September 25, 2015
- Major climate diplomacy: China to launch the world’s largest carbon market through a cap-and-trade system.
- Egyptian president pardons journalists imprisoned for years—without evidence—as Muslim Brotherhood members.
- Tragedy strikes Mecca: More than 700 dead in nightmare stampede at precarious pilgrimage site.
- "Boehner is trying to avoid a repeat of the 2013 government shutdown, but at the same time preserve his hold on power."
- Congressman absconds with Pope's water glass, has a sip, will bless grandchildren with contents.
- What is the appropriate response when a soldier deserts to save himself from suicide?
- Man who blamed evil twin for robberies gets prison—events during his trial suggest he needs help.
- "The origin story of conjugal visits in America, however, is a chapter of American racism."
- Investigation reveals vast gaps between public record and the truth of the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya.
- Ebola outbreak made real: PBS is unveiling its first VR edition of FRONTLINE.
- Soderbergh shooting choose-your-own-adventure VR film.
- Just as you remember it: Weird Simpsons VHS.
- "A man singing a Swift song must perform the kind of masquerade that women have done for the entirety of rock."
- VW’s scam was software-based. As software is encoded into all products, more scams will follow.
- Communism is the best ad blocker.
- Tourism around Banksy's satirical Dismaland has generated £20m in revenue to the closest town.
- A man tells the story of when his mother predicted a hurricane the BBC didn't.
- Social workers for youths in Thailand show Amy Winehouse movie as a cautionary tale.
- "I was the head of the Piers Gaveston Society, which is the society that David Cameron allegedly stuck his dick in a pig for."
- Try as they might, toys can't quite do anything people do, except appreciate art.