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Monster Mosquitoes Emerge in Central Florida

In Karen Russell’s gonzo 2012 Pulitzer-finalist novel Swamplandia!, a Florida man is hoisted skyward in the talons of coffin-sized birds. In real life, giant mosquitoes that can apparently feel like a (small) bird when they land on you have already invaded the Sunshine State to torment locals and tourists alike, reports Orlando-based WKMG. Show More Summary

Reading While Eating for June 10: Whither The Whistleblower?

Edward Snowden Surfaces in Hong Kong. The 29-year-old responsible for revealing the National Security Agency’s Internet surveillance program (known as PRISM) has spent the last three weeks in the Chinese metropolis. The U.S. government is expected to vehemently petition for his extradition. Show More Summary

Today’s Google Doodle: A Tribute to Maurice Sendak

Today’s wonderfully elaborate Google Doodle pays tribute to beloved children’s author Maurice Sendak, who died last year at age 83. To honor what would have been Sendak’s 85th birthday, the Doodle team created a colorful, animated tour through some of the illustrator’s greatest works. Show More Summary

John Malkovich to the Rescue: Actor Saves Injured Man in Toronto

Celebrities — they’re not so different from the rest of us: they walk the same streets, they eat at the same restaurants, and occasionally they come to the rescue of a bleeding man in the street. The latter happened Thursday night when...Show More Summary

U.N. Chief Gets Black Belt in Taekwondo, but He’s No Grandmaster

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon now has a black belt in taekwondo – but don’t expect him to bust out kicks and blocks at the opening ceremony of the General Assembly in September. In the past, he has said he’s too busy to engage in any hobbies, much less the demanding martial art that originated in his native Korea in the third century. Show More Summary

Trayvon Martin Trial: What to Expect as Jury Selection Begins

As jury selection begins today in the Trayvon Martin murder trial, Florida prosecutors and defense attorneys are bracing for a heated court battle that is likely to be as emotional as it is high profile. George Zimmerman, 29, is facing second-degree murder charges for the Feb. Show More Summary

Portlanders Push for Barrier at ‘Suicide Bridge’

(PORTLAND, Ore.) — On a sunny January afternoon, 12 stories above a busy street, a newly engaged 19-year-old woman jumped to her death from a spectacular arch bridge west of downtown Portland. Last month, in the middle of the night, a 40-year-old man did the same. Show More Summary

Swedish Male Train Drivers Wear Skirts to Work

(STOCKHOLM) — Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. Train driver Martin Akersten says he and more than a dozen others at the...Show More Summary

Bacon is a Man’s Best Friend

Stuck on Father’s Day gift ideas? You won’t go far wrong with the gift of bacon, says Oscar Mayer. The cold cut and packaged meat company has launched three gift packages for Father’s Day, each containing a packet of bacon strips inside...Show More Summary

‘Harry Potter’ Grows Up: Daniel Radcliffe Can’t Wait to Be a Dad

In an interview with Time Out London this week, Daniel Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter franchise, revealed that he would like to father a child before turning 30. “I really want to have kids. I’ve grown up around lots of people who were having kids when I knew them, because a lot of them were a lot older than me. Show More Summary

All About Eavesdropping: LIFE Magazine’s Eerily Prescient Story From 1966

“Nobody is listening to your telephone calls,” President Obama assured the nation Friday following reports that the FBI and National Security Agency have been collecting phone records from millions of Americans. But Big Brother has always been listening. Show More Summary

#TimeGraduation: Scenes From the First Day of the Rest of Your Life

TIME asked the members of the Class of 2013 to share Instagram and Twitter photos documenting their graduation from college. From the cap and gown, to school traditions and candid moments, here are the images that made this year’s commencement special.

After Inhaling Hot Sauce Fumes, Three People Are Hospitalized

It all started out as an innocent joke. Now a Chicago-area high school student is facing misdemeanor charges for dumping a particularly scorching hot sauce into the school cafeteria’s marinara sauce. Three kitchen workers at Highland...Show More Summary

Reading While Eating for June 7: A Friday Potpourri

Tasty Trivia: In honor of National Doughnut Day, here are 13 fun facts about Dunkin Donuts’ “Time to make the donuts!” guy from the ’80s and ’90s. For starters: no, that’s not his actual name. (mental_floss) Presidential Pets: From LBJ...Show More Summary

Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Seen as ‘Inevitable’ to Most Americans

It looks like Americans are finally accepting gay marriage, even if nearly half still don’t approve of the same-sex unions. According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans say that legal recognition of gay marriage is inevitable, although only 51% actually approve of allowing it. Show More Summary

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Doughnuts

Great Doughnut Innovations Since 1958

On National Doughnut Day 2013, donut fanatics will line up for Dunkin’ Donuts’ new bacon doughnut breakfast sandwich and Psycho Donuts’ Foie Bomb, a foie gras mousse creation filled with honey, fig and balsamic gastrique, then topped with fried sage leaves. Show More Summary

Spanish Town Mails Dog Poop Back to Offenders

You’d think dog poop was the source of all the world’s woes, for all the schemes folks keep trotting out to shame offenders. Here’s another neat little trick: If your dog poops in Brunete, a small town just west of Madrid, Spain, the city will box it up like a gourmet confection and post it back to you straightaway. Show More Summary

PRISM by the Numbers: A Guide to the Government’s Secret Internet Data-Mining Program

One day after The Guardian revealed that the U.S. government has been secretly collecting call log data from millions of Verizon customers, The Washington Post reported Thursday that the government’s monitoring of American’s data goes much, much deeper. Show More Summary

Look Who Joined Match.com!

Vladimir Putin just announced he’s divorced—and he’s already looking for love online…