Author Archives: Naomi

Ancient boomerbust

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s September 2025 Findings: The world’s oldest known boomerang–made of mammoth ivory, unearthed in southern Poland forty years ago, and now thought to have been fashioned between 39,000 and 42,000 years ago — does not come back.

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Dissed and pissed Santa Claus cancels future visits

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Israeli police raided a Christmas party in Haifa, confiscating equipment and arresting a Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus; a man dressed as Santa Claus was stopped by police for drunk driving in Rivne, Ukraine; and … Continue reading →

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What do you do when an apocalypse is put on hold?

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Ghana, a self-declared prophet, who solicited money from his followers to build arks ahead of what he said would be a Christmas Day rapture, announced that the apocalypse had been postponed and used the donations … Continue reading →

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