Did you see Jon Stewart hit John Cena in the gut with a folding chair? Are you now mildly curious about the WWE? Here is your ultimate guide to watching large men in spandex pretend to fight each other.
The influence of Kanye West's 808's & Heartbreak.
High-school popularity can now exist well outside of high school — particularly if you are a teenage girl as lucky as Lili Hymowitz.
If nothing else, this should serve as a reminder to not put your fingers anywhere near a snapping turtle's mouth.
Is Martin Shkreli really an excessive rogue actor, or is he merely playing by the same rules as the rest of the pharmaceutical industry?
It turns out the Picasso and the rest of the Cubists were a century too early, and we'll actually be living entirely in a cube world quite soon.
Alabama has turned hundreds of pregnant women into felons for using drugs — even when they’re legal and the kids turn out fine.
In fact, bourbon doesn’t have to be made anywhere near Kentucky — and it can still be 100% authentic. It’s called “America’s Native Spirit,” after all, not “Kentucky’s Native Spirit.” Not that you should blurt this out to a Kentuckian after you’ve both had a few.
Wingsuit master Graham Dickinson took his skills to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and yelled "Vive le France!" before jumping headfirst off a cliff and flying straight into a dang forest.
"Ohwww mai gawwwwd what tha fack is that bro?! We gawtta cawl the akwairium oah sumthin."
Savvy marketing turned the allergy device into a must-have.
Flying military robots armed with high-energy lasers? It’s a future that is exciting, terrifying — and perhaps just two years away.
Burger scholar George Motz gives the rundown on nine essential bun-and-patty combos that would change the burger landscape forever.
When Franky and Carlos were locked up, handball was not just a sport. It was an organizing principle of life: a way to survive, to maintain both physical and emotional health in a place that can suck the spirit out of a person.
In Venezuela there's a lake surrounded by geological conditions perfect for lightning storms. For ten hours at a time, the sky lights up, and has done so for at least six hundred years. In the past, the storms helped citizens spot attackers during the night.
Nima Arkani-Hamed is championing a campaign to build the world’s largest particle collider, even as he pursues a new vision of the laws of nature.
J.K. Rowling’s investigation of her villain’s mind echoes the intrigue of a true-crime serial killer profile.
Coffee, as a luxury good, has the potential to make huge changes in the way farmers are treated and paid. But how do you know if you're supporting good coffee or contributing to the problem?
Like the other two “killer lakes” in the world — Lake Monoun and Lake Nyos, both in Cameroon — Rwanda's Lake Kivu sits near a chain of volcanoes whose nearby springs pump carbon dioxide into the water. That gas, when disturbed, can wreak fatal havoc.
Sure it looks like some torture apparatus from the Inquisition, but this apple peeler/corer/slicer is the type of efficient machine we like. We can only hope it's dishwasher safe.
Thousands of bees swarmed through a suburban Phoenix neighborhood, stinging six people, including four who had to be hospitalized, before firefighters drove them off with foam and fire hoses.
Now, at the end of this very personal experiment, I’m left with only one question: will my next orgasm be better than my last?
The rise of upscale nail salons over the past decade has firmly established Essie as the go-to salon brand for higher-end and fashion-minded clientele, both uptown and downtown.
If you’re already a fan of Sex — and there are plenty of you out there — you probably don’t need this review. But if you find yourself on the fence about whether to try this much-heralded, much-argued-over activity, pull up a chair! We’ve got a lot to discuss.
We’re all going to die. And we all eat food. Therefore, food must be the culprit.
Today "Happy Birthday" finally entered into the public domain, but for the past 80 years, using the ubiquitous tune in commercial media could cost companies an absolute fortune. Here's to the enterprising writers who wrote these alternatives.
In 1989 in Fairbanks, Alaska, Byran Perotti killed Johnny Jackson in cold blood. The community's silence around the murder compounded the shock of the crime itself.
Many Walt Disney movies share something curious. Where are the protagonists’ biological mothers?
ClickHole gives you a lesson about fracking but we all know why you actually clicked. Be patient.
The world is full of needless suffering. How should each of us respond? Should we live as moral a life as possible, even giving away most of our earnings? A new movement argues that we are not doing enough to help those in need.
Is sugar the answer for tackling cancer cells? New research suggests that it's a bit more complicated than that.
Jarbas Agnelli of Sao Paulo recorded some footage of cars traveling down a highway, then corresponded their movements to notes. The result is a real banger.
