youtube Relaxing channel about hiking alone on gorgeous trails worldwide Andrea James

video Slow TV: take a 2.5 hour narrowboat cruise down an English canal Andrea James

Kids Watch a train roll through the desert for an hour Andrea James

video Slow TV: spend an hour on this Swiss mountain rail line Andrea James

music Here's a primer on the far-out sounds of free jazz David Pescovitz

texas WATCH: Alligator pursues Girl Scouts swimming in Texas lake, to no avail Rob Beschizza

animals California man watches on security cam as bear breaks into his apartment and snuggles up for a nap in his bed (video) David Pescovitz

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

Mars Martian days are moving faster than they used to, and no one knows why Thom Dunn

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Comics Marvel's Children of the Vault is a post-human cyber thriller from the writer of 20th Century Men Thom Dunn

mistakes A Massachusetts middle school paints "SHCOOL" on their road Carla Sinclair

kfc Taco Bell X Crocs slides are still available Jennifer Sandlin

france Inside a looted store in France — news channel live broadcasts encounter between police and alleged thief Mark Frauenfelder

oceangate OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush in 2022: "I don't think it's very dangerous" Jennifer Sandlin

skateboarding Tony Hawk and the origin of the trick "The Madonna." Elías Villoro

movies Avengers: Endgame's Joe Russo thinks we're pretty close to AI-generated films Devin Nealy

mental health Kevin Smith opens up about trauma after spending a month in a mental health facility Rusty Blazenhoff

Brian David Gilbert Short "camcorder horror" film explores memory, trauma, and loss Jennifer Sandlin

maker Breakfast feeding machine Popkin