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Bring Back Turntable.fm
Turntable.fm predicted the future of the internet, but didn't survive to see it. The nostalgia for it hints at what could be a new normal—or just a passing fad.
Jack Denton
5.7.20
Health

Panic Attacks and Sleepless Nights: Doctors Are Secretly Starting to Struggle
Doctors and nurses treating the coronavirus are increasingly worried about their deteriorating mental health and unsure who to talk to about it. "I think about COVID during sex," one doctor said.
Katie MacBride
5.7.20
Cigarettes

Heads Up: The UK Is Banning Menthol Cigarettes in Two Weeks
Say goodbye to ever feeling like you're in Year 10 again.
VICE Staff
5.7.20
Coronavirus

Scrapbooks Are Time Capsules of This Moment. Here’s What Some Look Like
For some, playing with photos, stamps, and pretty paper is the perfect meditative, creative hobby for getting through a pandemic.
Michelle Garcia
5.7.20
Games News

Xbox Series X’s First Gameplay Footage Is Here
Microsoft showed off gameplay trailers for ‘Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla,’ ‘Madden 21,’ and ‘Dirt 5.’
Matthew Gault
5.7.20
shooting

3 McDonald’s Employees Were Shot After Telling a Woman She Couldn't Eat There Due to Coronavirus
The women allegedly left the restaurant and then came back with a handgun.
Paul Blest
5.7.20
Coronavirus

A Broadband Engineer Was Spat on by a 5G Conspiracy Theorist. Then He Got Coronavirus.
The attacks on network workers are getting more frequent, brazen, and violent.
David Gilbert
5.7.20
Pet Influencers

RIP Lil Bub: Here's What Happens After Famous Pets Die
These pet influencer parents had to decide how to carry on their beloved animals’ legacies.
Oliver Noble
5.7.20
biden

AOC Says the Sexual Assault Allegation Against Biden Is ‘Messy’ and ‘Not Clear Cut’
“She has never explicitly said, ‘Don’t support Joe Biden,’” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.
Carter Sherman
5.7.20
tech-science

Is There a Black Hole Hiding in Our Solar System? This Is How We'll Find Out
Edward Witten, an influential physicist who developed M-theory, recently started thinking about how to scan the solar system for a primordial black hole.
Becky Ferreira
5.7.20
Axl Rose

Appetite for Dysfunction: Axl Rose and the Treasury Secretary Are Beefing on Twitter
It started when the Guns n' Roses frontman called Steve Mnuchin an "asshole."
Paul Blest
5.7.20
uber

Uber and Lyft Owe California $413 Million in Unemployment Insurance Taxes, Study Says
It’s a “massive burden shift from multi-billion dollar gig companies to taxpayers and workers.”
Edward Ongweso Jr
5.7.20
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