, is packing up. A photo of the star-patterned giraffe — dressed up for vacation with giraffe sunglasses and a giraffe hat — went viral on Wednesday as people mourned the loss of a childhood staple. 

He even has a giraffe suitcase!

The photo made its rounds on the internet, climbing to the top of Reddit’s front page. 

The original poster, Rene Johnpiere, also posted a super dramatic message from Geoffrey that’s guaranteed to make you cry. 

“We will smile with invisible tears because a heart is touched with a strong word,” the message says. “And you will say: ‘It was with them that I had some of the best days of my life.”  Read more…

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A kind samaritan made the closure of Toys ‘R’ Us a little easier for the children of North Carolina who don’t wanna grow up. 

The future youth of America will never know the overwhelming feeling of joy while running through the aisles of the giant toy chain. After filing for bankruptcy in September, more than 700 Toys ‘R’ Us stores will be closing for good on Friday.

An anonymous person purchased $1 million worth of toys from a Toys ‘R’ Us in Raleigh, North Carolina, local outlet CBS 17 reports. The toys will reportedly be donated to local children, according to employees who work at the store.  Read more…

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The Fourth of July is around the corner and you know what that means: Colossal sales on all of the usually expensive things like TVs, laptops, and mattresses.

Oh yeah, and I guess fireworks and cookouts and whatever also happen.

But we’re most excited about upgrading every room in the house and saving a ton of money while doing it. Now that sets off fireworks in my heart.

Find mattress sales at stores like Macy’s and Mattress Firm (this one from Beautyrest is almost $2,000 off), save up to $900 on smart 4K TVs from Samsung and VIZIO or up to $300 on laptops from Apple or Dell, plus massive store-wide sales from Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. Read more…

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An electric vehicle is the perfect space for a car singalong. 

Belting out a Journey classic from the passenger seat goes hand-in-hand with an electric vehicle, mostly because the cars are super quiet, thanks to those emission-free battery-powered motors. Everyone can hear and appreciate your lyrical skills. Or your passion that makes up for those skills.

To show off how otherwise silent their rides are, clean energy company Fortum, which runs a charging network in the Nordic area with more than 2,000 electric car charger stations, is offering free trips in an electric shuttle — the BMW i3 — at the Finnish music festival Ruisrock next weekend.  Read more…

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Nanette seems more like the name of an elderly Shih Tzu than a groundbreaking comedy special. But Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix hour is indeed called Nanette — and it is a radical tour de force that calls out some of standup comedy’s worst shortcomings.

Stand-up has always been a dog-eat-dog world. From set stealers to hecklers, the obstacles facing the most privileged of comedians is substantial, and the underrepresented have it even worse. 

Gadsby’s hour is a profound breakdown of the disadvantages she has faced as a gay woman—not just in comedy, but in life. During the course of her special, she concludes that for her own well-being, she ought to quit comedy. At the center of her argument is a fundamental flaw in the “rules” of self-deprecation. Read more…

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