Tourist stuff Hot air balloon lands in a random backyard Jason Weisberger

Hawaiian official endorses "find out" as wildlife enforcement strategy Jason Weisberger

unicorn chaser A joyful Ice Cream Man spreads love in Colorado Jason Weisberger

fun This crowd-controlled street view simulator lets players drive across America together Gail Sherman

Japan Your essential guide to not screwing up in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Japan's rice crisis: Greedy tourists won't stop eating it Ellsworth Toohey

travel British cartoonist R.E. Burke, detained by ICE, "simply wants to return home to her family" Ruben Bolling

Entertainment "Chainsaw Jerry" reveals untold stories from Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie 50 years later Mark Cerulli

sevengiller sharks in new zealand Shark attacks woman in knee-deep water — highly unusual, but predicted Carla Sinclair

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austin The Museum of the Weird is a "strange collection of oddities" Jennifer Sandlin

music Wax Italia: Digging for 45s in Florence and Rome Lee Keeler

museums John's Beachcombing Museum is an eco-friendly attraction made from objects found on the beach Popkin

prank When Jamie Kennedy gave a tour of Bob Saget's house by "breaking into" it Rusty Blazenhoff

homelessness The Venice Beach boardwalk is pretty much clear of homeless encampments Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures A freaked-out man shoos a bear out of his car in this hilarious TikTok video Carla Sinclair

monkey business Long-tailed macaques of Bali have learned to steal high-value goods from tourists Clive Thompson

economics A layperson-friendly introduction to MMT, a heterodox school of economics that could finance a Green New Deal Cory Doctorow

halloween 'Survival Horror' Haunted House makes you sign 40-page waiver & have insurance, drug test, and a safe word Xeni Jardin