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Science

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ‘Objectively True Information’ About Mass Shootings Is Worthless

The celebrity scientist took to Twitter to remind everyone that people die all the time, diminishing the tragedy of the weekend's mass shootings.
Madeleine Gregory
8.5.19
extremism

The Far Right’s Internet Protector Goes Down After Taking In 8chan

Epik tried protecting 8chan and then Voxility banned it.
Ben Makuch
8.5.19
mind

The Unbearable Stress of Being in a Community Under Attack

The life-altering, stressful impacts of ICE raids and shooting massacres don’t end with the events themselves. So how are people attempting to cope under constant threat?
Minerva Canto
8.5.19
Mass Shootings

Mexico Is Furious About the El Paso Shooting and Is Making Sure Trump Knows It

“This act has woken up the Mexican government”
Emily Green
8.5.19
Ask A Lawyer

The Katy Perry Lawsuit Shows Why Music Copyright Law Is a Mess

A lawyer explains why future plaintiffs might be better off pleading "fair use" instead of fighting claims of similarities between songs.
Jessica Meiselman
8.5.19
8chan

8chan Has Been Taken Offline Again

8chan was once again taken offline Monday, hours after it managed to get itself back online.
David Gilbert
8.5.19
El Paso

2 More People Have Died From the El Paso Shooting

The newly deceased have not yet been named, and it’s not clear what their injuries included.
Emma Ockerman
8.5.19
ring

Amazon Is Coaching Cops on How to Obtain Surveillance Footage Without a Warrant

Ring, Amazon’s home surveillance company, is teaching police how to convince residents to share camera footage with them.
Caroline Haskins
8.5.19
Games Podcasts

'The Outer Worlds' and Having Politics vs. Just Referencing Politics

This is especially problematic when you're trying to analyze a game at a limited preview event put on by the game's publisher!
Ricardo Contreras
8.5.19
TV

Amazon Is Reuniting Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for a Show About Ghost Hunters

The 'Shaun of the Dead' duo are coming back together for 'Truth Seekers.'
River Donaghey
8.5.19
transgender

The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether You Can Be Fired For Not Being Girly Enough

Aimee Stephens was fired because her employer felt trans women weren't feminine enough. If she loses her Supreme Court case, all women could have their rights rolled way back.
Diana Tourjée
8.5.19
Politics

Away From Home, a Kashmiri Tries to Make Sense of India’s Revoking of Kashmir’s Special Status

“One of my friends went to the office washroom and wept. ‘We will be guests in our own homes now,’ he cried.”
Hanan Zaffar
8.5.19
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