TOTAL CONTENT MOVE
Thousands Of College Kids Are Powering A Clickbait Empire
How a 29-year-old built Odyssey, a vast network of college students happy to fuel multi-million dollar marketing campaigns for peanuts.
BUT IT DOESN'T RECLINE
A Redesigned Airplane Seat That Makes The Middle Seat More Bearable
The staggered design means more space, and no more fighting over elbow room. And it could help make boarding more efficient.
TIM COOK IS THE VAPE KING
Apple Has Filed A Patent For Some Sort Of Vaporizer
The document, filed last year, outlines plans for an apparatus that can regulate temperature to release heat from a substance within a canister. It’s also able to keep air out of the chamber of the substance being vaporized.
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HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY
What Would Happen If An Atomic Bomb Was Dropped Near You?
Unsurprisingly, it would be really fucking bad.
'SHOW 'EM A GOOD TIME CULTURE'
New Baylor Lawsuit Alleges 52 Rapes By Football Players In 4 Years
A Baylor University graduate who says she was raped by football players in 2013 sued the university Friday. Her lawsuit includes an allegation that 31 Baylor football players committed 52 acts of rape, including five gang rapes, between 2011 and 2014 — an estimate that far exceeds the number previously provided by school officials.
OUR LOST HOPE
Lost Japanese Spacecraft Has Made A Key Measurement On Rosetta's Comet
Japan’s Proximate Object Close Flyby with Optical Navigation (PROCYON) has been lost in space ever since its ion thrusters blew out in 2014. Since then, the tiny spacecraft has done its best to be useful, orbiting the Sun by itself.
HERE'S TO HOPING FOR A QUIET WEEKEND
Trump Signs 'Extreme Vetting' Order, Says Christian Refugees Are A Priority, And Other Trump News From Friday
We're collecting all of today's Trump news in one place. Today: Trump visits with Theresa May, Trump ends Obamacare ads, and more
THE BANALITY OF EVIL
What The Reviews Have To Say About 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'
The "Resident Evil" franchise returns today for its sixth (and reportedly final) installment, "The Final Chapter." Is it worthwhile for anyone beyond diehard "Resident Evil" fans? Here's what the reviews have to say.
THE HUMAN TOLL OF GETTING TO THE MOON
The Untold Story Of The Apollo 1 Fire
The sheer horror and emotional intensity of having three colleagues — for many in the program, three close friends — suffocate in a burning capsule while scrambling to save them, hasn’t been as well preserved.
RIVETING STUFF
British Soccer Team Produces Highlight Recap After Match Is Called Off 15 Minutes In
Greenwich Borough and Hanwell Town played 15 minutes of their cup match before it was called off due to a frozen pitch. Nothing of note happened, and the Greenwich social media team wanted to make sure everyone could relive that magic.
NO PLOUGHING WAY
The Voice Behind 'The Witcher' Is A College Professor
How a Bournemouth lecturer became Geralt of Rivia.
JUST ABOUT THE WORST PEOPLE
Two Men Arrested Over $81 Million 'Hamilton' Ticket Ponzi Scheme
Authorities said the defendants raised millions of dollars from investors who thought they were helping fund the purchase of large blocks of tickets for major concerts and musicals that could be resold profitably, providing double-digit returns.
DIGG PIGSKINS
Stuff You’ve Wanted To Buy But Can Now Justify Getting For The Super Bowl
If you're hosting a Super Bowl party, you now have a great excuse to buy a lot of great new stuff for your home.
THE JERKS ARE WINNING
The Trump Bump
Donald Trump's victory isn't a fluke. It's one more win for a global movement — disparate but growing — of anti-immigrant populist politicians who've strong-armed their way to power.
WHEN YOUR MIND HAS A CHANCE TO WANDER
How Being Bored Out of Your Mind Makes You More Creative
What if boredom is a meaningful experience — one that propels us to states of deeper thoughtfulness or creativity? That’s the conclusion of two fascinating recent studies.
SOME SAY HE'S STILL FLOPPING
Basketball Player Sets A New, Embarrassing Low For Flopping
Oregon junior Dillon Brooks is an All American talent. That talent doesn't appear to extend to flopping, because this is just shameful.
YOU LITERALLY MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK
How To Be Lucky
It turns out that believing you are lucky is a kind of magical thinking that can lead to a virtuous cycle of thought and action.
MONEY? POWER? WHY NOT BOTH?
Wilbur Ross And The Era Of Billionaire Rule
The Commerce pick is key to Trump’s experiment in government by—and possibly for—the ultrawealthy.
