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Games

How Games, Tech, and the Army Use Progressive Language as a Smoke Screen

09.04.20

By Lana Polansky
Games

Visual Novel Writers Win Pay Raise After 21 Day Strike

08.06.20

By Patrick Klepek and Lauren Kaori Gurley
Tech

Watch This Guy Turn on a 20,000 Watt Light Bulb

07.17.16

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

Canadians Who Downloaded Voltage Pictures Films May Finally Be Taken to Court

03.18.15

By Pierre Chauvin
Music

This Shocking Metal Dress Can Withstand 500,000 Volts

08.08.14

By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

Iris van Herpen’s Latest Collection Looks Like Aliens Invaded Versailles

01.21.13

By Kathleen Flood
Are Canadians About to Be Prosecuted for File Sharing?

12.12.12

By Patrick McGuire

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Daily Horoscope: January 14, 2026

Big reactions and bigger assumptions collide, forcing honesty, restraint, and a second look at what you almost said.

7 hours ago

By Ashley Fike
Entertainment

Beloved AEW Tag Team Hints at Retirement

10 hours ago

By Haley Miller
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Music

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Classic That Anthony Kiedis Insisted Wasn’t the Right Fit for the Band

In 1991, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released a surprising song that showcased a softer side of the L.A. funk-rock misfits.

14 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

If I Could Blend Timelines, I Would Create These 3 Dream Punk Collabs With Old and New Bands

Who would you choose if you were setting up punk collabs? Here are three hypothetical pairings we’d love to see on split albums.

14 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
(Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Music

Kurt Cobain Credited This Band for Getting Him Off His ‘Macho Punk Rock Trip’ As a Teen

Kurt Cobain reveals the band that helped radically adjust his perspective and embrace a more ‘feminine’ outlook.

15 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin