With their massive wingspans and high speed, albatrosses fly across the seas in search of food. That's why marine ornithologist Henri Weimerskirch of the French National Center for Scientific Research… Read the rest of the article: Albatrosses deployed to detect illegal fish vessels out at sea
Remembering Jim LehrerWatch this video on YouTube In the Aspen Institute's 1997 report on "Journalism and Society," PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer, who died last week at 85-years-old, contributed the… Read the rest of the article: Inspiring rules for journalists by PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer (RIP)
Discovery afoot: New study cracks mystery of how ‘walking’ sharks splitWatch this video on YouTube Some species of sharks have evolved to literally walk along the ocean floor (no, not… Read the rest of the article: Newly discovered sharks that walk are the "youngest" shark species on Earth
Vermont State Rep. Rebecca White (D-Windsor) introduced legislation in the Vermont House of Representatives that would enable citizens to pick one of six emoji to include on their vehicle's license… Read the rest of the article: New Vermont bill introduced to permit emoji on license plates
As seen in the above Google Trends graph the last few days, there has been a spike in people searching Google for the words corona, beer, and virus. Don't worry,… Read the rest of the article: No, coronavirus has nothing to do with Corona beer
Friends play Uno at Cape Coral intersection in viral TikTok videoWatch this video on YouTube In a prank commenting on bad traffic in Cape Coral, Florida, Paxten Sester and his… Read the rest of the article: Florida men play Uno in the road during a red light
Talladega SuperspeedwayWatch this video on YouTube This NSFW visit to Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway is like the "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" of NASCAR. (All Gas No Breaks)
Kobe Bryant, 41, has died in a helicopter crash. He was 41-years-old. Eight others, including Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna, were killed in the crash in Calabasas, California. From ESPN: A… Read the rest of the article: Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, RIP
Greg Dulli: Pantomima Official VideoWatch this video on YouTube My old pal Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs will release his first proper solo album, Random Desire, on February 21.… Read the rest of the article: Magnificent new music video from Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli
Is Penis Man a hero or menace to Arizona? pic.twitter.com/FVjKAwMdww — Charles Rahrig (@c_rahrig) January 20, 2020 Police have captured the culprit behind the "Penis Man" graffiti tags that, er,… Read the rest of the article: Tempe, Arizona police have caught Penis Man
Over one week, this $500,000, Naples, Florida home belonging to Jeffrey Leibman, 40, was transformed from boring beige to a wild, multicolored dream house. The grounds and trees have also… Read the rest of the article: Neighbors sue over Florida man's wild multicolored, spray-painted home
In Thailand, police auctioned off a Honda CRV that had been seized in a drug bust. The buyer spent 586,00 baht (US$19,000) on the vehicle. Later, a mechanic discovered a… Read the rest of the article: Police accidentally auction off car with big stash of drugs hidden in its bumper
A Bothell, Seattle house — so filled with garbage, water damaged, and hazardous that the real estate agent didn't allow anyone inside — just sold in a bidding war for… Read the rest of the article: Seattle: Bidding war for $330,000+ home that was too filthy and hazardous for anyone to even tour
While recreational marijuana was legalized in Illinois on January 1, it is still illegal under federal law. So just a few weeks back, authorities installed "Cannabis Amnesty Boxes" at Chicago… Read the rest of the article: Somebody swiped weed from Chicago airport's "Cannabis Amnesty Box"
Spy Gorilla Comes Face To Face With Alpha Silverback | BBC EarthWatch this video on YouTube From BBC Earth's "Spy in the Wild" series. Take your stinking paws off me… Read the rest of the article: Watch a wild Silverback Gorilla and his family meet a robot gorilla
Got my daughter a broken Teddy Ruxpin “little bopper” off eBay, fixed it up and wired in a speaker. Unfortunately the only radio station I get good signal on is… Read the rest of the article: Teddy Ruxpin participates in Trump's impeachment trial
Damnit Paramount, I'm a blogger not a lawyer… but you might want to call one. Yes, that is the U.S. Space Force logo that Donald Trump just revealed. And yes,… Read the rest of the article: Compare Trump's new Space Force logo with the Star Trek Starfleet Command logo
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is changing the city's official slogan from "What happens here, stays here." As we all know, nothing that happens actually stays in Vegas… Read the rest of the article: Las Vegas' slogan will no longer be "What happens here, stays here"
REVEALWatch this video on YouTube Brooklyn lighting designer/artist Adam Frank's Reveal product is a projector system to create a gauzy, ethereal effect of sunlight streaming through shadowy trees. This will… Read the rest of the article: Fancy "ambient light" projector creates illusion of window overlooking trees
Los Angeles's Cannabis Cafe is the first restaurant in the United States that encourages its patrons to smoke weed inside. They sell cannabis products (including pre-packaged edibles) but none of… Read the rest of the article: This is the first cannabis-themed US restaurant that encourages you to smoke weed inside
