sailing Building a boat to sail around the world when you don't know boat building or sailing Gareth Branwyn

music Listen to Enya's "Watermark" cut up, looped, and transformed into stunning new ambient work David Pescovitz

travel Amazingly big cruise ships "stretched" to become absurdly massive Gail Sherman

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

law Small child whacks robber in nuts with large bat Rob Beschizza

south africa Surfers flee rabid seals Rob Beschizza

arrests Online gamer takes RPG a little too far — attacks player in real life with a hammer Carla Sinclair

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

television 40 Years Later, Jeremy Brett is Still the Best Sherlock Holmes Lee Keeler

late stage capitalism World's largest cruise ship, "Icon of the Seas," which includes the largest swimming pool at sea and an "Ultimate Family Townhouse" costing $100,000 per week, sets sail on its first voyage Jennifer Sandlin

crime Carnival Cruise Line's per capita sexual assault rate is higher than most U.S. states Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Biden suffers strokes, Prince Andrew's new sex scandal, and a UFO over America, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

catch me if you can Vermont robber flees by foot, bike, tractor, kayak, paddle board, and sailboat before his arrest Carla Sinclair

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

australia Australian sailor and his dog rescued after months lost at sea Rusty Blazenhoff

boats Behold "Icon of the Seas," the world's largest ocean liner Rob Beschizza

craft beer Get yourself to Melbourne, Australia for the Blobfish Beer Festival! Jennifer Sandlin

michigan A 13-year-old boy uses slingshot to save his sister from potential kidnapper Carla Sinclair

bored hosts Kimberly Guilfoyle forgets she is interviewing guest as she miserably picks at her hair (video) Carla Sinclair