Avoid This Travel Agency Scam

[ad_1] Getting scammed is never fun—but falling prey to a travel scam can be especially upsetting. Not only are you out a significant amount of money, but you’ve given away a lot of personal information, and your trip might be ruined. As WIRED explained, travel scammers are out there, so it’s worth knowing everything you … Read more

How to Have Great Sex Outside (Safely)

[ad_1] Getting outside is probably one of the biggest perks of summertime, and as an extra perk, whether you’re camping at a park or in your own backyard, having good sex in the great outdoors is possible—if you come prepared. Sex outdoors involves more than being open-minded and spontaneous; you should also have some careful … Read more

Why You’ll Never Win the Powerball

[ad_1] So, you didn’t win the $1 billion Powerball jackpot this week. That’s OK—you won’t win the next one either (or the one after that), no matter how dedicated you are to the chase. Even if you did win, we’ve seen time and time again that lottery prizes are more often a curse than a … Read more

What Is the Skibidi Toilet YouTube Video Meme?

[ad_1] This week’s Out-of-Touch guide covers a kidnapping that might not have happened, singing heads coming out of toilets, and people eating borax for their health. So make yourself a girl dinner and get comfortable. Viral videos of the week: The Skibidi Toilet series Maybe it’s the summer heat frying everyone’s eggs, but YouTube’s hottest … Read more

‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ saved cinema, but at the cost of taking it seriously

[ad_1] Throw on your pink sunglasses and take cover because the Barbenheimer countdown has officially reached zero. With Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer finally opening today (July 21), the continued plea to save cinema (Tom Cruise, we’re looking at you) appears to be on the verge of success, turning casual film followers into … Read more

The Biggest Hit TV Shows No One Saw Coming

[ad_1] Way back in 2011 (impossibly long ago in TV years, given how the streaming era has shaken things up), there premiered on the lesser cable network FX a weird little show called American Horror Story. A sharp left turn for the creators of Glee (Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan), its ads foregrounded mystery and … Read more