HAVING RESERVATIONS
The Most Exclusive Restaurant In America
Damon Baehrel’s methods are a marvel, and his tables are all booked until 2025. Or are they?
BUT IF NOT WATER, THEN WHAT?
The 'Wet' Streaks On Mars Might Not Be Water
Last fall, scientists pointed to recurring slope lineae — dark, flowing streaks on the planet's surface — as evidence of liquid water on the Red Planet's surface. After a taking a closer look, researchers are now doubting that earlier hypothesis.
NEVER FLY ON SPIRIT
A GIF Comparing Legroom On Major US Airlines
As airlines dream up ever more hellish ways to pack us into airplanes in the future, we (well, those of us flying in economy) are already getting squeezed. But which airlines are the meanest to your knees?
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The ‘Different’ Bank That’s Actually Different
Did you know the average Big Bank customer spends $194 a year in ATM fees? Aspiration reimburses ATM fees worldwide and lets you earn up to 100x more interest than typical checking accounts. You can even set your own account fee (even if it's zero) and they donate 10% of all revenue to charity. Yep, that’s a bank we’d want to do business with.
PUT THIS IS IN OUR CELLPHONES, PLEASE
This Battery Has Lasted Over 175 Years And No One Knows What It Is Made Of
The world's most durable battery is a mystery. No one knows how long it will last for or what's inside of it.
SUNDAY FUNDAY, BUT ILLEGAL
1,500 US Partiers Wash Up In Canada After Blowing Across River
An estimated 1,500 Americans illegally and unexpectedly washed up in Canada late Sunday after strong winds blew them across the St. Clair River near Sarnia, Ont.
FUTURE ARTISANAL ENERGY DRINK
Whatever Happened To Switchel?
It was a beverage to be consumed in snorting abundance by people who had been out all day in the sun. It was the Gatorade of the nineteenth century.
TRUMP SMASH
Today In 2016: Melania Trump Is Very Angry
Welcome to Today In 2016, your daily digest of all things election. Today Melania Trump sues the Daily Mail, more Clinton emails are coming and Donald Trump has a low bar for field staff.
WHY DO WE EVEN WRITE ANYMORE?
Why Are Word Processors Still Designed For The Printed Page?
For decades, word processors have continually gained new features that get in the way of the ultimate goal: writing. How do we get back to that goal?
RECORD SETTERS
Why Japan Has More Old-Fashioned Music Stores Than Anywhere Else In The World
Globally, 39% of all music sales are physical CDs and vinyl, but in Japan, the figure is double that, and Japanese consumers often pay almost $30 for a CD album. But why? The answer has to do with... finches.
A COUPLE OF DAREDEVILS
Climbing The Tallest Construction Site In The World Is One Dumb Way To Spice Up Your Relationship
Thrill-seekers Ivan and Angela traveled all the way to Tianjin, China to scale the highest construction site on the planet.
YOU'LL NEED A LOT OF AUDIOBOOKS
Mapping The Optimal Route To Visit Every Single US National Park
What’s a better way to celebrate 100 years of stewardship than to visit all of the national parks in one epic (2-month) road trip?
FU-WHO?
The Rise And Fall Of America's One-Time Fastest-Growing Company
Tablet maker Fuhu was No. 1 on the Inc. 500 two years in a row. Then it went bankrupt. Here's the exclusive inside story of what happened.
TUNE IN, TURN ON AND DROP OUT
John Oliver Explains That Trump's Best Option Is To Call It Quits And Walk Away 'A Legend'
Trump's personal brand is built on winning, so he cannot lose to Hillary Clinton. Also, there is no possible way that this "racist voodoo doll made of discarded cat hair" actually wants to run the country. So, really, the only option here is to quit.
COMING SOON TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU
The FBI Uncovered 15,000 More Clinton Emails
The FBI’s year-long investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server uncovered tens of thousands more documents from her time as secretary of state that were not previously disclosed.
CAN'T FIND HIS TRUTHINESS
Stephen Colbert’s Identity Crisis
As "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" nears the one-year mark, its host appears to be pulled in different directions. The result: a product that looks simultaneously more and less like late-night TV — and a show that lacks a clear identity.
PAPER CUTS
Watch A Sawblade Made Of Nothing But Printer Paper Slice Right Through Wood
We really underestimated you, paper, and for that we are truly sorry.
MAKING HEADS AND TAILS OF IT
The Life Cycle Of A Sperm Donation
There’s a good chance it travels to the UK to make British babies.
WHAT JASON DALTON DID
The Uber Killer: The Story Of One Night Of Terror
On a Saturday evening in February, a 45-year-old Uber driver and father of two named Jason Dalton got into his car, left his home near Kalamazoo, Michigan, and began shooting people. But the strangest, most unfathomable thing about the night that Dalton killed and killed again is what he did in between.
