In the vein of Biggie the Tank Engine, but significantly worse.

I've lived long enough in America to know that… A) "Shelter in place" means "you'll probably be OK", and that… B) There is no footage so awesome it can't be… Read the rest of the article: Refinery explosion in New Jersey

Joseph Meili, a Missouri man who admitted sexually molesting an 11 year old girl, received five years' probation and has a shot at getting the charge expunged. KFOR reports that… Read the rest of the article: No jail time for man who sexually assaulted 11-year-old girl and infected her with STD

Romain Langlois sculpted this enormous forbidden snack out of bronze, carefully texturizing it to take on the appearance of a boulder cracked-open to reveal a delicious gooey interior. It's at… Read the rest of the article: Bronze sculpture of a cracked-open boulder looks like enormous forbidden snack

Simplified racing with weapons: it's not all about Super Mario Kart. the genre is surprisingly diverse and persistent, all the way back to the mid-70s. The genre got very crowded,… Read the rest of the article: History of cart racing games

"Let's follow the power cord and see where it goes," the narrator says, and you know it's going to be good, but then find out that it's really good. Here's… Read the rest of the article: How to wire a garage door opener

Ceci n'est pas une ministre. It's a scammer in a silicone mask. "Everything about the story is exceptional," said Delphine Meillet, lawyer to Mr Le Drian, who is now France's… Read the rest of the article: Scammer in silicone mask fooled world's rich into thinking he was French cabinet minister

The Elago Mac Mini Silicone Case [Amazon] is a remarkable entry in the annals of "advertising vs. reality". Above, the product shot. Below, the Elago IRL.

Italian chef Pasquale Sciarappa has a go. BONUS: "I will return before you can say… Antidisestablishmentarianism"

Jimmy Smith (0-1-0) is listed on YouTube as the "worst" boxer of all time, but he is clearly the "best" by any standard worth applying.

1983's TRS-80 Model 100 is often hailed as the first portable computer, or at least the first laptop, and retains a cultish following, especially among the journalists who depended on… Read the rest of the article: What it was like to actually use the TRS-80 Model 100 as a journalist on the go

Mediawatch was a column that ran in Britain's Gay Times for almost 25 years, with author Terry Sanderson cataloging coverage of LGBT issues by the mainstream press. The archives are… Read the rest of the article: The British press used to be amazingly homophobic, and the backsliding has begun

Roll up! Roll up! Who dares be first to board the BREXIT DEATHLINERS? Boeing Co. announced its first deal for 737 Max jets since a March grounding that followed two… Read the rest of the article: British Airways to buy 200 Boeing 737 MAX jets

At The Atlantic, William Langewiesche meticulously catalogs and narrates the flight and dissapearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Though the investigation continues to focus on the water–where did it go… Read the rest of the article: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was probably pilot suicide/murder

Back in the day, I had a Datel Action Replay wedged into my Commodore Amiga. More than just a cheat device, it let you peek into all the internal goings-on… Read the rest of the article: A "brief history" of cheating at video games

There are, occasionally, some concrete barriers on the road to Munsiyari, Uttarakhand. Wonderful views, too! Born Idiots writes: In June, we went to Munsiyari, Uttarakhand, which is a narrow and… Read the rest of the article: Enjoy this video of a dangerous mountain road in the Himalayas

An echo of disco bouncing off the Kremlin walls, just a few years out of sync. Советская аэробика. Ритмическая гимнастика. С Лилией Сабитовой (1985) (YouTube)

22-year-old Brian Isaack Clyde reportedly opened fire in Dallas's federal courthouse today and was killed by cops shortly thereafter. From his Facebook feed, a few months ago: a photo of… Read the rest of the article: Meme-obsessed gunman killed after opening fire in Dallas courtroom

The easiest way to secure shoddy internet-of-things gadgets like TV sets and cameras? Make it the consumer's problem. Samsung has advised owners of its latest TVs to run regular virus… Read the rest of the article: Samsung says its TV sets should be "regularly checked for viruses"

https://youtu.be/unbsz4U4Tm8 A politician in Pakistan broadcast a press conference last week, complete with furry ears and wet nose. Someone left the cartoon cat face-tracking filter on. "Yesterday, while covering a… Read the rest of the article: Politician broadcasts presser without realizing the cat filter is on