David Whelan
The Horror of Growing Up
The real monsters in modern, independent horror movies aren't ghosts or demons—they're other human beings. Is scare cinema growing up?
What I've Learned From Being a Sunday League Football Manager
There are things about life you can only learn when you've been scythed to the ground by a Johnny Vegas lookalike in neon pink boots.
Why Speed-Running Is the Greatest Thing About Gaming
Watching grown adults—often blindfolded—rush through my favorite computer games is a thrill like no other.
Technology Is Making Us Stupid
In Nicholas Carr's the Glass Cage, the Pulitzer-shortlisted author makes a compelling argument on the way technology has failed us—from aircraft autopilot to GPS maps—and the perils of being forever trapped in the beam of our smartphones.
Will a Comic Help Change India's Attitudes Toward Rape?
Priya's Shatki is a comic about a girl who is raped and then tries to change the world with the help of the gods, flipping Indian patriarchy like a pancake.
Things You Learn When a Long-Term Relationship Collapses in Your 20s
Ending a long-term relationship is just like being born—there's a lot of crying and pain, and you don't know where you are.
TED Talks Aren't Making My Generation Smart – They're Making Us Stupid
I haven't had an independent thought in years. Sometimes, I forget my own name.
Last Night the Internet Bombarded Me with Hate Because I've Got the Same Name as a Famous Racist
I don't think that Jews are moneychangers or that slurs for Chinese people are OK, but a rich guy with my name apparently does.
How to Be Witty
In his new book, Benjamin Errett collects the sharpest people of all time in order to help people like me figure out how to seduce women. Or something.
Indian Women Are Being Encouraged to Trade Fertility for Mobile Phones
In India's pursuit of its dream birth rate, human beings are reduced to whole numbers, children to fractions, and fallopian tubes to mobile phones.
Violent German Soccer Nazis Have United Against Radical Muslims
At a Sunday gathering of the Hooligans Against Salafists, fans overturned a riot van and 44 police officers were injured in the ensuing violence.
It's Very Easy to Get Away with Lying About North Korea
There's a high degree of gullibility where the "Hermit Kingdom" is concerned. The same stories are circulated as new again and again.