- There is not a single openly LGBTQ player in the NFL. Defensive end Ryan Russell wants to change that. "Whatever I was to you before this letter, I'm still that now. We just know each other a little better."
- When things go terribly wrong in a military aircraft, the pilot's last resort is the equipment they're sitting on: the ejection seat. And it cannot fail, ever.
- In April 2017, Mariel Colón Miró was four months out of law school and looking for a way to earn money while she waited on the results of the New York State bar exam. When she found a job listing on Craigslist for a Spanish-speaking...
- Only three people have access to the vault, where the pianos start at $250,000.
- Why the United States government's plan to distribute dollar coins was a complete failure.
- Guards at an ICE jail put Efraín Romero de la Rosa in solitary confinement despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He killed himself after 21 days.
- In short: Their nipples harm children, public peace and traffic
- Reconfiguring life as a series of depleting cycles.
- Frank Abagnale of "Catch Me If You Can" fame explains why we're in the golden age of scamming.
- Sellers are finding old AmazonBasics listings and using them to sell weighted blankets, knives and clocks.
- Now, she's ready to tell her story.
- Michelle Lesco has three Guinness World Record titles to her name, and we can definitely see why.
- Seen in the wild, robots often appear cute and nonthreatening. This doesn't mean we shouldn't be hostile.
- He also wasn't shy about indicating that he would also like a sip of that cold, sweet beer.
- A dog discovered a perfect way to cool off on a hot day.
- Florida developers have long promised utopia. Will their latest attempt — an Instagram-friendly, experience-led community-slash-shopping mall — finally deliver?
- Redditor -Newfangled- crunched the numbers and created an interactive chart of the colleges with the best return on investment.
- While Andrew Luck's decision to retire has baffled many fans, every NFL player — like myself — understands why he's doing it.
- Natural, attention-grabbing installations are everywhere right now.
- A survey of trepanation, or trephination, the oldest surgical procedure known to humanity.
- We would say Tate Roskelley is a genius on two wheels. We would say that. But, uh, for some of these tricks his bike only has one wheel. So instead we'll just say Tate Roskelley is a BMX genius.
- In terms of safety, a car that absorbs light and is nearly impossible to see at night is a terrible idea. In terms of being extremely cool, however...
- Today, Unix powers iOS and Android—its legend begins with a gator and a trio of researchers.
- A Chevron-led joint venture among several energy companies is spending billions of dollars in Kazakhstan to expand an oil field remarkable for its longevity, promise and risk.
- Jessi Combs — vehicle builder, racer, fabricator, TV personality, and all-around automotive legend — was killed on Tuesday in a crash while attempting to break her own land-speed record in southeast Oregon. She was 39.
- Popular YouTubers like Rawvana and Bonny Rebecca gave up veganism to save their health. But the fallout from their fans has been immense.
- As summer-getaway season draws to a close, it's time to face a tough reality: America is not a great vacation nation.
- As the world's paparazzi continue to overstep boundaries, prying into the personal lives of the world's pop elite, there are a handful of people — entrusted by these pop star's teams — to capture every element of a musician's life.
- Two Swiss girls visiting New Orleans on a "32-restaurant culinary tour" paid homage to "The Simpsons."
- He built at $60,000-a-month business selling opioid alternatives out of his apartment. His clients say he saves lives. The government wants to shut him down.
- A critique of Farhad Manjoo's New York Times article on internet data trackers and the ongoing privacy hysteria.
- If you train a machine learning tool to find human features in emojis, the results are not pretty.
- "I had no choice but to leave," General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump's secretary of defense.
- The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?
- Twenty-five years ago, "Pulp Fiction" revived John Travolta. Now, after decades of hits, he's stuck in a straight-to-video void. Is Travolta's phenomenal movie-star run finally finished?
- "I really don't see the big deal [here], I never lied about it."
- Watch the quaintly soothing process that bagels take to get made.
- Nostalgia is a funny thing. Sometimes, when we glance backward through our rose-colored glasses, images can blur.
- Western intelligence officials say Chinese agents are contacting thousands of foreign citizens using LinkedIn, including former government officials.
- Pinhole cameras are about as old as it gets when it comes to photography, but you can harness that primitive tech to make incredible images with this awesome 18-36mm lens.
- Made from super soft long-staple cotton, these towels from Onsen use a large waffle weave to quickly grab the moisture off of your skin. And since they're designed to dry quickly too, you won't have to deal with smelly towels.
- Learn to develop deep insights out of data patterns and trends with this Data Science for Business Mastery Bundle: discover how to use Python and R programming, machine learning and more to start a lucrative career in data analysis.
- It's a powerful reminder of how terrifying volcano eruptions can be. Luckily, there have been no injuries reported so far from the eruption.
- We're not even exaggerating when we say he parallel parks better than we ever will.
- After Pablo broke his favorite toy, he was forced to come to terms with his actions.
- This month's picks involve living in a hyper-capitalist retail nightmare, dealing with a history of racism, and struggling with cultural identity.
- We picked five fanny packs, which you're welcome to call bum bags or hip packs if you prefer.
- With mechanical gimbal for stabilization and impressive video quality, the Osmo Pocket is cute but mighty.
- It was just another day on the links for this Florida golfer.
- The purpose of these passports, called camouflage passports, is to fake the nationality of the passport holder in emergency situations.