Hold your nose — and maybe hold off on that beach day. More than 60% of U.S. beaches tested in 2024 had at least one day where the water was so full of fecal bacteria that it failed federal safety standards, according to a new report by Environment America’s Research & Policy Center. That’s 1,930 … Read more
A Mississippi high school football coach has finally reached the end zone of his cancer fight thanks to a peculiar, experimental treatment. Tim Story was diagnosed at 49 with stage 3 small bowel cancer after noticing strange pain in his sides. Two years and several challenging rounds of chemotherapy later, the Hattiesburg resident was told … Read more
It’s a literal crap-shoot. A Texas startup named Throne is making waves in scatological circles after devising a camera that attaches to your toilet and photographs your poop. “Throne uses a downward facing camera that securely captures video during each bathroom visit,” the Austin-based tech firm writes while describing the crappy camera, simply dubbed Throne, … Read more
Has Perrier’s bubble burst? Despite efforts to keep the mineral product pure for consumers, water at one of seven southern France wells used by the mineral water purveyor showed traces of fecal matter after heavy rains earlier this year. The company streams its upscale water from the arid highlands near Vergèze, and the alarming discovery led … Read more
Jude Law put blood, sweat and…poop…into his latest role. Law, 50, plays King Henry VIII in “Firebrand,” a historical drama that follows the marriage of the king and Queen Catherine Parr, his sixth and final wife — played by Alicia Vikander. In order to get into the role, the actor had a repulsive perfume blended … Read more