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shopping-deals

The Best Deals This Week, From Smeg Appliances to Clit Ticklers

Whether you're in the market for a water bottle that doubles as a foam roller, a retro toaster, or sleep-inducing earbuds, it's all on sale, baby!
Rec Room Staff
10.15.21
venture capital

Right-Wing VC Says He’s Using 'Silicon Valley' Mindset To Fund School Board Candidates

The co-founder of a Bay Area-based VC firm seeks to disrupt school board elections in Pennsylvania with cash and Slack.
Maxwell Strachan
10.15.21
zebras

An Escaped Zebra in Maryland Died, But They Died Free

The tale of the Maryland zebras run amok has taken a tragic turn.
Emma Ockerman
10.15.21
Ron Watkins

QAnon’s Ron Watkins Is Running For Congress. How Did We Get Here?

The man who did more than anyone to facilitate the rise of the QAnon cult is now running for office in Arizona.
David Gilbert
10.15.21
succession

Who Should Be Succession’s Next CEO? A Business School Professor Weighs In

Because Logan can’t live forever. Right?
Will Caiger-Smith
10.15.21
Hacking

The ‘Leak’ of Warzone’s New Anti-Cheat System Was Actually Part of the Plan

The company pushed out the new RICOCHET anti-cheat system to some users to test its reliability, which inevitably led to it getting into the hands of cheat developers.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
10.15.21
chile

Chile Is Sending Troops to Crack Down on an Indigenous Tribe and Create 'Peace'

The Indigenous Mapuche say they are only fighting for their ancestral lands which have been taken over by wealthy landowners and logging companies.
Nathaniel Janowitz
10.15.21
Drugs

Women Who Dressed as Couriers With Pink Backpacks to Deliver Drugs Over Lockdown Jailed

Four women and their male boss jailed for 37 years after selling party drugs, including their own heart-shaped ecstasy, while disguised as delivery riders during London lockdowns.
Max Daly
10.15.21
sex work

Sex Workers Say Mastercard Ignored Their Concerns About New Regulations

In a call about new adult content regulations that go into effect on Friday, sex workers say their testimonies and demands were met with dismissal.
Samantha Cole
10.15.21
Crime

Tributes Paid After Stabbing of ‘Kind and Good’ UK MP David Amess

Tributes have poured in for Conservative MP Sir David Amess, who has died after being attacked in his constituency.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
10.15.21
shopping-style

OK, Fine: Here’s What You Need for a ‘Squid Game’ Halloween Costume

We all know people are going to be characters from Netflix’s biggest hit series ever this Halloween—here’s how to do it best.
Rec Room Staff
10.15.21
NFT

People Are Taking Out Loans Against Their NFTs—And Defaulting

The endless search for profit is spawning increasingly ridiculous schemes centered on the financialization of NFTs.
Edward Ongweso Jr
10.15.21
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