SERIOUSLY THOUGH
THE CANDY MEN
Tech Billionaires Have Turned Halloween Into A Circus
Much like the tech industry itself, the Halloween festivities have rapidly scaled from an organic attempt at connection into something unrecognizable.
THAT'S GOOD KINJA
The Media-Sensational Rise And Fall Of 'Jim Spanfeller Is A Herb'
A growth-hungry publishing company suppresses one of the week's most popular posts.
'THAT WAS REALLY NICE, JACKSON'
Watching This Trick-Or-Treating Youngster Refill An Empty Candy Bowl Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
A security camera in Maryland captured a young treat-or-treater refilling an empty candy bowl.
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NEGATIVE TWO TO HERO
Running Back Barely Avoids A Safety, Scores A Touchdown Instead
The defense was so close, and yet so, so, so far.
SERIOUSLY THOUGH
Listen To This Heartrending Ode To Batman And Prepare To Think Deep Thoughts
"I'm just wondering what the cap is." Same.
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AirPods Pro Are Sleek Noise-Cancelling Earbuds
They're like the regular AirPods, but, ya know, better. Enjoy the adaptive EQ, active noise cancellation and multiple silicone tips for a better fit.
YOU'RE IN THE VALLEY
Why Some Visual Effects In Movies Look Really Good And Others Leave Us Feeling Repulsed
Wren Weichman explains why people felt really uncomfortable watching "The Polar Express."
CAN'T SPIN THIS
Writer Takes New Gig At Deadspin, Gets Ratioed Into Oblivion, Immediately Quits
Sportswriter Alan Goldsher earned the unfortunate distinction of having perhaps one of the most ratioed tweets in Twitter history on Friday after he announced his debut for Deadspin — which this week had their entire staff resign over objections to the firing of their deputy editor Barry Petchesky after not "sticking to sports" as decreed by G/O Media management.
UNITING TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL
The Post Office Helps China Defeat American Rivals
The government funds foreign competitors in beating domestic business owners
NOT GIVING IT A BRAKE
Honda Brake-Checks A Hummer. Things Don't End Well For The Honda
As comeuppances go, this might be taking it a bit too far.
JUST THE GOOD STUFF
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NOT OK, BOOMER
The Week's Best Memes, Ranked
It's an internet fight and only the top memes will survive. This week's challengers: Italian AOC, "If I were," "OK Boomer" and more.
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THE GOOD LIE
Kid Comes Home With A Jacket That's Not Hers, Has A Totally Not Suspicious Explanation For All Of This
Mila, for what it's worth, we totally believe that you bought that jacket for "five moneys."
THE HIDDEN APPLE
The Secret Shop Of Forgotten New York Treasures
How a meticulously crammed sewing-machine repair store became an accidental museum.
WRAP SHEET
Fast, Casual And Out Of Control
Chipotle claims to serve "food with integrity." How the chain treats its workers is another story.
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Want to take a deeper look at your family history? Amazon is currently selling the ancestry and traits 23andMe DNA kit for just 79 clams.
WORST LOCK EVER
Lock Picker Cracks The 'Worst Gun Safe I've Ever Tested' In One Second
The Yuema SZ-01 Biometric gun safe, it turns out, has a very terribly designed lock.
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE
What The Mass Resignations At Deadspin Tell Us About Work In America
There are no longer any remaining dedicated writers or editors at Deadspin. What does this mean for the future of media?
LOVIN' EU
Europe's Changing Borders Over 1,000 Years, Overlaid On One Map
Europe's boundaries have evolved quite a bit over the past 1,000 years and Redditor desfirsit demonstrated the scope of that change by creating a map of all of the continent's borders over the millennium overlaid on one map.
LIGHTS OUT
Camera Floating At The Edge Of Space Films A Solar Eclipse, And It's Seriously Cool
"We launched a high altitude weather balloon filled with helium to an altitude exceeding 50km, timing the apex of the flight to coincide with totality."
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SOMETHING'S FISHY
Should I Take Fish Oil?
You could also just eat a fish once in a while.
CHAOTIC GOOD?
The Best Of Reddit's Unethical Life Pro Tips
If you've never read it before, r/ULPT is exactly what you'd expect: advice that is often at expense of others "and/or with questionable legality."
SCOOT OVER
Motorists Shocked To See E-Scooter Riding Across San Francisco's Bay Bridge
An electric scooter was spotted riding on the Bay Bridge to the dismay of San Francisco commuters.
RINGS A BELL
Stealing Amazon Packages In The Age Of Nextdoor
When a longtime resident started stealing her neighbors' Amazon packages, she entered a vortex of smart cameras, Nextdoor rants, and cellphone surveillance.
'WHETHER TO STAY OR GO'
After ICE Came To Morton, Mississippi
About one in ten of the city's residents was jailed or fired after raids at local chicken plants. But, for most, Morton is still home.
