Pro Baseball Pitcher Returns $500,000

Jeremy Affeldt, a (now retired) relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, discovered a clerical error that caused him to be overpaid by half a million ...

Candy Isn't Bad for You … Says Study Funded By Candy Companies

According to a study funded by the National Confectioners Association, candy-eating really isn't as bad as you've heard. The study claims that ...

Links That Illustrate: April 29, 2013

The Icy Finger of Death, Homeless Jesus, and a Rogue Dentist.

It's a sad, strange story, but autistic man Christopher Crist's dentist apparently pulled ...

Links That Illustrate: April 22, 2013

Robo-girlfriend coat, "Garbage Patch State," and a Liberal Gun Nut

For the lonely among us, this robotic coat "hugs you like a real girlfriend." Another ...

Links That Illustrate: April 15, 2013

Laser guns, Counterfeit Poodles, and Alien Spy Cats.

These "pedigree small dogs" are actually ferrets pumped full of steroids and groomed to look like ...

Links That Illustrate: April 8, 2013

Meatloaf Donuts, Google Glass, and a Fake Film

This Waffle House employee was too good at her April Fool's prank. After staging a 911 call and reporting ...

‘Inefficient’ Does Not Mean ‘Waste of Time’

"One could say my Ph.D. in English and American literature has garnered me exactly nothing in terms of practical, worldly rewards …" ...

‘Secret World of Garbagemen’ Shows the Work that Really Matters

‘Secret World of Garbagemen’ Shows the Work that Really Matters

What would happen if all trash collection stopped?" At The Atlantic, Heather ...

Isolation can Kill, Says British Study

After studying more than 6500 people, researchers at University College London determined that “loneliness hurts, but social isolation can kill ...

Is Grief a Form of Mental Illness?

The New York Times ran a moving article about a professor whose son died from a drug overdose. There's a lot to mull over in this article, including ...