Robert De Niro and Al Pacino attend "Heat" Premiere during 2022 Tribeca Festival at United Palace Theater on June 17, 2022 in New York City.Dominik Bindl/WireImageIt’s a good time to be a fan of Michael Mann’s 1995 crime epic Heat. To be fair, it’s never been a bad time to be a fan of the film in question. Combine an absurdly great cast with a director firing on all cylinders — the film’s climax at LAX is an absolute master class in how to inventively stage suspense — and you have a film tailor-made to stand the test of time.This year has brought with it a host of appreciations of the film,...…Robert De Niro and Al Pacino attend "Heat" Premiere during 2022 Tribeca Festival at United Palace Theater on June 17, 2022 in New York City.Dominik Bindl/WireImageIt’s a good time to be a fan of Michael Mann’s 1995 crime epic Heat. To be fair, it’s never been a bad time to be a fan of the film in question. Combine an absurdly great cast with a director firing on all cylinders — the film’s climax at LAX is an absolute master class in how to inventively stage suspense — and you have a film tailor-made to stand the test of time.This year has brought with it a host of appreciations of the film,...WW…

Dennis Rodman during his brief stint with the Dallas Mavericks. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty)Getty ImagesAfter playing for the Pistons, Spurs, Bulls and Lakers, Dennis Rodman ended his 14-season NBA career playing for the Mavericks in Dallas.Rodman, 38 at the time, only lasted 12 games with the Mavs before being released by the team and retiring from professional basketball. His tenure in Dallas was a rocky one, and it started out with the two-time All-Star not being able to get the jersey number he wanted.According to , the two-time Defensive Player of the Year wanted to wear No. 69, but his...…Dennis Rodman during his brief stint with the Dallas Mavericks. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty)Getty ImagesAfter playing for the Pistons, Spurs, Bulls and Lakers, Dennis Rodman ended his 14-season NBA career playing for the Mavericks in Dallas.Rodman, 38 at the time, only lasted 12 games with the Mavs before being released by the team and retiring from professional basketball. His tenure in Dallas was a rocky one, and it started out with the two-time All-Star not being able to get the jersey number he wanted.According to , the two-time Defensive Player of the Year wanted to wear No. 69, but his...WW…

No, it's not just you.Westend61/Getty ImagesSuffice to say people have a lot more time on their hands these days, and many of those hands are keeping themselves occupied with one activity in particular — and I’m not talking about sourdough.For very obvious reasons, people are masturbating more than usual right now, and if the , and rampant displays of weren’t enough evidence, a new survey has the numbers to prove it.According to the new survey from Trojan, 36 percent of young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they’ve been masturbating more since social distancing began, meaning...…No, it's not just you.Westend61/Getty ImagesSuffice to say people have a lot more time on their hands these days, and many of those hands are keeping themselves occupied with one activity in particular — and I’m not talking about sourdough.For very obvious reasons, people are masturbating more than usual right now, and if the , and rampant displays of weren’t enough evidence, a new survey has the numbers to prove it.According to the new survey from Trojan, 36 percent of young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they’ve been masturbating more since social distancing began, meaning...WW…

Chess can get nasty.Zeferli via GettyIn my late forties, with father time beginning to gun for me, I decided to become a chess player. I wanted to line up a leisure activity for the day when my body would force me to quit banging into guys playing hockey, when my knees would tell me to stop chasing tennis balls across a hardcourt. Chess seemed like a pathway to staying nimble in my golden years. Didn’t Max von Sydow stave off the Grim Reaper with a game of chess?I had no idea I was walking into an airplane propeller of brutality. Chess is merciless and nasty. The image of tweedy professors...…Chess can get nasty.Zeferli via GettyIn my late forties, with father time beginning to gun for me, I decided to become a chess player. I wanted to line up a leisure activity for the day when my body would force me to quit banging into guys playing hockey, when my knees would tell me to stop chasing tennis balls across a hardcourt. Chess seemed like a pathway to staying nimble in my golden years. Didn’t Max von Sydow stave off the Grim Reaper with a game of chess?I had no idea I was walking into an airplane propeller of brutality. Chess is merciless and nasty. The image of tweedy professors...WW…

Let Moo Moo Meadows work its magic on your mind.Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWhen over 15 years ago, it came with a rock-solid pitch. Americans were overweight — everybody knew that, it was always on the news — and this was going to be a low-stakes, offbeat way to get in shape without leaving the house. The motion-capture console wasn’t unilaterally intended for kids, either; earlier that very year, a study conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association had that adults spent more time playing computer and video games than children.Wii Sports was successful in at...…Let Moo Moo Meadows work its magic on your mind.Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWhen over 15 years ago, it came with a rock-solid pitch. Americans were overweight — everybody knew that, it was always on the news — and this was going to be a low-stakes, offbeat way to get in shape without leaving the house. The motion-capture console wasn’t unilaterally intended for kids, either; earlier that very year, a study conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association had that adults spent more time playing computer and video games than children.Wii Sports was successful in at...WW…