LAUGHS WILL FIND A WAY
Just A Totally Normal Halloween Day In New York City
Nothing weird or hilarious to see here.
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW
Moto Razr Reboot Images Leak, And They Seem Kind Of Suspicious
This design would blow away the foldable competition. Is it real, though?
DON'T BE THE BUTT OF THE JOKE
How To Design For *ssholes
Two questions to ask yourself during the design process to defend against people who use your product for malicious, or just annoying, ends.
HOW DID HE DO THAT?
NHL Player Scores Last-Second Game-Winner With Impossible Through-The-Legs Shot
The NHL season is just getting started and there have already been some incredible goals. Add another one to the collection, courtesy of the Calgary Flames' Matthew Tkachuk.
ET TU, MARK?
Toward A Unified Theory Of Mark Zuckerberg's Haircut
Is Mark Zuckerberg's haircut a tribute to Caesar? A sad attempt at adulting? Or a petty F-you to us plebes?
HEY, IT'S YOUR EXPENSIVE PARTY
The Bride Wore An Interactive Art Piece As Her Wedding Dress
And they married in a parking lot?, and did lots of other unusual things you really need to see to believe.
'I THOUGHT IT WAS A CLUMSY LINE'
Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares The Secret Origin Story Behind His Catchphrase 'I'll Be Back'
The action star reflects on the time James Cameron told him, "I don't correct your acting, don't correct my writing."
TAKE A SEAT
Sitting Alone In Public: How The Café Chair Defined Modern Urban Culture
Beginning with Thonet's innovations two centuries ago, the history of café chairs, including Tolix, Emeco, and Fermob, reflects shifts in cities and design.
VALIDATING YET DEPRESSING
Hormonal Birth Control Is A Guessing Game. You're Not Making Up The Side Effects
While millions of women regularly use some form of hormonal birth control, there are staggeringly few conclusive studies on its side effects.
A HEAVY BLOW
Elephant Comes Close To Car In National Park, Ends Up Sitting On It
The 35-year-old male elephant dented the roof and broke the windows of the car, but, fortunately, nobody was injured.
SENDING OUT AN SMS
The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was A Bold, Beautiful Failure
The Atlantic Telegraph Company's 1858 failure set the stage for success just eight years later.
HERE'S THE SKINNY
Inside The World's Skinniest Skyscraper
The 1,428-foot tower on Manhattan's Billionaires' Row is 24 times taller than it is wide and has only one residence per floor.
AWWWW
Dog Riding In Car Adorably Ducks After Every Bridge They Pass
This precious dog was worried it would bump its head when the car it was riding in went under an overpass.
THE 'RACE WHISPERER'
A Black Activist Convinced A Neo-Nazi He'd Save Him From Legal Ruin. Then The Real Plan Began
James Stern knew he would need proof of this conversation later, so while his phone rang in late February he opened his Tape A Call app and hit record. His mission: to persuade Jeff Schoep, 45, to turn over the country's largest neo-Nazi group to a black man.
*CHEF'S KISS*
I Took Real Chefs To A 'Kitchen Nightmare' Escape Room
Complete with grimy pans, bloodstains, and the ambient buzz of chainsaws. Bon appétit!
ONE EMAIL, SIX NOTIFICATIONS
What Happened When I Turned On Notifications For Every App, Site And Tool For A Month
In my defense, it seemed like a good idea at the time. For almost a month, I decided to ignore my carefully curated and productive settings and turn on all the notifications — every single one — to see what would happen.
DRAFT-STIC MEASURES
How The NFL Separates Good From Great When Evaluating Talent
No other industry goes to the extremes football does to assess skill and fit.
USING OUR POWERS FOR GOOD
This Deepfake Of Ron Swanson as Wednesday Addams Is Nothing Short Of Brilliant
Somehow this pairing is…perfect?
SO THAT'S WHY HE'S CALLED TIM COOK
'I Swear, It's The Best Pizza I Have Had In The United States' — Apple's Cafeteria Pizza Is Apparently Extremely Good
Apple employees who work at the company's futuristic headquarters in Cupertino can eat fancy pizza every day for a discounted price. It's so delicious that at some point Apple had to limit orders to three pizzas per person, according to a source.
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
The Weirdest North Korean Websites Accessible To Their People
North Korea censors most of its internet, but the things it does allow its people to see are pretty strange — at least, to Westerners.
'HE'S BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME'
Edward Norton Has Figured Some Things Out
One of his generation's most talented — and no-bullshit — actors on his career path, what he's learned, and the project he's been obsessing over for 20 years.
'THE MOST VULNERABLE PLACE'
The Ice Used To Protect Them. Now Their Island Is Crumbling Into The Sea
"I'm afraid to go out there," the widow said one afternoon from the safety of her kitchen. She nodded toward the 70-foot-tall, red sandstone cliffs out back that creep closer with each passing year. "You never know when a section will fall off."