Culture

Fun is one tough mother-scratcher. How tough? Just consider the following times it came under assault, only to bounce back like the mother-scratching tough-ass thing it is. Fun is still around. It's not going anywhere, current political climate be...

In Brave New Weed, author Joe Dolce weaves a fascinating tale of the twisted history — and even more twisted pretzel logic — behind marijuana prohibition. It is a tale that, depending on the chapter, will make you laugh,...

Facebook continues to roll out new services to complete its role as primary internet town hall. The latest addition is its Facebook Marketplace function, which the company trickled out this week. As Facebook had discovered, many users were buying...

We openly refer to ourselves brands. We place dog and deer Snapchat filters on presidential candidates. We are a country overrun with a clown epidemic. One or two are even running for president. Wow, Idiocracy at 10 years old. When...

A panoply of politicians, musicians, and other celebrities appear in a new video put together by the cast of Hamilton to encourage people to vote. The bipartisan effort features Elizabeth Warren, Paul Ryan, Questlove, Jimmy Fallon, Nas, the cast...

Forget what Anna Wintour or Tim Gunn are touting as this season’s faaabulous must-have items. Show your style and your marijuana pride with these 420-friendly accessories. We’re not talking tie-dyed Bob Marley T-shirts or itchy hemp ponchos. We’re into...

Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon last night to promote his upcoming hosting duties on Saturday Night Live. As is his wont, Fallon made Miranda participate in one of those games designed...

Vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence had a lot to say last night at the veeps' debate in Farmville, Virginia. (Not to be confused with FarmVille, the Zynga game.) And much of what they said included name-checking...

Everyone loves Chance the Rapper. And if you don't know or don't love Chance, he's doing just about everything he can to convince you otherwise. The latest delightful treat from Chance comes in form of commercial for another delightful treat:...

Yesterday Motherboard editor Sarah Jeong pointed out the painfully obvious: Despite being notoriously active on the site, Elon Musk doesn't follow any women on Twitter. At press time, he follows 55 people, brands and news outlets total, 21 of which are men. One...