Good News
March 19, 2026

Restaurant Offers Free Oysters to Any 80-Year-Old Dining With Their Dad, So This Guy Showed up With His 99-Year-Old Dad

Founded in 1938, Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile, Alabama, has been a favorite local institution for generations. And for the Rush family, it became the perfect place to celebrate a special milestone. After spotting a playful sign that reads, “Free oysters to any man 80 years old accompanied by his father,” they decided to put the promise to the test.

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Animals
March 18, 2026

Punch the Monkey Has Found a Girlfriend as He Continues To Find His Footing Among the Troop

When the world first learned about Punch the monkey, everyone felt compelled to protect the little helpless macaque. Having been rejected by his mom, he also struggled to fit in with his troop, only finding solace in his beloved orangutan plushie. Since then, things have seriously improved for him. On top of having friends to play with and seniors who protect him, he also seems to have found a girlfriend.

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Cityscape Photography
March 18, 2026

Photographer Captures the “Architecture of Silence” in Abandoned Towns and Empty Locations [Interview]

Even in absence, there is undoubtedly presence—or at least that’s what Steven Seidenberg’s photography seems to suggest. Throughout his practice, the photographer has made a point of excavating the unseen, capturing quiet scenes that, despite being emptied of humans, still contain their traces. Now, the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art in Reno, Nev., has gathered together several of Seidenberg’s photographs into Home Truth: Image-Making in Absence.

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