The Yakuza-Olympic Connection and a History of Sexy Men

The most dangerous photo in Japan was just leaked. Ta-Nehisi Coates reckons with his past treatment of Bill Cosby.

November 20, 2014

The most dangerous photo in Japan was just leaked.

“I don’t have many writing regrets. But this is one of them.” Ta-Nehisi Coates reckons with his past treatment of Bill Cosby.

“Online feminism has more and more rules lately. There are only so many things you can say. ... The ideal with Jezebel is getting to a point where you can say, ‘This is what I think, so who gives a fuck.’” Emma Carmichael guests on the new Longform Podcast.

Kathy English, Roy MacGregor, Marci McDonald and other Canadian journalists pay tribute to Don Obe, who died earlier this month.

Inside the “gay wing” of L.A. Men’s Central Jail.

One man has been tracking the view of smog from his Beijing apartment window with alveoli-shuddering results.

Turns out you can’t domesticate spiders.

The sound of Interstellar.

“Boldly original gamemaker Theresa Duncan defied industry norms by creating lyrical CD-ROM adventures based on young girls’ everyday experiences. Today, these seminal games are inaccessible to the next generation of players, researchers, and artists. Help us bring them back!”

In honour of Chris “Not Chris Pratt” Hemsworth being named Sexiest Man Alive, a history of the title.

Whoa hey, a new and not-terrible Faith No More song!