Why We Shouldn’t Think About College as a Business

Why We Shouldn’t Think About College as a Business
The shift from viewing college as a public good to seeing it as a private benefit has led to higher education becoming more specialized, which a new theory says may lead to cognitive decline over time.

July 31, 2017 at 02:42PM
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John Oliver Tears Into Alex Jones For The Dubious Way His Show Makes Money

John Oliver Tears Into Alex Jones For The Dubious Way His Show Makes Money
Alex Jones, "the Walter Cronkite of shrieking bat-shit gorilla clowns," is a conspiracy-spewing individual that has already been dug into by many a media pundit — but few are talking about his online store which is nothing more than a vitamin and taint wipe racket.

July 31, 2017 at 10:33PM
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New York Firefighters Bounce A Smart Car Out Of Their Way

New York Firefighters Bounce A Smart Car Out Of Their Way
The 2-seater "smart" car is tiny. Firetrucks are large. New York City streets can be a little cramped. That's how you end up with four men bouncing an itty-bitty car on the job.

July 31, 2017 at 07:50PM
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Strippers, Insane Asylums, Assassination, and Termites: Inside the Insane History of the World's Greatest White House Replica

Strippers, Insane Asylums, Assassination, and Termites: Inside the Insane History of the World's Greatest White House Replica
Governor Huey Long was so anxious to get to the White House that he built his own in Baton Rouge. An assassin's bullet cut short Long's ambitions, but his gaudy knock-off survives.

July 30, 2017 at 08:06PM
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Health Care Debate: Obamacare Repeal Fails as McCain Votes No

Health Care Debate: Obamacare Repeal Fails as McCain Votes No
John McCain, along with Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, voted with Democrats in the early morning hours of Friday to reject the Senate GOP's "skinny repeal" bill.

July 28, 2017 at 06:42AM
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Don't Stop Halfway Down A Waterslide. Just Don't

Don't Stop Halfway Down A Waterslide. Just Don't
The blame here is with the waterpark employees who sent another person down the slide, but still, you can't stop on the slide.

July 28, 2017 at 02:35PM
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This Is Just An Extremely Good Video Of A Hamster Pushing Another Hamster Off Their Wheel

This Is Just An Extremely Good Video Of A Hamster Pushing Another Hamster Off Their Wheel
Listen, we don't want to be hyperbolic, but this probably one of the best hamster videos on the internet.

July 27, 2017 at 09:17PM
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This Is Definitely Something You Don't Want To See When Your Plane Is About To Take Off

This Is Definitely Something You Don't Want To See When Your Plane Is About To Take Off
A passenger was filming his first ever flight when he noticed something had come off the airplane's engines.

July 27, 2017 at 05:06PM
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Minor Leaguer Hits An Inside-The-Park Grand Slam, Thanks To A Clever Slide Into Home

Minor Leaguer Hits An Inside-The-Park Grand Slam, Thanks To A Clever Slide Into Home
​Now here's something you don't see every day.

July 27, 2017 at 02:14PM
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The Fascinating Sound Illusion That Makes Hans Zimmer's Movie Scores So Tense

The Fascinating Sound Illusion That Makes Hans Zimmer's Movie Scores So Tense
If you've never heard of a Shepard Tone, buckle in for some super interesting music knowledge.

July 26, 2017 at 09:15PM
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This Is The Strangest, Dumbest Minute Of Basketball We've Seen In A Long Time

This Is The Strangest, Dumbest Minute Of Basketball We've Seen In A Long Time
The finals of the U19 Women's Basketball World Cup got weird.

July 26, 2017 at 05:57PM
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This Run Of Pool Shots Is Incredible

This Run Of Pool Shots Is Incredible
The commentator summed up the craziest of Chris Melling's shots pretty concisely: "I might kill myself if somebody made that on me."

July 25, 2017 at 04:40PM
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What Will The US' Once-In-A-Century Solar Eclipse Look Like From Your Zip Code? This Interactive Shows You

What Will The US' Once-In-A-Century Solar Eclipse Look Like From Your Zip Code? This Interactive Shows You
If you can't make it to somewhere located in the full eclipse path, this great interactive from Vox will show you how much of an eclipse you'll see from your home zip code (and what time of day it will peak).

