fear

The Quest to Cure My Octopus Phobia

06.25.24

By Adele Luamanuvae
How I Overcame My Fear of Water and Learned to Swim at 26

10.30.23

By Sona Boker
Life

I Tried to Process My Fear of Death

06.06.23

By Djanlissa Pringels
This Guy Had a Piece of His Brain Removed. Now He Can’t Feel Fear.

06.11.21

By Gavin Butler
I’ve Never Told Anyone That…Frogs Scare the Living Shit Out of Me

05.18.20

By Koh Ewe
Life

A Psychologist Explains Why Coronavirus Makes People Act Like Idiots

03.17.20

By Niccolò Carradori
Like Many Indians, I Used to Have a Problem With Gay People And Didn’t Realise That Was a Problem

08.02.19

By Pallavi Pundir
Why So Many Women Fear Becoming Their Moms

05.10.19

By Mica Lemiski
Entertainment

‘Happy Death Day 2U’ Reevaluates the Meaning of a Slasher Film

03.06.19

By George Griffiths
Music

G Milla Keeps Us on Our Toes with ‘On the Edge’

01.25.19

By Phil Witmer
Health

I Asked a Therapist Why I Prefer Long-Distance Relationships

01.17.19

By Suzannah Weiss
Entertainment

I Did a Whole Exercise Class Just to Talk to Ivan Drago, But in the End I Was Simply Too Scared

11.30.18

By Joel Golby

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Life

Poisoned Drinks Are Killing Tourists in Laos

There have been four questionable deaths in the Southeast Asia country.

11.21.24

By Kyle Phillippi
Eva Pascoe, founder of Cyberia, poses at the cyber cafe in London. All photos courtesy of Eva Pascoe, Ali Knapp, and Roger Green.

Life

Remembering Cyberia, the World’s First Ever Cyber Cafe

Back in the 90s, before the internet was evil, Cyberia in London was a haven for ravers, gamers, and Kylie Minogue. Its visionary founder helps us remember.

11.21.24

By Kyle MacNeill
Image: Andriy Onufriyenko

Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

By Sammi Caramela
Photo: Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images

Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher