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de-extinction

UFO Hunter and Harvard Geneticist Announce $15 Million Effort to Resurrect Woolly Mammoths
George Church and Ben Lamm have announced Colossal, a company with the explicit goal of de-extincting woolly mammoths.
Gabriel Geiger
9.13.21
qanon

QAnon Anti-Vaxxer Whose Followers Harassed Hospital for Ivermectin Dies of COVID-19
QAnon influencers led a harassment campaign on behalf of Veronica Wolski, accusing hospital staff of “murder” when they wouldn't give her the unapproved drug.
David Gilbert
9.13.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: September 13, 2021
The moon is in Sagittarius today.
Annabel Gat
9.13.21
Games Opinion

The Addictive Allure of Gacha Games Comes for Everyone Eventually
For some, it was last year's 'Genshin Impact.' For me, it was the new pinball RPG 'World Flipper.'
Patrick Klepek
9.13.21
Policing

Police Are Using Gunshot Detection Tech To Justify Stop-and-Frisks
In Chicago, a government watchdog says Shotspotter alerts have only led to evidence of gun crime in 9 percent of cases.
Todd Feathers
9.13.21
TikTok

TikTok Is Removing Educational Hacking Videos
Multiple creators showed that TikTok is particularly aggressive at removing videos that are designed to educate viewers about hacking.
Joseph Cox
9.13.21
qanon

Major Trump Backer Is Hosting a Huge QAnon Conference in Las Vegas
It’s another sign of how the conspiracy cult has taken over mainstream GOP politics.
David Gilbert
9.13.21
VICE Magazine

The Return of Indulgence
VICE Magazine’s Indulgence Issue focuses on what extravagant living means now: being together.
VICE Staff
9.13.21
Identity

I Play a Man in Love With a Mannequin in a Movie. Here's What I Learned About Loneliness.
“When you can’t possibly escape anything, all you can be left with is talking to walls and inanimate objects.”
Arman Khan
9.13.21
shopping-style

Gorpcore Is What Happens When Streetwear Moves Upstate
'Tis the season to don your North Face, and sow some organic oats with hiking boots, Patagonia jackets, and 75% off puffers.
Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp
9.13.21
VICE Magazine

How Grills Tell the Story of the Guatemalan Highlands
Grills have a long history in Guatemala. But as the photographer Juan Brenner has found, their modern incarnation has more to do with wealth than legacy.
Juan Brenner
9.13.21
VICE Magazine

The Lifesaving Magic of Gay Smut
When the 1980s AIDS epidemic hit, one gay pornographer had a radical idea to rescue it: the dirtiest safe sex imaginable.
Jonathan Kauffman
9.13.21
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