July 25, 2017 at 05:44PM
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Turn Off Your Push Notifications. All of Them

Turn Off Your Push Notifications. All of Them
Push notifications are ruining my life. Yours too, I bet. Download more than a few apps and the notifications become a non-stop, cacophonous waterfall of nonsense.

July 24, 2017 at 04:22AM
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Guy With A Guitar And A Sign That Says 'FREE METAL' Delivers On That Promise

Guy With A Guitar And A Sign That Says 'FREE METAL' Delivers On That Promise
We don't need — or want — an explanation for this. Let us just enjoy this one thing and headbang all day long.

July 24, 2017 at 03:31PM
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This Man Used His Inherited Fortune To Fund The Racist Right

This Man Used His Inherited Fortune To Fund The Racist Right
William Regnery II, a man who inherited millions but struggled in business, tried for 15 years to ignite a racist political movement — and failed. Then an unforeseen phenomenon named Donald Trump gave legitimacy to what Regnery had seeded long before: the alt-right.

July 23, 2017 at 06:53PM
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The New 'Thor: Ragnarok' Trailer Is Hell Of A Lot Of Fun

The New 'Thor: Ragnarok' Trailer Is Hell Of A Lot Of Fun
The new "Thor" movie appears to be a balancing act between very serious stuff (the Goddess of Death, the "end of everything"), and some very funny banter between Thor, the Hulk and Loki. And it looks like it's gonna work great.

July 23, 2017 at 03:16AM
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Steel Mill Worker Turns His Back, Nearly Gets Hit By A Flying Rope Of Hot Steel

Steel Mill Worker Turns His Back, Nearly Gets Hit By A Flying Rope Of Hot Steel
This is a "cobble," a steel mill mishap where a jam in the machinery leads to a pressure build up and a rope of hot steel getting thrown into the air. It's not a huge problem, unless you aren't looking when it happens.

July 22, 2017 at 04:29PM
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Gamer's Toddler Wanders In While He's Streaming, Scares The Bejesus Out Of Him

Gamer's Toddler Wanders In While He's Streaming, Scares The Bejesus Out Of Him
If you're fully immersed in a scary video game with headphones on, you might want to lock the door.

July 22, 2017 at 04:50PM
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This Fighter Jet's Maneuvering Ability Is Messing With Our Heads

This Fighter Jet's Maneuvering Ability Is Messing With Our Heads
​This is a Russian SU-35 fighter jet. It can do some bonkers things in the air.

July 21, 2017 at 03:21PM
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Rare Footage Captures Huge Humpback Whale Jumping Completely Out Of The Water

Rare Footage Captures Huge Humpback Whale Jumping Completely Out Of The Water
We hadn't really thought about this before we saw this video, but humpback whales almost never fully leave the water when they breach. This video of one doing just that off the coast of South Africa is pretty dang cool.

July 21, 2017 at 10:44PM
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Scientists have reversed brain damage in a U.S. toddler who drowned in her family swimming pool

Scientists have reversed brain damage in a U.S. toddler who drowned in her family swimming pool
Using oxygen therapy, scientists were able to restore Eden Carlson's ability to walk and talk just months after the accident, in which she spent 15 minutes submerged in a swimming pool and two hours where her heart did not beat on its own.

July 20, 2017 at 06:54PM
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Blind 'Card Mechanic' Leaves Penn And Teller Aghast With His Sleight Of Hand

Blind 'Card Mechanic' Leaves Penn And Teller Aghast With His Sleight Of Hand
"A card mechanic is somebody who controls the outcome of a card game. And the techniques for the card table are literally a thousand times more difficult to develop than the techniques used to perform card magic."

July 20, 2017 at 06:07PM
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Body Camera Footage Shows Baltimore Cop Planting Drugs At Crime Scene

Body Camera Footage Shows Baltimore Cop Planting Drugs At Crime Scene
​In the annals of video footage of police misconduct, this new video from a Baltimore police officer's body camera in January ranks as not particularly violent but still shocking.

