Space

Astronaut shares the profound 'big lie' he realized after seeing the Earth from space

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Sixty-one years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to make it into space and probably the first to experience what scientists now call the “overview effect.” This change occurs when people see the world from far above and notice that it’s a place where “borders are invisible, where racial, religious and economic strife are … Read more

The Absolute Worst Thanksgiving Sides, Ranked From Skippable To ‘Why Are You Wasting Stomach Space?’

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iStock/Uproxx Thanksgiving is all about getting together with your family to eat food. Which is kinda weird considering many Thanksgiving staples are straight garbage. Sure, a fair few of them are amazing enough to make up the difference — stuffing, creamy mashed potatoes with warm gravy, gooey homemade macaroni and cheese — and you get … Read more

‘His soul is no longer in that space’: Girlfriend redecorates her boyfriend’s apartment in ‘millennial beige’

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A woman on TikTok has gone viral, and received widespread backlash for her choice to redecorate her boyfriend’s apartment in ‘millennial beige.’ In a slideshow posted last week, TikTok user Emma Ganzarain (@emmaganzarain) showed a series of before and after images showing her boyfriend’s apartment. In the “before” photos, the apartment is decorated with a … Read more

They Got Revenge On Folks Who Should’ve Kept Their Mouths Shut About A Parking Space By Getting Them Arrested And Evicted

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The story you’re about to read from Reddit’s “Pro Revenge” page really divided people. Some thought it was justified and some definitely did not. So I guess you’ll have to be the judge after you read it. The person who wrote it said it all went down at his family’s condo in Vermont. “Last winter, … Read more

‘He was not only stealing my space but making fun of me.’ Bicyclist Figures Out How To Play Hardball With Parking Space Thief

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When you decide to live in a country and culture that isn’t your own, you expect there to be a learning curve. You don’t expect to have to deal with jerks, but most people realize soon enough that mean people live everywhere. OP was a foreigner living in Japan but he took quickly to the … Read more

Tony Hawk Nearly Starred In A ‘Space Jam’ Sequel Called (You Guessed It) ‘Skate Jam’

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We were deprived of the Space Jam sequel that we deserved. On a recent episode of Hot Ones, skateboarder Tony Hawk revealed that Warner Bros. reach out to him in the early 2000s about a skateboarding-themed follow-up to Space Jam titled, yup, Skate Jam. “I think that that’s the one that got away,” he told … Read more

Flame Broiler’s Korean Spicy Chicken Brings Big Flavors To The Healthy(Ish) Fast Food Space

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Flame Broiler/Uproxx Flame Broiler has a reputation for being boring. It’s not any of the food’s fault — it’s simply because it’s one of the few fast food chains that offers healthy(ish) food, and the word “healthy” in fast food almost always equals bland and flavorless (looking at you Subway). But that’s not a fair … Read more