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What I Learned Growing up Rollerblading in the 2000s
"I love being on skates. I think everyone has an activity where they feel tranquil and at peace or whatever."
What CERN Employees Do in Their Spare Time
The largest particle physics lab in the world offers a whole load of extracurricular activities. Aquarium club, anyone?
These Three Dudes Have Recorded NBA All-Star Raps For Ten Straight Years
Each year over the last decade, three friends have written and recorded hip-hop tributes to the NBA All-Star roster. This year's is lean, clean, and includes Kyle Korver.
A Midwestern Furry Convention Was Allegedly Attacked with Chlorine Gas This Weekend
The hotel where the cartoon animal lovers were staying had to be evacuated early Sunday morning after chlorine gas was found to be floating through the air.
Cosplay Is Not Consent: Exploring the Dark Side of Adult Dress-Up
The cosplay scene has its fair share of problems, including more and more reported incidents of sexual harassment and assault. We talked to a cosplay enthusiast to remind you that women in costume still deserve respect.
How Does It Feel: Melbourne University O-Week
Starting a new year of tertiary education has got to be a minefield of emotions. Here are some of them.
How to Throw an 800 Pound Paper Airplane (Use a Helicopter)
When I was a kid, my friends and I used to spend hours inventing and constructing different paper airplane models in my basement during sleepovers. Sometimes we brought along the latest "book of templates":http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i...
Hello, I'm A Civil War Reenactor!
Bill Cross is a Civil War reenactor with a wide range of battles, ranks, and personae under his belt and the current treasurer of the Rowdy Pards “progressive, campaign living history society.”
Craft Time
"Tina" (aka crystal meth, aka "ice," aka "crushing paranoia and pain powder") has been making a huge comeback in New York lately-and not just with its usual audience of glitter-faced club-kid homosexual people.