July 19, 2017 at 10:09PM
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British Airways Has Created A Safety Video We'd Actually Watch

British Airways Has Created A Safety Video We'd Actually Watch
Nobody really watches the pre-flight safety video — it's the same 5 bits of information, usually accompanied by some bad animation. But what if you got a bunch of famous actors and made it... funny?

July 19, 2017 at 02:32PM
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Here's A Bush Full Of Kittens Playing Peekaboo Because You Deserve To Feel Happiness

Here's A Bush Full Of Kittens Playing Peekaboo Because You Deserve To Feel Happiness
We're fairly sure the universe gave us both kittens and bushes for this exact purpose.

July 18, 2017 at 03:14PM
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Google Glass 2.0 Is A Startling Second Act

Google Glass 2.0 Is A Startling Second Act
The trendy-creepy glasses flopped. Then the tech giant realized that the future of wearables was in factories and warehouses.

July 18, 2017 at 06:19PM
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The Most Hilarious Story You'll Ever Hear About The SR-71 Blackbird, America's Mach 3+ Spy Plane

The Most Hilarious Story You'll Ever Hear About The SR-71 Blackbird, America's Mach 3+ Spy Plane
The Air Force/Navy rivalry is real... real petty, that is.

July 17, 2017 at 05:24PM
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Parents Told Police Their Daughter Is Being Held Against Her Will In R. Kelly’s “Cult”

Parents Told Police Their Daughter Is Being Held Against Her Will In R. Kelly’s “Cult”
As R. Kelly tours the country this summer, parents have told police that he is running an abusive "cult" that's tearing families apart.

July 17, 2017 at 02:42PM
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Meet Jodie Whittaker, The Thirteenth Doctor Of BBC's 'Doctor Who'

Meet Jodie Whittaker, The Thirteenth Doctor Of BBC's 'Doctor Who'
Whittaker will take on the role of The Doctor after the character's twelfth incarnation, played by Peter Capaldi, bows out in this year's Christmas special.

July 16, 2017 at 10:19PM
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‘We’re Headed Toward One of the Greatest Divisions in the History of the Jewish People’

‘We’re Headed Toward One of the Greatest Divisions in the History of the Jewish People’
A small, vocal group of Conservative rabbis is pushing the movement to accept marriages between Jews and non-Jews. The fight is really about the future of the religion.

July 16, 2017 at 08:05PM
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Millions Of Dollars' Worth Of Apollo Moon-Landing Gear Is About To Be Sold On eBay

Millions Of Dollars' Worth Of Apollo Moon-Landing Gear Is About To Be Sold On eBay
In the market for a helium tank from an Apollo-era spacecraft? How about a bag to collect lunar soil samples? Or an authentic training checklist for launching to the moon?

July 15, 2017 at 06:14PM
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The Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of 'The Last Jedi' Has Us All Properly Psyched Now

The Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of 'The Last Jedi' Has Us All Properly Psyched Now
And it also makes us miss Carrie Fisher so much that it hurts. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will be in theaters on December 15.

July 15, 2017 at 10:10PM
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French Marching Band Plays Daft Punk Medley, And Trump Is Not Amused

French Marching Band Plays Daft Punk Medley, And Trump Is Not Amused
As part of Bastille Day celebrations, the French military marching band played a Daft Punk medley for President Macron and President Trump. Their reactions tell very different stories.

July 14, 2017 at 05:36PM
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Insurance Scammer Tries To Fake Getting Hit, Only To Find Out His Target Has A Dash Cam

Insurance Scammer Tries To Fake Getting Hit, Only To Find Out His Target Has A Dash Cam
Insurance scams are tricky — it can be tough to prove you didn't actually hit the person claiming you did. Unless you have a dashcam.

July 14, 2017 at 08:15PM
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Harvard just moved to end frats, sororities, and final clubs entirely

Harvard just moved to end frats, sororities, and final clubs entirely
The argument: exclusive student groups breed elitism, sexism, alcohol abuse and other problems by their very nature.

