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Tech

My Year in San Francisco’s $2 Million Secret Society Startup

03.07.16

By Lydia Laurenson
Is Britain Ruled by a Secret Pig-Fucking Cabal?

09.21.15

By Sam Kriss
Questions We Have About the Masonic Fraternal Police Department

05.22.15

By Mike Pearl
LA Cops Cracked Down on a Bizarre Illuminati-Loving Club of Alleged Police Impersonators

05.06.15

By Mike Pearl
Travel

Secret Fighting in the Bronx Is as Cool as You’d Think

09.27.12

By Jim Genia
Travel

Sound of the Suburbs

08.28.12

By Andy Capper and Cleo Le-Tan

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Life

Coyote Spotted Swimming to Alcatraz Island for the First Time

Only time will tell whether the coyote makes the trek back to the mainland or calls Alcatraz Island its new home.

48 seconds ago

By Luis Prada
All images courtesy of Max Pigott.

Membership

The Car as ‘Sacrificial Object’: The Beautiful Chaos of Banger Racing

Photographer Max Pigott captures the carnage and pride of the British working-class sport where people fix up old cars and then smash them to bits.

4 minutes ago
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Life

Will Earth Really Lose Gravity in 2026?

People are now believing that the earth will allegedly “lose gravity” for seven seconds on August 12, 2026. Yes, really.

12 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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News

Biggest Solar Radiation Storm in 23 Years Sparks Northern Lights Worldwide

The Northern Lights showed up far outside their usual range, appearing in places that don’t normally factor aurora-watching into the evening.

52 minutes ago

By Ashley Fike
Mel Brooks with his Oscar (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Comedy

How Did Mel Brooks Reach EGOT Status?

The 99-year-old comedy legend is one of only 27 entertainers to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award

54 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen