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Pulse

As Haiti’s Parliament Dissolves, Oversight of Billions in Gold Mining Could Be Axed

01.13.15

By Claire Ward
Sports

The Olympic Dream: Being a Poor World-Class Athlete

01.05.15

By Brian Blickenstaff
Music

Jultopia’s New Track ‘Gold’ Is Too Damn Catchy

12.23.14

By Charlie Ambler
Entertainment

The Ancient History of Grills

12.15.14

By Lauren Schwartzberg
China Wants New Zealand’s Milk

12.09.14

By Caitlin Reid
Pulse

Private Military Contractors Hired to Move Guns and Gold Out of Ferguson

11.21.14

By Claire Ward
Entertainment

All Gold Everything

10.24.14

By ALEX DE MORA
Pulse

Meet the Pork-Knockers of Guyana’s Gold Rush

10.14.14

By Alasdair Baverstock
Tech

How Colonial Congo’s Diamond Trade Helped Turn HIV into a Pandemic

10.02.14

By Jason Koebler
Food

All That Glitters Is Not Edible

08.31.14

By Munchies Staff
Pulse

Peru’s New Cocaine

08.10.14

By Michael Mullady
Peru’s New Cocaine

08.06.14

By Michael Mullady

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

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.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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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.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

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

05.19.26

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

05.19.26

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.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike