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'Telemarketer,' Today's Comic by Leslie Stein

Leslie Stein tells a true story about a job she had as a pink-haired 15-year-old.
Leslie Stein
5.2.17
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Bonaventure's New Single "HOPELESSNESS" Is a Reflection on Brexit

The melancholy track is off her upcoming EP 'FREE LUTANGU,' due out later this month on PTP.
Alexander Iadarola
5.2.17
Tonic

Making College Free Would Save Lives—and Money

Consider the evidence.
Vishal Khetpal
5.2.17
Science Solved It

Mysterious Moving Rocks in the Desert Stumped Scientists for 70 Years

Death Valley’s ‘sailing stones’ are able to move thanks to unique environmental conditions.
Kaleigh Rogers
5.2.17
Motherboard

The Climate Change Deniers in Congress

How many are representing your state?
Sarah Emerson
5.2.17
DOTA 2

'Dota 2' Owes Its Success to Fans, Not Investors and Owners, and That's Okay

Nice esport you got there, shame if something were to happen to it.
Rob Zacny
5.2.17
Impact Water

The Central Sands Water Grab is Flooding Agribusiness

In Scott Walker’s Wisconsin, the official state policy on groundwater pumping puts potatoes over people.
Joe P. Hasler
5.2.17
chili

Cincinnati Chili Is a Glorious Mess of Meat, Spaghetti, and Cheese

Critics have called it the worst regional dish in America, but for those who grew up with it, nothing tastes quite as good.
Tom Perkins
5.2.17
Features

20 Artists Pick Their Song of the Summer So Far

Zedd, Roman Flügel, Eclair Fifi, and more tell us what warm weather anthems they can't get enough of.
Corinne Przybyslawski
Max Mertens
5.2.17
Drugs

Meet the Group Helping Lawyers Defend Ayahuasca Around the World

By providing knowledge about the plant's uses to lawyers, the Ayahuasca Defense Fund is helping to legitimise psychedelics, and potentially inspire more humane drug policies.
Daniel Oberhaus
5.2.17
National Park Not Serviced

Trump’s Donation to the National Park Service Can Barely Pay for 86 Feet of One Walkway

FOIA documents reveal that Donald Trump’s check to the National Park Service is a drop in the bucket compared to the agency’s overall maintenance costs.
Sarah Emerson
5.2.17
Picking Your Brain

Bipolar Disorder Ravages the Brain's Self-Control Regions

Researchers have mapped the disorder for the first time.
Jesse Hicks
5.2.17
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