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Tech

Postmaster DeJoy’s First Company Was Plagued By Claims of Racism, Harassment, and Abuse

08.19.20

By Anna Merlan, Laura Wagner, and Tim Marchman
Tech

DeJoy’s USPS Policy Rollbacks Don’t Appear to Change Much

08.19.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Introducing The Mail, a Newsletter and Zine About the USPS

08.18.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Internal USPS Documents Outline Plans to Hobble Mail Sorting

08.14.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election

08.13.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

USPS Workers Don’t Know What to Make of So-Called ‘Friday Night Massacre’

08.10.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

The Post Office’s Great Mail Slowdown Is Hurting Small Businesses

08.04.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

USPS Plans to Slash Hours at Many Post Offices, Hoping to Save A Buck

07.29.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Why Your Post Office Packages Are Delayed

07.27.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Post Office Delivery Trucks Keep Catching on Fire

07.07.20

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

ShitExpress’s Bitcoin-for-Animal-Poop Service: The Motherboard Review

11.03.14

By Jason Koebler

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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