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Tech

In the Future, Giant Inflatable Balls Will Save the Subway from Floods and Terrorists

11.01.12

By Brian Merchant
Why It’s OK to Stare

10.31.12

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Watch a Time-Lapse Video of Sandy Shutting New York City Down

10.30.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

Watch Sandy Calmly Topple This Tree

10.30.12

By Brian Anderson
Tech

STORMFURY: Remembering the U.S.’s White-Knuckled Mission to Kill Hurricanes

10.29.12

By Brian Anderson
Tech

These Are Actual Words Spoken by Bush’s FEMA Director About Sandy and President Obama

10.29.12

By Michael Byrne
Tech

It’s Time to Hurricane-Proof the Grid

10.29.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

These New Photos Show Deepwater Horizon in High-Res Apocalypse

08.08.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

If They Couldn’t Come Back from the Moon

07.20.12

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

The Rise of the Natural Manmade Disaster

07.06.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov Screamed Until He Hit the Earth

05.01.12

By Amy Shira Teitel
Tech

The Bright Yellow Asterisk: A Recollection of the Challenger Disaster

01.28.12

By DENNIS CHAMBERLAND

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Music

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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.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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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.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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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.

05.19.26

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

05.19.26

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.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike