FIRST-WORLD SOLUTION When Victoria Amith, 18, headed to college last fall, she couldn’t take along her beloved cats, Tina and Louise. And her dad, Troy Good, 43, couldn’t keep them at his new apartment in San Jose, California. So rather than abandon them, Good did what any doting daddy would do: He rented them an apartment of their own. Tina and Louise now live the good life … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: What’s the worst thing you’ve seen at a McDonald’s, love at first arrest, and more
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NOTW: Mummified monkeys, fake trips to Heaven and the women who assaulted the Easter Bunny
WAIT WHAT In Dorking, England, Chris Hepworth and his partner, Tanisha Prince, both of London, dove across the finish line in one minute and 37 seconds, setting a course record and capturing the coveted UK Wife Carrying championship on April 8. Any adult couple can compete in the contest–married or not and regardless of gender–which consists of one team member carrying the … [Read more...] about NOTW: Mummified monkeys, fake trips to Heaven and the women who assaulted the Easter Bunny
Drastic Plastic: What we learned about plastic pollution and Hawaii at the sixth International Marine Debris Conference
It's pervasive, persistent, produced from petrochemicals. It takes many forms and can be found as lightweight Styrofoam packaging, rigid polyvinyl chloride pipes, polyethylene water bottles, high-density polyethylene laundry and milk bottles, nylon ropes and nets and thousands of variations and applications. Look around you and count all the things made of drastic … [Read more...] about Drastic Plastic: What we learned about plastic pollution and Hawaii at the sixth International Marine Debris Conference
NOTW: Cop on cop violence, dangerous balloons and really cute idiots
NEWS THAT SHOULD BE A JOKE BUT ISN’T White people living in Lawrenceville, Georgia, had the chance of a lifetime on Nov. 16 to attend a “Come Meet a Black Person” event sponsored by Urban MediaMakers, a group for filmmakers and content creators. Cheryle Moses, who founded the group, said she read in a 2013 study that most white people don’t have any non-white friends. “I want … [Read more...] about NOTW: Cop on cop violence, dangerous balloons and really cute idiots
Summer Movie Preview 2016
Summer traditionally means we get a new crop of big-budget blockbuster action, adventure and comedy films, and this year will be no different. And yes, many of them will be sequels and remakes. But some look good. Here's our annual summer movie preview: THE NICE GUYS (opens May 20) The Gist: Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in a violent, 1977-set buddy … [Read more...] about Summer Movie Preview 2016