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Ten Genius Car Gadgets You Should Never Drive Without
An app that diagnoses your car’s health, a tracker that makes sure you never forget where you parked, and other genius gadgets you shouldn’t drive without.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Bad Wi-Fi Will Die, And Other Facts
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Wi-Fi is going to suck a lot less now, the super-rich are preparing for the apocalypse and a good way to make coffee.
'YOU TOOK SO MUCH TIME TO JOKE ME'
Two Hours Trolling A Windows Support Scammer
Tech support scammers in India got trapped on the phone with me for nearly two hours, and all they got was a revocation of their remote access software ID.
A KERNEL OF WISDOM
A Clever Hand-Cranked Device That Strips Kernels Off Corn And Disposes Of The Cob In One Smooth Motion
This video shows how to make corn meal the old-school way, including a very nifty kernel-stripping device.
A HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
On Mental Health And Personal Finance
When an $8-an-hour job feels like a miracle.
THE RISE OF CHI-FI
Do These $14 Headphones Live Up To Their Growing Hype?
The latest infatuation among budget sound hounds is the KZ-ATE — they’re listed on Amazon for $14. Does this poor man’s IEM live up to all the five-star reviews? Skeptics and trolls, start your engines.
'I'M BETTER'
Missy Elliott Dropped A Video For Her New Single And, Unsurprisingly, It's Really Cool
Missy Elliott has been making visionary music videos for decades, and whatever your thoughts about her new song ("I'm Better") the video is another exceptional piece of work.
ALWAYS PERKIN'
E-40's Eternal Comeback
E-40 has been selling water to the sea since before you were born. It hasn’t always been easy.
SAYS SHE FABRICATED HER STORY
How Author Timothy Tyson Found The Woman At The Center Of The Emmett Till Case
With a renewed cultural interest in the 1955 murder that catalyzed the 20th century civil rights movement, an interview with the author of a new book who tracked down the long-hidden woman at its center.
THERESA MAY I?
Watch Donald Trump's First Press Conference Of His Presidency With British PM Theresa May
Donald Trump heldng the first press conference of his presidency with British Prime Minister Theresa May. Watch it here.
FULL OF SECRETS
The Super Secure Presidential Phone (That Trump May Not Be Using)
A military program has created an Android-based super secure smartphone that goes with the office of the President. Is Trump using it?
THE FOUR BOTNETS OF THE APOCALYPSE
Click Here To Kill Everyone
The Internet of Thing is a world-size robot that senses, thinks, and acts. How are we going to control it?
PATRIARCHAL BREWING
How Mr Coffee Made Coffee Manly
Percolators ruled American kitchens until the 1970s, when Mr. Coffee changed masculine cultural expectations.
THESE PEOPLE SUCK
Behind The Dizzying Student Loan Game Navient Allegedly Played
The feds claim that the nation’s largest servicer gave rushed, costly advice. Here’s how they say it worked.
CLOSER TO BRONZE
What The Reviews Have To Say About Matthew McConaughey's Rags To Riches Story 'Gold'
McConaughey plays a pudgy prospector in this film based very loosely on a true story. Despite a last-minute qualifying run, "Gold" picked up zero Oscar nominations. Is it still worth a watch? Here's what the reviews say.
A SIDE-MOUNTING STRUGGLE
How The UFC Became Home To A Proxy War
Fraught post-Soviet geopolitics are finding their way into MMA thanks to a dictator's violent whims.
A NOT-SO-SUBTLE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
How A Deadly Heat Wave Led To Disastrous Floods 2,000 Miles Away
A heatwave that struck Russia in 2010 managed to set off a chain of events that would ultimately lead to deadly floods in the Himalayas.
GOING WITH THE FLOW (OF EVIL)
The 'Terrifyingly Normal' Urge To Conform
Remembering the 1967 classroom experiment that showed how easy it was for Americans to become Nazis.
A HOUSE DIVIDED
A Tale Of Two Moralities
It doesn’t take a big leap to get to a picture of American electoral politics as a low-grade civil war between sectarian factions — basically a war of religions, of identity-constituting moral worldviews, in which neither side is very clear about what their religion is.
CHARRED REMAINS
The Dark Lure Of Burned Food
Some foods will reward you for pushing them right over the edge, past done and headed toward burned.
WHO OWNS THE SKY?
Sovereignty Under The Stars
On the island of Hawaii, a proposed telescope has ignited a fight between the champions of modern astronomy and Hawaiians seeking to protect a sacred site.
