secrets

Music

Who is the Unannounced Headline Act at Glastonbury?

04.23.15

By Ryan Bassil
Tech

How the Government Turned a Former CIA Officer Into a ‘Dissident’

04.08.15

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Food

Confessions of a Former White House Chef, Part One

02.05.15

By Hilary Pollack
[Best of 2014] The Year in Art Discoveries

12.17.14

By Becky Chung
Tech

Listen to Strangers Confess Their Sins on This Anonymous Voicemail

10.31.14

By Brian Anderson
Tech

The Woman Who Captured Snowden

10.20.14

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Entertainment

Talking to the Creator of a Printer That Makes Self-Destructing Documents

10.17.14

By Jules Suzdaltsev
Music

The Top 50 Music Videos Funded By The Government Of Canada

10.09.14

By Jabbari Weekes
Your Password Is Not Secure, and It’s Not Your Fault

10.03.14

By Mike Pearl
Tech

The Secret Codes That Cartel Bosses Use to Send Handwritten Orders from Prison

08.26.14

By Brian Anderson
Tech

The Search for Meaning in a Cryptic Google Translation of Untranslatable Words

08.25.14

By Whitney Mallett
Tech

Finally, a Use for Big Data: Cracking the Voynich Manuscript

08.19.14

By Felipe Maia

The Latest

Rangueil Hospital picture from Google Street View / artillery picture by Coica

Life

A Man Turned Up at Hospital With a Live WWI Artillery Shell in His Butt

The 24-year-old Frenchman forced the hospital to evacuate. He could’ve blown up much of Toulouse. We have questions.

47 minutes ago

By Amber Rawlings
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Music

Yungblud Dedicated His First Grammy Win for Black Sabbath Tribute Performance to Ozzy Osbourne

Yungblud won his first Grammy Award on February 1 for his performance at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show, and dedicated it to the late icon.

1 hour ago

By Lauren Boisvert
Music

4 Forgotten Songs That Are Infinitely Better Than These Bands’ Biggest Hits

Among Dave Grohl’s more forgotten songs is “Red War,” a collaboration with Soulfly’s Max Cavalera from the Probot album.

1 hour ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
Screenshot: Brent Koepp

Gaming

DRAGON QUEST VII: Reimagined Review – A Modern JRPG Masterpiece

From gameplay overhauls to accessible pacing, DRAGON QUEST VII: Reimagined is a modern JRPG masterpiece that brings a classic back to life.

2 hours ago

By Brent Koepp
People eating at a small Japanese restaurant in Shinbashi district in Tokyo, famous for its night life.

Travel

The World’s Best Food Cities That Haven’t Been Ruined by TikTok Yet

Where food culture remains intact and well-loved establishments are uninterested in chasing algorithms…

3 hours ago

By Kaitlyn McInnis