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Games Podcasts

Finding America's Next Top Xehanort

We know Sora can smile, but can he smize?
Ricardo Contreras
1.24.20
Palantir

Palantir’s CEO Finally Admits to Helping ICE Deport Undocumented Immigrants

Palantir has tried to downplay its role in ICE's detainment and deportation of immigrants for years, but Alex Karp said the quiet part loud at Davos.
Edward Ongweso Jr
1.24.20
Essays

D'Angelo's 'Voodoo' Redefined What an R&B Album Could Be

Twenty years ago, the singer's sophomore album gave the middle finger to the limitations placed on Black music. It was also a means of healing.
Kristin Corry
1.24.20
Games News

Gamer Files Lawsuit Claiming Muting Violated His Human Rights, Loses Badly

A 'Runescape' player has lost the final court battle in his struggle to get unmuted.
Matthew Gault
1.24.20
Money

'Trans-Friendly' Company Policies Are Not Helping Unemployed Trans People

Even with a record-setting number of "trans-inclusive" companies in the U.S., transgender people are still disproportionately underemployed.
Diana Tourjée
1.24.20
body

Even Body 'Compliments' Can Be Destructive for People with Eating Disorders

Taylor Swift’s recent disclosure about her struggles with disordered eating exemplifies the impact of idle body commentary.
Katie Way
1.24.20
anti-abortion movement

Trump Showed Up at the March for Life and Said Everything Abortion Foes Want to Hear

For many evangelical supporters, Trump's rhetoric on abortion makes his history of divorces, affairs, lies, and sex scandals fade into the background.
Greg Walters
Carter Sherman
1.24.20
climate change

Turns Out 'Eating Local' Doesn't Do Much for the Planet

There are more effective ways to assuage your beef-eating guilt than to buy local.
Shayla Love
1.24.20
Houston explosion

The Deadly Houston Plant Explosion Was So Strong It Knocked People Out of Their Beds

The blast at a manufacturing facility left two dead and shifted homes off their foundations.
Emma Ockerman
1.24.20
Celebrity

Awkwafina's Past Makes Her a Complicated Icon of Asian American Representation

The rapper-turned-actress' career is a case study of how an oversimplified view of representation can fall short.
Bettina Makalintal
1.24.20
health wellness

'The Goop Lab' Is Just 'Jackass' for Girls

Don't let the chic, minimalist aesthetic fool you!
Harron Walker
1.24.20
News

Members of U.S. Neo-Nazi Terror Group Believed Their Leader Was in Russia For Years

The mysterious leader of the group, known by the alias “Norman Spear” has allegedly been identified as Rinaldo Nazzarro. But he has long left digital breadcrumbs suggesting he lives abroad.
Ben Makuch
Mack Lamoureux
Zachary Kamel
1.24.20
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