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I Got the Viral TikTok Cowboy Pole Dancing Boots, and Now I'm Immortal

These wildly tall yeehaw boots ended up being my antidote to the ennui of Strange and Uncertain Times.
Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp
8.30.21
tech-science

China Is Aiming to Develop Miles-Wide, 'Ultra-Large' Spacecraft

A new five-year plan highlights an 'urgent need' to develop megaprojects in space, such as human habitats and space-based solar power plants.
Becky Ferreira
8.30.21
Anti-Vaxxers

Mom Can’t Visit Her Kid After Refusing COVID Vaccine, Judge Says

The Chicago judge's ruling—perhaps the first of its kind—came during a child support hearing.
Emma Ockerman
8.30.21
Silicon Valley

Disgraced Girlboss Elizabeth Holmes Is Finally Standing Trial for Fraud

Court filings suggest that Holmes may defend herself by accusing her former romantic and professional partner at Theranos of abuse.
Carter Sherman
8.30.21
Tech

Online Bed Enthusiasts Are Making DIY Mattresses

Like building your own PC, constructing your own mattress is a cumbersome and involved process that probably won’t save you any money.
Matthew Gault
8.30.21
Policing

Minneapolis Is Just One Vote Away From Dismantling the Police

If citizens vote yes, the Minneapolis Police Department will be disbanded and replaced with a Department of Public Safety.
Trone Dowd
8.30.21
News

Ugly Anti-Masker Protests Plague Canadian Election

Racist and sexist disruptions are disproportionately targeting Liberal rallies, and Conservative and NDP leaders publicly denounced the “disgusting” behaviour.
Anya Zoledziowski
8.30.21
porn

Parents Must Pay Son $45,000 for Trashing His Eclectic VHS Porn Collection

The highest-valued films included 'Max Hardcore Extreme School Girls 16' and the classic 'Snatched to the Future.'
Samantha Cole
8.30.21
climate change

Hurricane Ida Leaves a Million People Without Power, Total Damage Still Unknown

New Orleans is surveying the damage after one of the strongest hurricanes on record hit Louisiana.
Audrey Carleton
8.30.21
News

Where Black Americans Seek Refuge from Racism

Scores of Black Americans have flocked to Tulum to take a mental break after a year of so much grief.
Adizah Eghan
8.30.21
hurricane ida

Wild Videos Show the Terrifying Power of Hurricane Ida

New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are waking up to survey the destruction left by one of the strongest hurricanes in recorded history.
Paul Blest
8.30.21
tech-science

A Quarter of Stars Like Our Sun Eat Their Planets, Study Finds

Stars show chemical traces of past "planetary ingestion" that can be used to search for Earth-like planets.
Becky Ferreira
8.30.21
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