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Pulse

This pastor promised to bring “top gang thugs” from Chicago to meet the Trump administration — here’s what happened

04.25.17

By VICE News
Music

Happy 420, Don’t Freak Out, Your Headphones Are Maybe Spying On You

04.20.17

By Alex Robert Ross
Pulse

Meet the go-to lawyer for Chicago cops in trouble

03.31.17

By VICE News
Food

These Tree-Hugging Brewers Make Beer Out of Bark

03.30.17

By Sarah Freeman
Can Librarians Save Us from Fake News?

03.21.17

By Arielle Dollinger
Sports

Michigan Will Play as Scheduled Hours After Arriving in DC Following Plane Crash

03.09.17

By Mike Vorkunov
Congressman Won’t Hold Town Hall Because Something Something ‘the Cleansing That the Orientals Used to Do’

03.02.17

By Harry Cheadle
Why Is This Tiny Illinois Town Obsessed with Superman?

02.21.17

By Sean Neumann
From Brunch to Bike Jousting, This Chicago Gallery Does Whatever it Takes to Sell Art

02.21.17

By Nathaniel Ainley
Tech

Chicago’s 2nd Floor Rear Festival Celebrates DIY Art Spaces of All Kinds

02.21.17

By Masha (Maria) Koblyakova
Essay: Priced Out of New York, an Artist Finds Her Midwestern Tribe

02.21.17

By Fontaine Capel
Why an LA Artist Turned an Abandoned Taco Bell into a Midwestern Art Exhibit

02.21.17

By Sean N

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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.

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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