Oliver Lee Bateman
Revisiting Chyna's Autobiography, And The State Of Tell-Alls In Wrestling
Wrestler autobiographies tend to be revelatory or PR fluff. Chyna's managed to be both, as well as offered clues into her tragic death.
Thunders Arena: An Underground Wrestling Website Where the Hunks Trade Blows
A gay-oriented wrestling website has stripped the sport to its barest essentials: two sweaty hunks rolling around on a mat.
Bodybuilders Find a New Way to Get Bigger: Reading
The bros of r/steroids have discovered open access health research.
Did Competitive Video Games Create the ‘Bernie Bros’?
Bernie Sanders's most controversial supporters might well be acting like they are because of video games.
How a Baseball-Obsessed Programmer Is Helping Us Live Our Hardball Fantasies
Baseball season is starting, and Markus Heinsohn is ready.
Why Is Mavis Beacon Still the Best Known Black Woman in Video Gaming?
Black women remain massively underrepresented in a medium that has produced notable examples of nearly every other conceivable demographic.
A Professor Surveyed His Students to Find Out Why They’re Obsessed with Yik Yak
Yik Yak users seem to break with the millenial habit of oversharing.
Remembering the Mutant League Games and Their Bizarro Sports Sim Brethren
Although these games could not simulate sports as well as modern-day Madden, they boiled athletics down to their primal, ludic elements—allowing you to kill referees during a pileup or play as a demon.
On the Irrationality of ‘Freedom Force’, Gaming’s Forgotten Superhero Series
The comic book-inspired tactical role-playing game of 2002 spawned a sequel and even its own comic proper – but it'd never attain fan-favourite status.
The Internet Means Always Having to Say You're Sorry
A look into how we say sorry on the internet today.
Violent Video Games are Better for Us Than Bloodless Blockbuster Movies
Gory video games are something we can discuss, and learn from. But CGI-heavy flicks full of devastation but no deaths? Hardly.
My Time as a Professional Debt Collector Made Me Lose Faith in Humanity
It's hard to be depressed yourself when you're confronted with the most depressing stuff imaginable.