A COOL GALAXY WITH A HOT CORONA
The Week's Coolest Space Photos
Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
TERRIFYING
This Flood And Landslide In Turkey Looks Absolutely Horrific
At least one person is reported to have died in the flooding in Cayeli, Turkey on September 28.
NO HANGOVERS IS DEFINITELY A PLUS
Can Sobriety Make You A Better Bartender?
The rise of the sober bartender seems unlikely, but it's becoming increasingly common.
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MEET IMMOKALEE
The Florida Migrant Town That FEMA Forgot
Amid the wreckage, there was a deeper sense of America than we could have ever imagined.
COLDNESS, MEET JET ENGINES
F16s Taking Off In Ice Fog At -40 Degrees Make A Really Nifty Effect
If it were -40 degrees out, we'd also want to get out of there as fast as possible.
POOR MELISSA
Company Accidentally Posts Hilariously Honest Job Description
I'm concerned about Melissa getting burnt out and potentially wanting to leave.
HELLO? ANYBODY HOME?
Who Broke This Dog?
This Irish setter golden retriever mutt froze in place upon seeing a cat and was unable to unfreeze until his owner finally broke the spell.
'THEY'RE MAKING UP THINGS'
New York City Is Using Sheriffs And Obscure Building Code Violations To Crack Down On Airbnb
New York state in October 2016 passed some of the toughest restrictions on short-term rentals in the country.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S LEFT TO SAY...
This Cover Of A-ha's 'Take On Me' Slaps
This one has been covered before (See: "Fish, Reel Big") but Lake Street Dive does an excellent job of contributing to the pantheon of "Take On Me" covers without sounding derivative or corny.
IS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING USELESS?
Most Campaign Outreach Has Zero Effect On Voters
A new paper finds that direct mail, door-to-door canvassing, and television ads almost never change people's minds.
FROM 172 TO 115 POUNDS
These Are The Faces Of Venezuelan Hunger
The economic crisis in Venezuela has led to strict food rationing, surging malnutrition, and, in some extreme cases, starvation.
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THE FRESH PRINCE OF IMPERSONATIONS
Comedian Jay Pharoah Is A Total Master Of Impressions
Barack Obama ordering a pizza? He's got it. Will Smith getting out of a parking ticket? No problem. Tracy Morgan in a doctor's waiting room? He thought you'd never ask.
'IT OFFENDS ME'
Apple Is Really Bad At Design
Is it Apple's unbridled and seemingly-endless success that has caused the company to rest on its laurels?
ALSO A JOKE ABOUT EATING DOGS
What It Was Like Trying To Get President Obama To Tell a Dick Joke
Obama speechwriter David Litt remembers what it was like writing for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
MOST GRATEFUL, MY DEER
This Man Trucking Through Mud To Save A Deer Is A Real Hero
Who knew that rescuing a deer from mud would be such a grueling process?
NOT THE ONLY POOR RESPONSE
Trump Slams Puerto Rico Mayor For Criticizing Government's Storm Response
"Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico."
LOST TIME
Eerily Beautiful Vintage Footage Of Hiroshima Ten Years Before The Bombing
This silent, remastered footage shows everyday scenes along the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima, including the Aioi Bridge, the intended target of the atomic bomb. People carry groceries, dip their toes in the river and carry on with their daily lives.
INSTANT GRATIFICATION
In An Era Of Ubiquitous Free Porn, Some Men Are Paying For $40 Polaroid Nudes On Etsy
Ryan's customers must know about PornHub, but apparently, they're jaded by the amount of pornography so easily available to them there and on similar tube sites.
'WE FIT IN SO MANY THINGS'
Black Musicians On Being Boxed In By R&B And Rap Expectations
"R&B" and "rap" have become catch-all descriptors for many black artists.
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FUNNY, CREEPY FACES
This Unreal Engine Generated Face Almost Escapes The Uncanny Valley And It's Freaking Us Out
Escaping the uncanny valley is the holy grail for human animation in video games, and this new Unreal Engine demo gets pretty damn close.
CURATED BY VIEWFIND
The Best Photography Of The Week
The seven men claiming to be Jesus, quirky photos of US culture in Europe, and the wild life of Hugh Hefner.
BUT YOU'RE GETTING WARMER
Temperature Is Not What You Think It Is
There are some crazy things about temperature that you should probably know.
THIS ONE'S A MASTER CHEF
Guy Has Some Hilarious Tips On How To Cook When You're Trying To Impress A Date
"The cucumber isn't just a vegetable. It's an incredible opportunity to send your date a subliminal message."
