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The Cult of Thinness Is Making a Depressing Comeback

For those of us who remember Slim Fast, Weight Watchers and “thigh gaps”, pop culture's return to aspirational skinniness is more than jarring.
Lauren O'Neill
11.28.22
Drugs

Cops Dismantle 'Super Cartel' That Controlled One Third of Europe's Cocaine Trade

An international police operation involving the DEA led to the arrest of 6 cocaine kingpins including Dutch-Bosnian Edin "Tito" Gacanin, alleged to be one of Europe's biggest traffickers.
Mitchell Prothero
11.28.22
Aisha Buhari

Student Arrested After Calling Nigeria’s First Lady ‘Fat’ on Twitter

Aminu Adamu Muhammed’s arrest for allegedly insulting Aisha Buhari has sparked outrage as human rights groups demand his release.
Dipo Faloyin
11.28.22
china

Protests Are Mounting, but Ending ‘Zero-COVID’ Isn’t So Simple for China

Approaching three years under the world’s harshest COVID regime, many Chinese citizens have had enough. But lifting restrictions could come with grave repercussions for Xi Jinping.
Hanako Montgomery
11.28.22
catfishing

Beware of the Perfect Gentleman

The men whose photos are used for catfishing have little recourse other than to continuously report fake profiles across social media platforms.
RF Jurjevics
11.28.22
automation

Robot Landlords Are Buying Up Houses

Companies with deep resources are outsourcing management to apps and algorithms, putting home ownership further out of reach.
Nick Keppler
11.28.22
News

A Woman Wanted an Abortion to Save One of Her Twins. She Had to Travel 1,000 Miles.

“There was no decision, really, because the baby wasn't going to survive... I’m not going to leave my son without a mom.”
Carter Sherman
11.28.22
china

Why Are Students Holding Up This Physics Equation During China’s COVID Protests?

In protests unseen for decades, citizens in China are venting their anger at the country’s zero-COVID policy in subtle and unusual ways.
Koh Ewe
11.28.22
wellness

I Went to A-Fest, the $3,000 Wellness Festival for Millionaires

The four-day luxury blowout promises rich people the chance to transform their lives. Will it do anything for a jaded Londoner?
Sydney Lima
11.28.22
movies

‘Goncharov’: How Tumblr Invented a Martin Scorsese Movie That Doesn't Exist

We talked to the Tumblr fans who created “the greatest Mafia movie ever made” out of thin air.
Ruchira Sharma
11.28.22
shopping-deals

All the Best Deals and Promo Codes for Cyber Monday, in One Place

Cyber Monday is the one and only Monday we stan, since the deals are fire and the savings are bananas on tech, apparel, gifts, and more.
Rec Room Staff
11.28.22
china

Chinese Police Say They Arrested BBC Journalist at Protest to Protect Him From COVID

The BBC said it does not consider this a “credible explanation” for the arrest of Ed Lawrence, who was “beaten and kicked by the police” while covering the protest on Sunday night.
Koh Ewe
11.28.22
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