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The best longform from around the internet, curated by our editors.
CULTS, CHAOS AND COMMUNITY
The Future Of Immersive Entertainment Is Here, And It Is Bloody
How "The Tension Experience" rewrote the rules of storytelling.
'A HIDDEN MARKET IN THE SUPERMARKET'
A Battle Is Raging Over Supermarket Shelf Space
Food suppliers want you to see their product when you're in the grocery store and they'll pay big money to make that happen.
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JUST EAT EVERYTHING ASAP
How Long Can You Keep Thanksgiving Leftovers For?
From roast turkey to pumpkin pie - here is a guide to the shelf-life of your festive scraps.
TOP BUN
The United States Of Burgers: The Best Burger From Every State
From onion-fried patties in Oklahoma, to slaw burgers in North Carolina, here are the classics you need to know around the country.
A ROLLER COASTER OF CRUELTY
All The Ways I Tried To Murder People In 'Planet Coaster'
One of the unintended joys of playing amusement park simulators is operating the park in such a way that the only person it brings amusement to is you — the omnipotent force to whose whims guests and rollercoaster tracks must bend.
'NO, AFTER YOU'
Canadian Black Friday Is The Most Canadian Thing Possible
If you skip Black Friday sales because you'd rather not be crushed in a stampede, consider moving to Canada.
IT'S NOT OVER YET...OR IS IT?
Green Party Files For Wisconsin Recount
Green Party officials filed Friday for a recount in Wisconsin, following reports of voting discrepancies, and were seeking a deeper investigation into the election results, which handed the state to Donald Trump two weeks ago.
STILL TRYING TO FIND THEIR BEACHES
Sorry, The Corona Beer Tycoon Didn’t Give Everyone In His Hometown $2 Million
One of the few good news stories of 2016 isn’t even true.
ENTER THE HOLIDAY HOLE
Cards Against Humanity Has Raised Over $44,000 To Dig A Giant Hole
Cards Against Humanity always celebrates Black Friday by doing something utterly useless. This year, they're digging a tremendous hole in the ground.
IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE
What 'Civilization 6' Taught Me About Black Friday
There's such a fine line between rationally pursuing a good deal on something you need — whether it's a new winter coat, an upgraded laptop, or some iron ore for your factories — and just blindly chasing deals for their own sake.
JUST DO WHAT FEELS GOOD
The Myth Of Self-Control
“Effortful restraint, where you are fighting yourself — the benefits of that are overhyped,” a psychologist says. He’s not the only one who thinks so. Several researchers I spoke to are making a strong case that we shouldn’t feel so bad when we fall for temptations.
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Just The Best Black Friday Tech Deals
Today is BLACK FRIDAY and that means it's time to... SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY!!! GO NUTS!!! BUY! BUY! BUY!
ALL WORK AND PLAY MAKES JACK TIRED
The Uneasy Blurring Of Work And Play
What if your life was taking place inside a videogame, and you didn’t know it?
HE'S GROUNDED
Guy Barely Avoids Getting Hit By A Super Low-Flying Jet
You should always be ready to dive to the ground during an air show — it might just save you from losing your head (literally).
WATCH WHAT YOU'RE WATCHING
What, How And Why? The UK's New Porn Restrictions Explained
A new digital economy bill intends to block websites hosting ‘unconventional’ sexual content. So who decides what is conventional, and who will implement and police such a ban?
WHAT CAN'T GRAPHENE DO?
Dutch Scientists Use Color-Changing Graphene Bubbles To Create 'Mechanical Pixels'
Researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have discovered what could one day be a new type of display technology.
DECEMBER 16TH CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH
Watch The Final Trailer For 'Star Wars: Rogue One'
Get a better look at all the allies helping to take down the Death Star in the newest and final trailer.
RIP
'Brady Bunch' Mom Florence Henderson Has Died At 82
The actress was 82. She was one of the stars of the popular 1970s show about single parents who marry and raise six kids. It played for decades in reruns.
