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Games

I’ve Known ‘The Secret of Monkey Island’ for 25 Years and I’m Still in Love

01.26.15

By Elizabeth Sankey
Games

A Disgusting History of Gore in Video Games

11.04.14

By Mike Diver
Games

‘Metal Gear Solid 3,’ I Love You with All My Heart

10.23.14

By Leigh Alexander
Games

When We Play Video Games, Who Are We?

09.08.14

By Leigh Alexander
Music

The Kids Are Coming Up from Behind

08.25.14

By Drew Millard
Entertainment

Artist Generates Controversy Around 3D-Printed “Stolen” Chinese Columns

06.12.14

By Nadja Sayej and Johnny Magdaleno
Entertainment

Hanging Sculptures Form Illusions Of Roman Columns

06.09.14

By Zach Sokol
Entertainment

Viral Style: Personal Space Dresses, Virtual Keyboards And Surfwear For, Well, Surfing The Web

05.09.14

By Charlotte McManus
Health

Meet the Doctor Who Prescribes Vibrators to Cancer Patients

12.22.13

By Sophie Saint Thomas
Tech

The Un-Science of Radionics

10.27.13

By Conner Habib
Sex

I Ruined a Tinder Date With Pot Cookies

10.27.13

By T. Kid
This Week’s Bad News in a Thousand Words or Less

10.20.13

By Rick Paulas

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

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By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

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By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

4 days ago

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