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Travel

I Lied to My Wife, Flew to Lagos, and Got the Shit Beaten Out of Me Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

12.13.13

By Laurent Moucate as told to Felix Macherez
Money

Black-Gold Blues – The Hazards and Horrors of the Makeshift Oil Industry in Rebel-Held Syria

11.21.13

By Jean-René Augé-Napoli
News

Did Robotraders Know the Financial Crisis Was Coming?

11.18.13

By Danny Gould
Money

Did Robotraders Know the Financial Crisis Was Coming?

11.11.13

By Harry Cheadle

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Music

Nirvana Responds to Their Most Controversial, Misunderstood Song in 1993 Interview

Kurt Cobain explained Nirvana’s controversial song ‘Rape Me’ as a bold and obvious way to make their anti-rape stance known.

30 minutes ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

Tyler, the Creator Explains Why He Prioritized One Artistic Platform Over All the Others

Tyler, the Creator, explains why finally getting on the radio was such a big deal to him during a 2018 interview.

1 hour ago

By Caleb Catlin
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Music

Slayer Frontman Tom Araya Clarified Why the Band Began Using Satanic Imagery: ‘That Stuff Kind of Scares People’

Slayer chose to incorporate occult imagery into their music to show they were different from the Hollywood metal community.

2 hours ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Comedy

4 Christmas Comedies You Didn’t Know Had Sequels

There’s a such thing as spreading too much Christmas cheer

4 hours ago

By Tony Alpsen
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Comedy

The Actress Who Voiced Betty Boop Was Also in ‘Christmas Vacation’

Prolific actress Mae Questel made her final appearance in the holiday classic

5 hours ago

By Tony Alpsen