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THE BEST OF TIMES VS THE WORST OF TIMES
Shift Your Point Of View To When America Was 'Better'
How good or bad something is — employment, income levels, etc. — depends on what you compare against.
IT COMES FULL CIRCLE
Zach Lavine Is Practicing 360 Dunks From The Foul Line
Sure he'll never be able to pull this off in an NBA game, but it's always good to have another weapon in the arsenal when you're the two-time reigning dunk contest champ.
SECOND MOST WANTED
My Ex, The Drug Queenpin
When I learned that my childhood crush had been on a "Most Wanted" list before being killed, I had to learn the rest of the story.
WORTH 100,000 WORDS
TIME's 100 Most Influential Photos Of All Time
See the stories behind 100 photos that changed the world
A RETURN TO FORM
What The Reviews Have To Say About Disney's 'Moana'
Has Disney recaptured its magic after last year's disappointing "The Good Dinosaur" with "Moana," the story of a Polynesian princess and her demigod pal Maui? Here's what the reviews have to say.
THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE
Scientists Seek To Update Evolution
Recent discoveries have led some researchers to argue that the modern evolutionary synthesis needs to be amended.
TOO REAL
Should VR Murder Be Illegal?
The impact of immersive virtual violence must be questioned, studied and controlled. Before it becomes possible to realistically simulate the experience of killing someone, murder in VR should be made illegal.
DECOMPOSING KICKS
These Sneakers Made From Artificial Spider Silk Can Be Composted
Adidas has teamed up with a German company that manufactures "Biosilk" — synthetic spider silk — to create a prototype shoe that biodegrades easily.
BLADES OF WORRY
Why Helicopters Have A Speed Limit
Why haven't we built a helicopter that can go supersonic yet? The short answer is physics.
'WHY AM I THE ONE WHO WAS LEFT?'
Connecting The Dots As The Sole Survivor Of A Family Killing Spree
A medical student refuses to believe her father — an accomplished retired Army officer — could have killed her mother, brother and then himself.
TREASURE CHESTS
What Makes A Celebrity Take Off His Shirt?
For over a hundred years, shirtlessness has communicated specific ideas about manhood. So why do we feel nothing when a celebrity takes off his shirt today?
LIKE A WARM CUP OF LUKE'S COFFEE
What The Reviews Have To Say About Netflix's 'Gilmore Girls' Reboot
Nearly 10 years after the series wrapped up its 8th and (then) final season, Lorelai, Rory and most of the crew are back in Stars Hollow for a one-season Netflix event. If you're looking for post-Thanksgiving binge, it's a strong candidate — but is it any good? Here's what the reviews say.
TARGET NOW $7 MILLION
Jill Stein's Fundraiser For Voting Recounts Surges To $4.5 Million
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein raised more than $4.5 million by Thursday night to fund election recounts in three key states over claims the vote could have been manipulated or hacked.
AND HOW HIS MOTHER IS COPING
An Extremist In The Family
Rasheed Benyahia was a "loving, gentle" boy from the suburbs, who enjoyed soccer and free running. Then one day he disappeared to join the Islamic State in Syria.
OH.
Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread ‘Fake News’ During Election
The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to experts.
C'MON SPEZ
Reddit’s CEO Edited Comments That Criticized Him
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman today admitted that he had edited Reddit user comments that criticized and insulted him, wielding his power to anonymously change references to his own username, and replace them with moderators of the pro-Donald Trump subreddit, r/the_donald.
HOW THE WEST WAS OVERRUN
How The American West Became Overrun With Wild Horses
After forty-five years of trying to control the wild horse population, they continue to grow in numbers. As of this year, some 67,000 horses live on tracts of federal land that the BLM estimates is suitable for fewer than 27,000.
A DERANGED SYSTEM
Your Office Secret Santa Is Mathematically Flawed
Your head of HR is probably excited about this time-honored tradition of gifting your co-workers things they don't want, but the whole thing needs an overhaul. Lucky for us, Dr. Hannah Fry has the solution.
