“I was looking for anything I could talk my way into, and sometimes I’d see these ads that said, ‘Hey, make $10,000 being a sperm donor.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s not gonna happen.’ But one day, I decided the worst they could say was no. So I sent in an application.” Vox: Can a man earn a living on sperm donation alone? (Related question: Is it too late to apply for back pay?)

+ “Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City that commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying fake cellphones, to hand over to thieves instead of their real smartphones.”

+ Nigel Farage shelters on campaign bus to avoid milkshake attack. Must be lactose intolerant…