San Francisco has seen a surge in the number of emergency calls the city receives. So they called in the experts to see what was behind the increase. The answer? Butt dials.

+ I recently encountered a midlife crisis during which I briefly became a vinyl-loving audiophile. Little did I know I wasn’t even coming close to self-actualizing my listening experience. It turns out that Reel-to-Reel tape is the new vinyl. (While it’s fair game to give someone a hard time about their vinyl collection, the audiophiles who are running reel-to-reel machines need our help and love, not our ridicule.)

+ From Quartz, here’s a look at the prize-winning facial hair from the 2015 World Beard and Moustache Championship. (Or, what it looks like in the men’s room at a Mumford and Sons concert.)