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Environment

The Rich and Famous Took Over Australia’s Most Famous Beach Town. The Locals Are Now Homeless.

Many of those priced out of celebrity hideaway Byron Bay have been among the worst impacted by Australia’s recent deadly floods.
Gavin Butler
3.17.22
Food

How Bubble Tea Conquered the British High Street

Boba shops selling milky sweet tea and tapioca pearls are now found in shopping malls and university campuses all over the UK.
Angela Hui
3.17.22
ukraine invasion

The Bakery Feeding Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv, a City Under Siege

“[Baking] is my way of focusing my energy on something good. It’s all I can do to distract myself and not panic.”
Sander van Dalsum
3.17.22
Food

Dr Bhang’s Cannabis Cookies Had Me (Legally) Flying High in the Middle of a Desert

From a “baby high” to “24 hours full power, no toilet no shower,” you choose your own (mis)adventure at local legend Dr Bhang’s shop.
Avantika Chaturvedi
3.17.22
Photos

These Photos Explore the Erasure of Asian Culture in 'Old Hollywood' Nostalgia

“I think the irony in the nostalgia industry is that it’ll glamorise white history in a way that isn’t even authentic to white history either."
Julie Fenwick
3.17.22
Culture

Once DJs, They’re Now Driving Dogs and Selling Food Until Nightlife Comes Back

Since clubs and bars in Singapore shuttered at the start of the pandemic, silence has taken over a once-vibrant subculture.
Koh Ewe
3.17.22
News

Scott Morrison Is Being Accused of Holding Up NSW Flood Relief to Campaign in WA

“We’re just standing around here like idiots with our arms crossed, while thousands of people have just lost their entire lives and are sleeping in fucking tents.”
John Buckley
3.17.22
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: March 17, 2022

The moon is in Virgo today.
Annabel Gat
3.16.22
ukraine invasion

Russia Just Bombed a Theater in Ukraine Where Hundreds Were Sheltering

Mariupol, a port city in southeastern Ukraine, is being pounded by a vicious Russian shelling campaign that’s killed at least 2,500 people.
Mack Lamoureux
3.16.22
Donald Trump

Trump on Putin: I Don’t Know Her

“I think he’s changed. It’s a very sad thing for the world. He’s very much changed.”
Paul Blest
3.16.22
Starbucks

Howard Schultz Takes Over as Starbucks CEO as Thousands of Baristas Unionize

"We encourage Howard Schultz to put union-busting behind him and embrace Starbucks’ unionized future.”
Lauren Kaori Gurley
3.16.22
worldnews

Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Strikes Off Japan's Northeast Coast

Fukushima and Miyagi are under formal tsunami advisories.
Audrey Carleton
3.16.22
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