A Southern California birder has managed to photograph something that will come as a shocking disappointment to generations of cartoon viewers: Alexander deBarros, an avid birder who has been studying birds since he was 10 years old, was conducting a bird survey with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power at the Chatsworth Nature Preserve when he spotted something unusual: a coyote carrying a greater roadrunner in its mouth. "We all freaked out as the coyote just ran over the hill and disappeared," deBarros said. The coyote left no anvils, TNT, or other ACME products at the scene.

  September 24–27: Independent 20th Century at The Breuer Building As New York’s autumn art calendar kicks into high gear, the Independent 20th Century art fair  takes over the iconic Breuer Building—the new global headquarters for Sotheby's in the former home of the Whitney. Under the sharp curatorial eye of Independent’s founder Elizabeth Dee, this year's fair nearly doubles its footprint to host 56 international exhibitors and over 130 artists, ag...