YouTube Says Sorry for Ruining Your World Cup Moment
YouTube got a lot of crap earlier this week when its budding cable TV substitute, YouTube TV, went down during England…
YouTube TV Totally Screwed Fans Trying to Watch the World Cup
Smack in the middle of the World Cup semi-finals, YouTube TV totally fucked over fans of England and Croatia alike.
If Wakanda Had World Cup Uniforms, They'd Look Like This
With Wakanda getting more involved in the affairs of the world after the events of Black Panther, one has to imagine…
The World Cup Is Delaying Ant-Man & The Wasp's UK Release and I, a Stereotypical Nerd, Am Pissed
Next week, Ant-Man and The Wasp descends on theaters. Apparently it’s pretty good! I’d be excited, but alas, I live in…
Mexico's Game-Winning Goal Against Germany May Have Caused an Artificial Earthquake [Update]
When you knock off the defending World Cup champion, things are bound to get a little crazy. So it was in Mexico. In…
Spain's Biggest Football App Reportedly Turned Fans Into Unwitting Narcs
With the World Cup just a few days away, everyone is trying to figure out the best ways to watch and keep track of…
Zaha Hadid Was One of the Most Polarizing Architects of Our Time
Zaha Hadid has died suddenly at age 65 from a heart attack. As the first woman architect to achieve notable celebrity,…
The Accidental Detective Who Became A National Hero (And A Movie Star)
In 1966, England was ramping up to host the World Cup — which it would eventually win. But months before any players…
People Are Redesigning World Cup Sponsors' Logos to Protest Worker Abuse
FIFA is getting it from all sides right now, and for good reason. Last night the US Justice Department reportedly arrest…
Qatar Is Still Using Forced Labor To Build Stadiums
Last year, the Qatari government promised to, uh, get better about using forced labor to build the stadiums and…
Qatar Pays Migrant Workers $1 an Hour To Be Fake Sports Fans
The life of most migrant workers in Qatar is bleak—so bleak, it's a human rights violation. The latest report from Doha…
A Memorial to Qatar's World Cup Worker Deaths That Will Never Be Built
Thousands of immigrant workers have died over the past year as they labored at the sprawling construction sites for…
Qatar's $45 Billion Plan to Build a Brand New City for the World Cup
Qatar, the 2022 host of the World Cup, is not a large country, with a population just over 2.1 million. So to prepare…
10 of History's Deadliest Construction Projects
The Panama Canal opened 100 years ago this month, one of the greatest engineering achievements in history. It was also…
6 Great Shots From The World Cup
Germany went blitzkrieg on the entire UN of soccer and took the 2014 World Cup. Here are your views of the…
The Self-Checkout Security Checkpoint Passed Its First Big Test
Tiresome TSA security lines may be a thing of the past as a new, self-managed security device successfully passed its…
How Far Do Soccer Players Run During a Match?
After four weeks of well-placed headers and acrobatic kicks and whatever was going on with Ronaldo's hair, the World…
How Vacant World Cup Stadiums Could Be Turned Into Housing
The World Cup ends this weekend, leaving Brazil with the heady task of deciding what, exactly, to do with the 12…
This "Brazil World Cup riot" picture is actually from 2013
You're probably seeing a lot of this picture being tweeted right now. People are saying it's a riot unfolding in…
Cities Are Finally Fighting Back Against Insane Olympic Costs
A petition with tens of thousands of signatures. Protestors in the streets. Fiery op-eds. All this public unrest in…