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Weed

I Went On a Weed Tour of Afghanistan
Despite decades of conflict and strict religious rule, Afghanistan's ancient weed culture remains vibrant.
Lucas Strazzeri
2.24.21
Recipe

Tom Yum Noodle Soup Recipe
Sweet, sour, savory, and spicy, this quick seafood soup hits all of the right notes.
Fish Cheeks
2.24.21
Love

Couples Reveal How Love and Sex Has Changed During the Decades They've Spent Together
“Neither of us can do acrobatics anymore. There’s a lot of arthritis.”
Maxime Fettweis
2.24.21
Spain

Spain Has Removed the Last Public Statue of Dictator Franco
Strangely enough, everyone can still remember who the brutal dictator was.
Matthew Champion
2.24.21
china

Chinese Man Ordered to Pay His Ex-wife $7,700 for Housework
The ruling put a price tag on women’s work at home.
Viola Zhou
2.24.21
japan

A Sex Work Researcher Tells Us All About Japan’s ‘Prostitution Island’
Legal and economic disruptions have all but ended the sex trade in Watakano.
Hanako Montgomery
2.24.21
Music

Marilyn Manson Fans on Their Tattoos: 'I Feel Quite Mortified'
The recent allegations of abuse have forced fans to reconsider their Manson-inspired body art.
Bethan Kapur
2.24.21
new rave

The Glorious, Messy Rise and Fall of New Rave
An oral history of the most colourful moment in UK youth culture.
Daniel Dylan Wray
2.24.21
TikTok

Ghost Hunting Is the Newest Way to Chase Clout on TikTok
Paranormal content creators on the platform are going viral off footage of glowing orbs and spooky scares.
Parker Herren
Yessenia Moreno
Anna Deen
K. Jared Wright
2.24.21
extremism

He Was Charged With Blasphemy and Killed in Pakistan. Now His Daughter Wants Justice
"It was not surprising that the majority of Pakistan chose to hail my father’s killer as a hero."
Naila Inayat
2.24.21
NYPD

The NYPD Sent a Creepy Robotic Dog Into a Bronx Apartment Building
"Digidog" definitely won't haunt your dreams.
Trone Dowd
2.23.21
Hip-Hop

Bobby Shmurda’s Case Exemplified How Hip-Hop Is Persecuted in the US
The Brooklyn rapper is finally home after a legal battle that started in 2014.
Ashwin Rodrigues
2.23.21
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