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This Baby-Swinging Yoga Video Can't Be Real, Right?

Maureen O'Connor · 01/06/11 01:53PM

The following video shows a Russian lady subjecting a squirming baby to "dynamic exercises" that involve swinging it by its arms and ankles, upside down and over her head. Oddly, there is precedent: Russian swinging baby videos are a meme.

Nevada's 'Burning Man' Towns Face Burn Out

Jeff Neumann · 12/05/10 10:43AM

The small Nevada towns near the 'Burning Man' festival site are effectively jobless and broke after USG Corp., which owns a gypsum mine and produces wallboard, announced the closure of its local operations. What will happen to the drug festival?

What Phish Sounds Like to People Who Don't Like Phish

Annie Fleming · 10/13/10 07:00PM

Do you like Phish, or are you one of the many people who can't understand the allure of jam-heavy musical improvisation? If you're the former, watch this video to understand those who "just don't get it, man." Phish-haters, feel validated.

Hippies Are Coming For Your Bottles

Hamilton Nolan · 06/23/10 09:52AM

Is there any potent symbol of American waste and excess that hippies will not ban? First, it was plastic bags, out in San Fran-cisco. Now, hippies on the opposite coast are taking on the treasured American plastic bottle.

The Non-Kombucha Drinker's Guide to Kombucha Tea

Adrian Chen · 06/17/10 10:52PM

When you're in Whole Foods tomorrow to pick up your organic free-range sustainable humanely slaughtered coconut chicken skewers, you might see some people staring forlornly at an empty shelf. Why? The kombucha's gone! Oh, overpriced fermented tea. Where'd you go?