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Taiwan

Taiwan Warns of Invasion by China After Beijing Sends Record Warplanes
Taiwan’s defense minister expects Beijing to have “full-scale” capability to invade the island by 2025.
Viola Zhou
10.7.21
worldnews

Last Year, COVID Racism Came for Wet Markets. Now, Prada Is Trying to Make Them Cool.
After Asian wet markets and food were bullied by COVID racism, a Shanghai marketplace gets a haute couture treatment.
Koh Ewe
10.7.21
italy

And the Winner of Rome’s Local Elections Is… Mussolini’s Actual Granddaughter
Rachele Mussolini said her election win for the far-right Brothers of Italy has nothing to do with her surname, but was down to the initiatives she’s promoted.
Sophia Smith Galer
10.7.21
climate change

The Ugly Truth About Sharks Being Killed for Cosmetics
The overfishing of sharks, partly driven by the beauty industry, isn't just endangering shark species–it's also worsening the climate crisis.
Heather Chen
10.7.21
Squid Game

The Success of ‘Squid Game’ Should Come as a Surprise to No One
To those riding the Korean Wave, it was only a matter of time for a TV show to break through like “Squid Game” did.
Therese Reyes
10.7.21
SPIRITUALITY

Inside the Toxic World of 'Twin Flames' Spirituality
The concept of a "soul connection" has been given a new life on TikTok, but it's also left behind a trail of destruction and abuse.
Sian Bradley
10.7.21
Life

Did Pizza Hut Once Try to Rebrand as Pasta Hut?
Many people don't remember it happening. Others are sure it did, but doubt themselves. A small few are truthers. Here's what actually happened.
Ralph Jones
10.7.21
true crime

The Strangest Cases I’ve Handled as a Private Investigator
One of Milan’s oldest detective agencies tells us about the weirdest things they’ve come across.
Niccolò Carradori
10.7.21
Environment

The Climate Crisis Will Change the Way We Eat
It may not feel like it, but our food is already grappling with the effects of climate change.
Koh Ewe
10.7.21
shopping-style

The Best Halloween Costumes Honoring the Weirdest Viral Moments of 2021
From Bernie’s mittens to Kim K’s all-black Met Gala look, here’s how to bring the year’s most popular internet moments into the analogue world.
Rec Room Staff
10.6.21
shopping-wellness

I Tried OffCourt, the New Deodorant Making Body Spray Cool (and Not Douchey)
The early 00s are back, but reeking of AXE isn't. Instead, there's OffCourt, which wants to turn deodorant and cologne into one simple spray.
Adam Rothbarth
10.6.21
Derek Chauvin

Derek Chauvin Has to Pay for His Own Lawyer, Minnesota Supreme Court Rules
Derek Chauvin, the former Minnepolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, can't hire a public defender.
Trone Dowd
10.6.21
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