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Image via Getty. Imagine: You are at Sleep No More, an interactive horror play that Vulture has called “freakily immersive.” Beside you is a man with expensive-looking white hair, an Israeli accent, and a security detail. It is Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, and he is just here to let loose! After he was reportedly…
In 2017, shortly after the next president is inaugurated, thousands of newly appointed federal officials will struggle with the same existential question: What do I wear to my first day of work? I understand their anxiety, having languished over wardrobe during eight years of federal service and pondered the fashion choices of my male colleagues…
Credit Photograph by Tamas Olajos / Getty Barrier Status: ‘none’ “Welcome to Los Angeles”? Thanks, but no, thanks—I’m from New York. I don’t need to engage in cordial small talk with strangers. In New York, we greet newcomers by giving them incorrect directions to Times Square and criticizing the way they spread their cream cheese….
It’s been a rough year, and the 2016 Emmys had everything we needed: surprises, laughs, and an incredible hosting job from Jimmy Kimmel. But what makes a really great awards show is what happens between awards and acceptance speeches, and Sunday’s broadcast was one of the most amusing and character-driven programs in years. From sandwiches…
Alanis Morissette’s 1995 song “Ironic” was a massive hit, making the top five in Australia, Canada, the U.S., and Norway. It would go on to be nominated for two Grammys and its video featuring Morissette singing in a large automobile would be nominated for six MTV video music awards. But the song has drawn more than a…
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Illustration by Angelica Alzona Greetings. You may know me as @byyourlogic, previously @swarthyvillain. If you’re on MMA Twitter, Politics Twitter, Saudi Twitter, Gnostic Twitter, Foodie Twitter, or Nipslip Twitter, you’ve probably seen me pop up. Twitter has been a big part of my life, and is more or less responsible for every red cent I’ve…
This started as a joke and now I’m not really sure anymore. Make sure to watch at 240p for that authentic 90s television feel. via Overwatch – F.R.I.E.N.D.S – YouTube. Source: Overwatch – F.R.I.E.N.D.S – YouTube
It’s hot. The subways are crowded. People are peevish, sweating, and on edge. At times like this— when the social fabric of the city seems to hang by the thinnest of threads—it’s important to relax, take a deep breath, and contemplate exactly who you hate in this godforsaken underground tunnel maze, and why. [We will…
It’s almost musical, isn’t it? In a development that makes perfect sense this year, a 2014 photo from a gunsmithing shop, Gulf of Maine Gunsmithing in Raymond, Maine, has suddenly gone viral after hitting the Twitters Tuesday. Not content with a series of rather boring warnings about “Demarats” and their desire to tax you to…