Enjoy this video of drugrunners in a semi-submersible vehicle getting collared by the U.S. Coast Guard. How dangerous that thing must be! U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL-755) crew members… Read the rest of the article: Drug sub raided

As Michigan State Police have it, 27-year old Carlos Martinez was at fault when his vehicle and one driven by an officer collided at a Detroit intersection. But security footage… Read the rest of the article: Security camera shows Detroit cop causing serious road accident then detaining his victim

A woman in a grocery store directed a bigoted rant at another shopper, all captured on video.

An encyclopedic application will teach the Juche idea to a new generation of North Koreans, reports the BBC, which cites the state's official media organ thus: "People must try harder… Read the rest of the article: North Korea develops app to teach its ideology

A plane made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport earlier this week after "mechanical issues arose," according to reports. “The flight crew of Delta flight 1425 from Atlanta to… Read the rest of the article: Here's something you don't want to see happening to your plane's engine when you look out the window

There are 25 of them in this video — tricks, that is, not guinea pigs — but I was happy to lose count.

Dr. Latisha Rowe, a family-medicine specialist, was on the way to Miami with her 8-year-old son. She says that an American Airlines flight crew publicly humiliated her by demanding she… Read the rest of the article: American Airlines forces black doctor to wear blanket to cover up her "inappropriate" dress

When asked how his school taught The Holocaust, Spanish River High School principal William Latson said that "I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event" and that “you… Read the rest of the article: Florida school principal unsure if Holocaust happened now certain to lose job

This bird is smarter than I am. The Independent: In a video posted on social media, titled ‘Fuck the police”, the sulphur-crested cockatoo is seen patiently ripping out sections of… Read the rest of the article: Cockatoo removes anti-bird spikes from building ledge

It being 2019, you may now buy a portable cassette player with Bluetooth functionality. Meet Its OK, a ~$65 gadget currently firing up Kickstarter. Chaim Gartenberg: the It’s OK does… Read the rest of the article: Bluetooth cassette player

G2A is a website where people can list and sell the codes that activate software, effectively functioning as an online pawn shop for video games. It was accused lately of… Read the rest of the article: Game key-selling platform assailed over stolen keys

Eurogamer's Will Judd flirts with heresy: "Are mechanical keyboards really good for gaming?" When it comes to PC gaming peripherals, stats and specs drive purchases. Gaming monitors became popular because… Read the rest of the article: The dark truth about mechanical keyboards and gaming

The Costa Deliziosa is a 92,700 tonne cruise ship, and holidaymakers along Venice's Giardini della Bienna got an up-close look at all 294 meters of its length on a foggy,… Read the rest of the article: Nightmare footage of cruise ship emerging from fog in Venice near-collision

This miniature recreation of a cruel device designed to trap animals is just adorable! BrainfooTV: Despite its looks this miniature pocket bear trap is not dangerous. The teeth are unsharpened… Read the rest of the article: Miniature bear trap for your finger

Something uplifting to start the week with! BONUS: The Simpsons intro as a dimly-remembered VHS nightmare:

In this photograph, shared by entomologist Charles Ray, is the fate of an alarmingly high number of Alabama gutters, overhangs, soffits and corbels: "super nests" housing as many as 15000… Read the rest of the article: Wasps invade Alabama

In the annals of hard-to-replicate works of brilliant, unsettling art, this must surely rank highly: an image created by a human subject sneezing during an X-ray scan. [via Reddit]

Elfquest, my favorite series of fantasy comics books and graphic novels, is returning for a run featuring popular character Skywise. Elfquest: Stargazer's Hunt is out November: notify your comics retailer… Read the rest of the article: New Elfquest series

Now you too can experience the joy and wonder of changing the BIOS configuration of a Lenovo-brand personal computer with the Lenovo BIOS Simulator Center. [via Hacker News]

Janelle Shane, harbinger of the generative apocalypse, presents mutant fruit flies invented by a neural network: "Nothing to worry about." I knew that fruit flies are a mainstay of research… Read the rest of the article: Mutant fly strains invented by a neural net