Watch a zoo bear eat your ex — well, sort of
At the Columbus Zoo, revenge is a dish best served wriggling.
The intrigue: Columbus is joining the "name a disgusting creature after your ex" craze this Valentine's season with a sloth bear-feeding fundraiser.
On the menu: superworms.
How it works: For $15, name a worm after your ex — or anybody else you loathe — and zoo staff will feed it to bears Randhir and Heiderose.
Pro tip: Order by Feb. 12 to receive a video of the bears slurping up their snacks.
If you're more of a romantic, order a $30 personalized video of a penguin holding a felt heart for your "lovebird."
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Eater
2 days ago
- Eater
Have a Darling Cocktail Moment in the Marina With the New Bar Darling
On the heels of the gastropub Tipsy Pig's closure on May 26, co-owner and restaurateur (bar-teur?) Nate Valentine is opening his latest project, Bar Darling, on Tuesday, June 3. Located a few doors down from Tipsy Pig, Bar Darling takes over the former Squat & Gobble space at 2263 Chestnut Street in the Marina. Valentine has several San Francisco bars under his belt (April Jean, Harper & Rye, Peacekeeper, Lost Resort, and August Hall), and he's teamed up with Jamal Blake-Williams (April Jean, Harper & Rye, and Peacekeeper), Stryker Scales (Mamanoko and Blue Barn), and Jimmy Garcia (who previously worked with Harper & Rye for 10 years) for this new project. They've pulled in chef Deiber Tzab of Mamanoko to lead the food menu for bites the team calls 'seasonal, thoughtful, and meant to be shared,' per a press release. The vibes are 'a cocktail reception at a family wedding': Think brie puff pastry bites with rosemary-fig jam, lettuce cups highlighting sesame chicken salad and crispy rice noodles, three types of sliders, chicken skewers, and more. There's also a touch of dessert to be ordered, such as red velvet cake pops covered in a white chocolate shell and sprinkles, and snickerdoodle old-fashioned doughnuts. Befitting a team with a deep bar background, the drinks look to be well-considered. The bar embraces what the press release calls its 'farm-to-bar philosophy, using garden-grown highlights.' What that shakes out to (or stirs out to) are vegetable- and fruit-forward cocktails that should prove highly drinkable in the summertime. On the starting drinks menu, for instance, is the Mijo Mijo!!! featuring tomato, basil, green bell pepper, and citrus, with a vodka base. Tam Tam, meanwhile, mixes gin with carrot, saffron, honey, and lemon, and Oh Darling... works a berry shrub into a cocktail with yellow Chartreuse, tequila, and lime. On draft, visitors can expect a selection of six beers, plus two wines and two cocktails; beers and wine will also be available by the can or glass, respectively. Some nonalcoholic options are also in the works, utilizing that same farm-to-bar philosophy. For those who frequented the Squat & Gobble, the interior will most likely be unrecognizable. Gone are the crepe and sandwich menu boards; the Bar Darling team reimagined the entire space, leaning into warm woods, earth tones, and a tree mural painted by Nicole Haden. The back patio remains a fixture, of course, with the manzanita tree still holding court alongside native plants. Bar Darling (2263 Chestnut Street) debuts on Tuesday, June 3. Sign up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Bam Adebayo Had 3-Word Message After A'ja Wilson's Huge Game Against Sparks
Bam Adebayo Had 3-Word Message After A'ja Wilson's Huge Game Against Sparks originally appeared on Athlon Sports. A'ja Wilson had another monster game for the Las Vegas Aces Friday night, finishing with 35 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in a 96-81 win over the L.A. Sparks. The reigning league MVP also had three steals and three blocked shots in what can only be described as a dominant performance. Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson celebrates during her dominant performance against the L.A. Sparks.© Candice Ward-Imagn Images After the win, Wilson's boyfriend, Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo, took to social media to shout out his partner. "Ok big guard," the Heat center wrote on Threads. Advertisement View the original article to see embedded media. Rumors Wilson and Adebayo were dating began circulating last summer, around the time of the Paris Olympics. Both were on the women's and men's rosters for Team USA, respectively, and their interactions during the games left many folks wondering if they were more than just friends. In February of 2025, Wilson subtly confirmed their relationship to People Magazine during NBA All-Star Weekend. When asked about her Valentine's Day plans, she replied: "My NBA All-Star is not here. That's the best Valentine gift that I can truly give him, is just the rest." Both Wilson and Adebayo have built their own fan followings, but more people are starting to ship them as a couple, as well. Advertisement The basketball superstars have shown unabashed support for each other, both on and off the court. Adebayo wore Wilson's signature Nikes during a game against the Brooklyn Nets, for example, while Wilson has been present at some of Adebayo's bigger events, including his key to the city ceremony in Miami-Dade County. Both superstars were initially mum about their romance, but they've opened up in subtle ways in recent months. "I have an amazing boyfriend who really is my safe space. He's truly a gift," Wilson told Cosmo Sports in April. "He's obviously in the same field, so we bounce off different things with one another to where it's like, no, we're not alone. He's helped me through a lot and welcomed me to be who I'm going to be. I know he's like, 'I don't know what A'ja I'm going to get today, but I'm blessed to be beside her.'" This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
River City did not pass value for money test, BBC Scotland boss tells MSPs
Axed soap River City 'did not pass the value for money test', the head of the BBC in Scotland has said. Bosses announced plans to cancel the show, which has been running since 2002, next year, claiming viewing patterns had shifted. The decision has raised concerns about impacts on the screen sector in Scotland. But, appearing at Holyrood's Culture Committee on Thursday, BBC Scotland director Hayley Valentine said: 'I didn't take this lightly and I did think about the consequences for cast, for crew, for people who are impacted by the decision, of course I did. 'However, we have to put our audience's needs first and the audience for River City has declined significantly over the past five years.' Ms Valentine pointed to a number of new dramas set to be produced by the broadcaster, saying: 'What we'll do with these new dramas, which will absolutely cost more to make, but we'd expect them to deliver much bigger audiences than River City does. 'In terms of value for money for the audience, I'm afraid that River City didn't pass that test for us any longer, and the new dramas, we really hope will.' The police drama, Shetland, Ms Valentine said, brings in about 700,000 viewers in Scotland and up to eight million elsewhere in the UK, compared to just 200,000 for River City. Addressing concerns about the future of the sector, she said: 'River City is not the only game in town in terms of access to drama in Scotland, whether you're an actor, whether you're a director, whether you're a producer, whether you're a trainee. 'We offer these opportunities across a really wide range of content, it's not just River City that does that for us.' Ms Valentine also pointed to budgetary issues at the broadcaster, telling MSPs she doesn't 'have the money to do everything that I want to'. 'There are a million things that I'd like to do that aren't possible. 'So I have to make difficult decisions. 'This decision was made on the basis that the audience figures are not performing for us in the way that we need them to.' Cast and crew, as well as actors' union Equity, have already appeared before the committee to warn of the impact of the soap's cancellation.