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PAYING TOP RAMEN
Ramen Is Displacing Tobacco As The Most Popular US Prison Currency
Cost-cutting measures by private facilities have led to subpar food quality and fewer meals, making noodles a commodity that trades well above its value.
PROBABLY WORKS FOR CHEAP
A 12-Year-Old Is Running Donald Trump's Campaign Office In One Of Colorado's Biggest Counties
"Watch for me — 2040," Weston Imer said. "And Barron Trump, if you are watching, in 2040 I'll take you as my running mate."
NOT EVEN CHOCOLATE LABS
Why Can't Dogs Eat Chocolate?
Chocolate contains an alkaloid called “theobromine”. Theobromine is in the same family as caffeine and is a type of stimulant which dogs cannot handle.
MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T NEED TO DO THAT...
I Unlocked The Awesomeness Of $1,800 Earphones Using A Pair Of Scavenged Tips
When fit is everything for earbuds, it's curious that the $1,800 Noble Katana neglects it.
NOT JUST NOISE
How White Space Wi-Fi Could Bring The Internet Everywhere
While your home Wi-Fi signal may not make it past a few walls, White Space Wi-Fi easily travels 10 kilometers through trees, buildings, brick walls, and whatever else. So why hasn’t it yet been rolled out?
JULY IS FOR GLUTTONS
All The National Food Days, On A Single Calendar
214 days of the year are a food or drink day. Every single day of July was one. How is one to keep track? I gotta plan, you know?
DO THESE GENES MAKE ME FAT STACKS?
23andMe's Consumer DNA Data Goldmine Is Starting To Pay Off
The consumer genetic testing company says it can barely keep up with demand from researchers, while patient advocates wonder if customers deserve a cut of the profits.
IS IT TOKYO 2020 YET?
Japan's Prime Minister Showed Up At The Closing Ceremonies As Mario
It's traditional for the upcoming Olympic host to make an appearance at the closing ceremonies, and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe did so in style, sliding up into the Maracanã as Mario through a massive warp pipe.
NULL AND VOID
How Do We Save Science?
Science isn’t self-correcting, it’s self-destructing. To save the enterprise, scientists must come out of the lab and into the real world.
A SPECTRUM OF OPINIONS
The Controversy Over Autism’s Most Common Therapy
Applied behavioral analysis is the most widely used therapy for autism, but some people say its drills and routines are cruel, and its aims misguided.
THAT'S RIGHT, MORE STUFF TO BUY!
Netgear's Plan To Solve Awful Wi-Fi Is A Second Router
Increasingly, it's looking like the future of Wi-Fi involves not one, but two or more routers scattered around your home as a way to provide a better signal.
ICYMI
Mongolian Wrestling Coach Strips Down To Protest Controversial Loss
Two Mongolian coaches strip off their clothes to protest a call that cost Ganzorgiin Mandakhnaran the bronze medal. Ganzorgiin received a penalty for celebrating too early and not engaging with Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov, who was awarded the bronze medal.
'DADDY' ISSUES
You Can't Appropriate Daddy
The "daddy" meme came to a boiling point over the weekend on Twitter, and it sort of left everyone wondering: "Who's your daddy? And who's allowed to use that word?"
BUT WAS VERY GOOD AT FAKING INJURIES
Soccer's Ultimate Con Man Was A Superstar Who Couldn't Play The Game
How does an athlete without athletic prowess maintain a 20-year career?
TECH DESERT ISLAND
WhatsApp Is The Only Way To Communicate On This Island Refugee Camp
"I tried to go beyond the wall of silence that hides refugees in Australian-funded detention camps in the Pacific. What I found is that even in the tech age, connecting with the disconnected is harder than you can imagine."
MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING
Inside Brazil's Plastic Surgery Democracy
In Brazil, plastic surgery isn't something that just the rich can afford. Now, doctors provide their services at a reduced rate for the poor.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACTIN' A FOOL
How The Democrats Are Failing Obamacare
Their signature legislative achievement needs a fix. It’s time for them to stop pretending everything’s fine.
SEE YOU SOON, TOKYO
Olympics Come To A Close With Carnivalesque Closing Ceremony
The skies opened on Sunday night over Maracanã, the stadium where Brazil bade farewell to the Rio Olympics with a spectacle celebrating everything from the giants of Brazilian music to the rock art drawn by tribesmen thousands of years ago.
JUST A LITTLE OFF THE VERY TOP
Watch A Tree Wizard Prune Trees Near Live Power Lines
Not only does this guy — who's uploaded a handful of videos like this one to a Vimeo channel actually called "Tree Wizard" — seem to love his job, but he's also really frickin' good at it.
YUNG ABELTON
The Teen-Age Hitmaker From Westchester County
Mike Sabath has worked on songs for Wale and Chris Brown. He was also, until June, a high-school senior.
