Last week, I mentioned that listening to The Pogues turned me on to checking out The Levellers. This would be they. The band takes its name from a political movement… Read the rest of the article: Weekend Tunes: The Levellers

Does extraterrestrial life exist? It's a question that, for the past 25 years, Congress didn't care to try and answer. In 1993, just as SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) was… Read the rest of the article: Congress may fund the search for intelligent life in space as they can't find any in Washington

I don't know about you, but back when I was working a nine-to-five gig that forced me to wear pants and show up on time, I had days at work… Read the rest of the article: Soldier destroys Humvees with the power of gravity

Remember back in 2014 when everyone thought that an Ebola outbreak in Africa wouldn't be a problem for North Americans and then – and this is the shit and giggle… Read the rest of the article: We've got to stop turning our backs on Ebola

Will Smith never planned on being an actor. He never planned on being broke and in debt to the IRS, either. In this video, Smith breaks down how being bad… Read the rest of the article: Being terrible with money set Will Smith on the path to super stardom

Space is no stranger to beer. Astronauts have farted about with beer fermentation, in orbit, in the past. The Russians have tried their hand at growing barley and hops in… Read the rest of the article: Space beer: coming soon to an unforgiving airless void near you

Ireland has a goat problem. A growing gang of wild goats is having its way with the towns of Ennis and Clare's gardens, parking lots and roads. Greenery is being… Read the rest of the article: Beware the goat gangs of Ireland

Back in 2013, Kendra Jackson was in a pretty nasty car accident. The vehicle she was in was hit, hard, from behind. The force of the impact propelled Jackson's head… Read the rest of the article: Woman was unintentionally blowing her brains out, for years

The way this man casually hops on to a moving freighter in Hailuoto, Finland as it tears through ice and sub-zero waters should make anyone who sees this video feel… Read the rest of the article: Getting to work on time: FINAL BOSS FIGHT

In an age of decadence, narcissism and shit behavior from well-to-dos that's excused with mutterings of affluenza, it's always nice to be surprised by someone anonymously throwing a large sum… Read the rest of the article: Relic from a shameful chapter of American history returned to the Dakota People by an anonymous donor

A few years back, I had a cough that was so bad that I ended up dislocating a rib from hacking away. My doctor prescribed me a cough syrup laced,… Read the rest of the article: Nigerian government shutters cough syrup manufacturers in an effort to stem an epidemic of codeine addiction

One of the great things about the past few years has been having it come to pass that, if you build a long, respected career in the public eye, yet… Read the rest of the article: Everyone's rescinding honors paid to Bill Cosby faster than shit through a goose

Claudia Cavaliere had only been working as a massage therapist in Montreal, Canada for a few months when, as she began to work the knots out of a middle-aged client's… Read the rest of the article: Happy endings are NOT a part of massage therapy, no matter what the Montreal Police might think

Some mysteries don't need to be solved. They need to be laid to rest. In spring of 2017, an Idaho Department of Fish and Game employee was going about his… Read the rest of the article: Native American tribes vie for control of ancient remains found in Idaho's high desert plains

The Pogues were my entry point into punk. They caused a massive shift in my understanding of music: they made my growing up to play the mandolin, tenor banjo and… Read the rest of the article: Weekend Tunes: The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

No matter what else happens today, I've got enough joy to to see me through the weekend: According to Buzzfeed, professional fascist mouthpiece Richard Spencer has had his racist ass… Read the rest of the article: Richard Spencer's running out of places to spew his bigoted blather

Women have had to deal with the shitty end of the employment stick since, well, forever. Sexual harassment, rampant misogyny and pay disparity are but a few of the crap… Read the rest of the article: Study: Publishers sell books written by women for less than those written by men

Here's a fact you can kill with alcohol or a head injury and never miss: Ikea doles out around 2 million of its Swedish meatballs, per day. Here's another: those… Read the rest of the article: Ikea's Swedish meatballs? Totally NOT Swedish

 There's no guarantee that the cat in your life won't cut you at the drop of a hat, but learning the correct way to pick one up might make it… Read the rest of the article: How to pick up a cat so that it won't murder you in your sleep

The Core Shopping Center caters to the needs of Calgary, Canada's downtown office workers. Wandering its multiple floors over a series of city blocks, you'll find a mid-ranged food court,… Read the rest of the article: Mystery man found dead in wall of women's washroom