Mathieu Stern is curator of the Weird Lenses Museum. This lens spent 100 years in the dark, the last think it captured must have been the horrors of the World… Read the rest of the article: Adapting a 100-year-old lens to shoot video on a new camera

"Hey! Heeeey! HEY! Oh my God." UPDATE: Charges and a lawsuit were filed against Marlin Lee Larsen, the skipper of the speeding boat. Larsen claimed it was "fake news". Mr… Read the rest of the article: Speeding yacht rams anglers' boat

After being elected leader of Britain's governing Conservative party yesterday, Boris Johnson today becomes the unelected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, an undemocratic process he once described as "fraudulent"… Read the rest of the article: Trump hails Boris Johnson as "Britain Trump"

In The New York Times, Gina Kolata writes that a team of scientists has proven a method of identifying specific individuals from "anonymous" data sets. Scientists at Imperial College London… Read the rest of the article: Algorithm can identify 99.98% of users in supposedly "anonymized" data

Adrian Storey decided to use a 5" portable TV–a monochrome cathode ray tube the size and weight of a bag of sugar–as a computer monitor. The first problem: it uses… Read the rest of the article: What it's like to use a 5″ Black and White TV as a computer monitor

Meet Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller II, the mayor of Idyllwild. He won the election with two thirds of the vote and will serve in perpetuity. Max has an instagram page. [via]

Two police officers in Louisiana lost their jobs this week after one said Democratic Party legislator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should be shot and the other signaled their agreement. Charles Rispoli wrote… Read the rest of the article: Louisiana police officers fired over death threat to politician

In this video, a FedEx delivery driver demonstrates the proper form for hurling a television set over a 6ft fence.

Boris Johnson is to lead the UK Conservative Party after winning 66.4% of votes cast by members in its election. As head of the largest party in Parliament, he will… Read the rest of the article: Boris Johnson to be new UK Prime Minister

With Boeing teetering toward the brink after two decades of mismanagement and two spectacularly deadly crashes, times are looking good for European rival Airbus; talk has even turned to the… Read the rest of the article: Airbus unveils "bird-like" concept airliner

An experimental dermal implant changes color in the presence of high acidity or blood glucose, potentially allowing diabetics and other patients to monitor their wellbeing without taking samples. The implant… Read the rest of the article: Color-changing tattoo shows blood glucose level

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Sony Pictures: It only takes one person to inspire a world of kindness. Based on the true story, #ABeautifulDayMovie in theaters this Thanksgiving.… Read the rest of the article: Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers in biopic's first trailer

Caimans are such adorable little crocodilians! Here's one joining a Florida (?) couple for a late-night dip in the pool.

For your records, the hook was sampled from Andrea's disco hit More More More. It happens all of a sudden at about 2:19 in this video: Isolated for your repeat… Read the rest of the article: Today marks the 20-year anniversary of Len's Steal My Sunshine

Here's the trailer for CBS's forthcoming series focusing on the further adventures of Starfleet Captain Jean Luc Picard, starring Patrick Stewart. I'd hoped for a sci-fi mix of Murder She… Read the rest of the article: Picard trailer

Step 1: be small enough to fit in a trashcan. (Protip: recycling cans smell better)

Computer scientist Alan Turing, key to decoding Nazi communications during World War II, is to be the face of the new £50 banknote. The BBC: The work of Alan Turing,… Read the rest of the article: Alan Turing will be on England's £50 note

I loved Red Dwarf as a kid, sensed I should "stop immediately" upon seeing the previews for season 7 (or maybe 8?), and had relegated the whole thing to the… Read the rest of the article: Red Dwarf, legendary UK sci-fi sitcom, becomes auto-rescue ad

The Switch Lite doesn't connect to a TV set, but it's otherwise a slim, pocketable version of Nintendo's popular portable game console. The Switch Lite — the newly unveiled spinoff… Read the rest of the article: Nintendo announces Switch Lite, new handheld game console

The Procgen Mansion Generator produces large three-dee dwellings to toy with your imagination, offering various architectural styles and other options. Each mansion even comes with floorplans: