All Medina Hall wanted was to be told if the brownie had nuts in it. But staff at a Burger King in Folkestone, England, refused to read the ingredients list… Read the rest of the article: Burger King staff refused to read menu for blind customer

In this video, bodycam footage shows a young man in jeans and a vaguely authoritarian shirt leaning into a driver's window. The bodycam wearer quietly approaches on foot, as if… Read the rest of the article: Man pretending to be cop arrested by actual cop

Meet Maria Elena Gimeno, facing felony charges after vandalizing a parked Tesla. Teslas have cameras on the wing mirrors (two of nine!) and Gimeno was filmed by them. She turned… Read the rest of the article: Woman keys a Tesla, but the Tesla's watching

Trumpetcake spotted a remarkable item on Amazon being sold as "The Goonies Sloth Mask", perfect for Halloween. The sole customer review awards it 5 stars, but people on Twitter seem… Read the rest of the article: Halloween mask of Sloth from The Goonies deemed inaccurate

In a late-night press release, the White House announced that Turkey "will soon be moving forward" with an invasion of northern Syria—areas currently occupied by Kurds. Mr. Trump's decision goes… Read the rest of the article: Trump gives Turkey blessing to attack Kurds, U.S. allies in war on ISIS

John Brownlee traces the rise and fall of steampunk, a genre and aesthetic I know is close to many hearts 'round these parts. (Some of my own thoughts on the… Read the rest of the article: Steampunk nearly went mainstream, then nearly vanished

Deandre Somerville, 21, of West Palm Beach, overslept and missed jury duty. Florida judge John S. Kastrenekes threw him in jail for 10 days. "Now I have a record," he… Read the rest of the article: Florida judge jails man for missing jury duty

As AOL's anime-haired "Digital Prophet", David Shing was often portrayed as a blatant poser, a voltron of web 2.0 buzzwords with a tellingly quiet social media following. But he was… Read the rest of the article: Shingy talks about the real job behind the "Digital Prophet" bullshit

El Pais reports that a mother and her daughter were arrested after hiring a man to kill a swindler, then complaining to police when he failed to do the job.… Read the rest of the article: Women arrested after complaining to police that hitman ripped them off

Sadly, it appears that the decomposed latex Leonardo suit from 1993's TMNT III failed to sell at its auction earlier this week, despite the low low estimate of £10,000-£15,000.

"And there we go, we've created Minecraft."

This one's good not only because it's simple yet interactive, but because it shows the receipts and the spending. There are various others on the site for different tendrils of… Read the rest of the article: Visualization of the United Kingdom's budget

A forthcoming book by two New York Times journalists reveals that Donald Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs, to slow them down. The remark was uttered in a White… Read the rest of the article: Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs

Peter Sissons, who died today at 77, is well known to British news junkies for his decades anchoring daily bulletins on ITV and the BBC. Though not well-known abroad, he… Read the rest of the article: British broadcaster Peter Sissons dies at 77. Here's his most famous moment.

Parliament repetedly shot down former Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan, fatally compromised by its complicated arrangements for keeping Ireland free of border controls. Parliament also has passed a law… Read the rest of the article: UK Prime Minister proposes one last Brexit deal to Europe

Rural Britons of the beekeeping set traditionally keep the bees up to date on family births, deaths, marriages and important world events. Perhaps we should all adopt this charming custom… Read the rest of the article: Don't forget to inform your bees of all important happenings

YouTube denies that it punishes users simply for being queer or using queer terms. But users of the platform are putting it to the test and finding many such phrases… Read the rest of the article: YouTube demonetizing videos where LGBTQ keywords are said

An off-duty Dallas cop who killed a man in his own home was convicted today of murder. Amber Guyger, armed with a gun, claimed she thought she was in her… Read the rest of the article: Killer cop Amber Guyger convicted of murder

We are to understand that "both the body and head of the costume show substantial breakdown to the foam latex elements." Leonardo's (Mark Caso) costume from Stuart Gilard's family adventure… Read the rest of the article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle suit from 1993 movie hits the auction block

Lospec offers various tools and tutorials for creating "digitally restrictive art", typically pixel art that restricts the pallette and resolution in honor (or explicit imitation) of retro computer hardware. The… Read the rest of the article: Lospec, a resource site for "digitally restrictive art"