In 2007 Cheryl Lankford's husband was killed while serving in the US military. She used the money the government gave her to enroll in a $35,000 Trump University package. Within… Read the rest of the article: Military widow ripped off by Trump University

Kristian Williams created this compelling video essay analyzing why Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's Watchmen was "unfilmable" without, well, ruining it. "If we only see comics in relation to movies… Read the rest of the article: Video: Why Alan Moore's Watchmen is "unfilmable"

When Hugo "Award" Gernsback launched Volume 1, Number 1 of Amazing Stories in April, 1926, he created the first magazine in the world solely devoted to science fiction stories: on… Read the rest of the article: Hugo Gernsback's introduction to the first issue of Amazing Stories, 1926

I don't know where and when this happened, but the employees are acting as if a river flowing down the middle of their store is a regular occurrence. Flood inside… Read the rest of the article: People do not seem overly concerned by massive flood in shopping center

London's Victoria and Albert Museum, one of the world's great museums devoted to material culture and design, has joined a long line of museums who've allowed the owners of loaned… Read the rest of the article: Burying the past in glass coffins: Victoria & Albert museum bans sketching in temporary exhibitions

The Brexit vote split firmly along the Scottish-English border, with the Scottish Remain vote leaving no doubt that the region wanted to stay in the EU; it's just the latest… Read the rest of the article: Afterbrexit: Scotland trolls Theresa May by passing laws she has ridiculed

Alter is a robot made by Takashi Ikegami (University of Tokyo) that moves in a eerily lifelike way. It's behavior doesn't seem very human, but it is more alive than… Read the rest of the article: This robot's odd behavior is controlled by a neural network

Linda Munoz, of Cuba, Alabama, seemed to think a wild snake wouldn't mind having its tail touched. She was surprised to learn otherwise.

Miss Teen USA is shrugging off its champion's repeated use of a racial slur on Twitter, disclaiming it as having occurred years before Texan teen Karlie Hay's participation in the… Read the rest of the article: Miss Teen USA to keep crown despite use of racial slurs

Each face of a Dungeon Morph die features an interlinking section of dungeons, caves, wilderness or medieval city: simply push a set of five together and remove and re-roll as… Read the rest of the article: Dungeon Morph: make an infinite role-playing dungeon with dice

If you thought a new week might bring an end Trump's anger at Khizr Khan, the father of a dead Muslim American war hero, you would be mistaken. Khan suggested… Read the rest of the article: Trump renews attack on patriotic family of Muslim American war hero

Two dogs left in a car in the Fort Wayne, W. Va., Walmart subsequently crashed it into the supermarket. WSAZ reports that a witness thought someone was messing with her… Read the rest of the article: Dogs left in car crash it into Walmart

A fellow freaks out after a bear comes into his house. Crouching on the landing, he turns on his camera and waits for death, or, perhaps, to be informed how… Read the rest of the article: "We have a bear inside of our house right now."

We love road trips done right, and these gadgets have made our lives much easier each time we hit the road: Urge Basics 4-Port USB-C Car Charger We think the Urge… Read the rest of the article: Don't be caught dead on any road trip without these essentials

Gus the hacker puppeteer writes, "Last weekend was the Hackers On Planet Earth conference (where, ICYMI, Cory was the keynote address). I always come away from HOPE wishing there were… Read the rest of the article: Hacker puppets explain how they find your passwords in non-technical ways

If you've ever wished there was a soundtrack to your life, we have a suggestion for you. Personally, we love the Samsung Level Box Mini Bluetooth Speaker, which lets us easily… Read the rest of the article: Make some serious noise no matter where you are

We've previously written about "Primitive Technology," the amazing YouTube channel chronicling a guy (who never identifies himself) navigating the wilds of Far North Queensland, Australia with nothing more than what… Read the rest of the article: "Primitive Technology" enters the Iron Age!

Beginning today, the editors of Cool Tools will be recommending 6 items in an extremely short email every week. Mark, myself, and Claudia — the entire staff of Cool Tools… Read the rest of the article: New Recomendo newsletter, Issue No. 1

Trump proves yet again how unfit he is to be the next president – and commander in chief – of the United States. In a cringe-worthy ABC interview this morning… Read the rest of the article: Trump makes fool of himself with lack of knowledge on Ukraine

Now that public schools across the country have opened their doors to after-school evangelical religious programming, the Satanic Temple thinks it's only fair to establish an "After School Satan Club"… Read the rest of the article: "After School Satan Club" could be coming to elementary schools in the U.S.