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Nobody Knows What Lies Beneath New York City
Subterranean cartographers are bringing to light the dark, tangled truths buried under the streets.
REBOOTING DATA
How Information Got Re-Invented
The story behind the birth of the information age.
GET OUTTA HERE DUDE
Cyclist Enacts Swift Justice On Would-Be Bike Thief
This biker left his ride unattended for less than 20 seconds, but that was all the time a thief needed — until the cyclist took him out.
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PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE
Lion Picks On A Fully-Grown Hippo, Immediately Learns Its Lesson
If this lion didn't know not to mess with adult hippos before, it definitely knows now.
THEY KEEP US GROUNDED
Why We Secretly Love Our Cords
Becoming wireless is the end of a tangled relationship.
JEFF BEZOS WILL CRUSH YOU
How The Rise Of Amazon Has Destroyed Retail Chains, In One Chart
The implosion of the retail economy is a "silent crisis" sending shockwaves through the US economy. The culprit? Amazon.
READING BENEATH THE LINES
The Invisible Poems Hidden In One Of The World's Oldest Libraries
A new technique is revealing traces of lost languages that have been erased from ancient parchments.
THE TALE OF THE SOURTOE
What's It Like To Drink A Human Toe?
"You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips have got to touch the toe."
HEAD TO THE CHOPPA
Harlem Globetrotters Make Buckets From A Helicopter 210 Feet Up In The Air
The Harlem Globetrotters will do anything to keep fans entertained. This time, they sent player Will Bullard up in a helicopter to make one jaw-dropping shot.
RIDING THE WAVE
Embracing Colossus
The enormous surf of Nazaré, Portugal was once greatly feared by the townspeople, but now it’s becoming their greatest resource.
CLONE WARS
An Oral History Of 'Orphan Black' From The Women Who Brought It To Life
In creating a series about a sisterhood like no other, the men "Orphan Black" developed a space for the women that worked on it to bring their own stories and ideas and visions to life, and to make a more diversely characterized and nuanced show with women at the front of it.
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'WE WON'T DIE'
Good Big Brother Gives Pep Talk To His Crying Little Sister Who's Afraid Of The Car Wash
To a one-year-old, the car wash is a dangerous place full of gnashing claws, deadly rollers and torrential water. Luckily, this little girl had her big brother by her side.
HEAVEN KNOWS WE'RE STILL MISERABLE NOW
Why It's Great The Smiths Broke Up
The Smiths generation keeps trying to piece back together its broken home, even as they find themselves closer now to their own retirement home than the 1980s.
0-60 IN 1 SECOND
The Terrifying Speed Of A Lion Charge
This wildlife photographer was lucky this lion didn't decide to test the strength of the "flimsy" fence between them, because he didn't even have time to move once the lion started charging.
GAMBINO, LANDO, TROY...
Underestimate Donald Glover At Your Own Peril
"I definitely have a chip on my shoulder," he says, "about things not happening the way I think they should."
JUST LEND HIM YOUR EAR
Damon Krukowski Will Change How You Listen
“Ways of Hearing,” Damon Krukowski’s new six-episode podcast, makes us think about the act of listening itself, in ways that feel timely and vital.
SAD TIMES IN AMERICA'S PASTIME
The Saddest Plate Appearance In All Of Baseball
The pitcher can't hit. That's sad. Let's make it sadder.
IT'S WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT
Why Data About The Opioid Epidemic Is So Unreliable
And how to fix it.
STREETS AHEAD
The Radical Plan To Cool Down LA As The World Heats Up
If they can be rolled out on a larger scale, cool pavements could play a key role in adapting the city to a warming climate.
'FOUND IT. YOU'RE WELCOME, HUMAN.'
Don't Bring A Dog Who Loves Fetch Along With You When You Go Golfing
They will be very cute, but you will not be able to get through a game.
GOING UNDER
Can Anything Save New Orleans?
It wasn’t even a hurricane, but heavy rains have overwhelmed the city's flood protections.
CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+V
The New Copycats: How Facebook Squashes Competition From Startups
Tiny Houseparty had a promising video-chat app. Then the social-media giant noticed and started developing one of its own.
VFX-MEN
See The Visual FX Magic Used To Create Hugh Jackman's Digital Double In 'Logan'
Seeing how much work goes into creating the perfect shot in post really blows us away.
NOT 'TOUGH ENOUGH'
Trump Escalates North Korea Threats, And Other Trump News From Today
All the Trump news you need to read from today.
TIRED OF DEALING WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE
The Loneliness Of Having An Illness Science Doesn't Understand
"To be that sick, and feel like there’s nothing solid to turn to — it’s terrifying."
