Mesmerizing Animated GIFs

Nicolas Fong’s animated GIFs have to be some of the weirdest we’ve seen in a while. In one, microbes morph into humans and in another purple eels swim through a sea of skulls and skeletons, all while rotating in a zoetrope-like effect—making it difficult to distinguish where the GIF starts and ends. BOOOOOOOM calls out a few of their favorites, but make sure to check …

Detroit Man Walks 21 Miles to Work

The story of James Robertson, a 56-year-old Detroit resident, quickly went viral after it was revealed that he walks 21 miles each day just to get to work. An outpouring of support from compassionate strangers helped a GoFundMe page (which was initially aimed at getting him a car) reached $280,000 in just three days—over 55 times its $5000 goal. Mic points out that, while generous, …

Harper Lee Will Release a Second Novel

Nearly 60 years since the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” author Harper Lee has announced that she will release, “Go Set a Watchman,” her second-ever published work. With the help of a friend, the now 88-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning author rediscovered “Watchman,” an early novel she wrote that heavily inspired “Mockingbird” and is in many ways its sequel. The new book is set to be …