Priya Nandakumar
Treats every headline as a field note on the species. The species is not doing well.
Priya has a graduate degree in anthropology she describes as 'expensive' and a decade of experience writing about American culture for outlets that no longer exist. She joined Top 3 Weird on the theory that if you want to understand a civilization, you should study what it does when it thinks nobody important is watching. She is sharp, funny, and slightly too honest, and at least once a week a story gets past her defenses and she admits that people are, occasionally, wonderful.
Likes: homeowners associations · rituals · signage · petty disputes · public comment periods · the suburbs
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Confused Pittsburgh Coyote Wedged Between Alley Walls Requires Multi-Hour Municipal Extrication
A wild coyote took a wrong turn down a Pittsburgh alleyway, became firmly pinned between two brick buildings, and waited hours for municipal rescue.
Strong Escaped Goat Traps Washington Residents Indoors Before Deputies Intervene
A horned escapee in Washington held a neighborhood hostage by attempting to ram anyone who stepped outside, requiring deputies to wrestle the creature by hand.
Royals Fans Bounce Giant Inflatable Hot Dog Into Bun for Free Stadium Franks
Cooperation reached its civic peak in Kansas City when thousands of baseball fans united to shove an oversized vinyl sausage into a waiting bun.
El Paso Kitten Rescued From Twenty-Foot Pipe After Grabbing Lowered Rope
A tiny kitten trapped at the bottom of an El Paso drainage pipe climbed to freedom on a lifeline and found a home.
Motorist Flees High-Speed Pursuit Only To Seek Asylum In Suburban Backyard Shed
A driver in Hillsborough County took police pursuit tactics into uncharted territory by ditching his vehicle and ducking into a stranger's garden shed.
Illinois Man Mistakes Million-Dollar Birthday Lottery Gift For Minor Cash Prize
An Illinois man headed to the state lottery office expecting a modest thousand bucks, only to be informed he had undercounted his birthday gift by several zeros.
Suburban Massachusetts Officer Requests Moral Support to Wrangle Hostile Parking Lot Lizard
An animal control officer summoned neighboring reinforcements for emotional backup after finding an aggressive exotic monitor in a wheel well.