38 Items Tagged

Cheat Week

A 16th-century German woodcut depicting the uselessness of chastity belts. (They can have more than one key.)

Everything You've Heard About Chastity Belts Is a Lie

Including their very existence.

Sarah Laskow July 12, 2017

Scam Reviewers Are So Crafty They Actually Deserve 4 Stars

Jeremy Berke August 21, 2015

One of the tunnels from Project Riese.

Cheating Wonders: A New Nazi Gold Scam?

Eric Grundhauser August 21, 2015

science fiction

5 Time Machines You Can Buy, Build or Visit

Reyhan Harmanci August 21, 2015

Found: A Very Flexible Fake Football Player

Sarah Laskow August 21, 2015

Sometimes it's just nice to let the prima donna melt. (Photo: [TK]/Lisa Homa)

Pizza Doesn't Really Stretch That Way, And Other Devious Food Stylist Tricks

Cara Giaimo August 21, 2015

How to Achieve Greatness with 9 Classic Bar Tricks

Eric Grundhauser August 21, 2015

Adulterers can't catch a break

The Racist, Slut-Shaming History of Adultery Laws

Sarah Laskow August 21, 2015

Nashville's Cheatin' Heart: Why Country Music Has Been Obsessed With Adultery for the Last Century

Cara Giaimo August 20, 2015

The Unmasking of a 19th Century Occult Imposter

J. Barton Scott August 20, 2015

How To Design a Magical Life

Ella Morton August 20, 2015

Cheating Wonders: The $6,000,000,000 Gold Mine That Didn't Exist

Eric Grundhauser August 20, 2015

LOST: Hollywood's Greatest Twitter Account

Sarah Laskow August 20, 2015

places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: Starfish Sites

Lucas Adams August 20, 2015

The High Stakes History of Card Counting (And Its Uncertain Future)

Dan Nosowitz August 20, 2015

Why Sticking a Pair of Eyeballs on a Sign Actually Changes Behavior

Rick Paulas August 20, 2015

The Original Cheetos Mouse Never Had a Chance Once Chester Cheetah Came Along

Sarah Laskow August 20, 2015

Two Brothers, One Ultramarathon, And the Greatest Cheat in Running History

Jeremy Berke August 19, 2015