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Tuesday, 15 August 2017

How Would You Outwit The Nazis?

Sex workers in Mozambique are providing health support to those at the margins of society. They face political and financial challenges, but against the odds are helping thousands.
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Sex workers in Mozambique are providing health support to those at the margins of society. They face political and financial challenges, but against the odds are helping thousands.
BLOOD SIMPLE
The Polish Doctors Who Used Science To Outwit The Nazis
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The Nazis thought the residents of a small Polish town were dying of typhus, but in reality it was the work of some brave doctors.
POTTY TALK
German Engineers Want To Bring Gender Equality To Toilets With The Female Urinal
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Women aren't convinced.
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FAMILY TIES, STRONG AND WEAK
THE LANNISTERS OF THE HERMIT KINGDOM
Inside Kim Jong Un's Plot To Kill His Family
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While the world watches North Korea launch missiles, the very paranoid supreme leader has been busy eliminating anyone in his family who might knock him off the throne.
HAWKS OF A FEATHER
The First Family Of Skate
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Tony Hawk has invented countless tricks, built skate parks around the world, and created a billion-dollar video-game franchise. But his legacy is greater than all that: Meet his son Riley.
YOU CAN'T JUST SIT BACK
After Charlottesville, I Asked My Dad About Selma
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When Selma marchers were awarded the gold congressional medal of honor in 2016, my mother urged my dad to figure out how he could get one. I, his daughter, write about video games for a living.
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A Corgi And Chicken Square Off In The Least Brutal Fight You'll Ever See
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Well, that is, until Player 3 (Mr. Duck) enters the game.
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Trump Retweets Cartoon Of Train Hitting Person Labeled 'CNN,' And Other Trump News From Today
WATCH: Stephen Colbert Grilled Anthony Scaramucci About Trump's Failure To Condemn Nazis, And It Was Very Satisfying
Jury Rules In Favor Of Taylor Swift In Groping Trial
Oklahoma Man Charged In Anti-Government Bomb Plot
Protesters In Durham Topple A Confederate Monument
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Monday, 14 August 2017

The Problem With Sex And Glitter

"Despite being a pretty ratty-assed first issue on newsprint, which we mostly gave away for free, it got a pretty good response."
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WHEN WEIRD WAS WEIRD
Mutant Yippies, LSD And Cyberpunks: The Story Of The Space Age Newspaper 'High Frontiers'
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"Despite being a pretty ratty-assed first issue on newsprint, which we mostly gave away for free, it got a pretty good response."
END OF AN ERA
There Will Never Be Another Angelyne
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It's easy to feel bad for Angelyne. Because, in a single afternoon, a secret she spent her entire career protecting has been revealed.
BEING SPARKLY ISN'T WORTH THIS
The Problem With Sex And Glitter
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From phone cases to vaginal pills, we know glitter can be harmful — so why do we love it so much?
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How Can I Get My Friend To Stop Dating Criminals, And Other Great Advice Column Questions
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This week, an itemized invoice sent from mother to daughter, an employee who insists on going by "Mrs.", and rude pool guests.
REMAKING AMERICA
IN PLAIN SIGHT
Charlottesville And The Effort To Downplay Racism In America
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The progressive university town feels enough like Eden that it's always been easy to hide a certain amount of blood.
'DON'T BE A SUCKER'
Why An Anti-Fascist Short Film Is Going Viral
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"I've heard this kind of talk before, but I never expected to hear it in America."
A WHOLE NEW BALLOT GAME
Maryland City May Let Noncitizens Vote, A Proposal With Precedent
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College Park is considering allowing green card holders, students with visas and undocumented immigrants to vote in local elections, a practice that was once normal nationwide.
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Man Obliterates A Full Cord Of Wood With Double Axes
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Wood-chopping is never easy, unless, of course, you're a master firewood cutter like this guy.
IN THE NEWS
North Korea's Missile Success Linked To Ukrainian Plant, Investigators Say
Republicans Criticize Trump For Vague Statement On Charlottesville, And Other Trump News From Today
Netflix Poaches Shonda Rhimes From ABC Studios
Woman Killed In Charlottesville Attack Identified
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Sunday, 13 August 2017

Stealing Is Punishable By Tackle

Cyclist Enacts Swift Justice On Would-Be Bike Thief, Whoa, We Did Not Realize Helicopters Could Do This, Very Cool Bank Alert™, Insane Surveillance Video Shows Jogger Casually Shoving Woman Into London Traffic, Watching A Kilometer Of Pipe Sliding Into Place All At Once Is Insanely Satisfying, Lion Picks On A Fully-Grown Hippo, Immediately Learns Its Lesson
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Sunday, August 13, 2017
Cyclist Enacts Swift Justice On Would-Be Bike Thief
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Cyclist Enacts Swift Justice On Would-Be Bike Thief
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This cyclist left his bike unattended for less than 20 seconds, but that was all the time a thief needed — until the cyclist took him out.
THAT CAN'T BE SAFE
Whoa, We Did Not Realize Helicopters Could Do This
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Flying vertically, dipping the tail rotor into the dirt — none of this seems safe, but it is really cool.
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IS THIS WHAT A SOCIOPATH LOOKS LIKE?
Insane Surveillance Video Shows Jogger Casually Shoving Woman Into London Traffic
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Police are searching for information about the jogger. The victim thankfully suffered only minor injuries.
HOLE IN ONE
Watching A Kilometer Of Pipe Sliding Into Place All At Once Is Insanely Satisfying
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PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE
Lion Picks On A Fully-Grown Hippo, Immediately Learns Its Lesson
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If this lion didn't know not to mess with adult hippos before, it definitely knows now.
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