MIT Tried Teaching AI to Write Christmas Movie Plots
It didn't go well.
UPS Driver Danced to Drake on Doorbell Camera
The driver was really in his feelings.
Inside the Brilliant, Troubled Mind of Vincent Van Gogh
In the first of several serious breakdowns, the artist cut off his left ear 130 years ago today.
Amazon’s Alexa Sent a Man 1,700 Recordings From a Stranger
“Alexa, who the heck is this?!”
The EU Just Banned Tons Of Single-Use Plastic
10 products are to be phased out by 2021.
“90210” Reboot In the Works With Original Cast
Oh, Brenda.
Vacation at This Billionaire’s Secret Mexican Oasis
They have a pool. And African zebras.
A Woman First Wrote About Ideas Made Famous In “1984” and “A Brave New World”
Rose Macaulay published “What Not” in 1919.
SEE IT: There’s A Winter Wonderland On Mars
The red planet is getting festive!
Charles Dickens Kept Revising and Revising His “A Christmas Carol”
The author would make changes over years of public readings.
See the Executioner’s Ax Used To Execute High-Profile Prisoners
During its last use there were collateral casualties.
Two Adventurers Are Racing Across Antarctica Alone
The New York Times is tracking their progress in real-time.
Five Stories From the Week You Don’t Want to Miss
Kick back, relax, and play a little weekend catch-up with us.
New Snake Discovered Inside Another Snake
The newly found animal's ability to burrow helps account for why it has remained so elusive.
“Die Hard” Is A Christmas Movie, Officially
A new trailer for the Bruce Willis flick sells that argument.
Congress Votes to Honor Ex-NFL Player With Congressional Gold Medal
Steve Gleason has been an advocate for ALS research, a condition from which he suffers himself.