<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:16:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@penningtonlens/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix’s DEATH NOTE: Missing the Mark]]></title><description><![CDATA[About an hour into Netflix’s Death Note, I wondered: why am I still watching this? The answer was obvious: I love the source material. The manga, the animation, the original live action – Death Note is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cinema/@penningtonlens/netflix-s-death-note-missing-the-mark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cinema/@penningtonlens/netflix-s-death-note-missing-the-mark</guid><category><![CDATA[cinema]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFW7L7jZtSiWM6umGBLHCu4ZEza7WXNwfqjzpfjP5o52PWpn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait… How Old is Halloween?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randall Carlson is a national treasure of wisdom and knowledge.    I stumbled across him in my fascination with Graham Hancock’s theories and their interviews on the Joe Rogan Experience. Ever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@penningtonlens/wait-how-old-is-halloween</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@penningtonlens/wait-how-old-is-halloween</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:18:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are these the factors that caused the recent crypto drop?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BTCbusinessconsult has a great overview in his latest video.  Although I've seen a lot of mention of these factors individually, this is the first time I've seen them taken as a whole. He goes over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@penningtonlens/are-these-the-factors-that-caused-the-recent-crypto-drop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@penningtonlens/are-these-the-factors-that-caused-the-recent-crypto-drop</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:18:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading Between the Headlines: Guacamole is evil now and we should ban it… wait, what?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This NPR article titled “FDA finds hazards lurking in parsley, cilantro, guacamole” is a great place to start reading between the headlines. image ref It talks about the FDA focusing on nasty bugs like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@penningtonlens/reading-between-the-headlines-guacamole-is-evil-now-and-we-should-ban-it-wait-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@penningtonlens/reading-between-the-headlines-guacamole-is-evil-now-and-we-should-ban-it-wait-what</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2JBPsdAyPJmkkju8KgihtRmQ54w12ifXLDafKovwE2Udi2uqekndFvubj9EzA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the Younger Dryas Cosmic-Impact Hypothesis Just Get Legitimized?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recently released paper (with 24 authors) in the Journal of Geology from the University of Chicago Press seems to be seriously backing a theory Graham Hancock helped to make popular – that a giant meteor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@penningtonlens/did-the-younger-dryas-cosmic-impact-hypothesis-just-get-legitimized</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@penningtonlens/did-the-younger-dryas-cosmic-impact-hypothesis-just-get-legitimized</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBgak7wKiwU4dUbGcheoxovHoSDrfQdJbGg4GGVPBmfKKMHgqBkZzmHbHf8zKb9CpZZsLXojLEXFBSYUjTipHgEJaEox2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unintended Insight of ANNIHILATION: a Critical Analysis of a High-Concept Sci-fi Flick]]></title><description><![CDATA[High-concept sci-fi movies are far and few between which is why Annihilation had me in the theaters.    Natalie Portman’s hard-edged, emotionally worn down protagonist Lena carries this character]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cinema/@penningtonlens/the-unintended-insight-of-annihilation-a-critical-analysis-of-a-high-concept-sci-fi-flick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cinema/@penningtonlens/the-unintended-insight-of-annihilation-a-critical-analysis-of-a-high-concept-sci-fi-flick</guid><category><![CDATA[cinema]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAFDtFT46KMuuA7cGoRcvPruVd9VyYjQaqtBeiVJ9cyZTSREdkfbh1tN6AzFbVsN6xmDgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the “I Swear I’m Not an Asshole!” Department:  United Airlines Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you hear about this? United Airlines execs last Fri rolled out a new employee lottery to replace their employee’s quarterly bonuses.    