- Invisible labor got a pay raise in India
. Daily Edition • December 19, 2025 SUPPORTED BY The solstice hasn’t even happened yet, but it’s already been a frigid winter in the Midwest — and Lake Michigan is proof of that. The Great Lake has begun to freeze in many places, with one drone photographer capturing (now-viral) footage of mesmerizing “ice waves” at a lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan. He also shared a video of that same lighthouse being transformed into an “ice monster” — check it out. Must Reads “Cautious optimism”: A pod…Read more
- Today’s Pick: Rats paint mini masterpieces
Editors’ Picks • August 27, 2025 The abstract art world is full of inventive creatives who love experimenting with color and composition, and the artists we’re featuring today are a perfect example. Think: Jackson Pollock, but smaller — much smaller. The painters in question are eight pet rats belonging to a college student in the U.K., and the works they’ve created simply by being their scurrying selves have helped their owner save up for a car. Watch the teeny artists in action at the link...
- Calling all “Wicked” fans
. Daily Edition • August 27, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It’s Tomatina time! The annual food fight in Buñol, Spain, marks its 80th anniversary today. Thousands of people will gather in the town to squish and hurl overripe (inedible) tomatoes at each other for one hour, with many donning earplugs and swim goggles for protection. At the end, participants wash off in public showers and the streets are hosed down, often leaving the pavement cleaner than it was before, thanks to the citric acid content in...
- A sunken city resurfaces
. Daily Edition • August 26, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It’s state fair season across the U.S., which means it’s butter sculpture season. In Minnesota, the annual state fair kicks off with the crowning of the latest “Princess Kay of the Milky Way” — and then the carving of her likeness out of a 90-pound block of butter. This year, the princess is 20-year-old Malorie Thorson, who bundled up in a coat and gloves to pose for her butter sculpture in a studio set to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. See pics of the...