PUT THIS ON A POSTER
The Disrespectful Dunk Index
To figure out exactly how disrespectful a poster dunk was, we have to look at six key metrics.
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FLY FREE OR FLOP
Don’t Wait To Make Your Masterpiece
Warren Beatty waited nearly 40 years to make "Rules Don’t Apply," his Howard Hughes movie. It failed terribly at the box office. What happened?
MOVING BEYOND ETHER-NET
Therapy’s Digital Disconnect
Some digital natives struggle with a psychological culture that they say doesn’t understand the effects of life in the internet age.
GO PEE OR GET PAID?
Brake For Bathroom Breaks
Ridesharing services incentivize their drivers to never stop driving — even when nature calls.
WHERE CHRISTIAN OKOYE IS STILL A STAR
The Legend Of 'Tecmo Super Bowl'
Why the greatest sports video game of all time lives on 25 years later.
THINK YOU KNOW PINK?
This Is Why You’re Seeing A Lot Of Pale Dogwood
You could say it all began with a new shade of iPhone. Chatter after the premiere of an Apple product is typically related to specs and stocks. But in September 2015, when Apple premiered a “rose gold” version of the gadget, the conversation veered into gender politics.
AT LEAST LOVEFOOL IS
Is It Good? A Close Reading of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’
Revisiting the classic on its 20th anniversary to see if this '90's fueled fever dream of a movie holds up.
JÜRGEN'S AMERICAN
The Next Next Big Thing In US Soccer
Christian Pulisic is well on his way to becoming America’s first world-class soccer player. Is he an outlier? Or a sign of things to come?
THROWING CUPCAKE SHADE
Decoding Russell Westbrook
He's fashionable. He's quiet. In an increasingly transparent league, the Thunder guard communicates in a code of his own.
THE EMERALD GREEN LIGHT CITY
How Seattle Could Solve America’s Traffic Problem
Seattle — one of the country’s most congested cities — could provide a solution for America’s traffic problem. Or it could descend into Carmageddon.
BLOCKBUSTER CRUNCHING
How To Avoid A Box Office Disaster
We use analytics to predict baseball, elections, and even pop music. But can an algorithm foretell a movie’s success or failure, even before it’s made?
DON'T LIKE IT
How Instagram Is Destroying Our Natural Wonders
Geotagging technology shows us where we are, no matter the destination. But the more we discover (and the more photos we take), the more we ruin.
R/NOFAP'S HEALTHY COUSIN
Reddit Helped Me Stop Smoking
Joining Reddit's r/stopsmoking is the most “Kumbaya” activity I’ve willingly participated in this year, which is ironic, as Reddit has a nasty reputation for incubating hateful communities, not helpful ones.
GENETIC GASTRONOMY OR GOOSE CHASE?
Silicon Valley Is Coming For Your Lunch
How we eat is already being "disrupted" by tech in various ways. A new service is looking recommend meals and deliver you food... after they analyze your DNA.
'THE ONION' WITH NO MEAN STREAK
Behind The Borowitz Report's Very... Safe, Dad-Joke Humor
Andy Borowitz, the polarizing "New Yorker" columnist, is not trying to trick you. He’s just a victim of his own success — and Donald Trump’s.
THE APPOSTATES
Why Can’t Anyone Make A Good Atheism App?
Modern atheism has called the internet its home for decades. Since the rise of mobile internet, the atheist community has struggled to produce an app that isn't about arguing.
GIVE HIM THE OVAL OFFICE CHAIR
The Ultimate Heel
How Donald Trump took a page from Vince McMahon’s WWE playbook and captured the imagination of millions.
INTO THE REDZONE
Is There Too Much Football?
The NFL’s ratings crisis is an election problem. It’s a changing-technology and viewer-habits problem. Amazingly, it’s even a baseball-playoffs problem. But most distressingly for the league, it’s also an oversaturation problem.
MEAN MEME MACHINE
Trust No Meme
Say goodbye to Ken Bone, and wave farewell to The Notorious RBG. Few humans-made-memes survive the pressures of living up to the ideas they've come to represent.
ATARI BE CLOSING
The Game That Made Closers Cool
We may be living in a bullpen moment this postseason, but "Relief Pitcher" was here first.
