In 1971, the New York Times published the Pentagon Papers, quite possibly the biggest journalistic scoop of the century. The classified government documents, leaked by RAND Corporation consultant Daniel Ellsberg… Read the rest of the article: Gripping oral history of the Pentagon Papers from the New York Times
I hope Tippi Hedren is in the next scene.
Speaking at the virtual TV Kids Summer Festival 2001, Warner Bros executive Tom Ascheim just revealed several details about the forthcoming Velma animated TV series starring Mindy Kaling: "We have… Read the rest of the article: Mindy Kaling's new Velma television series: the character will be of East Asian descent and there's no Scooby-Doo or Mystery Machine
The Blue Abyss is a deep sea and space research training facility that will be constructed near the Cornwall Airport Newquay in England. Holding nearly 1.5 million cubic feet of… Read the rest of the article: Building the world's biggest and deepest swimming pool… for science!
Shortly after the Yugo was introduced in 1985 by then-Yugoslav corporation Zastava Automobiles, it became the most hated car in history. Consumer Reports thrashed the vehicle, writing that the engine… Read the rest of the article: Everyone hates the Yugo, except these people who love it
Residents of St Catherine, Jamaica say that a bloodthirsty mermaid is responsible for a number of fatal crashes near a particular bridge crossing the Rio Cobre river. This week, a… Read the rest of the article: Mean mermaid blamed for fatal car crashes in Jamaica
Nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas, aka whippets, is a promising treatment for depression, according to researchers from University of Chicago anaesthetist Peter Nagele and colleagues at Washington University School of… Read the rest of the article: Laughing gas is promising treatment for depression, according to new study
Last weekend, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles landed her seventh US Championship title. Below is her absolutely spectacular floor routine. Seen in extreme slow motion above, Biles appears superhuman. (via… Read the rest of the article: Watch Simone Biles's superhuman gymnastics routine in slow motion
The Stern Grove Festival, now in its 84th year, embodies the diverse and joyful culture of San Francisco at its best: It's a series of summer Sunday concerts by musicians… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco: free summer concert series with Thundercat, X, SF Symphony, Ledisi, Tower of Power, and more
High-end watch maker Bell & Ross have reissued their Red Radar model, first introduced a decade ago. I think it's absolutely fantastic. My only requests would be that one of… Read the rest of the article: Minimalist and striking Bell & Ross watch's dial looks like a radar screen
As we wait for the Pentagon's release of a report containing "a detailed analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena data and intelligence" collected by the US Office of Naval Intelligence, the Unidentified Aerial… Read the rest of the article: Those times the US military hoaxed the public about extraterrestrial contact
A truck hauling a caged Sasquatch has been spotted on roads between Ohio and Colorado. The wooden crate with a barred window is spray-painted with warning messages about what's inside.… Read the rest of the article: Truck with caged Sasquatch spotted crossing the country
The Ikea parking lot is no Thunder Road.
A massive sinkhole opened up yesterday in the parking lot of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. Fortunately, there have been no injuries reported. From The Guardian: Israeli police,… Read the rest of the article: Watch a huge sinkhole in Jerusalem open up and swallow cars
I fully admit that Indiana Jones was one of the sparks that led to me entering college as an archaeology major. I loved the idea of dragging myself all over… Read the rest of the article: On Raiders of the Lost Ark's 40th anniversary, archaeologists dispel the movie's myths about their field
Washington state's Liquor and Cannabis Board approved licensed cannabis sellers to "provide one joint to adult consumers who receive COVID-19 vaccination at an in-store vaccination clinic." Don't they realize that the… Read the rest of the article: "Joints for Jabs": Washington state giving away weed to residents who get vaccinated
A man slapped French President Emmanuel Macron while the politician was visiting La Drôme in southeast France today. "A man indeed tried to hit the President of the Republic," the… Read the rest of the article: Watch someone slap French President Macron right in the face
Bo Burnham sings "Welcome to the Internet" from his new Netflix special Inside. Here are the lyrics so you can sing along! "Welcome To The Internet" Welcome to the internetHave… Read the rest of the article: Bo Burnham welcomes us to the Internet in song (including lyrics so we can all join in!)
This is a bdelloid rotifer, a common microscopic animal that lives in freshwater all over the world. But the one seen here is unique in that it was frozen in… Read the rest of the article: This animal was revived after being frozen for 24,000 years
South Korean designers LEJE created these curious jeans that look like you're wearing a glitch in the matrix. The style above are called "Slash" Jeans while the below are dubbed… Read the rest of the article: Jeans that look like you're wearing a glitch in the matrix
