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By Evan Bleier In an excerpt from his forthcoming biography Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar that was published on firepitcollective.com, golf writer Alan Shipnuck alleges that Phil Mickelson’s reput…

By Tanner Garrity Over the last few years, as researchers have publicized the perils of a sedentary, screen-heavy lifestyle, the catchphrase “sitting is the new smoking” has picked up some steam. It’s a tad bombastic — never underestimate how bad smoki…

By Kayla Kibbe As a woman who has spent the entirety of my sexually active life trying to avoid pregnancy at all costs, I always assumed the whole “baby crazed women poking holes in condoms” thing was one of those old wives’ tales, like the one about r…

By Tobias Carroll If you’ve ever wanted to pay for a Gucci suit using Dogecoin, we have excellent news for you. As per a new article at Robb Report, the company will be accepting a host of cryptocurrencies at a selection of stories in the United States…

By Tobias Carroll For thousands of years, space was — to modify a line once said by Tim Curry — the one place that hadn’t been corrupted by memes. That might not be the case for too much longer, though. TikTok has come to the International Space Statio…

By Tobias Carroll In the last year, Saturday Night Live has had an excellent track record when it comes to bathroom humor. That’s meant in the literal sense — a recent sketch revealing the innermost thoughts of several men in a corporate bathroom was f…

By Tobias Carroll Venture out into West Texas and you might well find yourself in the city of Marfa, which has been on the radar of many an art enthusiast due to its close connections to artist Donald Judd. The pandemic heightened some economic tension…

By Tobias Carroll There’s an awful art behind a successful Ponzi scheme. Bernie Madoff’s massive defrauding of investors is perhaps the most well-known example, but Ponzi schemes have abounded in recent years, centered around nearly anything that one c…

By Tobias Carroll There was a period a few years ago when Fred Savage — who’d first made his name as the child star at the center of The Wonder Years in the 1980s — began to get noticed for his work as a director of television comedies like It’s Always…

By Paolo Sandoval Each week, our inbox runneth over with news of gear, apparel and tech releases from around the world. In this feature, we’ll parse through the best of it. Today: Gerber’s small-but-mighty “Chonk” multi-tool impresses, Dr. Martens x Pl…