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Rappers On Auto-Balancing Skateboards: A Complete Guide
Here in 2015, most of us are still stuck using our stupid, feeble legs for everyday transportation, but perhaps you’ve noticed the latest rapper trend: auto-balancing skateboards that look like smaller, cooler Segways. Everyone from Wiz Khalifa to Nicki Minaj to Soulja Boy is flaunting these things ...

Bone Broth Is Hot Ham Water
Food trends are an easy thing to hate. They immediately conjure up thoughts of "foodie" culture, $6 cupcakes, and the insufferable idiots who invented kale. But some trends are important and genuinely advance the way we eat. Twenty years ago, cheap Mexican food meant Taco Bell, ramen was $.02 wo...

The <em>New York Times</em> Turns Soccer Fandom Into A Trend
Goddammit. You just want to enjoy a perfectly fine sport, and here comes the Times' style section, bent on fetishizing pseudo-intellectual soccer fandom to the point where you're forced to reconsider your choice of fellow travelers. Read this and recoil....

Here Are Your Best Chicken-Thigh Recipes
Last week, we noted that chicken-thigh recipes were turning up everywhere, making them the It Piece of Spring. Of course, you already knew that chicken thighs are where it's at. And we kinda guessed that would be the case (leg men, every last one of you), so we asked for your favorite preparation. Y...

Chicken Thighs Are So Hot Right Now*
It all started last week, when The Kitchn announced that chicken thighs are where it's at. "There needs to be a revolution in the poultry world," they insisted, and followed with a pretty strong argument to forget about those breasts because "chicken thighs deserve the real love" by posting a recipe...

NFL Spreads, Visualized: Week 8
We posted some initial lines on Monday, but below is updated gambling info for the 13 Week 8 NFL match-ups. Packers-Vikings and Giants-Eagles—which we held to wait for the result of the MNF game—are now included, as are money lines. Spreads, ATS performance, and bet trends are from SportsInsights.co...

NFL Spreads, Visualized: <em>Monday Night Football</em> And Week 8
Based on your feedback from last Friday, we've made a few changes to our visual guide to NFL betting lines. Here's what's new:...

Why Do Tennis Players Say "Come On!" So Much?
On Tuesday, in front of a small crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the inconsistent Serbian Ana Ivanoivc had an early lead on Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round at the U.S. Open. At the end of a 14-shot rally late in the first set, Ivanovic slapped a weak forehand into the net. ...

This Is The Angriest America Has Been At Referees Since The 2006 Super Bowl
What would motivate you to Google "referee?" Nothing good (unless you're counting sexy bedroom role-play costumes, in which case, uh, nothing good). The above Google Trends graph (updated last night) shows the relative frequency of "referee" searches in the United States since 2004. The term tends ...

Bro-Tastic Laxachusetts Lax Bros Get The Bro-Tastic Story They Deserve From The <em>Boston Bro-be</em>
Mark this date in history, people. Years from now, you will look back at June 5th, 2012, as the beginning of the LAX BRO MOVEMENT. And you will have Boston Globe reporter Jenifer McKim to thank for it:...

Should You Eat Your Marijuana During A Police Stop? A Guide
Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure is being arraigned today in Berrien County, Mich., court on a marijuana charge. As with many low-stakes weed busts, the details are whimsical:...