'WE ARE PROBING, SO STAY TUNED'
US in Direct Communication With North Korea, Says Tillerson
The confirmation marks the first time the Trump administration has acknowledged it is in contact with Pyongyang without the help of an intermediary.
WHO LET THE DOGS IN
This Dog Has A Really Unique Way Of Getting Through The Gate Of His House
Just a very good dog who might one day be a perfect accessory to a house break-in.
ONLY ONE WAY TO LOOK
The Insidious Racism Of Drugstore Beauty
When you visit small cities in America, the kind where the nearest mall is over an hour away, you’ll notice something: the ashy brown cheeks, foreheads, and eyelids of non-white women all over town. You'll notice something else, too, if you go anywhere to shop: the reason we look that way.
DRESS WARS
The Halloween Copyright Wars Are Going Bananas
Lawsuits over the annual $9.1 billion commercial holiday are stretching the limits of intellectual property law.
BLAME IT ON THE CARS
Why Is Public Transportation So Terrible In The US?
Believe it or not, it wasn't always like this. The United States actually once had the best public transportation system in the world.
WASH YOUR CLOTHES!
There's Now Science-Backed Advice On How to Avoid Bringing Home Bed Bugs
Bed-bug-free is the way to be.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH
In The Control Room When A NASA Spacecraft Goes Silent
After 13 years of planning, the team behind OSIRIS-REx's recent flyby of Earth faced the first real test of their research equipment.
THE CUTTERS ARE COMING
Watching A Harvester Slice Through A Field Of Corn Like Butter Is Utterly Satisfying
Is there anything more mesmerizing than watching a harvester silage ear after ear of corn?
ONE BIG TOBLERONE SHORT OF A THESIS
'Neo Yokio' Is A Funny But Flawed Critique Of Capitalism
Netflix's original series "Neo Yokio" waffles between being an indictment of capitalism and a celebration of wealth. While it's charmingly written, I'm confused about what it wants to say about the wealthy and their pursuits.
UP AND OUT OF CONTROL
The World's Soaring CO2 Levels Visualized As Skyscrapers
This unusual animation gives an architectural twist to the history and possible dark future of climate change.
LAME IMPALA
The Incredible Speed With Which A Leopard Can Take Down An Animal
This stealthy leopard ambushed the weakest member of an unsuspecting group of impala in Kruger National Park, South Africa. RIP little guy.
A STAR IS BORN (FOR A SECOND)
The Making (And Unmaking) Of A 23-Hour 'Times' Best Seller
"Handbook for Mortals" author Lani Sarem on scheming her way to the top of the list, and why she'd probably do it all over again.
TIME IS RELATIVE
A Year Is A Drastically Different Thing For A Human Than, Say, A Clam
When you're young, a year feels like a million years, while for long-living animals like the quahog clam, a year is like the blink of an eye.
WHAT WITCHCRAFT IS THIS?
The Unfathomable Speed With Which Space Shuttle Thermal Tiles Disperse Heat
And while we appreciate the guide's explanations of how the tiles work, maybe he should have mentioned that you're only supposed to touch the cube by its corners way sooner?
BOTTLED RAGE
Nestlé Pays Just $200 A Year To Bottle Water Near Flint — Where Water Is Undrinkable
While Flint battles a water crisis, just two hours away the beverage giant pumps almost 100,000 times what an average Michigan resident uses into plastic bottles.
POKING AT A SORE
Mark Zuckerberg's Trust Problem
Trust in institutions is collapsing. This is a fundamental shift in American culture that the internet has kicked into overdrive.
DAM THIS IS COOL
A Clear Explanation Of How Quicksand Can Destroy Dams
No, quicksand isn't just a puddle of mud. At its worst, it could lead to catastrophic dam failures.
'10% OF BLIND PEOPLE CAN READ BRAILLE'
The Complicated Quest To Redesign Braille
ELIA Frames is a new tactile reading system that claims to be easier to learn than braille. Is it necessary?
JUST BELOW LUDICROUS SPEED
How Fast Is Hypersonic Speed, Really?
A few rough examples to help you wrap your mind around ludicrous speed.
WRITTEN IN CHINA
Welcome To The Age Of Cheap Overseas Information
Thanks to the rise of platforms like Facebook and Google, a growing amount of information being created for Americans is coming from overseas.
GOVERNING BY NEGLECT
The Ongoing, Quiet Repeal Of Obamacare
The repeal votes may have failed, but the ACA is being dismantled internally.
SOMEBODY KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU NOW
The Inside Story Of Equifax’s Massive Data Breach
Investigations into the massive breach aren't complete, but the intruders used techniques that have been linked to nation-state hackers in the past.
