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Life

One Day I Woke Up, Suddenly Allergic to Alcohol

06.09.22

By Therese Reyes
I Am an Afghan Refugee. Here’s How I Fled and Made It Through Taliban Checkpoints.

09.24.21

By Sheren Adel
What It’s Like Living With HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic

01.13.21

By Amahl S. Azwar
Games

First Person Games Are Changing. But Into What?

12.20.18

By Cameron Kunzelman
Men Tell Us What They Wish They Could Tell Their Fathers

11.02.17

By Rebecca Kamm
Tech

New Cyberpunk Game Asks Players to Invade People’s Nightmares

08.18.17

By Matthew Gault
Surprising Things I Learned as a Woman Fighting ISIS

05.19.17

By Kimberley Taylor
Identity

I Smoked a Joint and It Sent Me to the Psych Ward

04.20.17

By Simone Banks
Entertainment

In Poland, the Art of Confession Gets Personal

02.14.17

By Josie Thaddeus-Johns
Tech

Clean Hotel Rooms Like a SWAT Team in This Housekeeping Simulator

07.17.16

By Zack Kotzer
Tech

Malaria Up Close

07.01.16

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

New Horror Game Set in Infamous Kowloon Walled City

04.18.16

By Zack Kotzer

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Life

What Experts Mean When They Say the World Is in ‘Water Bankruptcy’

It’s already happening, it’s just a matter of how much worse we’re going to allow it to get.

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By Luis Prada
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Life

The Anti-Social Media Influencers Who Want You to Put Them Out of a Job

You can’t warn people about the horrors of digital overuse by shouting into a void, after all.

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By Luis Prada
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Life

Is Cold Weather the Reason You’re Always Sick in Winter?

The cold does make it easier to get sick, but not in the way you might think.

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By Ashley Fike
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Life

What the Cheetah Mummies Found in Arabian Caves Tell Us About Ancient Predators

The caves don’t bring cheetahs back, but they do complicate the idea that the predators disappeared without a trace.

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By Ashley Fike
Illustration by Reesa

Horoscopes

Weekly Horoscope: January 25-January 31

How will your sign fare this week, stargazer?

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By Ashley Fike