What the World’s Strongest Man Eats on Cheat Day
Oleksii Novikov set a world record in the partial deadlift event while winning the 2020 competition
She Helped Michelle Obama Sell 14 Million Books. Now She Wants to Replicate It.
Book publishing, an industry in flux, is getting a new player in Molly Stern’s Zando
The Annual JFK Conspiracy Convention Is Still Going Strong
A few days with Lee Harvey Oswald’s lover, “researchers” and not a whole lot of masks in a convention hall in Dallas
20 Cozy Gifts to Make Their Time at Home as Comfortable as Possible
Gifts for when you really want to give someone a hug, but you can't
Eric Clapton's 1954 Strat, Expected to Sell for Millions, Fails to Get a Single Bid
Perhaps the minimum opening bid should have been set a little lower than $1 million
NYC COVID-19 Cases Linked to Festival in Tulum
New Yorkers went to party in Mexico and came back with COVID
William Shakespeare (No, Not That One) Receives UK's First Coronavirus Vaccine
The UK started distributing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to its population today
Restaurant Servers Are Getting Harassed in Brand New Ways, Thanks to the Pandemic
Customers are asking servers to remove their masks in a nasty new trend dubbed "maskual harassment"
NBA to Penalize Teams for Load Management of Star Players This Season
The league is planning to discipline teams for sitting healthy players during nationally televised games
Chuck Yeager, Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Dead at 97
Yeager made history with his X-1 flight in 1947
Rusty Steelers Lose Perfect Season in 23-17 Loss to WFT
Pittsburgh (11-1) missed a chance to clinch a playoff berth
In the Face of a Never-Ending Pandemic, Bartenders Turn to TikTok
With the bar industry at a standstill, the demand for virtual booze content has never been higher
The Bad Sex in Literature Award Is Canceled
The judges decided we've been subjected to enough this year without throwing bad sex into the mix
Breakdancing Is Officially an Olympic Sport for Paris 2024
The IOC also added surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing as Olympic sports
Gingerbread Cookies Have a More Sinister History Than You Think
Spoiler: it involves (symbolic) cannibalism.
Week 13’s Top NFL Storylines: A QB Controversy in Philly … And Also New Orleans?
The biggest stories to emerge from football this week, and whether we’re buying or selling them