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Workaholics: The King of Noodle Soups in Just 30 Minutes

For the latest installment of Workaholics, Mandy Yin shows us how to make spicy prawn laksa, the “king of noodle soups in Malaysia.”
Angela Hui
3.1.17
Hockey

Hartford Has a Shot at Rejoining the NHL, But Would It Be Worth the Price?

When the Whalers moved to North Carolina in 1997, Hartford's self-esteem took a hit. Two decades later, the city is attempting to lure the New York Islanders, but renovating the XL Center to make that possible could cost more than $250 million.
Alex Putterman
3.1.17
Can I Live?

Nintendo Switch Is a Console for Humans, Not Gamers

Could it fall on its face? Yes, sure.
Derek Mead and Emanuel Maiberg
3.1.17
The internet of hackable things

White Hat Hackers Warn Of Easy To Hack Household Robots

Your friendly house robot is probably trivially easy to hack.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
3.1.17
Tweets of Our Time

Tweets of Our Time: 50 Cent Quits Masturbating

A Fun New Series™.
Joel Golby
3.1.17
Essays

Could a Rapper Ever Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

There's not a particularly huge space between Dylan and the likes of Nicki, Kendrick or Nas.
Tim Hakki
3.1.17
TRANS RIGHTS

Three black trans women murdered in Louisiana within days of each other

At least three black trans women were murdered in Louisiana between Feb. 19 and Feb. 27.
Rex Santus
3.1.17
Leaving the Nest

Smart Meter Data Is 'Intimate' and Deserves Privacy, Activists Argue

The EFF and Privacy International claim that when collected in aggregate, smart meter data can show when a person wakes up, goes to work, and clocks-out for the night.
Joseph Cox
3.1.17
Op-Ed

‘Lip Sync Battle’ Is Just a Watered-Down Version of Drag Culture

How the show follows a familiar trajectory of making LGBTQ culture "palatable" for a mainstream, straight audience.
Daisy Jones
3.1.17
Brexit

Top Chefs Don’t Want to Move to London Because of Brexit

The British Hospitality Association warns that uncertainty over the rights of EU citizens post-Brexit is deterring culinary talent from working in the capital.
Daisy Meager
3.1.17
Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s highly abnormal presidency: a running guide for March

A new financial disclosure report could put Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner on shaky legal ground, multiple experts told the New York Times.
VICE News
3.1.17
wales

The Welsh Were the Original Nose-to-Tail Eaters

The Welsh have been eating from a nose-to-tail standpoint since year dot. Finances dictated that they had to, it was as simple as that. One beast had to last you most of the week.
Jonathan Woolway
3.1.17
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