September 15, 2026

‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red Flag (opens in a new tab)

The next day, checking her Instagram, McAnuff noticed she’d been tagged in one of his story posts. To her surprise, it was footage of them at the bar and on the subway together, en route to a basketball game uptown.

Imagine if someone followed you around with their phone out, recording the entire date. You would immediately tell them to fuck off. The sole purpose of pervert glasses is to be a creep and do shit like this without raising any suspicion. I don’t care about the light; they’re gross by design.

via wired.com (opens in a new tab)

September 14, 2026

New Sonic cartoon and Crazy Taxi movie in the works for Netflix (opens in a new tab)

Crazy Taxi will see a feature film written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who penned the 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun. It will be produced by Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz and Toby Ascher and Sega’s Toru Nakahara, the producers of the Sonic the Hedgehog live-action movie franchise.

Idk, man. Sonic, I get. There’s only so much you can do with giving people taxi rides. But then again, regular Taxi was a great show and it wasn’t even crazy.

via nintendowire.com (opens in a new tab)

Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats (opens in a new tab)

OpenAI is hiring hundreds of contractors who read a massive stream of real users’ ChatGPT prompts, with the prompts sometimes including sensitive personal information, 404 Media has learned.

I can’t say I’m surprised but this is pretty fucking creepy nonetheless. Imagine how many people at Meta probably have access to pervert glasses feeds too. None of this shit is private.

via 404media.co (opens in a new tab)

September 13, 2026

NASA-backed scientists turn plastic waste into edible cookies (opens in a new tab)

Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites. Developed partly for NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, the system can produce proteins, fats, vitamins, and even vanilla flavoring from waste materials.

My first instinct was to make a joke about eating more microplastics, but it reminds me of those NileRed YouTube videos where he turns random stuff into food.

via sciencedaily.com (opens in a new tab)

September 12, 2026

Grammy Winners Turnstile Earn Spot as Five Guys Featured Artist (opens in a new tab)

Five Guys, the burger restaurant, selected the 2026 Grammy-winning Baltimore hardcore group as its featured artist on September 4th.

Well they’ve finally arrived. For real though, Turnstile has been blowing up over the last few years. They’ve come a long way since that show they played at the ice skating rink in my home town circa 2013.

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September 11, 2026

A Man Listed What He Would Actually Buy If He Won the Lottery (opens in a new tab)

He says he would go to the dentist for a routine cleaning, asking himself, “What’s wrong with your teeth? Nothing. Clean them.” He described a planned doctor’s visit, saying he would get blood work done just to see ‘what’s going on in there,’ even though nothing was currently wrong.

‘Merica: where routine healthcare is a fantasy you can fulfill only after winning the lottery.

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September 10, 2026