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Cannabis

'It's Pretty Scary': A Day in the Life of a Medical Weed Delivery Guy

"We were keeping track of which counties coronavirus was in, so we could make decisions about where not to stop for gas."
Anonymous
4.9.20
health mind

How to Gracefully Ask for a Little Space—Or Just Say 'No'—During a Pandemic

There’s no time like a crisis to learn to trust yourself, listen to your own needs, and set boundaries with kindness and confidence.
Rachel Miller
4.9.20
mind

How to Deal With Feeling Bad About Your Body During Isolation

Even if you've never struggled with disordered eating before, having to stay home can be a real challenge in managing your mental health as it relates to your body image.
Em Cassel
4.9.20
Art

In Colombia, Two Generations of DJs Fight to Keep a Subculture Alive

Photographer Stefanie Moshammer's latest series highlights Colombia's píco culture, with its hand-painted towers of speakers. Writer Christina Noriega explains the traditions behind the subculture and what it will take to sustain them.
Christina Noriega
4.9.20
Coronavirus

These 30 Regimes Are Using Coronavirus to Repress Their Citizens

Dog cages, crackdowns, censorship, surveillance, expanded police powers... Authoritarians are having a moment.
David Gilbert
4.9.20
Coronavirus

The Viral ‘Study’ About Runners Spreading Coronavirus Is Not Actually a Study

Belgian researchers chose to bypass all standard science publishing protocols to publish research that has been overhyped and isn't well understood.
Jason Koebler
4.9.20
News

Liquor Stores Are Busy and Workers Are Terrified

Liquor stores have been deemed essential and many are seeing a boom in sales. But workers making low wages say they aren’t being protected by their employers or respected by customers.
Manisha Krishnan
4.9.20
tech-science

Antimatter Physicists Designed a Ventilator for Coronavirus Patients

Particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider are joining the fight against Covid-19 with a new, low-cost design for scarce life-saving medical equipment.
Jordan Pearson
4.9.20
terrorism

Courts Are Releasing Neo-Nazi Terrorism Suspects From Jail Because of COVID-19

Recently arrested members of Atomwaffen Division and The Base are asking to be released from jail over the pandemic.
Ben Makuch
Mack Lamoureux
4.9.20
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Is So Bad Saudi Arabia Called a Ceasefire In Yemen's Nightmare Civil War

Aid groups say a coronavirus outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen could be absolutely catastrophic, and are calling for an even longer ceasefire.
Tim Hume
4.9.20
housing

What to Do if You Can't Pay Rent Because of Coronavirus

A step-by-step guide for dealing with your landlord during the worst economic catastrophe in living memory.
Harry Cheadle
4.9.20
Health

Which Home Workout Is the Best? Not the One Involving Your Cat

I tried out a whole bunch of home workouts—from dancing to prison stuff to cat curls—and only about half of them were totally humiliating.
Mack Lamoureux
4.9.20
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