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'Birth Control,' Today's Comic by Tara Booth

Tara is feeling frisky after finishing her first week of birth control.
Tara Booth
11.13.18
spending

Don’t Buy This: Never Pay to Check a Bag at the Airport

Remember, you never need more than seven days worth of clothing — all of which should easily fit in a carry-on bag.
Melissa Locker
11.13.18
body

Catheters Are Causing Serious Problems in Hospitals

Around a third of people catheterized will develop bacteria in their urine, and a quarter will develop symptoms of a catheter-associated UTI.
Jane Feinmann
11.13.18
Culture

Apparently, Some People Believe the Earth Is Shaped Like a Donut

Wherein we debunk a theory that should need no debunking. (C'mon people.)
Beckett Mufson
11.13.18
wildfires

Rich People Pay for Private Firefighters While the Rest of Us Burn

Insurance companies offer exclusive firefighting services for high-paying clients that can help them mitigate the worst consequences of wildfire disasters. Most other people aren’t so lucky.
Caroline Haskins
11.13.18
Social Media

The Beto Sex Tweet Proves the Internet Was a Mistake

Please stop.
Eve Peyser
11.13.18
climate change

Climate Change May Practically Sterilize Male Insects

Male reproductive damage under heat wave conditions could be contributing to biodiversity declines in the Anthropocene.
Becky Ferreira
11.13.18
we saw this

Searching for Redemption at Kids See Ghosts' First Live Show

Kanye West live shows used to counter his hubris with humility. At Camp Flog Gnaw, during his first live show in two years, darkness prevailed.
Shaad D’Souza
11.13.18
Canadian Far Right Extremism

Warrant Issued For ‘Zeiger’, Canada’s Most Infamous Neo-Nazi

Zeiger, real-name Gabriel Sohier Chaput, helped move the far-right even further into the extremes.
Mack Lamoureux
11.13.18
Views My Own

Trump Is Remaking America in His Nihilistic Image

The country is getting nastier and pettier by the day. Blame the guy at the top.
Harry Cheadle
11.13.18
nba

Derrick Rose Is Always On Court When Players Suffer Gruesome Leg Injuries

The Minnesota Timberwolves point guard was on the court at the same time Paul George, Gordon Hayward, and Caris LeVert got hurt. Suspicious.
Liam Daniel Pierce
11.13.18
trump administration

Melania says she’s a “strong and independent woman” who doesn’t need Michelle Obama’s help

Breaking news: Melania Trump and Michelle Obama aren’t friends.
Rex Santus
11.13.18
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