Old Rome Reappearing

from The Charlotte Observer Roman ruins reappear from river in drought-stricken Europe almost 2,000 years later BY ASPEN PFLUGHOEFT Europe’s drought and heatwave revealed an ancient Roman military camp complex, Aquis Querquennis, as water levels in the Lima River in...

The Welcome Hangover

from VICE How Alcohol Lost Its Cool A third of pub visits are now alcohol-free, but drinking has been losing its cred in pop culture for a while now. by Daisy Jones COLLAGE: OWAIN ANDERSON, ALL IMAGES VIA ALAMY “Wake up in the mornin’ feelin’ like P Diddy...

The Retrologist

from InsideHook Meet the Man Behind the Instagram Feed That Captures the Coolest Images of Roadside America Neil Patrick Harris chats with The Retrologist creator Rolando Pujol about life on the road and his favorite kitschy corners of the country BY NEIL PATRICK...

Definitely An Act of God

from The New York Post ‘Heard a big bang’: California man believes meteor may have destroyed his home by Isabel Keane Firefighters in California continue to investigate what hit Procita’s home, starting the fire. Twitter/@CALFIRENEU Now that’s a real kick in the...

Super-richocalypse

from The Guardian The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse by Douglas Rushkoff Time to bunker down… if you’ve got the cash. Photograph: Terravivos/Observer Design Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers and hiring military...