How to Not Die in America

How to Not Die in America
I am lucky not for surviving a severe bacterial infection, but for being a member of a shrinking class of Americans whose lives can absorb a trauma of this magnitude.

January 31, 2018 at 03:30PM
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'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded

'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded
There's a little over two weeks left to wait until "Black Panther" hits theaters, but a lucky group got to see it in Hollywood last night. Here's how they reacted to the film.

January 30, 2018 at 01:49PM
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Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away
At the beginning, we searched frantically for any medical breakthrough that might hint at a cure. Then hope gave way to the unbearable truth.

January 28, 2018 at 08:03PM
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The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars

The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars
The improbable journey of Franklin Chang Díaz, who immigrated to the U.S. at eighteen, became an astronaut, tied the record for most spaceflights, and now might hold the key to deep space travel.

January 28, 2018 at 11:47AM
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RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations

RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations
Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is stepping down as Republican National Committee finance chair, according to three Republicans familiar with the decision.

January 27, 2018 at 02:42PM
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Where Are All the Vegetarian TV Shows?

Where Are All the Vegetarian TV Shows?
Chefs who'd rather not cook with meat for whatever reason shouldn't be made to feel like they're showing up with a rubber knife to a gunfight.

January 26, 2018 at 01:37PM
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The Lost Art of Staying Put | Lucy Ellmann

The Lost Art of Staying Put | Lucy Ellmann
We've been fed a bunch of fake reasons to travel by evil geniuses determined to use up all the fossil fuels as fast as possible, so as to coerce us all into accepting nuclear power as soon as possible.

January 25, 2018 at 10:43AM
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“This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral

“This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral
Facebook was always famous for the sign that hung in its offices, written in big red type on a white background, that said "Move Fast and Break Things." Every time I think about the company, I realize it has done just that — to itself.

January 24, 2018 at 11:05AM
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Unhappy about the net neutrality repeal? You could move to Montana

Unhappy about the net neutrality repeal? You could move to Montana
Governor Steve Bullock has signed an executive order requiring ISPs with state contracts to treat all content equally.

January 22, 2018 at 06:14PM
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The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool

The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool
Christopher Priest broke the color barrier at Marvel and reinvented a classic character. Why was he nearly written out of comics history?

January 22, 2018 at 08:53AM
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The Invasion of the German Board Games

The Invasion of the German Board Games
Their peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play — and helping shape an industry in the process.

January 21, 2018 at 02:47PM
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How The Women's March Has Evolved A Year Later

How The Women's March Has Evolved A Year Later
A deluge of revelations about powerful men abusing women, leading to the #MeToo moment, has galvanized activists to demand deeper social and political change.

January 20, 2018 at 12:43PM
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City Of Los Angeles Announces Graphic Designer Job Opening With An Extremely Clever Ad

City Of Los Angeles Announces Graphic Designer Job Opening With An Extremely Clever Ad
​If the aim of a good ad is to reach a wide number of people for cheap and to make a lasting impression, then this is a very good ad.

January 19, 2018 at 09:02AM
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The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought

The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought
Silicon Valley CEOs are supposed to be sacrosanct. So how did it all go wrong at Uber?

January 18, 2018 at 09:59AM
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From Nazi Germany to Australia: The Incredible True Story of History’s Longest Kayak Journey

From Nazi Germany to Australia: The Incredible True Story of History’s Longest Kayak Journey
This is the story of Oscar Speck’s voyage, a seven-and-a-half-year adventure nearly lost to history.

January 17, 2018 at 07:41PM
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Why Has Bitcoin Tumbled Almost 50% From Its Peak Last Month? A Few Theories

Why Has Bitcoin Tumbled Almost 50% From Its Peak Last Month? A Few Theories
Is this the sound of a bubble bursting, or is it just a normal correction inspired by the forthcoming Lunar New Year? Here's what you need to know.

