DESK JOBS
How Cubicles Came To Be
The arrangement that began in the nineteenth-century factory and lived on through the twentieth-century office may end soon.
THE FULL SHELL
The Complete History Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
To make sure I got the scoop on everyone’s favorite heroes in a half-shell, I went straight to the source — co-creator Peter Laird — who was kind enough to answer our burning questions about the franchise.
A NEW AGE OF DISCOVERY
How Google Earth Led To The Discovery Of A Long-Lost Forest
In 2005, a biologist at London’s Kew Gardens discovered a brand new rainforest. And he didn’t find it on our Earth. He found it on Google Earth.
CALL IT MAYBE
Beyond True And False
Buddhist philosophy is full of contradictions. Now modern logic is learning why that might be a good thing.
TIBETANS, KOREANS, SAME THING APPARENTLY
Fox News Used Footage Of Random Sad Asians Instead Of Actual Koreans Mourning The Ferry
One sad Asian is as good as the next it seems. At least according to Fox News.
SISYPHUS' DRIVEWAY
Man Shovels Entire Driveway, Work Undone Instantly
You know that great feeling you get when you finally finish something like shoveling a driveway? This man had it too, for about 20 seconds.
WHAT WE GIVE UP ON SOYLENT
The End Of Food?
Has a tech entrepreneur come up with a product to replace our meals?
NEXT WEEK: IS THE EARTH 6,000 YEARS OLD?
Students Asked To Debate Whether The Holocaust Actually Happened
The Rialto school district planned to revise an eighth-grade assignment that raised red flags by asking students to consider arguments about whether the Holocaust — the systematic killing by the Nazis of some 6 million Jews and millions of others — was not an “actual event” but instead a “propaganda tool that was used for political and monetary gain.”
COPYCATS FINALLY HAVE OBAMACARE
Another Angle Of Seth Rollins' Jaw-Dropping Leap From The Stands
Wrestling fans were blown away by Seth Rollins' jump from the balcony during WWE's Extreme Rules Sunday, and this lucky audience member got a front row seat to the action.
FLAW AND ORDER
Cecily McMillan's Guilty Verdict Reveals Our Mass Acceptance Of Police Violence
The verdict in the biggest Occupy related criminal case in New York City, that of Cecily McMillan, came down Monday afternoon. As disturbing as it is that she was found guilty of felony assault, the circumstances of her trial reflect an even more disturbing reality.
IN GOD WE TRUST, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT
Supreme Court Upholds Legislative Prayer At Council Meetings
A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that legislative bodies such as city councils can begin their meetings with prayer, even if it plainly favors a specific religion.
HE'S JUST AN UGLY DUCKLING TO THEM
Ducklings Think Man Is Their Mom
When a mother duck was killed, this man rescued her 13 eggs, putting them in his incubator. Now that they've all hatched, it looks like he's become their new mom.
YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE
What To Do If You Forgot To Pay Taxes
The IRS got more than 131 million tax returns last month. Was yours one of them? If you forgot, or didn’t file for some other reason, it’s a mistake to do nothing and hope the tax authorities look the other way.
AFTER THE LAST EGG HAS DROPPED
How To Recycle A Hen
As more folks get backyard chickens, they face the uneasy question: what to do when the hens stop laying eggs?
ELECTRIFY YOUR MIND
Inside The Strange New World Of DIY Brain Stimulation
With easy access to the research, the equipment, and each other, self-experimenters aren’t consulting their doctors or waiting for scientific consensus. They’re zapping first and asking questions as they go.
RUNS ON FUMES
Meet The First Food Truck That Can Legally Get You Stoned
The Samich Truck — otherwise known as simply the Food Truck — will offer its customers “four-star-quality food items infused with 30 to 100 mg of THC.”
REALLY FELT THE RADIO WAVES
Ira Glass: 'The First Time I Took Ecstasy, My Anxiety Lifted Away'
Host and producer of "This American Life" on "Orange is the New Black," why he doesn't tweet and how his dog Piney is doing.
