A British company called This makes plant-based meat alternatives. They also vandalize Wikipedia to promote their products. On August 26th, a now-blocked Wikipedia user called "This Isn't Bacon" removed the… Read the rest of the article: Plant-based meat company vandalizes the bacon Wikipedia article

After the attacks of 9/11, comedy paused and The Onion questioned the place of comedy in such a somber moment. After much discussion, the editors put together an issue focused… Read the rest of the article: An interview with The Onion editors about the pitch-perfect 9/11 edition

The world of independent food blogs frequently asks us to wade through thousand-word preambles. When scanning for recipes that work with our preferences and food sensitivities, we don't need to… Read the rest of the article: Just the recipe: services hide life stories and popups from food blogs

Each Friday, I get an email of the most edited Wikipedia pages and most active discussions. It's an interesting way to reflect on the news ("Oh right, that happened this… Read the rest of the article: I love Weeklypedia, a newsletter of Wikipedia's most-edited articles

A group of scientists and entrepreneurs have formed a company named Colossal which aims to bring mammoths back to Siberia. The animals have been extinct for thousands of years, but fragments… Read the rest of the article: A company that aims to revive the woolly mammoth raised $15 million

Journalist Josiah Hesse wrote "Runner's High: How a Movement of Cannabis-Fueled Athletes Is Changing the Science of Sports." In the book, he argues that cannabis is changing the sport of… Read the rest of the article: The key to a "runner's high" is marijuana, according to a new book

Youtuber Shutian Cheng tackles monster piano pieces with ease in his "8 Levels of" series. With brief explanations of music theory and astonishing technique, Cheng plays sections of increasing difficulty… Read the rest of the article: 16-year-old Youtuber explains the "8 Levels of Bach" in mesmerizing video

The seven-day week originated in Mesopotamia among the Babylonians, and it has stuck around for millennia. However, it's not inherently special. Egyptians once used a ten-day week, and Romans used… Read the rest of the article: Feels like a Tuesday: research explains why days "feel" certain ways

Sculptor Linda Christensen, 79, has spent half a century carving faces into large lumps of butter. The sculptures, which are created in front of an audience of fairgoers, are modeled… Read the rest of the article: Minnesota State Fair's butter sculptor retires after 50-year run

Man, is it me, or is it getting hot in here? There's a Wikipedia page about "sexy primes," a particularly silly topic within recreational number theory. Sexy primes are are… Read the rest of the article: "Sexy primes" are prime numbers that differ by six

The New York Subways Advertising Company ran a beauty contest between 1941 and 1976 for transit-inclined young women. To qualify, a woman had to be a New York City resident… Read the rest of the article: There was once a "Miss Subways" beauty contest that displayed its winners on the NYC subway

How long does it take to get from antioxidants to glycogenolysis during rush hour? This Wiki-linked diagram of a metabolic network resembles a subway map, and it displays the striking… Read the rest of the article: A beautiful Wikipedia page shows major metabolic networks in a metro-style map

Wrap seasoned salmon in aluminum foil, place it in your dishwasher, and voila! Dinner is served. The heat from a dishwasher can cook salmon, and the unconventional cooking method may… Read the rest of the article: You can cook salmon in the dishwasher

Just over fifty years ago, scientist Roger Payne released the album Songs of the Humpback Whale to the general public. Audiences found the language of the whales moving, and in… Read the rest of the article: An interview with the man who introduced the world to whale songs

Actress Olivia Munn has been in recent headlines following the announcement of her pregnancy with comedian John Mulaney. She's also gained attention for excerpts of her 2010 book that critics… Read the rest of the article: Remembering Olivia Munn's tone-deaf jokes

"- You stupid.– No, I'm not.– What's nine plus ten?– Twenty one.– You stupid." In 2013, defunct video-sharing app Vine catapulted this odd exchange to virality (archived, of course, on… Read the rest of the article: On 9/10/21 we remember 9+10=21

Sci-Hub provides free access to millions of papers and books. Its disregard for copyright makes it the target of legal threats, but its mission of providing open access to publicly-funded… Read the rest of the article: Sci-Hub, the "pirate bay of science," undergoes expansion

Writer Brian VanHooker embarked on a quest to eat 40 pizzas in a month. Thanks to a liberal definition of "pizza" (Boboli, eggs, and cheese as breakfast pizza?), he emerged… Read the rest of the article: Someone ate 40 pizzas in 30 days to out-do former Papa Johns CEO

How I Experience The Web Today starts as a simple Google search. Then things go south, and you realize you're in an awfully familiar nightmare. Congrats, you're the millionth user… Read the rest of the article: This project shows the nightmarish state of today's web

"Founded in 1996, Seattle's Mars Hill Church was poised to be an influential, undeniable force in evangelicalism—that is until its spiraling collapse in 2014. The church and its charismatic founder,… Read the rest of the article: Podcast: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill