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CRACK

These Photos Show a Glimpse of Life in Sao Paulo's 'Crackland'

A block of buildings in the Brazilian city is home to the biggest concentration of crack users in the country, and photographer Luca Meola has been documenting residents there for years.
Luca Meola
12.21.20
ADVERTISING

Why Is This Woman's Left Ass Cheek Following Me Around the Internet?

A holiday investigation.
Kate Dries
12.21.20
police

Cops Wrongly Arrested a Black Woman and Handcuffed Her Naked. Now Someone Has Resigned.

Police were looking for a different person when they arrested Anjanette Young.
Trone Dowd
12.21.20
africa

Workers Say Patrons Ignored Nonprofit Leader's 'Culture of Fear' for Years

Complaints against a Jeffrey Sachs protege in East Africa, employees said, were ignored for almost a decade. The end of poverty, it turns out, requires a lot more due diligence.
Leah Feiger
12.21.20
mind

How to Be Bored

Boredom doesn’t feel good, but it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Understanding it can help resist the urge to run from it.
Shayla Love
12.21.20
News

The Second Wave of COVID-19 Has Hit Canada’s Prisons

More than 200 active cases of COVID-19 were reported in federal prisons last week but the Trudeau government won’t be changing course.
Justin Ling
12.21.20
Confederate Monuments

Robert E. Lee's Statue Was Finally Taken Out of Congress

It will be replaced by a statue of Barbara Rose Johns, a civil rights leader.
David Gilbert
12.21.20
Drugs

Students Have Been Cranking Up Drug Highs to Deal with COVID Lows

A new survey shows the impact of coronavirus on student drug use, with one jumping out of a window after K-holing while using a VR headset.
Ella Glover
12.21.20
Games Podcasts

The Games We Played During The Longest Year of All Time

We talk about the games we've played during the year from hell.
Ricardo Contreras
12.21.20
News

Canada Bans Flights From UK to Avoid Infectious New COVID-19 Strain

The coronavirus mutation could be up to 70 percent more transmissible than other strains.
Anya Zoledziowski
12.21.20
Coronavirus

'I'm Judging Myself for Leaving'—Speaking to the People Who Fled Tier 4 London

In the face of new rules banning Christmas Day meet-ups, some decided to escape the capital.
James Greig
12.21.20
NIGERIA

What the Next Phase of #EndSARS Might Look Like

Demonstrators want to return to the streets, but the Nigerian government has shown itself willing to turn to violence to stop it.
Tami Makinde
12.21.20
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