When retainer attorneys employed by Big Deals send out scary cease and desist letters to nobodies on behalf of their Super Important clients, it's typically a pro forma matter.

Meet Julius. Julius is a female python who lives in your nightmares and also Germany (or, at least, she did when this video was uploaded to the Internet three years ago). In this clip, Julius demonstrates a neat trick she learned, which is how to make sure you never feel safe or protected anywhere again. Prepare…

Brazil's large and growing anti-government protests—now entering their second week of rallies and demonstrations—have got their own iconic "nonviolent protestor gets faceful of pepper spray" photo, finally. (See also: Turkey, UC Davis.)

Because they are feeling it.

With the noble goal of elevating the subtleties of speech, a group of scientists at the Royal Holloway University in London endured an awful task. They studied "non-professional impersonators" doing their best impressions. The scientists looked at fMRI scans as these "non-professional impersonators" imitated other people's …

Serena Williams is letting the press back into her life, big time. If you're unfamiliar, this is the "Serena comes out of her shell" part of the Serena dialectic, which is only a few pungent quotes from a full retreat and the "Why won't Serena let herself be loved?" stage.

A new study from the Department of Housing and Urban Development confirms: it is somewhat more difficult to rent an apartment if you're gay. But there is a bright side, for lesbians.