The Mystery Of Chessboxing
True to its name, this combines the cerebral, contemplative machinations of a centuries-old board game with the timeless spectacle of two dudes beating each other silly. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary as the only spectator sport to be based on a comic book and presaged by the Wu-Tang Clan, chessboxing is facing its greatest challenge: getting you to take it seriously.
Scotland Decides On Independence This Time Next Year
It's like the X Factor, but instead of a Christmas single from a boyband you get Alex Salmond singing 'Flower of Scotland'. You decide!
MPs Debate Syria Motion
But they're not in agreement. Here's what both sides are thinking, and what they're going to talk about.
People On Twitter Still Don't Get John Lewis Isn't John Lewis
Not content with confusing him for a department store, people are now crediting him with the civil rights movement. He's taking it with good humor.
John Lewis Is Unhappy At People Unhappy At John Lewis
Man makes triumphant return to Twitter after six year absence! To deal with disgruntled customers misdirecting their ire.
Cats Have Been Interested In Words For Centuries
i can haz reading?
Some Sick Person Cooked A Royal Swan And Ate It
There are no words. But no, they won't be hanged, if found.
The 11 Most Annoying Things To Do At The Swimming Pool
If you do any of these things, rest assured there is a place in a watery hell reserved just for you.
Is Ed Politically Dead?
Egged by opponents, rather than egging on supporters, Ed Miliband has an election problem. For every one person who thinks he's an asset, three people don't.
Everything You Wanted To Know About Gibraltar (But Were Afraid To Ask)
This stuff is getting important now, so you ought to know this. The history of the disputed rock. Featuring cute monkeys.
6 Soap Stars Who Tried A Career In Music
Chris "The Phantom" Fountain's music career ended before it started. He's not the first soap star to try and climb the charts.
27 People Who Would Rather Michael Owen Didn't Commentate On Football
Michael Owen picks up a microphone and starts a Twitter trend.
24 Derpiest Faces Of The World's Strongest Man Competition
So much derp.
When Betting On The Royal Baby Goes Wrong
One company ordered 5,000 commemorative plates. For the princess of Cambridge.
Royal Baby Merchandise Race Begins
Kate Middleton's just given birth to the future King of England. Now the race to capitalise on souvenir sales begins.
"Good To See You On LinkedIn"
The six words you don't want to hear from former school friends. It likely means they've been lost to management speak.
When Does Plastic Surgery Become Racial Transformation?
Leo Jiang grew up in an English industrial town, emotionally scarred by bullies who taunted him about being Chinese. A few years and tens of thousands of dollars later, he's not really Chinese anymore.
How “Golden Eagle Snatches Kid” Ruled The Internet
Four Canadian film students were assigned a project: Create a YouTube hoax video that gets 100,000 views. They got nearly 42 million instead. Here’s the definitive behind-the-meme look at how — and why — their homework snowballed into one of the most popular and rapidly spread videos ever.
Atari Teenage Riot: The Inside Story Of Pong And The Video Game Industry's Big Bang
On Nov. 29, 1972, a crude table-tennis arcade game in a garish orange cabinet was delivered to bars and pizza parlors around California, and a multi-billion-dollar industry was born. Here's how that happened, direct from the freaks and geeks who invented a culture and paved the way for today's tech moguls.