You know those signs above subway doors that warn passengers not to lean against them? Well, it seems Russia has found a foolproof way of enforcing that seldom adhered-to rule: Eliminate the doors.
Africa Starving, Bangkok Underwater: The Next 30 Years of Warming
Carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere are at a three million year high
Sean Parker's Life Has Descended into Hell, Says Sean Parker
You monsters. Shame on you. A Facebook billionaire wants to nudge
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski Endorses Marriage Equality
Just before the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski made a clear endorsement of marriage equality. Murkowski, a Senator since 2002, joins two other Republicans in the Senate (Rob Portman of Ohio and Mark Kirk of Illinois), in supporting the rights of gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Teen Threatens to Kill His Little Sister If J. Cole Doesn't Retweet Him
In a sick twist on the classic National Lampoon magazine cover, a craze J. Cole fan threatened to kill his little sister if the North Carolina rapper didn't retweet him.
These Outstanding Time Lapse GIFs Let You Visualize American Sprawl
As a quick but dramatic way to visualize changes in the landscape, Texas architect Samuel Aston Williams created GIFs out of aerial maps of American cities from the past thirty years. Watch developments spiderweb, forestry disappear, grids fill in, water sources shrink, and roads extend forever, over and over again!
Biking in New York City is tired. Citi BikeSM takes up space on the street and a little bit of the sidewalk that was previously occupied by the street and a little bit of the sidewalk. They'll let any roving brood of vagrants
In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama announced that he would push for the U.S. to reduce its nuclear arsenal by one-third, calling on Russia to do the same. Remember: We can still kill billions of human beings even if we only have 1,000 nuclear warheads instead of 1,500!
Chinese Tourists Snap Selfies with Dying Dolphin
Tourists who stumbled onto a gravely injured dolphin while swimming off the coast of Sanya City in the Chinese province of Hainan are being blasted on local social networks for manhandling the distressed animal and posing with it for pictures in lieu of alerting wildlife authorities.
Americans Enjoy Pretending to Cook Now
When you think of "down home"-style modern American cooking, you probably imagine a happy family sitting down to a hot, steaming meal of mom's famous KFC Valu-Meal. But now, American families are getting back to their roots, by pretending to "cook" food.