A DIRTY PAST
The Evolution Of The Napkin
From soft dough to paper, the world’s definition of a napkin has evolved significantly over the past couple thousand years. (It’s currently evolving again.)
MAKE BRUNCH ILLEGAL
How To Stop Gentrification
Individuals moving to newly-hip neighborhoods admit they are part of the problem. What can they do?
PURE ROCK AND ROLL
This Raccoon With A Peanut Butter Jar Stuck On Its Head Looks Like A Malfunctioning Cyborg
According to the folks who shot the video, "the raccoon was freed and escaped unharmed," which means he won't get a chance to show off his shiny new robot head to all his raccoon friends.
HOW LONG 'TIL IT LEARNS 'OPERATION CWAL'?
Google's DeepMind AI Is Coming For 'Starcraft'
Tic tac toe, checkers, chess, go, poker. Artificial intelligence rolled over each of these games like a relentless tide. Now Google’s DeepMind is taking on the multiplayer space-war videogame "StarCraft II."
WHY SHOULD CANCER BANKRUPT YOU TOO?
America's Health Care System Kills People — But It Doesn't Have To Be This Way
In Australia, vital services like cancer treatments are free; in the US, countless people struggle to even get screened. We spoke to cancer patients in both countries about the drastic difference single-payer health insurance can make.
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL
Guy Quickly Learns Why You Shouldn't Buy A Cheap Mountain Bike From Walmart
If you don't have the budget for a fancy schmancy bike — look, we get it — but you're in for a very, very bumpy ride.
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KIM JONG UN-CRAZY
North Korea Is More Rational Than You Think
The assumption that the country is run by a lunatic is not only incorrect — it’s dangerous.
WORLDS COLLIDE
The Day My Hasidic Father Visited Me At Wellesley
Goldy Landau grew up in an insular Ultra-Orthodox community in upstate New York, which she eventually left to attend Wellesley. She writes about the day her father visited her on campus.
ONE PAW AT A TIME
A Golden Labrador Afraid Of Going Down Stairs Is The Cutest Thing We've Seen Today
We get it. Stairs are treacherous things.
SO VERY NSFW
Photos From Berlin's Hedonistic Nightlife
Photographer Jesús Pastor's latest series, 'Wild Wolves,' showcases the events that typically ban cameras.
ILL-GOTTEN GAINS
Are Index Funds Evil?
A growing chorus of experts argue that they’re strangling the economy — and must be stopped.
HOLE IN ONE
Watching A Kilometer Of Pipe Sliding Into Place All At Once Is Insanely Satisfying
How do you lay a kilometer-long PVC pipe? Well, first you dig the ditch, then you push the start of the pipe into the ditch, and the rest takes care of itself.
WRITING HISTORY
'Atomic Bill' And The Birth of The Bomb
A star New York Times reporter was hired by the Manhattan Project to be its chronicler and cheerleader. The ethical debate continues to this day.
NO COLLOIDAL SILVER BULLET
We Sent Alex Jones' Infowars Supplements To A Lab. Here's What's In Them.
"You could grab a bottle for around $10 and skip the 2X+ price markup from Infowars," one lab review reads.
FOIALED AGAIN
The Greatest Mystery Finally Solved: Who Makes Trader Joe’s Snacks?
Revealing the chip-makers and cookie factories in disguise.
BEAUTY AND THE CREEP?
Taylor Swift Testifies Against Local DJ In Groping Trial — Here's What You Need To Know
On Tuesday, pop music superstar Taylor Swift appeared in a Denver courtroom for the first day of testimony in the court case between her and a former local Denver DJ, David Mueller aka "Jackson."
URBAN FLIGHT
Forced Into The City After 9,000 Years In The Jungle
Fleeing Venezuela’s economic collapse, the Warao people seek survival in the teeming Brazilian city of Manaus.
THE LONG ARM AND BIG DATA OF THE LAW
How Peter Thiel's Secretive Data Company Pushed Into Policing
Until now, we haven’t known very much about how the system works, who is using it, and what their problems are. And neither Palantir nor many of the police departments that use it are willing to talk about it.
AND WATCH FOR FALLING CHAINSAWS
Make Sure You Know Where That Tree Branch Is Going To Fall Before You Saw It Off
When a big piece of timber comes crashing down next to you, you want to make sure you're not suspended in the air on a rickety metal ladder. Just our two cents.
WOOHOO!
The Story Of The 'DuckTales' Theme, History’s Catchiest Single Minute Of Music
In the spring of 1986, a semi-struggling songwriter named Mark Mueller pressed “record” on his rudimentary reel-to-reel tape recorder, sat down at his Roland Juno 1 synthesizer, and started thinking about ducks.
