quote [ “Suicide,” goes the popular expression, “is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” [...] This tends to be the prevailing narrative around suicide and suicidality— [...] The problem with this, though, is the obvious reality that some problems really are permanent [...] We may, with the right therapy or psychopharmacological help, change our perspective of such problems so that they don’t cause us so much ongoing distress. But not all problems fade with time; some actually do get worse. It should not be irrational to acknowledge this existential fact, and yet it remains stubbornly difficult to talk about. ]

quote [ In the 1980s, the widespread availability of VCR technology represented a palpable opportunity for some. Porno peddlers, schlock horror directors, and innovating game designers all saw new possibilities in VCR distribution. But they were not the only ones. There was also a wave of direct-to-video holistic health merchants looking to improve the lives of middle-class TV viewers all across the country. ]

quote [ Scientists have developed what they call rat cyborgs, which humans can control wirelessly with their minds to navigate mazes. ]

quote [ It was only the beginning: On Feb. 19, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 authorizing the secretary of war to designate certain coastal "military areas" and to exile "any and all persons" from them. Almost overnight, many of our neighbors of Japanese ancestry disappeared. Soon 120,000 West Coast Japanese-American citizens found themselves herded into 10 "relocation" camps for the duration of the war.

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Based on an accumulation of evidence, we now know that the government's action was partially initiated by California corporate agribusiness interests hoping to satisfy their own lust for land while ridding themselves of competition from the state's most productive family farms. ]

quote [ Once you see it, you can't unsee it. ]

quote [ The Melville man had an oversized decal designed to replicate the plate in question. 'Well I just wanted to go big!' ]

quote [ A Tennessee zoo is adding some sparkle to a tiger's diet... literally. Arya is a 5-year-old Malayan Tiger at Zoo Knoxville. She came to the zoo in 2017, and it's been recommended she breed with one of the male tigers, Bashir. Zookeepers are watching her behavior closely, and it seems like she's ready to mate. But just to be sure, zookeepers have added glitter to her meat. The reason: the zoo has three tigers total, and it wants to make sure it has the right number two. ]

quote [ This week – and possibly this year – the most popular video on YouTube shows a fantastic invention made solely for revenge. And for science, of course – because what good is revenge without science? ]