What will you find at an Oddities Expo? You’ll find items such as taxidermy, preserved specimens, horror/Halloween-inspired ...

The stars deal us hope and depression, midwinter blues laced with deep compassion, sensitivity, and an extra need for rest to handle our concerns for the world.

Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign ...

A 17-year-old has crafted the ultimate tool to cheat at chess by using Ray-Ban Meta glasses to show the best moves in over-the-board games.

We’ve got all the details you need on upcoming Pokémon TCG sets for 2025 here, and you can use the table of contents below to easily switch to each section. Prismatic Evolutions is the first ...

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With the exception of a couple of speciality packs (like steak knives), every set on this list includes one. It’s the knife you’re likely to turn to most often, and a quality one is a good ...

You probably know John Deere for its legendary tractors, riding lawnmowers, and more, but the company now has a slew of odd ...

If you buy all six Mario Kart Lego sets, you'll get nine vehicles, 11 buildable figures, and a whole bunch of accessories. All told, the complete Lego Mario Kart series is 2,228 pieces and costs $220.

While scoring to win an individual leg will not change, each round at Alexandra Palace sees the players needing to win a different number of sets. With the darts extravaganza set ending on Friday ...

“The chess world is officially a joke. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE IN HISTORY. I can’t believe that the official body of chess is being controlled by a singular player FOR THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK. THERE ...

Here are all the best LEGO car sets that you can buy in 2025. This is the biggest motorcycle set that LEGO has ever built (1:5 scale), and fittingly, the inspiration was BMW's only elite M ...