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Why isn’t anyone talking about Nick Jonas’s hairy ass?

Why Nick Jonas' hairy buttcrack is a call to arms in the fight for the self esteem of young adults.

On Oct 9, 2014 by Noah Michelson

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Fighting HIV one click at a time

Is a new top level domain the secret to a radical new approach to charity?

On Oct 9, 2014 by Carolin Silbernagl

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Google, Facebook, Twitter to help E.U. deal with ISIS threat online

ISIS's Internet presence has EU officials dashing for a counterstrike.

On Oct 8, 2014 by Eric Geller

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Why grabbing your balls for cancer is just a fistful of nothing

For every empty-minded cancer awareness campaign, there's real work to be done.

On Oct 8, 2014 by S.E. Smith

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Comcast got a customer fired after a billing dispute

This story would make anyone hesitate before complaining about their service.

On Oct 8, 2014 by Eric Geller

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This kinda gross trick will get people to actually consume your content

Don’t feel bad about getting someone to click on something if the thing they’re clicking on doesn’t suck.

On Oct 8, 2014 by Hank Green

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Why the U.S. needs to ban work email after hours

Is it healthy to be tethered to your desk with a smartphone?

On Oct 8, 2014 by Shawn Binder

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It’s a drag, but Facebook’s real name wars aren’t over

The drag queens won the latest round of the name wars, but the rest of us are still in the ring.

On Oct 3, 2014 by Kitty Stryker

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The real cost of America’s online diploma mill nightmare

Online diploma mills make buying a high school diploma a snap, but it's worth less than the paper it's printed on.

On Oct 3, 2014 by Cabell Gathman

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6 things that are weirder than the Starbucks beer-flavored latte

It doesn't matter what it tastes like, so long as it goes viral.

On Sep 29, 2014 by Claire Lower

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Russia’s crackdown on free speech spreads to Google, Twitter, Facebook

The new rules could cost U.S. companies an extra $45 million per year.

On Sep 26, 2014 by Eric Geller

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Why celebrity deaths are the ultimate clickbait

There's an art to dying on the Internet.

On Sep 26, 2014 by Zaron Burnett III

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The real reason Facebook declared war on drag queens

In forcing drag queens to pay-to-play, Facebook is coming up a dollar short.

On Sep 25, 2014 by Hamm Samwich

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Inside the biggest show nobody on the Internet watches

CBS drama NCIS is a ratings juggernaut. Why doesn't the Web care about it?

On Sep 24, 2014 by S.E. Smith

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Fear and loathing on Facebook

The results of combining director Terry Gilliam and Facebook are unexpectedly transcendent. 

On Sep 23, 2014 by Kate Hakala