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Florida Escalates Its War on the Living, Pushes to End All Vaccine Mandates

There’s no delicate way to put this: Florida is run by vile morons. It’s my home state, so I can say that. Real top-shelf dipshits who care more...

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Luis Prada

The Girls’ Flag Football Revolution Isn’t Coming—It’s Already Here

According to SFGate, girls’ flag football experienced a surge of more than 25,000 new high school players between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons....

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Luis Prada

Could AI Trigger a Nuclear War?

Jacquelyn Schneider, a researcher at Stanford, has been running war games using the latest AI models, according to a feature in Politico by Michael...

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Luis Prada

How September Will Affect Each Zodiac Sign’s Love Life

Have you ever heard of the idea that the wildest relationship transformations occur during the “-ber” months? You know, September, October,...

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Sammi Caramela

Orcas Are Back to Attacking Boats in Spain

Somewhere off the coast of Galicia, Spain, a group of sailors looked down and realized their rudder was gone. They knew their boat hadn’t hit...

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Ashley Fike

Marvel Rivals Season 4: Release Date, Updates, and Full Patch Notes

NetEase hasn’t slowed down one bit. They’ve continued to pump out updates for Marvel Rivals, and ahead of Season 4, they’ve revealed a look at the...

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Anthony Franklin Ii

Leaked Steam Console Isn’t What You Think It Is, Says Dataminer

A new Steam Frame patent had many players believing that a new Steam console was being developed. However, a dataminer has just revealed that Valve...

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Brent Koepp

Pokémon Legends Z-A Players Already Broke the Game and It’s Not Even Out Yet

A major exploit has been discovered in Pokémon Legends Z-A, and the game isn’t even out yet. Fans who played the PLZA demo have uncovered a major...

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Brent Koepp

4 Heavy Metal Vocalists Who Did Their Best To Avoid Fame

Fame isn't for everyone. These four heavy metal vocalists all had varying degrees of fame—but it wasn't what they wanted. The post 4 Heavy Metal...

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Brent Koepp

Daily Horoscope: September 4, 2025

Big energy, bold moves—just don’t outrun yourself, stargazer. Today rewards pacing over pressure and presence. The post Daily Horoscope: September...

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Ashley Fike

Current Moon Phase: September 4, 2025

Happy Thursday!  We are nearing the end of the work week and getting closer to the full moon this weekend. Right now, we’re still in the waxing...

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Sammi Caramela

Current Moon Phase: September 3, 2025

Happy Wednesday!  How are you feeling this morning? We have a ton going on right now, astrology-speaking. With Saturn retrograde in Pisces and a...

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Sammi Caramela

Daily Horoscope: September 3, 2025

Unpredictable energy meets emotional overdrive—stay flexible, stargazer, and let the day unfold without forcing control. The post Daily Horoscope:...

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Ashley Fike

Pixel Expo’s First Steam Showcase Highlights Australian Indie Games

Ready for more indie games? Great. Because Pixel Expo, “Western Australia’s largest entertainment event,” is teaming up with Steam for its...

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Anthony Franklin Ii

AI Could Be Fueling Entirely New Categories of Mental Disorders, Expert Says

Unsurprisingly, AI psychosis was not a thing before AI. Then again, though, according to psychologist Derrick Hull, that may not even be an...

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Luis Prada

How Venus in Leo Will Affect Your Zodiac Sign (and Your Love Life)

On August 26, Venus—the planet of love and beauty—entered the sign of Leo, a particularly fiery and extroverted sign. This bold transit encourages...

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Sammi Caramela

Instagram Finally Drops an iPad App After Years of Waiting

“People have asked for this for a while…” reads Instagram’s September 3 announcement. Yeah, Instagram. People have been asking for this for...

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Matt Jancer

Paradise Found… With This THCa Vape in Your Pocket

Thank god Forbidden Fruit isn’t actually forbidden. And thanks to the U.S. 2018 Farm Bill, THCa is federally legal. That’s why most of us can order...

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Veronica Booth

Why People in Iceland Are Tossing Baby Puffins Off Cliffs (On Purpose)

Every year in Iceland, residents of the Vestmannaeyjar islands, knee-deep in baby puffins, have to pick up these confused babies and toss them for...

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Luis Prada

Age-Verification Laws Are Accidentally Driving Traffic To Shadier Porn Sites

You can never truly ban something that people love. People love sex, and by extension, they love porn. So when you do as the UK recently did and...

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Luis Prada

Dolby Vision 2 Is Coming, Promising a TV Experience ‘Beyond HDR’

First, it was 4K resolution that was the marker for a TV of distinction. Then it was HDR, which stands for high dynamic range. A few formats duked...

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Matt Jancer

AEW To Stream Pay-Per-Views on HBO Max

AEW pay-per-views will now be streamable on HBO Max. As part of AEW’s deal with Warner Bros Discovery, HBO Max subscribers are able to watch AEW...

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Haley Miller

Stellar Blade Sequel Could Go Open World, According to New Report

Shift Up recently revealed new details about the upcoming Stellar Blade sequel currently in development. According to the Korean studio, the new...

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Brent Koepp

The “Stealing Copyrighted Songs to Train AI” Thing is Way Worse Than We Thought

For two years, the International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) has been compiling data pertaining to the theft of copyrighted songs....

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Lauren Boisvert

Funk Flex Denies Getting DJ Enuff Fired From Hot 97 Amidst Changing Time Slots for His Show

The drama over at Hot 97 is getting hotter and hotter. Initially, this all starts off with a sudden, misleading tweet from Funk Flex. “THIS MONDAY...

