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healthcare

The Most Common Blood Pressure Test Is Often Inaccurate

A misdiagnosis of high blood pressure could lead to people being prescribed unnecessary medication.
James Sharman
7.26.17
column

Rolling Stone’s Justin Trudeau Cover Is Just the Latest American Liberal Fanfic

American liberals need an escape and Canada is always ready to step in as the object of their fantasy.
Drew Brown
7.26.17
Basketball

The Old-School Five Is Alive and Thriving in the WNBA

As the WNBA undergoes its own three-point revolution, a funny thing has happened: traditional bigs are more valuable than ever.
Howard Megdal
7.26.17
dingers

Who You Got? Cody Bellinger vs. Aaron Judge

Either way you're gonna get dingers.
Christopher Crawford
7.26.17
Old Rap Shit

The Time Nelly Dissed Eminem on 'TRL,' and the Battle for the Summer of 2000

Remembering the brief rivalry that no one saw coming between two Midwest legends.
Andrew Barber
7.26.17
At Play in the Carceral State

Interactive Fiction's Favorite Setting Is the Dungeon of the Mind

How the genre's earliest influences and limitations created a tradition of metaphorical imprisonment.
Bruno Dias
7.26.17
Dating

People Tell Us What Things They Kept After Breaking Up with Their Ex

Whether for sentimental, greedy, or petty reasons, people like to hold on to keepsakes of past lovers. Some take things a bit further than a favorite comfy band tee.
Justin Caffier
7.26.17
It's Science

Bacteria Can Now Be Programmed Like a Computer

It could lead the way to cancer-hunting nanobots.
Daniel Oberhaus
7.26.17
Tunnel Vision

New York Finally Has a Plan to Fix Its Crumbling Subway System

Seats? Who needs 'em!?
John Surico
7.26.17
The VICE Guide to Right Now

An Animal Smuggler Tried to Disguise Deadly Cobras as Potato Chips

After seizing the killer snakes, the cops found a small zoo's worth of protected reptiles stashed in the guy's apartment.
Drew Schwartz
7.26.17
Premieres

Join Sotomayor on a Cumbia-Fueled Pastel Fantasy in New Video, “Eléctrico”

The first single off Mexican brother/sister duo’s new album, ‘Conquistador,’ is another step towards building their own identity through their Latinidad.
Algodón Egipcio
7.26.17
Frontier

The Fight for Equal Media Representation Puts Power in Hands of the Fans

Though diversity is increasing on movie screens, representations of women of color still lag behind.
Eden Stuart
7.26.17
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