A HOT TOPIC
Who Owns Chicken Tikka Masala?
Glaswegians claim to have invented the iconic British-Desi dish. But so do Newcastlers, Punjabis and Uttarpradeshis. Somebody's not telling the truth.
YOUR TEARS ARE GOLDEN
The Rise Of Sadvertising
Have you been brought to tears by an ad, or five, over the last while? It's not hormones/your meds/the lunar cycle/the polar vortex. Here, we look at the most weepy ads of the last few years and talk to ad players about why brands have gotten so damn emotional.
THEIR CRIME BOARDS ARE PRECIOUS
Why The Police Love Pinterest
Cops worldwide are getting savvy about social media, branching out beyond Facebook to solve everything from murder cases to thefts.
THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN
Rare Earthquake Warning Issued For Oklahoma
Geologists don't know when or where the state's next big earthquake will strike, nor will they put a number on the increased risk.
THE DEATH PENALTY IS LIKE THE McRIB
John Oliver Dismantles The Death Penalty
Can the death penalty be executed humanely? Should we even be implementing it at all? Why are we talking about this on a comedy show?
DON'T BE A BORON ABOUT SCIENCE
Element 117 Joins The Periodic Table
A brand new super-heavy element that has been called element 117 will soon join the rest of the cast in the periodic table.
THE DISASTROUS OUTING
The Sordid Saga Of A Student And A Statue
Two teachers lost in love. One horny high schooler. And a priceless collection of ancient art. What could possibly go wrong?
CLASSY EXIT
MLKSHK Is Shutting Down
MOBILE TROOPS
The Great Smartphone War
For three years, Apple and Samsung have clashed on a scale almost unprecedented in business history, their legal war costing more than a billion dollars and spanning four continents.
THE ONE WHERE SLATE CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS
Which Friends On 'Friends' Were The Closest Friends?
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the "Friends" series finale, which aired on May 6, 2004. In honor of this important occasion, I decided to take a closer look at the series’ decade-long run and attempt to determine which of the six friends were the closest, as determined by which characters spent the most time on screen with each another.
COULD BE THE BIGGEST IPO IN U.S. HISTORY
What Is Alibaba?
It is a marketplace, a search engine and a bank, all in one.
OUT OF STEP
What Happens To Retired Ballerinas?
Having spent your teenage years chained to the barre, you will emerge under-prepared for ordinary life.
SOMEONE DRANK TOO MUCH PEACH SCHNAPPS
A Show About Nothing Begets Something You Can Play Online
What if new episodes of “Seinfeld” were still on television? This haunts Jason Richards, the hyperactive mind behind the Twitter account @Seinfeld2000.
ABANDONED SHIP
Is This Your Boat?
Five months after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, a massive shipping freighter is stuck in the middle of a small neighborhood in Tacloban, one of the cities hit hardest. Thing is, nobody knows who the boat belongs to, and nobody's claimed it.
CROWDFUNDED SUPPORT
The Internet Bought My Vagina
If you had told me last year that I would one day be tearfully thanking the Internet for supporting my gender transition, I would have laughed in your face.
TIME WILL TELL
Benghazi And The Bombshell
Is Lara Logan too toxic to return to "60 Minutes"?
'COLOSSES'
The Beauty And Strangeness Of The World's Colossal Statues
The political, religious, and ideological monuments in photographer Fabrice Fouillet’s series “Colosses” stagger with their extreme dimensions.
L. ROCK HUBBARD
L. Ron Hubbard, Musician
Revisiting the curious career of the ultimate cult musician.
CLEARLY HE SHOULD USE HINGE
A Filmmaker's Tinder Warning
"In the film "Tinder," I would first of all like to question the superficial dating system I think it is. Secondly, it’s a criticism of the use of telephones during social gatherings, which automatically excludes you from the people around you."
THE NEED FOR SPEED
The Easiest Way To Understand Why We Must Defend Net Neutrality
Having a hard time figuring out what all this "net neutrality" talk means? Well here's a simple explainer for you.