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Caleb Catlin

Drake Opens Up About How It Feels to Be Called a ‘Culture Vulture’

Whether he wants to admit it or not, the beef with Kendrick Lamar has done irreparable damage to Drake’s psyche. After the onslaught of records,...

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Caleb Catlin

A Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Is Coming. Here’s How to See It.

On the night of September 7 into the 8th, the Moon will shift into a bizarre, unnatural red. A total lunar eclipse—the longest since 2022—will take...

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Ashley Fike

Why Those Adorable Fish-Shaped Soy Sauce Packets Are Now Banned in Australia

It’s the end of an era for the adorable, disposable fish full of soy sauce. In one part of Australia, at least. South Australia is set to become...

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Luis Prada

Shark Teeth Are Starting to Corrode Thanks to Rising Ocean Acidity

We humans are so good at ruining things that we’ve learned to do it passively, without even thinking about it. For instance, thanks to the...

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Luis Prada

My Favorite Computer Mouse’s Price Dropped. Buy It Before the Next Tariff Madness.

As of the past six weeks or so, the price on my favorite mouse has remained stuck at $30. It’s a very fair price for an excellent wireless mouse; a...

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Matt Jancer

Garmin fēnix 8 Pro’s New MicroLED Smartwatch Screen Is the Brightest Ever

Count this as Garmin’s attempt to preempt Apple’s thunder. Only a week before industry analysts expect Apple to launch its Apple Watch Ultra 3,...

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Matt Jancer

Backyard Football ’99 Is Back: Here’s How To Play It

A while back, future Hall of Fame center and current Hall of Fame parade speech king, Jason Kelce, mentioned he wanted to bring back the Backyard...

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Anthony Franklin Ii

Gatecrashing One of El Salvador’s YouTuber Prison Safaris

This story is taken from VICE magazine, v29n2: THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL ISSUE. To subscribe to four print issues each year, click here. “Are you...

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Fritz Pinnow

How Saturn Retrograde in Pisces Will Affect Each Zodiac Sign

On September 1, Saturn officially went retrograde in the astrological sign of Pisces. And if you’re wondering, “WTF does that even mean?”, I got...

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Sammi Caramela

Burning Witches Guitarist Courtney Cox Has Been Touring With Multiple Herniated Discs in Her Back for Years

There’s nothing worse than trying to work while sick or injured, but after learning that Burning Witches guitarist Courtney Cox has spent years...

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

JBL Released a Portable Bluetooth Speaker Modeled After a Seltzer Can

Name some things that feel right in your hand, as if they were made specifically to nestle perfectly into the palm. Don’t say glove. That goes on...

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Matt Jancer

Hollow Knight: Silksong Gets Key Delivery Update From Team Cherry

We’re one day away from one of the most anticipated releases in gaming. Hollow Knight: Silksong comes out on September 4th, and it warms my heart...

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Anthony Franklin Ii

A New PS5 Model Is Releasing Soon and It’s a Major Downgrade

A new PlayStation 5 model has been leaked online; rather than offering improvements, however, it appears to be a major downgrade from previous...

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Brent Koepp

Hideo Kojima Confirms Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Was Unfinished

Hideo Kojima may have just confirmed that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was incomplete when it was released. According to a new social media...

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Brent Koepp

CD Projekt Red Confirms Disappointing Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Update

CD Projekt Red has responded to players over Cyberpunk 2077 DLC rumors. The developer confirmed an in-game event coming soon, while also delivering...

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Brent Koepp

Jack Osbourne Fires Back at Roger Waters For Insensitive Comments About Ozzy

Former Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters is under fire from Jack Osbourne after Waters shared a less than savory opinion about his late father,...

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Lauren Boisvert

ChatGPT Is Finally Getting Parental Controls

OpenAI has been on a roll since it unveiled ChatGPT to the public in late 2022. It hasn’t been all smooth sailing. The generative AI has come under...

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Matt Jancer

Drake Addresses Fake Abs Allegations, Responds to Rick Ross Giving Him the Nickname ‘BBL Drizzy’

Drake has had a tumultuous year, from losing a rap beef with Kendrick to filing numerous lawsuits and, more recently, facing allegations of...

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

Vacation Like It’s 1975 With This Slick, Portable Film Camera

Love film, and love the artistic look that lower-spec cameras and film can turn out? Sure, it’s not as high-res as modern digital cameras or even...

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Matt Jancer

Marshall Unveils a Subwoofer and Cheaper Soundbar

Who doesn’t love a good follow-up rock n’ roll album? It sure shuts up the haters who hand-wave away the success of a debut album as a flash in the...

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Matt Jancer

3 MacBook Models Declared Obsolete by Apple: Here’s What That Means

Once a computer turns seven years old, Apple sunsets it into forced retirement, kind of like that movie Logan’s Run. Instead of a time-telling...

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Matt Jancer

Watch ‘Spartan Bare Knuckle’ Now on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video

Earlier this year, our documentary about the fraternal violence of the bare-knuckle fighting scene in northern England landed on YouTube. VICE...

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Kevin Lee Kharas

Breaking Benjamin Drummer on Touring Hiatus Due to Health Issues

Breaking Benjamin’s drummer Shaun Foist is retiring from touring, at least temporarily. In an Instagram post from last week (Aug. 28), the band...

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

Vaping Vs. Smoking Cannabis: What’s the Difference?

Vaping vs. smoking — it’s a hot topic. Some people are loyalists when it comes to sparking joints and lighting bowls, while others love riding the...

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Veronica Booth

AEW’s Bandido Is Quietly Building His Wrestler of the Year Resume [Exclusive]

Bandido is one of All Elite Wrestling‘s fastest-rising stars. From the moment he signed with the company in 2022, it was clear he’d be a major...

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Haley Miller