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Crime

A Man Accidentally Shot Himself While Trying to Steal This Puppy
He ran away on foot, but didn’t get very far.
Manisha Krishnan
12.23.19
Terraform

The 2030 Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide
From a Tier 1 Zone Day Pass to see how the 1% lives to the final installment in the Marvel vs Star Wars saga—these are *the* gifts of 2030.
Tim Maughan
12.23.19
North Korea

Looks Like North Korea Is Building a 'Christmas Gift' for the U.S. at its Long-Range Missile Site
Satellite images show North Korea building a structure associated with making or modifying intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Tim Marcin
12.23.19
Star Wars

Star Wars Needs to Get Back to Its Roots: Taking Inspiration From Other Movies
Where ever Disney goes next, it should follow George Lucas’ lead and steal ideas from other non-Star Wars stories.
Edward Ongweso Jr
12.23.19
Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Court Absolves Crown Prince by Sentencing 5 Khashoggi Hitmen to Death
Activists called the ruling, which has all but exonerated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his top advisers, "the antithesis of Justice."
David Uberti
12.23.19
Games Opinion

The Best Game of 2019 Is About a Mental Health App
'Eliza,' and nine other games worth your time from this year.
Rob Zacny
12.23.19
Food

Meet the Man Trying to Visit Every Starbucks on Earth
Winter has been to 15,000 Starbucks in 55 countries, and he’s not done yet.
Taylor Rivers
12.23.19
housing

An Apology to all the Landlords I’ve Ever Had
As I look for a new apartment in a city without affordable rent, I offer this confession for my housing sins.
Jordan Foisy
12.23.19
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

'The Rise of Skywalker' Is a Preview of Our DRM-Fueled Dystopian Future
The Star Wars galaxy could have desperately used right to repair laws.
Jason Koebler
12.23.19
Money

The High-Rolling, Medically Questionable World Of Luxury Egg Freezing
This decade’s egg-freezing boom was supposed to offer career-minded women an empowering insurance policy. But what if the process is actually just a “very expensive lottery ticket”?
Katie MacBride
12.23.19
gig economy

The Holidays Suck For Gig Workers
In 2019, gig workers across the United States suffered a series of changes to their pay algorithm that have left many scrambling to pay for food and utilities, and seeking assistance from charities over the holidays.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
12.23.19
Games Features

The Walking Sim Is a Genuinely New Genre, And No One Fully Understands It
Nobody set out to make one of this decade's most influential styles of game. It just happened. What's next?
Elizabeth Ballou
12.23.19
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