Geek Out

Virginia Wants To Shoot Your Corpse Into Space

The great commonwealth of Virginia has a quiet little idea to boost the local economy — tax breaks for space funerals! A proposed law would put money in your pocket for sending a loved one into the void.


December 31, 2010
Entertainment

Robbery With A Giant Stick Is Way Funnier Than It Should Be

If you were a convenience store clerk faced with a robber wielding a comically large stick as a weapon, you probably wouldn’t think it was too comical. But after the fact, the security camera footage is pretty ridiculous.


June 27, 2010
Gaming

Gaming With Defendant Costs Judge His Seat

Weird story out of Bristol, Va.; a judge there has abandoned his seat after it came to light that he’d been a constant video gaming companion of a man he’d sent to jail at least three times over the years.