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We Want Grief To Follow a Timeline. It Doesn’t

Cultural stories about grief promise it gets better with time. This is largely true, but grief can also set its own messy course—feeling delayed, surging unexpectedly, or lasting too long.
Shayla Love
9.4.20
Games Features

How Games, Tech, and the Army Use Progressive Language as a Smoke Screen

Some of the most regressive institutions in the world just want to say the magic words.
Lana Polansky
9.4.20
Games Opinion

'Spiritfarer,' A Game of Hugging and Letting Go, Is Perfect For Right Now

The craving for physical affection is poignant, after many of us have gone months without being able to hold our loved ones.
Nicole Clark
9.4.20
Donald Trump

Trump Says He Never Called John McCain a 'Fucking Loser'

He also denies multiple reports that he called American troops who died in combat "suckers."
David Gilbert
9.4.20
Drugs

Police Routinely Use Drug Search Powers to 'Bully People', Says Former Chief Inspector

VICE News analysis shows police in the UK often use drugs as a pretext to stop and search people, despite three-quarters of these searches coming up empty.
Max Daly
9.4.20
LGBTQ

Are Religious Leaders in India More Accepting of Queer People Now? We Asked Them

On the second anniversary of the landmark reading down of Section 377, we checked in with priests and religious scholars to know how their attitudes towards homosexuality have changed (or not).
Navin Noronha
9.4.20
Vietnam

Vietnam Has a Thriving Drag Scene, But It Still Has Ways to Go in Advancing LGBTQ Rights

Today, queer folk are part of the social fabric of urban life in Vietnam. But progress still needs to be made.
Soraya Kishtwari
9.4.20
royal family

Queen Accused of Fowl Play: Royals 'Must Explain Why Animals Are Killed On Their Land', Says Ex MP

Leaked documents show that permission was granted to kill 600 greylag geese and destroy another 1,000 of the birds’ eggs at the Sandringham Estate.
Mattha Busby
9.4.20
Environment

Luxury Yacht Owners Made to Pay $100K After Anchor Drop Ruins 431 Coral Colonies

The affected area in Hawaii extends 11,000 square feet and will take “years to recover.” The charges amount to less than the cost of renting the yacht for two days.
Kevin Maimann
9.4.20
Politics

WATCH: How the British Empire Became One of the Biggest Drug Pushers in History

A third of Brits believe countries were better off for being colonised by the British empire – but many don't know of the horrors inflicted on Britain's former colonies.
Zing Tsjeng
9.4.20
New music

It’s Bandcamp Friday Again, Baby!

As summer ends, we’re supporting our favorite artists on Bandcamp by buying albums from Corey Flood, Power Trip, Narrow Head, and Ulver.
Josh Terry
Hilary Pollack
Alex Zaragoza
9.4.20
Recipe

Almond-Crusted Cod with Orange and Figs Recipe

Nutty, slightly salty, and refreshingly sweet, this simple pan-seared fish is an impressive yet simple meal perfect for your next date night.
Farideh Sadeghin
9.4.20
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