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'The Last Dance' Is the Best Thing We've Got Until Basketball Comes Back

The ESPN documentary turned its attention away from Michael Jordan to his Bulls cohorts Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson Sunday night. It's no substitute for the NBA playoffs, but we'll take it.
Josh Terry
4.27.20
Transamorous

Men Who Love Trans Women: The Online Troll

A 20-year-old reformed anti-LGBTQ internet troll wants to openly date trans women, but his conservative, religious mom stands in the way.
Joey
4.27.20
Coronavirus

What It’s Like to Be a Text Crisis Counselor in the Middle of a Pandemic

"If they mention suicide at the very beginning, when the chat pops up it's orange-colored."
Kristy Hixon
4.27.20
Memes

The Ghanaian Pallbearers Meme Is Coming for Kim Jong Un

The internet's new harbingers of death have heard the rumors about North Korea's leader dying and they're on their way.
Gita Jackson
4.27.20
News

Mom Says She Was Fined $880 For 'Standing Too Long' in a Park With Baby

"It was like a scene out of Cops," said the mom, who had her baby in a stroller and her dog.
Manisha Krishnan
4.27.20
cars

The Government Must Decide If It Wants Pedestrians to Die or Not

A new report by the Government Accountability Office concludes that the government knows more pedestrians are dying on American roads, but simply chooses not to do anything about it.
Aaron Gordon
4.27.20
Coronavirus

How Bad Do Georgians Want Their Waffle House Fix? We're About to Find Out.

Employees of the beloved 24/7 chain will wear masks, booths will be staggered, and people waiting for a table will have to line up outside to practice social distancing.
Emma Ockerman
4.27.20
News

Inmates With Coronavirus Are Being Thrown Into 'Extremely Difficult' Confinement: Prison Watchdog

'These conditions obviously violate universal human rights standards,' Canadian Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger reported.
Justin Ling
4.27.20
deepfakes

For the Love of God, Not Everything Is a Deepfake

Donald Trump retweeted a gif of Joe Biden with his tongue out. No, it's not a deepfake—or the end of democracy.
Samantha Cole
4.27.20
Sports

This Super Bowl Champ Is Working On the Front Lines of the Pandemic

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is using his medical school degree to work in Quebec, the Canadian province hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mack Lamoureux
4.27.20
Coronavirus

Doctors Are Using This Heartburn Drug to Treat Almost 200 Coronavirus Patients

And they're looking for more.
Alex Lubben
4.27.20
tech-science

These Stunning Genetically Engineered Plants Glow Bright Green

Scientists are envisioning a future of flowers that glow like alien flora, and just took a big step forward with the brightest glowing plants ever genetically engineered.
Becky Ferreira
4.27.20
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