July 13, 2017 at 02:02PM
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John Oliver And Stephen Colbert Chat About The Don Jr./Russia Thing

John Oliver And Stephen Colbert Chat About The Don Jr./Russia Thing
It's nice to see two old friends get together and shoot the shit about the events of the day — even if those events are our democratic institutions breaking down.

July 13, 2017 at 03:46PM
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We Have No Idea How This Train Is Staying On These Tracks

We Have No Idea How This Train Is Staying On These Tracks
You shouldn't get seasick from a train, but we probably would from this stretch of tracks.

July 12, 2017 at 04:25PM
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Did Airbnb Kill the Mountain Town?

Did Airbnb Kill the Mountain Town?
Living the dream has never been easy in the West's most beloved adventure hamlets, where homes are a fortune and good jobs are few. But the rise of online short-term rentals may be the tipping point that causes idyllic outposts to lose their middle class altogether — and with it, their soul.

July 12, 2017 at 07:58PM
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Man Attempts To Make The Most Difficult Omelet In The World

Man Attempts To Make The Most Difficult Omelet In The World
Chef Motokichi Yukimura has spent years perfecting "omurice," an egg omelet that, when cut, unfolds into gooey goodness — can a normal guy figure out how to make it?

July 11, 2017 at 03:21PM
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This Guy's Owen Wilson Impression Is Blowing Our Minds

This Guy's Owen Wilson Impression Is Blowing Our Minds
​The fact that this video is an ASMR parody is just an added bonus.

July 11, 2017 at 04:28PM
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The Uninhabitable Earth

The Uninhabitable Earth
Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they're not being cautious, fear could be our future.

July 10, 2017 at 02:46PM
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Maybe Don't Do A Belly Flop On An 83-Foot Cliff Dive

Maybe Don't Do A Belly Flop On An 83-Foot Cliff Dive
Cliff dives aren't ever "safe," but they're far less safe when you go full belly flop.

July 10, 2017 at 04:12PM
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What happened when Walmart left

What happened when Walmart left
In West Virginia, the people of McDowell County can't get jobs, and recently lost their biggest employer – the local Walmart store. They describe the devastating loss of jobs, community and access to fresh food.

July 9, 2017 at 10:58PM
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'The Resistance' Is In Awe Of Australian Newscaster Chris Uhlmann's Take Down Of Trump's Presidency

'The Resistance' Is In Awe Of Australian Newscaster Chris Uhlmann's Take Down Of Trump's Presidency
Uhlmann's shared some pretty questionable opinions in the past and critiquing Trump isn't all that daring, but phrases like "he has neither the desire nor the capacity to lead the world" are resonating with lots of people.

July 9, 2017 at 05:05PM
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Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked To Kremlin During Campaign

Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked To Kremlin During Campaign
The meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan was arranged by Donald Trump’s eldest son and was attended by Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner.

July 9, 2017 at 01:46AM
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Crane Driver Saves Man From A Burning Building With The Crane

Crane Driver Saves Man From A Burning Building With The Crane
It's an incredible feat, and we're so glad the man is okay.

July 8, 2017 at 06:49PM
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The Internet Has Scouted Hundreds Of Locations That Are Perfect For A Wes Anderson Film

The Internet Has Scouted Hundreds Of Locations That Are Perfect For A Wes Anderson Film
In making "Grand Budapest Hotel," Wes Anderson traveled to five countries in search of the perfect location. For his next film, he can start by going to Reddit.

July 8, 2017 at 07:52PM
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NBA Jam Oral History

NBA Jam Oral History
When Midway released 'NBA Jam', in April 1993, the game shattered arcade revenue records. Nearly a quarter century later, SI assembled the game’s makers and stars to recount how the phenomenon came into being.

July 7, 2017 at 06:06PM
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Either This Is A Nasty Electrical Fire Or Someone Managed To Open The Gates To Another Dimension

Either This Is A Nasty Electrical Fire Or Someone Managed To Open The Gates To Another Dimension
We're just waiting for the earth to crack open and Zuul to come scampering out.

July 7, 2017 at 06:40PM
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