obituary Lift a glass to George Wendt: dead at 76 Séamus Bellamy

politics Trump nominates self-proclaimed alpha male and Hooters fanatic for diplomatic role despite no experience Ellsworth Toohey

Cooking How to Sous Vide wieners with a condom Thom Dunn

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Business 40 years ago Austria wineries got caught sweetening wine with antifreeze, nearly killing the industry (and their customers) Ellsworth Toohey

Finger stuck in a bottle, escaped pet alligator, and other inappropriate calls for an ambulance Allan Rose Hill

wealth Diamond prices dropping sharply Rob Beschizza

olympics The 1904 Olympics Marathon gold medalist won while hallucinating on rat poison and brandy Ellsworth Toohey

Science There's a room-sized time capsule in Georgia that will be opened 6,098 years from now Ellsworth Toohey

uber Uber also trying the Terms of Service defense Thom Dunn

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

adorable animals Watch 13-year-old bat dog Layla retrieve the last bat of her career Jennifer Sandlin

music Behold the wonders of the porciphone! Jennifer Sandlin

psychology Nature's fake news: how supernormal stimuli trick animals (including you) Ellsworth Toohey

Guided by Voices interviewed on their 30-year-old EP that became a cult classic  Lee Keeler

music Like good ole fashioned emo? Enjoy Scaffolding Natalie Dressed

Food Ever wondered what's in a barf-flavored Jelly Belly? Jennifer Sandlin

crime Sex assault charge dropped against marine after it turns out the 14-year-old girl he hid on base told him she was 22 Rob Beschizza

beer Brewer blown backwards by beer blast (video) David Pescovitz

politics Haley: The US has "never been a racist country." Trump: "Hold my beer" Jason Weisberger