Noah Gallagher Shannon, whose New York Times Magazine essay about being on a doomed plane drew critics skeptical of his story
BuzzFeed reporter and Rolling Stone contributing editor Michael Hastings died in a car accident early Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. He was 33. Perhaps best known for his 2010 Rolling Stone profile of General McChrystal, which cost McChrystal his job, Hastings was also the author of two books, including last year's The Operators.
One wishes there were a better explanation for this neon-green liquid bubbling up from a sinkhole in a Philadelphia street—is it the ooze?—but it's just food dye used to help city workers trace the cause of cave-ins and other cracks in the city's infrastructure.
Snake of Nightmares Opens Door, Flops on Ground like Big Drunk Taffy
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…
Ten Iconic Photos and a Shocking Video of Brazil's Explosive Protests
Brazil's large and growing anti-government protests
Scientists Endure Hours of Sean Connery Impressions to Better Humanity
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 On Steubenville: "I'm Not Blaming The Girl But ..."
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.
