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micrometeorites

Meet the Photographer Hunting for Extraterrestrial Dust on Paris Rooftops

Jon Larsen has spent the eight years years hunting and photographing extraterrestrial dust in cities around the world—something NASA thought was impossible.
Daniel Oberhaus
5.19.17
fish

‘Nearly Half’ of California’s Salmon Could Be Extinct in 50 Years

"These fish are resilient, but this report underscores that we must act now to prevent further extinctions."
Nick Rose
5.19.17
Sex

Oh Good, There Are New STDs Spreading

And nine other shockers from modern-day STD history.
Elizabeth Brown
5.19.17
music and politics

Those of You in the UK Have Three Days Left to Register to Vote

Whether you rate Corbyn as much as JME does, make sure you can actually vote anyway.
Tshepo Mokoena
5.19.17
Voices

New York City's L Train Shutdown Could Be A Good Thing

BK City Council Member Rafael Espinal and local groups are driving a grassroots effort towards finding an environmental solution to a transportation quandary.
Aaron Barksdale
5.19.17
open thread

‘Injustice 2’ Reminds Us That It’s OK to Like Games You’re No Good At

Today’s open thread is a fun-for-Friday discussion about games that you don’t need to completely click with to get a kick out of.
Mike Diver
5.19.17
LGBTQ

This Canadian cartoonist is just the latest target of anti-transgender trolls

In the lead-up to her comic launch in Halifax, Labelle had her home address posted online, her website hacked, and her Facebook page flooded with transphobic and neo-Nazi hatred.
Hilary Beaumont
5.19.17
Homemade pasta

Ricotta Pansotti Recipe

Fluffy and light, these dumplings won't weigh you down.
Michael White
5.19.17
Musik

Narkokrig og rock-revolution i Escobars Medellín: Sådan inspirerede "El Titán" en hel generation af sydamerikanske metalhoveder

Pablo Escobar var efter sigende til rock. Da han var allermest magtfuld, siges det, at han engang fløj Rolling Stones, REO Speedwagon og Samantha Fox ind for at optræde i sit palæ.
Alex De Moller
5.19.17
down goes brown

Down Goes Brown Grab Bag: Trash Talking, Boring Senators and Cookie Phil

Does it even matter if the Ottawa Senators are boring? And why are their fans so sensitive about it?
Sean McIndoe
5.19.17
Diary of a Woman Fighting ISIS

What It's Like to Stand Alongside the Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS

Kimberley Taylor is the first British woman to fight ISIS in Syria. In her final diary for Broadly, she takes us inside the radical feminist utopia being built by Kurdish women in Northern Syria.
Kimberley Taylor, as told to Matt Blake
5.19.17
Press Freedom

Trump’s FCC Apologizes After Reporter Is ‘Manhandled’ by Security Guards

It’s the latest disturbing example of the Trump administration’s hostility toward the press.
Sam Gustin
5.19.17
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