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U.S.-Iran

How Trump’s Sanctions Are Making Life Hell for Iranians
“I couldn’t even get cough syrup for my baby ... and I sell the drugs.”
Reese Erlich
3.9.20
Features

In Praise of the Basic Brick Phone
We spoke to five people about the joys of ditching their iPhones for burners.
Luis Kramer
3.9.20
public transportation

Why the US Sucks at Building Public Transit
America is worse at building and operating public transit than nearly all of its peers. Why is that? And what can we do to fix it?
Aaron Gordon
3.9.20
sex work

'People's Lives Are at Stake': Sex Workers Went on Strike This Weekend
On International Women's Day 2020, sex workers and allies gathered in Soho to protest for decriminalisation.
Jake Hall
3.9.20
The Stupid Issue

Cops Love to Falsely Claim People Have Messed With Their Food
Why we’re often the ones getting messed with when police officers make food-tampering claims.
Katie Way
3.9.20
Culture

These Are the Dumbest Drug Moments of the Last 100 Years
From hippies attempting to levitate the Pentagon to the ‘10-Guy’ meme, here’s our list of the stupidest drug-related incidents of the last century.
Max Daly
3.9.20
The Stupid Issue

Everything Is Innovative When You Ignore the Past
As it invents the future, Silicon Valley has never cared much about the past. Maybe it’s afraid of what it might find.
Aaron Gordon
3.9.20
The Stupid Issue

Silicon Valley Wants You to Drink Dirty Water
Alkaline water, gluten-free water, crystal-infused water—you can get any type of water you like, provided you’re willing to pay.
Sirin Kale
3.9.20
The Stupid Issue

Smart People Acting Stupid Are Ruining It for the Actually Stupid
Some people think it’s ‘cool’ now to be stupid; I’d argue that it always was.
Hannah Smothers
3.9.20
The Stupid Issue

This Artist Uses Self-Portraiture to Rethink What Beauty Can Be
Photographer Genie Kausto shares colorful new work that takes inspiration “from the wrong places” and embraces stupidity.
Genie Kausto
3.9.20
The Stupid Issue

The Real-Life Bill and Ted Are Trying to Make You Political
'Chad Kroeger' and JT Parr have made their name rolling into city council meetings with ridiculous demands—like a 2nd Fourth of July—but they’re not just trying to make people laugh.
Alex Norcia
3.9.20
The Stupid Issue

Bad Hats, Riots, and the Unifying Phenomenon of a Truly Stupid Meme
A 19th century trend for tearing off unfashionable hats and throwing them in the gutter shows how stupid trends can bring us together.
Anna Merlan
3.9.20
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