Loud sex can be really annoying, especially when you’re not the one having it. But according to Sweden’s health minister, it’s practically essential for a balanced life. Speaking on Twitter, Gabriel Wikström replied to a comment about noisy neighbours which called for a ban on risqué sex after 10pm. “We often discuss sex in negative terms, like, […]

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Over the past few years, Anonymous has declared ‘cyber war’ on virtually everyone, from ISIS, to the KKK, to the British government, and even the Church of Scientology. Now Donald Trump, the professional mouthpiece / amateur hairpiece running to be America’s next president, has made a new enemy of the online hacktivist legion. In their latest video, the […]

10 years ago

Is it time for men to take responsibility? As it stands, the only way for men to take control of their own fertility is to get a vasectomy – a sometimes irreversible procedure which carries certain dangers. But last year, researchers from Indonesia’s Airlangga University claimed to have invented a male contraceptive pill they claim has a 99% effectiveness rate. […]

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Just in time for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics… Starting today, anyone over the age of 18 can apply for one of six new positions advertised by Japan’s official tourism board. The Job? Professional ninja. Essentially the Japanese equivalent of the Beefeaters outside Buckingham Palace, the new positions are designed as part of a carefully-crafted PR campaign to promote […]

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The world’s highest rope swing record has officially been smashed. Matthew Karsten (Matt to his mates) is a full-time adventurer, travel blogger, and photographer who has been exploring the world for the past five years. Yeah, yeah, we know, we didn’t think it was still a real job either. A self-titled “vagabond”, Matt believes that travel […]

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The future is now… …at least according to the evil geniuses at BMW. Their cocky announcement comes after the german automobile giant unveiled their clever new concepts for ‘the next 100 years’ of car design last week. It looks like something out of Minority Report. With on-board real time 3D navigation display, self-driving capabilities and the […]

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In the summer of 2013, after graduating from film school, I spent a year living in Hollywood and trying to ‘make it’ in the movie business. After weeks of handing out CVs to no avail, the situation was starting to look pretty bleak. Luckily, I met another British film school kid staying in a hostel who told me […]

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Get monopoly money or die trying. Since 50 Cent declared bankruptcy in July of last year the internet has been awash with speculation that the rapper / actor / business mogul might not be as broke as he had previously suggested. The saga has taken a new twist now that Fiddy has claimed the money featured in his Instagram snaps […]

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Fight Club is a film that will forever remain etched into your subconscious. But have you ever wondered what the film would have looked like if it hadn’t been set inside Edward Norton’s head? The answer: eerily disturbing. Enter visual FX designer and video editing whizkid Richard Trammell, who has taken it upon himself to recut […]

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James Veitch, a British writer and comedian with seemingly infinite patience, has spent the past few years relentlessly replying to every spam email he has ever received. Part troll, part teacher – today James gives comedy lectures on online safety and what really happens when you actually reply to phishing scams and phony “Nigerian diplomats”. […]

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Basically, don’t be this guy.  You might have reservations about some of the Tinder messages you send, but there’s always someone out there to make you look good by comparison. Released by Imgur user MsMessyClean, the new rant is as painful as it is funny. It’s gets increasingly awkward the more you read. Take note, fellas […]

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Founded in Indiana on March 2015 by activist and self-professed ‘Prince of Pot’ Bill Levin, The First Church of Cannabis has only been established for a matter of months and has already amassed more than 100,000 fans on Facebook. While some argue the Church is exploiting loopholes in America’s religious freedom laws to get high in public, others attest to […]

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“Oh sh*t! I’m so sorry, Agent 47.” Someone – probably Danish developer IO Interactive – has paid for the world’s best gamers to play a real life version of classic stealth/ bloodbath simulator Hitman. Acting as Agent 47’s handler, each contestant must navigate a real-life Hitman level, ordering a real-life Agent 47 to dispatch an arms dealer in a […]

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Now that UFC is so mainstream even your nan watches it, you’re going to need a new niche-interest bloodsport. Maybe it was Conor McGregor, maybe it was phenomenal success of the Joe Rogan podcasts. Whatever the reason, UFC has now firmly cemented itself as a staple of popular sporting culture. When half of Hollywood hit […]

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Yep, a hand-held cannon for shooting down drones. British engineering firm Openworks have developed a design for a new weapon: The SkyWall 100, a net-firing rocket launcher capable of bringing down aerial drones from a height of 330ft. Lightweight and ergonomic, the 10 kg (22 lb.) device is portable and can be reloaded in under eight […]

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We’ve all got that one crazy mate… Your taste in beer says a lot about you. Especially when you’ve had a skinful. According to a new study from the University of Innsbruck, Austria the more you enjoy drinking pints of bitter the more likely you are to be a nutcase. A questionnaire given to more than 1000 people assessed […]

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