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Food

I Persuaded a Dealer to Cook and Deliver a Beef Wellington Instead of Weed

01.25.19

By Nick Chester
Tech

Are Group Chat Apps Repeating the Same Mistakes of Email?

03.15.16

By David Silverberg
Tech

‘Confessional’ Gaming Captures the Voyeurism of Exploring Someone’s Desktop

01.05.16

By Roisin Kiberd
Tech

Now That It’s Easy to Encrypt Our Chats, Encrypting Metadata Comes Next

12.07.15

By Matthew Braga
Tech

Facebook’s Personal Assistant Is Real, and You Can Talk to It Like a Friend

08.26.15

By Matthew Braga

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Music

Soundgarden’s ‘Spoonman’ Isn’t As Illicit As Most of Us Thought in 1994

Soundgarden’s 1994 song ‘Spoonman’ is actually about a spoon-playing street performer, and not about drugs.

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Life

Gen Z Are Accidentally Tolyamorous (and They Hate It)

More young adults are falling into relationship gray areas where commitment is assumed, rarely discussed, and often misunderstood.

1 hour ago

By Sammi Caramela
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Comedy

3 Huge Actors Who Tried Stand-Up Comedy First, Including a Future Batman

Telling jokes isn’t for everybody

1 hour ago

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Comedy

4 Stars You Completely Forgot Were on ‘The King of Queens,’ Including One Comedy Giant

Some major stars popped up on the hit CBS sitcom over the years.

1 hour ago

By Tony Alpsen
Life

I Visited Bangkok’s ‘Museum of Death’ and It Was Even Stranger Than I Expected

A maze of preserved bodies, murder evidence, and medical oddities makes Siriraj one of Bangkok’s weirdest, most unforgettable stops.

1 hour ago

By Ashley Fike