January 17, 2018 at 01:43PM
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Here's The Terribly-Designed Computer Menu That Led To Hawaii's False Missile Alarm

Here's The Terribly-Designed Computer Menu That Led To Hawaii's False Missile Alarm
While the alert was a massive, massive screwup, there doesn't appear to be anything nefarious behind it — other than truly awful design.

January 16, 2018 at 08:01AM
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Here's The Vikings' Unbelievable, Last-Second Game-Winning Touchdown Over The Saints

Here's The Vikings' Unbelievable, Last-Second Game-Winning Touchdown Over The Saints
The Minnesota Vikings looked finished, until Case Keenum and Stefon Diggs pulled off the impossible.

January 14, 2018 at 07:37PM
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I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned into the worst night of my life

I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned into the worst night of my life
A Brooklyn-based photographer alleges that Ansari ignored signs that she felt violated by his aggressive sexual advances on a first date.

January 14, 2018 at 10:51AM
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This Timelapse Of A Frozen River Turning Into An Ice Jam Is Frigging Terrifying

This Timelapse Of A Frozen River Turning Into An Ice Jam Is Frigging Terrifying
Thanks to all the rain and cold temperatures in New York, we had the chance to see something as crazy as this.

January 13, 2018 at 09:09AM
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Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories

Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories
A photographer captures a colorful world of craft and complexity.

January 12, 2018 at 10:45AM
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I Started the Media Men List

I Started the Media Men List
My name is Moira Donegan.

January 11, 2018 at 07:27AM
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Tonya Harding Would Like Her Apology Now

Tonya Harding Would Like Her Apology Now
In the movie, "I, Tonya," the disgraced figureskater looks back on the 1994 Nancy Kerrigan scandal and her struggles to tell her side of the story.

January 10, 2018 at 09:34AM
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Is everything you think you know about depression wrong?

Is everything you think you know about depression wrong?
In the 1970s, a truth was accidentally discovered about depression — one that was quickly swept aside, because its implications were too inconvenient, and too explosive.

January 9, 2018 at 08:55AM
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The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers

The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers
The family that pioneered the oil industry in America wants to expose what Exxon hid from the public about climate change.

January 8, 2018 at 06:35AM
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Titans' Quarterback Throws A Touchdown Pass To... Himself

Titans' Quarterback Throws A Touchdown Pass To... Himself
Sometimes you just have to do it all yourself.

January 7, 2018 at 10:20AM
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Trump Defends His Mental Capacity, Calling Himself A 'Genius'

Trump Defends His Mental Capacity, Calling Himself A 'Genius'
Mr. Trump, seeming to respond to revelations in a new book, issued an extraordinary defense of his fitness for office.

January 6, 2018 at 07:46AM
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The Real Future of Work

The Real Future of Work
Forget automation. The workplace is already cracking up in profound ways, and Washington is sorely behind on dealing with it.

January 5, 2018 at 11:03AM
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Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump?

Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump?
It is best not to diagnose the president from afar, which is why the federal government needs a system to evaluate him up close.

January 4, 2018 at 07:31AM
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Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President

Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President
In the first excerpt of Michael Wolff's book about the Trump White House, a look at the administration's first days.

January 3, 2018 at 11:48AM
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“Oh My God, This Is So F---ed Up”: Inside Silicon Valley’s Dark Side

“Oh My God, This Is So F---ed Up”: Inside Silicon Valley’s Dark Side
Not far from Sand Hill Road exists a private world of wild sex parties and "cuddle puddles." As one male investor put it, "You could say it's disgusting but not illegal — it just perpetuates a culture that keeps women down."

January 2, 2018 at 12:58PM
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The Dutch plan to build an artificial island to support the world’s largest wind farm

The Dutch plan to build an artificial island to support the world’s largest wind farm
Wind farms need a lot of space — not something the world has much to spare.

January 2, 2018 at 07:51AM
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The 100-year capitalist experiment that keeps Appalachia poor, sick, and stuck on coal

The 100-year capitalist experiment that keeps Appalachia poor, sick, and stuck on coal
Nick Mullins didn't plan on working in the mines. But the industry was nearly impossible to escape.

January 1, 2018 at 09:58AM
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