Business A visit to the world's oldest surviving video rental store David Pescovitz

health Japan's 4.5% obesity rate vs America's 40%: What's their secret? Ellsworth Toohey

shopping A new generation of liquidation stores fills its bins Rob Beschizza

fun Stew Leonard's: singing, dancing grocery wonderland Popkin

germany Germany stations troops abroad for first time since WW2 Séamus Bellamy

cosplay Tourists can now spend a day as Japanese students at mock high school Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Comedian lands two scummy sales jobs at the same time to troll exploitative companies Grant St. Clair

Food Food reviewer takes no guff from drunk restaurant patron (video) Jason Weisberger

Science Museum hero builds tiny wheelchair for injured turtle, restores faith in humanity Popkin

books Bookstore owner's ingenious method for moving 10,000 books into a new storefront (video) Allan Rose Hill

amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

adorable animals Get up close and personal with Peanut the beaver Jennifer Sandlin

vintage 1890s pencil sharpener looks better and works faster than modern models Popkin

Technology Explaining how a touchscreen works with a sausage (video) Ellsworth Toohey

Business Billionaire baby can't handle people saying mean things about his cars Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Shopping for consumer electronics in Scotland Rob Beschizza

politics Entitled man-child JD Vance throws tantrum about UK's war record, forgets Google exists Ellsworth Toohey

architecture Behold the fake supermarket clock towers of Britain Rob Beschizza

cuisine Dunkin' runs out of donuts Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism This holiday season, do yourself a favor and (re)watch Reverend Billy's "What Would Jesus Buy?"  Jennifer Sandlin