The New York Times' tumblr of photos from its voluminous archive is full of impactful and gorgeous moments. May 23, 1974: A kiss outside City Hall, where gay rights activists… Read the rest of the article: The NY Times' Lively Morgue

This might be the best/worst compilation of news blunders yet. See also: Part 1 | Part 2

Mr. and Mrs. McKays live in a house built near a 100-year-old mineshaft near Brisbane, Australia. This week, a giant water-filled sinkhole appeared in their back yard. Fortunately, it looks… Read the rest of the article: Sinkhole swallows house's backyard

After Donald Trump attacked the family of a dead Army captain, fallen in the field, on the ground that they were Muslims, many were shocked at the new low that… Read the rest of the article: Reminder: the GOP has been attacking veterans and their families for years

Foundational to Trumpism is the idea that Islam and democracy are incompatible, so Muslims can never be true members of western, industrial states — which is precisely what Isis believes… Read the rest of the article: Isis joins Donald Trump in denouncing Khizr Khan

Grey White takes the guest-spot in Oh Joy Sex Toy this morning in order to defend and debunk the fursuit, long the butt of sniggering sex-jokes.

The three senior bankers who were sentenced on Friday are among the first to go to jail for illegal actions that contributed to the global economic crisis of 2008, which… Read the rest of the article: Ireland (finally) jails three bankers for role in 2008 crisis

Amazing work from Dinahmoe Labs: an online soundbox that makes it easy to make your own custom remix of Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley. All you need… Read the rest of the article: Make your own remix of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up

In February I asked myself the question, "Will I always live in my tiny house?" And the answer was a classic Dee Williams hedge: maybe. I went on to write… Read the rest of the article: Why I am moving from a tiny house into a tinier house

What costs are the people of the world obsessed by? Cubans seem preoccupied with the prices of cigars, for example, and Venezuelans with gasoline. Koreans are fixated on rhinoplasty's damage… Read the rest of the article: World map of national cost obsessions

On Reddit, Nephelus notes the shambolic and rather menacing state of the forthcoming Olympics in Rio. In honor of Zika, the disease that will spread like crazy once the tourists… Read the rest of the article: New logo for the Rio Olympics

One day of bad polls and Trump's feeling hopeless, telling a crowd that the November election could be "rigged" and adding that Hillary Clinton is the devil. He told a… Read the rest of the article: He thinks he's going to lose! Trump says U.S. Presidential election "could be rigged"

A Dutch man who flew to China to meet his mysterious online girlfriend ended up stuck in the airport for 10 days, eventually being taken to hospital for exhaustion. He'd… Read the rest of the article: Man flew to China to meet online girlfriend, but didn't

Are you a left-leaning voter who thought Green Party candidate Jill Stein might be a suitable refuge after Hillary Clinton's eyes glazed over at the prospect of picking up moderate… Read the rest of the article: Jill Stein is a fearmongering crank who thinks Wi-Fi harms children's brains

What if you could choose only ONE word to sum up Donald Trump? At Trump in One Word, 234,635 people have made their one-word submissions, and I chose the most… Read the rest of the article: Try our Trump-in-One-Word puzzle and win a No-Prize!

Do you trust Penn & Teller? Do you think that magic is just for kids? Do you have an urge to learn a few simple magic tricks? If you're thinking… Read the rest of the article: Learn Magic with Penn and Teller

Today we try to figure out what happens when our future presidential candidates have thousands of Tweets and Tumblr posts and Instagrams in their online record. Flash Forward: RSS |… Read the rest of the article: When Today's Teens Run for Office

After the Battle of Gettysburg, a dead Union soldier was found near the center of town. He bore no identification, but in his hands he held a photograph of three… Read the rest of the article: Could a dead Gettysburg soldier be identified by the photograph he held?

This week on the podcast, Boars, Gore, and Swords takes a break from the A Song of Ice and Fire book club to watch the first episode of Netflix's Spielbergian horror sci-fi… Read the rest of the article: Boars, Gore, and Swords podcast talks Netflix's Stranger Things

When you want to enjoy a good smoke, the last thing you want to do is spend time rolling up a fat one. We know your pain, and that's why… Read the rest of the article: The Twisty Glass blunt makes rolling papers obsolete