THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AGAIN
Over the years, hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy '90s movie called “Shazaam”. There is no evidence that such a film was ever made. What does this tell us about the quirks of collective memory?
Morning Edition:
Uber pulls its self-driving cars from San Francisco, and an economic history of time.
PAST MAY NOT BE PROLOGUE
THE RISE AND FALL OF BABYLON
Unsurprisingly, things get started in in the Fertile Crescent where civilization itself began, but the map spends most of its time in China (and makes only the briefest stop in the Americas).
CLOCKING IN FOREVER
Capitalism changed how humans perceive the passage of hours, days, and weeks. This made people more productive, but did it make them any happier?
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DARK TALES
A TRUE STORY IN 9 PARTS
One frosty October morning, a newborn baby boy is found inside a plastic bag in an Oslo graveyard. The baby is about to die.
THE APOCALYPSE DOESN'T CARE
You’re at a punk show. Someone dressed in all black hands you a bunch of black-and-white pages stapled together. "Death to the World," says the cover. When you get home and open it up, you’re greeted by unrelenting doom.
SOME ANGRY TRUMP TWEETS, PROBABLY
Not that they would (or could, right now), but it's good to game these things out.
A FIGHTING CHANCE
NOCLIP NO MORE
Once upon a time, cheat codes let players unlock the headiest secrets from their games.
WHOA
2016 has not been a good year. But it will be slightly better if Korean mecha robot METHOD-01 — the arms of which are controlled by its pilot's natural arm movements, a la the AMP Suits in "Avatar" or the Jaegers in "Pacific Rim" — is real.
A SERIES OF SNEAKS
Counterfeit designer clothing is a trillion dollar business that relies on consumers’ thirst for bargain shopping to line the pockets of terrorists, drug dealers, and human traffickers.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
*SWEATING INTENSIFIES*
We're trying to put ourselves in the mind of this guy scampering up a rock face at 275 feet, but we're really struggling. Much easier to identify with the tethered guy watching in awe.
IN THE NEWS
GREAT JOB, EVERYONE
Apparently at fault was a compromise — opposed by Democrats — that would repeal the law but also place a moratorium on cities expanding LGBT rights.
ATTACK KILLED 12
German police are hunting Berlin Christmas market attack suspect Anis Amri, who is likely the most wanted man in Europe right now.
TOUCH OF GRAY
California has forced Uber to remove its self-driving vehicles from the road, canceling the company’s controversial pilot program in San Francisco after a week of embarrassing reports of traffic violations and repeated legal threats from state officials.
MAYBE TEENS JUST LOVE SWEDISH DESIGN?
"We hope that this trend will slow. We do not see what it is that is fun with what they do," said Ikea Sweden press officer Jakob Holmstrom.
MISCHIEF MANAGED
Kellyanne Conway, the Republican pollster who managed Donald Trump's campaign, will be appointed counselor to the president, the transition team announced Thursday.
