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Neptune

Astronomers Officially Name the Newest Moon of Neptune

Hippocamp may have been forged by the fallout of an impact billions of years ago.
Becky Ferreira
2.20.19
Film

‘Election’ and ‘Dick’ Warned Us Not to Underestimate Young Women in Politics

Both were prescient 20 years ago, but couldn't predict how terrible things would get.
Frederick Blichert
2.20.19
VICE News Tonight on HBO

This Ohio community theater group thinks the stage needs conservatives

What does a conservative play sound like?
Evan McMorris-Santoro
2.20.19
Off-Menu

It's Wednesday, February 20, and In-N-Out Is Pissed About Puma's In-N-Out Sneakers

Also, this man went to a dog park wearing nothing but peanut butter and gold lamé undies.
Hannah Keyser
2.20.19
2020

A foreign disinformation campaign is targeting Democrats ahead of 2020, report says

One image shows a blackface doll in Elizabeth Warren’s kitchen.
Rex Santus
2.20.19
Browsing Black History

How Black Women Made GIFs Into a Language of Self-Expression

GIFs give voice to Black women who, because of their shared erasure and oppression, often communicate in a silent dialogue.
Starrene Rhett Rocque
2.20.19
sex work

Google’s New Play Store Rules Are Breaking an App Sex Workers Use to Keep Safe

Ugly Mugs, a UK-based call screening app that helps workers avoid dangerous clients, is at risk for being shut down.
Samantha Cole
2.20.19
When Spies Come Home

PayPal Processes Payments for ‘Stalkerware’ Software Sold to Abusive Partners

The booming industry of spyware to spy on romantic partners doesn’t exist in a vacuum: Companies need financial and tech giants to process their payments and advertise their wares.
Joseph Cox
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
2.20.19
Noisey News

The Snake Is the Star in Vampire Weekend's "Harmony Hall" Video

It also features Jonah Hill and pancake mandalas, but look at that snake!
Colin Joyce
2.20.19
Covington High School video

The Covington Catholic teen has brought a $250M defamation suit against the Washington Post

The suit argues the student was “targeted and bullied” as a result of the reporting.
Emma Ockerman
2.20.19
VICE News Tonight on HBO
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An Ohio community theater group is trying to win the culture war for conservatives

An Ohio community theater group is trying to win the culture war for conservatives
Middle Eastern cuisine

A Love Letter to Dolma, a Middle Eastern Parcel of Joy

Arabs, Greeks, Turks, Azerbaijanis—all are united by their love of dolma, the centuries-old dish of stuffed grape vine leaves.
Dalia Dawood
2.20.19
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