Worst Album Covers of All Time

Not all album covers are created equal. Some album covers are so incredible that they can’t now be explained by the people who originally conceived of them. Here we look at 30 of the worst, most strange and downright ridiculous album covers ever made. They truly are the worst album covers you’ll ever see. Let’s kick off with the inimitable charms of Quim Barreiros…

-Tastebuds

Why do people persist in beliefs that are wrong – and even harmful?

People often maintain beliefs that can’t be explained away by ignorance. In the face of this, how do we effectively communicate science? Richard Feynman said that the easiest person to fool is yourself. Fooling yourself is a particular danger for the well-educated, who see themselves as smart; and who in all likelihood tend to hang around with like-minded people of similar background and experience. Because you’re smart, your ideas are necessarily good.

-The Guardian

The Type of People Who Are the Best Fit for Nonmonogamous Relationships

In psychology, sociosexuality is how disposed you are to casual, uncommitted sexual relationships. Culture tends to prefer the restricted, buttoned-up variety, while unrestricted sociosexuality leads to slut-shaming for women (and maybe men, too). But, if sociosexuality really does fall along a gradient — you can scroll through the scale here — then maybe more sexually open people don’t fit well into traditional definitions of relationships?

-NY Mag

Dans la tête des amants

Pourquoi quelqu'un accepte-t-il d'être l'amant d'une personne en couple? Que vont chercher ces gens? Ont-ils des remords? Une psychologue, une maîtresse et un amant nous donnent leur opinion.

-La Presse

1,500 PEOPLE GIVE ALL THE RELATIONSHIP ADVICE YOU’LL EVER NEED

Hey, guess what? I got married two weeks ago. And like most people, I asked some of the older and wiser folks around me for a couple quick words of advice from their own marriages to make sure my wife and I didn’t shit the (same) bed. I think most newlyweds do this — ask for advice, I mean, not shit the same bed — especially after a few cocktails from the open bar they just paid way too much money for. But, of course, not being satisfied with just a few wise words, I had to take it a step further. See, I have access to hundreds of thousands of smart, amazing people through my site. So why not consult them? 

-Mark Manson.net

Sleeping with the Marquis de Sade

Whilst exploring Provence last summer, I found myself in the small town of Mazan. Nestled at the foot of Mont Ventoux in the Vaucluse, Mazan is a quaint, medieval town, enclosed by a circular wall dating back to the 14th century. Set into the ancient wall are old portes, leading to narrow alleyways, hidden fountains and old homes. One particular hidden roadway led to a beautiful 18th century chateau and its remarkable history. For this elegant home, tucked away behind a medieval wall is the old family home of the Marquis de Sade. It also provides a rare opportunity to lay your head in the same place as France’s most infamous libertine, because the Chateau de Mazan recently became a luxurious hotel.

-Messy Nessy Chic

George Plimpton and Papa in Cuba

When Ernest Hemingway agreed to his famous Paris Review interview, he had no idea he’d be helping the CIA.

-Guernica

DOOMSDAY PREP FOR THE SUPER-RICH

Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization.

-The New Yorker

The Insides of these Abandoned Cooling Towers Look Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Film

In an ongoing series, Belgian photographer Reginald Van de Velde explores the inner workings and mechanisms of cooling towers across Europe. Capturing abandoned ones, active ones, decommissioned ones, towers on maintenance and ones slated for demolition.

-Twisted Sifter

T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint

Danny Boyle’s followup to the cult 1996 hit isn’t quite as quick and extraordinary as the original, but it is a funny, moving ode to middle-aged male disillusion whose risks pay off in spades.

-The Guardian

Superintelligence - The Idea That Eats Smart People

Today we're building another world-changing technology, machine intelligence. We know that it will affect the world in profound ways, change how the economy works, and have knock-on effects we can't predict. But there's also the risk of a runaway reaction, where a machine intelligence reaches and exceeds human levels of intelligence in a very short span of time. At that point, social and economic problems would be the least of our worries. Any hyperintelligent machine (the argument goes) would have its own hypergoals, and would work to achieve them by manipulating humans, or simply using their bodies as a handy source of raw materials.

-Idle Words

21 Little Ways To Be Happier In 2017 - We’re guessing you need it after 2016

1. Remove apps from your phone that might be stressing you out.

Seriously. I asked my coworkers at BuzzFeed for one thing they did this year that actually improved their mental health, and about half of them said removing Twitter and Facebook from their phones. Twitter and Facebook might not be your happiness-suck, but chances are, there’s an app that is doing you more harm than good. Try going without it for awhile and see how you feel.

-BuzzFeed