So instead of giving EVERY one of the 90,000 employees]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@penningtonlens/from-the-i-swear-i-m-not-an-asshole-department-united-airlines-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@penningtonlens/from-the-i-swear-i-m-not-an-asshole-department-united-airlines-edition</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKRHbNXQMKSm92aZqLwr9gGv3ZWNhDgYZ3BMEm4abMe9FP7p4S9Z1gP4kyjFUaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a cryptocurrency be used to pay your taxes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The answer to that is dependent on whether or not anyone is paying attention to what is happening in Arizona where the state senate passed a bill that would allow  residents to pay their income taxes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@penningtonlens/can-a-cryptocurrency-be-used-to-pay-your-taxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@penningtonlens/can-a-cryptocurrency-be-used-to-pay-your-taxes</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiFFT2aybSNMABWy7kQPT8nhCko398VhnvraLxBLaDZu86bCReywfj2vvPLnexNJMbt9RGaAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Fries: Where's the Steemit Hidden Menu?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's easy enough to google Steemit for Dummies and find out the basics (what is SP? where does the money come from? etc.)  That's not the aim of this article. Knowing that Steemit's format could look]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@penningtonlens/animal-fries-where-s-the-steemit-hidden-menu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@penningtonlens/animal-fries-where-s-the-steemit-hidden-menu</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:22:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5EokqxpWs6cd2xwcGJfNuRv5mcsShGJhnAgCMR3yrZ8m3FoaY5tyYJbgnsvmJs685vwYRU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does Godless even mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best thing about Netflix's Godless mini-series is that it understands and embraces the Western genre. It's not just another period drama that happens to take place during that time-frame. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/television/@penningtonlens/what-does-godless-even-mean</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/television/@penningtonlens/what-does-godless-even-mean</guid><category><![CDATA[television]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP1LwhMowK2Ryoz8SezKUEmkVLmHzXcfzbrkTiUBSYBx3PGWa35GJ3jXMigL26k9DJUgwhY352QH3hzL9qLiWA8GWGAig9fEbEkKWpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Pyramid: Will The New Discovery Validate Any of These Fun, Out-There Theories? (Part 3 of 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I discussed both my fascination with pyramids and two non-mainstream theories related to how the Great Pyramid of Giza may have been built. Here, in Part 3, my plan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@penningtonlens/the-great-pyramid-will-the-new-discovery-validate-any-of-these-fun-out-there-theories-part-3-of-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@penningtonlens/the-great-pyramid-will-the-new-discovery-validate-any-of-these-fun-out-there-theories-part-3-of-3</guid><category><![CDATA[fun]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDC2cS9WLsuHaRHefQvtZywPNrcWRv41SKEMpWKWzXnkj9HTXfhx64aXd1W6jj14tYVyTT3TSQdeTPFKcBp4wagnqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have the 49ers found their new franchise quarterback?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having been a fan of the 49ers since my dad used to work near Fisherman's Wharf, my youth was blessed with two of the all time greats leading the Red and Gold (you know who they are). Today, it looks like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sport/@penningtonlens/have-the-49ers-found-their-new-franchise-quarterback</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sport/@penningtonlens/have-the-49ers-found-their-new-franchise-quarterback</guid><category><![CDATA[sport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasZRr54UXisWtxJoqA9T41zFCEPHDxhspFkCTuhcj7pfr7paLdoJisMH2RAqUnc2DXUTMiT2k9bRtRGdjWmwU4HUGwZYDySk6U71tyLWgdQZYZ4qPFXfa4zpCdKNTZm6V1XKb2LGMavdiog?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weihenstephan is collaborating with Sierra Nevada!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just discovered this article from foodandwine.com about one of my favorite, and one of the oldest breweries in the world, Weihenstephan collaborating on a new beer with Sierra Nevada! It's a hoppy wheat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@penningtonlens/weihenstephan-is-collaborating-with-sierra-nevada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@penningtonlens/weihenstephan-is-collaborating-with-sierra-nevada</guid><category><![CDATA[beer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[penningtonlens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQbWfyXHnChCSrHa5DgDTZ7pGgwL1USxy8p281zwj3nbw21dkvuVKgHobbwCwdKvjFT5CYrZdnUwRmEFn9s15cYMz5SnAu7GVV9UhuupB5NMYoMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Pyramid: Will The New Discovery Validate Any of These Fun, Out-There Theories? 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