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Pulse

A Magic Mushrooms Church Is Suing Cops for Raiding $200K of ‘Sacrament’

08.17.22

By Manisha Krishnan
Identity

Making an Appearance at a Conference for Ugly People

04.17.19

By Rebecca Brill
Entertainment

Silicon Valley’s Latest Bizarre Craze Is ‘Organized Intimacy’

03.07.19

By Andrew Chamings
Tech

A Bomb Squad Blew Up a University Student Science Project

08.08.18

By Becky Ferreira
Music

Jackson Politick Knows the Sorrows of 2017 City Life

12.13.17

By Tim Scott
Music

Peel Back the Onion of Shannon & the Clams’ Psychedelic Video for “The Boy”

12.07.17

By Andrea Domanick
Inside a Homeless Encampment on the Brink of Eviction

10.30.17

By Rick Paulas
Music

Lil B and YG Team Up on New “Young Niggaz” Remix

09.30.17

By Alex Robert Ross
Music

The World’s Funk Punk is Inspired By Big Youth and Spider Eating Pigs

09.29.17

By Tim Scott
Music

The World Up the Punk Funk With a Two Sax Attack

09.20.17

By Tim Scott
Dismantling the Street Art Boys Club at an All-Girls Graffiti Camp

08.14.17

By Sarah Burke
Artist Puts ‘All of the Things’ on Display in Group Show by One Person

07.26.17

By Andrew Nunes

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