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I Asked Academia's Most Vocal Critic Why College Is a Waste
"There was a time when the university was a place of the mind where you expected academic freedom, where if you graduated from that university you'd actually be an educated person. Those things aren't necessarily true anymore."
New York City's Surprising Role Funding Slavery and Profiting Off the Civil War
I talked to author John Strausbaugh about his new book, which details how "New York was arguably the most pro-South, pro-slavery city in the North," during the Civil War.
We Spoke to the Guy Behind the Viral Facebook Group That Rates Meal Deals
Theo Edwards started Meal Deal Talk for his mates to rate his Boots lunch. It now has over 100,000 members who post photos and score each others’ sandwich, drink, and crisp combinations out of ten.
What It's Like to Work at the RNC
We talked to a white guy, a black guy, and Mexican immigrant girl about what it was like to serve, pour drinks, and run a marketing booth at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
We Spoke to the ‘Angry Chef’ Taking on the Wellness Bloggers
The chef behind Angry Chef, the hit Twitter account aiming to expose the “lies, pretensions, and stupidity in the world of food” tells us why people should eat ready meals without shame.
Europeans React to Britain's Decision to Leave the EU
"All of Europe's conservative parties congratulated the UK this morning. If that's not a bad sign, what is?"
Bill Shorten Promises Australia Super Fast 'Game of Thrones' Torrenting
Labor is pitching a fibre-to-the-premises NBN, which will be up to 40 times faster than the Coalition's plan.
What the Taylor Swift vs. Kanye Beef Tells Us About the Meaning of Life
Steven Hydens's new book 'Your Favorite Band is Killing Me' focuses on famous music rivalries like Oasis vs. Blur and Taylor Swift vs. Kanye to reveal that these beefs were about something more than drunken VMA speeches or Noel Gallagher's big mouth.
Election 2016: Who Won the Week?
As the election gets underway, we pay thanks to the politicians and random members of the public who make it interesting. This week: Duncan the truck driver and Tony Abbott alone in the rain.
We Asked Smokers if They Would Pay $33 for a Pack of Cigarettes
Australian smokers are set to pay about $33 USD for a packet of cigarettes by 2020. We asked some of Melbourne's smokers if that was reason enough to quit.
Even the Presidential Candidate Who Believes in Sasquatch Thinks Trump Is Crazy
Andrew Basiago is a practicing lawyer, an advocate for single-payer health care, and says the government has been hiding secret time travel technology from the public for decades.
On the Campaign Trail with Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay Mckesson
The social media–savvy activist told us how he went from a teacher to a protester to an unlikely candidate for mayor of Baltimore.