How to Play Go

Go is a game where two players contest for territory; it is perhaps the oldest board game in the world. The rules are simple and you can learn them in minutes. Many enthusiasts regard Go as an art; the game's almost infinite variations have stumped even

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Rob Ford May Smoke Crack, but He's a Good Mayor

Philip Preville's Slate piece on Toronto mayor and possible crack-smoker Rob Ford is not exactly kind—he calls Ford "a crass, offensive, and ill-tempered buffoon" with a "capacity for breathtakingly stupid behavior," among other things—but, Preville says,

Guy Buried by 1.5K Pounds of Pineapples, Survives

A Jersey City, NJ, warehouse worker somehow survived—and never even lost consciousness—after being buried by 1,500 pounds of pineapples yesterday. The 39-year-old was in stable condition last night, the Star-Ledger reports. Other than calling it an "indus

Now We Know How Long Neanderthals Breastfed

The American Academy of Pediatrics would have smiled on at least one aspect of Neanderthal child-rearing: Chemical analysis of a fossilized tooth suggests that Neanderthal moms breastfed exclusively for seven months, then breastfed while supplementing wit

10 Things the Sleep-Aid Industry Won't Tell You

A little light reading to distract you from the cracks in your ceiling.

[ Religion & Spirituality ] Open Question : Is imperfect contrition a sin?

I'm Catholic. I'm not gonna lie, I'm scared to death of going to hell, and that's what motivates me to go to confession - imperfect contrition, or saying sorry for my sins so I don't go to hell. To Catholics, is imperfect contrition itself considered a si