It was very briefly a feelgood story.  Carson King held up a silly sign with his Venmo account asking for beer money, and when money started pouring in, immediately decided… Read the rest of the article: Newspaper fires reporter over racist tweets after reporter came to national attention for exposing fundraiser's racist tweets

The Great British Baking Show host Noel Fielding always wears wild shirts, but outdid himself on the "Dairy Week" episode of season 10. At least as transmitted on video, the… Read the rest of the article: Beware Noel Fielding's dizzying shirt on this week's episode of The Great British Bake Off

"Shipworms" are a menace, devouring the wood in ships and docks. For a while, as the New York Times explains, the pollution in New York harbor actually had some benefit… Read the rest of the article: An unintended consequence of New York's new clean water is a return of destructive marine borers

6'9" WNBA star Liz Cambage is featured in ESPN's 2019 body issue. She arrived at the arena for the Las Vegas Aces' playoff game wearing a shirt featuring the issues… Read the rest of the article: WNBA star Liz Cambage arrived at the arena wearing a shirt featuring a photo of herself naked

Sure, Variety calls The Lighthouse a movie haunted by the "ghost of male loneliness," and the Hollywood Reporter says it's thick with "jolts of ever-intensifying insanity soaked in rum," but… Read the rest of the article: Celebrate Robert Eggers's new movie The Lighthouse with these official emoji

In 2008, Cokie Roberts was promoting her book Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, and described her favorite letter discovered during her research: It was the year… Read the rest of the article: Cokie Roberts describes the "fondling fathers" and the pregnant women they left behind after negotiating the Missouri Compromise

The first story comes from Hong Kong where South China Morning Post reports that, according to sources, "police have used court orders to obtain digital fare payment details and CCTV… Read the rest of the article: Here are two ways you could be tracked after attending a protest

On the left is Josan Gonzalez's illustration of Case's headset for the Brazilian edition of Neuromancer, and on the right is a 3D-version created with Blender and Photoshop.  Using this… Read the rest of the article: Instagram filter lets you wear Case's Neuromancer headset

The grand prize winner at the 2019 D23 Mousequerade, here's Tina Elliott's "Grim Grinning Gown" with moving ghosts and 3D-printed doom buggies: You can see the other prize winners here,… Read the rest of the article: Homemade Haunted Mansion gown with moving ghosts and doom buggies

The Isle of Man 50p "Ram" coin features the head of a Manx Loaghtan, a breed of sheep native to the Isle of Man that sometimes sport as many as… Read the rest of the article: These 50 pence coins are extremely metal

The "Vader Down" crossover event in Marvel's 2015 Star Wars comics featured an absurdly-overpowered Darth Vader contending with seemingly the entire rebel force, as well as a cyborg rival for… Read the rest of the article: Doctor Aphra and her murder droids star in this 16-bit animated adaptation of Marvel's "Vader Down" storyline

Eleni Antoniadou's reported accomplishments were so impressive that Mattel designed a Barbie doll based on her as part of its International Women's Day celebration. But those "accomplishments" might all be… Read the rest of the article: Mattel designed a Barbie doll honoring Eleni Antoniadou's accomplishments, but what are they?