Histories

Tech

A Brief History of AZT, HIV’s First ‘Ray of Hope’

03.21.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Happy Birthday to the First Dot-Com

03.15.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Hypatia and the Double-Edged Sword of Women’s Science History

03.08.15

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

At the Dawn of Crowdsourcing—in 1907

03.08.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

‘Atomic Alert’: A Scare-Infomercial at the Dawn of Mutually-Assured Destruction

03.01.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Happy Birthday to the ‘Greatest Public Health Experiment in History’

02.23.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Scariest Spacewalks in History

02.21.15

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Henry Piddington and the ‘New Science of Cyclonology’

02.21.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Happy Birthday to the Cold War’s Most Eerie Technology: The ‘Atom Sub’

01.21.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Occult Rocket Scientist Who Conjured Spirits with L. Ron Hubbard

01.02.15

By George Pendle
Tech

Sometimes a Typo Means You Need to Blow Up Your Own Spacecraft

07.26.14

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Sex

Giving Handjobs for Money Is My Least Favorite Kind of Sex Work

03.09.14

By Tina Horn

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada