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Life

Woman With Ketchup Phobia Says Seeing It Is Like Being Held at Gunpoint

Staying calm in public means doing her best to ignore the offensive red sauce.

02.24.25

By Meredith Kile
Health

When You’re Paralysingly Scared of Feet

10.03.23

By Justine Reix
Life

I Got Hypnotized To Get Over My Frog Phobia

09.17.21

By Koh Ewe
Games

A Game About Playing as a Spider Also Has an Excellent Arachnophobia Mode

09.14.21

By Patrick Klepek
My Fear of Needles Almost Stopped Me from Getting Vaccinated

08.27.21

By Yoran Custers
We Asked Someone Afraid of Clowns to Interview A Clown

06.03.20

By Faisal Irfani
I’ve Never Told Anyone That…Frogs Scare the Living Shit Out of Me

05.18.20

By Koh Ewe
Health

An All-Junk Diet, in Extreme Cases, Is Now Considered an Eating Disorder

09.25.19

By Katie Way
The New iPhone 11 Pro Is Triggering People’s Trypophobia

09.13.19

By Shamani Joshi
Entertainment

My Spider-Filled Airbnb Is the New ‘Hereditary’

06.25.18

By Sarah Berman
Health

Most of Our Phobias Are Driven by the Fear of Death

06.18.18

By Lisa Iverach, Rachel Menzies, and Ross Menzies
These Terrifying Reddit Phobia Pages Might Actually Help People

06.11.18

By Molly Kay

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Gaming

Everyone Should Learn How To Create Their Own ‘VRChat’ Avatar

It’s easier than you think.

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By Ana Valens
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Gaming

NZXT Let Me Take a Prebuilt With an RTX 5070 for a Spin, and I May Finally Be Sold on Prebuilts (Review)

I’ve always shied away from the idea of prebuilt PCs, but NZXT has done the impossible: they’ve shown me that they can be quite good.

4 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki
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Gaming

‘Norigin’ Follows in the Massive Footsteps of ‘Shadows of the Colossus’, Offering Beautiful Art and Creatures to Conquer

Ready to start climbing monsters? ‘Norigin’ is looking to bring a ‘Shadow of the Colossus’-inspired adventure to you soon.

6 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki
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Shopping

PBR Is Stoned: The Beer Company’s New High Seltzers Are a THC-Infused Treat

PBR isn’t just for frat boys anymore, as the brand has released a line of THC-infused seltzers — and they’re irresistible.

10 hours ago

By Veronica Booth
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Gaming

I Know I’m 15 Years Late to the Party, but ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ May Have the Greatest Licensed Soundtrack Ever

I know I’m very behind the times, bit I just have to say that the soundtrack to ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ may be the greatest of all time.

11 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki