Happy Bicycle Day! How a Swiss Chemist Accidentally Gave Himself the World’s First Acid Trip.

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Back to the Future Gets Time Travel Wrong. The Terminator Gets It Right. Here’s the Difference.

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Why Democrats Are Blue and Republicans Are Red—and Why It’s the Opposite Everywhere Else

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April 02, 2018 7:35 AM

I’ll Never Stop Quoting Coming to America, but I Can’t Ignore Its Colorism

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March 21, 2018 2:01 PM

Meep Meep! The Surprising History of Classic Cartoon Sound Effects.

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March 16, 2018 11:39 AM

Sports in Movies Always Look Fake. How I, Tonya and Battle of the Sexes Got It Right.

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March 02, 2018 12:38 PM

The Hidden Formula Behind Almost Every Joke on Late Night

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Feb 15, 2018 12:45 PM

How to Tell If a Singer Is Lip-Syncing

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Feb 04, 2018 8:02 AM

Why Does Every Hollywood Fantasy Character Have a British Accent?

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Feb 01, 2018 10:56 AM

The Disturbing Racist History of Cartoons

Scott McGhee and Josephine Simple

Jan 30, 2018 8:02 AM

I Asked Women at the Women’s March About Aziz Ansari

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Jan 23, 2018 12:04 PM

Slate Intercepted the White House’s Gorilla Channel Footage

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Jan 05, 2018 3:38 PM

For Humans, Fat Is As Essential As the Heart or Liver. Why Do We Hate It?

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Dec 19, 2017 11:16 AM

Every Movie Is Better With Kenneth Branagh’s Mustache From Murder on the Orient Express

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Nov 22, 2017 9:22 AM

Watch Nail-Biting POV Video of a Bike Race Through Mexico’s Steep, Narrow Streets

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Aug 07, 2017 3:06 PM

How to Make a Spongebob Squarepants Krabby Patty That You’ll Actually Want to Eat (Video)

Madeline Raynor

July 14, 2017 8:12 AM

That Absurd Murder on the Orient Express Trailer Is Much Better Recut to DMX and Metal (Video)

Madeline Raynor

June 08, 2017 8:44 AM

A Bizarre Journey Into One Woman’s All-Consuming Obsession With the Strawberry (Video)

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May 31, 2017 7:23 AM

Watch Famous Film Scenes Side by Side With the Artworks That Inspired Them

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May 19, 2017 11:11 AM

A Floating, Functioning Vegetable Garden Docked Off New York City (Video)

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May 17, 2017 8:46 AM