Japanese weather reporter Hiyama Saya is talking happily about the game of Shogi but then flips the switch to grim for a report on an earthquake alert.

In January, Oklahoma State Rep Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) filed a bill to establish a designated Bigfoot hunting season. It didn't go very far. But now he's leading the charge on… Read the rest of the article: Oklahoma placed a $2.1 million bounty on capturing Bigfoot alive

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) filed a complaint with the US Patent and Trademark Office, arguing that the Virginia Urology clinic's use of the slogan "Vasectomy Mayhem" in a… Read the rest of the article: NCAA filed complaint against urologists that "Vasectomy Mayhem" marketing schtick is too close to "March Madness" trademark

In Mexico City's Central de Abasto market, sellers and buyers are asked to wear masks and sanitize their hands regularly. Lucha libre wrestlers encourage those practices.

On October 16, 1980, DEVO "performed" on the Merv Griffin Show. Griffin: "It must be a thrill to have a big commercial hit now, huh?" Jerry Casale: "Oh, it is… Read the rest of the article: Watch Devo on the Merv Griffin Show in 1980

Last month, the great cartoonist Lynda Barry hosted a two-hour Graphic Medicine "Drawing Together" workshop on Zoom! You can enjoy the replay anytime. The session is based on exercises from… Read the rest of the article: Draw with Lynda Barry in this free two-hour video!

"I'm a girl from a cotton field. I pulled myself above what was not taught to me." Way above. From HBO: With a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos,… Read the rest of the article: Watch the thrilling trailer for the new Tina Turner documentary

Like many people, I've always felt the stretch of California's central coast known as Big Sur—where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise from the Pacific Ocean and the ancient redwoods stand… Read the rest of the article: Who are the strange Dark Watchers of Big Sur, California?

In 1968, Finnish architect Matti Suuronen revealed the Futuro home, a pre-fab fiberglass-reinforced plastic structure just 50 square meters inside. There were fewer than 100 of the homes ever built… Read the rest of the article: Sleep in a far-out UFO that landed in otherworldly Joshua Tree, California

In December, a 400 pound slide vanished from a park in Pasco, Washington. Two weeks ago, police found the slide inside a child's bedroom in a mobile home. Detective Julie… Read the rest of the article: Police find huge stolen playground slide inside child's bedroom

I wonder if he charges himself late fees.

Lou Ottens, who in 1963 invented the cassette tape while an engineer at Philips, has died. He was 94. I'm glad that he lived to see the cassette resurgence of… Read the rest of the article: Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape, RIP

As Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ended a press conference yesterday, he picked up a bottle of alcohol disinfectant and sprayed the journalists in attendance. According to The Guardian, "He… Read the rest of the article: Watch Thai Prime Minister spray disinfectant on journalists

The US Center for Disease Control is negotiating with Dollar General to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. From USA Today: Dollar General does not have pharmacies, but it has more than… Read the rest of the article: You could soon get your COVID-19 vaccine at the dollar store

This astonishing creature is Nyctibius griseus, aka the Nictibio Urutaú aka the Common Potoo aka Poor-Me-Ones (because of their creepy call you can hear below) aka the Ghost Bird of… Read the rest of the article: See close-up video of this incredibly camouflaged "ghost bird"

I've listened to "Hey Jude" my entire life but had never noticed that at 2:58 in the song, one of the Beatles yells "Whoa! Fucking hell!" From Beatles History: Although… Read the rest of the article: In the Beatles' "Hey Jude," you can hear someone say "Fucking hell!"

From KQED's Deep Look at the secret life of aphids: "Aphids are just experts at reproducing," said Ian Grettenberger an entomologist at the University of California, Davis. "Given the right… Read the rest of the article: Meet the aphids that are born pregnant and eager to destroy your garden

University of South Alabama professors Bob Wood, Alex Sharland, and Teresa Weldy were placed on administrative leave after the above photos turned up depicting the three at a 2014 campus… Read the rest of the article: Alabama university professors placed on leave after wearing a Confederate uniform, posing with whip and noose at campus costume party

Piers Morgan stormed off the set of Good Morning Britain this morning after host Alex Beresford called Morgan out for his constant trashing of Meghan Markle, including making nasty remarks… Read the rest of the article: Watch Piers Morgan storm off the set of Good Morning Britain… for good

The decapitated heads of certain sea slugs can crawl around as the animal grows itself a full new body. Ecologists from Nara Women's University iun Japan observed that Elysia cf. marginata sea slugs… Read the rest of the article: Watch a slug's self-decapitated head crawl around as it grows an entire new body