A TRUE STORY IN 9 PARTS
The Baby In The Plastic Bag
One frosty October morning, a newborn baby boy is found inside a plastic bag in an Oslo graveyard. The baby is about to die.
GREAT JOB, EVERYONE
North Carolina Fails To Repeal 'Bathroom Law' — During Special Session Called To Do Just That
Apparently at fault was a compromise — opposed by Democrats — that would repeal the law but also place a moratorium on cities expanding LGBT rights.
WHOA
We Desperately Hope This Motion-Mimicking BattleMech Is Real
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 the pilot's natural arm movements, a la the AMP Suits in "Avatar" or the Jaegers in "Pacific Rim" — is real.
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A REVELATION
On 'Ex Machina' And Its Refusal To Connect All The Dots
The creators of "Ex Machina" know you're smart and so they treat you that way.
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AGAIN
The Movie That Doesn’t Exist And The Redditors Who Think It Does
Over the years, hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy Nineties 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?
TOUCH OF GRAY
Uber Pulls Self-Driving Cars From San Francisco
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.
*SWEATING INTENSIFIES*
Free Solo Climber (No Ropes, Nothin') Cruises By Another Climber On A Rock Face
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.
HOW DO WE GET THE 'CAESAR' IN THE US?
Charting Bed Sizes Around The World
When you travel to other countries, the bed size in the place you visit is often different from what you’re used to, despite having a description as such.
ALSO HALFWAY TO CHINA
The Hottest Well On Earth
Geothermal power is one of the big untapped clean energy resources in the world. But taming the extreme conditions in deep wells is an enormous challenge. An ambitious project in Iceland is trying to make the world's deepest borehole work.
A TRANSFORMER
Meet Henry Orenstein, The Man Who Changed How The World Plays
The Nazis killed his parents, and three years in concentration camps almost killed his spirit, but when Henry Orenstein created some of the world's most popular toys, he proved that playing well is the best revenge.
THE RISE AND FALL OF BABYLON
A GIF Showing The Location Of The World's Largest City Since 2000 BCE
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).
HE HAS SOME RESERVATIONS
Anthony Bourdain: The Post-Election Interview
"We are a violent nation, from the beginning."
ANYTHING FOR A DOLLAR
The Infuriating Logic Behind Why Your Flight Is Overbooked
Business are always trying to maximize their revenue and efficiency, and that usually means that consumers get screwed.
A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
Reports Of The Death Of The Jedi Faith Are Greatly Exaggerated
A small faction of true believers is fight for government recognition. It's not going well.
MAY YOU NEVER NEED TO
How To Take Control Of A Car If Your Driver Dies
Step two is "sweep the legs." No, this isn't a joke on "The Karate Kid." This is life or death.
DIGG PICKS
Perfect Last-Minute Gifts Guaranteed To Arrive In Time For Christmas
So you forgot to go Christmas shopping. It's fine. Here are the best subscription services, digital gifts, and coolest things guaranteed to be delivered before Christmas.
SOME ANGRY TRUMP TWEETS, PROBABLY
What Would Happen In The Minutes And Hours After North Korea Nuked The United States?
Not that they would (or could, right now), but it's good to game these things out.
SO 2017 IS GOING TO BE GARBAGE TOO, HUH?
Here's A Vertical Video Trailer For 'The Emoji Movie' Because Everything Is Trash
There are not enough poop emojis in the world to adequately describe this catastrophe.
THAT'S RICH
How Martinis, Steaks, And A Golf Round Raised Your Prescription Drug Prices
The high prices Americans pay for generic drugs may have been cooked up by pharmaceutical salespeople on golf courses, at a New Jersey steakhouse, or over martinis at a “Girls Nights Out” in Minnesota.
REQUIRES MORE THAN LIQUID COURAGE
A Sober Woman's Journey Through The Booze-Fueled Holiday Season
There’s a reason many sober people feel like outsiders during holiday festivities: We are.
AND DOES IT PLEASE THE LORD?
The Secret Chord That Makes Christmas Music Sound So Christmassy
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" uses it. So does Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." These four notes are the closest thing we have to musical magic.
