Bodybuilding Forums Are One of the Last Relics of Web 1.0
Bodybuilding forums occupy a weird space between anonymous forums and Facebook, where users build reputations around their usernames and avatars, discussing the most noble pursuit of them all –bodybuilding.
Ordinary People Are Posting Pictures of Themselves in Their Underwear on Facebook
The project, called This Is My Skin, aims to desexualise people in their skivvies.
Stop Blaming Social Media for Making You Feel Like Shit
It's become fashionable to blame Facebook for depression, but mental health professionals say that there's more to it than that.
We Asked Some Celebrities What It's Like to Be the Subject of an Online Death Hoax
Barry Chuckle, Dave Benson Philips and Pawn Stars' Austin Russell know how it feels when the whole world believe you're dead.
Could a Harry Potter Fan Fiction Author Be Spearheading the New Dianetics?
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is not your average piece of fanfiction. Written by AI specialist Eliezer Yudkowsky, the story has commanded a sprawling, cult-like international fanbase with its message of rational thinking.
This New Face Detection Technology Could Redefine What it Means to Leave Your House
Which is a pretty fucking terrifying thought.
Photos of Hazara Refugees Trapped in Indonesia on Their Way to Australia
The photographer Mike Read spent time in Indonesia with the people suffering the consequences of Australia's refugee policies.
The Facebook Generation Have a New Way to Die
The new "nominate a friend to manage your feed after you die" feature is a sign that Facebook is growing up. Hell of a downer, though.
We Called a California Inmate to Talk About Illegal Smartphones in Prisons
He broke down how much the devices cost, their availability, how they get in, what they're being used for and the consequences of getting caught with one.
The All-American Fantasy of Saving Sex Workers from Themselves
The men who stage rescues – police, pastors, television personalities – are engaged in something not unlike the men who pay for sex: a fantasy, starring them.
A Masked Couple Creeped the Shit Out of Auckland Yesterday
Auckland's police were called on two kids creeping around holding guns. We still don't know what they were doing.
This Poo Painting of Mark Zuckerberg Is the Digital Era’s 'Piss Christ'
The street artist KATSU says he crafted his own feces into a portrait of the Facebook CEO, and the work is on display at a New York art gallery.