Partying on Minecraft, in a Replica of a Brooklyn Club
An indie music club in Bushwick now lives in Minecraft. Read more...
U.S. and Chinese Scientists Trace Evolution of Coronaviruses in Bats
Researchers whose canceled U.S. grant caused an outcry from other scientists urge preventive monitoring of viruses in southwestern China. Read more...
Daredevil biker swaps mountains for washing machine stunts
Most people might look at a washing machine and think it's only got one use. Read more...
The world's smallest prison? The tiny jail on the Channel Island of Sark with just TWO CELLS
Sark is a tiny island measuring just 2.1 square miles, with a tiny population, 500 or so, and, as these pictures show - it has a tiny prison to match. Read more...
What to Cook This Week
Making food is a way to make someone elses life a little better, if only for a few minutes. Read more...
Opener Quinton de Kock smashes 83 as South African seal ODI series win against Pakistan
Quinton de Kock scored a rapid half-century as South Africa defeated Pakistan by seven wickets at Newlands to claim the five-match one-day series 3-2 on Wednesday. Read more...
Zappos Offers to Listen to Pandemic Worries
In response to rising anxiety over the coronavirus, the shoe retailer Zappos started a customer service line that people can call for anything even to chat. Read more...
Moo's NFC business card The last one you may ever need
Tired of carrying hundreds of business cards? What you only needed to carry one? That's the idea behind this Moo card with embedded NFC tag inside it. You just tap it to a phone with NFC-capabilities and it share just about any information you want. Read more...
Last US citizen receiving a Civil War pension dies in North Carolina
IreneTriplett, whose father fought for the Union Army between 1863 and 1865, passed away Sunday in Wilkesboro from complications following surgery. Read more...
Chelsea news Callum Hudson-Odoi reveals why he signed new contract
The England international has put pen to paper on a new five-year deal at the capital club, just six months on from what appeared an inevitable exit. That change has been aided by Lampard. Read more...
Word of the Day + Quiz 124; parsimony
This word has appeared in three New York Times articles in the past year. Read more...
Platypus found dead after a hair tie got caught around its neck and strangled it to death
A platypus was found dead on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland by two bushwalkers who said the animal had a plastic hair tie wrapped around its neck. Read more...
The future of flight Blueprint to make flying safe for the Covid era
Masks, health checks and a limit to on-board movements made up part of the industry guidelines, which also said planes should be regularly disinfected and on-board food be pre-packaged. Read more...
Phoenix, Oregon Review An Ode to Small-Town Joys
Gary Lundgrens comedy, which celebrates the comfort of a local hang, feels poignant during our current pandemic. Read more...
Kelly Clarkson blasts 'selfish looters' who are overshadowing the message of the protests
The singer, 38, said she supported the protests but said they should be peaceful, and that looters 'don't care about any lives but their own'. Read more...