LAWS
China Wants People to Stop Seductively Eating Bananas Online
China's Ministry of Culture has put a ban on eating bananas on camera erotically, because apparently this is a thing.
This Town Is Trying Desperately to Put Diapers on Horses
The city of Selma passed a law in 2013 requiring horse owners to diaper their horses in order to cut down on the amount of poop in the streets, but almost no one is following it.
Someone Turned '2001: A Space Odyssey' into 569 GIFs
Now you can watch Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece in its entirety... on GIPHY?
Quick Hit: Paris Labor Protests Turn Violent
French riot police dispersed crowds of student in Paris who were protesting the government’s proposed labor reforms.
Canada’s Child Sex Doll Trial Raises Uncomfortable Questions About Pedophilia and the Law
A man was arrested for ordering a child sex doll through the mail, but a growing number of experts think child pornography laws are too harsh.
There's a Pointless War Being Waged on Killer Robots From the Future
"Fully autonomous weapons" are increasingly under attack by people who want to make them extinct before they even exist. But the whole thing is kind of moot, anyway.
Why the Chinese Market For Commercially Bred Tiger Parts May Only Get Bigger
The demand for products like tiger bone wine and pickled bear claws is fuelling a horrific—and likely soon-to-be legal—industry.
Hundreds of DUIs Could Be Revoked Due to a Word Mixup in Missouri Law
If you were arrested for a DWI in the state of Missouri any time during the period of November 30, 2012 to January 29, 2014, the breathalyzer tests you took is now inadmissible in court.
We Spoke to a Leader of Canada's Freemen on the Land Movement About the Oregon Standoff
We asked Robert Menard, a leader of the Freemen movement in Canada, if the Oregon militiamen are terrorists.
Paring Knives Aren't Constitutionally Protected Arms
Sorry, patriotic chefs: A top court in Washington state has ruled that although many knives are protected by the Second Amendment, the blades in your knife block aren't.
I Went to a Secret Illegal Party in the Iranian Desert
In Iran, getting together with your friends for a night of dancing and drinking is against the law—but that doesn't mean that young people don't do it.
Can Activists Beat the Gun Lobby at Its Own Game?
Moms Demand Action was launched the day after 20 first-graders and six adults were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School and is now a central grassroots force in lobbying for universal background checks on all gun sales.