What Is The ‘Unfavorable Semicircle?’ The YouTube Mystery Explained

On March 30th, 2015, YouTube was changed forever, as the channel Unfavorable Semicircle was created. Though this channel would remain under the radar…

Christmas myths: The Krampus, Santa’s evil twin

Krampus is a complex figure, a bringer of punishment and a guardian of tradition that helps keep children in line. But at the…

Face Of “Dragon Man,” Modern Humans’ Closest Relative

Homo longi also known as ‘Dragon Man’ Face. Credit: Cicero Moraes / CC BY 4.0 Approximately 150,000 years ago, in the cold woodlands…

Killer’s sentence: cut into 100 pieces

A Pakistani judge yesterday convicted a man of murdering 100 children and sentenced him to be strangled with an iron chain, chopped into…

Iraq war: I was tortured at Abu Ghraib. After 20 years, I’m still seeking justice

I was working as a journalist for Al Jazeera when I was arrested in Baghdad by US forces in November 2003. In the…

The legend of Eyeless Jack

On June 7, 2010, a photograph of Eyeless Jack was posted on 4chan by user Arnon. The post was titled Nightmare Fuel and included…

Images from scanners looking for border crossers hiding in trucks

Photography has always claimed a privileged position as an unbiased form of representation, one linked directly to human vision. “[The camera] may be…

Wal-Mart worker killed in Black Friday shopping stampede in New York state

An employee at Wal-Mart was killed yesterday when “out-of-control” shoppers broke down the doors at a sale at the discount giant’s store in…

The incredible story of a man who removed his own appendix… and lived

Dr Leonid Rogozov operates on his own appendix (Picture: Vladislav Rogozov) ‘It seems that I have appendicitis,’ wrote Dr Leonid Rogozov in his…

The only elephant to be hanged to death

Murderous Mary was a circus elephant that was hanged to death at a railway yard after she stomped on her handler’s head and…