history lessons

Pulse

How an LSD death after a Pink Floyd concert fueled the drug war in Canada

08.10.17

By Rachel Browne
Pulse

Canada’s sordid history with white supremacists involves a Caribbean coup plot

07.14.17

By Rachel Browne
Sports

Blackout At Home: When The Lights Went Out At Shea Stadium In 1977

07.13.17

By Patrick Sauer
Sports

That Time Michael Jordan Allegedly Ran Up a Million-Dollar Golf Debt

06.15.17

By David Roth
Sports

Two Extremely Tall Guys Made Baseball History In The World Baseball Classic

03.09.17

By David Roth
Sports

Rest In Peace To Ralph Branca, Whose Life Was Bigger Than One Pitch

11.23.16

By Steven Goldman
Sports

Kyle Schwarber, And The Large Adult Sons Of October: David Roth’s Weak In Review

10.28.16

By David Roth
Sports

Ball Four, You’re Out: How A Classic Baseball Book Became A Failed Baseball Sitcom

09.22.16

By Dan Epstein
Sports

Barry Windham and the Disappearing Cowboy Wrestler

09.06.16

By Ian Williams
Sports

Forgotten Man: Bobby McDermott And The Rise Of Pro Basketball

09.05.16

By Jeff Katz
Sports

Nazis, Thieves, and a Dog Named Pickles: The Unsolved Mystery of the First World Cup Trophy

08.19.16

By Keph Senett
Sports

What Happened to Nutmeg Mills? The Forgotten Story of a Sports Apparel Pioneer

08.08.16

By David Tanklefsky & Nathan Rothstein

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