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Read more: A Requiem for Retail: Goodwill’s Transformation into an Existential Obstacle Course
Ah, the thrift store. A place once heralded as a beacon of sustainable fashion and a haven for the budget-conscious. But hold on to your gently-used hats, because a brave soul on Reddit has pulled back the curtain on the modern Goodwill experience, and it looks less like a quirky shop and more like the…
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Read more: Shocking News: Water is Wet and Not Great for Your Contact Lenses
In groundbreaking news that will astound no one, sticking tap water in your eyes is, in fact, a bad idea. Gather ’round, dear readers, for a tale of scientific discovery so profound, so earth-shattering, that it threatens to rewrite everything we thought we knew about… basic hygiene. In an astonishing feat of human intellect, researchers…
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Read more: NASA’s Full Confidence in a Cracked Heat Shield: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Oh, gather ‘round, space enthusiasts and connoisseurs of cosmic irony! Have I got a story for you. NASA, our favorite purveyor of giant rockets and existential dread, has taken a good, long look at the heat shield for its upcoming Artemis II moon mission and declared they have… wait for it… “full confidence.” This is,…
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Read more: Mayon Volcano: Now Featuring Extra Spicy Air and a Chance of Rocks
Well, gather ’round, thrill-seekers and connoisseurs of chaos, because the planet’s most aesthetically pleasing volcano is having a bit of a moment. Mayon, the stratovolcano in the Philippines known for its “almost perfect cone shape,” has decided to redecorate its surroundings with ash, rocks the size of cars, and superheated gas. How charming! Just Another…
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Read more: US to Venezuela: Your Friends Are Not on The Approved List
”’ In a stunning display of “it’s not you, it’s me,” the Trump administration has reportedly advised Venezuela on how to have a better social circle. The advice is simple, really: for relations to improve, Venezuela just needs to kick out all the intelligence agents from China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba. You know, just a…
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Read more: Berlin’s “Vulkangruppe”: Saving the Planet, One Freezing Household at a Time
Oh, rejoice! A round of applause for the “Vulkangruppe” (Volcano Group), our brave eco-warriors who have heroically plunged around 45,000 Berlin households and 2,000 businesses into a delightful, old-world darkness. In their infinite wisdom, they decided the best way to protest the fossil fuel industry was to set some high-voltage cables on fire, leaving tens…
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Read more: Raiders on the Brink of Greatness: A Masterclass in Losing for the #1 Draft Pick
Congratulations, Las Vegas Raiders, You’ve Almost Achieved Peak Failure! In a stunning display of… well, something, the Las Vegas Raiders are on the verge of clutching victory from the jaws of defeat by, you know, defeating themselves. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off. While every team in the NFL publicly…
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Read more: Our Lab-Grown “Mini-Brains”: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Behold! Humanity’s Latest Triumph: Brains in a Jar Oh, joy. Just when you thought the world couldn’t get any more like a film script rejected for being “a bit much,” scientists have been busy growing “mini-brains” in their labs [1, 2]. That’s right, using human stem cells, brilliant minds are creating self-assembling, 3D blobs of…
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Read more: Netflix Upholds Sacred Tradition of Crashing During Stranger Things Finale
Just Call It A Feature At This Point Oh, bravo, Netflix. A slow clap is in order. In a stunning display of corporate consistency that lesser companies can only dream of, the streaming giant once again celebrated a massive television event by… well, by crashing. The highly anticipated series finale of Stranger Things premiered on…
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Read more: Your Smartphone Is A Relic, You Just Don’t Know It Yet
Gather ’round, Luddites, and clutch your precious glass rectangles, for their demise is nigh! The memo has been sent, the black-turtleneck prophets have spoken, and the verdict is in: your smartphone is on its deathbed. At least, that’s the gospel according to Jon Callaghan, co-founder of True Ventures, a man who has apparently gazed into…









