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Families Tell Us Why They Decided to ‘Bury’ a Loved One in Space

04.12.18

By Frank White
Sex Workers Describe the Moment They Told Friends and Family What They Do

03.15.17

By Samantha Howard and Debbie Dobson
Sad Thanksgiving Stories We Hope Are Worse Than What Goes Down This Year

11.24.16

By Patrick Lyons and Caroline Thompson
Identity

Gay Men Share What It’s Like Taking Female Friends to Get Abortions

06.02.16

By Steven Blum
Identity

How to Take Your Attempted Rapist to Court and Win

05.05.16

By Natasha Vargas-Cooper
I Asked New York Cabbies Who They Were Talking to on the Phone

11.18.15

By Alex Norcia
People in Relationships Remember What It Was Like to Move in with Someone for the First Time

08.10.15

By Zach Sokol
Why You Shouldn’t Marry Someone You Met on the Internet

01.06.15

By Megan Koester
Entertainment

Remembering Your First Heartbreak Can Be Brutal

01.05.15

By Alison Stevenson
My Neverending Struggle to Accept My Weight

12.30.14

By Alison Stevenson
Entertainment

Dan Harmon Discusses His New Documentary, Addiction, and Going to Therapy

10.14.14

By Nat Towsen
Money

I Ghostwrite Chinese Students’ Ivy League Admissions Essays

08.30.14

By Eunice Park

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Music

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

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Gaming

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By Brent Koepp
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Music

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

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50 Cent explained the difference between himself and Jay-Z when it comes to business and how they approach their respective artists.

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