Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Watch a guy pull off a sting operation to smack down a bike thief
A Portland man who is not named Simon Jackson identified his stolen bike when the thief put it up for sale on Seattle Craigslist. So he wrote an email offering to buy the bike, and traveled to Seattle with backup and cameras. When the thief showed up to sell him his bike back, “Simon” confronted […]
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In the Yukon, climate change is making buildings fall down
Dawson City is so cold that the average temperature is below freezing, which means the ground is frozen solid all year. At least, it used to be.
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Seriously, what the hell is this thing
io9 is asking for help on behalf of a reader who found a horrible tentacle-thing on the ground in Stockholm, Sweden. He wants help identifying it, presumably so that when he gets devoured his next-of-kin knows where to search for its lair. I’m gonna go with “the unholy offspring of a sea urchin, an Elder […]
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Tommy Lee: ‘Please don’t torture whales by playing them Mötley Crüe’
Tommy Lee may specialize in loud music, amateur porn, and wearing eyeliner even though he’s almost 50, but he’s not a monster. He loves his animal brethren, and he would never torment them by forcing them to listen to the same music his human fans pay like $200 to hear live. That’s why he wrote […]