If you must talk about something other than the Giants victory this weekend. 

Nation’s First Cat Cafe Opens in Oakland, Time

Dozens of Oakland residents queued up Saturday to get their paws on cats and drip coffee. The founders of Cat Town Cafe, a hybrid drinkery and “cat zone,” held a grand opening for the nation’s first permanent cat cafe—a furry fantasy others have tried to realize, only to be derailed by funding problems and pesky health codes.

The World's Grossest Liquor Is Being Recalled in Europe, Mic

The Internet erupted into collective glee Monday over a viral video that showed a wedding party consuming a bottle of Fireball whiskey. Today, news broke that the cinnamon-flavored liquor has been recalled in Finland, Sweden and Norway because it doesn't comply with their regulations. The reason? Too much propylene glycol, an ingredient used in some kinds of antifreeze, among other things.

Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Oakland Mayoral Candidate, The Bold Italic

What to do with Peter Liu, Oakland’s most laughable mayoral candidate (that isn’t an incumbent)? Liu claims to be a multimillionaire and, what’s more, God’s choice for office. Jimmy Kimmel had some ideas. He mocked Liu’s earlobes, pronunciation, and finally, his “stance on masturbation.”

Soylent Creator Hacks Pooping, New York Magazine

For his next trick, Rob Rhinehart, the Silicon Valley programmer responsible for "hacking" food by creating a completely inedible powdered alternative called Soylent, will hack pooping. Ta-da!

Tim Cook Tells the World ‘I’m Proud to Be Gay’, Wired

Apple CEO Tim Cook has taken a major step toward breaking what many call “the glass closet,” openly admitting in a new personal essay that he’s “proud to be gay.” In the essay published Thursday by Businessweek, Cook acknowledges that while he’s open about his sexuality with friends and colleagues and has never denied it publicly, he hasn’t acknowledged it publicly until now. “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me,” Cook writes.