Articles by Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.

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Screaming goats are now doing karaoke

Oh, internet. There's not a single thing you won't either make porn of or mash up with Nicki Minaj.

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‘LEGO bombing’ reveals the plastic-brick framework of your city

Street artists are filling holes in crumbling buildings with LEGO bricks. Or possibly the buildings are crumbling to reveal their LEGO cores.

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This map shows you where to find love in every state of the union

Public transit lovers who want to meet Mr. or Ms. Right should hang out in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, D.C., Oregon, or Washington.

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These houses share a backyard, but it would take two hours to walk from one to the other

These Florida houses are essentially touching butts, but the nonsensical suburban road layout means they're still far, far apart.

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