New York City's yellow cabs are a good match for Peter Wright.Ed Mulholland/PDCThere was something odd about two-time Professional Darts Corporation champion Peter Wright at the at Madison Square Garden earlier this month — and it wasn’t his mismatched socks, neon mohawk or the signature snake painted on the side of his face.No, what was different at the event, which was the first time the World Series of Darts visited New York, for the world’s top-ranked player was that he didn’t win and instead ended up bowing out in the semifinals after dropping an 8-6 match to the eventual winner...…New York City's yellow cabs are a good match for Peter Wright.Ed Mulholland/PDCThere was something odd about two-time Professional Darts Corporation champion Peter Wright at the at Madison Square Garden earlier this month — and it wasn’t his mismatched socks, neon mohawk or the signature snake painted on the side of his face.No, what was different at the event, which was the first time the World Series of Darts visited New York, for the world’s top-ranked player was that he didn’t win and instead ended up bowing out in the semifinals after dropping an 8-6 match to the eventual winner...WW…

You've never felt anything quite like this before.ArcwaveHave you, a person with a penis, ever wondered what people with vaginas experience when brought to sexual satisfaction? Well, thanks to the evolution of technology you can finally find out for yourself with — the world’s first Pleasure Air stroker for men. A winner of the 2021 Red Dot Design Award for Product Design, this sleek, modern stroker provides “the closest thing to a female orgasm for men.” That’s because the Ion harnesses the power of Pleasure Air Technology, revolutionary smart technology also found in the , a...…You've never felt anything quite like this before.ArcwaveHave you, a person with a penis, ever wondered what people with vaginas experience when brought to sexual satisfaction? Well, thanks to the evolution of technology you can finally find out for yourself with — the world’s first Pleasure Air stroker for men. A winner of the 2021 Red Dot Design Award for Product Design, this sleek, modern stroker provides “the closest thing to a female orgasm for men.” That’s because the Ion harnesses the power of Pleasure Air Technology, revolutionary smart technology also found in the , a...WW…

No word on whether impassioned sheet-grabbing still counts.ChristopherBernardLike many aspects of female existence, relatively little is understood about the — even, and perhaps especially, by the medical professionals whose job it is to know these things. While the male orgasm is much easier to define (and much ) thanks to ejaculation, experts have had a tough time figuring out what, exactly makes the female orgasm the female orgasm. Such a tough time, in fact, that their attempts to figure it out have somehow resulted in not one but two rather lengthy lists of what I guess can be vaguely...…No word on whether impassioned sheet-grabbing still counts.ChristopherBernardLike many aspects of female existence, relatively little is understood about the — even, and perhaps especially, by the medical professionals whose job it is to know these things. While the male orgasm is much easier to define (and much ) thanks to ejaculation, experts have had a tough time figuring out what, exactly makes the female orgasm the female orgasm. Such a tough time, in fact, that their attempts to figure it out have somehow resulted in not one but two rather lengthy lists of what I guess can be vaguely...WW…

Maryna Terletska/CakePlease note: If you buy through the links in this article, InsideHook may earn a small share of the profits.has swiftly become one of our favorite brands looking to modernize and diversify the sexual wellness space with an offering of products designed for everyone and everything. For those unacquainted, the Los Angeles-based startup offers a line of lubrication products tailored to every kind of sexual play (solo, vaginal, backdoor) as well as ingenious sex toys and other sexual hygiene products for both penis and vagina owners.But what really separates Cake from other...…Maryna Terletska/CakePlease note: If you buy through the links in this article, InsideHook may earn a small share of the profits.has swiftly become one of our favorite brands looking to modernize and diversify the sexual wellness space with an offering of products designed for everyone and everything. For those unacquainted, the Los Angeles-based startup offers a line of lubrication products tailored to every kind of sexual play (solo, vaginal, backdoor) as well as ingenious sex toys and other sexual hygiene products for both penis and vagina owners.But what really separates Cake from other...WW…

Ewan McGregor in "Obi-Wan Kenobi."Disney+Obi-Wan Kenobi’s face says everything.When Kenobi learns in the second episode of the Star Wars spin-off bearing his name that Darth Vader is alive, the exiled Jedi knight (played by Ewan McGregor) looks genuinely stricken as a mix of shock and guilt washes over his face. “You didn’t know,” Third Sister (Moses Ingram), one of the Inquisitors hunting Kenobi, says softly, sensing the turmoil of his reaction to the news as she prowls around the loading dock where Kenobi has hidden himself while trying to reach a star freighter and escape his pursuers....…Ewan McGregor in "Obi-Wan Kenobi."Disney+Obi-Wan Kenobi’s face says everything.When Kenobi learns in the second episode of the Star Wars spin-off bearing his name that Darth Vader is alive, the exiled Jedi knight (played by Ewan McGregor) looks genuinely stricken as a mix of shock and guilt washes over his face. “You didn’t know,” Third Sister (Moses Ingram), one of the Inquisitors hunting Kenobi, says softly, sensing the turmoil of his reaction to the news as she prowls around the loading dock where Kenobi has hidden himself while trying to reach a star freighter and escape his pursuers....WW…