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Tech

The Cure Tried to Stop Scalpers. Brokers Are Selling Entire Ticketmaster Accounts Instead

03.21.23

By Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox
Life

Why It’s Still Almost Impossible to Buy a PS5 for Retail Price

02.23.21

By Sébastien Wesolowski
News

Doug Ford’s been on a canceling spree this week

07.06.18

By Osobe Waberi
The Man Who Broke Ticketmaster

02.12.17

By Jason Koebler
Tech

The Man Who Broke Ticketmaster

02.10.17

By Jason Koebler
Tech

How New Scalping Technology Is Keeping You Out of Concerts

06.09.16

By Will Caiger-Smith
Tech

Scalpers Are Making a Killing on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Sold-Out Speaking Tour

08.07.14

By Jason Koebler

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Music

Flavor Flav Says He Was Kicked Out of the Rockefeller Tree Lighting

Flavor Flav claims that security guards kicked him out of NBC’s Rockefeller Tree Lighting ceremony after he’d been invited to the event.

12.05.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Sum 41 Cancels Tour Due to Singer Deryck Whibley’s Health

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has come down with pneumonia again, leading the band to cancel their 2024 Australian tour.

12.05.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Gaming

‘Marvel Rivals’ Could Be the Competition ‘Overwatch’ Needs (Hands-On Impressions)

‘Marvel Rivals’ has the chance to give ‘Overwatch’ a run for its money, but a few issues could hurt it more than help it.

12.05.24

By Shaun Cichacki
Screenshot: Bethesda Softworks

Gaming

‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ Is the Fourth Movie We Actually Wanted (Review)

‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ is an example of how to handle a legendary IP. Without question, it’s up there with the original trilogy.

12.05.24

By Anthony Franklin II
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Life

The Taco Bell Drive-Thru Is Also a Photobooth Now

Who doesn’t want to record the moments leading up to explosive diarrhea?

12.05.24

By Sammi Caramela