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After Backpage.com Sting, Pimps Move to Dating Sites and New Tactics

A new study says that the crackdown on sites that host adult listings, like Craigslist and Backpage, are only making sex traffickers harder to find.
Gabby Bess
8.15.16
rio de janeiro

We Sat With An Iranian Protestor As She Fought to Display Her Banner at the Olympics

On Saturday, Darya Safai was hassled about her banner calling for equal rights for Iranian women at sports stadiums. On Monday, she and security officials reached a compromise.
Aaron Gordon
8.15.16
Greece

For Greek Olympians, Austerity Has Been Costly

Just 12 years after the Athens Games, Greek Olympians have had to find alternate ways to fund their training for—and even their travel to—Rio.
David Cox
8.15.16
WTF

Man Rides Horse Into an Unsuspecting Taco Bell

Last Saturday, after competing in a local Commerce, Texas rodeo, Crump rode Hollywood, his quarter horse, right through the front door of a local Taco Bell.
Alex Swerdloff
8.15.16
Stuff

Four Years at a Liberal Arts College Turned Me into a Conservative

"I quickly learned that the general aim of each class was to identify something problematic, discuss it, and then refuse to do anything about it."
Jay Stephens
8.15.16
Stuff

'The Kettering Incident’ Is the Best New Show That Nobody Is Talking About

Move over 'Stranger Things,' there's a new psychogeographical thriller in town.
Hayden Bennett
8.15.16
Recipe

Snowmobile Squares

Meet your new addiction.
Brookfield Bakery
8.15.16
Health

Get a Grip: Men Have Weaker Hands Than They Did Decades Ago

In a new study, researchers compared the grip strength of millennials today to their counterparts in 1985 and found that our hands have only gotten weaker—and our addiction to texting may be to blame.
Candace Bryan
8.15.16
SWERY

How SWERY’s Reactive Hypoglycemia Manifests Itself In His Video Games

The Japanese developer was diagnosed with the eating condition in 2015—but it was informing how his games' characters behaved long before then.
Laura Kate Dale
8.15.16
News

Nova Scotia Underage ‘Sexting Ring’ Trial Will Test New Law

But parents of bullied teens who committed suicide say more preventative measures are needed.
Manisha Krishnan
8.15.16
no man's sky

Postcards from the Edge of the Universe: A ‘No Man’s Sky’ Gallery

Everyone's experience of No Man's Sky is going to be different, and yet, some of these sights are sure to remind you of worlds you've visited.
Sam White
8.15.16
esports

Will ESIC Be the Organization to Enforce Competitive Integrity in Esports?

We've heard this sales pitch before. The Esports Integrity Coalition is the latest organization to position itself as a force to save esports from the pitfalls—doping, match-fixing, corruption—that could consume them.
Matt Porter
8.15.16
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