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Travel

I Spent a Fearful and Lonely Night on the ‘Immigration Train’ from Italy to France

07.20.15

By Henry C. Krempels
Watch Angela Merkel Tell a Crying Teenage Refugee Why She Has to Leave Germany

07.16.15

By River Donaghey
Tech

Psychiatry’s Most Promising New Treatment Is a Pacemaker For the Brain

07.15.15

By Erene Stergiopoulos
Pulse

Belgium Rescues 244 Christians From War-Torn Syria In Covert Operation

07.09.15

By Pierre-Louis Caron
Pulse

Migrants Suffer as Greek Islands Buckle Under Dual Crises

07.09.15

By Sally Hayden
The Colorful, Nationalistic Drawings of Kurdish Kids Fleeing the Islamic State

06.23.15

By Olivia Kortas
If the British Government Wants to End Female Genital Mutilation, Why Is It Returning a ‘Cutter’ Back to Gambia?

06.01.15

By Charlotte England
Food

Dumpster Divers Are Bringing Food to This Migrant Camp in Calais

05.15.15

By Shanna F. Jones
Pulse

Migrants Live in Makeshift French Camp As They Seek Asylum in the UK

05.06.15

By Melodie Bouchaud
An Expert Lays Out the Case for Europe Opening Its Borders to Migrants

04.29.15

By Matern Boeselager
Protests and Hunger Strikes Are Breaking Out at Immigration Detention Centers in the UK

03.11.15

By Ben Gelblum
The UK Asylum System Is Officially Terrible

03.04.15

By Ben Gelblum

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Music

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From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

3 days ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

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Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

4 days ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

4 days ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

4 days ago

By Ashley Fike