How Is DaBaby Still Getting Away With This Shit?
The rapper was just charged with felony battery. Here's a complete look at his years of violent and controversial behavior.
Videos
The King of Coney Island, Bing Bong
Nems guides us around his neighborhood and shows us how his personal struggles led him to become the Mayor of Coney Island.
Kevin Gates On Toxic Sex
On today’s episode – practicing semen retention, staying spiritually aligned, and kicking the ex out of the house.
Jumping Off A Cliff with A One-Star Paraglider
Taji jumps from 2800-feet with a one-star-rated paraglider.
MMA Fighter and Drag Queen: Dos Pistolas
Diego Garijo is a professional MMA fighter with a 15 year run of brutal fights, including the first sanctioned bare knuckle match in Mexico. On the side, he sells his paintings as a drag queen named Lola.
This is Where Elite Santas Are Made
Rick Rosenthal is Santa Clause. He’s renowned for training the world’s best Santas at his Northern Lights Santa Academy but he’s an Orthodox Jew. After the death of his parents inspired him to don the red, Rick has been Santa ever since
Taji Goes to Man Camp
As Taji continues on his mission to become a Better Man, his journey of self-improvement turns to Productivity. In an attempt to break free of pandemic lag, he enlists the help of men's camp Gravel To Castle, led by Ken Conklin.
Fred Armisen Meets Tiny Aliens
In this episode we explore inside Fred Armisen's mind where he goes on a journey in space and meets some tiny aliens on the way.
How to Seduce Women | Better Man
Will Taji get lucky and be considered a sexy man by the women of Miami?
Visiting a Swingers Resort to Become a Better Man
Taji Ameen is on a mission to become a better man by exploring various categories of self-improvement in unlikely places. This time, his journey takes him to a swingers resort to better his communication skills.
The Creepy Doll Adoption Agency | Side Hustles
He’s a bartender and she’s a school psychologist, but, on the side, they help haunted or otherwise creepy toys find new homes.
Film
Making the Banality of the Australian Suburbs an Art Form
They're the new kids on the block but the filmmakers behind the production company "Almanac" have talent on a global scale.
China’s Education System Is Notoriously Rigid. This School Is Trying to Change That.
A documentary explores how some educators are experimenting with ways to reform China’s schools.
10 Surreal Films That Inspire Visionary Director Lucile Hadžihalilović
From Giallo classics to Czech fantasies and Lynch bangers, the "Earwig" director walks us through her top ten.
TV
On ‘Loot,’ Nothing Is Funnier Than a Billionaire Trying To Be a Good Person
If there’s any particular message about how billionaires can really make a difference in Loot, it would be: talk less and give more away.
The ‘Love Island' Power Ranking: Week Three
With their collective banter, wisdom and face piercings, Dami and Indiyah have become the most beloved couple on the show.
Make 'Star Wars' Weird Again
Shows like Disney's 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' are missing the point of George Lucas's fantastically peculiar universe.
Internet
The Blind Faith of Subliminal TikTok Videos
From ski-sloped noses to a tiny waist: With the use of subliminal messages, TikTok users are promising you anything and everything you want.
The Internet Communities That Love Watching People Die
The past decade has seen a boom in true crime content. But when do things go too far?
How the Internet Created 'Graggle Simpson'
We speak to the online pranksters who engineered the fake "Simpsons" character.
Celebrity
This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US. In India, He’s Accused of Destroying a Forest.
Sadhguru, who was seen with Will Smith in 2020 and most recently with Trevor Noah, has been accused of illegal construction in a protected forest.
Hey Travis Barker: Whose Ass Is That?
A piece of butt-centric artwork in Barker's home raises a juicy question.
How Young Thug’s RICO Case Could Play Out, According to a RICO Expert
Thug, Gunna, and 26 other people were indicted on allegations of murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and beyond.
Art
How to Write Poetry to Communicate With Aliens
Richard Carter wrote a book of poetry using a version of Lincos, a language invented in the 1960s by a mathematician to communicate with aliens.
What’s Your Most Memorable Penis Experience? An Art Project Is Asking People to Spill the Beans.
Artist Indu Harikumar’s latest project, Cock-a-doodle, aims to normalise conversations around the penis, and all kinds of feelings and experiences associated with it.
Technologists Are Using AI to ‘Expand’ Famous Works of Art
With the right inputs, DALL-E can make bigger versions of classic paintings like the Mona Lisa.
Books
There’s No Getting Around It – Break-Ups Are the Worst
In an extract from new book “Notes On Heartbreak”, Annie Lord describes the dull pain that comes with splitting up.
How 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' Became an Unlikely Aesthetic Trend
TikTok and Tumblr are turning Ottessa Moshfegh's 2018 book into a style object, best paired with Chanel lipstick, perfume and bedsheets.
John Waters: 'Why Is the Gay World Fighting With Each Other?'
Ahead of his Barbican show, the cult director and author talks about political correctness, bad taste and "Liarmouth", his debut novel.
Nightlife
I Was A Trans Comedian. Here’s Why I Quit
Even “supportive” cis comics I performed with lectured me on the limits of “identity-based comedy.”
14 Places To Go in Miami That Aren't Ultra
If you’ve inadvertently found yourself in Miami, you might be wondering where to go to get a bit of a break from the hordes of shirtless partiers.
I’ve Gotten Super into Queer Afterhours Parties in My 50s
In Los Angeles, the afterhours scene is creating some of the most radical queer spaces I’ve ever seen.