crimes Restaurant cashier totally chill while being robbed with a gun in his face David Pescovitz

crime Man hid in Best Buy at closing to get drop on new Pokémon cards Rob Beschizza

privacy Tucson cops cracked a cigarette case using a tool tracking 500M phones Ellsworth Toohey

Science The Pokémon Company is looking for an ecologist with a PhD Gail Sherman

crime France puts Freemasons on trial for hit squad murders Ellsworth Toohey

art Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse masterpieces stolen in 3-minute heist Rob Beschizza

design A manhole cover may have been the first object launched into space Popkin

politics Bally's casino refusing to pay jackpot to immigrant despite legal status Rob Beschizza

detroit RoboCop statue finally installed in Detroit Rob Beschizza

publishing "9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off" — real-world strategies for when clients ghost you on payments Ellsworth Toohey

crime Dog owner forced man who ran it over to dig its grave Rob Beschizza

walt disney world Scuba bandit robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims off into the night Jason Weisberger

Egyptology The wild defense system that kept this Egyptian mummy safe for millennia (video) Jason Weisberger

disappearing acts 2nd prisoner escapes while being escorted through Seattle-Tacoma Airport Carla Sinclair

Games Pokémon thief had to catch them all—at gunpoint Rob Beschizza

law Burbank butt sniffer jailed again Rob Beschizza

literature 10,000 historical children's books free to explore in digital archive Ellsworth Toohey

Science Plants can hear their pollinators and bribe them with sugar — new research Ellsworth Toohey

education The only technique to learn something new James Altucher

politics Cassian Andor was inspired by Joseph Stalin Rob Beschizza