ADVENTURE CAPITAL
The Tesla Advantage: 1.3 Billion Miles Of Data
In the frantic race to roll out the first fully functional autonomous vehicle, Tesla's mass, real-world intelligence can be invaluable.
A TROPHY CASE
Ending Extracurricular Privilege
One man’s mission to make college admissions sane (and fair) again
'DON'T EAT TOO MUCH'
Pooping In Antarctica Is A Bit Of A Logistical Nightmare
We're still wondering if they literally pee yellow snow.
WATERY GRAVES
The Dangers Within Siberia's Melting Permafrost
“Permafrost is a silent ticking time bomb,” says Robert Spencer, an environmental scientist at Florida State University. As it thaws, the dirt could release a litany of horrors. Beware: The ice-beasts cometh.
MAYBE TEENS JUST LOVE SWEDISH DESIGN?
Ikea Has Had Quite Enough Of Teens Having Sleepovers In Their Stores
"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.
HIGH-RISE EDUCATION
College Dorms Are Luxury Playpens
Thanks to a wave of private development, the college experience has taken on a familiar high-brow aesthetic.
JUST DOING HIS JOB
Extremely Serious Cricket Security Guard Catches Home Run*
*Okay it's technically called a scoring a "six" and is worth six runs, but "home run" gets the idea across nicely for those of us who don't know much about cricket.
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10 Products You Need To Get For 2017
Cyber security hacks, productivity software, and a whole bunch of other things that’ll make 2017 the best year yet! Or at least not the dumpster fire that was 2016.
PRUDES
Nobody Is Eating Out Anymore, They're Just Ordering Pizza
In a year when US restaurant chains have bemoaned sluggish traffic, competition from supermarket food and even the chilling effect of the presidential election, one area has continued to thrive: pizza.
HUNGRY HUNGRY TRUCKS
Behold Russia's Giant Snow-Gobbling Machine
This snow-clearing machine just looks so pleasingly human? Like a poker winner gathering his chip haul or a child hoarding her toys? We're fans, is what we're saying.
IT REALLY IS... CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY
Cards Against Humanity’s Never-Ending Fight Against Copycats
Cards Against Humanity doesn’t own the rights to black and white cards with Helvetica font and fill-in-the-blank mechanics.
DOXXING HETERODOX
Peter Thiel Is Almost Definitely Behind This Mysterious 'Heterodox Science' Course
An upcoming seminar at a loosely-based UC Berkley organization will tackle the idea that science is too liberal and bad. And Peter Thiel will be the instructor.
ALL CUPS IN JUST 20 MINUTES
A Cuckoo Crazy Speed Run Through 'Mario Kart 64'
We didn't think it could be done. We were wrong. According to the gamer, this run is "seven years in making." He had to learn the internal code, allowing for heavy RNG manipulation and crazy shortcuts.
THE CAT BURGLAR'S SINISTER COUSIN
Someone Is Killing Britain's Cats
For a year, police and animal welfare groups have been on the trail of a serial cat killer.
IT'S LIT GARBAGE FAM
2016 Internet Slang: A Year In Review
Vocabulary has always been extra fluid online, but this year — amid the culture wars of the presidential election, the death of our dearest legends, and modern history’s most amazing display of celebrity revenge — it has reached Schrödinger levels.
MAXXSTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
How One Huge American Retailer Ignored The Internet And Won
TJ Maxx and sister chain Marshalls know how to get you in the store — and there are still a few days left until Christmas.
COMING SOON: HELL FREEZES OVER
Gorgeous Photos Of A Freak Snowfall In The Sahara
The Algerian town of Ain Sefra is known as the Gateway to the Sahara, and it’s not the kind of place that gets associated with winter weather.
RAW EMOTIONS
Elon Musk Ran Around Like A Kid On Christmas Morning When His SpaceX Rocket Landed Successfully
Elon Musk can come across as stoic a lot of the time, but this previously unreleased footage from National Geographic shows his true passion for his SpaceX project.
EUROPEAN SANITATION IS NO YOLK
Why Eggs Need To Be Refrigerated In The US, But Not In Europe
We’re all concerned about the potential of Salmonella to make people sick, but the US and Europe just protect against this threat in different ways.
