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Hurricane Sandy's Rat Problem
If the flooding happened after dominant rats took to the surface and drove the weaklings underground to die, New York City's rat population may have just gotten stronger.
How We All Pay for the Weather Channel
The Weather Channel — or Weather Underground or your TV weather person or your DIY forecasting buddy — pretty much just have what we have, which is the internet and the ability to access government-supplied data.
Hiking Up a Big Pile of Nuclear Waste in Weldon Springs, Missouri
Between 1940 and 1941, the US Army purchased 17,323 acres of land just outside of St. Louis, MO. On those acres happened to sit three towns, Hamburg, Howell, and Toonerville, all of which were evacuated over the course of a year. 700 people. The area...
Stefan Sagmeister's New Design Concept Is Off The Chain
Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh’s typography constructed from bike chain.
Waiting for the Panties to Drop in Times Square
I was caught in a gathering of sleazedicks circled around painter Andy Golub as he smeared vibrant colors on the pasty, yet supple buttcheeks of a 24-year-old naturist who goes by the name Felicity Jones. Felicity was the youngest of the four females...
Sorry Mark, Nobody Wants to Pay For Facebook
There are no shortage of oracle bones to presage the outcome of Silicon Valley’s largest ever IPO, no shortage of kindle for the raging pyre of hype.
Gross Jar 2012 - Part Five: Election Day at Shitty Hall
The jar goes public for the first time and meets Ken Livingstone.
The Gross Jar Comes to the People!
To celebrate today's London Mayoral elections, the Gross Jar will be waiting for you near City Hall.
Britain Went On Strike But Occupy Got to Work
Occupy stole the show, when they weren't being buzz-killed by Greek football fans.
Occupy Twilight - RPattz Die-Hards Take London
Occupy Wall Street protesters aren't the only people occupying stuff today.