People who spend most of the day sitting down could undo some of the damage to their health by having a good fidget, say researchers.
Seasons are taught to us like a foursquare, a perfect schematic in which every part pulls equal weight to form a harmonious whole. This is a lie. Fall is the worst.
According to several anonymous sources, one of the two upcoming seasons of the wildly popular podcast will focus on the infamous case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier who disappeared from his post in eastern Afghanistan under mysterious circumstances back in 2009.
There's a war on rats in New York City, mostly because they're everywhere. A pest management expert explains the issues and how to target the infestation.
A love for flying lured dauntless daredevils to the icy Last Frontier in the 1920s. But when Russ Merrill’s plane went down between Anchorage and Sleetmute, it ignited a 10,000-mile search and changed the burgeoning world of aviation forever.
Decluttering is en vogue these days, but there is still merit and meaning to our stacks of books and objects.
Seldom do two Western religions clash quite this directly. But for some devotees of the Church of Cupertino, this weekend’s Papal visit to the East Coast could bring some devastating news: Your new iPhone might take a few extra days to get to you
How our misunderstanding of the Holocaust offers moral cover for the geopolitical disasters of our time.
A mysterious stabbing and suicide that rocked the campus of Yale University last spring took place in the midst of a three-way sex romp gone terribly awry, according to newly released documents from the New Haven Police Department.
“At the end of last year, the evil goblin Gokibler arrived in Osaka to conquer the world using this city as his central hub. Thus, the Osaka Secret Police (a.k.a. the Nankai Electric Railway) developed a cyborg soldier, Rapi:tldier, to defeat the goblin.
Welcome to "The Enthusiasm Gap," a weekly digest that aims to bridge the gap between interest and enthusiasm in politics by bringing you the best political and electoral writing of the week.
Gil Fulbright isn’t running for president. In fact, he’s not even a real person! Gil is the creation of Represent.Us, a NPO focused on campaign spending. Maybe our elections would be more above-board if all of our candidates were fictional.
Dashcam footage of a student pilot making an emergency landing in Orange County, CA. No one was injured.
Dragged from the muck of a California bay, the original "peace boat" that sailed in 1958 to protest nuclear weapons is back. Sort of.
Yogi Berra, Yankees catcher and legendary sagacious goof, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 90. Here, we've compiled a selection of stories on one of baseball's most important figures.
Earlier this week, One Million Moms launched a courageous campaign against 'The Muppets' late night iteration on ABC, accusing the show of departing from the wholesome roots of 'The Muppets' of yesteryear. Turn out, 'The Muppets' has always been a little tongue-in-cheek.
Humans have thought a lot about the foods we will need to survive on other planets. But how will familiar flavors taste off-world? And could there be some place in this universe where delicious treats like fries, champagne, or chocolate would taste even better than they do on Earth?
Readers are right to claim that the iPhone is treated differently from other smartphones, and reviewers are correct in doing so.
Eugene Bostick is an 80-year-old resident of Fort Wort, Texas who has adopted a number of abandoned dogs. Every day, he takes the all out on an adventure in his custom built dog train. We should all be a little more like Eugene.
Introducing its first new fall beverage in four years, Starbucks today announced the addition of the Toasted Graham Latte to its seasonal menu.
Most of the world may be horrified at the selection of Saudi Arabia to head a key UN human rights panel, but the US State Department most certainly is not. Quite the contrary: they seem quite pleased about the news.
Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker's rigging of US emissions tests.
The ugly truth is that the plastic microbeads found in many skin scrubs and other personal-care products are a serious pollutant of the marine environment. They should be phased out rapidly.
When hackers steal your password, you change it. When hackers steal your fingerprints, they’ve got an unchangeable credential that lets them spoof your identity for life. When they steal 5.6 million of those irrevocable biometric identifiers from U.S. federal employees — many with secret clearances — well, that’s very bad.
In a moment weaving strands of politics, religion and emotion, Pope Francis and President Barack Obama are set to meet in the grandeur of the Oval Office to advance causes dear to them both.
And Stephen throws Trump a big fat meatball, which he promptly throws down the subway steps to be carried away by a rat.
Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were among 100 people ordered released by Egypt’s president on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
"Jimpire" is long enough to feel like a pilot for FOX's next hit TV show. It also helps that Jimmy's "Lucious" impression is dead-on. Still, the main reason to watch is Steve Higgins' fur coat.
