marketing Vending machine offers artisanal fare, precious marketing buzzwords Rusty Blazenhoff

spooky The only curse on Venice's cursed island is us Jason Weisberger

law Scotland abolished its 300-year-old 'not proven' verdict — the one Walter Scott called 'that bastard verdict' Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1974, Turkish forces fenced off a Cyprus beach resort. It's still empty. Ellsworth Toohey

art Giant sock monkey sculpture becomes world's largest soft toy artwork Popkin

television Bill Hader to co-write and hopefully star in Jonestown TV show Rob Beschizza

kansas Badass pageant contestant confronts her abuser on stage Gail Sherman

crime A carpenter used Apple AirTags to find his stolen tools — along with 15,000 others (video) Carla Sinclair

amazon Lost city found in Amazon may have housed 100,000 before being abandoned and reclaimed by rainforest Rob Beschizza

History Was "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" good, actually? Rob Beschizza

twitter Twitter now allows "non-toxic slurs" as long as the slurs are not hate speech Thom Dunn

Japan Japan realizes it has double the number of islands than it previously thought David Pescovitz

water Someone made a beer out of air conditioner condensation Thom Dunn

art Mike Bennett's Snow Day is a cool holiday pop-up in downtown Portland, Oregon Rusty Blazenhoff

cities These amazing towns and cities are completely abandoned David Pescovitz

truckers The origins of mudflap girl Annie Rauwerda

witchcraft New Salem Witch Trials exhibit re-examines the meaning of "witch" Thom Dunn

scams Ryanair blacklists passengers who got Covid lockdown refunds: pay us back or you're not boarding Rob Beschizza

sports Covid cancelled last year's World Black Pudding Throwing Championship, but now it's back Thom Dunn