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  • Remembering Holy Moly – by the Man Who Started It

    The celebrity gossip site Holy Moly closed yesterday, after 13 years faithful service. Jamie East, its founder, reminisces on a pre-libel law internet, nearly losing his house and thumb fighting with Alex Reid.

  • Banter: Some Important Lessons

    The good name of banter has been soiled, so here's a refresher course on how to do it properly.

  • I Relived My First Week of College to See if Students Have Changed

    They still like to get embarrassingly drunk while playing humiliating drinking games and taking endless photos of themselves to prove their having a good time, so it looks like everything's the same as it always was.

  • Being a Chef Made Me Forget I Have a Micropenis

    When I entered puberty I realized I was very different from the other boys. I shut myself off, worrying all the time that I'd get found out, and wound up feeling completely devoid of masculinity. That changed when I became a chef.

  • A Robot Is About to Try and Hitchhike Across Canada

    We spoke with the researchers who created a robot that plans to hitchhike solo from Halifax to Victoria, as well as a seasoned hitchhiker about the hopes and potential perils of a robot’s cross-Canada odyssey.

  • Why I'll Never Order a Drink From a 'Ladies' Menu

    Gender separation is fine. Sometimes. Not sharing toilets or changing rooms with people who have penises is really okay with me. But being presented with a gender-divided drinks menu is—even if it is just a cheap marketing ploy—a bit too Victorian for...