The idea first emerged in the 1970s, was approved in 2014, and finalized in 2023. Suicide barriers on the Golden Gate Bridge reduced known attempts from an average of thirty… Read the rest of the article: After half a century of debate, suicide barriers on the Golden Gate Bridge work exactly as expected
The Berluti knot is the product of someone thinking about a knot's function, rather than just making it easy for kids to learn. After years of knot tying in the… Read the rest of the article: A better shoelace knot
I just received an email from my friends at The Secret Handshake, letting us all know that a 10-foot version of Trump's birthday card to "terrific guy" and good pal… Read the rest of the article: A giant version of Trump's birthday card to Epstein just appeared on the National Mall
This video is a joy to watch. Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin discuss how that incredible sword fight, where neither was actually left-handed, came to be. The swordfight between Inigo… Read the rest of the article: The greatest sword fight ever filmed was done by two actors who couldn't fence
This fantastic study by HTX Studio tests the claims that fast charging kills your battery and that you should never charge past 80%. The results are surprising and very useful… Read the rest of the article: The internet lied to you about fast charging
The urban myth about flashing your headlights at a traffic light to get it to change isn't true, but there are things you can do to escape that forever red.… Read the rest of the article: Why some traffic lights hate you and what to do about it
Here, five ICE agents aggressively tackle one dancing fox. Talk about excessive force. This dancing fox is hurting no one, in no one's way, and doing nothing wrong except existing.… Read the rest of the article: Friday night fascism
The history of Paris, France, is incredible. Dating back to the Mesolithic on the Left Bank of the Seine, the city has grown and thrived. The largest city in Europe… Read the rest of the article: Fascinating 3D timelapse of Paris' development
Claims of absolute immunity from the law for DHS thugs abusing citizens and immigrants are as illegitimate as they sound. California prosecutors dispute the claims, from JD Vance on down,… Read the rest of the article: California prosecutors push back on ICE's fantasy of consequence-free violence
Congratulations, an LLM liked your resume! Here is your gun and your badge! ICE asked a large language model to review applicants' resumes. Sadly, the LLM didn't understand the difference… Read the rest of the article: ICE let an AI decide who gets a badge, and the AI said "sure, why not"
Elon Musk has long mocked safety concerns over AI. Now the mother of one of his many children is suing after Grok generated explicit images of her. Grok's record is… Read the rest of the article: Musk's AI sued after generating explicit images of his co-parent
Los Angeles city leaders voted to instruct the LAPD that protests are not a war zone. Rolling out the tactical cosplay does not need to be the department's response to… Read the rest of the article: LA City Council asks LAPD to relax and treat riot gear as a last resort
In 1941, daredevil parachutist George Hopkins settled a bet by jumping out of a plane and landing on top of Devil's Tower. The parachute worked perfectly, but the plan to… Read the rest of the article: A bet, a parachute, and Devil's Tower: a perfect plan until it wasn't
Once again, Donald Trump says he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act in response to protests. This time in Minneapolis, where folks are demonstrating peacefully against a wave of Immigration… Read the rest of the article: Trump itching to turn the military on Americans
In a recent interview, Trump stooge Pam Bondi made an odd clarification about how employment works in Trumpworld: when government lawyers resign, she fires them. Instead of letting them collect… Read the rest of the article: Pam Bondi introduces Schrödinger's resignation
According to the Lincoln Square Project, Ford workers in Detroit had an unexpected sensory takeaway from the president's recent visit. Staffers there report multiple workers describing "Diaper Don" Trump's body… Read the rest of the article: Reports from Ford plant say Trump's stench made a lasting impression
For years, Republican lawmakers have insisted that trans people represent a danger to children, repeating the claim so often it has hardened into dogma on the right. Now one of… Read the rest of the article: GOP lawmaker who claimed trans people "harm children" guilty of harming children
High-altitude mountaineering is unforgiving in ways that don't leave room for ambiguity, ego, or misinformation. A new video from Mountain Disasters revisits the July 28, 2019, tragedy on K2, where… Read the rest of the article: How one climber's false summit claim helped turn K2 into a graveyard
A federal court has ruled that California's new congressional maps are legal, dealing a blow to Republicans who hoped the judiciary would undo what voters very deliberately approved at the… Read the rest of the article: Federal judges confirm California voters knew exactly what they were doing
NPR's annual Walmart price check shows grocery costs rose 5% in 2025. Tariffs, climate-driven crop failures, and supply shocks continue to slam US households. Inflation may be slowing, but grocery… Read the rest of the article: The price of "winning" the trade war shows up at the checkout
