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Transgender Kids

Anti-Trans Bills Are Wildly Unpopular. But Here’s Why the GOP Keeps Passing Them.

A new poll shows the majority of Republicans don’t support bills targeting trans student athletes. But dig a little deeper, and the story gets more complex.
Carter Sherman
4.16.21
Capitol Riot

Looks Like This Metal Guitarist Who Stormed the Capitol Just Turned on the Oath Keepers

Jon Ryan Schaffer just gave prosecutors their first guilty plea in the sweeping investigation—and it might be bad news for the far-right militia group he co-founded.
Greg Walters
4.16.21
sex-lifestyle

Yvonne Orji of 'Insecure' Shares Her Secrets to Being Hot

Yvonne Orji of "Insecure" offers a guide to life including how to charm strangers, tell a pal her boyfriend's creepy, and sweetly bug your coworkers.
Maggie Lange
4.16.21
lgbtq violence

2 Trans Women Have Been Murdered in Charlotte in the Past 2 Weeks

Police have identified “some pretty consistent similarities” between the two killings.
Paul Blest
4.16.21
housing

A Landmark Rent Cap Was Overturned in Germany and People Are Furious

Up to one and a half million people in Berlin now face having to pay back thousands of euros worth of rent to their landlords.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
4.16.21
Prince Philip

Prince Philip Was Super Into Aliens and UFOs, Apparently

The late Duke of Edinburgh subscribed to a magazine called ‘Flying Saucer Review’ and had a library of books about extraterrestrial encounters.
Jelisa Castrodale
4.16.21
shopping-deals

Fleshlight-Curious? There's a Rare Sale on the Iconic Brand Right Now (NSFW)

Have a penis and like to put it in stuff? Have we got the sex toy sale for you, with all the hits from classic masturbators to BDSM starter packs.
Rec Room Staff
4.16.21
Op-Ed

How Many Artists Have to Say They're Struggling Before We Listen?

DMX’s death and the testimonies of Demi Lovato and Bobby Brown should force the industry to consider how fame exacerbates addiction and mental health.
Kristin Corry
4.16.21
Decade of Hate
8:22

Germany's Far Right is Surging

Forget the pandemic, Germany is plagued by conspiracies. In the birthplace of the Nazis, COVID-skeptics have formed an alliance with a cohort of far-right nationalists.
In Memoriam

DMX’s Roles in Beloved 2000s B-Movies Showed a Different Side of His Talent

His unlikely star turn in movies like ‘Cradle 2 The Grave’ and ‘Exit Wounds’ are an important part of his legacy.
Evan McGarvey
4.16.21
argentina

A Missing Man is Forcing Argentina to Confront Transphobia

Tehuel De la Torre, age 22, went missing after he went to meet a man about a potential job.
Natalie Alcoba
4.16.21
Coronavirus

Here’s What’s Happening in the World’s Worst-Affected COVID-19 Hotspot

Overflowing graveyards, panic on the streets, cries for help: India is seeing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, and it can’t cope.
Pallavi Pundir
4.16.21
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