A neighborhood dog was busted after a family's package — a pair of basketball shoes — was stolen from their porch. And much to the family's chagrin, their own dog was an accomplice to the crime.

At first, the mom — who ordered the shoes for her son — didn't know what happened to their delivery. — Read the rest

You know those somewhat-sappy videos where couples answer questions about each other? This isn't one of those. It looks like one of those but, as you'll see, it's 1000% a spoof. In this video, each couple is put on the spot with a seemingly simple, though pointed, question: "What's your partner's least attractive feature?" — Read the rest

I have been waiting for so many things in this movie, like the OG Wolverine costume and hair. And Madonna's Like a Prayer, for some reason. But no cocaine because that's the one thing [Kevin] Feige said they can't do. The R rating lets Wolverine really be Wolverine. — Read the rest

This clever bird doesn't play around when it comes to stirring coffee—or at least try to. Watch him grab a metal spoon in his beak and mix it up with great passion. 

I'm glad this bird knows what a serious matter it is to make sure that cream and sugar is properly mixed into one's coffee. — Read the rest

Miss Jazzy is a Goldendoodle who has style and sass for days. I can't stop watching videos of her sitting on the back of her favorite chair making hilarious faces, throwing shade, and giving the best side-eye. I honestly cannot get enough of her precious face! — Read the rest

If graphical demos generated by extremely short snippets of code tend to be correspondingly brief, Remnants by Alcatraz is startlingly extensive. I just can't believe this somehow emerges from 256 bytes of code! Slow pans across a detailed industrial fractal city, fading into the raymarched mist, with crossfades from one view to the next. — Read the rest

Thanks to coverage of the earthquake in Taiwan, I learned about the popularity of rooftop pools. The quake caused one pool to overflow. This gentleman's pool didn't overflow but it did turn into the equivalent of a water park attraction. — Read the rest

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, resulting in the deaths of at least 9 people and injuries to 963 others.

It caused extensive damage, leading to the collapse of buildings and roads and trapping about 150 people. — Read the rest

Sperm whales are the seventh largest animals in the world and are considered apex predators. The greatest dangers to these toothed whales are usually man-made, such as fishing nets, boat strikes, and oil spills.  Orcas, however, have been known to punch against their weight and will sometimes attack sperm whales.  — Read the rest

The number of adventurers with their sites on Mt Everest is increasing. In 2023, Nepal authorized 473 climbing permits, not including Sherpa guides and support staff. Unfortunately, the popularity of the peak has caused a shitty problem.

"The problem of human waste on Everest was very bad," says Diwas Pokhrel, first vice president of Everest Summiteers Association. — Read the rest

These videos of dogs getting pampered (previously at Boing Boing) during bathtime are so awesome, I can't stop watching them. They aren't technically ASMR videos, but they might as well be labeled as such because they include lots of relaxing sounds along with the adorable doggos. — Read the rest

Poor "Don Poorleone" Trump, as the online population now calls the glum ex-president.

Already upset after President Biden mocked him again, sarcastically "congratulating" the braggart for "winning" a senior golf tournament at his own club, Trump cried to reporters as he shuffled into a New York courtroom this morning to face his hush money hearing in front of Judge Juan Merchan. — Read the rest

CBS' Carter Evans interviews some skaters who'll clean your pool if they get to skate it.

These skaters are awesome! Using Google Maps to identify pools in their hood that could use some love, these guys have found a way to keep their skates on. — Read the rest

Here is Atlas Obscura's list of places to explore in the Midwest. If you have an adventurous spirit and enjoy ghost towns, abandoned hospitals, and overgrown ruins of buildings, then this list might come in handy during a road trip through the Midwest. — Read the rest

If you've ever suspected that the seemingly innocent Winnie the Pooh had a hidden sinister side, here's your proof.

The lovable, roly-poly, honey-aficionado became a cherished figure in children's literature almost overnight with the publication of author A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young in 1924. — Read the rest

Third-wave feminism? That's something about… liberation, diversity, individualism, right? I can't keep up either, lots of titles, names, dates…the Wikipedia entry is too long. Anyway, in a gross attempt to get and keep your attention, I'll summarize Poor Things's point of entry into the topic-

SEX! — Read the rest

Poor Things is distinct in all aspects, really, so it's remarkable that on top of the story, the set design, the acting, everything, that the score stood out. First-time composer Jerskin Fendrix successfully concocted a score that sounds entirely original, frightening and wondrous all at the same time. — Read the rest

This experimental Soviet animation starts with a spool of steel wire, which is unraveled and shaped into a small human figure. After detaching from the spool, the wire figure starts to construct a world from wire.

The figure creates elements such as trees, plants, buildings, companions, and a pet dog. — Read the rest

Watch as this determined dung beetle steamrolls a large ball of poop right across a gathering of tiny frogs. The dung beetle does not give a (ahem) shit about anything in its path.

Dung beetles use the herbivore droppings as a food source and also dig out a chamber inside to deposit their eggs. — Read the rest

Watch this ice queen lift a weight made from ice in a painfully cold looking pool of water. Galkina Anechka posts regular videos of herself doing various tricks and stunts in a freezing lake, surrounded by a vast landscape of ice and snow. — Read the rest