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Identity

My Sensual Journey into Japan’s $90 Million Fake Anime Boyfriend Market

03.18.16

By Callie Beusman
Tech

We Talked to the Former Sumo Wrestler Who Joined the Oregon Militia Occupation

02.01.16

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Amazon Looks To Recruit Engineers With Bizarre Tinder Ad

11.27.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Your Body Isn’t Ready for This ‘Ninja Nanny’ Video Review

11.14.15

By Nicholas Deleon
Tech

Someone Made a ‘Where’s Waldo’ Style Book About Missing Flight MH370

10.20.15

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

This Facebook Group Recovers Photos From Inside Chinese Drone Factories

10.16.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Pump Up Your Links With This Useless URL Enlarger

10.07.15

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

‘Sluts Against Harper’ Will Send You Nudes for Voting

10.07.15

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Coffee Could Make Buying Drugs on the Dark Web Safer

10.02.15

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

A 1985 Essay from a Bulletin Board System Admin Eerily Foretold Our Future

09.07.15

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

DeepDream Porn Is Officially a Thing (NSFW)

07.20.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Watch These Animated Mountains Read Your Inane Tweets

04.30.15

By Kaleigh Rogers and Emanuel Maiberg

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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.

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
Photo: Francesco Carta fotografo / Getty Images

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