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Tech

Feds Will (Finally) Mine Social Media for Background Checks

05.13.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Identity

What Happened When We Tried to Get Over-the-Counter Birth Control in California

04.27.16

By Jessi Phillips
Drugs

Will This Week’s UN General Assembly Accept the War on Drugs Has Failed?

04.17.16

By Paul Gregoire
Tech

The Republican-Backed ‘CURB Act’ Aims to Limit Broadband Aid for the Poor

04.13.16

By Sam Gustin
Tech

FCC Approves Low-Income Broadband Subsidies, New Privacy Protections

03.31.16

By Sam Gustin
Tech

Looming Charter-TWC Merger Could Hurt Video Streaming, Advocates Warn

03.17.16

By Kari Paul
Tech

Comcast Hit With FCC Zero-Rating Complaint Over ‘Stream TV’

03.03.16

By Sam Gustin
How Sydney Got Locked Out by Politics, Casinos, and Billion-Dollar Bullshit

03.01.16

By Jed Smith
Travel

We Asked British Expats in Berlin if They’re Worried About the UK Leaving the EU

03.01.16

By Mike Meehall Wood
How Work for the Dole Became an Expensive, Exploitative Failure

02.15.16

By Lewis Eyers-Stott
Drugs

We Walked Around a Bush Doof and Tested People’s Drugs

02.08.16

By Dan Roxanne
Tech

Why Twitter Suspended an Account That Makes Fun of Twitter

02.05.16

By Sarah Jeong

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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