It’s common knowledge that Donald Trump knows no limits when it comes to delivering insults. We’ve seen them pumped out assembly line style on Twitter, doled out carelessly on the campaign trail, and even muttered in the middle of a presidential debate. Coverage of his racist, sexist, and bombastic comments isn’t hard to come by,…
Tim Tebow got signed by the Mets and will report to the low minor leagues. Good for him. The end. If only it ever were that easy with Tebow. Tebow has been a polarizing, fascinating figure since his days winning a Heisman Trophy and two national championships as quarterback at the University of Florida. Gator…
For those who watch water polo and think, “That would be fun, but treading water looks excruciating,” we present the Canoe Polo World Championships, which kicked off this week in Syracuse, Italy. Canoe polo is kayak-infused water basketball, and it’s glorious. The rules are simple: Teams of five kayakers, including one goalkeeper, face off in a…
Earth, our beautiful marble-like planet, is home to five oceans and seven continents, among which more than seven billion people reside. We’ve become accustomed to the ecosystems, cultures and evolution of life here, and we understand our terrestrial planet’s position within our solar system as the only one known to foster life. In terms of size, however,…
Way back in 2011, Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek assured attendees at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference that “ownership (of music) is great, but access is the future.” That same year, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky echoed that notion to a San Francisco audience. “We’re moving toward an access society, where you’re not defined by…
Last week, the news came down from on high: President Obama was about to do something big on marijuana. Pot, as you may recall from an annoying rant in a nondescript dorm room while someone—we’re not saying you—was using the stuff, is officially a Schedule I controlled substance. Marijuana advocates were hoping that was about to change, but…
When comedian Maria Bamford’s new sitcom Lady Dynamite hit Netflix this summer, it was immediately hailed as one of the smartest, most subversive shows of the year by The New Yorker, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone. The time-hopping, fourth-wall shattering, occasionally surreal sitcom is every bit as silly, fragile, frenetic, and charming as the star at the center of…
Hillary Clinton is the Democratic Party’s official, indisputable nominee for the 2016 Presidential race. Let’s say it another way: Hillary Clinton is the first woman in the history of the United States of America to secure a major political party’s presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton is running for president. And right now I can’t stop thinking…
2016 is starting to look like the year the Western world decided to lose its collective mind. Amidst the wacky politics, terrorism, and Russian hackers, America has been besieged by clowns. Back in August, a group of clowns tried to lure children into the woods in South Carolina, and ever since, creepy clown sightings have…
On Tuesday afternoon, “Ghostbusters” actress Leslie Jones left Twitter following a monstrous onslaught of racist, sexist and generally demeaning attacks from users, seemingly prompted by conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos. Though the film and its all-female cast have been under fire for months since the announcement and subsequent trailer of the remake, Jones quickly became a scapegoat…
