Sunday, November 24, 2024

Taylor Berman

Taylor Berman is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to The Fresh Toast, he worked as an editor and writer at Gawker.com, an editor and writer at MentalFloss.com, a staff writer at Fuse, a fact-checker at New York Magazine, an editorial assistant at a medical publisher, a community organizer in Baltimore, and an English teacher in South Korea. He is also a contributing editor at Spin.com and a co-host of the hit podcast Food on Franklin.

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One Love: Watch A 5-Year-Old Boy Play With Baby Gorilla At A Zoo

Earlier this month, a father uploaded a cute video of his five-year-old son playing with a baby gorilla at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Watch This Cat Tell His Owner He Wants A Head Scratch Right “Now”

Most people would tell you dogs are smarter than cats. And sure, dogs seem to be capable of more “smart” things than cats, like responding to their name and fetch. But are they better at speaking English?...

Georgia Man Uses $3 Million Lotto Winnings to Invest in Meth Ring

Why leave it in a savings account or under your mattress when you could invest it in a mutual fund, stocks, or, as one Georgia man recently did, a local meth ring?

Amazing: Watch People Assemble Ikea Furniture On Psychedelics

For everyone who isn’t a masochist, assembling Ikea furniture is hell. But what if you assembled that cabinet set while insanely high on psychedelics?

That Feeling When You Discover A Dead Body In Your New House

A person bought a home in Simi Valley, California. A few weeks later, the buyer explored the house and discovered the body of Salvatore Orefice.

Video: Child’s Intense Motivational Speech Will Make You a Better Person

This speech by a pint-sized Jamaican fitness expert is an inspiration for all us. In the 80-second clip, Demarjay Smith, 9, rails against settling for mediocrity or giving life anything other than your very best. I’ve watched it three times already this afternoon, and I feel like I could do go do literally anything now. Watch above, and read a transcript below.

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