By Logan Mahan As we head into July 4th weekend, there’s really no better time to shop for a new swimsuit than the present. That’s because nearly every retailer is throwing a USA-sized sale, including brands that offer high-quality, eye-catching swimwe…
People Are Using Deepfake Technology to Apply for Remote Jobs
By Kirk Miller Deepfakes have invaded the job world. This week the FBI announced that they’ve received “complaints reporting the use of deepfakes and stolen Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to apply for a variety of remote work and work-at-hom…
Is the NFL Going to Suspend Deshaun Watson Indefinitely?
By Evan Bleier Though there’s no way to predict precisely what will happen with Deshaun Watson and his yet-to-be-determined suspension from the National Football League for his alleged actions toward more than 60 women, it is seeming more and more like…
Enough With All the Multiverse Stories Already
By John Scott Lewinski Lazy writing is as old as human storytelling. From the first draft of Gilgamesh through the latest adventure of whatever lesser-known superhero is left to exploit, authors scribble themselves into corners and up cul-de-sacs. They…
Is the MLB Actually Kind of Okay With a Few Benches-Clearing Brawls?
By Evan Bleier In the wake of a 2-1 baseball game breaking out in the midst of the wildly entertaining benches-clearing brawl between the Mariners and Angels on Sunday, Major League Baseball handed down a dozen suspensions to the parties who were invol…
Steve-O Admits That “Jackass” Was “Legitimately a Bad Influence” on Kids
By Bonnie Stiernberg Over the course of its original three seasons on MTV between October 2000 and August 2001 and its subsequent four movies, Jackass has inspired countless impressionable kids to get outside and try their own dangerous stunts. Whether…
The Best Dopp Kit for Every Type of Traveler
By Jason Sakurai In the 1920s, Chicago leather-goods maker Charles Doppelt created toiletry bags for men to store their toiletries, although his were often called ‘Dopp kits’. During World War II, the U.S. Army contracted Doppelt to supply the troops, …
Do We Choose Our Friends by…Sniffing Them?
By Kayla Kibbe If you’ve ever had the experience of meeting someone and you just instantly vibe, it’s probably because — whether you knew it or not — you liked how they smelled. And no, I’m not talking about being attracted to a new partner’s Acqua di …
Swamps Play an Underrated Role in Addressing Climate Change
By Tobias Carroll There are aspects of the natural world that are stunning in their beauty: mountain ranges, waterfalls and tropical beaches among them. There are also plenty of landscapes that most people would rather not spend time in. But even ecosy…
All of the Hottest, Biggest and Best Fourth of July Sales
By Paolo Sandoval Chances are, your Fourth of July word association goes more or less like this: fireworks, hot dogs, ‘merica. (There’s some built-in wiggle room for bald eagles and corn on the cob, for family time and doing dumb shit, of course.) Well…